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Church denominations were not created by God! They are man made. They are designed to keep us in bondage! They each have their articles of faith and state what they beleive and if anyone believes different they are not welcome! There is no room for spiritual growth.
Its sad because when people make a decision for Christ then they search for a good church and they are good people but the evangelicals and the roman Catholics are teaching so much false doctrine thats its pathetic! And 90% of those that claim to be Christian do not read the Bible for themselves! Most just rely on what they hear from their minister and don't even check it out and most that do check it out are not looking for the truth but just to confirm what they have been told!
Going to a church denomination IS NOT SERVING GOD! That is not how we serve God.We go to church and get blessed! Thats self serving. Matt. 7,21-23 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? 23And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.Matt.25, 34-46
Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: 35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: 36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. 37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? 38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? 39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? 40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. 41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: 42 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: 43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. 44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? 45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. 46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal. This
is how we serve God! When we serve each other we are serving God! Many give to their denomination and have neighbors in need but do not concern themselves with that and think they are ok because they give to their church! Now i want to reveal two false doctrines!
The first is Heaven. Since i was a child i have heard of a heaven with Gold mansions and streets of gold! We have created a heaven and made it to be whatever we want it to be! I remember when a well known Nascar driver was killed I heard this many times over,well He is up in Heaven driving now! When Elvis died it was,well He is up in heaven singing for God now! Get the picture? We have made it whatever we want it to be! We use this to comfort those that lose loved ones,but is it biblical? NO ITS NOT!
Lets look at the mansions! Jn. 14, 1-4 1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. 2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. 4 And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.
Jesus said In my Father's house. So Father would be God right? So in God's house are many mansions! What is God's House? THE CHURCH! The body of Christ! My Moffitt bibles reads in my Father's house are many ABODES! Remember the apostle Paul said What know ye not that your body is the TEMPLE of the Holy Ghost? So the Church(body of Christ) is made up of many temples! In God's (Fathers)house are many temples! If you read the rest of the Chapter its all about Jesus in us and us in Jesus! Jesus was telling the apostles what to look for after His death! He said I will not Leave you comfortless i will send you another comforter that where I am you will be also! Did this happen? YES!
In 50 A.D. On the day of pentecost! Acts 2,1-4 1 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. 2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. 3 And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance
This is when Jesus came back in Spirit form and set up His Kingdom in the heart of man so that where He is we may be also and most have missed it! Israel for years had the prophets telling them that Messiah was coming but they had an image in their mind of one coming in great power and splendor taking over the government! But they missed it because Jesus came in the form of a baby in a manger and they do not accept Jesus and are still waiting for Messiah to come!
Well guess what Christians have done the same thing! They are still looking for the Kingdom of God to come,they have an image of Jesus coming and setting up a Kingdom and taking over the Government of the earth,but they missed it because He came back in Spirit form! Remember Jesus said, MY KINGDOM IS NOT OF THIS WORLD! MY KINGDOM IS WITHIN YOU! Rom.14:17 For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. The Kingdom is Spiritual! If the Holy Spirit is in you then you are in the Holy Spirit and you are in the Kingdom of God or the Kingdom of Heaven!
1st cor.1,13-14 Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ. 13 Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?
Sound familiar? I'm baptist,i'm methodest blah blah! Matt.13,24-30 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: 25 But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. 26 But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. 27 So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares? 28 He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? 29 But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. 30 Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.
The Tares are church denominations! They have been seperated into groups(bundles) and are bound by their own doctrines! The wheat is the true body of Christ and the Barn is the Kingdom of God! The 2nd False doctrine denominations teach is the most crucial one,salvation and water baptism. Millions have been decieved and have missed out with God because of this false teaching!
Most of the denominations teach that water baptism has nothing to do with salvation,that its nice to be baptized but is not necessary to be saved! They teach that water baptism is just an outward showing of an inward faith! But the Bible does not even remotely suggest such a thing!
Mk.16:15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. 16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
Jesus said He that believeth AND IS BAPTIZED shall be saved! He that believeth not shall be Damned! Gal.3:27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
Rom.6,1-8 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? 2 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? 3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? 4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. 5 For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection: 6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him , that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. 7 For he that is dead is freed from sin. 8 Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him: 9 Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead
If we are not buried(Baptized in water) with him(Jesus) in his death then we won't be raised into eternal life with Him! The big mistake denominations make is they don't believe there is anything in the water thats its just the works of man! But read the 17th chapter of Genesis about the first covenant! Every male child had to be circumcised on the eighth day and any that was not circumcised would be cut off he had broken God's covenant!
Now look at Col. 2,8- Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. 9 For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. 10 And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power: 11 In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ: 12 Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.
Water baptism is not just a symbol,it is spiritual circumcision! It is our covenant with God! And any that are not baptized into Christ will be cut off they have broken God's covenant!
Now someone trying to be slick will say well what about the thief on the cross he wasn't baptized? Well el slicko i'll answer that! We are baptized into Christ's death how could the thief be baptized into Christ's death? Christ had not died yet! So the thief was saved under the old covenant under the Law! True salvation is found in Acts 2:38 and its threefold! Peter had just preached a great message to the house of Israel and they wanted to know and asked Peter what must we do(to be saved)?
Acts 2:38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
We must repent(die out to sin) Be baptized (Buried) in the name of Jesus and recieve the Holy Ghost!(resurrection) That is salvation! Death,burial and Resurrection!
Acts 2:38
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