Church Governance
For the clergy to organize themselves with one rank over another until they are finally headed up by a president is a manifestation of the antichrist spirit, regardless of how wonderful and necessary it may seem. It is nothing but human reasoning taking the place of the Word.
William M. Branham, “A Resume of the Ages”, An Exposition of the Seven Church Ages
Did you know that you can have all the form of “Church”, and not have God?
Let’s take a little walk down history lane. 1 Kings 18 shows a good “church service”. Two of them, in fact. Two churches, on the same hill-top, eaching having services. One service was the first church of the Baal prophets, complete with altar, worship service, sacrifice, and even wood. I hear they sat somewhere near 850 faithful, plus the general congregation. The second, was the much smaller one. It wasn’t nearly as fancy. In fact, I hear it was all wet. But, they too, had their altar, their wood, their sacrifice. And, they only had one minister, instead of the hundreds. But, they seemed happy, so why not let them be?
