The One True Church

Revelations 3:14-21 "And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God; I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see. As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches." The Laodicean church or the last church age would be neither hot or cold, but lukewarm. They would say that they were rich, increased with goods, and have need of nothing. In reality, it would be wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked. The last Laodicean church would be asleep, abounding with deception and false prophets. It would not teach sound doctrine but to the contrary, teaching people what they wanted to hear, as it had already turned away from the truth. Many of it's preachers would not be following God, nor the Scriptures, as they would be corrupted by them and instead bringing forth teachings of seducing spirits and doctrines of devils. And without doubt the condition of the church would not reflect revival. (Rather they reflect the opposite of revival. People are becoming progressively more sinful. Amos 8:11 speaks of a famine for the hearing and preaching of the true words of God.) Instead, what is portrayed is a deceived church that does not either know nor understand it's blind and wretched condition. Today, we see many people are resisting the truth, not enduring sound doctrine, and gathering around themselves preachers and teachers to say whatsoever they want to hear. Multitudes do not understand that the coming of the Lord is near and his judgements must proceed forth before he returns to reclaim the earth. 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time. For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness. Satan and his ministers performed miracles in the past along with lying signs and wonders. History will repeat itself as Satan is preparing the hearts of people for it now. The mystery of iniquity is the mystery Babylonian trinity adopted by a compromised church and passed on for generations. Matthew 7:21-23 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never

knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. Nobody here had been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Though they did many works or deeds in his name. These failed to obey the whole word of God. Colossians 3:17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him. The church began on the day of Pentecost and not in the book of Romans. Acts 2:37-38/41-44 Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls. And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers. And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles. And all that believed were together, and had all things common. Each believer added unto the church to include Paul himself was baptized in the name of Jesus. Every single letter written by Paul was years after God had already begun the saving and redemptive work via his original 120 followers. He always mentions he need for baptism into Jesus Christ by belief in nearly all the Epistles or letters. Nobody within the framework of the church baptized into the titles father, son, and Holy Ghost. Read the account of Paul's baptism. Ananias said to him, "And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord." Jesus is Lord of all (Acts 10:36 and Zechariah 14:19). St. Jerome (347-420 A.D. Eusebius' son and was a Catholic priest) says in a well-known phrase: "The true profession of the mystery of the Trinity is to own that we do not comprehend it" (De Mysterio Trinitatus). One trinitarian writes the following the words on the trinity teaching or doctrine. "Many Christians and virtually all non-Christians acknowledge that the mystery of the Trinity is the most profound and difficult of all doctrines to understand." This declaration was made by the Roman Catholic Church: "The mystery of the Trinity is the central doctrine of Catholic faith." (Handbook for Today’s Catholic, p.16) The Roman Catholic Church declares that it is the foundation doctrine for all the other teachings of it's church. The terminology and concept of a Trinity marked a radical departure in teachings that were held previously during the Smyrnian or pre-Nicaen period when the church flourished and received commendation from God. The term and concept was first introduced by the theologian Tertullian in the third century and attained its fullest development and popularity in the fourth and fifth centuries during the Pergamos period of church history. Is it not a mysterious irony that the doctrine that became the prime belief of the recognized church in the Constantinian period, did so at the very same time that the said church had gone into the great apostasy or falling away that was prophesied in scripture to take place? The Trinity was formulated at Nicaea in A.D. 325 at the first ecumenical council of the church and by this act, also marked the official launch of the Papacy when the church and state officially combined to enact a religious creed. Therefore, the birth of the Trinity and the Papacy is one identical event (substance). The Gnostic Platonian philosophy of emanationism taught that Christ and the Father both had a co-eternal existence. At the second Ecumenical church council in 381 the Holy Spirit was finally granted recognition as a member of the Trinity. If the Trinity were indeed true, for a combination of reasons such as their high calling, their greater knowledge of the subject and direct spiritual guidance from God, the Apostles should stand as the foremost believers in the Trinity. It was neither used by them in baptism nor in the Godhead. The Apostolic fathers and the Apologists who succeeded the New Testament Bible writers reverently refrained from placing any label on the Godhead, wisely avoiding any unscriptural term which would be likely to misrepresent God and lead to untold confusion. Tertullian departed from their teachings when he introduced the concept of the Trinity by twisting Plato's work of Timaeus. And now the whole world goes after a false interpretation of God based on Greek philosopher's ideas and vanity. Jonah 2:8 They that observe lying

vanities forsake their own mercy. God showed no mercy to the title dippers but cast them out into the outer darkness. Psalm 31:6 I have hated them that regard lying vanities: but I trust in the LORD. We must hate or avoid the sin but love the sinner. Ezekiel 14:1-11 Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me. And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumbling block of their iniquity before their face: should I be enquired of at all by them? Therefore speak unto them, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Every man of the house of Israel that setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumbling block of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to the prophet; I the LORD will answer him that cometh according to the multitude of his idols; That I may take the house of Israel in their own heart, because they are all estranged from me through their idols. Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Repent, and turn yourselves from your idols; and turn away your faces from all your abominations. For every one of the house of Israel, or of the stranger that sojourneth in Israel, which separateth himself from me, and setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumbling block of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to a prophet to enquire of him concerning me; I the LORD will answer him by myself: And I will set my face against that man, and will make him a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the midst of my people; and ye shall know that I am the LORD. And if the prophet be deceived when he hath spoken a thing, I the LORD have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand upon him, and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel. And they shall bear the punishment of their iniquity: the punishment of the prophet shall be even as the punishment of him that seeketh unto him; That the house of Israel may go no more astray from me, neither be polluted any more with all their transgressions; but that they may be my people, and I may be their God, saith the Lord GOD. If you are reading this article without an open heart and desire for the truth above all things, your not going to accept nor heed the conviction of the Holy Spirit and act upon it to the saving of your soul.