Series: Counterfeit Ecclesiology: Christ the Center — Post 7 Introduction: The Problem Was Never Fellowship The problem was never: The problem has always been substitution. When anything—however sincere—takes the place that belongs to Christ alone, distortion follows. Not necessarily immediately. Not always visibly. But inevitably and the cure is not dismantling churches or rejecting fellowship….
Series: Counterfeit Ecclesiology: When the Church Replaces Christ — Post 4 Introduction: Silenced Without Being Cast Out When Scripture speaks of false prophets, it speaks plainly. But when Scripture speaks of true prophets, teachers, and reformers, it often tells a different story. They are not usually expelled first. They are frozen. They are kept close…
Series: Counterfeit Ecclesiology: When the Church Replaces Christ — Post 2 Introduction: Displacement Without Denial Christ is rarely denied outright in counterfeit ecclesiologies. And yet—He is quietly displaced. Displacement is more dangerous than denial because it feels orthodox while functioning otherwise. Christ remains in the language, but no longer governs the life. He is confessed…
(Iron Sharpening Iron – Post 3) But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another…. — 1 John 1:7 (KJV) Self Still at the Center True fellowship is not fragile — but it is selective. It flourishes only where light is welcomed and Christ is…
(In The Word – Post 1) “For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us; Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace.”…
When Fellowship Is Formed by Shared Light “Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.” — Proverbs 27:17 (KJV) True Christian fellowship is not built on personality, proximity, or polite agreement. It is formed where believers walk in the same light and behold the same Christ. In such fellowship, words are…
(Iron Sharpening Iron — Post 2) “But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another…” — 1 John 1:7 (KJV) The Gift of Finding a Likeminded Believer Most believers know what it is to be surrounded by people — and still feel alone. That loneliness…
(Iron Sharpening Iron — Post 1) Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. — Philippians 2:2 (KJV) Likemindedness Is According to Christ — Not According to Us “Likemindedness” is one of the most frequently used words in Christian speech — and one of…
Why The Overcomer Magazine rejects the idea of a “special class” of Christians There is no elite in Christ. No spiritual aristocracy. No “inner circle” of believers who alone qualify as overcomers. The same blood that redeemed the apostles redeemed the least-known saint who quietly believes today. In God’s Kingdom, every child born of His…
The Difference Between the Visible Church and the True Church Introduction One of the most common objections to Christianity is this: “If Christianity is true, why have so many so-called Christians been hypocrites — even responsible for war, oppression, or corruption?” It’s a serious question. History is full of people who wore the name “Christian”…