Since around 1900, we entered the Laodicean Church Age in the which Jesus is seen OUTSIDE the church knocking on the door for them to let him in.
Do not despair. From the previous glorious Church Age, we have enough Philadelphia churches to impact the world in these last days.
Makes me think of John 5:43 which is basically: “I come in My Father’s name and me you do not accept; if another comes in his own name, him you will accept.”
Nowadays, anyone can be called an “evangelical” for polling purposes.
Can’t help but wonder how they decide who is an “evangelical”?
If you don’t believe in the divinity of Christ can you say you’re a Christian? Can you be an evangelical if you aren’t a Christian?
the trinity is a mystery, for God is both all 3 and 1. We will have to wait to get to heaven for this to be clarified.
“Before Abraham was, I Am.”
This is nothing. The deity of Christ was the issue the Nicene counsel assembled to address.
When was the last time you would have thought someone who said he was God was a “great teacher”?
More like a looney.
He was who He said he was, or he was a liar and a psychopath. There’s no middle ground.
Choose.
If Jesus is not God, then he is either a liar or a lunatic. And if he is either of those things he certainly is not a great teacher.
People who deny his divinity, especially people who call themselves Christians, are just simply foolish.
Matthew 7:22 - On judgment day many will say to Me “didn’t we prophesied in your name...
I use a capital "S" for Sodomy because it is the name of a religion. In fact the official religion of the ruling class, even those whose sexual tastes do not run in that direction.
It’s not called the “Great Apostasy” for nothing.
The “right hand” is seen as a place of honor and status throughout the biblical text. When the Bible makes statements that Jesus Christ sits at the right hand of the Father, it is affirming that he has equal status to the Father within the Godhead (Hebrews 1:3, 12:2; 1 Peter 3:22; Acts 7:55-56)
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I don’t agree with the concept of original sin.
We might inherit a sin nature, a tendency towards sin. But we’re not condemed until we sin. It’s just we all sin, except for kids who haven’t reached the age of accountability.
If you look at Jesus’ reply to the Rich Young Ruler who asked how to have eternal life, Mark 10:17-27. Jesus basically said, keep the commandments and named 5 of them. The Ruler said he had kept them all from youth. And Jesus replied, you lack one thing, go and sell all that you have and follow me. Jesus’ answer showed the ruler that he was putting his riches before God, so he hadn’t kept the law.
If you look at Jesus’s reply to the lawyer, Luke 10:25-37, it’s even more direct. Jesus asked what is written in the law? The lawyer replied, ““You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.” And Jesus replied “Do this and you shall live”.
If you keep the law, you shall live. But we know the law saved nobody. Nobody kept it. But if you did, you would live, which means you’re not condemed because of original sin. You’re condemned because of your own sin.
Our church leaders are failing us. Time to go back to teaching basics instead of trying to make everyone feel good.
Sobering statistics. As a pastor I assume everyone in the congregation is on the same page when it comes to basics like Jesus is God. I may need to not make that assumption.
See Jane run, run Jane run.
Spot gets the ball.
We are sinners who need a savior
Jesus is our savior
Jesus (and the Holy Spirit) is one with the Father
This is a damning indictment against the American Church
The commies are doing a great job in the churches. Just as they planned.