Putting the “emphasis”, as you put it, on ANYTHING other than faith in the shed blood of Jesus will lead to error and destruction. Play all the mind games you want. There are two questions answered for what we put our “emphasis” on.<
“Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved, and your house”
“These are the works of God, that you believe on the one He sent.”
One more time DUDE - you judged Rood’s standing before the Lord by stating that Rood does not have faith in Christ alone - meaning in your lexicon that he does not have God’s Holy Spirit and is NOT A CHRISTIAN because of his chosen way to worship and walk with Jesus Christ that you disapprove.
Using YOUR CRITERIA regarding anyone putting emphasis on anything other than the blood of Christ, those Christians who put emphasis on things like full immersion baptism as part of their walk and worship with Him - are not part of the Body of Christ according to you.
“If you love Me, keep My Commandments” - is an admonition from Christ. There are many Christians who believe that doing so in their walk is showing their love for their Savior. You just denounced them all because of nothing more than what they believe is important in that walk with Jesus that you disapprove.
I’ve long repented of having the same mindset as you do, declaring this people or that group or congregation as not being Christian simply because they do not worship or walk with Jesus Christ the same exact way I do.
Thank you for making my entire point about the circular firing squad many American Christians focus most of their time and energy on.
1Pet.1So much for your easy believeism. Peter sees it just like Yeshua did, enduring to the end
[1] Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
[2] Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.
[3] Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
[4] To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,
[5] Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
[6] Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:
[7] That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
[8] Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
[9] Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.