Subject: "Once Saved Always Saved" |
Bible Note: Hank: I read an interesting article about the 21st-century church's adoration of the first-century one. Certainly it had the apostles, but we can see from the epistles that right from the beginning how easily heresy and error began creeping in. From Judaizers to gnostics to recovering idol worshipers in the early church to false teachers to false brethren, the first-century apostolic church had them all. The Evil One has been there from Pentecost trying to cause as much trouble for Christ's bride as he can. We all should stop and think before we start wishing that the church was "the way it used to be." I much prefer to think of how the church should be from the error correction we find in the New Testament. --Joe! |