Seems like it would help us out a lot if God told everybody, "The .... are right" (Or whichever denomination).
So many false teachings would be disproven in an instant, everybody would know which Church best aligns with God & His word...
So why not?
God did. It is in His word. He gave us the identifying markers of His people, and what they would teach, for instance [a small sampling]:
Marker [1]:
Revelation 14:12 KJB - Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.
Isaiah 8:20 KJB - To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.
Any theology that teaches that the Ten Commandments of God [as explicitly written in Exodus 20:1-17 KJB] are not to be kept by the Christian, is not of God, but serves instead the "mystery of iniquity [sin; 1 John 3:4 KJB]".
Marker [2]:
John 13:14 KJB - If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet.
Any theology/system that does not practice this clear command of Jesus, amongst all of its members, has not the whole truth.
Marker [3]:
Revelation 12:13 KJB - And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.
The church of God is persecuted for righteousness sake, and was driven into near obscurity for 1,260 years, see Daniel 7:25, 12:7; Revelation 11:2,3, 12:6,14, 13:5. She does not persecute, but is instead persecuted. She is as her Master.
Marker [4]:
Revelation 14:6 KJB - And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,
She has a message from God, that is for the whole world, and she will be found in all the world, proclaiming this message. It is not merely in a few isolated areas, or closed up in some private individuals homes, or hid in a corner.
Marker [5]:
1 Corinthians 12:28 KJB - And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.
Ephesians 4:11 KJB - And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
Ephesians 4:12 KJB - For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
Ephesians 4:13 KJB - Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:
Ephesians 4:14 KJB - That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;
Revelation 19:10 KJB - And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
The church of God has all of the gifts within in, and thus any system of theology which claims that the gifts are no longer in the church, is not of God, and has not the Holy Ghost. They will have the gift and spirit of prophecy.
Marker [6]:
John 14:1 KJB - Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
John 14:2 KJB - In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
John 14:3 KJB - And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
John 14:4 KJB - And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.
Acts 1:11 KJB - Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.
The church of God awaits the actual second coming/Advent of Jesus Christ, the very same Jesus who ascended into the Heavens from the Mount of Olivet.
Marker [7]:
Exodus 20:8 KJB - Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
Exodus 20:9 KJB - Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
Exodus 20:10 KJB - But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:
Exodus 20:11 KJB - For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
Revelation 14:7 KJB - Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.
The people of God would Honour God by remembering to keep Holy His 7th day, His Sabbath. Any system of theology which ignores/replaces/does away with/alters this command of God, has forgotten their Creator/Redeemer in this.
Marker [8]:
Luke 24:39 KJB - Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.
Jesus was resurrected physically, and glorified, and has real flesh and real bones. Any system of theology which denies the actual resurrection of Jesus, and/or the resurrections in general [of the Just and Unjust], is not of God.
Marker [9]:
Romans 1:3 KJB - Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;
Romans 8:3 KJB - For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:
Hebrews 2:14 KJB - Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;
Hebrews 2:15 KJB - And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.
Hebrews 2:16 KJB - For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham.
Hebrews 2:17 KJB - Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.
1 John 4:2 KJB - Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:
1 John 4:3 KJB - And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.
2 John 1:7 KJB - For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.
The body of Christ would always witness to the fact that Jesus came in the likness of sinful flesh, the same flesh that all men have since Adam, the first, fell. Any system of theology which teaches that Jesus came in flesh before the fall of mankind, is of antiChrist.
Marker [10]:
John 1:1 KJB - In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
John 1:2 KJB - The same was in the beginning with God.
John 1:3 KJB - All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
John 1:15 KJB - John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.
John 1:30 KJB - This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me.
John 8:58 KJB - Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
The people of God would teach that Jesus is God [not the person/being of the Father, neither the person/being of the Holy Ghost, but rather the person/being of the Son of the Father], Deity and always existed with the Father from eternity past as I AM. Any system of theology which teaches that Jesus is not Deity/God [as noted], has no real concept or understanding of the plan of redemption, or of the price that was paid.
Marker [11]:
Acts 2:29 KJB - Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day.
Acts 2:34 KJB - For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
Genesis 3:19 KJB - In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
Ecclesiastes 9:5 KJB - For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.
Ecclesiastes 9:6 KJB - Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun.
Ecclesiastes 9:10 KJB - Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
The bride of Christ, proclaims the sweet truth that those who die, return to dust, and sleep in the dust, and await their respective reusrrection, and while as dust they know not anything, and go no where. Any system of theology which teaches contrary to this, teaches spiritualism, as the pagan religions do.
Marker [12]:
John 3:23 KJB - And John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.
Acts 8:35 KJB - Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.
Acts 8:36 KJB - And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?
Acts 8:37 KJB - And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
Acts 8:38 KJB - And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.
Acts 8:39 KJB - And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.
Those who are in Christ Jesus, proclaim Baptism by full immersion in much water, for those who are instructed about Jesus, and thus confess and believe with all their heart that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. All other practices which are not of this description, are not rightly baptism [sprinkling [aspersion], pouring [infusion], infant, air-dry, glitter, etc, etc].
There are many more such markers, such as the Holy Ghost/Spirit, Tithe, Diet/Food [Clean/Unclean], etc, etc. -
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