Apostasy in the church and false doctrines of men

My name is Pastor Michael Adekunle Onabanjo, resident in Abuja, a teacher of the word, bible researcher and called into the prophetic ministry in the areas of deliverance, spiritual warfare i operate a prophetic ministry with a unique grace. out of desire to bring consistent illumination through the revealed word of God, i decided to create this blog, where various biblical issues, topics, questions and biblical truths will be discussed, shared, while prayers will also be shared in Jesus name.your comments will also be taken as long as they are biblically correct. God bless you.

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Apostasy in the church and false doctrines of men

Most of the major Christian denominations have deviated from biblical Christianity in one way or another. It is not the purpose of this article to point a finger at any one group, or to tell true Christians to get out of their denomination or not to fellowship. I understand that this article will not win me any popularity contest but very few others are talking about the apostasy in the church institutions identified with Christianity and the false doctrines of men within these church institutions that now deviate from true biblical Christianity.

The one true Church of God is interwoven in all Christian denominations. I have noticed in my own experiences that there is at least a small core of believers in just about every church in every denomination. I have at one time in my life been part of all the major groups listed below and I have first hand knowledge of what they practice (except the Orthodox Catholics).

purpose is to expose the darkness so that the true light of the gospel of Christ will shine. I do not believe that true Christians can significantly change an overwhelmingly apostate carnal Christian church. What we can do however, is not be deceived by Satan's devices or support what is not of God in our churches.

Who is a Christian?

There are two billion people on the earth who identify themselves as Christians, but there are significantly fewer that are really part of the body of Christ.

Jesus said you can not enter the kingdom of heaven unless you are born of the Spirit. The new birth from the Holy Spirit occurs when a person truly believes that Jesus is the son of God and trusts in the finished work of Jesus on the cross to atone for their own sins and to justify them before God.

The scriptures say you are saved by faith, not by your own works, lest anyone should boast.

We cannot judge if a person who identifies with Christianity is really trusting in Christ or in their religion to save them. If they are trusting in their religion to save them they are no more part of the body of Christ than a Jew or Moslem or any other religion.

Christianity is a personal relationship with Jesus. This relationship does not depend on having all the correct theology but correct theology will result in more fruitful Christianity.

Religion is basically satanic.

All religion contains methods, rituals and practices for man to become righteous enough to ascend or evolve to God. All religion thus believes in the need for one to become self righteous. True Christianity is the complete opposite. True Christianity believes in God's righteousness. Because of His righteousness, Jesus the creator, died for our sins and breached the gap between God and man. True Christianity believes God provides a free gift of eternal life to anyone who trusts in Him (has faith) that God is graceful and sent His Son to save those who believe in His righteousness.

Apostate Christianity (departure from true biblical Christianity) in its final analysis cannot be distinguished from any other religion in the world in its quest for God. No wonder apostate Christianity will be willing to join with all the other religions of the world. These nominal Christians think they are Christian just because it is part of their culture and because they believe in a higher power. Even demons believe in a higher power. Apostate Christianity has nothing to do with a born again experience with the evidence of a Holy Spirit changed life.

Some in religious training were taught that Jesus died for their sins and that they are saved or justified, but in their lives there is no evidence by works of the Spirit. Do they really have Jesus or do they only have head knowledge about Him? Do they have Churchianity or Christianity?

Those that trust in their own good works to save them are self deceived and still in their sins. If there ever was a religion that could allow man to fellowship with God it was Judaism but the requirement was to keep all of God's law. The laws of Judaism did not achieve salvation because in man's fallen state he could never keep the whole law. Man's righteousness and good works can never bring about eternal life with God because man always falls short of the required perfection necessary to dwell in the presence of a Holy God. Yet Judaism did not fail because through the tribe of Judah a Savior from God was born.

True Christianity

Jesus being born a man but being also God perfectly fulfilled the law. He Himself had no sin but He obediently paid the price for the curse on man under God's perfect law. Atonement for sin brought into the world by Adam's disobedience was paid for by the obedience of God's Lamb by death on the cross. At the cross He took the curse upon Himself for it is written "cursed is anyone who hangs on a tree" (Gal 3:13). Death could not hold the Creator and He rose to begin a new creation and in doing so condemned the old fallen creation to its eternal destruction. Those who trust Him are born again into this new new creation of believers called the "Body of Christ". After we are born into this new creation, God no longer sees us as the sinners we were but He sees us as the sinless "body and bride of Christ". (The scripture says in marriage the two shall become one flesh - Paul used this as the example of Christ and the Church - Eph 5: 31- 32.)

"True Christianity is then believing that God's promise to provide a Savior was fulfilled in His Son Jesus." This promise of a Savior and Messiah to restore man's fellowship with God is integrated throughout all scripture.

My prayer bullet for today

“Psa 4:1  To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm of David. Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.”

1. Thank you Father for seeing me through to this year, I am grateful for the gift of life.
2. My Father, You deserve all the glory for helping me in distress last year, Thank you because you will do the same this year.
3. Thank you Lord because you are real. Thank you for the power of prayer and that praying works, Help me this year to be faithful in praying and waiting on you.
4. Thank you Lord because I have access to call on you this year and that access will never be closed by Hell, devil, sin or disobedience.
5. Thank you for being a prayer answering God. Thank you Lord for listening to me always.

“Psa 27:7  Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me.

Psa 30:10  Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be thou my helper.”

6. Oh Lord, where my strength may want to fail this year, let mercy prevail.
7. Oh Lord, where my skills and training may be inadequate, let your mercy make it up for me.
8. I declare that this year I will not be lazy, however I need your favor to release results on the works of my hands.
9. Let it be my testimony this year that the Lord of Abraham helped me!
10. I will fail if you don’t help me, I will expire by the wayside without your grace, Please release fresh grace on me this year to fulfill my purpose.
11. Let all that concerns me and those you have given me receive your help this year in Jesus