©2018 Victor R. Claveau, MJ
The truth is that no book in the world is falsified, distorted, and misapplied as much as the Holy Scriptures.
Some, like the early heretics will prove from the Bible that Christ is only God and not man. Others, like the Unitarians, will prove from the Bible that Christ is only man, not God.
Some denominations will prove from the Bible that in the New Law, Christ shared his priesthood with no one. Others will prove from the Bible that in the New Law, even women are priests.
One sect will prove from the Bible that baptism is unnecessary for children, but is necessary for adults. Others will prove from the Bible that baptism is necessary for no one; that it is only a ceremony, an initiation such as required when one joins a fraternal group. Still others believe that it is necessary to baptize the dead.
The Jehovah’s Witnesses prove from the Bible that there is going to be a millennium, a thousand years when everyone will get a second trial. Calvinists prove from the Bible that a large part of mankind do not even get a first trial, but are predestined to damnation irrespective of their merits.
Some sects prove from the Bible that eternal punishment is going to be meted out to nearly everyone. Only a small handful of their particular sect is going to escape. But others prove from the Bible that everyone is going to be saved.
Reduce to practice, their theory means this: Read the Bible and believe as you like; if you like Martin Luther’s theory, follow it; if you prefer John Calvin’s Christianity, embrace it. If you think that the Adventists have ‘discovered” the truth, then take them as your guide. If none of these theories suits you, make one up yourself.
Each of these groups claim that their version of Christianity is taken directly from the Bible; they are all willing to swear that their little handful are the only ones who are right and that everyone else is wrong. Most people are conceited enough to set themselves up as competent interpreters of the word of God. ‘I think the Bible means this, therefore it does mean this’ is their position.
“Today, there are an estimated 20,000+ denominations or sects in a fractured Christianity. Ask them all to solve the problem: ‘What does the Bible teach?’ Each will give you a different answer. However, you know that only one can be correct, all the rest are wrong.
You cannot have one-Fold and one Shepherd, one Faith and one Baptism, by allowing every person to distort and pervert the Scriptures to suit his or her own pet theories.
The Bible teaches that the true Church began with Christ and not with men 15 to 19 centuries later. It also teaches that the visible Church of Christ has had and will ever have an uninterrupted existence.
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©2018 Victor R. Claveau, MJ
The truth is that no book in the world is falsified, distorted, and misapplied as much as the Holy Scriptures.
Some, like the early heretics will prove from the Bible that Christ is only God and not man. Others, like the Unitarians, will prove from the Bible that Christ is only man, not God.
Some denominations will prove from the Bible that in the New Law, Christ shared his priesthood with no one. Others will prove from the Bible that in the New Law, even women are priests.
One sect will prove from the Bible that baptism is unnecessary for children, but is necessary for adults. Others will prove from the Bible that baptism is necessary for no one; that it is only a ceremony, an initiation such as required when one joins a fraternal group. Still others believe that it is necessary to baptize the dead.
The Jehovah’s Witnesses prove from the Bible that there is going to be a millennium, a thousand years when everyone will get a second trial. Calvinists prove from the Bible that a large part of mankind do not even get a first trial, but are predestined to damnation irrespective of their merits.
Some sects prove from the Bible that eternal punishment is going to be meted out to nearly everyone. Only a small handful of their particular sect is going to escape. But others prove from the Bible that everyone is going to be saved.
Reduce to practice, their theory means this: Read the Bible and believe as you like; if you like Martin Luther’s theory, follow it; if you prefer John Calvin’s Christianity, embrace it. If you think that the Adventists have ‘discovered” the truth, then take them as your guide. If none of these theories suits you, make one up yourself.
Each of these groups claim that their version of Christianity is taken directly from the Bible; they are all willing to swear that their little handful are the only ones who are right and that everyone else is wrong. Most people are conceited enough to set themselves up as competent interpreters of the word of God. ‘I think the Bible means this, therefore it does mean this’ is their position.
“Today, there are an estimated 20,000+ denominations or sects in a fractured Christianity. Ask them all to solve the problem: ‘What does the Bible teach?’ Each will give you a different answer. However, you know that only one can be correct, all the rest are wrong.
You cannot have one-Fold and one Shepherd, one Faith and one Baptism, by allowing every person to distort and pervert the Scriptures to suit his or her own pet theories.
The Bible teaches that the true Church began with Christ and not with men 15 to 19 centuries later. It also teaches that the visible Church of Christ has had and will ever have an uninterrupted existence.
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