Groundbreakers - A Brief Introduction

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FIVE TYPES OF PEOPLE IN THE CHURCH 1. Believers

Believers are only interested in their own relationship with Christ. They have little interest in church life. Believers always have to hear God for themselves, even if a proceeding word has come from the father of the house. Also, Believers enjoy the “benefits” of salvation but they refuse the “responsibility” of it. They attend church primarily for what they can get out of it and how it can benefit them personally.

The prayers and efforts of Believers center around their own personal breakthroughs. Their mentality is established on personal edification and personal achievement. Everything is personalized, and they receive everything subjectively. Believers interpret the Bible personally. They don’t understand that the promises of the Bible are for a collective community and not individuals. In Acts 2, the Holy Spirit was not poured out on an individual but on the 120. 27


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