The Number

     Number is just a number but it is deceiving to most people. Many can be easily swayed by QUANTITY and reject the QUALITY. Dominance in the world is not a believer’s concern because God called MANY but He had chosen only FEW (Mat.22:14; 1 Co.1:26). Even the devil can appeal to your sight just to deceive (Lk.4:5), but at least a minister’s goal, like Paul, is to save SOME (Rm.11:14) though not all. The gospel is enough for you to believe, and you do not have to believe because of THEM (other people, or claiming as believers too), but because of HIM, the Lord Jesus Christ.

     How many believers are needed to compose the body? We were not given exact numbers   although we are told

 “For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also  is Christ.” 1Co 12:12 

However, if we will look on the number of his members globally, only God can be certain. The records and reports of many converts in those claiming as part of His church may not be included. One can be discouraged by the report that only few of them are fellowshipping or were saved, and others may boast of their Millions, but who cares when God really knows who are truly His? God’s counting depends on His standard and approval.

 “But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any  man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.” Rom 8:9