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Who set you up as Judge and Jury? Let those who read decide.
Do I have a Ph.D. in Theology from some seminary.....NO, thank God. From what I have seen coming out of these in modern years, I thank God every day, He kept me from these liberal and heretical institutions. By the way, you do know such institutions are not Biblical. There is no so called place to be taught in Scripture, apart from the Assembly and the preaching of the Word; as well as, through ones own study and leadership of the Holy Spirit. But you want Scripture:
1) On Edification: 1Co 14:3 But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men edification, and exhortation, and consolation.
-- Rom 14:19 So then let us follow after things which make for peace, and things whereby we may edify one another.
-- 1Th_5:11 Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.
2) My next few paragraphs were self explanatory..... Did you read the first three chapters of Revelation?
3) The Doctrinal errors and Heresy of most churches today is self evident to most true believers. 1Jn 4:5,6 They are of the world: therefore speak they as of the world, and the world heareth them. We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he who is not of God heareth us not. By this we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
-- Act 24:14 But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:
In the final argument, which churches are Biblically correct? The Mormons and their additional Bible? The Jehovah Witnesses, who deny Christ's Eternal Sonship.? The Catholic's, who believe in worshipping Mary and teach transubstantiation and set the Pope up as if he were a god. The Baptist, who in the sixties, determined to do away with the "Impeccability" of Christ, so that they could teach a savior, more like fallen man and appeal to more of the World. Shall we go on? I think not.
What about Doctrine? Are the churches magnifying "Free Will", are they correct or are the ones promoting God's Sovereign choice in Election? What about the Antinomian teachings? Is God Triune or are the Unitarians correct? Is there going to be a physical Kingdom on Earth or are the A-millennialist correct in their views? Was Christ the God-man or just a blessed man? Maybe now you see, why I said the things that I did.
Fellowship must, must, must be around the TRUTH of God's Word. One can not fellowship around opinions or doctrines that are steeped in error or downright heretical views. Unless of coarse, one is a part of the "world church".
The true assembly, is led by the elder that has been called of God. He edifies the Saints, through the proclaiming of God's Word, as written in the Scriptures. Administers discipline as needed, to the sheep he has been given charge over. All believers, who have been born of the Spirit, worship God in Spirit and Truth. No other form of Worship is acceptable to God. John 4:23,24 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and truth: for such doth the Father seek to be his worshippers. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship in spirit and truth.
Do I have a Ph.D. in Theology from some seminary.....NO, thank God. From what I have seen coming out of these in modern years, I thank God every day, He kept me from these liberal and heretical institutions. By the way, you do know such institutions are not Biblical. There is no so called place to be taught in Scripture, apart from the Assembly and the preaching of the Word; as well as, through ones own study and leadership of the Holy Spirit. But you want Scripture:
1) On Edification: 1Co 14:3 But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men edification, and exhortation, and consolation.
-- Rom 14:19 So then let us follow after things which make for peace, and things whereby we may edify one another.
-- 1Th_5:11 Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.
2) My next few paragraphs were self explanatory..... Did you read the first three chapters of Revelation?
3) The Doctrinal errors and Heresy of most churches today is self evident to most true believers. 1Jn 4:5,6 They are of the world: therefore speak they as of the world, and the world heareth them. We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he who is not of God heareth us not. By this we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
-- Act 24:14 But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:
In the final argument, which churches are Biblically correct? The Mormons and their additional Bible? The Jehovah Witnesses, who deny Christ's Eternal Sonship.? The Catholic's, who believe in worshipping Mary and teach transubstantiation and set the Pope up as if he were a god. The Baptist, who in the sixties, determined to do away with the "Impeccability" of Christ, so that they could teach a savior, more like fallen man and appeal to more of the World. Shall we go on? I think not.
What about Doctrine? Are the churches magnifying "Free Will", are they correct or are the ones promoting God's Sovereign choice in Election? What about the Antinomian teachings? Is God Triune or are the Unitarians correct? Is there going to be a physical Kingdom on Earth or are the A-millennialist correct in their views? Was Christ the God-man or just a blessed man? Maybe now you see, why I said the things that I did.
Fellowship must, must, must be around the TRUTH of God's Word. One can not fellowship around opinions or doctrines that are steeped in error or downright heretical views. Unless of coarse, one is a part of the "world church".
The true assembly, is led by the elder that has been called of God. He edifies the Saints, through the proclaiming of God's Word, as written in the Scriptures. Administers discipline as needed, to the sheep he has been given charge over. All believers, who have been born of the Spirit, worship God in Spirit and Truth. No other form of Worship is acceptable to God. John 4:23,24 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and truth: for such doth the Father seek to be his worshippers. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship in spirit and truth.
I agree with the idea of avoiding liberal bible schools and also avoiding authors who do not believe in the inspiration of the word but I also believe in avoiding those who are dumber than a box of rocks and constantly making mistakes in interpretation because they don't reference good bible helps. They would do well to go to bible school because most of what they say is wrong. Some people just really need more help.
Anyone who dismisses ALL bible college as a work of man or as something antithetical to true Spirit inspiration and empowerment for ministry has not investigated the real world of bible colleges today. There are deeply spiritual bible colleges that produce theologians with excellent gifts for teaching the body of Christ and I am enjoying their books everyday.
I would rather read from an author who has a Doctorates in Theology from a bible believing school AND ALSO the empowerment of the Holy Spirit than from a moron who constantly makes mistakes in interpretations based on lack of fundamental knowledge he should have gained from High School English but he flunked out and never tried to learn it again after maturing as an adult and getting saved.
Then they launch out into their preaching ministry and preach sermons on "quit ye like men" and explain how we need to quit thinking we are just men because we now have the Holy Spirit living in us and that makes us super men. Yes I have heard such a sermon from someone who said bible colleges were not in the bible and they did not need them.
Only uneducated people use that argument. I agree that you do not have to go to bible college to preach, but at least read the same books they use in the spiritual bible believing bible colleges at your own pace and self educate yourself. We owe it to those who take their own time to listen to us.
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