In Reply to: Is the name of Jesus actually important? posted by bystander on December 07, 2002 at 23:14:35:
no way! Taht is false doctrine completely! Jesus Christ said there was no way to His Father but by Him and was giving much importance on His Action only as Redemptor of sins with His death on the Cross as told by His disciples. To be saved is understanding the process of Jesus as the only Son of God, only one able to deliver us from Death by recognizing Him as Our Only Saviour telling Him with our mouth (see Romans 10:9-10)
Any Spirit of Light or unsure power talked to where the Profile of Jesus accurately is not known and shown to bring Salvation is fake and void...
I also saw in a mailing years ago David Berg answering in a short note about somebody asking him the same question about praying with former Muslims to get Salvation. He said there, no problem son to the writer, just pray a God, no need to use the Name of Jesus as Son of God. Sorry, Berg was wrong as on so many things and foolish there and completely off-track as so many times trying to teach his own way unsecure and false things who led many astray... That is a cult-leader typical attitude deceiving many as his own young innocent wife and other hippies swallowing anything innocently without question being trapped in the weird cult!... After a few years gone by now, the youth we were getting older and wiser and more independant as the youth getting out the Family cult now too, we realize how fooled we have been by a few fake leaders using the Name of Christ and even His Salvation ideals to lay many astray so badly!...
But don't worry! In the meanwhile, so many sane pastors didn't even care about the COG and Family cult not losing time with this kind of crap really and continued to evangelize the whole World with the accurate and strong Gospel of Jesus-Christ Only Saviour and under the Wonderful Power of Our Father God! The Scriptures are clear! Beware of false christs and prophets... (re Matthew 23 always!)
Joshua