THE MYSTERY OF THE CHURCH

The word church as I mentioned many times is derived from the Greek word: "EKKLESIA" and it simply means "THE CALLED OUT ONES", it is NOT a building, a denomination nor some kind of lucrative ORGANIZATION! Christ said: "Where TWO or THREE  are gathered in my name I AM IN THE MIDST OF THEM"! It doesn't matter if it's in a house, a hotel, or any particular location. The church is just a GROUP of individuals who are filled with God's HOLY SPIRIT and congregate and assemble somewhere to study, expound and hear God's Word and to worship God!

The church is NOT open to the public at LARGE one must be baptized by water first and then by the HOLY SPIRIT in order to be a TRUE member of God's church. But this in itself has been a REAL MYSTERY to most professing Christians and "unconverted" laity alike and it's time that

WE BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND THIS MYSTERY! From the pages of Mr. Armstrong's book: MYSTERY OF THE AGES!