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==Conclusion==
==Conclusion==


William Branham appears to have confused references to the unbelievers in scripture to his strange view of the "church natural".   
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.  Can you equate the doctrine that William Branham taught on this issue with the Gospel that Paul preached?
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>