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William Branham appears to have confused references to | William Branham appears to have confused references to unbelievers in scripture to his strange view of the "church natural". | ||
A person that is following Christ in accordance with the teachings of the New Testament is a Christian and part of the Body of Jesus Christ regardless of whether they attend a message church or not. | A person that is following Christ in accordance with the teachings of the New Testament is a Christian and part of the Body of Jesus Christ regardless of whether they attend a message church or not. There are not tiers or classes of Christians. | ||
This is clearly not the Gospel that Paul preached: | |||
:''...but there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed.<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), Ga 1:7–8.</ref> | :''...but there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed.<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), Ga 1:7–8.</ref> | ||