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Message preachers may seem to teach the same as an evangelical would on being born again, baptized in water, living a sanctified life, second coming of Christ, and the resurrection of the dead. They believe they are a successor to the Pentecostal Movement in early 1900s, so they include the baptism of the Holy Spirit in their teaching. | Message preachers may seem to teach the same as an evangelical would on being born again, baptized in water, living a sanctified life, second coming of Christ, and the resurrection of the dead. They believe they are a successor to the Pentecostal Movement in early 1900s, so they include the baptism of the Holy Spirit in their teaching. | ||
But they add | But they add false teaching; that believing that William Branham is the messenger to the last church age is essential for being in the “Bride of Christ” and that accepting the “message of the hour” is the evidence of the baptism of the Holy Spirit. After believing and following this doctrine for a while, believers of William Branham’s message start trusting in their belief in William Branham as their guarantee of heaven instead of whatever amount of Biblical truth is included with the false teaching. Jesus no longer becomes the central truth and salvation but the belief that “God sent a prophet”. | ||
False teachings can also be compared to counterfeit money. It has to look and feel like the real government printed money in order for people to accept it as real money. The counterfeit is made up of the same things as the real—a certain type of paper, colors and designs, etc. It looks and feels so much like the real that it takes those trained to recognize the counterfeit to realize that it is not genuine. There can be no counterfeit unless there is the real in existence. For example, no one would accept a thirteen dollar bill because there is no government produced thirteen dollar bills. There cannot be false Christ’s unless there is a real Christ, false prophets unless there are real prophets alive and active in the world. | False teachings can also be compared to counterfeit money. It has to look and feel like the real government printed money in order for people to accept it as real money. The counterfeit is made up of the same things as the real—a certain type of paper, colors and designs, etc. It looks and feels so much like the real thing that it takes those trained to recognize the counterfeit to realize that it is not genuine. There can be no counterfeit unless there is the real in existence. For example, no one would accept a thirteen dollar bill because there is no government produced thirteen dollar bills. There cannot be false Christ’s unless there is a real Christ, false prophets unless there are real prophets alive and active in the world. | ||
How many errors does it take on a counterfeit bill to make a bill fake? How many “message” doctrines have to be | How many errors does it take on a counterfeit bill to make a bill fake? How many non-biblical “message” doctrines have to be added to the Bible to make it a cult? | ||
Jesus told His disciples to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the Sadducees … then the apostles understood that Jesus was talking about their doctrine.” Mt. 16:6–12. Jesus used the illustration of leaven (yeast) to show how one false doctrine can affect the whole of the rest of the doctrines of a person, local church or denomination. It only takes a minute amount of yeast to permeate an entire loaf of bread. | Jesus told His disciples to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the Sadducees … then the apostles understood that Jesus was talking about their doctrine.” Mt. 16:6–12. Jesus used the illustration of leaven (yeast) to show how one false doctrine can affect the whole of the rest of the doctrines of a person, local church or denomination. It only takes a minute amount of yeast to permeate an entire loaf of bread. | ||