Matthew 5:48 King James Version (KJV)
48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
2 Timothy 4:3-4 King James Version (KJV)
3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
The Gates of Hell is prevailing against any Visible Church whose members are Sinning. As Yeshua/Jesus commands, you must be Perfect as the Father in Heaven is Perfect.
Are any astute members on these forums able to verify the following information?
American Baptist Association (ABA)
Ben M. Bogard
"Benjamin Marcus "Ben" Bogard (March 9, 1868 – May 29, 1951) was an American Baptist clergyman, author, editor, educator, radio broadcaster, and champion debater in primarily the U.S. state of Arkansas. In 1924, Bogard founded the American Baptist Association, commonly called the Missionary Baptist denomination, based in Texarkana, Texas...."
"...In his 1934 debate with Aimee Semple McPherson, founder of the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel, he proclaimed, "Miracles and divine healing, as taught and manifested in the Word of God, ceased with the closing of the apostolic age" in the year A.D. 70, after which overt miracles were no longer performed on earth...."
"...In his debate with Church of Christ theologian Joseph Sale Warlick,[12] from John 10:27-30, Bogard argued that a Christian who falls into sinful behavior still retains eternal security because of the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ on the cross and subsequent Resurrection, which are greater than an individual's imperfection...."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_M._Bogard
Landmark Baptist
Ben Bogard Biography
https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/landmarkbaptist/ben-bogard-biography-t1780.html
Was the founder of American Baptist Association a Freemason and member of Ku Klux Klan (KKK)? The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) are a Roman Catholic Order!