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The Danger Of Church denominationalism and Doctrinal Boundaries by TVTM2023: 12:30am On Mar 05 |
Jesus Christ the son of God died for all of us and he laid down his life for us ,reconciling us back to God by his death and his resurrection! 1 Timothy 2:5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; Everything regarding his ministry centers on one thing and whole point and that is RECONCILIATION!!!! RECONCILIATION carries the following things in it 1)REPENTANCE 2)FORGIVENESS 3)RESTORATION 4)RESTITUTION 5)INTERCESSION 6)DELIVERANCE 7)UNITY SANCTIFICATION 9)REDEMPTION 10)BAPTISM OF THE HOLY GHOST AND FIRE 11)REVIVAL 12)PERFECTION 1) REPENTANCE: Repentance itself has to do with three things .repentance to have a change of heart ,will and purpose. It is to turn from sins,to confess such sins and forsake them and return back to the lord Jesus Christ and to be reconciled back to God. Repentance also has to do with turning away from our ways and doings and going back to God's standards and his word as the main foundation. When Jesus Christ begun his ministry.,he begun with the message of the kingdom of Heaven which means Repentance unto salvation! Matthew 4:17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. Mark 1:15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. Luke 5:32 I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. It was a general call to all sinners to turn from their sins and also to be saved . However,when it comes to Repentance of christians ,it refers to those who need to repent from iniquities,trespasses and transgressions which sin is the beginning . It is repentance among the body of Christ which requires HUMILITY . 2 Chronicles 7:14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. It may shock you to know that Christians also have wicked ways they follow and they think they are serving God! In such situations,their land becomes wounded and wickedness multiplies. But when they repent and turn back to God things change. When a Christian doesn't follow God's ways and standards but they embrace their own ways and standards and forsake God,it becomes a wicked way!!! They do their own things in their own way and think God will honour it by being in such midst of them. Luke 15:7 I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance. When such falling christians are restored ,there is also joy in heaven! A Christian can fall seven times but they must rise back up again and repent from any sins or things and return to God. He will now heal their land and also heal their backsliddings. Luke 15:7 I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance. Romans 11:29 For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance. A lukewarm Christian would fall in and out of sin most times. They may be carnal but all God is looking for is their repentance because he won't take away his gift from them because they sinned. Luke 15:7 I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance. 2 Corinthians 7:9 Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing. 2 Corinthians 7:10 For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death. A Christian who slips and falls and now hears warning messages which rebuke sin and saves them out of the error of their ways will have a godly sorrow in them to repent . This will make them change their heart,purpose and will back to the lord. God is always openning his arms and is ready for any Christian or man of God who humbly repents of any misdeed, ways,doings or sins. Without repentance,man's heart will remain in bondage to sin. God calls the world to repent of it's mighty sins.and to acknowledge their sins and ways and accept the sacrifice of his son Jesus Christ for their sins. 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. The place of repentance was still open to the prodigal son and so it is also opened to as many spiritual sons that have erred and rebelled against their own spiritual father's and have also abandoned them and become like a bastard going AWOL in the ministry and misbehaving . Some have sold their birthrights to the devil and demons and have lost connection with God. It is pertinent that such ones must repent and come back to the church they left if they never departed in peace. Without this,they cannot enter the kingdom of God or make heaven. Hebrews 6:6 If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame. Hebrews 12:17 For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears. As christians and spiritually matured persons,after repentance ,one must strive to perfection!!!! Hebrews 6:1 Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, Many Christians who have opposed themselves with many offences that led to disunity and division of the body of Christ must all repent and make reconciliation with man and with God so that they can make heaven. 2 Timothy 2:25 In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; Any individual that causes division among the brethren is marked ! Such a one cannot make heaven. Those who were lured into division or followed bastards into their rebellion must repent and return back the people they led into rebellion against the father's . It is necessary to make peace with all men and repent in time. If they don't then they cannot enter heaven without reconciliation! The spirits of just men eg departed and loving must also be made perfect before the end of ends. It's a serious issue and it's no joke. What happens if one fails to repent and reconcile with broken factions and come back to unity They have divided the body of Christ and then they have sinned. How can the accuser not accuse them at the judgement seat of Christ? Will Satan not say they belong to him? It's sad to see internal warring factions in a certain church that now prolongs and becomes massive to an extent that ministry breaks into two and they become opposed one against the other . In all a house divided against itself cannot stand and then such ministry spiritually having it's foundation destroyed because some will preach the gospel out of strife! Some will preach half doctrines some.break away will preach false doctrines after they embrace it. Without repentance,there cannot be true reconciliation. Without repentance,two warring factions will continue to trade blames,fault one another,accuse one another,testify falsely against each other and also begin to trade counter accusations from afar. They would also discriminate and hinder others who are not or no longer with them from coming to Jesus Christ! This thing is a heavy issue ! Those who divided will speak evil of the other factions. How did Jesus Christ address this issue? The disciples have been following Jesus Christ for so long time and we're with him,but when they saw someone not following Jesus Christ and was not with him but was doing miracles in his name, they stopped him and they queried such and asked Jesus Christ Mark 9:38 And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, and he followeth not us: and we forbad him, because he followeth not us. The disciples became discriminatory but Jesus Christ corrected it and made.it clear that anyone who is not following but is on his side.can.never speak evil of him. Mark 9:39 But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man which shall do a miracle in my name, that can lightly speak evil of me . 9:40 For he that is not against us is on our part. It's.unfortunate to see how so many churches disregard others as christians. Some look down on other denominations.because they don't follow after their own leaders ! This is how the body of Christ becomes more divided!!! Today,Deeper life bible church do not regard CAC or some.other church as children of God because they don't follow daddy kumuyi's messages. Some in rccg also do not regard others because they don't also follow their General overseer's. This speculative carnality is the main reason why many new converts have stumbled into sin and competition which is witchcraft and an unholy venture which is not of God to be. 2) FORGIVENESS! The second thing is forgiveness!!!! There is two aspects to this and the first is to be FORGIVEN the second is to FORGIVE! Why must man be forgiven? God created man in his image and likeness and gave him dominion over all the creation! which is written in Genesis 1:26-28. God also gave man a freewill and his consciousness,his word and commandments. Prior to the world of man,there was a world of angels on earth where Lucifer ruled!!! Lucifer was the arch angel of God's choir and the most beautiful creature . However,he fell out of God's order because of pride and he abused his free will deliberately which gave sinful meaning to his existence and iniquity found in him made him to become imperfect and this he fell. Lucifer became an accuser and a deceiver because he also deceived other angels to also abuse their freewill and lastly,he decided to overthrow God! It was a conspiracy,a sin that had no pardon! Lucifer was given time to repent but he refused,hence,he was cast out of Heaven!! His sin was unforgivable! He became an arch enemy of God and became the prince of darkness and the prince of the power of the air,the spirit that worketh in the children of disobedience!!! Lucifer who had been in the garden of Eden before suddenly became jealous of the new found relationship between God and man! He didn't come in a forceful or evil way but transformed into an angel of light to deceive Eve. Lucifer possessed the serpent and eve didn't know. Lucifer never went to Adam,but he went to eve. Eve was first deceived and obeyed the serpent,she surrendered her freewill but it was under deceit of Satan. Eve gave in to deception and she now saw what was evil as goodlooking and pleasant to the eyes! She ate the fruit of the tree of Death!!! Genesis 3:6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. Because Adam listened to her and ate also than listening to God's commands,he too became a transgressor. Adam lost God consciousness and by giving up his freewill to his wife ,it have an evil meaning to existence and went contrary to God's commands so Adam and eve became servants of sin! Romans 6:16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness? Since Satan is the originator of sin and the author of sin,by Adam and eve following him and agreeing with Satan,they too became his servants. God quickly drove them out of the garden of Eden in time so that they would not become UNFORGIVABLE like the fallen angels if they again ate of the tree of life in SIN and live in sin forever. So the reign of sin ended in any man who lived in sin and died in sin making him a servant of sin till death. This made him a candidate of hell and the lake of fire!!! This is because sin madean an enemy of God and seperated him eternally from God. God looked at the work of his hands and discovered that man cannot be destroyed forever in sin nor his work. Since man could not pay the penalty for his sins or the price but was bedeviled with the guilt and the condemnation of sin,he needed to repent and be FORGIVEN! There must be a sacrifice for the sins of man for his sins to be pardoned eternally and for him to be reconciled back to God! This is because his own freewill was held captive by the devil due to deception. For mankind to be redeemed,he needed forgiveness of his sins! It required shedding of blood that was precious,spotless and without blemish free of sin. Satan rejected other sacrifices until Jesus Christ the lamb of God broke Satan's deal of destruction and unlocked God's judgment on Satan's works! Matthew 26:28 For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. 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. Romans 3:25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; The guilt of sin was broken,the penalty of sin ie death was payed on the cross of Calvary and the condemnation of sin was removed. The condemnation of sin was Satan's handwriting on the cross of Calvary! Colossians 2:14 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; Therefore ,man was no longer the image of Satan once he is in Christ,he became a new creation,old things have passed away! All things became new. Man became confirmed to the image of the son of God Jesus Christ Man received forgiveness when Jesus Christ said on the cross "father forgive them! for they know not what they do! Luke 23:34 Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots. Forgiveness opened the door of paradise for the thief on the right hand side of Jesus Christ on the cross! Luke 23:43 And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise. Therefore man must seek FORGIVENESS of sins because all who have sinned are under the similitude of the transgression of Adam and under the curse of Adam and the adamic nature is in them! This is why man will die because they have fallen short of the glory of God and also have lost God's consciousness! The payment for sin ie wages is death! Death to man's body but spiritual death to God is a loss of God's consciousness and a gain of Satan's consciousness which gives sinful meaning to existence. 1 John 3:8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. The devil's work is clear ie "To steal, to kill and to Destroy!!!! He stole eternal life from man through disobedience to God and brought death,he killed God's consciousness in man and brought his own into man and he destroyed man in Hell! But Jesus Christ came to destroy the works of the devil! Jesus Christ came to forgive mankind and give him back eternal life ! It is why we cannot escape this five phases 1)ALL HAVE SINNED 2)ALL SHALL DIE 3)ALL SHALL BE RAISED 4)ALL SHALL BE FORGIVEN IN CHRIST 5)ALL SHALL BE RECONCILED! |
Re: The Danger Of Church denominationalism and Doctrinal Boundaries by MaxInDHouse(m): 5:55am On Mar 05 |
Hi Different religions with contradicting teachings and conflicting doctrines aren't worshiping the same God! |
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