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hear of any increase in knowledge, even when there was evidence contrary
to their medical training.

Orthodox Christianity

We need to look at something that might sound heretical to many at first.
Could orthodox Christianity be cult-like?

If the all the world doctrine (which is one fundamental doctrine that is be-
lieved almost universally) is wrong, then that belief is cult-like. This is so
even if Martin Luther confirmed what he was brought up to believe and in-
troduced it into Protestantism, and most have followed it since. This one
belief is the source of a conflict which undermines faith, but it is said to
be what every Christian must believe, or he is not a Christian.

The wrong doctrine is summed up in the generalized belief, "Jesus died to
save the world."

1. This belief is assumed from the following examples. John 3:16; 12:47;
Mark 14:9; Matthew 24:14.

COMMENT: These are said to be some of the best known and the best
loved verses in Christendom, but if the "all" and "world" are taken wrongly,
then Rome has originated the greatest fraud of all time! It can easily be
demonstrated from the Greek that the words “world” and “all” in these pas-
sages refers to the “world of Israel” and “all of Israel” -- not the entire plan-
et!

The popular conception is that any person becomes one of YEHOVAH’s
people when that person becomes “saved”. This is NOT the way Scripture
puts it. It is “his People” (Israel) whom the Messiah came to save, who
were originally his Father's people, but who were in a state of condemna-
tion.

2. Who was the Messiah to save from their sins? Matthew 1:21.

3. And who were “his people”? Luke 1:68.

Comment: Clearly – “his people” were YEHOVAH God’s people Israel!
These verses sum up something that is not believed by orthodox Christiani-
ty. Another thing that is not believed is the difference between “all” and
“many”:

4. What does Matthew say about the “many”? Verse 20:28.

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