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#[[Reason and the Message|Thinking is discouraged]] | #[[Reason and the Message|Thinking is discouraged]] | ||
#The [[The King James Version of the Bible|KJV is the only inspired translation]] of the Bible. | #The [[The King James Version of the Bible|KJV is the only inspired translation]] of the Bible. | ||
#If you don't believe the message, you are not going in the rapture. | #If you don't believe the message, you are not going in the rapture. | ||
#Only ministers can handle the Word. | #Only ministers can handle the Word. | ||
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#The Pastor is our Absolute or Your Pastor in his Office is always right. | #The Pastor is our Absolute or Your Pastor in his Office is always right. | ||
#Diminishing the Life and Ministry of Jesus Christ of two thousand years ago, as a result of Promoting the Jesus Christ of Today. | #Diminishing the Life and Ministry of Jesus Christ of two thousand years ago, as a result of Promoting the Jesus Christ of Today. | ||
#The focus on the message, removes the focus from the | #The focus on the message, removes the focus from the Bible. | ||
#Rapturing Faith in on the Tapes. | #Rapturing Faith in on the Tapes. | ||
#Don't question. Don't argue. Don't Debate. Don't Discuss. Just give them a message book. | #Don't question. Don't argue. Don't Debate. Don't Discuss. Just give them a message book. | ||
#If they're Seed... | #If they're Seed... | ||
#The church is the wife, the husband is the pastor | #The church is the wife, the husband is the pastor | ||
#"programs" are of the devil, so | #"programs" are of the devil, so message churches do nothing to help the poor. | ||
#Missions are for people overseas, not the homeless down the street. | #Missions are for people overseas, not the homeless down the street. | ||
#It's OK to preach against other churches who don't have the mighty revelation. | #It's OK to preach against other churches who don't have the mighty revelation. | ||
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#Legalistic teachings related to [[The Celebration of Christmas]] | #Legalistic teachings related to [[The Celebration of Christmas]] | ||
#People have made Jesus into a super man. Message believers are the sons of God and ultimately, don't need Jesus to be the sacrifice. | #People have made Jesus into a super man. Message believers are the sons of God and ultimately, don't need Jesus to be the sacrifice. | ||
=Some really strange things that circulate in message churches= | |||
#[[Message Urban Legends|'''Urban legends''' of the message]] | |||
=But Message believers reject these teachings= | =But Message believers reject these teachings= |