GOD

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GODS PLAN FOR REDEEMING MAN

• Gods Eternal Plan for Us As Revealed in the Word
• Lesson 8 The Sects and the Denominations

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SECTS AND DENOMINATIONS NOT IN GODS PLAN FOR
SAVING MAN!

• Before the foundation of the world, God had a
  plan to choose a people of His own, a people who
  should be holy and blameless before Him.
• EPHESIANS 13-4.
• Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus
  Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every
  spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, 4 even
  as he chose us in him before the foundation of
  the world, that we should be holy and blameless
  before him.

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• Then His Son came and said He would build His
  church.
• MATTHEW 1616-19.
• Simon Peter replied, You are the Christ, the
  Son of the living God. 17 And Jesus answered
  him, Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jona! For flesh
  and blood has not revealed this to you, but my
  Father who is in heaven. 18 And I tell you, you
  are Peter, and on this rock I will build my
  church, and the powers of death shall not prevail
  against it.

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• The church is Gods people whom He washed,
  justified and sanctified in Christ.
• 1 CORINTHIANS 611.
• But you were washed, you were sanctified, you
  were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus
  Christ and in the Spirit of our God.

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• Since the church is now that people, a people who
  have been washed, justified and sanctified, it
  follows that the church has been a part of Gods
  plan for the ages.

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• The church was the institution which God
  purchased with His own blood.
• ACTS 2028.
• Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all
  the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath
  made you overseers, to feed the church of God,
  which he hath purchased with his own blood.
• This means that the crucifixion and death of
  Jesus has been a part of Gods plan to choose a
  people of His own.

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• Through the supervision of the Holy Spirit who
  was sent by the Father and the Son (JOHN 1426
  1526 LUKE 2449), the house of Godthe
  churchwas built in the city of Jerusalem on that
  first Pentecost day after Jesus rose from the
  dead.

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• Preaching the Good News of His death, burial and
  resurrection, persuading those who believe to
  repent and be baptized in order for their sins to
  be remittedthese are all included in Gods plan.
• LUKE 2444-47.
• And he said unto them, These are the words which
  I spoke to you, while I was yet with you, that
  all things must be fulfilled, which were written
  in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in
  the psalms, concerning me.

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• 45 Then opened he their understanding, that they
  might understand the scriptures, 46 And said unto
  them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved
  Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the
  third day 47 And that repentance and remission
  of sins should be preached in his name among all
  nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

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• Three thousand souls were baptized on that
  Pentecost day.
• Then was fulfilled Gods purpose to choose a
  people, a kingdom, a church of His own.
• The church that began in AD 30 has continued to
  flourish in our time, ever-multiplying,
  ever-conquering, marching victoriously on to the
  beat of the Divine Drummer. And this is the
  church we are members of.

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• The church of the Lord came before there ever
  were sects and denominations in the world.
• If God was able to save a people, justify them,
  and sanctify them, without starting a sect or a
  denomination, what then is the need for these
  human institutions?

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• PSALM 1271 says, Except the LORD build the
  house, they labor in vain that build it.
• The house of God is the church of the living God
  (1 TIM. 315). Except the Lord builds the
  church, they labor in vain who build it.

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SECTARIAN SPIRIT THE CAUSE OF RELIGIOUS DIVISION!

• Jesus prayed for all believers to be one.
• JOHN 1720-21.
• I do not pray for these only, but also for those
  who believe in me through their word, that they
  may all be one even as thou, Father, art in me,
  and I in thee, that they also may be in us, so
  that the world may believe that thou hast sent
  me.

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• The rise of the sects is contrary to Gods plan.
  Our plea to achieve religious unity is for all
  believers to go back to the Bible as the basis of
  our teaching and practice.
• Sectarianism divides, as illustrated in the
  religious system we now know as Catholicism

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• The Catholics in the East (under the patriarch of
  Constantinople) and the Catholics in the West
  (under the bishop of Rome) had divided over the
  filioque issue, anathematizing each other, and
  finally separating in AD 1054.
• (1) Eastern Catholics became the ORTHODOX
  CHURCH.
• (2) Those in the West became the ROMAN CATHOLIC
  CHURCH.

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• (3) Martin Luthers protest over the abuses of
  the Roman Catholic Church led to his groups
  separation from the main Catholic body, and the
  founding of the LUTHERAN CHURCH in 1530.
• The Lutherans also call themselves German
  Catholics.

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• (4) Because the pope would not let him divorce
  his Catholic wife, Henry VIII split from Rome in
  1534 and became the head of the English Catholic
  church, or the CHURCH OF ENGLAND.

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• (5) Half a million German Catholics, led by the
  theologian Johann Joseph Ignaz von Dollinger,
  separated from the main Roman Catholic body over
  the disagreement on papal infallibility, in 1871,
  and became what is now known as OLD CATHOLICS.

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• (6) Filipino Catholics, led by Gregorio Aglipay,
  separated from the Roman Catholic Church in 1902
  and formed the PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENT CATHOLIC
  CHURCH.

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• Sectarianism divides, and divides again.
• If we all agree to speak where the Bible speaks,
  be silent where the Bible is silent, then we may
  put an end to this blight in Christendom.

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LIST OF SOME SECTS FOUNDED BY MEN

• (1) ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
• Also known as the Western Church.
• Head The Pope of Rome
• First pope Boniface VI (607 AD)
• Headquarters Rome, Italy

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• The Roman Catholic Church fulfills this prophecy
  of Paul.
• 1 TIMOTHY 41-3.
• Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the
  latter times some shall depart from the faith,
  giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of
  devils 2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy having
  their conscience seared with a hot iron 3
  Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain
  from meats, which God hath created to be received
  with thanksgiving of them which believe and know
  the truth.

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• (2) GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH
• Also known as the Eastern Church Orthodox Church
• Head Patriarch of Istanbul
• Headquarters Istanbul, Turkey
• Year 1054.
• Cause of separation from the Western Church The
  filioque issue.
• For additional info on the sect, visit this site
  http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Orthodox_Chur
  ch

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• (3) LUTHERAN CHURCH
• Founder Martin Luther, a former Agustinian monk
• Place Germany
• Year 1517 was the start of Luthers controversy
  with Rome. His followers began calling themselves
  Lutherans in 1530.
• Cause of separation The abuses of the Roman
  Catholic Church.
• For additional info, visit this site
  http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutheranism

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• (4) CHURCH OF ENGLAND
• Founder King Henry VIII of England
• Head King or Queen of England
• Place England
• Year 1534
• Cause of separation from the Roman Church
  Because the pope would not allow him to divorce
  his wife and marry another.
• For additional info, visit this site
  http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_England

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• (5) PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
• Founder John Calvin
• Year 1535
• Place Geneva
• Please visit this site for additional info
  http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presbyterianism

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• (6) CHURCH OF SCOTLAND
• Founder John Knox
• Year 1560
• Place Scotland
• Please visit this site for additional info
  http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_Scotland

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• (7) BAPTIST CHURCH
• Founder John Smith
• Year 1609
• Place Amsterdam, Holland
• For additional info, please visit this site
  http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baptist_Church

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• (8) QUAKERS
• Founder George Fox
• Year 1647
• Place England
• For additional info, visit this site
  http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quakers

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• (9) METHODIST CHURCH
• Founder John Wesley
• Year 1729
• Place England
• For additional info, visit this site
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methodist

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• (10) MORMON CHURCH
• Founder Joseph Smith
• Year 1830
• Place New York
• Visit this site for additional info
  http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mormonism

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• (11) SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH
  
• Founder William Miller
• Year 1844
• Place New York
• Additional info http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seve
  nth-day_Adventist_Church

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• (12) SALVATION ARMY
• Founder William Booth
• Year 1865
• Place England
• Additional info http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salv
  ation_Army

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• (13) JEHOVAHS WITNESSES
• Founder Charles T. Russell and J. F. Rutherford
  
• Year 1872
• Place Pennsylvania
• Additional info http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeho
  vah's_Witnesses

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• (14) CHURCH OF CHRIST-SCIENTIST
• Founder Mary B. Eddy
• Year 1879
• Place Massachusetts
• Additional info http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chur
  ch_of_Christ,_Scientist

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• (15) CHURCH OF GOD
• Founder Richard Spurling
• Year 1886
• Place Tennessee
• Additional info http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chur
  ch_of_God_(Cleveland,_Tennessee)

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• (16) THE NAZARENE CHURCH
• Founders Bresee Widney
• Year 1895
• Place California
• Additional info http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naza
  rene_Church

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• (17) CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST
• Founders Jones Mason
• Year 1897. Some say 1907.
• Place Tennessee
• Additional info http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chur
  ch_of_God_in_Christ

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• (18) PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENT CATHOLIC CHURCH
  (Aglipayans)
• Founder Gregorio Aglipay
• Year 1902
• Place Philippines
• Additional info http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agli
  payan

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• (19) PENTECOSTAL CHURCH
• Outgrowth of Azusa Street Church
• Year 1906
• Place California
• Additional info http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peni
  el_MissionAzusa_Street_and_the_Rise_of_Pentecosta
  lism

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• (20) IGLESIA NI CRISTO - 1914
• Founder Felix Y. Manalo
• Year 1914
• Place Taguig, Philippines
• Felix Manalo first became a member of the Church
  of Christ (instrumental group). Leaving the
  group, he became an Adventist. Leaving the
  Adventist he established his own church, first in
  Punta, Sta. Ana, Manila.
• Additional info http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igle
  sia_ni_Cristo

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• (21) ASSEMBLIES OF GOD
• Founders Group of Ministers
• Year 1914
• Place Arkansas
• Additional info http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asse
  mblies_of_God_USA

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• (22) MONCADISTA
• Founder Hilario Moncado
  
• Year 1927
• Place Philippines
• Some info may be gleaned here http//commentary.m
  indanao.com/2007/02/i-finally-satisfied-my-curiosi
  ty/

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• (23) UNIFICATION CHURCH
• Founder Sun Myung Moon
• Year 1946
• Place South Korea
• Additional info http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unif
  ication_church

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• (24) UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST IN THE PHILIPPINES
  (UCCP)
• Founders Group of Ministers
• Year 1948
• Place Philippines
• Additional info http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit
  ed_Church_of_Christ_in_the_Philippines

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• (25) PHILIPPINE BENEVOLENT MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION
  (PBMA)
• Founder Ruben Ecleo, Sr.
• Year 1965
• Place Dinagat Island, Philippines

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• (26) CHILDREN OF GOD
• Founder David Berg
• Year 1968
• Place California
• Additional info may be had here
  http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unification_church

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• (27) ANG DATING DAAN (CHURCH OF GOD
  INTERNATIONAL)
• Founder Eliseo Soriano
• Year 1977
• Place Philippines
• Additional info http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ang_
  dating_daan

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