WHAT COMPELS CHURCHES TO TEACH ORIGINAL SIN TO THE SOMETIMES VIOLENT PROHIBITION OF ANY DISCUSSION TO THE CONTRARY

Even the discussion about what is sound doctrine. What sacred cow is verboten to speak ill of in all the churches? Is it the rapture issue? No. Because having a difference of opinion about that is acceptable. What about baptism? No. Because differences here are also regarded as an in house debate. There is one issue and one issue only that is defended by all the church denominations equally. That is the doctrine of original sin. A doctrine that has it’s genesis not in the Bible. But, in the machinations and writings of the doctor of theology for the Roman Catholic Church, Augustine of Hippo. In 418 AD a council was called at Carthage to condemn Pelagius who represented the view that free will plays a very important role in our access to salvation. Where Augustine rejected the notion that free will…

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ARE JOHN’S INSTRUCTIONS IN 1JOHN1:9 DEAD WORKS?

Edward O’Hara Tue 2/25/2020 3:27 PM … Only if we make a tradition of men out of what John was teaching here. And there are those who have done just that by teaching that John is saying here that Christians must go to Jesus for forgiveness every time they sin because otherwise they won’t be forgiven of that sin. In fact, this is what is taught in most religions that say they believe the Bible. But by teaching this they show they really don’t. Because if this is true then how is Jesus’ sacrifice any different from that of bulls and goats? If men need to go back over and over again for forgiveness then Jesus’ sacrifice wouldn’t be the final once for all sacrifice that Hebrews tells us it was, would it? Because if His sacrifice was not sufficient…

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