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Originally Posted by ZNPaaneah
False teachers, according to Peter bring in “damnable heresies even denying the Lord that bought them”.
So then I have a question. Does WL’s teaching on “one city one church” deny the Lord that bought us? The NT is very clear that we have only one foundation, and that foundation is Christ. We stand on Christ alone (all other ground is sinking sand). So then, does adding a second requirement that we stand on “the ground of the church” in addition to Christ who is the foundation, does this requirement “deny the Lord who bought us”?
According to WL you have to stand on "the ground of the church" in order to have the "full experience of the Triune God". Jesus taught "I am the way, the truth and the Light, no man comes to the Father but by me". So then, again I ask, does this teaching of "the ground of the church" deny the Lord that bought us?
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I can't see how Lee's "one city one church" rises to the level of a "
damnable heresy, denying even the Master who bought us."
Pentecostal Christians make the same arguments about "praying in the Spirit," i.e. praying in tongues. They are convinced that God's full blessing, i.e. the "full experience of the Triune God" is only experienced by those who "worship in the Spirit." They look with pity upon their Christian brethren who have not embraced the "gifts" of the Spirit, and have missed out on these promised blessings. The case could be made that they also consider tongues to be their "sacrament." Paul does make the case that tongues can be a childish toy to some immature ones.
They have their points. I could never in good conscience say that the insistence of some to speak in tongues rises to the level of heresy, "
denying the Master who redeemed us." It is unfortunate, however, that every time the Bible says "in the Spirit," the Pentecostals do interpret this as praying in tongues.
Yes "heresy" refers to "schools of thought" in the original language, but Peter's use of the word must be reserved for those errant lines of reasoning that "
deny the Master who bought them." In this way they propose another means of salvation apart from Christ, our Redeemer, and reject the deity of Christ, our Lord. The Jehovah Witnesses immediately come to mind.