Not that I wish to create a factionalism within body of Christ, even though the forum has been set up to distinguish between denominations from other Christians when we are to be identified first and foremost as Christians anyway,
but since Alberto Rivera, a former Jesuit, testified to a secret oath to the Jesuit General to sow discord in society to cause society to collapse and to infiltrate the Protestant churches to bring them back into the fold, we should beware.
Those who defend the Trinity doctrine and the worship of the Holy Spirit with the Father & the Son, and even the worship of the Trinity by way of the creeds rather than scripture, does make me wonder that is the evidence the Jesuits has infiltrated the church?
We look at the Romans Catholic Church for how they created many "antichrists" which by application and definition means "instead of Christ" rather than "against Christ" like the lie that God gave more grace for believers to do works to earn their salvation by joining the RCC and doing the works of Catholicism within her. That by definition & principle is an antichrist.
Romans 11:5 Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace. 6 And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then it is no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.
And the RCC created many antichrists by how they pray to God by way of the virgin Mary, the departed saints, and even the Holy Spirit and by the broad way, the blessed Trinity in worship as by definition and by principle is an antichrist.
As debates about the Trinity can be found by the extrabiblical sources that cited
1 John 5:7 regarding the 3 Witnesses in Heaven as originally scripture as far back as 200 A.D., the question is not about whether or not each Person of the Trinity is God but the question should be asked is,
is there equal authority within the Triune God?
John 14:Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father:
for my Father is greater than I.
John 20:17 Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them,
I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.
It is because of verses like these two is why believers are led astray into not believing in the Trinity doctrine and the deity of Jesus Christ even though they do so at the expense of scripture.
This is how the Three Witnesses within the One God exists as the One God is because the will of the Father is to be done.
We see this in the Garden of Gethsemane when Jesus prayed 3 times to have the cup removed from Him but nevertheless He prayed that the Father's will be done and not His own.
So the misapplication of the Trinity doctrine has deceived the Baptist churches by way of those creeds to worship the Trinity and even the Holy Spirit with the Father & the Son as "instead of Christ". Since that practice and doctrine exists in the RCC, one should be dubious about how this got into the independent, fundamental Baptist churches at some point in their history.
Because Jesus said explicitly how we are to come to God the Father by and how we are supposed to honor the Father by and even went further by saying when we are not honoring the Son, then we are not honoring the Father which is His Father's will.
John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
John 10:1Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.
7 Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.
John 5:22 For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son: 23 That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.
Somehow the long held unbiblical practice has made null and void the Word of God and the will of the Father as Christian churches are climbing up another way to God the Father "instead of Christ" and honoring God the Father "instead of Christ".
If we expect to correct other denominational churches of their false teachings by the scriptures, the Bible-based fundamental church should start another reformation and lead by example in regards to how they come to the Father & honor Him in worship.by obeying the word of God and thus the will of the Father by coming to Him by way of the son in only honoring the Son in worship if they wish to honor & glorify God the Father by since that is the mind of Christ we are to have in worship..
Philippians 2:5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: 6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: 7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: 8 And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. 9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: 10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; 11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only......
If the independent fundamental Baptist church was on guard against external influence & infiltration of undercover Jesuits down through history, then they would be keeping that singular mind of Christ in worship which is according to the Father's will..... but that is not what I am seeing.
May God cause the increase & wake up some Bible-based Christian churches and mayhap even lead other churches to do a reformation.
