The Most Amazing Truth in the World is This : Even the greatest sinner can become a child of God in a single moment, when they earnestly sincerely seek Him.
Enter through the narrow gate and walk the narrow way that leads to life.
Accept Jesus Today :
Not everyone who calls out to me, โLord! Lord!โ will enter the Kingdom of Heaven.
Only those who actually do the will of my Father in heaven will enter.
โ Matthew 7:21
๐๐๐๐๐ talk about missing context altogether . This is somehow hilarious because of his confidence . John 10:7โ8 does not mean that Jesus was calling every prophet or priest or religious figure who came before Him a thief and a robber. That guys interpretation ignores the context of the passage.
Jesus is using the shepherd and sheep metaphor to distinguish Himself as the true Door and Good Shepherd from false, self appointed and corrupt religious leaders who claimed authority over Godโs people while misleading or exploiting them.
The issue is not that these individuals came before Jesus chronologically but that they were illegitimate leaders who did not lead people to God according to His truthโฆ
The true sheep recognised the difference and refused to follow those false voices. Jesus affirmed the authority of Moses and the Prophets. that guy must not use John 10:7โ8 to be twisted into a blanket condemnation of the faithful servants of God in the Old Testament.
Jesus was confronting false shepherds and not discrediting Gods faithful messengers.
Keep your ZCC doctrines of demons ๐. We are perfectly content with Christ โฆ we donโt need to add denominational traditions, man-made doctrines or religious intermediaries to Him. You can scream, argue & defend your zcc institution all you want but truth doesnโt change to accommodate your religious convictions. Christ remains sufficient and the truth remains unchanged regardless of how loudly you reject it.
Anyway as Iโve already said my position is not going to be shaken by the opinions of a fiercely loyal ZCC member who has been so deeply indoctrinated that they mistake denominational loyalty for spiritual discernment. We are not here to validate ur feelings, defend ur traditions or entertain institutional loyalty.
We are here to examine Scripture. And if you claim to follow the Bible, then let Scripture speakโฆ.not ur churchโs doctrines, ur personal sentiments or the teachings youโve been conditioned to accept.
The question is not what the ZCC has taught you to believe, but whether what you believe can stand up to the Word of God. So keep crying.