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In 50 years time the Presbyterian : built ONE Church. A denomination is by Discovered abortion was not a sin; definition a denial of this truth. Discovered homosexuality was not a sin. If God does not change, how could this Absolute 2: A person is only saved in church be the church of God? (John 14:6, Acts 4:12).

In 50 years time the Baptist church: Made Absolute 3: A person is only saved by “ruler of the church” (1988); Faith and Obedience in Jesus Christ (1 Is There Only Made confessions a source of doctrine Peter 1:9, Hebrews 5:9). (2000). If God does not change, how could this church be the church of God? Absolute 4: A person is condemned for One True believing the doctrines of men Can we continue? Absolutely. In the last (Colossians 2:22-23). Church? 50 years we have seen dramatic, doctrinal changes in almost every single God is not a God of inconsistency, denomination, including Lutheran change or error. He is not the author of churches, Jehovah’s Witnesses, confusion, pluralism or denominations Episcopalian, Assembly of God, Seventh of His name. Day Adventists. There is one body and one Spirit, just as Consider that even among many who you were called in one hope of your identify themselves as “church of Christ”, calling; one Lord, one faith, one we have seen in the last 50 years: the ; one God and Father of all, invention of numerous agencies to do the who is above all, and through all, and work of the church; Changes in the in you all. structure of the church; Permitted church Ephesians 4:4-6 works to be controlled and dominated by institutions. If God does not change, how Want to know more? Contact us: could this church be the church of God?

To find the Lord’s Church, we must look for that which does not change. We must seek those who practice the absolutes taught of Judgment and .

Absolute 1: As we have seen, Jesus only

Columbus arrived in America, He can even use common sense to see How many times have we been wanted to know if he was in India that most who claim to be the church confronted when speaking the truth to (which is where he intended to go). He of Christ are false. Let us ask a very our friends or family with this question: likely asked some simple questions to simple question: Did God Change? “Do you believe that only the church of determine if he was in India. Who is in "For I am the LORD, I do not change” Christ is going to heaven”? Let us take a charge here? How does your nation (Malachi 3:6) moment to consider and answer this work? Who is in your nation? truthfully: Absolutely. But what may be Such a question might seem silly, but missed is that most likely those who What is your name? Let us ask similar let us again consider the question us believe this too. questions about the church that Jesus aforementioned denominations. In built, and whether we have arrived at 50 years time the church: You see, most people would agree with that country (Hebrews 11:16) Decided wasn’t real; Muslims this truth if they realized that most get to heaven now. If God does not denominations hold they are the church Who is in charge here? This is a change, how could this church be the of Christ. Consider that the Catholic question of where we get authority. church of God? Church, the Methodist Church, the Baptist The aforementioned churches have a Church, the Presbyterian Church, and number of answers; the catechism, the In 50 years the Methodist church: most denominations either directly or Methodist , or the Baptist Discovered God did not create all indirectly call themselves the church of convention, for example. The church things; Discovered women could be Christ. So the real question is not “Do you that Jesus built exclusively has ONE ; Discovered homosexuality believe that only the church of Christ is answer: Jesus and His word. (Matthew was not a sin. If God does not going to heaven”, but more accurately “Is 28:18, I Timothy 1:3). When asked change, how could this church be the there only ONE church of Christ”. what our structure is, or how we church of God? function, we turn to that singular Scripture answers this for us quite clearly. authority (Ephesians 4:11, 5:23). When In 50 years time the Christian Church: We are told by Jesus Himself that He was asked who is in the church, we turn to became a denomination; Elected a building ONE church (:16). the for this answer as well (Acts woman as president. Can this church Later, His apostles spoke of the ONE 2:47). Finally, when asked the name of be the church of God? church that Jesus had built (Ephesians our “country”, we once more find the 4:4-5, Romans 12:5, I Corinthians 12:12). answer in the Word of God. (I In 50 years time the Mormon church: If it is clear that there is only ONE church Corinthians 1:12) changed the identity of God; changed of Christ, is this it? the priesthood of believers; Would Columbus have said “perhaps discovered they couldn’t speak in There are some simple ways that we can there is more than one India”? No, tongues. If God does not change, how identify the true church of Christ. Let’s obviously not. Nor is there more than could this church be the church of consider a secular example of this: when one church built by Jesus. But truly, we God?