Does your church meet the test?

1. Christ organized the church, Eph. 4:11-14.
2.The true church MUST bear the name of Christ. Isa.43:6-7, Eph.5:23
3.The true church MUST have a foundation of Apostles and Prophets.Eph.2:19-20
4. The true church MUST have the same organization as Christ's Church. Eph.4:11-14
5.The true church MUST claim divine authority. Heb.5:4-10
6.The true church MUST have no paid ministry. Isa.45:13, 1 Pet.5:2
7. The true church MUST baptize by immersion. Matt.3:13-16
8. The true church MUST bestow the gift of the Holy Ghost by the laying on of hands. Acts.8:6-17
9. The true church MUST practice divine healing. Mark 3:14-15
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The true church MUST teach that God the Father and Jesus Christ are seperate and distinct individuals. John 17:11 and John 20:17-18
11.The true church MUS teach that God and Jesus Christ have bodies of flesh and bone. Luke 24:36-39 and Acts 1:9-11
12. The officers MUST must be called by God. Heb.5:4, Exodus 28:1 & Exodus 40:13-16
13.The true church MUST claim revelation from God. Amos 3:7
14.The true church MUST a missionary church. Matt.28:19-20
15.The true church MUST be a restored church. Acts. 3:19-20
16. The true church MUST practice baptism for the dead. 1 Cor.15:16 and 28
17. By their fruits ye shall know them. Matt.7:20

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[underpantssquirrel]

You see, the funny thing about this video is that most of the criteria only applies to christian standards. Give this test to Buddhists, Muslims, Deists, Atheists, and Hindus. They'll look at this list and laugh because it assumes that everyone believes in christianity.

I'm not impressed. How about looking at the test if your church is a cult; let's see how Mormonism stacks up.

[lilchi721]

Every religion is a cult. And I have taken I have tested it out and know that it is true. See ya later friend!

[broncofan57]

The only thing left out,is that the TRUE Church also offers you a challeng to just ask god if these things be true or not,ask him,he will tell you,that is only if you are ready and really want to know....

[GaryKColeman]

@12hourshiftworker

3- Bernhard Lohse, A Short History of Christian Doctrine--"As far as the New Testament is concerned, one does not find in it an actual doctrine of the Trinity."

Many say that Mormons are not Christian because they do not believe in this NON-biblical creed. Any church teaching a non-biblical doctrine is a cult.

end....

[GaryKColeman]

@12hourshiftworker

2- Ernest F. Scott in An Encyclopedia of Religion--"In the NT there is no direct suggestion of a doctrine of the Trinity."

Harper's Bible Dictionary--"The formal doctrine of the Trinity as it was defined by the great church councils of the 4th & 5th centuries is not to be found in the NT."

The New Encyclopedia Britannica--"Neither the word 'Trinity' nor the explicit doctrine appears in the New Testament."

cont....3

[GaryKColeman]

@12hourshiftworker

The following statements are from Non-Mormon sources:

Gerhard Kittel, Theological Dictionary of the New Testament--"The New Testament does not actually speak of triunity. We seek this in vain in the triadic formulae of the NT."

William J. Hill, The Three-Personed God: The Trinity as a Mystery of Salvation--"The New Testament itself is far from any doctrine of the Trinity or of a Triune God who is three coequal Persons of One Nature."

cont...2

[12hourshiftworker]

THis is Altogether Heresy, False Listen to the words of Jesus Himself, 'God is a spirit " Think about it, a Spirit has not flesh nor bones, but the Son Jesus did, God was in Christ reconciling the world. All the Fullness of the Godhead bodily dwells in Jesus 1 Timothy 3:16 The God of the Old Testament is the SAME God of the New Testament. Father(Lord) Son(Jesus) Holy Ghost (Christ) Mr. Smith was sincerely wrong because there is only ONE God, not two separate, thats false and dangerous!

[MormonUnApologist]

Funny how all of the references are taken out of context and are only used in the Mormon interpretation rationalize and justify Mormonism. I suppose if taken in the Christian interpretation it wouldn't support Mormonism which DID NOT always bear the JESUS CHRIST in the title of the church. It was added much later.

[BryceisBibleMan]

THES IS ALL TRUE FOR THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST.

[carterfamily8903]

Mormonism, meets the test of a false gospel, and a false Christ. The Mormon Jesus is a brother of Satan, the Biblical Jesus is his Creator. The preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness, but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. 1 Corinthians 1:18. Read John chapter 3. A man must be born again, he who has the Son, has life, the wrath of God abides on those who do not have the Son.

[Alexwa13]

OKAY PEOPLES!!!!!!!! I have three words I'd like you to search if you are interested in discovering THE ONE, HOLY, CATHOLIC AND APOSTOLIC CHURCH. Eastern Orthodox Christianity.

[praestant8]

@1MoNoMo that's a very good point. Who is making the test does have a lot to do with it. Thankfully it's not Mormonism writing the rules.