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Big Daddy Struggles
At this stage of my life as a Christian, I've come to the realization that I belong to the "Pedestrian" Protestant denomination.
Why?
Because each day I try to "walk by the Spirit" (Galations 5:16).
I also pray to: " be led by the Spirit", "live by the Spirit", "speak by the Spirit", and " be moved by the Spirit" each day as urged by Paul in his various letters to the churches in the New Testament.
I invite you to become a part of my Protestant "denomination". It won't cost you a penny to join...
In Jesus' Name, Amen
Frantz Philossaint
Based on the bible and I will give some supporting text to show this. God always has a people and He has shown this time and time again. God does have a true church on earth. I won't name that church but I will give bible text and you do the study. We know in Revelation chapter 12 John sees a woman clothed with the sun and this is a pure woman. A woman in bible prophecy represents a church (Jer 6:2, Acts 7:38, Is 37:22) There are plenty of other text to show a church represent a woman. Now in Revelation 17:3 we see a apostate church because John saw blaspheme. Verse 5 gives her full description and verse 6 says she his drunk with the blood of saints meaning she has killed God's people in His church. Let's go back to Revelation 12:17 which is our key verse. The dragon is satan verse 9 and the woman in verse 17 is the pure woman and satan also went to make war with the remnant of the pure woman. Look at the characteristics of this pure woman and the remnant of this our woman.
1. KEEP THE COMMANDMENTS OF GOD
2. HAVE THE TESTIMONY OF JESUS CHIRST
There is only one church in the whole world that fit these two guidelines. Notice that it says it keeps the commandments of God and that includes the 4th commandment which crosses out a whole list of church's please pray and study this because it plays a big part in the end times which we are now living in. We also see it again in Rev 14:12 which talks about keeping God's commandment and God's commandment are in Exodus 20:1-17.
Let me explain the second characteristic about the testimony. Go to Rev 19:10 this will explain it. Like I said I will not name the church, but God does have a true church here on earth. It does have its problems and it's not perfect, but the wheat and tares will grow together until the harvest. I hope this helps and may God bless you.
Angela Kawalsingh
Jesus died for all,he had this problem and we will have it to very end of time,for me I will all ways use thus say The Lord, if the bible say it I will take it let us study His word open our minds to Holy Spirit He is our teacher.AMEN
Paul Ahern
The question should be, who will satan make war with. He will not care about those that are not in the true church, they are already his.
Quoting Revelation 17 "And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ."
Pretty Clear! This means all of his commandments. He does not grade on a curve.
Valencia Lemon
I thank God for the Catholic Church and its knowledge and use of the holy
Scriptures. They don't misquote the Bible or take the scripture out of its context.
At 65 I have found true Grace and Christ's presence which are visible in this church.
Nani Babu Nelli
No church will be raptured but the saints that who received Jesus as their personal saviour, walked the way that God accept will rapture... That is Church....
Ursula S Monroe
I believe that any church on earth is made up of redeemed sinners and that their make up is the members of that church. That being said God knows that each of us is His unique creation and will identify with those who are similar. There is no one correct church but those that hold to the universal bible believing church headed by the Triune of God is part of that one church. If a church is outside the belief in a Triune God with faith Jesus as their savior then it stands outside of the Christian church.