Bible Question (short): The Cross removed power of sin for all? |
Question (full): Hello Saints, I have continually been trying to teach my son some biblical truth, and he became interested in a church, so I looked up what their belief system was and this is what I found, and I do not think it is biblically accurate. What do you think? I do not want to say that they are teaching wrong and then find out I am the one mistaken, but I want my son to walk in the truth. Now, contained within the statement of church beliefs is this: "Someday, our Messiah will come back to Earth to redeem all those that are His, those that have been grafted into the commonwealth of Israel (Rom 11, Eph 2). Then He will reign from the New Jerusalem for 1000 years (1 Thes 3:13, Rev 20:4). After that period, God will raise up the rest of the dead, and the entire Earth will be judged at the Great White Throne Judgment (Rev 20:5)." I am seeing that these verses are being taken out of context, and are not accurately used as prooftext in the proper place, because my belief is that Jesus has been given power over death and hades Matt 27:52 relates, "and the tombs broke open. The bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life." This to me is saying that the dead in Christ will be raised on two different events? Also, the part about the whole world being judged at the Great White Throne, I do not think that Christians will face judgment at the Throne, but later, at the Bema seat judgment. Am I correct in this? Along the same line, the church statement says, "•What was destroyed at the cross, in fact, was the power of sin and the penalty thereof over all of mankind." Now, I do not want to get picky here, but the power of sin is not taken away for all of mankind, or there would be no justice, I would think. Am I correct, or am I in the wrong in this? I have been working too hard ately to have as much time to study and research as I used to, so your help is greatly appreciated |