I passed a sign which read that "Redemption is God’s recycle bin." Well, technically it is not. Redemption is not a recycling bin. Why? Because the Adamic race cannot be recycled. In fact, that is part of the issue. More often than not, formal institutionalized religion is endeavouring to impinge its viewpoint upon the human race without aligning with the scriptures. One such example is good works. While good works in itself is honourable, it retains no inward spiritual significance. Good works definitely cannot replace a heart that is deceitful and wicked! As the scriptures state, "You must be born again." Everyone must be born again. All of Adam's sinful race must die! Nobody is exempt and therefore we all ought to make preparation for the inevitable.
It is for this reason that worshipping God is critically important. But it is equally important that believers know "who" it is that they are worshipping. JESUS, who is the ONE TRUE GOD came forth from the bosom, which is the innermost being of the unseen eternal Spirit of the Almighty. He came with one purpose and that purpose was to seek and to save Adam offspring. In other words, you and I.
Unfortunately, religion in whatever form it projects itself gets in the way. Rome got in the way of the Christian faith. The so-called church fathers imposed their 'Simon the sorcery religion' in Rome, and in so doing, endeavoured to retard and alter that which the Lord Himself had delivered. Still, the Lord emphatically upheld the apostolic scriptural truth, establishing scriptural authenticity by laying down His own natural life. God established that His work concerning man’s redemption is forever complete. As the scriptures note, the Lord, upon completion of this redemption mission ascended into Heaven and SAT down.
The Lord commenced a further work by confirming the Word that He had delivered! The Lord delivered His Word directly to chosen individuals, and it this Word now spoken by those chosen individuals that He confirms with signs and wonders. As a consequence, the Word disqualifies alternative presentations such as the ideology put forward by the Roman church fathers.
Further, the Roman church fathers did not establish a Christian church. For the Christian church was already established by the Holy Ghost outpouring, as recorded in Acts 2. This outpouring of the Spirit fulfilled the afore prophetic utterance - that the Word of the Lord would go forth from Jerusalem.
There the Lord added to His church - the Christian Church. All the while the Roman church fathers established a so called Roman Catholic Church which directly opposed the teaching of the Holy Ghost, Jesus ministered to the early believers through the Lord’s apostles. He still ministers to His believers today.
The difference is that now, when someone boldly states that they are Catholic, we do not need to fret. They have chosen to follow the Roman church fathers in preference to the confirmed Word of the Lord. Fortunately, we are not obligated to make the same choice. Instead, as the scriptures state, "Let God be true."
Stand in the Offering Plate!
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