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While I enjoy digging into various doctrinal issues, and studying these things, it is not the calling that the Lord has laid upon me. He has no issue with my doctrinal studies, as long as it does not interfere with what He wants done. My primary calling is to reprove those Churches that have drifted from His Word and into worldly error.
John 1:1-5 The absolute core of Christianity is that Jesus of Nazareth was the Son of God; He was the a part of God, known as the Word and He created all things at the will of the Father.
John 3:16 God the Father, out of His love for His creations that erred, sent the Word as His Son, conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of a virgin, to redeem the world from sin, and to bring us into His Kingdom.
Mark 15:37-39 Jesus was crucified and died, though He had committed no sin. God assigned to Christ all the sins of the world, should we only accept that sacrifice.
Mark 16:5-7 Jesus was then resurrected as the Savior of all who would accept that atonement and repent from their sins and follow Him.
John 14:6 Before Jesus was crucified and raised from the dead, He told those around Him that there was no way to the Father except by Him (His atoning work).
There are many more scriptures that we can go into that show the divine nature of Jesus of Nazareth and His atoning work. We are not here today to do that.
Today you must judge the church that you attend and the people you worship with, and determine if this core belief is part of your life!
Far too many churches today are watering down the birth, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ and turning it into some allegorical statement about the love of God.
This is completely untrue! Salvation is not obtained by "good living", becoming a "better person", or any of the other nonsense you will hear in many of our modern day churches! Salvation comes from believing in Jesus Christ as your savior, repenting of your sins, and following Him!
If you are in a church where you are being taught that Jesus Christ is truly God in the Flesh, our redeemer and the only path to salvation, then you are in a good place. If the church you are attending is not teaching these things, bringing people to repentance, then you should find one that does
Do not stay in a "feel good" church because you like the people, or the pastor, or because the singing is nice! Go to a church that teaches salvation and preaches against sin!
There is only one way to Heaven, and that is through Jesus Christ. Anyone telling you there is another way is lying to you, and the end result will be the damnation of your soul!
Find a church that teaches the Bible. Sure, you may not enjoy it as much at first, but once you have confessed your sins and begin actually living for Christ you will find that you enjoy it much more that the "feel good" sermons of the Osteens and the "get rich" sermons of the prosperity gospel ilk.
Look to Jesus only, and find a Church that will instruct you in His Word! |
