| The Lost Flock are faithful members of Gods church who may not necessarily
all belong to the one church organization, at this time, but this will
change, and the flock will be united in one church.
Since the death of Gods faithful minister Herbert Armstrong, many members have been scattered, put out, been wounded and become disheartened. Where are these people who are still faithful to God, but not necessarily in the one church?. There is only one true Church. 1Co 12:12 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. Joh 10:16 And I have other sheep who are not of this fold. I must also lead those, and they shall hear My voice, and there shall be one flock, one Shepherd. All these lost people are out there somewhere and it is our desire to find them and bring them all back to the fold of God. Right now the original Worldwide church of God is broken and scattered in over a hundred separate churches and no doubt many individuals who were once members of the Worldwide church have decided to remain at home and not belong to any church at all. God is not happy with the ministers who have caused the flock to be scattered Jer 23:1 Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep
of My pasture, says Jehovah.
There are many verses in the bible showing that God is greatly displeased with the shepherds of His sheep, because they take little care for the flock and are only concerned for their own well being. Eze 34:7 Therefore, shepherds, hear the Word of Jehovah:
To be a member of Gods flock you would have to agree that Mr.Armstrong
was a faithful servant of God.
Today is no different, we are now in the Laodicean era of Gods church, and there is new knowledge and truth known by this era which people of the Philadelphian era just simply will not accept. Eph 4:13 And this until we all come into the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a full-grown man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ; For example the new knowledge of The Father and Christ 1Co 8:6 but there is to us only one God, the Father, of whom
are all things, and we in Him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, through whom
are all things, and we by Him.
The new knowledge of the Father is that He is the one true God and that He alone has existed for eternity. There is ONE TRUE GOD. The new knowledge of Christ is that He is the born Son of God before
creation
If the above new truths can be accepted then you are one of Gods flock. This new knowledge may seem scarry to some members because it differs from the teachings of the Philadelphian era, but each era has different knowledge and understanding. We must study our bibles and pray and ask God to open our hearts and minds to this new knowledge and understanding if we want to be in the last era of Gods church the Laodicean era. It is very important that we believe the bible and not some mans teachings. This new knowledge is accepted by study and prayer and a teachable heart. We must believe God and love the truth and back this up with obedience. We are seeking the lost sheep, of Gods flock, but if they do not want to be found, and will not listen to the voice of God we cannot help them. All the flock of God will be united under the truth of God Joh 10:3 The doorkeeper opens to him,
and the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads
them out.
We do not put forth our ideas and thoughts, what we believe is the words of God from the pages of the bible. Who wants to hear what we think or believe??? We have new knowledge on many many subjects, a far greater understanding of the holy days and much much more, but members of the flock must search the scriptures and prove that what we teach is correct. Act 17:10 And the brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas
away by night to Berea. They, when they arrived, went into the synagogue
of the Jews.
What the flock need to do is if they are a member of a church, see if what they are being taught is the truth. Are we looking for new knowledge and new understanding, because this is a requirement of God. We are told to Grow. 2Pe 3:18 But grow in grace and in knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. Amen. Pro 2:3 yea, if you cry after knowledge and lift up your voice
for understanding;
For many years the churches have been standing still, with no new knowledge or understanding added to the churches teachings. Is this acceptable, when God clearly tells us that we are to grow, to continue learning and to further our understanding. Far from it……this standing still is not acceptable and we must question why this has been allowed to happen in the church. God has put a huge amount of new knowledge and understanding into the last era of His church. However if we are not prepared to study and pray about this new knowledge perhaps we will not be given the understanding of it by God. We have to seek these things. Mat 6:33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added to you. We hope that you are one of the missing sheep from Gods fold, and if you are we want to share all the new knowledge of this ear of Gods church with you. Psa 119:173 Let Your hand help me; for I have chosen Your Precepts.
The following scripture is dual it refers to Israel and the church, God will bring His church together as one. His flock will be united under one banner. Eze 34:12 As a shepherd seeks out his flock in the day that
he is among his scattered sheep, so I will seek out My sheep and will deliver
them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and
dark day.
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