Modern Christianity Is Not Christian
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“If Jesus had preached the same message that ministers preach today, He would never have been crucified.” —Leonard Ravenhill
“For we can affirm with a good conscience that we have, after reading the Holy Scripture, applied ourselves and yet daily apply ourselves to the extent that the grace of the Lord permits to inquiry into and investigation of the consensus of the true and purer antiquity.” —Martin Chemnitz
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BELIEVERS DESCRIBED BY THE WORD OF GOD
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How do we know who the true believers, true disciples are?
“And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast our devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.” —Mark 16:17-18
“He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)” —John 7:38-39
“Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.” —John 8:12
“Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;” —John 8:31
“And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.” —John 10:16
“I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.” —John 12:46
“If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.” —John 13:17
“By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.” —John 13:35
“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go to my Father.” —John 14:12
“If ye love me, keep my commandments.” —John 14:15
“Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.” —John 15:14
“If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.” —John 15:19
“I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.” —John 17:14
“By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.” —I Corinthians 15:2
“Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;” —Ephesians 5:1
“Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.” —II Timothy 2:19
“Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.” —I Peter 4:16
“If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:” —I John 1:6
“And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.” —I John 2:3
“He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.” —I John 2:4
“He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also to walk, even as he walked.” —I John 2:6
“Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.” —I John 3:1
“Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.” —I John 3:13
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MODERN CHRISTIANS
- Christians are too good to be true.
- Christians are too good to be good.
- Christians are too good to have to be good.
- Christians are too good to have to do good.
- Christians are too good to have to serve the good.
False Teachers Are Everywhere
“For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.” —II Corinthians 11:13-15
“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.” —Ephesians 6:12
Appearance of Good Can Hide Evil
“Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.” —John 7:24
“For we commend not ourselves again unto you, but give you occasion to glory on our behalf, that ye may have somewhat to answer them which glory in appearance, and not in heart.” —II Corinthians 5:12
“Do ye look on things after the outward appearance? if any man trust to himself that he is Christ’s, let him of himself think this again, that, as he is Christ’s, even so are we Christ’s.” —II Corinthians 10:7
“With devotion’s visage and pious action we do sugar o’er the devil himself.” —William Shakespeare, Hamlet, 3.1
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- Scriptural reference organization reprinted from The Seventh Way: How to Live Beyond Self-Concepts by Kevin Everett FitzMaurice © 1990. Reprinted by permission of PalmTree Publishers (now out of print).
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