Luke 11:17 - But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth.
Christianity has become a divided house and in its current position, it will definitely fall if we hold these words as truth...
1 Corinthians 1:12 - Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.
1 Corinthians 3:3-4 - For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men? For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal?
Are not all of these denominations and their leaders carnal?
They say we are baptists and we are apostolic and we are catholic... There is so much bitterness and strife in these synagogues, why would one want to be a Christain. Esp after seeing how worldly we conduct ourselves.
One calls himself Oneness and another Trinitarian
One is new earth and the other holds another name.
These men and theologies (theories) have divided those who wish to seek God.
Trinity is right... so what
Trinity is wrong... so what
WHy are we arguing over these trivial issues when the more important question is are you obeying God?
This problem has corrupted churches for centuries and we still remain arguing over small issues.
Romans 12:3 - For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.
Let all of us come down from our high places and stop worrying about who's right and wrong. To stop gloating over being right or wrong, but let us be faithful to God and fight against sin.
Jeremiah 17:5 - Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.
Let us lean to God and His spirit for direction. That we may be called His children. Being faithful to a certain doctrine of theology is what caused our divisions to begin with. To continue in debates of who is right, only stregthens our division.
Test the spirits, do not lean to man for understanding but rather be led by God... And what have the spirits of these MEN who claim to know God's word done to the body. It has divided it most certainly. We have gone from depending on God to depending on doctrine. Shame on us...
Romans 8:14 - For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
Ephesians 5:3 - But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;
Let's each one of us work on ourselves. Making sure that none of the above can honestly be named among us, but first we have to be honest with ourselves and clean the inside of the cup (heart and mind) with love and God's word respectively.
Jeremiah 11:3 - And say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel; Cursed be the man that obeyeth not the words of this covenant,
For one second, do not think that we do not HAVE to obey God... Man shall live by EVERYWORD and not some...
With Love,
The Persecuted