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The local church is not in a golden age. It's probably not even in a plastic disposable age at this point. And as such, it often falls short of meeting our spiritual needs -- unlike the church of the Golden Age.
The church of the Golden Age would be full of the love of Christ, right? And full of people who have overcome sin. It would be lead by Christ and by men just like Him. And when I have a lousy day that lasts for weeks (or months), that church would be there for me all the time.
And wow: would the church of the Golden Age have good doctrine. The teaching there would be from like one who has authority -- not just lip service, not just translations from the Greek and Hebrew, not just lessons about how to live our lives. The doctrine of the church of the Golden Age would both humble us and lift us up so that we could be both servants of Christ and also his brothers and sisters all gaining the inheritance of the Father in eternal life.
…I want to remind all of you -- because I myself needed reminding -- that the church of the Golden Age is not past.
The church of the Golden Age is still coming. It has never yet been here, but in it our hope lies.
Hebrews 13:14 For here have we no continuing city,
but we seek one to come.
Adapted from “The Golden Age” by Frank Turk posted on
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