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Church of the Word
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เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 7 ธ.ค. 2021
For over 10 years Church of the Word has preached, taught, witnessed to, served and loved others in the Saint Louis area.
Our name “Church of the Word” rightly emphasizes the importance we place on the inspired, perfect Word of God. We believe, teach and live that God’s word is “profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work” (2 Timothy 3:16).
As sinners saved by grace alone, we seek to obey our Lord Jesus to make disciples of the nations and teach everything Jesus taught in God’s word.
Come visit us this Sunday morning at 10:30am for a time of worship, fellowship and growing in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ!
Our name “Church of the Word” rightly emphasizes the importance we place on the inspired, perfect Word of God. We believe, teach and live that God’s word is “profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work” (2 Timothy 3:16).
As sinners saved by grace alone, we seek to obey our Lord Jesus to make disciples of the nations and teach everything Jesus taught in God’s word.
Come visit us this Sunday morning at 10:30am for a time of worship, fellowship and growing in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ!
What the Bible Says About Amendment 3
In today's charged political and social landscape, discussions about moral responsibilities are often fraught with tension, especially when they intersect with deeply personal topics like abortion. As Christians, it’s vital that we remember the foundational commandment: "Love thy neighbor." But who is our neighbor? According to Scripture, our neighbor includes everyone, even those yet to be born.
Scripture’s Call to Protect Life
In Exodus 21:22-25, we find a clear directive concerning the sanctity of life. The passage describes a scenario where two men are fighting and accidentally harm a pregnant woman, causing her to give birth prematurely. If no harm comes to the mother or child, the offender is fined. But if harm does occur, the punishment is life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, showing the seriousness with which God views the protection of life-even the life of the unborn.
This passage makes it clear that in God’s eyes, preborn life is just as valuable as the life of an adult. The very least we can do as a society is respect and protect pregnant women and their unborn children. This biblical teaching underlines that the preborn child is indeed our neighbor, deserving of protection, care, and advocacy.
The Role of Civil Government
The primary purpose of government, according to Scripture, is the protection of life. Before God commanded against theft or covetousness, He commanded, “You shall not murder.” The protection of innocent life is the first inalienable right because we are made in the image of God.
In today’s debates, you often hear the phrase, “My body, my choice.” But we must remember that in the case of abortion, we are dealing with two bodies-two lives. The preborn child is a separate human being with a unique DNA code. As Christians, we are called to love our preborn neighbor just as we are called to love all others.
The Seriousness of Consent and Culpability
There is an inherent responsibility to speak up for the voiceless, and silence or consent in the face of injustice makes us culpable. This principle is echoed throughout Scripture. In Jeremiah 26:15, the prophet warns, “If you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood upon yourselves.” Likewise, in the case of abortion, if we remain silent, we share in the guilt of the act. Even the Apostle Paul, though he did not personally throw a stone at Stephen, mourned the fact that he consented to Stephen’s death and considered himself the “chief of sinners.”
We are called to defend life and to stand for the innocent, especially those who cannot defend themselves. If we truly love our neighbor, we cannot turn a blind eye to the plight of the unborn.
A Message of Grace and Forgiveness
While the message of protecting life is critical, we must also remember that God's grace is greater than any sin. The Bible gives examples of murderers who found forgiveness in God-David, Paul, and Moses, to name a few. The message of the Gospel is that no sin is beyond the reach of God's forgiveness. In Romans 6:20-23, Paul reminds us, “The wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
For those who have participated in or supported abortion, there is hope. Repentance and faith in Christ bring complete forgiveness and restoration. We must remember that Christ died to save sinners, and through Him, we can be made new.
Loving Our Preborn Neighbor
As Christians, we are commanded to love our neighbor as ourselves. If we were the ones being dismembered in the womb, wouldn't we want someone to speak out for us? Wouldn't we want someone to fight for our life? Love compels us to act on behalf of the innocent and to engage in conversations, even when they are uncomfortable. Love requires us to defend those who cannot defend themselves.
As we navigate these difficult moral and political issues, let us do so with a heart full of compassion and a commitment to truth. The protection of life is not only a civil issue but a deeply moral one, rooted in the commandment to love our neighbor as ourselves. Let us be bold in defending life and sharing the hope and forgiveness found in Christ.
Do you want to support Church of The Word?
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Check out our church here!
cotwstl.org/
#biblestudy #faith
Scripture’s Call to Protect Life
In Exodus 21:22-25, we find a clear directive concerning the sanctity of life. The passage describes a scenario where two men are fighting and accidentally harm a pregnant woman, causing her to give birth prematurely. If no harm comes to the mother or child, the offender is fined. But if harm does occur, the punishment is life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, showing the seriousness with which God views the protection of life-even the life of the unborn.
This passage makes it clear that in God’s eyes, preborn life is just as valuable as the life of an adult. The very least we can do as a society is respect and protect pregnant women and their unborn children. This biblical teaching underlines that the preborn child is indeed our neighbor, deserving of protection, care, and advocacy.
The Role of Civil Government
The primary purpose of government, according to Scripture, is the protection of life. Before God commanded against theft or covetousness, He commanded, “You shall not murder.” The protection of innocent life is the first inalienable right because we are made in the image of God.
In today’s debates, you often hear the phrase, “My body, my choice.” But we must remember that in the case of abortion, we are dealing with two bodies-two lives. The preborn child is a separate human being with a unique DNA code. As Christians, we are called to love our preborn neighbor just as we are called to love all others.
The Seriousness of Consent and Culpability
There is an inherent responsibility to speak up for the voiceless, and silence or consent in the face of injustice makes us culpable. This principle is echoed throughout Scripture. In Jeremiah 26:15, the prophet warns, “If you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood upon yourselves.” Likewise, in the case of abortion, if we remain silent, we share in the guilt of the act. Even the Apostle Paul, though he did not personally throw a stone at Stephen, mourned the fact that he consented to Stephen’s death and considered himself the “chief of sinners.”
We are called to defend life and to stand for the innocent, especially those who cannot defend themselves. If we truly love our neighbor, we cannot turn a blind eye to the plight of the unborn.
A Message of Grace and Forgiveness
While the message of protecting life is critical, we must also remember that God's grace is greater than any sin. The Bible gives examples of murderers who found forgiveness in God-David, Paul, and Moses, to name a few. The message of the Gospel is that no sin is beyond the reach of God's forgiveness. In Romans 6:20-23, Paul reminds us, “The wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
For those who have participated in or supported abortion, there is hope. Repentance and faith in Christ bring complete forgiveness and restoration. We must remember that Christ died to save sinners, and through Him, we can be made new.
Loving Our Preborn Neighbor
As Christians, we are commanded to love our neighbor as ourselves. If we were the ones being dismembered in the womb, wouldn't we want someone to speak out for us? Wouldn't we want someone to fight for our life? Love compels us to act on behalf of the innocent and to engage in conversations, even when they are uncomfortable. Love requires us to defend those who cannot defend themselves.
As we navigate these difficult moral and political issues, let us do so with a heart full of compassion and a commitment to truth. The protection of life is not only a civil issue but a deeply moral one, rooted in the commandment to love our neighbor as ourselves. Let us be bold in defending life and sharing the hope and forgiveness found in Christ.
Do you want to support Church of The Word?
cotwstl.org/give/
Check out our church here!
cotwstl.org/
#biblestudy #faith
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Well said!
AMEN
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Yes Thank You Lord Christ Jesus✝️🎁🙏🏼💕
I love this 🙏🏼iron sharpens iron 🙋♀️
Amen ❤
ALL THE TIME🙋♀️EVERYDAY EVERYWHERE
ALL OF YOUR PROMISES WONT LET GO OF US 🙋♀️
Yes Lord 🙋♀️one seeds, one waters BUT GOD You bring the increase ✝️🙏🏼🎁💕🙋♀️HALLELUJAH
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In the mighty name of Your Son Christ Jesus, I agree it is so,Amen Amen AND Amen
Glory Hallelujah 👏👏👏
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I truly love this part of The Service 🙏🏼💕✝️
Continue prayer for restoration in marriages, and families 🙏🏼praying for Salvation for the lost, that God will draw them to Him and they won’t ignore His call. Bless Church Of The Word Families and Bless Pastor Matthew as he brings The Living Word today, in Christ Jesus name,Amen
Thank you for standing up for the UNborn who can not speak up for themselves.
Much like the Resurrection, this never actually happened. The only people who get offended by Christians doing Christianity wrong are other Christians who hate that the competition is cutting into their profit margins. Us functional human beings don't give a crap ankut you and your money fights, any moreso than we care about regional disputes between McDonalds franchisees or the financial squabblings of any other middle managers of any other international megacorporation selling mass produced, lowest common denominator poison to the masses.
A shame that this attitude is so rare. Woe to be a Christian Leader or any Christian that does not stand up for the Unborn, Children and Mothers who will be Murdered, Mutilated and Mentally Corrupted. Thank You Brother
Thanks Pastor Matt!
Christians aren't pro-life as proven by the hatred for the vast majority of humanity. When asked about forcing more people to be born knowing that more people will suffer eternal torment...Christian, @Scott_Terry, said, "Your mistake is thinking that anyone who ends up in Hell is a sort of loss for God or that their journey to Hell is shameful to Him. Rather, their going to Hell glorifies Him somehow or other, which is great news for abortion doctors since that's where they're all headed." Is there anything that shows more hatred than that statement? He is so delusional he believes my critique on hell is on an imaginary god and not his own monstrous justifications. Nothing showcases the lie of christ and the moral bankruptcy of forced birth extremist more so than their belief in hell. Does Christian belief upon hell prove they truly hate humanity? Should their actions, words and beliefs be used to showcase this hatred? If hell is real then the number one moral thing that could ever happen is for no births to ever occur again. In fact, abortion would be the second most moral thing one could ever choose. No finite life would ever be worth the risk of eternal suffering. The hate of those that want to force more births while believing the majority of those ever born will choose eternal torment is overwhelming. Most forced birth christians agree that an aborted fetus would go to heaven (but there are still some christians who believe their god would send a fetus to hell)! How sick is that? How insane is a religion that makes human extinction the best option to end human suffering? And this flawed thinking by the so called pro-life movement and christians is what makes them so dangerous and showcases their evil hypocrisy. They think they are moral but are far from it! They place the worth of a non-conscious being over the well being of every human on the planet. You see this in their support of those that do nothing about climate change or gun violence, supporting those that do nothing about America's unsustainable health care costs, supporting those that give tax breaks to billionaires at the expense of the poor and middle class, the support of Trump's authoritarianism and supporting those that want to force raped little girls to give birth. The pure hatred for all conscious life is the foundation of christians as shown by their real world actions, words and beliefs.
All in good time😊
I have no idea just why the TH-cam Algorithm would have put this out of date nonsense on My TH-cam App today.... #MSNBC News....
Excellent thank you brother Matthew
Yes God is the One who draws the lost to Him… One seeds, one waters BUT GOD He brings the increase 🙋♀️ Hallelujah
PLEASE Do not marry unequally yolked
Thank You Father 🙏 for the truth of The Gospel of Christ Jesus preached uncompromising truth 🙋♀️Amen
No I long to make a difference in The Kingdom Of God 🙋♀️🙏💕🔥
Yes And Amen 🙏 thank You Jesus ✝️
Give me the truth and not a sugar coated lie🙋♀️ thank you Pastor Matthew 🔥🔥🔥
Give me the truth and not a sugar coated lie🙋♀️ thank you Pastor Matthew 🔥🔥🔥
IRON SHARPENS IRON 🙋♀️
BUT GOD 🙋♀️
I believe that all conspiracy theories are satanic.
You are so full of shyt sir
Thank You Lord 🙋♀️You have washed me clean by The Blood 🩸 of Jesus Christ just as if I’d never sinned🙏
Thank you Pastor Matthew for The Truth,The Whole Truth AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH 🙋♀️so help me God,in Christ Jesus name I pray,Amen
When it says no man who practices homosexuality INCLUDES women too, ANYONE sleeping with the same sex… 🙏
DO NOT MARRY UNEQUALLY YOLKED🙋♀️
❤AMEN
🙋♀️yes Lord 🙏I’m in need of prayer 🙏
Such good teaching 🙋♀️
We don’t want to be a stumbling block🙋♀️
Yes I want my Son to have a Godly wife🙏 Holy God I want a Godly Husband🙋♀️
DO NOT MARRY UNEQUALLY YOLKED 🙏
O Lord raise up Your mighty Men of Valor,raise up the Priest of our homes so they will raise up their children in the truth, in Christ so when they grow up they will not depart from it🙋♀️
So good 🙋♀️
GIVE ME JESUS🙋♀️
Thank you Pastor Matthew 🔥 for the truth , the brutal truth that will set the sinner free🙋♀️ Iron Sharpens Iron and I’m grateful for your teaching and I ask that our Heavenly Father God continues to Bless you with boldness and courage to PREACH THE REAL,RAW, TRUTH AND DO NOT BE MOVED 🙋♀️ in Christ Jesus I pray and thank you,Amen 🦾🔥🙏
O Lord God, help me to not be corrupt 🙏I am hidden IN Christ Jesus and greater are You Christ Jesus IN ME than he that is in the world 🙏