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Traditional Christianity - Truth or deception?
Ewald Frank
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If Thy Word is no more valid where upon should my faith rest? I’m not concerned with a thousand worlds but only try to do thy Word the best. (N. L. Earl of Zinzendorf,)
Preface
Seeing the European constellation which is intertwined with religion and politics with a world-wide significance, I feel the urgency of writing this. I am now convince...
Introduction
In our time, it is not easy to approach someone with the theme concerning God and faith. For some it is totally out and only for the old folks, others search for divin...
On the Test-stand / Ecclesiastical Research / A Timely Spiritual Investigation
I was encouraged to write freely because it is an established fact that nowadays nothing is simply accepted without it being proved. A typical example for this made he...
Original Christianity and the Following Epochs
In the church history, the various epochs which followed the beginning of the Christendom are very well described by the historians. We shall therefore in this exposit...
Tragic Initiation — Origin of Calamity
As long as the gospel remained on the Jewish ground, there were mainly Jewish assemblies and, therefore, no discussions about the Godhead were known. At this stage, Ro...
The Unfounded Claims of the Popes
As already seen convincingly, the Catholic church indeed began about 1,600 years ago and not approximately 2,000 years ago. It is therefore not surprising that not one...
Who is Mary?
We wish to have a look at the virtuous Mary and see what God did through her and also on the other hand what men made of her. This Miriam, which was her name, was a vi...
What is the Cult of Mary?
According to the testimony of the Holy Scriptures, only God can be an object of faith and worship. If anyone or anything else is lifted up for such a purpose, it is su...
The Reformation — a New Beginning
The divine intervention through the Reformation was overdue, but from the Biblical point of view it was not sufficient. The question arises whether the reformers who w...
The Godhead
With the highest respect and in divine fear, we should approach this theme about the Godhead. We do have different religions and also various imaginations and teaching...
The Testimony of God Himself
In the Holy Scriptures, we are confronted first with the testimony of God Himself, secondly the testimony given by the prophets, and thirdly by the apostles. In the Ol...
The Theophany of God
In the infinite eternity, God was alone. God is Spirit, God is light and God is life. In this eternal Spirit-light-fullness, He had not yet manifested Himself. In that...
The Glory of the Lord
The Lord God appeared to Moses in a flame of fire in the burning bush. On Sinai He came down in fire, accompanied by thunder, lightening and trumpet sound. All the peo...
… Proceeded from God
Christ proceeded from God. He is also spoken of as the beginning of the creation of God (Rev. 3:14). Adam was a created son of God but Christ was the begotten Son of G...
The Name of the Lord
After the Lord God gave the ten commandments, He made a very important statement, “… in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee....
Useful Comparisons
The following Bible passages will show forth the Redeemer in His deity and also in His humanity as man. Whenever His coming was announced, it was later confirmed that ...
Jesus is the Lord
In revival meetings whenever a good atmosphere is reached, the emphasis is being made that Jesus Christ is Lord. But it is not clear what these people actually think w...
Whosoever Confesses Jesus Christ … Right or Wrong Confession?
In evangelistic campaigns, much emphasis is put upon the confession of Jesus Christ. The evangelist asks those who come forward to be converted to repeat such a confes...
The Man Christ Jesus
“Behold the man!” (Jn. 19:5) said Pilate when he looked upon Jesus. From His birth to His death Jesus is very much described as man so that some find it hard to compre...
Baptism
The Holy Scriptures give us a complete information about the Biblical baptism. Baptism is administered in all Christianity. But also therein a grave deviation has take...
The Lord’s Supper
First we must deal in short with the significance of the Passover instituted in the Old Testament. The last supper was celebrated by our Lord Himself during the Passov...
The Fall
In the Holy Scriptures, some of the events are described in parables without the actual thing coming up openly on to the surface. God ordained it in that way to leave ...
Justification
The condemnation upon man makes his justification necessary. Justification is not to be compared with a verdict of not guilty but justification implies that the one ac...
Regeneration and New Birth
The justification experience puts an end to the self-life which was lived without God and starts the renewing process. Although it is the one redemption work, the vari...
Sanctification
As did the apostle Paul so will every true servant of Christ be careful to proclaim all the Bible truths in such a way that believers will lead a well pleasing life un...
The Baptism with the Holy Spirit of God
Those who have truly experienced salvation confirm their conversion by being baptised in water by immersion Biblically in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. In this wa...
Choosing — Predestination
To be chosen by God can mean to be predestined for a ministry or a task. Election is shown in the person of Abraham and later with Israel. “But thou, Israel, art my se...
One day with God — One-thousand Years
This disclosure will acquaint us with God’s timetable concerning the history of mankind. In Psalm 90, 4, we read, “For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterd...
The Roman Empire and its Significance in the End Time
The Roman empire cannot be separated from the Roman church. In the days of Constantine, this imperial church began. It was first made the church of the people, and fin...
Final Conclusions and the Mysterious Number 666
One cannot easily understand how it is possible for the majority of the clergy to ignore the historical developments and simply bypass them. Whether they close their e...
Epilogue
They are declared the wise Who journey through error to the truth Those who remain in error They will be the fools Often political and spiritual developments run paral...
Bibliography
Alonso, Joaquim Maria: “Fátima, Botschaft und Weihe” Braun, Fritz: “Blicke ins Wort” Brunner, Emil: “Dogmatik Band I” Deschner, Karlheinz: “Abermals krähte der Hahn” D...