FIVE PILLARS OF CHRISTIANITY

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•      Glorify God by making reproducing disciples, baptize, equip and send them to make more disciples. John 15:8,16; Matt. 28:18-20; Luke 10:1,2; John 20:21
•      And this is how God is glorified that you bring abundant fruit, then you shall be my disciples. John 15:8 ; 2Tim. 2:2
•      Preach: And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world as a witness to all nations. And then the end shall come. Matt. 24:14
•      Pray, proclaim and possess the land by fully preaching the Gospel, not just with words, but with miracles and deeds, where Christ is not named. 1Timothy 2:1-4; 2Timothy 4:2; Romans 10:13-15; 15:19,20; Mark 16:15; Math. 24:14; Luke 9:1-2; 19:10; 1 Cor. 2:4,5; 2 Chron 7:14
•      Make Disciples: Go and make disciples of all nations, baptize them and teach them to obey all the commands of Yeshua Messiah. Math. 28:18-20
•      Break bread: Everyone brings food which is shared with others, especially with the poor and also share the whole wisdom of God from house to house. Acts 2:42-46 ; 20:7, 20,27; 1 Cor. 11:20-23, 33,34; 16:19; Luke 10:5-9; Rev. 20:3
•      Practice priesthood of all believers: everyone operating as equals according to their gifts. Church must be Gender- neutral with no clergy layman divide nor age and education be any bar. Rev. 1:6; 5:9,10; Rom. 12:3-8; Exo. 19:5,6; Eph. 4:11-13; Gal. 3:27-29
•      Royal Priesthood: But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people to be his very own and to proclaim the wonderful deeds of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. 1Peter 2:5,9; Rev 5:9,10
•      Demolish the gates of hades, identify Houses of Peace and build Households of God that are a blessing to other households. Matt. 12: 28,29; 16:18,19; 1John 3:8; 2 Cor. 10:3-5; Eph. 6:12-18; Genesis 12:3
•      Your weapons of mass destruction are: 1.The Name of Jesus (Mark 16:17; Acts 4:12); 2. The Word of God (Eph. 6:17; Hebrews 4:12); 3. Holy Spirit (Matt. 12:28,29); 4. The Blood of the Lamb (Rev. 12:11); Your Testimony (Rev. 12:11)
•       Now therefore, Gentiles are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow-citizens with the saints, and of the Household of God. Eph. 4:19,20

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