Can you be 100% correct? Is it possible?

The perfect church is hard to make because it has to be inviting to every type of person, but also willing to educate all those people. That's an incredible balancing act to pull off. Even those great prophets in the Acts era had their problems. Everybody learns at a different pace and we are so mistake-prone. The important thing is that we can get closer and closer to the truth in our life.

Do you know why God lets false teachings to exist? It's because we often prefer the simplicity of false teachings at least on some things. By seeing how flawed our nature is in our mistakes, we can learn to let go of those silly habits.

JohnB445 said:

The fact that I am capable of making errors terrifies me, what if I make to big of an error, how will I know?

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Well think about how eccentric and reckless some of the Bible characters look. God never shies away from showing the flaws of the people in the Bible because he wants to show they're humans just like us. Sins committed in ignorance or stress are understandable to God. He doesn't hold it against us if it's in ignorance.. well unless we absolutely refuse to grow or if it's very destructive obviously. In stress, as long as we apologize and try to stay with the improving we please God.

One thing to keep in mind is God's goal is to make the best you. Everything he does to you whether it's nurturing or challenging is done out of love to bring you closer to being the best you. Just keep your eyes open, pray a lot, read a lot, and try to understand God's love. That's what's important. He feels every bit of your pain, and hugely wants to teach you.

Keep your eyes open and try to be an eager student. Try to feel his desire for positive change.

JohnB445 said:

Are there any Churches that are 100% correct?

There are so many interpretations it just gets confusing, why can't there just be 1 kind of Church without any disagreements?

Is it a good thing we have a lot of schisms and denominations?

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The Church will be 100% correct at the Rapture. When denominations have been broken down and believers are baptized with the Spirit...

JohnB445 said:

Are there any Churches that are 100% correct?

There are so many interpretations it just gets confusing, why can't there just be 1 kind of Church without any disagreements?

Is it a good thing we have a lot of schisms and denominations?

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With the many denominations with differing interpretations of the Biblical teachings, for a church to claim they are 100% correct is also saying everyone else but them is wrong.

Is an absurd claim to make. Better to err on the side of truth and possibly lose the trust of others than win the trust of people but regret it later.


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In study I find the Methodist church closest as correct in the Civil war generation
In study I find the Pentecostal Holiness church closest as correct in the World War generation

The Pentecostal Holiness church worshiped exactly as the Methodist 100 years before them. Charles Stanley was brought up Pentecostal Holiness and his dad too was a minister. And to recall the services of the time....

The Life of George Clark Rankin

The only one 100% correct is Christ.... He is the only way that should/can be followed to life.

JohnB445 said:

Can you be 100% correct? Is it possible?

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It is possible with God > Luke 18:27 > 1 Corinthians 1:10 < God had Paul command this, because God knows it is realistic of Him to expect this of His children > because He in us is able to change us so we obey this.

Isaiah 55:11 says God's word will do what God pleases. This means what God Himself means by His word shall come to pass. But this will not be only about correct doctrines and practices. But we have scriptures which talk about how God transforms our nature to be more and more like Jesus, so we are pleasing to our Heavenly Father the way Jesus is while experiencing being loved the way our Father loves Jesus > John 17:22-26. And we discover how God has us relating in His love with one another and even with enemies.

JohnB445 said:

Are there any Churches that are 100% correct?

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I would say no.

JohnB445 said:

There are so many interpretations it just gets confusing, why can't there just be 1 kind of Church without any disagreements?

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The obedient people of Jesus already are living right without fighting and comparing (2 Corinthians 10:12, Galatians 4:19). My opinion is that this comes with becoming gentle and quiet in God's love with His inspiration and how He has us relating >

"rather let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God." (1 Peter 3:4)

"with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love," (Ephesians 4:2)

JohnB445 said:

Is it a good thing we have a lot of schisms and denominations?

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These can be used to make the right leaders look good > 1 Corinthians 11:18-19.

The purest churches under heaven are subject to mixture and error; and some have so degenerated as to become no churches of Christ, but synagogues of Satan; nevertheless Christ always hath had, and ever shall have a kingdom in this world, to the end thereof, of such as believe in him, and make profession of his name.

(1 Corinthians 5; Revelation 2; Revelation 3; Revelation 18:2; 2 Thessalonians 2:11, 12; Matthew 16:18; Psalms 72:17; Psalm 102:28; Revelation 12:17)

- 2LBC 26:3

JohnB445 said:

Thanks but how can we know for 100% sure we are the Elect and not deceived or deluded? Someone can probably erroneously believe they are saved/elect yet in reality not be. How do we make sure that is not us?

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In other words, how does someone know they are a believer?

Scripture clearly spells out all the things that are necessary to be believed, obeyed, and observed for salvation that even a child can know them and be saved.

~repost~

JohnB445 said:

Are there any Churches that are 100% correct?

There are so many interpretations it just gets confusing, why can't there just be 1 kind of Church without any disagreements?

Is it a good thing we have a lot of schisms and denominations?

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No. Because we are only human. And, No.

Those are the short answers to your questions.

The long answer is that churches and denominations are made up of humans and, as such, even the best ones are going to be in error with one or more of the attributes of what God intended those in the body of Christ should have.

For enlightenment of what Jesus likes and dislikes about churches and denominations do a very in-depth study of Revelation 2 and 3. You'll discover, for example, that one church, Philadelphia representing the missionary church, is given an overt promise by Christ that it will escape the wrath. While one church, Thyatira representing the Roman church, is told explicitly it will enter into the Great Tribulation.

Your question can be answered by examining the characteristics of the seven churches, but particularly these two, and understanding why Christ said that about them.

JohnB445 said:

Are there any Churches that are 100% correct?

There are so many interpretations it just gets confusing, why can't there just be 1 kind of Church without any disagreements?

Is it a good thing we have a lot of schisms and denominations?

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We are dealing with ultimate mystery when it comes to God. We have some helpful analogies, metaphors, teachings and traditions that we tend to idolize. But they are not God.

I do not know of a “perfect” denomination or even a nondenominational church in the West, but there could certainly be one. There are the unregistered Christian churches in China using only the Bible and having a fairly homogeneous group of Christians seeking to be more like Christ. Persecution and the fact the highest position is an unpaid house church leader (of around 20 people) keeps out the wrongly motivated person. They also do not have access to denominational material, but can read scripture (Bibles have been cheap and easily accessible up to 6 months ago). If you’re not willing to go to jail for your belief then you will not be willing to sit through a 3-4 hour Sunday service.

The unregistered church “creed” was really written by the communist party, since the communist listed publicly what could not be taught like: Christ is the son of God, Christ died for your sins on the cross, believer emersion baptism, hell, heaven, Proselytizing and so on. That has become what they teach.