ALL cults focus upon the flesh (body and behavior mechanism of soul) in one way or another. Jesus did not go to that cruel cross to redeem the sin-laden flesh. He died to cleanse the spirit of sin debt, for any who will believe. That wrong focus in the flesh is why the catholiciism org demand their adherents believe they can eat the blood, body, behavior mechanism and DIVINITY when their priests feed them a wafer and some wine. They demand that we believe the 'real presence' means their priests can feed the divinity of GOD to them. That is pride run amok!
Other cults believe they can make GOD owe them eternal life because they have such fealty to rituals or special days. Paul addressed all of that in one of his earliest letters, to the foolish Galatians. Jesus made it plain that the flesh is of no profit to the spirit, for it is the Spirit which give life and the words that He spoke to thepushy seekers after signs were spirit and life.
There is real Presence. Jesus said plainly that where two or more are gathered in His name, there is He in the midst of them. SPIRITUALLY PRESENT, just as He was in Spirit Body, Glorified body in their Presence in the Upper Room BEFORE He appeared physically to them.
There is not a wafer int he whole Universe that is the physical Presence of Jesus. He appears whole when He manifests among them/us. And He is about to manifest to those God transforms int he twinkling of an eye, when the Believers are transformed to be like HIM at the Rapture of the Body of Christ Believers since the Day of Pentecost when Jesus established The One Ture Church/Eklesia/ Body of Believers. And folks, that is not encompassed in any ORG, Catholic, Seventh Day Advetnist, Mormon, Baptist, or Lutheran, etc. The One True Church is a Spiritual Body made up of ALL Believers for whom Jesus is Lord.
EXCELLENT post, MHG.
If cults could understand this one thing that you posted, seems to me they’d have to see the truth: “ALL cults focus upon the flesh (body and behavior mechanism of soul) in one way or another. Jesus did not go to that cruel cross to redeem the sin-laden flesh.” God is spirit.
“Other cults believe they can make GOD owe them eternal life because they have such fealty to rituals or special days.”
God will not be debtor to a single soul. They can’t earn salvation no matter how hard they try or what they do. I know cults don’t like to hear it, but Jesus really did do it all because He was the only One Who could.
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