<DIV>Siarlys,</DIV>
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<DIV>Jesus started one true Christian religion. So today there must be just one body, or group, of true worshipers of God. (John 4:23, 24; Ephesians 4:4, 5) The Bible teaches that only a few people are on the narrow road to life.—Matthew 7:13, 14. </DIV>
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<DIV>(Matthew 7:15, 21-23; Acts 20:29, 30) </DIV>
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<DIV>So the question you have to ask yourself is, Are all religions pleasing to God, or is it just one?</DIV>
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<DIV>How would you identify true Christians?</DIV>
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<DIV>Posh</DIV>
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<DIV><BR><BR><B><I>gcfl-discuss@gcfl.net</I></B> wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Dear Posh, and Eric,<BR><BR>I for one believe that there are many denominations because God DOES need<BR>all those different avenues to draw people to him. Most of the<BR>differences are of little concern to God, but of great concern to man<BR>(meaning, men and women). Most of the detailed "doctrines" of various<BR>denominations are not the direct teachings of Jesus, but the result of<BR>church councils trying to nail down precise definitions of things that<BR>Jesus did not clarify.<BR><BR>When these doctrines are questioned, many defend them by saying "It's a<BR>mystery." I say, leave it at that. If it is a mystery, then let us<BR>recognize that we don't KNOW the answer, that what God knows and does is<BR>beyond what we can comprehend.<BR><BR>For example, Jesus did say to baptize in the name of Father, Son and Holy<BR>Ghost, Jesus did say "I and the Father are one," but Jesus did NOT
say<BR>"God is a Trinity" or that the image of God should be painted as three<BR>heads growing out of one body.<BR><BR>I even find that worship at churches which hold to doctrines I cannot<BR>accept brings me closer to God. But my home church is fellowship on a<BR>different level.<BR><BR>Siarlys<BR><BR><BR>________________________________________________________________<BR>The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand!<BR>Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER!<BR>Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!<BR>_______________________________________________<BR>GCFL-discuss mailing list<BR>GCFL-discuss@gcfl.net<BR>http://gcfl.net/mailman/listinfo/gcfl-discuss</BLOCKQUOTE><p>
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