Tag: What the Bible says about denominations

Bible Verse of The Day – 1-9-19

1 Corinthians 3:4 (NKJV) 4 For when one says, “I am of Paul,” and another, “I am of Apollos,” are you not carnal?

It is not uncommon to hear Christians label themselves by the doctrine or the teacher that they follow.

Sometimes it’s a denominational name. Other times it’s the name of a man or woman that they have received certain doctrinal teachings from which they follow very closely.

Some of this can be harmless, even though quite unnecessary. But other times it is purely carnal behavior, as mentioned by Paul in the verse above.

In the end, it is God that matters. The person who led us to Christ, or the denomination we follow is insignificant in the grand scheme of things. Paul puts it this way;

1 Corinthians 3:6-7 (NKJV) 6 I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase. 7 So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase.

So, we need to be careful as to what labels we stick on ourselves, because God must always be at the forefront and the One who receives the glory and honor for all that is done.

Let us not fall into the habit of boasting or labeling ourselves by anyone’s name, except by the name of our one and only Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Galatians 6:14 (NKJV) 14 But God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-4-18

John 14:6 (NKJV) 6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

If we look around, we will find many denominations and so many various kinds of religions in the world.

They are all proclaiming to be truth, or the way to get to Heaven. But, ultimately it’s up to us to know the truth and the way.

When we stand before God, He is not going to say to us, “Oh, you were misled. I’m sorry to hear that, but please enter anyway”.

He has given us the Truth and the Way and we must know the truth from a lie.

Jesus Christ Himself makes it very clear here by saying there is only one way, and that way is through Him.

He gave His life on the cross at Calvary, for you and for me.

This is not to be taken lightly. What He did was a demonstration of the most amazing love and compassionate sacrifice that we will ever hear of in our lifetime.

It doesn’t matter our age, our nationality, our net worth, or what we have done. He did it for us. It is a gift, and it’s up to us to receive it.

Do we want to go to the Father in Heaven when it’s our time to leave this earth? If we do, then it’s very simple. There is only ONE way to get there.

We must believe in Him, the Son of God, our Messiah and the Savior of our souls, Jesus Christ.

Dear God in Heaven,

I am a sinner and I’m sorry for the things I have done wrong. I’ve made some awful choices and I’ve lived my life doing whatever I please. But today I come to You and ask You to please forgive me and help me to change my ways and live my life with You.

I truly believe that Jesus Christ is Who He says He is; your Son, the Messiah and Savior of the world. I believe He died to set me free from my sins. Please help me today. I need You. In Jesus’ name I pray.  Amen.

If you prayed this prayer today, the angels in Heaven are rejoicing, for you are now a child of God. You have eternal life in Heaven with Him. Praise be to God!!

Please write and let us know. We want to keep you in our prayers.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

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Bible Verse of The Day – 3-17-18

Mark 9:38-39 (NKJV) 38 Now John answered Him, saying, “Teacher, we saw someone who does not follow us casting out demons in Your name, and we forbade him because he does not follow us.” 39 But Jesus said, “Do not forbid him, for no one who works a miracle in My name can soon afterward speak evil of Me.

As Christians, followers of Christ, we can become prejudice in our own little ways if we are not careful.

For instance, there are times when we may think that if someone doesn’t go to the same church we go to, or if they’re not in our group or our denomination, we have the right to snub them or disrespect them.

We may even go so far as to think we need to teach them and show them how it’s done, our way.

These are things to be very careful of because, like the disciples, we can approach things in the wrong way. And our actions toward other brothers and sisters in Christ can be rude, hurtful and out of line. We can get caught up in sectarianism.

What is sectarianism? It’s excessive devotion or attachment to a particular sect or party, especially in religion.

Today, ask God to help us to walk by His Spirit. To love, listen and have discernment, not trying to figure things out by intellect, and act out of line.

Don’t let our lack of knowledge of others be destructive towards them just because they’re not in our group or because they don’t think or act like us.

As God’s children, we need to unify and come together by being respectful, kind and supportive of each other. Jesus says to love one another.  And not just in our hearts, but in our actions as well.

John 13:34-35 (NKJV) 34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. 35 By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-29-15

Mark 9:38-40 (NKJV) 38 Now John answered Him, saying, “Teacher, we saw someone who does not follow us casting out demons in Your name, and we forbade him because he does not follow us.” 39 But Jesus said, “Do not forbid him, for no one who works a miracle in My name can soon afterward speak evil of Me. 40 For he who is not against us is on our side“.

Jesus taught the disciples right from the start that just because someone was not in their little group of twelve, it does not necessarily mean they are wrong for doing what they do. They were doing it in the name of Jesus. In other words they believed in Him as well. Their hearts were for Jesus and they wanted to do good.

How many times do we look at other denominations or churches and think, “well they are not doing it like us, or they don’t belong to our group so they are off or not doing it right?”

We, as the bride of Christ, need to come together in unity and work as one body. We shouldn’t always be looking at others and finding fault because they are not part of our church or our group, etc.

Our passion is to reach individuals for Jesus Christ. We can all agree on that. But there are lot of individuals that are struggling and suffering all over this world. Our church or group, etc. can not do it alone.

Wouldn’t it be beautiful if we could put aside our denominational prejudice, and together reach the world with Christ?

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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Bible Verse of The Day – 1-20-15

Galatians 3:28 (NKJV) 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

There is neither Jew nor Greek.

This is straight from the word of God. This is not something made up by man centuries after Christ walked the earth.

So let’s move forward 2,000 years and apply this to us today.

There is neither Baptist, nor Catholic, nor Lutheran, nor Methodist, nor Episcopalian, nor Assemblies of God, nor Church of God, nor any other denomination you could name.

There are followers of Christ. The end.

I’m going to risk stepping on some toes today, but sometimes things need to be said. Our toes will heal if we let them.

As children of God, we need to learn to set aside and tear down the boundaries and walls that man has created with denominations. Denominations are not of God. They are 100% manmade.

This doesn’t mean that you have to leave your denominational church. But it does mean that we need to lay aside denominational thinking and stop letting these manmade walls divide us as believers.

We also need to lay aside some of the things that are passed down to us from our denominations that cause us to look down on others, judging them without cause.

Remember, our goal should be to bring people to Christ, not just to our church or our denomination!

As we bring people to Christ, He works in their hearts and He does a work in their lives. In the end, we need to make sure we’re pointing people to The Way, The Truth and The Life.

Reach out to someone today, and offer them Jesus!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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