An Introduction

As I read the Bible more and more, I discover more and more things. And I learn that many of the churches I have attended are controlling churches that are not what they say they are. More on my history will come up later but for now I have just a few things to say.

Any church that claims it is the true and only church deserves to be tested. Anyone who says they should not be questioned is violating scripture. The Apostle Paul tells us in Romans 16:17-18 very clearly "I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Keep away from them. For such people are not serving our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds of naive people."

The true Church exists inside your body. Your body is the temple. In I Corinthians 3:16 Paul states "Don't you know that you yourselves are God's temple and that God's spirit lives in you?" God's spirit lives inside of YOU!

Christ is God. Christ is not a creature. He was with God since the beginning. In Colossians 1:15-20 Paul states "He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have supremacy. For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross." Also be onguard for people who deny the Word becoming flesh, John warns in II John 7-11 "Many deceivers, who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh, have gone out into the world. Any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist. Watch out that you do not lose what you have worked for, but that you may be rewarded fully. Anyone who runs ahead and does not continue in the teaching of Christ does not have God; whoever continues in the teaching has both the Father and the Son. If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not take him into your house or welcome him. Anyone who welcomes him shares in his wicked work."

Also, I discovered that you cannot believe every spirit. Do not believe everyone who claims to be of God. You must test these men who claim to have the Spirit. Anyone who says that they cannot be questioned is a liar. The apostle John demands that you question! These are cultic strategies to keep you uninformed of the truth of the Bible. In I John 4:1-4 it is said: "Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world."

These are things to be onguard for but remember we must LOVE. We must not regard the people who follow bad prophets as enemies. They just need our prayer. We must LOVE our enemies; Christians are to be a peaceful people. As Paul says in Romans 12:14-18 "Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited. Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everybody. If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone."

That is all for now, these are just my thoughts as I read and learn. All of these verses of scripture were taken from the New International Version of the Bible.