There are many different religions and churches all over the world so how can we be sure which one is the true one? We let God define Who and What His church is as revealed in the Bible, and compare the characteristics found there against the characteristics of the religions and churches in the world. God's Word is our only safeguard against being a deceived member of the wrong church. This series takes a look at what the Bible defines as the character traits of God's church.

This is My Body: Defining God's Church

The humanity of the Son of God is everything to us. It is the golden chain that binds our souls to Christ, and through Christ to God. This is to be our study. His church will have His name--it will be seen in their character!

Message: DGC2: "In My Name"

The church of God is to be organized for service but the organization itself is not the church of God—the symbol is not the reality, it is just a symbol of what the reality is to be. You can still have the symbol but if God is not there, that is all you will have—a symbol!

Message DGC3: "A Spiritual House"

Spiritually speaking, there are some people who do not go through the door to get into the church. They climb over the wall. And who are these who climb over the wall? Well, Jesus says they are thieves and robbers. They are wolves in sheep's clothing. That is what they are and He longs to cleanse the church of these wolves. To be in the church you must come through the Door, you must come to Jesus!

Message DGC4: "Do You Hear The Door?"

Genesis 3:15 tells us about the battle between the two churches and how it will eventually end. It gives mankind the truth as to the loving character trait of God, and His remedy for the sin problem. It speaks of two lines of descendants that will remain on the earth until the Great controversy ends and there will be one church again as it was in the beginning... The seed of Abraham!

Message DGC5: "The Seed Of Abraham"

I think it safe to say that the greatest characteristic of the true church is that it has the nature of Christ—not the nature of antichrist. It is made up of those who are each a combination of humanity and divinity, or 'born again' individuals, thus they are a part of the nature of Christ. This is the introduction in the series: "This is My Body: Defining God's Church."

Message DGC1: "A Part Of His Nature"

It is very interesting, is it not, that Jesus told us that we can determine who are His people by discerning their fruits. One of the ten identifying attributes of the church is that it will have the gifts and bear the fruit of the Holy Spirit; and this includes the testimony of Jesus, which the bible defines as the Spirit of Prophecy. In part one of "Sending Elijah" we started looking at the particular part of this attribute called the spirit of prophecy because it is a sign of the remnant church in the last days. 

Message DGC9-2: "Sending Elijah" Part Two

Joel Laswell was born in Indiana to blue collar parents, who ingrained in him an exhaustive work ethic and the Golden Rule. He attended Purdue University in the School of Engineering Technology and spent over forty years in Commercial and Residential maintenance trades. He was called into the Gospel Ministry in 1998 and currently ministers in Indiana. An accomplished author of several books, he is also the Speaker/Director of Eternal Truth Ministries, the host of The Bible Only Television program and Eternal Truth Radio, and Bible Glances LIVE Podcast. He enjoys walking in nature with his wife Debbie, gardening, camping, woodworking, building and spending time with his friends but especially his children and grandchildren!

Message DGC9-2: "Sending Elijah" Part Two

Pastor Joel Laswell