Section 11
nothing but Christ. If someone should ask you about philosophy, you should reply, "I don't know any philosophy. What I know is only Christ." If someone asks you a question about religion, you should respond, "I have no religion. Christ is my life and my everything. I only have Christ." Christ is the root of Jesse, and Christ is the One who will rule over the nations.
In the book of Romans we see that the Apos tle Paul was absolutely for the local churches. In 16:1 he recommended Phoebe, a deaconess of the church at Cenchrea. Paul's first recommen dation was of a sister serving in a particular local church. Do not recommend any believer who does not have a local church. Do not say, "I com mend to you Sister So-and-So who belongs to the Body of Christ and who is traveling around the world." I have no doubt that such a sister belongs to the Body of Christ, but where is her church? Once I know her church, I would then like to know what kind of sister she is in that church. Does she attend meetings only on Sun day mornings to receive teachings? Is she a sister who serves the church? How does she serve the church? The church is practical. It should not be just a term or a theory. So, we have to be prac tical in the church life, participating in some