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To the Catholics, Protestants, Non-Denominationals...
Posted : 30 Jul, 2012 04:45 PM
Denominations...or...Demon-i-nations?
What is a denomination? Simply put, a label showing how you are different from another group!
Who do denominations serve? The very essence of a denomination is a DIFFERENCE, a LACK OF UNITY, a DIVISION.
The enemy has a strategy, and it's been working quite effectively, sad to say. DIVIDE and CONQUER!
...12 Now I mean this, that each one of you is saying, �I am of Paul,� and �I of Apollos,� and �I of Cephas,� and �I of Christ.� 13 [h]Has Christ been divided? Paul was not crucified for you, was he? Or were you baptized [i]in the name of Paul? 14 [j]I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius, 15 so that no one would say you were baptized [k]in my name...
1 Corinthians 1
Appeal to Unity
1 Paul, called as an apostle of Jesus Christ [a]by the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,
2 To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, [b]saints by calling, with all who in every place call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:
3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
4 I thank [c]my God always concerning you for the grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus, 5 that in everything you were enriched in Him, in all speech and all knowledge, 6 even as the testimony concerning Christ was confirmed [d]in you, 7 so that you are not lacking in any gift, awaiting eagerly the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ, 8 who will also confirm you to the end, blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 God is faithful, through whom you were called into fellowship with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
10 Now I exhort you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all [e]agree and that there be no [f] divisions among you, but that you be [g]made complete in the same mind and in the same judgment. 11 For I have been informed concerning you, my brethren, by Chloe�s people, that there are quarrels among you. 12 Now I mean this, that each one of you is saying, �I am of Paul,� and �I of Apollos,� and �I of Cephas,� and �I of Christ.� 13 [h]Has Christ been divided? Paul was not crucified for you, was he? Or were you baptized [i]in the name of Paul? 14 [j]I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius, 15 so that no one would say you were baptized [k]in my name. 16 Now I did baptize also the household of Stephanas; beyond that, I do not know whether I baptized any other. 17 For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not in [l]cleverness of speech, so that the cross of Christ would not be made void.
Footnotes:
1 Corinthians 1:1 Lit through
1 Corinthians 1:2 Or holy ones
1 Corinthians 1:4 Two early mss do not contain my
1 Corinthians 1:6 Or among
1 Corinthians 1:10 Lit speak the same thing
1 Corinthians 1:10 Lit schisms
1 Corinthians 1:10 Or united
1 Corinthians 1:13 Or Christ has been divided! or Christ is divided!
1 Corinthians 1:13 Lit into
1 Corinthians 1:14 Two early mss read I give thanks that
1 Corinthians 1:15 Lit into
1 Corinthians 1:17 Lit wisdom
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Foundations for Living
3 And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual men, but as to men of flesh, as to infants in Christ. 2 I gave you milk to drink, not solid food; for you were not yet able to receive it. Indeed, even now you are not yet able, 3 for you are still fleshly. For since there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not fleshly, and are you not walking [a] like mere men? 4 For when one says, �I am of Paul,� and another, �I am of Apollos,� are you not mere men?
5 What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, even as the Lord gave opportunity to each one. 6 I planted, Apollos watered, but God was causing the growth. 7 So then neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but God who causes the growth. 8 Now he who plants and he who waters are one; but each will receive his own [b]reward according to his own labor. 9 For we are God�s fellow workers; you are God�s [c] field, God�s building.
10 According to the grace of God which was given to me, like a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and another is building on it. But each man must be careful how he builds on it. 11 For no man can lay a foundation other than the one which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12 Now if any man builds on the foundation with gold, silver, [d]precious stones, wood, hay, straw, 13 each man�s work will become evident; for the day will show it because it is to be revealed with fire, and the fire itself will test [e]the quality of each man�s work. 14 If any man�s work which he has built on it remains, he will receive a reward. 15 If any man�s work is burned up, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire.
16 Do you not know that you are a [f]temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? 17 If any man destroys the [g]temple of God, God will destroy him, for the [h]temple of God is holy, and [i]that is what you are.
18 Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you thinks that he is wise in this age, he must become foolish, so that he may become wise. 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness before God. For it is written, �He is the one who catches the wise in their craftiness�; 20 and again, � The Lord knows the reasonings of the wise, that they are useless.� 21 So then let no one boast in men. For all things belong to you, 22 whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or things present or things to come; all things belong to you, 23 and you belong to Christ; and Christ belongs to God.
Footnotes:
1 Corinthians 3:3 Lit according to man
1 Corinthians 3:8 Or wages
1 Corinthians 3:9 Or cultivated land
1 Corinthians 3:12 Or costly
1 Corinthians 3:13 Lit of what sort each man�s work is
To the Catholics, Protestants, Non-Denominationals...
Posted : 30 Jul, 2012 04:50 PM
"The very essence of a denomination is a DIFFERENCE, a LACK OF UNITY, a DIVISION."
Currency is also denominated. While it is true that each denomination has a different value to the monetary system it is untrue that their is a lack of unity. The unity comes from the fact that each denomination is still part of the same currency system.
To the Catholics, Protestants, Non-Denominationals...
Posted : 31 Jul, 2012 01:00 PM
It does not matter if i pray in a Catholic, Protestant or whatever church building as long as I have been saved by God's Grace through faith. after all, religion is not a requirement for going to heaven or for attaining eternal life...So to me, it does not matter what religion i belong to and i don't see the disunity you are talking about or are these religions preaching different things or having different teachings outside the trinity and the word of God that is written in the bible?
The bible in Mark 9:40 "that whoever is not against us is for us" So let us just say that everyone is somewhere working for God in their different capacities or in different units that you would call religions which is not a bad thing i guess.
To the Catholics, Protestants, Non-Denominationals...
Posted : 1 Aug, 2012 09:57 AM
Matthew 6
Giving to the Poor and Prayer
6 �Beware of practicing your righteousness before men to be noticed by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.
2 �So when you [a]give to the poor, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be honored by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. 3 But when you [b]give to the poor, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your [c]giving will be in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.
5 �When you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners [d] so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. 6 But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.
7 �And when you are praying, do not use meaningless repetition as the Gentiles do, for they suppose that they will be heard for their many words. 8 So do not be like them; for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.
9 � Pray, then, in this way:
�Our Father who is in heaven,
Hallowed be Your name.
10 � Your kingdom come.
Your will be done,
On earth as it is in heaven.
11 � Give us this day [e]our daily bread.
12 �And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13 �And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from [f] evil. [g][For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.�]
14 For if you forgive [h]others for their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive [i]others, then your Father will not forgive your transgressions.
To the Catholics, Protestants, Non-Denominationals...
Posted : 1 Aug, 2012 09:47 PM
Locust
I am a little confused here; How is your recent post of Mathew 6 related to your first post on this thread? what are you trying to address? How is self righteousness,giving and The Lord's prayer related to disunity in religions(like you stated on your first post)?
