Protestant Reform: The Messianic Christen Movement

Comparing todays Protestants with sixteenth century Protestant reform shows the Protestant church to have separated themselves from the Reformation Church, and a new reform today is the Messianic Christen movement. During the protestant reform, the church existed in conflict with the Catholic church. The protestant church believed their power came directly from God. In contrast to the Catholic Church who believed the spiritual power came from the Pope and the Pope distributed this power to the people. The sixteenth century was a period of time when faith and the true gospel of Christ was hidden within pagan idolatry and hidden agendas. Although there is an up and coming spiritual reform through the new Messianic Christens movement. This new …show more content…
The doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church believes in buying absolution of sins with currency. Out of this belief arose the indulgence trade. The belief is with a man’s good works he could pay for his sins, thereby earning righteousness from God. The catholic Church believes salvation is dependent on a man’s ability. When a man exercises his “free will”, and choose God, then God would give him grace. With “free will”, grace, and good works, God would give him righteousness so he can go to heaven. The Reformation condemned this false doctrine through biblical scripture in Galatians 1:6-9: “If any man preaches any other gospel unto you then that ye have received, let him be accursed.” There position is the deceptive doctrine is hearsay, the rejection of Christ, and sacrilege to God (Engelsma.)
Today the Roman Catholic Church has not changed since the Reformation and the Protestantism stands within extreme apostasy from the faith. Protestantism instructs societal improvement and improving one’s character by human efforts. They do not teach the gospel completely, not teaching the misery of sin or the redemption by the blood of Christ. Denying the truth of scripture by scripture itself. Protestantism believes that man has free will and this is the essence of the gospel, man saves himself and salvation is not by grace: man is glorified not God …show more content…
Messianic believe in the original writings of the Torah in Hebrew and the Pentateuch in Greek because they foreshadow what is to come when Yashuwa (Jesus) returns. As in the beginning with Christendom who themselves where Jewish, and observe the Holy days proclaiming Yahweh (God). Some Messianic christens proclaim “I do not follow a religion; I believe in the Bible.” This literally means I am a Bible literalist; I believe in the whole Bible Just as it is written. The Bible never taught a religion and Yashua obeyed all of his father’s commandments and observed all his holy days. The original christens obeyed Yashuas example predating Roman Christianity. All Messianic Christens keep the Saturday Sabbath, Sacred Names and the Bibles Holy Days. All Jews who believe in the Messiah are called the Messianic Jewish. The following is an example of what the messianic Christens