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Orthodoxy vs. Obedience

There is a TREMENDOUS amount of Scriptural and Historical research available on obedience to the 4th Commandment – to Guard and Protect the Sabbath on the 7th Day of the week, and Keep it Set Apart!

If you are being CALLED a “cult follower” just because you don’t follow “orthodox” Christianity… that’s really not a big problem for any obedient Disciple of Christ.

WHY?

1. Because “orthodoxy” is often another word for “traditions of men”, and Jesus explained that ANY human tradition that voids the commandment of God should be ignored.

Jesus Rebukes Religious Authorities for Choosing their Traditions over God’s Commandments: Mark 7:9
[9]And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.

2. Church history proves that men have always created traditions that come against the Commandments of God, even from the very time of the apostles. Therefore, researching Church history should not be used as an excuse to reject or replace the 4th Commandment, or any Commandments of the Father and the Son.

Quoting “early church fathers” as proof that a few early Christians rejected the Sabbath has absolutely no authority in establishing Kingdom doctrine.

Jesus warns us about the Early Church Father’s who have no authority in the Kingdom of Heaven: Matthew 5:19
[19]Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

The Definition of the Word “Cult”
People that casually throw around the word “cult” to disparage anyone who does not agree with them also have no idea what the word actually means.

The word cult comes from a word that means “hidden”… it connotes a religious group that has secret beliefs, secret instructions, or secret actions in their “closet.”

A cult does not mean “someone that we don’t agree with”… A “cult” is a leader or group with “hidden” knowledge that they use to manipulate others, as opposed to a leader or group with public transparency in their beliefs and doctrines.

If you don’t agree with someone’s doctrine, try explaining their error with Scripture instead of attacking them with false accusations. That is a lot more edifying and non-manipulative.

Jesus’s wicked and cowardly enemies resorted to manipulation and false accusations when they couldn’t demonstrate anything wrong with His teaching or His actions.

Matthew 26:55
[55]In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me.

People Do the Same thing Today!

Isn’t it CRAZY that whenever you come across a revelation that makes the Bible clearer to connect to real life, easier to understand, and easier to obey, then all of the sudden you are warned against following a “dangerous cult” teaching?

But whenever you find out there’s a bunch of adultery, scandal, greed, money laundering, and child exploitation in a church, its just “good Christian sinners saved by grace” with so-called solid sound orthodox doctrine?

Do we even know what the word doctrine means? Doctrine is INSTRUCTION for ACTION. Doctrine is NOT PHILOSOPHY OR DEBATE OF IDEAS!

IF YOUR DOCTRINE DOES NOT CREATE SOUND OBEDIENCE, ITS NOT SOUND DOCTRINE!

Be Confident and be Patient in your obedience to the Father and the Son!

Revelation 14:12
[12]Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.

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