Despite the contradictory practices in denominationalism, we are told that it does not matter what church we attend, so just "join the church of our choice." Lets you and I make up a church and see if it "does not matter" if we attend this church. Suppose we had a church that taught all the following things:
* We follow the Bible as our sole guide in religion, but we also follow the Book of Mormon, the Catholic catechism, and Jehovah's Witness Watchtower publications as authority.
* We believe that a child of God can so sin as to be eternally lost, but we also believe that it is impossible for a child of God to so sin as to be eternally lost.
* We believe that immersion is the only true form of baptism, but we also practice sprinkling and pouring as valid forms of baptism.
* We believe that man is justified by faith alone, but we also teach that obedience is essential to justification.
* We believe that the seventh day of the week is the Christian sabbath and the first day of the week is a perversion, but we also believe that the first day of the week is the Christian sabbath for worshipping God.
* We worship the God of the Bible as our only God and Jesus as our only Savior, but we also worship the sun, moon, stars, and Satan.
What would you think of a church that believed and practiced all these contradictory doctrines? "Ridiculous! Hypocritical!" Yes, but when different churches teach contradictory doctrines, some would say it "does not matter" which we join. Isn't that also ridiculous and hypocritical?
Consider what denominationalism says about the Messiah. We are told that "you can find our Savior in any of these churches." And "there are people in all the denominations that are following the Messiah." If Christ is found in all the churches, though their teach are often contradictory doctrines, so does make it all false doctrine? Ponder this for a second if you dare, if all these churches are following the Word of God, yet they are going in opposite directions, what does that mean?
What is the real problem with our imaginary church? The problem is that no one could believe all these contradictory doctrines because truth does not contradict itself! This is the real issue. Christ teaches truth, and truth does not contradict itself. Denominations contradict one another. Therefore, they cannot all be teaching truth, and they cannot all be following The Word of God!
The Word of God emphasizes the importance of truth. We are told the truth will set us free. Obeying the truth is what makes us free from sin. There is one true faith, just as there is only one true God (Eph. 4:3-6).
If the denominational concept is true, then all denominations are acceptable to God even though they flatly contradict one another regarding worship, salvation, etc. This means error is just as good as truth and unrighteousness is just as good as righteousness. Cleave not to the words of men but put your trust in the Word of God and seek his face and trust only in his word. Not in the ideologies of men for the Word of God tells me put not my trust in kings or princes for they will fail me. Trust not in a denomination to save you, but trust in Christ whose blood paid the debtors debt for you and I. Meaning no denomination can save nor deliver us from evil only placing our faith in the son of God. I grew up in a family of decons, pastors, musicians, Sunday School teacher, part of my family was Southern Baptist the other half was Seven Day Adventist, Brothers and cousins could not plain family activities on Saturday for some that was their Sabbath day and Sunday could not be used for family activities for that was the Southern Baptist sabbath. Till this the family is divided many of the children walked away from Church cause they grew weary of the fighting. Tell me how could this be of God when it causes division?
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