Greetings,
My name is Bishop Paul the 2nd. I am the Bishop for The Way Church North America and the Chief Steward for The Way Church Global. First to dispell any doubts. The Way Church is in no way affiliated with The Way International, in truth I was unaware that they still existed until recently when they were brought to my attention. I only mention this because it seems to come up when ever our clergy join a Christian forum. Though to be honest posting this in the intro rarely helps.
Now for a little backround on The Way Church. First and foremost TWC was founded by Jesus and can be found in the Book of Acts. The reason most people have never heard of TWC is because we used to only work via house church as was done in the days of the apostles. In recent years the Council of Bishops decided to join the "mainstream churches" to help correct the direction the church has taken. This sounds bold and maybe even a bit arrogent. The truth is while the modern church has done an ok job through the years the God preached in many church only resembles the God in the Bible. Churches around the United States have been dieing at a staggering rate with huge losses in membership and even basic attendance.
Through accurate and strict bible teaching and preaching it is our most deepest prayer that other churches too will return to the Word of God and leave their traditions and fears behind them. Our hope is that Christians and non-Christians alike will see the truth of The Word of God and the truth of His church and will come and live out the God's plan for His people.
It is likely that one or more of you will take an opposing view to anything I post on here, Believe me when I say I am fine with that. Each of you is entitled to his or her opinion. One thing you will not receive from me is rude and unGodly behavior. If at any point any feel I am "taking a tone" or " being rude" I will tell you point blank that any inflection you read in my words is added by you, the reader. You may not like all I say and I am sure there will be times I feel the same. However I can not read you mind nor can you read mine so any judgment made based on the text which carries no volume nor visual indicators of emotion would be a pre judgment and nothing more.
I say all this because over and over in forums that claim to follow Christ I see those that call themselves Christians attacking each other based on pre-conceived emotions. It is a waste of time and side track us from what we are here to do which is to interact as a fellowship of believers and to learn from each other and enjoy speaking of our Lord and Savior.
I look forward the sharing with each of you as we interact and to have my iron sharpened by yours as the bible commands us to do.
In Christ,
Bishop Paul 2
My name is Bishop Paul the 2nd. I am the Bishop for The Way Church North America and the Chief Steward for The Way Church Global. First to dispell any doubts. The Way Church is in no way affiliated with The Way International, in truth I was unaware that they still existed until recently when they were brought to my attention. I only mention this because it seems to come up when ever our clergy join a Christian forum. Though to be honest posting this in the intro rarely helps.
Now for a little backround on The Way Church. First and foremost TWC was founded by Jesus and can be found in the Book of Acts. The reason most people have never heard of TWC is because we used to only work via house church as was done in the days of the apostles. In recent years the Council of Bishops decided to join the "mainstream churches" to help correct the direction the church has taken. This sounds bold and maybe even a bit arrogent. The truth is while the modern church has done an ok job through the years the God preached in many church only resembles the God in the Bible. Churches around the United States have been dieing at a staggering rate with huge losses in membership and even basic attendance.
Through accurate and strict bible teaching and preaching it is our most deepest prayer that other churches too will return to the Word of God and leave their traditions and fears behind them. Our hope is that Christians and non-Christians alike will see the truth of The Word of God and the truth of His church and will come and live out the God's plan for His people.
It is likely that one or more of you will take an opposing view to anything I post on here, Believe me when I say I am fine with that. Each of you is entitled to his or her opinion. One thing you will not receive from me is rude and unGodly behavior. If at any point any feel I am "taking a tone" or " being rude" I will tell you point blank that any inflection you read in my words is added by you, the reader. You may not like all I say and I am sure there will be times I feel the same. However I can not read you mind nor can you read mine so any judgment made based on the text which carries no volume nor visual indicators of emotion would be a pre judgment and nothing more.
I say all this because over and over in forums that claim to follow Christ I see those that call themselves Christians attacking each other based on pre-conceived emotions. It is a waste of time and side track us from what we are here to do which is to interact as a fellowship of believers and to learn from each other and enjoy speaking of our Lord and Savior.
I look forward the sharing with each of you as we interact and to have my iron sharpened by yours as the bible commands us to do.
In Christ,
Bishop Paul 2
They have truly built a fondness for one another through this vehicle and some deep friendships have developed. I'm sure they will welcome new input. 