The Challenge of the Christian Theology and more …
/ Ewald Frank
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25. An unbelievable tragedy
- Preface
- Introduction
- Does all happen by chance?
- The time is near
- The only valid measuring rod
- The old dispute
- Self-evidence?
- The testimony of historians
- History confirms it
- God’s confession
- God manifests Himself
- In heaven and on earth
- The Lord visits His prophet
- The »I am«
- Was the Son born in heaven?
- Spirit and Truth
- Very peculiar
- Respect for the Great Mystery
- Everyone defends his or her own doctrine
- The rock
- The Great Commission
- Thou shalt have no other gods …
- Maryology
- Believe as the Scripture says
- An unbelievable tragedy
- The end-time
- A challenge to all
- No one can bypass Jesus Christ
- New creation
- The Son and the sons and daughters of God
- The two beginnings
- The course of church history
- No man’s influence
- Conclusion
An unbelievable tragedy has occurred within established Christianity. In theological seminaries they don’t teach from the original Word, but teach from books compiled by mere churchmen. They speak mainly about the »innertrinitarian relation« which in reality does not even exist. It is a speculation, which came up in the 4th century whereupon they base their theology. This is not valid before God. What counts is what He said and what His servants left behind in the Old and New Testament. Whatever is not written in the Scriptures does not have a divine origin. The Old and the New Testament are complete testimonies of God, and no one should dare to add anything to it, as is also true with a natural testament — the last will, after it becomes valid nothing can be changed or added. In the last chapter of the New Testament we have the warning that those who would add to or take away from the words of prophecy of the divine book, their part would be taken from the tree of life and they would have to suffer the apocalyptic plagues. So serious is the whole matter that even names which are written in the book of life can be removed, if someone becomes guilty by adding or taking away from the Scriptures.
Even before the end of the first century Paul with much pain states, that another Jesus was being preached, another Gospel proclaimed and another spirit was at work (2 Cor. 11: 4). In the same chapter the Apostle refers to those men, who deviated from the original teachings, »as the truth of Christ is in me … 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 were transformed as the ministers of righteousness, whose end shall be according to their works.« (Vv. 10-15). John admonishes us to prove the spirits, because many false prophets have already entered the world. Only those who confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh as the Messiah are of God . »… And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God; and this is that spirit of antichrist« (1 Jn. 4: 1-3). This Word must be applied to all denominations that do not confess Jesus Christ according to the Scriptures, but instead are teaching that an eternal Son preexisted. They speak about »Jesus« as the »Son« but in a different way. They do not remain with the testimony of Scripture in accordance with the Spirit and Word of prophecy (Rev. 19: 10b). Now the pure doctrine and the plain Truth are placed again upon the candlestick, and everyone is able to test for himself what kind of spirit is leading.
In his message to the church of Ephesus John records the words of the Lord, »I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them who are evil; and thou hast tried them who say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars« (Rev. 2: 2).
In Gal.1 Paul emphasises that all who preach another Jesus, another Gospel are under a curse. Another Gospel is that which is different to the original Gospel of Jesus Christ and the apostles and does not coincide with their teachings and practice. Bearing great responsibility, Paul being directly commissioned, the Apostle was worried that Satan would beguile the church as he did Eve (2 Cor. 11: 2-3). God’s enemy has not only thrown humanity from the beginning of the creation into death, he has done so spiritually after our redemption was accomplished with those who did not take God’s Word seriously. Both live on: the sin through disobedience and the true church through obedience by faith . The enemy always tries using the same method. He questions the Word of God. »Should God have said …« »Surely, you will not die!« Satan is the big liar and the most religious perverter, the destroyer of the Word of God from the beginning. Using the religions of the world he has been very successful. He is the prince of the air and the god of this world and acts under a religious cloak, always interpreting Scripture his own way. In this respect he is the father of all lies and the first theologian.