The Problems that Christianity has Created for Itself It’s amazing how blind anyone can become because of fear to see what may be too alarming or disturbing. It makes little difference whether you are knowledgeable in the Scriptures and devout in your religious tradition. It is very easy to become conditioned to certain rote comebacks,…
The purpose of togetherness is the benefit of mutual encouragement. That this became the reason for their meetings is clear from 1 Corinthians 14:26. It reads, “When you come together, everyone has a hymn, or a word of instruction, a revelation, a tongue or an interpretation. All of these must be done for the strengthening…
If such brothers and sisters live in the same area, is there any doubt that they will be together when possible? Unquestionably, they will gather together because they not only have a common relationship and response to God, they have a common cause. To illustrate this commonality that unites us, imagine the similarity of other…
Some propose the idea that a universal church is nowhere taught in the Bible so that every reference to the church (assembly) is a reference to the physical gathering of people. Abrams writes, “However, it can be argued that Matthew 16:18 is referring to Christ founding the institution of local churches, not to the establishment…
Aside from the formation of an institution, many innovations were introduced. Once any man or group of men lift themselves up as authority figures with the final authority reserved for the Pope, we can expect many human inventions. Further, it makes little difference what the Bible teaches to a man who claims apostolic succession. Worse…
Not only are we are being told to blindly accept the church tradition because they have the first and oldest traditions, we are given other false claims. To make a more convincing and uniform package, the Roman papacy rested in the authority that declared the Pope as the “sole vicor” of Christ on earth. In…