Salvation comes from God, whom the Bible calls as the Living God and Savior.

God
is employing a human being in order for His will to be fulfilled … and that is the
salvation of man.

Our Lord Jesus Christ will bring two kinds of salvation, through the Bible. At the
time He assumed human form, He saved Israel from its sinfulness. That is written
in Matthew 1:21, which says—

“And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall
save his people from their sins.”

However, when He comes again, for the second time, He will bring salvation to the
faithful. And, the Bible is teaching us how we can become one among those people
that our Lord Jesus Christ will save come judgment day. The first verse that we
have to pay attention to is Ephesians 3:6, which says—

“That the Gentiles should be fellow heirs, and of the same body, and partakers of
his promise in Christ by the Gospel.”

St. Paul, the Apostle, said, “The Gentiles should be fellow heirs.” But before we
continue analyzing this verse, let us find out from the Bible: who are called
“Gentiles” and why are they also called “heirs?” In Ephesians 2:11-12, this is
what is written--

“Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are
called uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made
by hands; That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the
commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no
hope, and without God in the world.”

In those lines, St. Paul reminds the Christians in Ephesus of their former
conditions. According to the Bible, during those times, “they were without Christ,
being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel.” Therefore, Biblically speaking, the
Gentiles are those who were apart from Christ. They were “strangers from the
covenants of promise,” … they were the hopeless, and they were without a God in
the world because they were not part of Israel. And we, who live at the present
time, may also be called Gentiles if we will use the Bible as our basis.

According to St. Paul, for the Gentiles to be a part of the salvation that comes
from our Lord Jesus Christ, they have to be made parts first of the body; and only
after that will they become partakers of a promise in Christ by the Gospel.

You will notice that St. Paul made reference to a “body” … a body into which the
Gentiles must integrate themselves so that they also become heirs. The explanation
to that may be read in Colossians 1:18—

“And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the first born
from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.”

Therefore, the body whose head is Christ is the CHURCH. At this point, we must
understand that the Gentiles, like us, must join the body, or the Church. And when
we say that we must join the Church, it means that we no longer have to build any.
We no longer have to establish our own church just for us to become partakers of a
promise in Christ.

And whenever we say “join,” or be a part of the body, of the Church, it denotes
that, there is already an existing Church. In fact, this Church already exists
even before the promise of salvation was given to the Gentiles. There is an
existing Church even before Paul was made apostle. And this was the same Church
that our Lord Jesus Christ taught, when he assumed human form. … And there can
never be another church.

Today, there are preachers who claim that another church had appeared in the
Philippines. And according to them, this church was different from the one in
Israel. If this is the case, it would appear that, despite the fact that there was
already a church in Israel, another church appeared in the Philippines. As far as
the Bible is concerned, such a belief is wrong because, according to St. Paul’s
epistle to the Ephesians, in 4:4—

“There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your
calling.”

There is just one body … there is no other body. And the proof that there is only
one body can be read in Colossians 3:15—

“And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which ye are called in one body;
and ye be thankful.”

Here, St. Paul is addressing the brethren who, in the beginning were Gentiles, but
were eventually called to one body. In other words, the body that the early
Christians (the Israelites) made themselves a part of, is also the same body, or
church, into which the Gentiles were being called upon to join. Now, if the
Gentiles will just integrate themselves to the body, then, the Church will remain
ONE.

It is against the teachings of God, and of the Holy Scripture, that other churches
is built in other places, let’s say in the US, or in England, or in Germany, or in
Rome. They also claim that another church had also been founded in the
Philippines. The truth is, God did not give any right to anybody to build his own
church. It is indeed disgusting that today, a lot of ministers build churches of
their own. They deliberately oppose and defy what the Bible said – that, the
Gentiles, like us, must join or make ourselves a part of the body, or the Church,
for us to be saved.

And what is the reason why we must abide by it? It is because, as far as God is
concerned, He did not give anybody His consent to build a church right now in our
time. This is what Psalms 127:1 says—

“Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that built it: except the
Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.”

The verse mentioned of a “house,” which becomes useless if it is not built by the
Lord. Let us now ask the Bible. What is being referred to as the “house,” which
only God has the right to build? In I Timothy 3:15, it says—

“But if I tarry long , that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself
in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground
of the truth.”

If you have noticed, in the New Testament, the word house refers to the Church of
God. This is, truly, the house of God because it was built by God, Himself. That
is why, if, in our time, you come across churches, whose founders are also their
ministers, you can be sure that they are NOT REAL!
The Bible teaches only one church that each of us must join, for us to be saved by
Jesus Christ. In fact, the Church in the Bible will become God'’ instrument in
making the Gentiles heirs to the promise of eternal life. This is what is written
in Ephesians 3:10-11—

“To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places
might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God, According to the eternal
purpose of which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

Therefore, the church is the medium that God uses in order to make known “the
principalities and powers in heavenly places the manifold wisdom of God, according
to the eternal purpose.” If there are Gentiles who want to go back to God, to be
worthy of salvation which will come from our Lord Jesus Christ, they must make
themselves a part of the body, or the Church. And all of those who claim that the
church is no longer necessary are all liars and deceivers!

Now, we may ask, what could be the reason why, instead of just joining the Church
of God, they preferred to build their own churches? We can read the answer in
Romans 10:2-3—

“For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to
knowledge. For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to
establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the
righteousness of God.”

What could be the motive of these people who built their own churches? In Isaiah
56:10-11, it says—

“His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they
cannot bark: sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber. Yea, they are greedy dogs
which can never have enough, and they are shepherds, that cannot understand: they
all look to their own way, everyone for his gain, from his quarter.”

What is the reason why they turned to their own way? Why did they build their own
church, and teach their own doctrines? According to the Bible, it is because each
of them only thought of personal gains. In other words, these pastors are teaching
and preaching only for personal gains … only for money! Aside from that, the Bible
also said that, they are never satisfied with what they have. In fact, formerly,
the people that we see in the streets that are asking for alms are the needy – the
beggars, who are financially hard up. We see them dirty, and they wear tattered
clothes. But nowadays, aside from those beggars, there are other mendicants in the
streets. But unlike the beggars, these mendicants are well dressed. They even wear
long sleeved shirt and necktie. And in their desire to solicit as much alms, they
capitalize on the name of the Lord. They deceive people by saying that the alms
that they give are offerings to the Lord.

Beware of those people! What they do is a clear deception. They tell the people
that the money they give is for the Lord, but the truth is, they are using the
money in constructing buildings and mansions, and even palaces, for their pastors.
And why have those pastors gone to that point? According to a prophecy in the
Bible, it is because these pastors are like greedy dogs, whose stomachs are never
filled. And at this point, it is no longer surprising to see religious leaders
acting like dogs. This is what the Apostle Peter prophesied in II Peter 2:1-3,
which says—

“But there were false prophets who among the people, even as there shall be false
teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the
Lord that brought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. And many
shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be
evil spoken of. And though covetousness shall they with feigned words make
merchandise of you: whose judgment now of long time lingereth not, and their
damnation slumbereth not.”

The ulterior motive of these false prophets is to make business out of religion.
They make business out of the people’s faith. They teach damnable heresies whose
inevitable end is destruction and damnation. It’s a shame that they are even
addressed as “reverend,” “most reverend,” or “his eminence.” This is but a
confirmation that they are really fond of earthly honors. Of course, I am not
saying that all of them are like that but what I mean is that, those titles of
respect are not supposed to be used by men. This is in Psalms 111:9—

“He sent redemption unto his people he hath commanded his covenant for ever: holy
and reverend is his name.”

In the entire Bible, it is only in this verse that the word “reverend” is used.
And this word is attributed only to the Lord. However, today, so many preachers
have attached the word “reverend” to their names. They do not even show
shamefulness to the Lord. They have been trying persistently to make themselves of
equal rank to God.

Ironically though, most of those so-called “reverend” are cheaters and liars. They
are only using religion to amass wealth. They are using their religious
organizations as a front to their business. Actually, if you are going to study
the beginnings of many pastors today, you will find out that most of them were but
good-for-nothing loafers. But today, they are already millionaires … living in
plush palaces … riding very expensive cars.

But our group believes that, in serving God, benefits and personal gains must be
out of the question. In fact, in serving God, you have to sacrifice a lot, in
terms of material things. Serving God is rewarding only in matters of
spirituality. Anyone who thinks that religion is a means of enriching oneself is
not of God! That is what I Timothy 6:3-5 says—

“If any man teach otherwise and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of
our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrines which is according to godliness; He is
proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words whereof
cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings, perverse disputings of men of
corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from
such withdraw thyself.”

We must avoid those kinds of beliefs because they will never help us in attaining
salvation. Instead, they will just bring us to destruction and damnation.

Do you want to be a part of our Lord’s salvation come judgment day? The Bible
teaches us how. Everyone must make himself a part of the Church, which is written
in the Bible – The CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST JESUS, PILLAR AND GROUND OF THE TRUTH.