True Jesus Church song

Tajuk lagu 'True Jesus Church'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ckv_qVnvCDw

Lyrics

The one and only church of God
That Jesus shed His blood to buy
Beloved chosen ones of God
His precious people on high

True Jesus Church
Shinning with God's glorious light
True Jesus Church
The holy bride of Christ

The one and only church of God
The heavn'ly new Jerusalem
The city of the living God
The heavn'ly kingdom to come

True Jesus Church
Shinning with God's glorious light
True Jesus Church
The holy bride of Christ

The church is full of grace and truth
Her eyes are pure as gentle doves
Prepared and beautifully dressed
To meet Lord Jesus

True Jesus Church
Shinning with God's glorious light
True Jesus Church
The holy bride of Christ

True Jesus Church
Shinning with God's glorious light
True Jesus Church
The holy bride of Christ
The holy bride of Christ

The one and only church of God
True Jesus Church
Amen.

Begitulah lyric lagu ini. Jika kita perhatikan lyric lagu ini, kita dapati, ayat 'church' adalah sangat banyak.
Lagu ini mengagungkan gereja dari mengagungkan Tuhan. Ia seolah-olah meletakkan kedudukan gereja di tempat yang sama seperti Tuhan.
Sepatutnya kita menyanyikan lagu yang mengagungkan Tuhan Yesus, bukan mengagungkan gereja seperti yang di atas. Dan apabila kita meletakkan gereja setaraf dengan Tuhan, kita secara tidak langsung mengidolakan gereja. Jangan kita sekali-kali menyembah gereja seperti pada Keluaran 20:4-5.


"Jangan membuat bagimu patung yang menyerupai apapun yang ada di langit di atas, atau yang ada di bumi di bawah, atau yang ada di dalam air di bawah bumi.

Jangan sujud menyembah kepadanya atau beribadah kepadanya, sebab Aku, TUHAN, Allahmu, adalah Allah yang cemburu, yang membalaskan kesalahan bapa kepada anak-anaknya, kepada keturunan yang ketiga dan keempat dari orang-orang yang membenci Aku

tetapi Aku menunjukkan kasih setia kepada beribu-ribu orang, yaitu mereka yang mengasihi Aku dan yang berpegang pada perintah-perintah-Ku."

Keluaran 20:4-6

If we look through the lyrics of the song above, we noticed the word 'church' is being emphasized more than God. This shows that this song is glorifying the church rather than glorifying God, something that is totally unbiblical.
How can we put the church equal to God? God is always above the church. By putting the church as equal to God, we are trying to play God's role and become just like the Pharisee in the bible.
By idolizing the church, we indirectly violate the commandment of God.

"Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any LIKENESS of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the EARTH beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments."

Exodus 20:4-6

*Christ above doctrine, not doctrine above Christ.

*Christ above church, not church above Christ

Praying in tongues according to Corinthians

Acts chapter 2 describes the first occurrence of the gift of tongues. On the day of Pentecost, the apostles spoke in tongues. Acts chapter 2 makes it clear that the apostles were speaking in a human language (Acts 2:6-8). The word translated “tongues” in both Acts chapter 2 and 1 Corinthians chapter 14 is glossa which means “language.” It is the word from which we get our modern English word “glossary.” Speaking in tongues was the ability to speak in a language the speaker does not know, in order to communicate the gospel to someone who does speak that language. In the multicultural area of Corinth, it seems that the gift of tongues was especially valuable and prominent. The Corinthian believers were able to better communicate the gospel and God’s Word as a result of the gift of tongues. However, Paul made it abundantly clear that even in this usage of tongues, it was to be interpreted or “translated” (1 Corinthians 14:13, 27). A Corinthian believer would speak in tongues, proclaiming God’s truth to someone who spoke that language, and then that believer, or another believer in the church, was to interpret what was spoken so that the entire assembly could understand what was said.

What, then, is praying in tongues, and how is it different than speaking in tongues? First Corinthians 14:13-17 indicates that praying in tongues is also to be interpreted. As a result, it seems that praying in tongues was offering a prayer to God. This prayer would minister to someone who spoke that language, but would also need to be interpreted so that the entire body could be edified.

This interpretation does not agree with those who view praying in tongues as a prayer language. This alternate understanding can be summarized as follows: praying in tongues is a personal prayer language between a believer and God (1 Corinthians 13:1) that a believer uses to edify himself (1 Corinthians 14:4). This interpretation is unbiblical for the following reasons: 1) How could praying in tongues be a private prayer language if it is to be interpreted (1 Corinthians 14:13-17)? 2) How could praying in tongues be for self-edification when Scripture says that the spiritual gifts are for the edification of the church, not the self (1 Corinthians 12:7)? 3) How can praying in tongues be a private prayer language if the gift of tongues is a “sign to unbelievers” (1 Corinthians 14:22)? 4) The Bible makes it clear that not everyone possesses the gift of tongues (1 Corinthians 12:11, 28-30). How could tongues be a gift for self-edification if not every believer can possess it? Do we not all need to be edified?

Some understand praying in tongues to be a “secret code language” that prevents Satan and his demons from understanding our prayers and thereby gaining an advantage over us. This interpretation is unbiblical for the following reasons: 1) The New Testament consistently describes tongues as a human language, and Satan and his demons are well able to understand human languages. 2) The Bible records countless believers praying in their own language, out loud, with no concern of Satan intercepting the prayer. Even if Satan and/or his demons hear and understand the prayers we pray, they have absolutely no power to prevent God from answering the prayers according to His will. We know that God hears our prayers, and that fact makes it irrelevant whether Satan and his demons hear and understand our prayers.

Berbahasa roh kudus tanpa kasih sayang

Terdapat beberapa gereja yang mengamalkan bahasa roh kudus iaitu 'speaking in tongues'.
Ada gereja yang lebih extreme (contohnya Gereja Yesus Benar) yang mengajar umat-umatnya yang berbahasa roh kudus diperlukan untuk keselamatan. Bahasa roh kudus gereja pentekostal lain juga diperkecilkan dan dianggap sesat. (Sekaligus memperkecilkan pergorbanan Tuhan Yesus di atas salib). Namun, gereja ini mempraktikkan berbahasa roh kudus tanpa terjemahan, dan tanpa kasih sayang. Apakah pendirian alkitab mengenai hal ini?

1 Corinthians 13:1

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

1 Korintus 13:1

Sekalipun aku dapat berkata-kata dengan semua bahasa manusia dan bahasa malaikat, tetapi jika aku tidak mempunyai kasih, aku sama dengan gong yang berkumandang dan canang yang gemerincing.

How can we be so judgement of other group's tongues? Are we trying to play God and say that the spirit that they prayed in are of the devil?