Please, read with sober reflection
Acts 4:12:-
"Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved."
The name under heaven by which we must be saved is Jesus Christ. No other name worn by denominations can save.
Ephesians 4:4
There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling;
There is only one body recognized by God. All others are false. The only thing left to be determined is which body to participate in.
Colossians 1:18
And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence.
Jesus Christ is the head of His one body, the church. The church of the New Testament. And being the Head, He makes the rules.
Ephesians 5:23
For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body.
Get the fact: The affirmation that Jesus Christ is the head of more than one religious body has the same evil connotation to it as the accusation that a certain man possesses more than one wife. Denominationalism would make of the spotless Lamb of God an adulterer, having not just one spiritual wife but literally hundreds of them. right?
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Are you interested in learning what the one true church actually is? In recent times, the Roman Catholic church proclaimed, from their headquarters in Rome, Italy, that all other faiths are false and the members of those faiths will not be saved. Normally, that would bother a lot of folks, but in our day and age, hardly anyone noticed. There is a general sense of apathy when it comes to determining what God has said concerning His church.
Please always enter Bible Study with a prayer. Ask God to give you guidance and enlightenment. Ask God to reveal His truth, and pray that you will be honest enough in your heart to accept what God says. Pray for wisdom (James 1:5) so that you may be able to distinguish the truth from error and false doctrine. Pray that you will not be decieved (Galatians 6:7) by the craftiness of men, but will place your trust only in God and His word. See if you can capture the essense and attitude of the psalmist in your own prayers.
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The major instruments of division among believers are the creed books, constitutions or manuals of the various sects. Creed contradicts creed, constitution varies from constitution and doctrine conflicts with doctrine. Whereas, the prophet of old had said, "... the Lord is our law giver" (Isa. 33:22), and James also declared "There is one law giver, who is able to save and to destroy" (Jas. 4:12). Even though our God has given us the law in the Bible, people have neglected their Bible and become a law to them- selves. The Bible is neither subject to revision or amendment be- cause of its inerrancy. It is all sufficient for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness to equip the man of God for every good work (2 Tim. 3:16,17). However, every sect has written its own constitution, or creed according to what they felt was right in their own eyes, using the Bible to give it legitimacy.
The main and sure source of information for you to avoid being misguided is the Bible. Therefore, take up your Bible now and start your investigation of the church of Christ, because the Bible is the only book in this world in which "holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit." Your feelings, your conscience, what the majority are doing or saying, what your parents or ancestors have been doing, what the leaders say, etc. cannot guide you into what is religiously right or wrong. The Bible, the Book of God is the only source of truth in all spiritual and moral matters.
Remember, when you use your measuring tape to measure an object you accept the result without questioning. Will you not accept whatever the Bible tells you in all moral and spiritual matters, even much more readily because it affects your eternal destiny? God has given all men the Bible to enable them to identify the true church of Christ, so they can be saved from being trapped in counterfeit churches which deprive men of the true hope of eternal life. Start today again to investigate the church of Christ.
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Let's get this fact straight about the Lord's church because Jesus really build his own church. we read in matthew 16:18 Jesus says: "And I say also unto thee, That thou art peter, and upon this rock I will BUILD my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Now you can see that Jesus truly said that he will build his church this was established on Pentecost A.D 33 in the city of Jerusalem. Comprehend this buddy!
The church of Christ is composed of those who are being saved. It is not a denomination. When a person hears the gospel of Christ, believes it with all sincerity, soberly repents of his sins, confesses Christ as the Son of God and is baptized (immersed in water) by the authority of Christ, God forgives that person all his past sins and seals him with the Holy Spirit. Such is the person considered in the Bible as being saved and added to the Lord's church, the body of Christ. And such is the person rightly called a Christian. Please, confirm all these things in Acts 2:36-47; 1 Cor. 12:13 and Acts 11:26.
God wants you to investigate the church of Christ, the church for which Jesus shed His blood and died. Satan, the deceiver of man from the beginning has created several and various counter- feit churches many of which seem to look in some aspects to be the church of Christ. In denominationalism, Satan has tried to por- tray the kingdom of Christ as being divided against itself (Matt. 12: 25), but the truth is that Christ is never and can never be divided (1 Cor. 1:12,13). Heaven and earth shall pass away, but His word remains forever unchangable (Matt. 24:35; 1 Pet. 1:25). Like a counterfeit piece of money, which any reasonable person will reject, the Lord wants you to be careful that you do not get your- self stuck in counterfeit churches which exist in every place. Some of these counterfeit churches are very old and popular, while some are fairly old or young but popular too. Therefore, be careful!
Jesus Christ or His apostles did not start any denominations. And you don't read of a Roman Catholic disciple, a Methodist disciple, a Baptist disciple, a Pentecostal disciple or any sectarian disciple in your Bible. Do you? Also, Jesus Christ did not design His church to be shredded into denominations ruled by conflicting creeds. Even His apostles rose up boldly to expose and check those who Satan was using in their time to plant the seed of denominations. Please, read with sober reflection Jno. 17:20,21; 1 Cor. 1:10-13; and Rom. 16:17,18.
If we are sincere, it must be admitted that the Spirit of Christ is lacking in all professed believers who neglect the one divine pattern of Christianity set forth plainly in the New Testament and divide themselves into conflicting, and in some instances antagon- istic sects. THINK ABOUT THIS! Start today to investigate the church of Christ.
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I have not heard or read mentioned about Jesus Christ creating his own church. I do believe that he embraced all people and provided the vehicle for all of us no matter where we worship, the opportunity to serve each other in his name. The denominations in religion are a reflection of the differences in points of view and philosophies we all have, but it does bring us together with a common purpose. We should never allow ourselves to ever be divided based on our differences but united based on common belief in God and how we can best serve each other in this world.
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