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1 | Beware "Another" | 2 Cor 11:4 | DocTrinsograce | 156335 | ||
Pope Benedict warned the faithful Roman Catholics who gathered before him today in Cologne against a kind of "consumer product" kind of religion. He stated, "Help people to discover the true star which points out the way to us: Jesus Christ." Earlier in his visit the Pope addressed Muslim leaders and also visited a synagogue. The Lord Jesus Christ does not lead the way to any human institution. The universal church consists of all those who have been or shall be gathered under Christ. In the sense of the work accomplished by the Holy Spirit and God's grace in a believer, the church cannot be seen with human eyes. (Hebrews 12:23; Colossians 1:18; Ephesians 1:10, 22, 23; Ephesians 5:23, 27, 32) Anyone, anywhere professing faith through the gospel of Christ, and who walks in obedience to His commands, and holds to sound Scriptural doctrine, are the saints (1 Corinthians 1:2; Acts 11:26; Romans 1:7; Ephesians 1:20-22). Only Christ Himself is the head of this church (Colossians 1:18; Matthew 28:18-20; Ephesians 4:11, 12; 2 Thessalonians 2:2-9). Paul repeatedly warns us about men preaching "another Christ," "another Spirit," or "another Gospel." This is why we must always be very discerning. When people speak of Jesus Christ, we must ask, "Which Christ do you mean?" When people speak of the Gospel, we must ask, "Which Gospel do you mean?" Many strange bed fellows are made when we do not properly define our terms. We must be cautious to not receive any other Christ than the one of the Scriptures. We must be cautious to not believe any other Gospel than the one of the Scriptures. "The gospel of Satan is not a system of revolutionary principles, nor yet a program of anarchy. It does not promote strife and war, but aims at peace and unity. It seeks not to set the mother against her daughter nor the father against his son, but fosters the fraternal spirit whereby the human race is regarded as one great 'brotherhood.' It does not seek to drag down the natural man, but to improve and uplift him. It advocates education and cultivation and appeals to 'the best that is within us.' It aims to make this world such a comfortable and congenial habitat that Christ's absence from it will not be felt and God will not be needed. It endeavors to occupy man so much with this world that he has no time or inclination to think of the world to come. It propagates the principles of self-sacrifice, charity and benevolence, and teaches us to live for the good of others, and to be kind to all. It appeals strongly to the carnal mind and is popular with the masses, be cause it ignores the solemn facts that by nature man is a fallen creature, alienated from the life of God, and dead in trespasses and sins, and that his only hope lies in being born again." --A. W. Pink "As with any true New Testament church, its validity as a true church approved of God, does not nor or ever did rest on it name or upon a succession of churches, but on its adherence to the principles of God's Word." --Cooper Abrams |
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2 | Beware "Another" | 2 Cor 11:4 | lionheart | 156369 | ||
Doc, I had to come back and read your post before replying to Victor529s post. I love my brothers and sisters in Christ more than I can ever express. This is why I've had major problems with denominational religion in the past. I will be anti any thing that takes the focus off Jesus Christ. I think one thing that will help all of us would be to go back through the New Testament and search out the one another scriptures. There are valuable lessons to be gleaned from these passages.We hate the sin not the person. The day we learn to look at each other the way that God does there will be a lot less need to dwell on petty differences and cocentrate on being the men and women of God He has called us to be. Let us concentrate our focus on Jesus Christ,encouraging oneanother on a daily basis, and reaching out to the lost with the Gospel. Victor you will do well to take this to heart,we will all do well to take this to heart. With love in Christ, lionheart PS Doc no intention of minimizing anything you stated here you are rite on the button. |
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