Sunday, 18 December 2011

Aren't we all Christian?

There is a growing movement within the so called "church" known as universalism. This is where the faithful are lead to believe that sects such as Jehovah's witnesses and Mormons are Christian. Let me assure you that these sects are as far from Christianity as Hinduism, these sects do not confess the Nicene Creed which stipulates what a true Orthodox Christian should believe.

The Nicene Creed is an Apostolic creed that was accepted by the ancient Church Fathers who came together as one body from all over the Christian world during the 4th Century and was used as a safe guard against heretical sects. It defined what a Christian should believe in order to be considered Christian and if someone is to deny one aspect of this creed then they are not considered to be Christian and should never be told otherwise.

Let us see what St Paul says about Universalism -


6 I am amazed that you are so quickly deserting Him who called you by the grace of Christ, for a different gospel; 7 which is really not another; only there are some who are disturbing you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. 8 But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to what we have preached to you, he is to be accursed! 9 As we have said before, so I say again now, if any man is preaching to you a gospel contrary to what you received, he is to be accursed!
10 For am I now seeking the favour of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a bond-servant of Christ.

It is quite clear from what the beloved Apostle wrote here that we are not to accept a warped version of the faith to simply please men, is this what Christ wanted though? Didn't Christ come to bring this universalised peace to the world? Let us examine the following -

34Do not think that I came to bring peace on the earth; I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35 For I came to SET A MAN AGAINST HIS FATHER, AND A DAUGHTER AGAINST HER MOTHER, AND A DAUGHTER-IN-LAW AGAINST HER MOTHER-IN-LAW; 36 and A MAN’S ENEMIES WILL BE THE MEMBERS OF HIS HOUSEHOLD.
37He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; and he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. 38 And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. 39 He who has found his life will lose it, and he who has lost his life for My sake will find it.

Jesus did not come to bring a false sense of peace to the world, His word will divide the entire human race into two camps, those who follow Him via the truth stipulated in the Nicene Creed and  there is everyone else, including Jehovah's witnesses, Mormons and many other protestant divisions.

Do not let emotions blind you brethren, not all who cry "Lord Lord" will enter the Kingdom of Heaven.

Amen



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