Kidron
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In general, denominations arise based on doctrinal differences which occur by misinterpretation of the scriptures.
Originally the dividing issues were based around :
1.) "justification by faith alone".
2.) Salvation by water baptism or sprinkling.
3.) Gifts of the Spirit and if they are in effect today as they operated during the early church.
4.) Mary's role in the salvation of a believer.
5.) The eternal security of the believer.
These same issues and a few others tend to continue to divide us today.
For example.
The catholic church's "doctrine" still does not accept "justification by faith alone" as the only means of salvation.
The average catholic does not know this, but if they take 3 seconds to actually study their church's doctrine, they will discover this fact.
They also teach that Mary is a mediator exactly as Christ and in fact she is a "co-author" of salvation.
They teach she died a virgin and ascended to heaven and is seated right there with Jesus.
They also believe and teach that you are saved by water baptism and are born again into the "one true church" which is the Catholic church.
For example and in general, a Southern Baptist service does not usually allow for the leading of the Spirit and instead tends to have a very strict order during the service that basically never alters or changes from week to week or year to year.
The southern Baptist denomination absolutely will not accept that all of the 9 "sign" gifts mentioned in Corinthians are in effect today.
This is because of a scripture that says " whether there be tongues they shall cease"...combined with, "but when that which is perfect is come"..
They believe the Holy bible is the, "that which is perfect is come".
Also, Paul refers to "signs and wonders" as apostolic gifts or the "signs of an Apostle", and Baptists have concluded that the original Apostles are the last, therefore, most "signs for the Jew" ended when the Apostles died out 2000 years ago.
They also have concluded, and rightly so, that " the gift of tongues" is not a "prayer language", and this is a scriptural misunderstanding that you find among the majority of Pentecostal/charismatic Christians.
A Pentecostal believer, or a Word of Faith, or Charismatic believes, and rightly so, that the Spirit of God should lead the service and the minister is to always allow for this to occur.
The Pentecostal denomination does not believe in the "eternal security" of the believer.
This would be your Assembly of God denomination or the Nazarene denomination, etc.
These denominations and others like them are certain that you can lose your salvation if you dont "live it", that is to say, "live holy" and attempt to consistently keep from sinning.
They would tell you that you can "backslide your way into hell", and that if you "live in sin" after you are saved, you are ither not really saved, or you are lost.
There are plenty of other "doctrinal church divisions" i can illustrate for you, and i will, however, ive highlighted the main ones and in no way intended to offend any believer.
I merely listed the central dividing issues among a few of the mainline denominations for you to evaluate and perhaps take inventory of what type you are.
There are a few other dividing issues.
Such as women in the pulpit, or "mid-tribbers", or even "a second infilling of the Holy Spirit", or "evidence of the Holy Spirit's infilling is speaking in tongues".
However, these are perhaps a bit minor yet they are still practiced as doctrine in many many denominations and therefore continue to divide us as a body of believers.
There is also the "prosperity gospel" or the "full gospel" which you find being preached in abundance by the majority TV ministers found on TBN or Daystar.
Then in the last 80 years, you have an onslaught of "new bibles" and many of them are quite secular, were created using conflicted or "messed with" greek manuscripts or no manuscripts at all, or omit very important "doctrinal" scriptures.
I'll give you an example.
Take the bible you use and turn to 1st Timothy 3:16.
Does your "bible" say.."God was manifested in the flesh" or does it say "He was manifested in the flesh"?
Well, the greek manuscripts say "GOD" and because of scriptures like this, we as Christians are able to prove the deity of Christ.
However, once you substitute "he" for "God" you lose the revelation and of course the doctrine.
Turn your Bible to Colossians 1:14.
Does it say "in whom we have redemption through his Blood"?
Or does it omit the verse completely or omit the word "blood
Why is that?...
So, here again is a doctrinal scripture, a very important one, found in the greek texts which teaches us the importance of the "blood" of Christ regarding redemption, but yet many "new versions" take it out or change it.
Bibles like the NIV for example.
Believer, its one thing to change the language so that a bible is easier to read, but its Satanic to alter the scriptures and omit central doctrines of the faith so that the revelation is completely lost or destroyed.
I encourage to take a look at your "version" and get real interested in what im telling you.
So, there is plenty of ammunition to go around that will continue to divide us and not unite us as the body of Christ.
Satan is really quite amused.
Originally the dividing issues were based around :
1.) "justification by faith alone".
2.) Salvation by water baptism or sprinkling.
3.) Gifts of the Spirit and if they are in effect today as they operated during the early church.
4.) Mary's role in the salvation of a believer.
5.) The eternal security of the believer.
These same issues and a few others tend to continue to divide us today.
For example.
The catholic church's "doctrine" still does not accept "justification by faith alone" as the only means of salvation.
The average catholic does not know this, but if they take 3 seconds to actually study their church's doctrine, they will discover this fact.
They also teach that Mary is a mediator exactly as Christ and in fact she is a "co-author" of salvation.
They teach she died a virgin and ascended to heaven and is seated right there with Jesus.
They also believe and teach that you are saved by water baptism and are born again into the "one true church" which is the Catholic church.
For example and in general, a Southern Baptist service does not usually allow for the leading of the Spirit and instead tends to have a very strict order during the service that basically never alters or changes from week to week or year to year.
The southern Baptist denomination absolutely will not accept that all of the 9 "sign" gifts mentioned in Corinthians are in effect today.
This is because of a scripture that says " whether there be tongues they shall cease"...combined with, "but when that which is perfect is come"..
They believe the Holy bible is the, "that which is perfect is come".
Also, Paul refers to "signs and wonders" as apostolic gifts or the "signs of an Apostle", and Baptists have concluded that the original Apostles are the last, therefore, most "signs for the Jew" ended when the Apostles died out 2000 years ago.
They also have concluded, and rightly so, that " the gift of tongues" is not a "prayer language", and this is a scriptural misunderstanding that you find among the majority of Pentecostal/charismatic Christians.
A Pentecostal believer, or a Word of Faith, or Charismatic believes, and rightly so, that the Spirit of God should lead the service and the minister is to always allow for this to occur.
The Pentecostal denomination does not believe in the "eternal security" of the believer.
This would be your Assembly of God denomination or the Nazarene denomination, etc.
These denominations and others like them are certain that you can lose your salvation if you dont "live it", that is to say, "live holy" and attempt to consistently keep from sinning.
They would tell you that you can "backslide your way into hell", and that if you "live in sin" after you are saved, you are ither not really saved, or you are lost.
There are plenty of other "doctrinal church divisions" i can illustrate for you, and i will, however, ive highlighted the main ones and in no way intended to offend any believer.
I merely listed the central dividing issues among a few of the mainline denominations for you to evaluate and perhaps take inventory of what type you are.
There are a few other dividing issues.
Such as women in the pulpit, or "mid-tribbers", or even "a second infilling of the Holy Spirit", or "evidence of the Holy Spirit's infilling is speaking in tongues".
However, these are perhaps a bit minor yet they are still practiced as doctrine in many many denominations and therefore continue to divide us as a body of believers.
There is also the "prosperity gospel" or the "full gospel" which you find being preached in abundance by the majority TV ministers found on TBN or Daystar.
Then in the last 80 years, you have an onslaught of "new bibles" and many of them are quite secular, were created using conflicted or "messed with" greek manuscripts or no manuscripts at all, or omit very important "doctrinal" scriptures.
I'll give you an example.
Take the bible you use and turn to 1st Timothy 3:16.
Does your "bible" say.."God was manifested in the flesh" or does it say "He was manifested in the flesh"?
Well, the greek manuscripts say "GOD" and because of scriptures like this, we as Christians are able to prove the deity of Christ.
However, once you substitute "he" for "God" you lose the revelation and of course the doctrine.
Turn your Bible to Colossians 1:14.
Does it say "in whom we have redemption through his Blood"?
Or does it omit the verse completely or omit the word "blood
Why is that?...
So, here again is a doctrinal scripture, a very important one, found in the greek texts which teaches us the importance of the "blood" of Christ regarding redemption, but yet many "new versions" take it out or change it.
Bibles like the NIV for example.
Believer, its one thing to change the language so that a bible is easier to read, but its Satanic to alter the scriptures and omit central doctrines of the faith so that the revelation is completely lost or destroyed.
I encourage to take a look at your "version" and get real interested in what im telling you.
So, there is plenty of ammunition to go around that will continue to divide us and not unite us as the body of Christ.
Satan is really quite amused.
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