by James G. Owen
There are more denominations than choices of fishing tackle. Since the Protestant Reformation the Protestant Movement has grown in number of denominations. Churches split over various reason, but one reason is doctrine.
The denominations have different views for:
- Water baptism.
- Different millennial positions, such as Premillennialism, Amillennialism, and Postmillennialism.
- Pretribulation, Mid-tribulational, and Post-tribulation.
- Trinitarian or non-Trinitarian
- Eternal Security
- Predestination differences
- Dispensational vs Non-Dispensational
- Belief in the Speaking of Tongues and Baptism of the Holy Ghost with the evidence of speaking in tongues.
There are more differences in the denominations than the list I created I think, but we will carry on to making my point of unity. In today’s world, a bizarre year has unfolded, and there is an attack on the Christian Church—Christianity. The churches are not united in doctrine, nor united in spirit and the spiritual battle we are facing globally, and especially here in the United States must be defeated. This means that all differences in doctrine and of any kind must cease and find common ground in fighting this battle together. In numbers we will have victory, being split we are defeated.
The Protestant churches should respect one another and come to the basic of doctrines in scripture, and that is to preach Jesus born of a virgin, ministered, taught, healed, delivered, and raised the dead as spoken in the Gospels of the New Testament. We are called to make disciples of men. We are not to bicker over eschatological opinions and views, or for any other doctrine. Lay these differences down and preach Jesus as the Messiah the only way to salvation and eternal life. This is my point for unity. There may be other avenues for unity among the Protestants and Evangelicals, but we must stand together to fight the spiritual battle we are in globally. We are in a battle for the very soul of the nation of the United States of America. What happens here in this year of 2020 will determine the outcome for the whole world. In the last few months, I have seen reports of using a virus to bring global change, and that change has a name—the Great Reset. A name that I believe has changed from the original term I saw earlier in the year, and that was Tikkun Olam, meaning to fix the world.
To fix the world from the globalist view is to reconstruct the economy, set new rules for environmental issues such as climate change. I see an attack on the Christian churches of shutdown, and the outlawing of bibles. I am aware of the vaccines being produced that have been fast tracked and not taking the usual number of years to develop. For years I have been watching for a new world government to arise, and a new world religion, all set to become a One World System, and I believe I have seen the fundamentals being established using a virus to attain their goals.
So, I am making a clarion call to all Protestant Churches to assemble and to unite in a battle of good versus evil, a spiritual battle that will affect all mankind. Push back the differences and put on the Ephesians 6: 11-18 armor.
“Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;”
Centuries ago, there was a Dark Age and there were differences of doctrine and beliefs. Martin Luther came to the forefront of the Reformation Movement and wrote his 95 Theses. Today, we are seeing a New Dark Age coming now being called a Dark Winter, and I have heard this term from a presidential Democratic candidate. The result is the same, but I believe we are into a more difficult time, an indignation because of a political ideology that was not present in the current form we have witnessed in my lifetime.
So, concluding let all Christians who love Jesus project, teach, preach, and evangelize Jesus. Fulfill the evangelical call and go into all the world and preach the gospel.
Notes: All scripture used was taken from the King James Version, Public Domain, BibleGateway.
James G. Owen, Author 