The Lord is coming for a church with no spot or blemish. One church untited together
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The Church already under the Central Core of Christian Beliefs.
1. Is the BIBLE inspired by GOD in it's original manuscripts?
(YES the thoughts came from GOD through prophets and disciples.)
2. Who is GOD the FATHER?
(He is the First Person in the Triune Godhead, Yet there is only one GOD.)
3. Who is GOD the SON?
(He is the Second Person in the Triune Godhead, Yet there is only one GOD.)
4. Who is GOD the HOLY SPIRIT?
(He is the Third Person in the Triune Godhead, Yet there is only one GOD.)
5. What is the condition of MAN?
(Man is utterly sinful and cannot save himself, thus Man desperately NEEDS a Savior.)
6. What is GOD's Plan of Salvation?
(We are saved by GRACE alone, A WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, producing a desire Confess, not just profess, Jesus a LORD which means Master, and if believe in our hearts in HIS physical resurrection, we will be saved.)
7. Will CHRIST return and receive us unto HIMSELF?
(YES, Christ has promised to return and receive us unto HIMSELF, but no man knows the day or the hour.)
If you examine all of mainline Christianity's Doctrinal Statement of Faith, you will find we are UNITED in that Mainline Christiantity's CORE of Beliefs. It is primarily the little things that the Christian Denominations bicker about. CHRIST recognized 7 distinctly different types of Churches in the first three Chapters of Revelation; WHO ARE WE TO RECOGNIZE LESS.
But you say you know Christians who do not believe all of the above. Perhaps the problem is how you are defining the term Christian. Acknowledging who HE is does not make one a Christian, even the demons acknowledge that much about Christ.
1 John 2:18-20 (NKJV)
[SUP]18 [/SUP] Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come, by which we know that it is the last hour.
[SUP]19 [/SUP] They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us; but they went out that they might be made manifest, that none of them were of us.
[SUP]20 [/SUP] But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things.
Are those who deny the Deity of Jesus Christ really Christians? Not according to these verses:
Colossians 1:16-18 (HCSB)
[SUP]16 [/SUP] For everything was created by Him, in heaven and on earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities— all things have been created through Him and for Him.
[SUP]17 [/SUP] He is before all things, and by Him all things hold together.
[SUP]18 [/SUP] He is also the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that He might come to have first place in everything.
Romans 1:18-22 (HCSB)
[SUP]18 [/SUP] For God’s wrath is revealed from heaven against all godlessness and unrighteousness of people who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth,
[SUP]19 [/SUP] since what can be known about God is evident among them, because God has shown it to them.
[SUP]20 [/SUP] For His invisible attributes, that is, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen since the creation of the world, being understood through what He has made. As a result, people are without excuse.
[SUP]21 [/SUP] For though they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God or show gratitude. Instead, their thinking became nonsense, and their senseless minds were darkened.
[SUP]22 [/SUP] Claiming to be wise, they became fools
1. Is the BIBLE inspired by GOD in it's original manuscripts?
(YES the thoughts came from GOD through prophets and disciples.)
2. Who is GOD the FATHER?
(He is the First Person in the Triune Godhead, Yet there is only one GOD.)
3. Who is GOD the SON?
(He is the Second Person in the Triune Godhead, Yet there is only one GOD.)
4. Who is GOD the HOLY SPIRIT?
(He is the Third Person in the Triune Godhead, Yet there is only one GOD.)
5. What is the condition of MAN?
(Man is utterly sinful and cannot save himself, thus Man desperately NEEDS a Savior.)
6. What is GOD's Plan of Salvation?
(We are saved by GRACE alone, A WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, producing a desire Confess, not just profess, Jesus a LORD which means Master, and if believe in our hearts in HIS physical resurrection, we will be saved.)
7. Will CHRIST return and receive us unto HIMSELF?
(YES, Christ has promised to return and receive us unto HIMSELF, but no man knows the day or the hour.)
If you examine all of mainline Christianity's Doctrinal Statement of Faith, you will find we are UNITED in that Mainline Christiantity's CORE of Beliefs. It is primarily the little things that the Christian Denominations bicker about. CHRIST recognized 7 distinctly different types of Churches in the first three Chapters of Revelation; WHO ARE WE TO RECOGNIZE LESS.
But you say you know Christians who do not believe all of the above. Perhaps the problem is how you are defining the term Christian. Acknowledging who HE is does not make one a Christian, even the demons acknowledge that much about Christ.
1 John 2:18-20 (NKJV)
[SUP]18 [/SUP] Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come, by which we know that it is the last hour.
[SUP]19 [/SUP] They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us; but they went out that they might be made manifest, that none of them were of us.
[SUP]20 [/SUP] But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things.
Are those who deny the Deity of Jesus Christ really Christians? Not according to these verses:
Colossians 1:16-18 (HCSB)
[SUP]16 [/SUP] For everything was created by Him, in heaven and on earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities— all things have been created through Him and for Him.
[SUP]17 [/SUP] He is before all things, and by Him all things hold together.
[SUP]18 [/SUP] He is also the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that He might come to have first place in everything.
Romans 1:18-22 (HCSB)
[SUP]18 [/SUP] For God’s wrath is revealed from heaven against all godlessness and unrighteousness of people who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth,
[SUP]19 [/SUP] since what can be known about God is evident among them, because God has shown it to them.
[SUP]20 [/SUP] For His invisible attributes, that is, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen since the creation of the world, being understood through what He has made. As a result, people are without excuse.
[SUP]21 [/SUP] For though they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God or show gratitude. Instead, their thinking became nonsense, and their senseless minds were darkened.
[SUP]22 [/SUP] Claiming to be wise, they became fools
If you want to see Our Common Core of Beliefs, at work in our communities, Volunteer to help the Ministerial Association. Most Communities in the USA have one, or you could start one. They are Ministers from all the mainline denominations, that get together periodically to work jointly on Community projects, such as feeding the homeless, providing shelter for the needy, ministering to elderly, etc. The more volunteers they have, the more they can do to help the Community, and thereby reflect Christ to the unsaved.
There will never be just 1 Church. How do I know? Read Revelation:
[h=3]Revelation 1:11[/h]King James Version (KJV)
[SUP]11 [/SUP]Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.
^-- this outlines how there are 7 different Churches.
[h=3]Revelation 2:1-5[/h]King James Version (KJV)
2 Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks;
[SUP]2 [/SUP]I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:
[SUP]3 [/SUP]And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.
[SUP]4 [/SUP]Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.
[SUP]5 [/SUP]Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.
^-- talks about how God can removes whatever Church he wants from being of from God.
This in itself talks about how there are basically 7 real churches, but at any time God can remove their candlestick. In essence, in Revelation it never talks about there being just 1 church. If so, I would appreciate a Bible quote please.
[h=3]Revelation 1:11[/h]King James Version (KJV)
[SUP]11 [/SUP]Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.
^-- this outlines how there are 7 different Churches.
[h=3]Revelation 2:1-5[/h]King James Version (KJV)
2 Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks;
[SUP]2 [/SUP]I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:
[SUP]3 [/SUP]And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.
[SUP]4 [/SUP]Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.
[SUP]5 [/SUP]Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.
^-- talks about how God can removes whatever Church he wants from being of from God.
This in itself talks about how there are basically 7 real churches, but at any time God can remove their candlestick. In essence, in Revelation it never talks about there being just 1 church. If so, I would appreciate a Bible quote please.
But what you are not grasping, the ONE church already exists; but it is not a building NOR a denomination. It is the sum total of all truly born again believers of ALL TIME. No matter what denomination they come from. When we surrendered to Jesus Christ or Messiah as LORD which means Master; we were all IMMERSED into that one body, the spiritual body of the LORD JESUS CHRIST, of which HE is the HEAD. HERE is your ONE CHURCH.
1 Corinthians 12:13-27 (NKJV)
[SUP]13 [/SUP] For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body--whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free--and have all been made to drink into one Spirit.
[SUP]14 [/SUP] For in fact the body is not one member but many.
[SUP]15 [/SUP] If the foot should say, "Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body," is it therefore not of the body?
[SUP]16 [/SUP] And if the ear should say, "Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body," is it therefore not of the body?
[SUP]17 [/SUP] If the whole body were an eye, where would be the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where would be the smelling?
[SUP]18 [/SUP] But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body just as He pleased.
[SUP]19 [/SUP] And if they were all one member, where would the body be?
[SUP]20 [/SUP] But now indeed there are many members, yet one body.
[SUP]21 [/SUP] And the eye cannot say to the hand, "I have no need of you"; nor again the head to the feet, "I have no need of you."
[SUP]22 [/SUP] No, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary.
[SUP]23 [/SUP] And those members of the body which we think to be less honorable, on these we bestow greater honor; and our unpresentable parts have greater modesty,
[SUP]24 [/SUP] but our presentable parts have no need. But God composed the body, having given greater honor to that part which lacks it,
[SUP]25 [/SUP] that there should be no schism in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another.
[SUP]26 [/SUP] And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; or if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.
[SUP]27 [/SUP] Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually.
As far as the earthly denominations, why did GOD allow such diversity? Because HE knows we are diverse. What appeals to one may totally miss another. For example, a hell-fire and brimstone preacher will turn me off, and even put me to sleep. But give me a gifted Bible expositor, who teaches what the verses mean and explains how the verses apply to my life, and I never get bored, even if his sermons run over an hour. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I know there are brethren that NEED the hell-fire and brimstone style of preaching or they do not even feel like they have been to Church.
