MY BELOVED GROUP MEMBERS: APOSTASY IN THE CHURCH AND FALSE DOCTRINE OF MEN Members; Most of the major CHRISTIAN DENOMINATIONS have DEVIATED from BIBLICAL CHRISTIANITY in one way or another. It is not the purpose of this lesson to point a finger at any one group, or to tell TRUE CHRISTIANS to get out of their denomination or not to fellowship. (I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS LESSON WILL NOT WIN ME ANY POPULARITY CONTEST) but very few others are talking about the apostasy in the church institutions identified with CHRISTIANITY AND THE FALSE DOCTRINE OF MEN within these church institutions that now DEVIATED FROM TRUE BIBLICAL CHRISTIANITY. Members THE ONE TRUE CHURCH OF GOD IS INTERWOVEN IN ALL CHRISTIAN DENOMINATIONS. I have noticed in my own experiences that there is at least a small core of believers IN JUST ABOUT EVERY CHURCH, AND IN EVERY DENOMINATION. Members; MY PURPOSE IS TO EXPOSE THE DARKNESS SO THAT THE TRUE LIGHT OF THE TRUE LIVING WORD OF GOD (JESUS CHRIST) WILL SHINE. I do not believe that true Christians can significantly change an OVERWHELMINGLY apostate carnal Christian church. WHAT WE CAN DO HOWEVER, IS NOT BE DECEIVED BY SATANS DEVICES OR SUPPORT WHAT IS NOT OF GOD IN OUR CHURCHES. MEMBERS WHO IS A CHRISTIAN ? There are two billion people on the earth who identify themselves as Christians, BUT THERE ARE SIGNIFICANTLY FEWER THAT ARE REALLY PART OF THE BODY OF CHRIST. MEMBERS JESUS SAID you can not enter the kingdom of heaven UNLESS YOU ARE BORN OF THE SPIRIT. The new birth from the HOLY SPIRIT occurs WHEN A PERSON TRULY BELIEVES that JESUS IS THE SON OF GOD and TRUSTS IN THE FINISHED WORK OF JESUS ON THE CROSS TO ATONE FOR THEIR SINS and to JUSTIFY THEM BEFORE OUR HEAVENLY FATHER (GOD). Members The scriptures say YOU ARE SAVED BY FAITH, NOT BY YOUR OWN WORKS, LEST ANYONE SHOULD BOAST. Members WE CANNOT JUDGE if a person who identifies with Christianity is really TRUSTING IN CHRIST OR IN THEIR RELIGION TO SAVE THEM. If they are trusting in their religion to save them THEY ARE NO MORE PART OF THE BODY OF CHRIST THAN A JEW OR MOSLEM OR ANY OTHER RELIGION. Members CHRISTIANITY IS A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS CHRIST (GOD IN THE FLESH). This relationship does not depend on having all the correct theology BUT CORRECT THEOLOGY WILL RESULT IN MORE FRUIFUL CHRISTIANTY. RELIGION IS BASICALLY SATANIC. Members ALL RELIGION CONTAINS METHODS, RITUALS AND PRACTICES FOR MAN TO BECOME RIGHTEOUS ENOUGH TO ASCEND OR EVOLVE TO GOD. All religion thus believes in THE NEED FOR ONE TO BECOME SELF RIGHTEOUS. (TRUE CHRISTIANS IS THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE). (TRUE CHRISTIANITY BELIEVES IN GODS RIGHTOUSNESS). Because of His righteousness, JESUS THE CREATOR (THE WORD), DIED FOR OUR SINS AND BREACHED THE GAP BETWEEN GOD AND MAN. True Christianity believes (GOD PROVIDES A FREE GIFT OF ETERNAL LIFE TO ANYONE WHO TRUSTS IN HIM) (HAS FAITH) that GOD is graceful and sent HIS SON to save those WHO BELIEVE IN HIS RIGHTOUSNESS. Members APOSTATE CHRISTIANITY (DEPARTED FROM THE TRUE BIBLICAL CHRISTIANITY) in its final analysis CANNOT BE DISTINUISHED FROM ANY OTHER RELIGION IN THE WORLD IN ITS QUEST FOR GOD. NO WONDER APOSTATE CHRISTIANITY WILL BE WILLING TO JOIN WITH ALL THE OTHER RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD. These nominal Christians think they are Christian just because IT IS PART OF THEIR CULTURE and because they believe in a HIGHER POWER. (EVEN DEMONS BELIEVE IN A HIGHER POWER). Apostate Christianity has nothing to do with a BORN AGAIN EXPERIENCE with the EVIDENCE of a HOLY SPIRIT CHANGED LIFE. Members some in religious training were taught that Jesus died for their sins and that they are saved or justified, BUT IN THEIR LIVES THER IS NO EVIDENCE BY WORKS OF THE SPIRIT. DO THEY REALLY HAVE JESUS OR DO THEY ONLY HAVE HEAD KNOWLEDGE ABOUT HIM? Do they have CHURCHIANITY or CHRISTIANITY? Members Those that trust in their own good works to save them ARE SELF DECEIVED AND STILL IN THEIR SINS. If there ever was a religion that could allow man to fellowship with God it was Judaism but THE REQUIREMENT WAS TO KEEP ALL OF GODS LAW. The laws of Judaism did not achieve SALVATION because in MANS FALLEN STATE HE COULDNT KEEP THE WHOLE LAW. Mans righteousness and good works can never bring about ETERNAL LIFE WITH GOD because MAN ALWAYS FALLS SHORT OF THE REGUIRED PERFECTION NECESSARY TO DWELL IN THE PRESENCE OF A HOLY GOD. Yet Judaism did not fail because through the tribe of Judah A SAVIOR FROM GOD WAS BORN. Members JESUS BEING BORN A MAN BUT ALSO BEING GOD PERFECTLY FULFILLED THE LAW. HE HIMSELF HAD NO SIN BUT HE obediently paid the price for the curse on man UNDER GODS PERFECT LAW. ATONEMENT FOR SIN BROUGHT INTO THE WORLD BY ADAMS DISOBEDIENCE WAS PAID FOR BY THE OBEDIENCE OF GODS LAMB BY DEATH ON THE CROSS. At the cross HE took the curse upon HIMSEL for it is written CURSED IS ANYONE WHO HANGS ON A TREE (Gal 3:13). DEATH COULD NOT HOLD THE CREATOR AND HE ROSE TO BEGIN A NEW CREATION AND IN DOING SO CONDEMNED THE OLD FALLEN CREATION TO ITS DESTRUCTION. Those who trust HIM are born again into this new creation of believers called the BODY OF CHRIST. After we are born into this new creation, GOD NO LONGER SEES US AS THE SINNERS WE WERE but HE sees us as the sinless BODY AND BRIDE OF CHRIST. (THE SCRIPTURE SAYS IN MARRIAGE THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH - PAUL USED THIS AS THE EXAMPLE OF CHRIST AND THE CHURCH - Eph 5: 31- 32.) TRUE CHRISTIANITY IS THEN BELIEVING THAT GODS PROMISE TO PROVIDE A SAVIOR WAS FULFILLED IN HIS SON JESUS. This promise of a SAVIOR and MESSIAH to restore MANS FELLOWSHIP WITH GOD is integrated throughout ALL SCRIPTURE. THE SCRIPTURE SAYS THAT THERE WILL BE A GREAT FALLING AWAY FROM THE TRUE FAITH IN THE LAST DAYS. It says MEN WILL NOT ENDURE SOUND DOCTRINE BUT HAVE ITCHING EARS AND WILL HEAP TO THEMSELVES TEACHERS THAT WILL FULFILL THEIR OWN LUSTS. Members WE ARE IN THOSE DAYS WHERE MANY IN THE CHURCH ARE FOLLOWING DOCTRINE MEN RATHER THAN GODS TRUE LIVING WORD (THE BIBLE). There are almost two billion people who identify with Christianity on the earth today but HOW MANY ARE TRULY THE BRIDE OF CHRIST? JESUS ASKED, when HE returns will HE find faith on the earth? THE ANSWER FOR MOST OF THE WORLD IS NO! For those who identify with Christianity it is YES AND NO. MANY TODAY HAVE ONLY EMPTY RELIGION AND NOT REAL FAITH IN THE SAVIOR. THANK YOU HEAVENLY FATHER FOR YOUR TRUE LIVING WORD WITH WISDOM AND UNDERSTANDING IN JESUS CHRIST HOLY NAME! AMEN.
Posted on: Mon, 04 Aug 2014 16:38:41 +0000