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7 Religions That Look Christian, But Aren’t! · Gil I Am

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  Speaker 1: Many religions claim to be Christian, using the Bible and
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  Speaker 1: mentioning Jesus, but their teachings secretly distort the truth. If
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  Speaker 1: you don't know how to recognize them, you might unknowingly
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  Speaker 1: be walking down a dangerous path. The Bible warns in
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  Speaker 1: Second Corinthians eleven thirteen to fourteen, for such men are
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  Speaker 1: false apostles, deceitful workmen, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ,
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  Speaker 1: and no wonder for even Satan disguises himself as an
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  Speaker 1: angel of light. In this video, we will uncover seven
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  Speaker 1: religions that appear Christian but are not. Some add new scriptures,
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  Speaker 1: others change who Jesus is, and many twist the Gospel
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  Speaker 1: of Grace into something completely different. You need to know
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  Speaker 1: this because your spiritual life is at stake. Before we start,
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  Speaker 1: on notifications because you don't want to be deceived by
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  Speaker 1: false teachings. And now let's get into it. Starting with
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  Speaker 1: the first deceptive religion Mormonism. Mormonism, or the Church of
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  Speaker 1: Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints, was founded by Joseph
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  Speaker 1: Smith in eighteen thirty in the United States. At first glance,
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  Speaker 1: Mormons seem like devoted Christians. They talk about Jesus, refer
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  Speaker 1: to the Bible, and emphasize family values. However, their beliefs
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  Speaker 1: stray significantly from Biblical Christianity. One of the biggest red
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  Speaker 1: flags is that they add extra scriptures beyond the Bible.
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  Speaker 1: Mormons consider the Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and
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  Speaker 1: the Pearl of Great Price to be just as authoritative
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  Speaker 1: as the Bible, but the Bible warns against this in
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  Speaker 1: Galatians one eight. But even if we, or or an
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  Speaker 1: angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary
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  Speaker 1: to the one we preach to you, let him be accursed.
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  Speaker 1: One of the most shocking Mormon teachings is their view
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  Speaker 1: of God. Unlike Christianity, which teaches that God is eternal,
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  Speaker 1: all powerful, and unchanging, Mormons believe that God was once
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  Speaker 1: a mortal man who progressed to become divine. They also
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  Speaker 1: teach that humans can follow the same path and become
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  Speaker 1: gods of their own worlds. This idea directly contradicts Isaiah
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  Speaker 1: forty three to ten, where God declares before Me, no
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  Speaker 1: God was formed, nor shall there be any after me.
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  Speaker 1: The belief that humans can achieve godhood is a serious
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  Speaker 1: departure from the biblical teaching that God alone is sovereign.
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  Speaker 1: Another major issue is their belief about Jesus and Satan.
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  Speaker 1: In Christianity, Jesus is the eternal son of God, the
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  Speaker 1: second person of the Trinity, and completely unique, but Mormonism
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  Speaker 1: teaches that Jesus and Lucifer are spirit brothers, both created
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  Speaker 1: by God, and that Lucifer's rebellion led to his fall.
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  Speaker 1: The Bible, however, clearly states that Jesus is not a
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  Speaker 1: created being but God himself. John one One says, in
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  Speaker 1: the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God,
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  Speaker 1: and the Word was God. Teaching that Jesus and Satan
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  Speaker 1: are brothers diminishes Christ's divine nature and contradicts his supremacy.
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  Speaker 1: Mormons also teach a works based salvation. While they acknowledge
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  Speaker 1: the role of Jesus, they believe that faith alone is
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  Speaker 1: not enough. Instead, they emphasize baptism, temple rituals and even
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  Speaker 1: baptism for the dead as part of the salvation process.
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  Speaker 1: But the Bible teaches that salvation is by grace alone,
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  Speaker 1: through faith alone, in Christ alone, not by human effort.
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  Speaker 1: Ephesians two eight to nine states, for by grace you
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  Speaker 1: have been saved through faith, and this is not your
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  Speaker 1: own doing. It is the gift of God, not a
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  Speaker 1: result of works, so that no one may boast. Any
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  Speaker 1: teaching that adds works to salvation distorts the Gospel. Finally,
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  Speaker 1: Mormonism places great authority in their prophets, particularly Joseph Smith,
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  Speaker 1: whom they regard as God's chosen restorer of the true
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  Speaker 1: a Church. They believe that modern prophets continue to receive
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  Speaker 1: new revelations even if they contradict the Bible. However, the
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  Speaker 1: Bible states that God's word is final and should not
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  Speaker 1: be altered. Revelation twenty two eighteen to nineteen warns against
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  Speaker 1: adding to or taking away from scripture. The existence of
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  Speaker 1: new revelations outside of the Bible leads to dangerous doctrines
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  Speaker 1: that deviate from the truth of the Gospel. These are
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  Speaker 1: just a few reasons why Mormonism, despite its Christian appearance,
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  Speaker 1: teaches a different gospel, and as the apostle Paul Warre
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  Speaker 1: bawns in Second Corinthians eleven four, for if someone comes
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  Speaker 1: and proclaims another Jesus than the one we proclaimed, or
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  Speaker 1: if you receive a different spirit from the one you received,
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  Speaker 1: or if you accept a different gospel from the one
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  Speaker 1: you accepted, you put up with it readily enough. A
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  Speaker 1: different gospel leads people away from the true salvation in
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  Speaker 1: Jesus Christ. Now let's move on to another group that
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  Speaker 1: seems Christian but teaches false doctrines, Jehovah's Witnesses. Jehovah's Witnesses
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  Speaker 1: were founded by Charles tays Russell in the late nineteenth century.
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  Speaker 1: At first glance, they seemed devoted to studying the Bible,
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  Speaker 1: talking about God, and spreading their beliefs door to door.
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  Speaker 1: But beneath this dedication lies a doctrine that strays far
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  Speaker 1: from biblical Christianity. One of the biggest red flags is
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  Speaker 1: their own altered version of the Bible, called the New
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  Speaker 1: World Translation NWT. This translation deliberately changed key verses to
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  Speaker 1: fit their beliefs. For example, John one one, which in
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  Speaker 1: most Bibles says in the beginning was the Word and
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  Speaker 1: the word was with God and the word was God
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  Speaker 1: is changed in the NWT to say the word was
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  Speaker 1: a God, denying Christ's divinity. This is a direct contradiction
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  Speaker 1: of Colossians two nine, which says, for in Him the
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  Speaker 1: whole fullness of Deity dwells bodily. One of the most
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  Speaker 1: dangerous teachings of Jehovah's witnesses is their denial of the Trinity.
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  Speaker 1: Unlike Biblical Christianity, which teaches that God exists as Father, Son,
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  Speaker 1: and Holy Spirit, one God in three persons, they claim
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  Speaker 1: that Jesus is not God but merely a created being.
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  Speaker 1: They teach that Jesus is actually Michael, the Archangel, reducing
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  Speaker 1: him to a powerful but non divine entity. However, the
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  Speaker 1: Bible clearly teaches that Jesus is not just an angel
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  Speaker 1: but God himself. Hebrews one to six states and again
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  Speaker 1: when he brings the first Born into the world, he says,
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  Speaker 1: let all God's angels worship him. If Jesus were merely
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  Speaker 1: an angel, why would angels be commanded to worship him.
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  Speaker 1: Another disturbing belief is their teaching about salvation. Jehovah's witnesses
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  Speaker 1: believe that only one hundred and forty four thousand people
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  Speaker 1: will go to heaven, while the rest of their followers
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  Speaker 1: will live forever on earth. This comes from a misinterpretation
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  Speaker 1: of Revelation seventy four, where one hundred and forty four
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  Speaker 1: thousand from the tribes of Israel are mentioned. However, the
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  Speaker 1: Bible never teaches that this number represents the only people
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  Speaker 1: who will enter heaven. Romans ten thirteen says for everyone
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  Speaker 1: who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
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  Speaker 1: Limiting salvation to an elite group distorts the true message
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  Speaker 1: of the Gospel. They also reject the existence of Hell. Instead,
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  Speaker 1: they teach that those who reject God simply cease to exist,
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  Speaker 1: an idea known as annihilationism. However, Jesus spoke about Hell
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  Speaker 1: multiple times, describing it as a place of eternal punishment.
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  Speaker 1: Matthew twenty five forty six states, and these will go
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  Speaker 1: away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.
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  Speaker 1: By denying Hell, Jehovah's witnesses ignore the seriousness of sin
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  Speaker 1: and the necessity of salvation through Christ alone. Another major
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  Speaker 1: concern is their strict control over members. The watch Tower Society,
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  Speaker 1: their governing organization dictates all beliefs and interpretations of scripture.
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  Speaker 1: Questioning the leadership is considered rebellion, and those who leave
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  Speaker 1: or disagree are shunned, cut off from family and friends.
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  Speaker 1: This is a classic sign of spiritual manipulation and cult
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  Speaker 1: like control. The Bible encourages believers to test teachings against
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  Speaker 1: Scripture Acts seventeen eleven, but Jehovah's witnesses discouraged from independent thinking.
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  Speaker 1: True Christianity invites questions, study, and personal faith in Christ,
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  Speaker 1: not blind obedience to an organization. These deviations from biblical
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  Speaker 1: truth show that Jehovah's witnesses are not truly Christian. While
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  Speaker 1: they speak of God, their teachings distort his nature, change
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  Speaker 1: the Gospel, and place human authority above the Bible, as
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  Speaker 1: Tewod Peter two one warns, but false prophets also arose
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  Speaker 1: among the people, just as there will be false teachers
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  Speaker 1: among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even
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  Speaker 1: denying the master who bought them. Now, let's move on
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  Speaker 1: to another movement that presents itself as Christian but preaches
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  Speaker 1: a completely different gospel, the Unification Church also known as Moonism.
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  Speaker 1: The Unification Church, also known as Moonism, was founded in
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  Speaker 1: nineteen fifty four by Sun Jung Moon in South Korea.
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  Speaker 1: Unlike traditional Christianity, which is based on the Bible alone,
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  Speaker 1: Moonism revolves around the teachings and authority of its founder.
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  Speaker 1: Sun Jung Moon claimed to have received a divine revelation
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  Speaker 1: from Jesus, supposedly telling him that Christ's mission was left
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  Speaker 1: incomplete and that he Moon was chosen to finish the job.
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  Speaker 1: This belief alone is a massive red flag. As John
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  Speaker 1: nineteen thirty records jesus last words on the cross it
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  Speaker 1: is finished. The atoning work of Christ was completed on
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  Speaker 1: the cross, and any claim that it was incomplete is
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  Speaker 1: a direct contradiction of biblical truth. One of the most
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  Speaker 1: blasphemous teachings of the Unification Church is that Sun Mung
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  Speaker 1: Moon and his wife Hak Jahan Mun are the true
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  Speaker 1: parents of humanity. According to their doctrine, jesus purpose was
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  Speaker 1: not only to bring spiritual salvation, but also to get
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  Speaker 1: married and produce a sinless lineage. They believe that because
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  Speaker 1: Jesus was crucified before marrying, he failed to establish a
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  Speaker 1: perfect family, leaving humanity spiritually orphaned. Moon declared himself and
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  Speaker 1: his wife as the new messianic figures, completing what Jesus
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  Speaker 1: failed to do. But this contradicts Isaiah ninety six, which
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  Speaker 1: proclaims Jesus as the everlasting Father and the Prince of peace.
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  Speaker 1: Nowhere in the Bible is there any mention of another
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  Speaker 1: messiah to come after Christ. The Unification Church also teaches
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  Speaker 1: that sin originated from an illicit sexual relationship between Eve
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  Speaker 1: and Satan, rather than the biblical teaching of Adam and
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  Speaker 1: Eve's disobedience to God's command. To purify people from this
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  Speaker 1: supposed original sin, Moon introduced bizarre wedding rituals, including mass marriages,
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  Speaker 1: where couples are supposedly blessed to restore the world. Followers
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  Speaker 1: believe that by being married under Moon's authority, they are
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  Speaker 1: cleansed from their sin and can produce sinless children, but
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  Speaker 1: the Bible makes it clear that only the blood of
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  Speaker 1: Jesus Christ can cleanse sin. First John one seven states
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  Speaker 1: the blood of Jesus, his son, cleanses us from all sin.
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  Speaker 1: No marriage, ceremony, no human leader, and certainly no self
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  Speaker 1: proclaimed messiah can replace Christ's sacrifice. Another dangerous aspect of
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  Speaker 1: Moonism is its obsession with financial contributions. Followers are expected
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  Speaker 1: to donate large sums of money to receive spiritual blessings
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  Speaker 1: from the Moons. Many have gone bankrupt trying to meet
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  Speaker 1: the organization's demands, believing they are securing their salvation through giving.
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  Speaker 1: This reflects the warnings in Second Peter two three. In
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  Speaker 1: their greed, they will exploit you with false words. Their
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  Speaker 1: condemnation from long ago is not idle, and their destruction
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  Speaker 1: is not asleep. The true Gospel does not demand financial
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  Speaker 1: transactions for salvation. Grace is a free gift from God. Lastly,
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  Speaker 1: Moonism promotes religious syncretism, meaning they seek to merge all
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  Speaker 1: religions into one under the leadership of the Unification Church.
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  Speaker 1: They claim that Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and all other faiths
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  Speaker 1: must unite under Moon's teachings to create a global spiritual family. However,
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  Speaker 1: the Bible clearly states that Jesus is the only way
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  Speaker 1: to God. John fourteen six declares, I am the Way
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  Speaker 1: and the Truth and the Life. No one comes to
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  Speaker 1: the Father except through me. Attempting to blend Christianity with
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  Speaker 1: other religions distorts the Gospel and leads people away from
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  Speaker 1: the one true faith in Jesus Christ. These false doctrines
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  Speaker 1: prove that the Unification Church is not Christian. Instead, it
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  Speaker 1: is a deceptive movement built around the self proclaimed messiahship
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  Speaker 1: of Sun Young Moon, demanding unquestioning loyalty, financial devotion, and
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  Speaker 1: theological compromise. As Matthew twenty four to twenty four warns, for,
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  Speaker 1: false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great
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  Speaker 1: signs and wonders to deceive if possible, even the elect.
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  Speaker 1: True believers must stay rooted in Scripture to recognize these deceptions. Next,
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  Speaker 1: let's examine another group that also claims to be Christian
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  Speaker 1: but strays dangerously from Biblical truth, Christian Science. Christian Science,
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  Speaker 1: founded in eighteen seventy nine by Mary Baker Eddie, presents
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  Speaker 1: itself as a Christian movement, but its teachings diverge significantly
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  Speaker 1: from Biblical Christianity. Unlike traditional Christianity, which acknowledges the reality
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  Speaker 1: of sin, sickness, and the physical world, Christian Science claims
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  Speaker 1: that everything material is an illusion and that only the
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  Speaker 1: spiritual realm is real. This belief directly contradicts Scripture, which
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  Speaker 1: teaches that God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis
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  Speaker 1: one one, and that Jesus physically came in the flesh
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  Speaker 1: to redeem humanity John one fourteen. One of the most
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  Speaker 1: dangerous aspects of Christian science is its denial of medical treatment.
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  Speaker 1: Followers believe that sickness and disease do not actually exist,
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  Speaker 1: they are merely errors of the mind caused by incorrect thinking.
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  Speaker 1: Instead of seeking medical help, they rely exclusively on prayer
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  Speaker 1: to correct their thoughts and align themselves with spiritual truth.
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  Speaker 1: While prayer is powerful, the Bible never teaches that sickness
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  Speaker 1: is an illusion. Luke five thirty one states those who
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  Speaker 1: are well have no need of a physician, but those
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  Speaker 1: who are sick. Jesus himself recognized physical illness and even
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  Speaker 1: healed the sick as part of his ministry. Christian science
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  Speaker 1: also denies the reality of sin and evil. According to
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  Speaker 1: Mary Baker Edie's books Science and Health with Key to
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  Speaker 1: the Scriptures, sin is just a misunderstanding of God's nature,
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  Speaker 1: and evil is simply an illusion that disappears once a
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  Speaker 1: person reaches spiritual enlightenment. This contradicts the Bible's teachings that
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  Speaker 1: sin is real and has serious consequences. Romans three twenty
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  Speaker 1: three says, for all have sinned and fall short of
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  Speaker 1: the glory of God. Ignoring sin does not make it disappear.
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  Speaker 1: It must be dealt with through repentance and faith in
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  Speaker 1: Jesus Christ. Another serious problem with Christian science is its
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  Speaker 1: rejection of Jesus's physical resurrection. While they acknowledge Jesus as
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  Speaker 1: an important teacher, they deny that he physically died and
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  Speaker 1: rose again. Instead, they claim that his resurrection was merely
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  Speaker 1: a spiritual awakening rather than a literal bodily event. However,
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  Speaker 1: Fan Corinthians fifteen fourteen declares, and if Christ has not
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  Speaker 1: been raised, than our preaching is in vain, and your
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  Speaker 1: faith is in vain. The physical resurrection of Jesus is
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  Speaker 1: the foundation of the Christian faith. Without it, there is
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  Speaker 1: no victory over sin and death. Christian science also promotes
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  Speaker 1: an extra biblical book, Science and Health with Key to
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  Speaker 1: the Scriptures, as essential for understanding the Bible. This book
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  Speaker 1: reinterprets Scripture according to Mary Baker Eddy's beliefs, leading followers
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  Speaker 1: away from the true meaning of God's word. The Bible
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  Speaker 1: warns against this in Proverbs thirty six. Do not add
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  Speaker 1: to his words lest he rebuke you. And you be
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  Speaker 1: found a liar. Any religious movement that elevates another book
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  Speaker 1: above or alongside the Bible leads people into deception. Despite
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  Speaker 1: its Christian sounding name, Christian science is not biblical Christianity.
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  Speaker 1: It denies core Christian doctrines, including the reality of sin,
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  Speaker 1: the necessity of Christ's atonement, and the bodily resurrection of Jesus.
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  Speaker 1: This movement replaces the Gospel with human philosophy, making personal
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  Speaker 1: enlightenment more important than faith in Christ. Colossians two eight warns,
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  Speaker 1: see to it that no one takes you captive by
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  Speaker 1: philosophy and empty deceit according to human tradition, according to
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  Speaker 1: the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ. Next,
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  Speaker 1: let's examine another movement that has sparked debate among Christians,
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  Speaker 1: Seventh Day Adventism. According to some critics, Seventh Day Adventism
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  Speaker 1: SDA emerged from the Millerite movement in the nineteenth century
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  Speaker 1: and was heavily influenced by the teachings of Ellen G. White,
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  Speaker 1: who is regarded by many Adventists as a prophetess. While
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  Speaker 1: Seventh Day Adventists affirm many core Christian beliefs, some of
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  Speaker 1: their unique doctrines and interpretations have led to debates about
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  Speaker 1: whether the movement aligns fully with Biblical Christianity. Some critics
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  Speaker 1: argue that certain SDA teachings distort the Gospel and place
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  Speaker 1: unnecessary burdens on believers, shifting the focus from grace to works.
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  Speaker 1: One of the most controversial teachings in Adventism is the
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  Speaker 1: investigative judgment doctrine. According to this belief, in eighteen forty four,
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  Speaker 1: Jesus entered the Heavenly Sanctuary to begin a process of
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  Speaker 1: investigating the sins of believers to determine who is truly saved.
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  Speaker 1: This idea was introduced after William Miller's failed prediction that
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  Speaker 1: Jesus would return in eighteen forty four. Rather than admitting error,
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  Speaker 1: some of Miller's followers claimed that jesus return was spiritual,
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  Speaker 1: not physical, and that he had entered a new phase
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  Speaker 1: of judgment. However, Hebrews ten twelve to fourteen states, but
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  Speaker 1: when Christ had offered for all time a single sacrifice
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  Speaker 1: for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God.
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  Speaker 1: For by a single offering he has perfected for all
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  Speaker 1: time those who are being sanctified. The Bible teaches that
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  Speaker 1: salvation was completed at the cross, and there is no
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  Speaker 1: mention of an ongoing judgment process determining who is worthy.
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  Speaker 1: Another highly debated aspect of Adventism is the emphasis on
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  Speaker 1: keeping the Sabbath as a requirement for true faithfulness. SDA
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  Speaker 1: doctrine teaches that Saturday worship is mandatory and that worshiping
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  Speaker 1: on Sunday is a sign of apostasy, sometimes linked to
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  Speaker 1: the mark of the Beast in Revelation. While Sabbath observance
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  Speaker 1: was part of the Old Covenant, the New Testament teaches
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  Speaker 1: that Christ fulfilled the law and that believers are no
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  Speaker 1: longer under sabbath restrictions. Colossians two, sixteen to seventeen states, therefore,
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  Speaker 1: let no one pass judgment on you in questions of
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  Speaker 1: food and drink, or with regard to a festival, or
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  Speaker 1: a new moon, or a sabbath. These are a sh
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  Speaker 1: shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs
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  Speaker 1: to Christ. Forcing Sabbath observance as a requirement for salvation
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  Speaker 1: contradicts the Biblical message that salvation is through grace, not
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  Speaker 1: law keeping. Many Seventh day Adventists follow dietary restrictions from
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  Speaker 1: the Old Testament avoiding foods like pork and shellfish. While
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  Speaker 1: dietary laws were part of the Mosaic Covenant, Jesus declared
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  Speaker 1: all foods clean in Mark seven, eighteen nineteen, and the
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  Speaker 1: Apostle Paul affirmed in One Timothy four three five that
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  Speaker 1: foods should not be rejected if received with thanksgiving. While
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  Speaker 1: choosing a healthy diet is wise, teaching that certain foods
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  Speaker 1: are spiritually harmful goes beyond biblical teaching and risks placing
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  Speaker 1: unnecessary burdens on believers. Ellen G. White's writings holds significant
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  Speaker 1: authority within Adventism, and many members consider her visions and
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  Speaker 1: prophecies as divinely in space. While some of her teachings
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  Speaker 1: align with the Bible, others contain questionable claims, such as
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  Speaker 1: the idea that Satan, rather than Jesus, will bear the
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  Speaker 1: ultimate punishment for sin, a concept known as the scapegoat doctrine. However,
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  Speaker 1: the Bible clearly teaches that Jesus alone bore the punishment
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  Speaker 1: for sin. Isaiah fifty three five states, but he was
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  Speaker 1: pierced for our transgressions. He was crushed for our iniquities.
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  Speaker 1: Upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and
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  Speaker 1: with his wounds we are healed. Giving Satan any role
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  Speaker 1: in the atonement distorts the sufficiency of Christ's sacrifice. While
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  Speaker 1: there are many sincere believers within the SDA movement, these
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  Speaker 1: controversial teachings raise concerns about whether Adventism fully aligns with
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  Speaker 1: the Biblical Gospel. The greatest danger is placing law keeping
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  Speaker 1: and works alongside grace, which Galatians two sixteen warns against.
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  Speaker 1: Yet we know that a person is not justified by
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  Speaker 1: works of the law, but through faith in Jesus Christ.
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  Speaker 1: Any system that adds requirements to salvation risks leading people
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  Speaker 1: into legalism rather than true freedom in Christ. Now, let's
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  Speaker 1: look at a movement that blends Christianity with prosperity theology.
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  Speaker 1: The Universal Church of the Kingdom of God. The Universal
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  Speaker 1: Church of the Kingdom of God uc KG, founded in
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  Speaker 1: nineteen seventy seven by Edir Mercedo in Brazil, presents itself
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  Speaker 1: as a Christian church, but its core teachings focus heavily
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  Speaker 1: on financial prosperity rather than biblical salvation. This movement is
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  Speaker 1: one of the most prominent examples of prosperity theology, which
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  Speaker 1: teaches that faith combined with generous financial giving will result
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  Speaker 1: in wealth, success and physical healing. While the Bible does
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  Speaker 1: teach that God blesses his people, the prosperity Gospel distorts
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  Speaker 1: the true message of Christ, reducing faith to a financial
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  Speaker 1: transaction rather than a relationship with God. First Timothy six'
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  Speaker 1: ten warns for the love of money is a root
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  Speaker 1: of all kinds of. Evils it is through this craving
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  Speaker 1: that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced
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  Speaker 1: themselves with many. Pangs one of the most alarming teachings
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  Speaker 1: of the UC kg is that financial giving is directly
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  Speaker 1: tied To god's. Blessings followers are constantly encouraged to donate
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  Speaker 1: large sums of, money sometimes their entire, savings in exchange for, miracles,
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  Speaker 1: healing or business. Success they promote sacrificial, offerings where believers
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  Speaker 1: are told that the bigger the, offering the greater the. Blessing,
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  Speaker 1: however this Contradicts Second corinthians ninety, seven which says each
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  Speaker 1: one must give as he has decided in his, heart
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  Speaker 1: not reluctantly or under, compulsion For god loves at us cheerful.
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  Speaker 1: Giver The bible encourages generosity out of love and, faith
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  Speaker 1: not as a requirement to Receive god's. Favor another problematic
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  Speaker 1: practice within THE uckg is its focus on exorcisms and spiritual.
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  Speaker 1: Battles while The bible acknowledges that spiritual warfare, exists The
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  Speaker 1: Universal church places an excessive emphasis on demons and, curses
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  Speaker 1: often selling special items like holy, oil anointed, water or
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  Speaker 1: blessed objects to help followers break curses and receive. Blessings
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  Speaker 1: this resembles pagan superstition more Than Biblical. Christianity The bible
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  Speaker 1: teaches that true deliverance comes through faith In christ, alone
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  Speaker 1: not through purchasing religious. Items john eight thirty six states
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  Speaker 1: so if the sun sets you, free you will be. Free,
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  Speaker 1: indeed selling religious items for financial gain mirrors the practices
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  Speaker 1: of false teachers condemned in scripture Tewod peter two to.
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  Speaker 1: Three the UC kg also Distorts biblical faith by promising an,
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  Speaker 1: easy problem free life to those who give and obey their. Teachings,
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  Speaker 1: however The bible teaches that Following christ involves trials and.
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  Speaker 1: Suffering john sixteen thirty three says in the world you
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  Speaker 1: will have, tribulation but take, HEART i have overcome the,
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  Speaker 1: world teaching that faith guarantees financial success and removes all.
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  Speaker 1: Problems leads to disillusionment when people face, hardships causing them
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  Speaker 1: to Doubt god's goodness rather than trust in his. Sovereignty
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  Speaker 1: another disturbing aspect of the UC kg is the lavish
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  Speaker 1: lifestyle of its, leaders Particularly Adir, mercedo who has a
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  Speaker 1: mast extreme wealth through donations from church. Members The bible
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  Speaker 1: strongly warns against religious leaders who exploit believers for financial.
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  Speaker 1: Gain matthew twenty three twenty five Records jesus rebut yukee
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  Speaker 1: to The. Pharisees woe to you scribes And, pharisees, hypocrites
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  Speaker 1: for you clean the outside of the cup and the,
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  Speaker 1: plate but inside they are full of greed and self.
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  Speaker 1: INDULGENCE a church led by greed rather Than christ's centered
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  Speaker 1: humility cannot be. Trusted despite Using christian language and quoting The,
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  Speaker 1: bible The Universal church twist scripture to promote financial, gain
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  Speaker 1: prioritizing wealth and material blessings over true spiritual growth and
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  Speaker 1: salvation In Jesus. Christ matthew six nineteen t twenty reminds
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  Speaker 1: believers do not lay up for yourselves treasures on, earth
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  Speaker 1: where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and,
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  Speaker 1: steal but lay up for yourselves treasures in. Heaven true
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  Speaker 1: faith seeks eternal riches In, christ not temporary wealth through. Manipulation,
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  Speaker 1: next let's examine another movement that Blends christianity with mysticism
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  Speaker 1: And New age, beliefs The Happy Science. Church The Happy Science,
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  Speaker 1: church founded in nineteen eighty six By Ryuho okawa In,
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  Speaker 1: japan is a religious movement that presents itself as a
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  Speaker 1: path to spiritual, enlightenment, prosperity and inner. Peace although it
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  Speaker 1: incorporates elements Of, christianity it also Mixes, Buddhism, hinduism And
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  Speaker 1: New age, mysticism creating a belief system that is fundamentally
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  Speaker 1: incompatible With Biblical. Christianity one of its most outrageous claims
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  Speaker 1: is that Ruho okawa is the reincarnation Of, Jesus, buddha
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  Speaker 1: and other religious, figures making him the ultimate spiritual. Leader,
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  Speaker 1: however The bible explicitly teaches That jesus is, unique the
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  Speaker 1: one and Only son Of, god not a reincarnation of.
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  Speaker 1: Anyone john fourteen six STATES i am The way and
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  Speaker 1: The truth and The. Life no one comes to The
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  Speaker 1: father except through. Me any religion that diminishes the exclusivity
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  Speaker 1: Of christ or equates him with other figures is leading
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  Speaker 1: people away from the. Truth one of the core teachings
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  Speaker 1: Of Happy science is that human beings can attain divinity
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  Speaker 1: through knowledge and self. Improvement followers believe that by following
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  Speaker 1: the teachings of Ruho, okawa they can achieve spiritual, enlightenment
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  Speaker 1: control their own, destinies and even transcend human. Limitations, however
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  Speaker 1: this directly Contradicts biblical, teaching which states that humanity is
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  Speaker 1: fallen and in need of, salvation not self. Improvement romans
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  Speaker 1: three twenty three reminds us for all have sinned and
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  Speaker 1: fall short of the glory Of. God The bible teaches
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  Speaker 1: that true transformation comes through faith In Jesus, christ not
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  Speaker 1: through personal enlightenment or self help. Techniques another serious problem
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  Speaker 1: with The Happy science church is its downplaying of jesus
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  Speaker 1: sacrifice on The. Cross While christianity teaches that jesus death
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  Speaker 1: and resurrection are the foundation of, Salvation Happy science Treats
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  Speaker 1: jesus as just one of many teachers who brought wisdom to.
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  Speaker 1: Humanity The, bible, however is clear that Only jesus' sacrifice
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  Speaker 1: can atone for. Sin hebrews nine twenty two, states without
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  Speaker 1: the shedding of, blood there is no forgiveness of. Sins
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  Speaker 1: teaching That jesus is merely a wise teacher rather than
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  Speaker 1: the savior of the world is a direct attack on The.
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  Speaker 1: Gospel happy science also emphasizes material prosperity as a sign
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  Speaker 1: of spiritual, success claiming that financial wealth and success are
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  Speaker 1: proof that a person has achieved. Enlightenment this is similar
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  Speaker 1: to prosperity gospel, teachings which promise worldly success instead of spiritual. Growth,
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  Speaker 1: However jesus warned against pursuing earthly. Riches matthew six twenty
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  Speaker 1: four says you cannot Serve god and. Money The bible
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  Speaker 1: teaches that true faith is not about accumulating, wealth but
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  Speaker 1: about seca King god's. Kingdom, finally happy science promotes occult
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  Speaker 1: practices and mystical, rituals including the use of, channeling fortune,
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  Speaker 1: telling and supernatural energy manipulation to gain wisdom and. Power
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  Speaker 1: this is strictly forbidden in The. Bible deuteronomy eighteen ten
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  Speaker 1: to twelve states there shall not be found among you
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  Speaker 1: anyone who burns his son or his daughter as an.
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  Speaker 1: Offering anyone who practices, divination or tells, fortunes or interprets
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  Speaker 1: omens or a. Sorcerer these practices do not lead to,
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  Speaker 1: truth but open doors to deception and spiritual. Darkness Although
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  Speaker 1: happy science uses Some christian, terminology its core beliefs reject
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  Speaker 1: the authority of The, bible the uniqueness Of Jesus, christ
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  Speaker 1: and the true path to. Salvation it teaches that humans
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  Speaker 1: can become divine through enlightenment rather than through grace and
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  Speaker 1: faith In. Jesus this movement is another example of a
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  Speaker 1: false gospel that appeals to human pride rather than submission To,
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  Speaker 1: God As galatians one eight, Warns but even if we
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  Speaker 1: or an angel from heaven should preach to you a
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  Speaker 1: gospel contrary to the one we preach to, you let
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  Speaker 1: him be. Accursed now that we have examined these deceptive,
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  Speaker 1: religions let's wrap up with a final conclusion about why
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  Speaker 1: recognizing false teachings is crucial for every. Believer these religions
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  Speaker 1: may Seem, christian but they distort The gospel and lead
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  Speaker 1: people away from the. Truth The bible warns In matthew seven,
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  Speaker 1: fifteen beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep's,
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  Speaker 1: clothing but inwardly are ravenous. Wolves that's why knowing The
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  Speaker 1: word Of god is, crucial so you won't be deceived
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  Speaker 1: by teachings that sound good but contradict. Scripture NOW i
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