Proverbs 20:6 Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?
Loyalty defined proclaims the sense of being loyal to, adhering to a person, philosophy or cause. As Christian, our first loyalty must be to Jesus Christ. In light of his teachings we should remain forever loyal to his commands. Where I see a struggle for those who claim loyalty to Christ without committment to a local group comes in the area of being loyal to an institution; namely the local church. Likewise among those who show commitment to a local church there seems to be a weakness when it comes to loving the lost and following the great commission. Matt 28:18-19 Many people I talk with who claim Christianity speak of their loyalty to him and his teachings. However when we speak of the local church they begin to vasilate. Much rejection against organized religion comes both from the 1960 philosophical rebellion against institution but also from the failure of true churches to address their failures honestly during that same time. So what does the bible say? The local church is presented as precious to Christ. It is called his bride john 3:29. That shows intimacy. Furthermore Christ loved the church so,much he died for it. Eph 5:25. Also he is called both the cornerstone and the head of the church. Col 2:10; 1 pet 2:7 Finally the bible does command us to attend regularly the services and to encourage believers. Such loose adherence to Jesus without a loyalty to his local assembly cannot be correct. Likewise loving Christ and his church without following his commands to love the lost and follow the great commission cannot be correct. Thus the bible shows correctly loving Christ requires loving those that he loves including the church and the lost world. Obviously therefore the only way to be loyal to christ is to be loyal and obedient to what he loves and commands. Anything else is rebellion against him and is not loyalty but sin.
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