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A while back, I wrote about a message displayed on the sign of a local interdenominational church.
That message proclaimed that baptism is a non-essential in God's plan to save mankind. The thrust
of the article was to prove how that particular proclamation contradicts the Bible. Well, they're
at it again. This time, however, instead of contradicting the Scriptures with their sign, they've
contradicted themselves!
The latest message that grabbed my attention was something to this effect: Jesus does not have a plan B. While all who are familiar with the Bible know the truthfulness of this point, the group who proclaimed it on their sign is a part of a movement that teaches not only does God have a plan B, but He also has a plan C, plan D, and plan E (to name just a few). Denominationalism, of which this local church is an obvious part, glories in the false notion that we're all going to heaven; we're just taking different routes. If this idea doesn't promote a multiplicity of plans, then I don't know what does. The fact is, the New Testament condemns the denominational philosophy. Jesus prayed that His followers be united (Jn. 17:20-21). Such unity necessitates mutual adherence to the Scriptures. Inspiration requires that all who follow the Savior speak the same thing, have no divisions, and be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment (1 Cor. 1:10). It's one thing to proclaim that God doesn't have a plan B. But it's quite another to actually give up denominational error in order to demonstrate it. |