How old is the denomination you attend? Jesus said in Matthew 15:9 “But in vain they do worship me teaching for doctrines the commandments of men”. Are you following man or God? Are you a member of the church Christ died for or a member of an organization that a man founded? The following are cold hard facts from history.
Time |
Place |
Founder |
Church |
|
606 A.D. |
Rome |
Boniface III |
Roman Catholic |
|
1520 A.D. |
Germany |
Martin Luther |
Lutheran |
|
1534 A.D. |
England |
Henry VIII |
Episcopalian |
|
1536 A.D. |
Switzerland |
John Calvin |
Presbyterian |
|
1550 A.D. |
England |
Robert Browne |
Congregational |
|
1607 A.D. |
Holland |
John Smythe |
Baptist |
|
1739 A.D. |
England |
John Wesley |
Methodist |
|
1830 A.D. |
America |
William Miller |
Adventists |
|
1866 A.D. |
America |
Mary Baker Eddy |
Christian Scientist |
|
1872 A.D. |
America |
Charles T. Russell |
Jehovah’s Witnesses |
|
33 A.D. |
Jerusalem |
Jesus Christ |
Church of Christ, church of God, His Body, called out,
kingdom of God |
|
This is a record of the past nineteen centuries. During this time division has occurred many
times in these sect’s of men creating many other “faiths”.
The Bible says in Ephesians 4:4 “There is one body,
and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling:
Some churches are just too young to be of God. Jesus said in Matthew 16:18 “And I say also unto thee, that thou art
Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates
of hell shall not prevail against it”.
Are you a member of the church Jesus built or a member of a
sect of man?