We claim to stand for the truth and have a tendency of calling each other false teachers,so how can one identify a person contending for the truth given the many doctrines (OSAS,NOSAS,Armenian,Calvinism etc)?
Assuming you believe that your not a false teacher, what makes you different from all the others who also believe that they are not false teachers/false prophets?
Our differences have also proven the fact that scripture only harmonizes to a certain extent, how can you counteract that thought?
Please answer all my questions if you will.
The gospel...Christ crucified is the only one that you need to be concerned about.
Theology, eschatology may differ in some Faith's. Even from pew to pew.
Christlike manners and traditions may very in the same faith denominations.
It's not that they are teaching falsely but but have taken a stand on what the believe the scriptures are pointing to.
Christ is the building corner stone as long as one does not add or take away the message of the gospel and presents it according to the word of God, in full measure, as it is written that church is grounded in truth.
Believe it or not the many differences of the theology, and eschatology in the gospel based Faith's have brought many truths to light. It also causes some to study harder, to look deeper, pray to see clearer.
We are asked to be a berean, to search the scriptures to see if it is so. So basically we are responsible for what we believe. Jesus said to his disciples when the rebuked strangers who did not follow as they did
Those who are not against me are with me (paraphrasing don't have my Bible with me).
I have many brothers and sisters who are post trib, pre trib, mid trib, Baptist, Lutheran, non denominational, Methodist, Jewish. But we all agree in one thing....Christ crucified.
The Pharisees argue the letter of the law. Jesus argued the heart of the law. The Samaritan woman argued place of worship. Jesus replied worship in place.
Strange thing happened 2 thousand years ago in Bethlehem. The child of God was born the promised Messiah. What was strange about it is that only outsiders knew that an event had taken place. While just a few miles away the temple of God stood.
Nicodemus taught in the temples for years then asked the young rabbi how do you get to heaven?
Show me anyone including myself who gets it right 100% of the time all the time.