For I mean not that other men be eased, and ye burdened: But by an equality, that now at this time your abundance may be a supply for their want, that their abundance also may be a supply for your want: that there may be equality: As it is written, He that had gathered much had nothing over; and he that had gathered little had no lack. 2 Corinthians 8:13-15
What is the Church? Sounds like a simple question , but many might come up with different answers , the Greek word its usually translated from is "Ekklessia" which means called out assembly, in short the Church is the people, the Born Again believers in Christ
The pandemic I believe taught us alot about what the real Church is, as many buildings were closed, the Church still lived on. The Church is not a building, its the body of Christ, its you and me, our sisters and brothers in Christ. Wherever you are , there is the Church! With that said, we should physically gather whenever its possible, especially on The Lords Day!
So why belong to a Church? Because we are a family of God, we are all brothers and sisters in Jesus Christ, therefor we need to take care of one another as a family. That's what the Apostle Paul is teaching the Church here "For I dont mean the others should be eased and you should be burdened, but by an equality" Paul is teaching the Churches to take care of one another, when one is in need the other will help them. Then when that Church is in need, then the other Church will help them
This is how a family operates, right? We all go through seasons of good and bad times, when we are going through a bad season, we need our family to help us out. And this doesn't just mean financially, we need to help each other out spiritually and physically. Maybe somebody just needs someone to talk to or to just give them a ride somewhere, the body of Christ should be there for one another like a family
It's interesting, Paul quotes the book of Exodus here "He who gathered much had nothing left over and he who gathered little had no lack" (Exodus 16:18) The Church who has an overabundance should share with the Church who is lacking. In the Kingdom of God, nobody is lacking because everyone takes care of one another! This should be the model of the Church, a family in Jesus Christ, Amen!
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