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*[http://www.thepropheticyears.com/comments/Apostasy%20in%20the%20Church.HTM '''Apostasy in the church and false doctrines of men''', By Don Koenig (thepropheticyears.com)] ''"Most of the major Christian denominations have deviated from biblical Christianity in one way or another" — Pastor Koenig lists and analyzes the heretical deviations of the following Christian denominations: The Roman Catholic Church, The Orthodox Catholic Churches, The Protestants, The non-Pentecostal Evangelicals, and The Pentecostals.'' <small>

*[http://www.thepropheticyears.com/comments/Apostasy%20in%20the%20Church.HTM '''Apostasy in the church and false doctrines of men''', By Don Koenig (thepropheticyears.com)] ''"Most of the major Christian denominations have deviated from biblical Christianity in one way or another" — Pastor Koenig lists and analyzes the heretical deviations of the following Christian denominations: The Roman Catholic Church, The Orthodox Catholic Churches, The Protestants, The non-Pentecostal Evangelicals, and The Pentecostals.'' <small>

:Note to the reader: There are self-[[contradiction]]s in Don Koenig's article, especially the obvious inconsistency in his simultaneously condemning the need for good works, and yet insisting that good works producing fruit are the necessary mark of a true Christian. Of Catholicism he says, "Some in religious training were taught that Jesus died for their sins and that they are saved or justified, but in their lives there is no evidence by works of the Spirit...Those that trust in their own good works to save themselves are self-deceived and still in their sins...Some in this church have found the path to salvation and have been born of the Holy Spirit, but many of these are not producing the fruit that they should." Of Orthodoxy he says, "This institutional church is mostly apostate and the church in general has done few good works on earth." Of Protestants he says, "The biggest cults of Christianity are the Mormons and the Latter Day Saints. The overwhelming majority of the people in the liberal Protestant denominations have never had a born again experience nor do their lives reflect that God is indwelling them." He quotes [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+3%3A2&version=KJV Revelation 3:2 "I have found no works of thine perfected before my God."] But he does not quote [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation20%3A12-13&version=KJV Revelation 20:12-13] regarding the fact that Christ will judge each of us according to our works (see also [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+7%3A21-23&version=KJV Matthew 7:21-23] and [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+25%3A31-46&version=KJV Matthew 25:31-46] in which belief, prayer and church attendance are not mentioned; and [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+28%3A20&version=KJV Matthew 28:20]—compare [[Antinomianism]]). And his position against the absolute need for doing good works (ordained by God as necessary for [[salvation]]) contradicts the teaching of Paul in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+2%3A6-10&version=KJV Romans 2:6-10] and [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians+2%3A10&version=KJV Ephesians 2:10]. (See article [[Corporal and spiritual works of mercy]].) He is also ignorant of the fact that the "cults" (note the plural) of ''the Mormons'' and ''the Latter Day Saints'' are not two cults but the same thing—[[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints]]. Moreover, unlike ''Exsurge Domine'' which exactly states Martin Luther's teaching he falsely misrepresents the doctrines of several of the churches he faults as being apostate and from Satan without explaining their actual, official meaning ([[Straw man fallacy]] and [[Putting words in someone's mouth]]), and he condemns repetitive prayer, a practice which is found approved in the Bible (see for example the repetitive prayer of [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms+136&version=KJV Psalm 136 "for his mercy endureth for ever" '''26 times''']; also [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians+5%3A19-20&version=KJV Ephesians 5:19-20], [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Colossians+3%3A16&version=KJV Colossians 3:16], [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+13%3A15&version=KJV Hebrews 13:15], [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+18%3A1-8&version=KJV Luke 18:1-8 the widow and the judge], [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Timothy+2%3A1-2&version=KJV 1 Timothy 2:1-2], [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+8%3A3-4&version=KJV Revelation 8:3-4], [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+12%3A22-23&version=KJV Hebrews 12:22-23], [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+22%3A31-32&version=KJV Matthew 22:31-32]); and he also demonstrates that he is ignorant of good English usage, spelling and syntax. All of these facts damage his credibility and any claim to be a reliable and informed writer.

:Note to the reader: There are self-[[contradiction]]s in Don Koenig's article, especially the obvious inconsistency in his simultaneously condemning the need for good works, and yet insisting that good works producing fruit are the necessary mark of a true Christian. Of Catholicism he says, "Some in religious training were taught that Jesus died for their sins and that they are saved or justified, but in their lives there is no evidence by works of the Spirit...Those that trust in their own good works to save themselves are self-deceived and still in their sins...Some in this church have found the path to salvation and have been born of the Holy Spirit, but many of these are not producing the fruit that they should." Of Orthodoxy he says, "This institutional church is mostly apostate and the church in general has done few good works on earth." Of Protestants he says, "The biggest cults of Christianity are the Mormons and the Latter Day Saints. The overwhelming majority of the people in the liberal Protestant denominations have never had a born again experience nor do their lives reflect that God is indwelling them." He quotes [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+3%3A2&version=KJV Revelation 3:2 "I have found no works of thine perfected before my God."] But he does not quote [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation20%3A12-13&version=KJV Revelation 20:12-13] regarding the fact that Christ will judge each of us according to our works (see also [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+7%3A21-23&version=KJV Matthew 7:21-23] and [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+25%3A31-46&version=KJV Matthew 25:31-46] in which belief, prayer and church attendance are not mentioned; and [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+28%3A20&version=KJV Matthew 28:20]—compare [[Antinomianism]]). And his position against the absolute need for doing good works (ordained by God as necessary for [[salvation]]) contradicts the teaching of Paul in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+2%3A6-10&version=KJV Romans 2:6-10] and [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians+2%3A10&version=KJV Ephesians 2:10]. (See article [[Corporal and spiritual works of mercy]].) He is also ignorant of the fact that the "cults" (note the plural) of ''the Mormons'' and ''the Latter Day Saints'' are not two cults but the same thing—[[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints]]. Moreover, unlike ''Exsurge Domine'' which exactly states Martin Luther's teaching he falsely misrepresents the doctrines of several of the churches he faults as being apostate and from Satan, saying that they mean what they do not mean, without explaining their actual, official meaning ([[Straw man fallacy]] and [[Putting words in someone's mouth]]), and he condemns repetitive prayers, a practice which is found approved in the Bible (see for example the repetitive prayer of [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms+136&version=KJV Psalm 136 "for his mercy endureth for ever" '''26 times''']; also [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians+5%3A19-20&version=KJV Ephesians 5:19-20], [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Colossians+3%3A16&version=KJV Colossians 3:16], [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+13%3A15&version=KJV Hebrews 13:15], [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+18%3A1-8&version=KJV Luke 18:1-8 the widow and the judge], [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Timothy+2%3A1-2&version=KJV 1 Timothy 2:1-2], [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+8%3A3-4&version=KJV Revelation 8:3-4], [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+12%3A22-23&version=KJV Hebrews 12:22-23], [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+22%3A31-32&version=KJV Matthew 22:31-32]); and he also demonstrates that he is ignorant of good English usage, spelling and syntax. All of these facts damage his credibility and any claim to be a reliable and informed writer.

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