Holiness or Heresy?

That which is written in the pages of, Holiness or Heresy: The Modern-day Church, is not to lay blame or guilt on any one particular person or group of persons, but rather to bring to our attention that, no matter how we arrived where we are, we all need to conduct ourselves with personal due diligence to make strides toward returning to holiness. The heresy of the modern-day church must come to an end lest more and more people find themselves rejected by God on the Day of Judgment. It is a subject of utmost urgency.We, Christ's body, have veered so very far away from the original church in Acts that we find ourselves arguing and dividing ourselves over the most petty of things. We fail to realize that the things for which we should concern ourselves are the very things we have deluded ourselves into thinking are already correct. In these pages we will direct our attention toward those very incorrect areas as we compare and contrast the church we see today to the original Church. My intention is not to criticize through finger-pointing, but to bring us all into awareness of our errors dating back centuries so as to correct our wrongs and return to that which is holy and pure.This book is not intended to shame or condemn but it is, however, written to call everyone hidden in Christ, me included, to accountability so as to, according to the heart of our Savior and King, restore us to right standing. The longer we go in the wrong direction thinking it's the right one, the further and further away from the Kingdom of God we veer. The further away, the more and more difficult it is for the lost to be found; His righteousness and His Kingdom will scarcely be located.My hope is that someone somewhere will begin to take a stand. One at a time, one small group at a time; one by one we can realign the Church, the body of Christ, and shift how we represent our King and His Kingdom as originally intended. We live in perilous times, indeed, and must strengthen ourselves through unity and obedience so as to withstand the whiles of the enemy.By way of example, if my great, great, great grandparents called dogs cats and taught their kids to call their dogs cats and I then continued such a practice and everyone in my family for generations thinks that dogs are called cats, does that make us right? Of course not! It's simply a matter of wrong thinking passed from generation to generation. I could argue until I'm blue in the face to convince people that I'm right about dogs being called cats; nevertheless, I'm still wrong no matter how passionately and good intending I may be hoping to bring someone into, in my estimation, truth.So it is with religion. We, most of God's people, have practiced a garden variety of religious traditions for centuries. Does that make it right? Absolutely not. For most that fervently practice the religions of their forefathers do it wholeheartedly with good intentions; but, needless to say, it's still incorrect. Jesus preached the Kingdom. Jesus came to tear down the walls that divide (Ephesians 2:13-16). Jesus came against the religious practices and man-made traditions that keep people of all walks of life in perpetual bondage and division.