Faith & Reason Nexus

“Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.”
— Luke 8:11

“Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.”
— James 1:21

Biblical Foundation

• Do not sow your vineyard with different kinds of seed.
  — Deuteronomy 22:9
• You shall keep My statutes. You shall not let your livestock breed with another kind.
  — Leviticus 19:19

The Bible Only Makes Christians Only

• “And the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.”
  — Acts 11:26
• “For I am called a Christian.”
  — Acts 26:24
• “Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed.”
  — 1 Peter 4:16

Hybrid Forms of Christianity

• Catechism Makes Catholic “Christians”
• Discipline Makes Methodist “Christians”
• Baptist Manual Makes Baptist “Christians”
• Confession of Faith Makes Presbyterian “Christians”
• Prayer Book Makes Episcopalian “Christians”
• Science of Health with Key to the Scriptures Makes Christian Scientists
• Book of Mormons Makes Latter-day Saints

Are You a Christian and Christian Only?

Reflect on your beliefs and practices. Do they align with the teachings of the Bible alone, or have they been influenced by other doctrines and traditions?