I am a bit surprised by some of the exchanges I have been reading here in this fellowship of Believers. In the end, it really doesn't matter who is right, wrong, mistaken, or on point. It only matters if you are a Believer, and daily offer up your life to Him! Just sayin.
Erica
Yes, but HOW one believes does matter. Many go TO the cross and then no further. They may be saved, but they won't be living in the victory Jesus gained for us while we are still here on the earth, and how are they supposed to bear fruit to the Lord ? Someone misleading The Lords children IS a big deal, as Jesus said to the Pharisees when they asked Him if they too were blind? He said :" Because you say you KNOW, your sin remains with you." They were leading many away from God while they were thinking that they were the top of God's people, and believe me, we need the input of Jesus now, just as much as they did then. The Pharisees were studying the scriptures all the time, they were spoon fed it growing up, and still they managed to completely miss the time they had been reading about all those years. Not much has changed really, we still have humans trying to put themselves or their particular church above the Lord, and that just won't do. How on earth are unbelievers ever going to believe Christians if all they see is them biting and devouring one another, and being divided into God only knows how many different doctrines........We are supposed to be here for the lost, not to argue over scriptures and doctrines of men.
I do know where you are coming from, believing is the main thing in order to come to Him, but we are not supposed to park ourselves there, we are supposed to go on to KNOWING Him, in the power of His resurrection......
Blessings Pia