| The Bible – The Truth God warns against changing his word. Rev. 22:18,19 – “If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: and if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life.” Gal. 1:8 – “But though we (Apostles), or an Angel from heaven (or any man, vs.9) preach any other gospel unto you than that we have preached unto you, let him be ACCURSED.” Result of following anything other than the word of God Matt. 15:3,9 – “Why do ye also transgress the command of God by your Tradition? …in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.” Therefore, we should accept the Bible as the only source of truth. Acts 17:11 – They “Searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.” 1 Thess. 2:13 – “when ye received the Word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the Word of men, but as it is in Truth, the Word of God” John 8:32 – “And ye shall know the Truth, and the Truth shall make you free.” The Truth 1. How many different Religions are in this area? A: Have you ever wondered where all these churches came from? B: Is this confusing to you? C: Did God cause all this confusion? (See 1 Cor. 14:33) 2. How many churches did Jesus Promise to Build ? (Matt. 16:18) A: Why is it “HIS” church? Jesus Purchased the church with his own Blood. (Acts 20:28) B: What is the Church? A building or a group of people? “Now ye Christians are the Body of Christ” (1 Cor. 12:27) C: The Church (Greek word Ecclesia is a “called out” Body of people (1 Peter 2:9) 1. What does the Bible say the body is? (Eph. 1:22,23) 2. How many bodies does the Bible say there are? (Eph.4:4) 3. Therefore, how many churches does the Bible speak of? D: How many Bodies (churches) is Christ the Head of? (Eph 5:23) 3. Where did all the denominations (divisions or part of the whole) come from? God or Man? A: Acts 20:30 – ‘of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse (different from the Truth) things, to draw away disciples after them.” B: 1 Tim. 4:1 – “some shall depart from the faith” C: 11 Tim. 4:3,4 – “For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine but after their own lusts..shall turn away their ears from the Truth..” |
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