Eastern Orthodox

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Published on Friday, 24 June 2011 00:37

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Eastern Orthodox

The Eastern Orthodox denomination was formed in 1054 AD resulting from a split involving the authority of the pope. 26

The Eastern Orthodox denomination has most of the same doctrines as the Catholic denomination with the exception of following the pope and giving him the authority to add to or take away from Biblical (Word of God) doctrine. As in Catholicism, the man-made, non-scriptural pagan doctrine of the trinity are embraced. The Biblical doctrine of being born again of the water and of the Spirit in Jesus name is neither taught nor practiced.

Azusa Street Revival

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Published on Tuesday, 21 June 2011 22:33

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The Azusa Street Revival

• A revival of the in filling of the Holy Spirit with the initial evidence of speaking in tongues that spread across the world.
• The beginning of the rebirth of the Apostolic doctrine taught by Jesus Christ and the first church.

A revival of the in filling of the Holy Spirit with the initial evidence of speaking in tongues that spread across the world.

Before this event, the Holy Spirit was again poured out in a big way in Topeka, Kansas among Baptist and Methodist believers who believed for and even fasted for the in filling of the Holy Spirit like the Apostles had received it in the Book of Acts. Later, at the Azusa Street Revival, ( a Pentecostal revival meeting) took place in Los Angeles, California and was led by William J. Seymour, an African American preacher, thousands more received this Biblical experience.  It began with a meeting on April 14, 1906 at the African Methodist Episcopal Church and continued until roughly 1915. The revival was characterized by speaking in other languages, dramatic and expressive worship services, and inter-racial mingling of believers as in the Book of Acts which was different than what was happening in the society of the day. The participants received criticism from secular media and “denominal Christian” theologians for behaviors considered to be outrageous and unorthodox reminiscent of what happened to the original apostles of Jesus Christ who were considered everything from drunk to insane. Today, that revival is considered by historians to be the primary catalyst for the spread of Pentecostalism in the 20th century. (51. William J. Seymour and the Azusa Street Revival". Enrichment Journal. Retrieved on 2007)

The beginning of the rebirth of the Apostolic doctrine taught by Jesus Christ and the first church.

Afterward, two forms of Pentecostalism were developed out of this Holy Spirit outpouring: the Charismatic’s which kept the Catholic man-made, Trinitarian doctrine which uses the un-Scriptural water baptism in the titles of Father, Son and Holy Ghost, (no one in the Bible was ever baptized in the titles, Father, Son, Holy Spirit) and the Apostolic Pentecostals (52. Burgess, Stanley M. Women. Encyclopedia of Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity) which believe and practice the born again doctrine set forth by Jesus Christ and the Apostolic first church which began on the day of Pentecost, including (1) baptizing exclusively in Jesus name as done exclusively by the Biblical first church, (2) receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit with the initial evidence of speaking in tongues, holiness and separation onto God while following the instructions given to the early church.) The modern Apostolic Pentecostal church believes that although the ceremonial laws were fulfilled with the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the moral laws are still in effect and that salvation is something that needs to be sought with obedience and an utmost respect for the Lord birthed by love.  The Apostolic church believes, as the Lord Jesus said, that this salvation is a very narrow path and few will find it while many are on a broad way leading to destruction. The modern Apostolic Pentecostal church believes, as the Bible teaches, that Jesus is God manifested in the flesh. That He had a dual nature being all man and at the same time, all God and that His humanity had to pray to His divinity so as to lead a sinless life by overcoming their own human nature, the devil and the world. The modern Apostolic Pentecostal church believes that as His bride, the church must also overcome these things with the help of the Holy Spirit (Christ in you the hope of Glory, Col. 1:27), to make it into heaven with the Lord as the Bride Groom. (53. What We Believe)

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Charismatic Pentecostal

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Published on Tuesday, 21 June 2011 23:16

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Charismatic Pentecostal

• Held onto the pagan doctrines and traditions, including the trinity, started and politically pushed by the council of Constantinople
• The born again salvation plan of Jesus Christ is no longer taught or practiced

Held onto the pagan doctrines and traditions, including the trinity, started and politically pushed by the council of Constantinople.

The charismatic Pentecostal churches such as the Assemblies of God, Pentecostal Holiness and Church of God have kept the doctrines started originally by the Catholic Church at the Ecumenical councils, (64. A History of Christian Doctrine Volume 3 by David K. Bernard) such as the trinity and the changing in the way to baptize believers from the Biblical manner in Jesus' name, to the titles or manifestations of Father, Son & Holy Ghost. The doctrine of separation and holiness unto God has also been mostly done away within the modern Charismatic churches because of the belief of legalism which basically states that God’s grace is all that we need to be saved and that we don’t have to obey God and try to please Him with our lives.  In contrast, the first church believed that the church, (the called out ones) needed to separate themselves from this sinful world and that 'without holiness and separation unto God, no one could see God' (nor be with Him) (65. The Bible:Matthew 5:48; Acts 2:40; Act 4:12; 1Cor 3:17; 1Cor 6:19; Eph 5:27; 1Pet 1:15-16; 1Pet 2:9; 2Pet 2:21; Heb. 12:14.) The first church believed that the name of Jesus was absolutely necessary for the forgiveness and deliverance of sins and it was the only name given to man whereby we can be saved. (66. http://cnview.com/on_line_resources)

Jehovah Witnesses

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Published on Tuesday, 21 June 2011 16:22

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Jehovah Witnesses

• Inspired by the teachings of the 7th Day Adventists
• Believe that Jesus Christ is a created subordinate god and is actually the Archangel Michael
• The born again salvation plan of Jesus Christ is no longer taught or practiced

Inspired by the teachings of the 7th Day Adventists

The history of Jehovah's Witnesses begins in 1869, in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, when Charles Taze Russell began a Bible study which led to this separate movement. The name "Jehovah's Witnesses" (based on Isaiah 43:10-12) was not adopted until 1931. Charles Taze Russell was brought up a Presbyterian, and indoctrinated from the Catechism. In 1870 after dropping in on a Second Adventist Bible study conducted by Jonas Wendell, Russell organized his own Bible study with a circle of friends who came to regard him as their pastor.  Although Russell believed that the Second Adventists were "called of God" and he never renounced them (Russell still maintained his association with the Adventists and credits some preachers with teaching him much), a miscalculation concerning the Second-Coming of Christ caused him to re-evaluate Adventist teachings (Hoekema pg. 224, Penton, pg. 15).  In response, Russell, together with his organized Bible study group, determined that Christ's return would be an invisible or spiritual one. He later wrote a booklet entitled "The Object and Manner of the Lord's Return" to describe his new ideas and views on the issue. When he read similar ideas in N.H. Barbour's The Herald of the Morning, Russell joined him in editing the periodical. Both agreed that the Adventists had been mistaken in awaiting Christ in the flesh. In 1877, Russell and Barbour wrote and published Three Worlds and the Harvest of This World (Hoekema, p.224-25; Penton, p.18-19). (49. Jehovah's Witnesses—Who Are They? What Do They Believe?)
Believe that Jesus Christ is a created subordinate god and is actually the Arc Angel Michael
The Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that Jesus Christ is actually the Archangel Michael.  The Scripture that they use for this theory is Proverbs 8.  Here they say that Jesus Christ was a created being. However, Proverbs 8 clearly refers to wisdom as a she. She (wisdom) was created before the foundations of the earth were made.  Clearly this passage does not apply to Jesus Christ because He wasn't born female.  There is no scriptural reference for Michael being Jesus. (50. The Bible:Proverb 8:1-36) Other errors include the belief that 144,000 have already been chosen and that they, the Jehovah Witnesses are among the 144,000 that are saved in the Book of Revelation.  These 144,000, according to the Bible, are Jews out of the 12 of the tribes of Israel.  It isn't speaking of Gentiles or non Jews at all.
The born again salvation plan of Jesus Christ is no longer taught or practiced
Jehovah Witnesses do not preach what Jesus Christ nor what His Apostles preached in the early church.  They do not baptize in Jesus name, nor seek for the in filling of the Holy Spirit of God because they believe that the Holy Spirit is simply some kind of force and not Christ in you the hope of glory as is mentioned in Col. 1:27.  The principal self-defining characteristics of Jehovah's Witnesses are: learning the official doctrines, showing willingness to proselytize actively, participating in all congregational meetings, and being baptized into the Watch Tower faith (Beckford, p.70)