Question-Comment:
Dear Brother,
Thank you of your letter, We would like to affiliate to your group were only 20 pastors would like to affiliate to your ministry,
WE are waiting of your soon reply, OK Thank you ,

Yours in Gods Ministry,

Pastor Perfecto Mumar

Hello Pastor Perfecto,

Consider the following Scriptures:

Romans 12:
⁴For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:
⁵So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.

I Corinthians 12:
¹²For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.
¹³For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
¹⁴For the body is not one member, but many.
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20But now are they many members, yet but one body.

Galatians 3
²⁷For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
²⁸There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

As we see from the Scriptures, in the critical sense, we are as "affiliated" as we can get.

However, If you are suggesting that we become affiliated in the sense of the "church affiliations" in the US, then let me explain why I have a problem with such affiliations.

Apparently, it is in the nature of man to want to affiliate. Consider the tower of Babel. God had told the people to scatter and repopulate the earth for Him. They chose instead to affiliate and build their own way to heaven--in their case it was a "tower." For the church affiliations in our age, men applied reasoning and decided they could be more effective if they joined forces and pooled their money and resources. Let's consider the results.

• When men and women started pooling their money and resources, they found that they had clout; because in this world, money is power. As a result, they developed their denominations and became more and more dependent upon themselves and their organizations and less and less dependent upon God. This eventually led to the "social gospel" which allowed them to keep "busy" and use their money and power to put "band aids" over the social ills (sins) around them. This is directly opposed to the preaching of the Cross of Christ which converts men and women and eliminates the social ills (sins) by making men and women into "new creatures" in Christ Jesus.
• Headstrong, charismatic men saw what the denominations were doing and set about building their own organizations to promote their own dogma, beliefs, agendas, etc. This resulted in more denominations even further away from Biblical principles as well as cults which ignore and/or fragrantly twist the guidelines laid down in the Scriptures.
• As the organizations grew further and further from the truths of the Bible, instead of becoming the powerful Body of Christ fulfilling its mission to evangelize the world, they became religious organizations. And because "religion" is probably the worst of all evils (Most of the wars among men have been caused by religion, and religion even had the Son of God Himself crucified when He visited His Creation.), these organizations became instruments of confusion and grief rather than a conduit for the "peace of God which passeth understanding."
• The US, rather than being the "light to the world" that it was intended to be, has been the seed bed for so many denominations and cults. Also, rather than being the world's champion of the Gospel, it has become known as the great exporter of pornography. And inside its borders, it has become economically dangerous to witness for Christ in the work place and against the law to recognize God's influence on our culture. In fact, the Gideon's (an organization that was once known for its placing of free Bibles in our society) are limited more and more as to where they can place their free Bibles, being denied motels and hospitals and the like by new laws and decrees by ungodly legislatures and judges.

Please understand that you already have the greatest affiliation possible in that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghosts and you are one with Christ Jesus in your spirit. Go with God and grieve not His Holy Spirit and you will be amazed what God can do.

Thanks for WRAPPING with us.

Don

P.S.
How about sending us some photos so our visitors can who they are praying for?

When I received your WRAP, I noticed your name "Creepy Willie," and I wondered if you were "putting me on" (that is, making fun of me). Perhaps a verse of Scripture might apply here:

2 Corinthians 5
17Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
18And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;

Perhaps you might pray about adopting a new name like "Blessed Willie," or "Converted Willie," or maybe "Willie--saved by Grace"--Sarfo. That way, every time you meet someone, your name would let them know that you are a Christian--and if they ask you about your unique, new name, you have opportunity to tell them how Jesus made you to be a new creation in Him. There is Scripture for this. God changed Abram's name to Abraham which means "the father of many nations"--even though he and Sarah couldn't have any children. Consequently, every time he introduced himself, people would have to wonder, "Oh, where are your children?" If they asked him about his children, then he opportunity to tell them about God and His promise to him.

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