Hi all
I don’t understand the consept of a false christian. If you believe in the lord Jesus Christ and are baptised and repent of your sins…well you are Christian, and you belong to Christ.
You aren’t baptist…pentecostal…methodist…
etc…etc…you are christian. A baptist dose not love a different Jesus Christ then a pentecostal.
Its human to break up into groups.
We have national groups, social class groups, christian groups…it just never stops.
The truth is that we are one big human family,no national group is anymore human then the other.
The same is true for christians.
I don’t like it.
Because man benefits from segregation, have you seen some of those preachers cars?!?!?!
every last one of us have the bible in common.Loving one another, not lying steeling etc…etc… we all have that in common.
every christian will have to leave there denomination and join Gods one family in heaven anyway, may as well start getting along now.
You have to look at the Scriptures, Christ founded one Church, The Protestant Revolt was a major break from the Church which started a domino effect, Why did Martin Luther Break away from the Church? Because he did not agree with some of the Teachings. There are so many dominations now due to the selfish interest of man. Those who have broke away from the Catholic (Greek for Universal) Church are in denial of the fact. For one those who break away from Rome contravene what our Lord has ensured us about his Church, that She will never fall.
“Jesus saith to them: But whom do you say that I am? Simon Peter answered and said: Thou art Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answering, said to him: Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-Jona: because flesh and blood hath not revealed it to thee, but my Father who is in heaven. And I say to thee: That thou art Peter; and upon this rock ** I will build my church**, and
the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” And I will give to thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven. And whatsoever thou shalt bind upon earth, it shall be bound also in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose upon earth, it shall be loosed also in heaven.
Matthew 16: 15-19 DRB]
We Must also remember that Christ gave HIS authority to the Apostles:
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“And Jesus coming, spoke to them, saying: All power is given to me in heaven and in earth. Going therefore, teach ye all nations; baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and behold I am with you all days, even to the consummation of the world.” *Matthew* 28: 18-20 DRB]
Our Lord founded One Church and ONE CHURCH ALONE;
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And other sheep I have, that are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice, and there shall be one fold and one shepherd. *John 10:16*], He appointed ONE VICAR (OF CHRIST) of His Church; AND I WILL SET UP ONE SHEPHERD OVER THEM, and he shall feed them, even my servant David: he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd. *Ezechiel 34:23*] refer also to [Matth. 16:15-19]
He made Simon Peter Our first Pope and the first Vicar of Christ: When therefore they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter: Simon son of John, lovest thou me more than these? He saith to him: Yea, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. He saith to him: Feed my lambs. He saith to him again: Simon, son of John, lovest thou me? He saith to him: Yea, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. He saith to him: Feed my lambs. He said to him the third time: Simon, son of John, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved, because he had said to him the third time: Lovest thou me? And he said to him: Lord, thou knowest all things: thou knowest that I love thee. He said to him: Feed my sheep. *John 21:15-17*]
We must remember that Our Lord said, “I am the Truth”
John 14, 6]. What is truth? Truth omits error, it is conformity to reality or actuality. He founded his Church and said,** “And if he will not hear the church, let him be to thee as the heathen”**
[Matthew 18: 17]. Honestly that doesn’t sound quite like a blessing to those outside His Church. Again He told His Apostles, “he that despiseth you, despiseth me; and he that despiseth me, despiseth him that sent me”
[Luke 10: 16] and, “He that is not with me, is against me”
Luke 11:23; Matth. 12:30]. Would you come to believe that if Our Lord is truly present in the Holy Eucharist, would He be every bit as pleased with the doctrine of those who deny that He is present there?
Saint Paul, in his Second Epistle to the Thessalonians, [2 : 8–11]
“And then that wicked one shall be revealed whom the Lord Jesus shall kill with the spirit of his mouth; and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming, him, Whose coming is according to the working of Satan, in all power, and signs, and lying wonders,
And in all seduction of iniquity to them that perish; because they receive not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. Therefore
God shall send them the operation of error, to believe lying: That all may be judged who have not believed the truth, but have consented to iniquity.”
Again when we look at Luke 13, 22-27 it states:
And he went through the cities and towns teaching, and making his journey to Jerusalem. And a certain man said to him: Lord, are they few that are saved? But he said to them: Strive to enter by the narrow gate; for many, I say to you, shall seek to enter, and shall not be able. But when the master of the house shall be gone in, and shall shut the door, you shall begin to stand without, and knock at the door, saying: Lord, open to us. And he answering, shall say to you: I know you not, whence you are. Then you shall begin to say: **We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets. And he shall say to you: I know you not, whence you are: depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.
**Those are just a few passages out of the Bible, so in a sense you can find all your answers there. I hope that this helped answer you question though, Take Care and God Bless.
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