Authority for Denominationalism?

1
Authority for Denominationalism?

• Denominationalism is the state of many different
  churches teaching many different doctrines.

2
Authority for Denominationalism?

Jesus is the vine and denominations are the
branches (John 15).
3
Authority for Denominationalism?

Denominations are the other sheep (John 10
16).
4
Authority for Denominationalism?

5
Authority for Denominationalism?

6
Authority for Denominationalism?

7
Authority for Denominationalism?

Perhaps more accurate is, And some cried one
thing, some another (Acts 21 34).
8
Authority for Denominationalism?
And some cried one thing, some another (Acts
21 34).
Baptism not necessary to the salvation of the
lost.
The water in baptism saves hence, holy water
salvation.
9
Authority for Denominationalism?
And some cried one thing, some another (Acts
21 34).
Man is saved by grace only and is passive.
Man saves himself by doing works of merit.
10
Authority for Denominationalism?
And some cried one thing, some another (Acts
21 34).
God is removed from the affairs of man.
God controls everything that happens.
11
Authority for Denominationalism?

• Rather than teaching denominationalism, the
  scriptures present one Savior one way one
  faith and one church one mind (Matt. 1 20-23
  John 14 6 Eph. 4 5 Eph. 4 4 Phili. 4 2).
  Religious division is both sinful and chaotic and
  God is not the author of confusion (I Cor. 1 10
  I Cor. 14 33, 40).

"I look forward with pleasure to the day when
there will not be a Baptist living! I hope that
the Baptist name will soon perish, but let
Christ's name last forever." -Charles Spurgeon
(Spurgeon Memorial Library, Vol. 1, pg. 168.)