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Revelation 2:1–7 [Session 14]

May 28, 2014 by Mark Trotter

The Letter To The Church of Ephesus (Doctrinal Application, Part 3)

The Devil is a shrewd dude. He knows the Bible better than the next 50 Bible scholars—and recognizes every deviation people make in it.

It was the subtle deviations being made in the early church that became the seeds Satan used to grow his own diabolical counterfeit religious system that goes by the name “Christian.”

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Recap in 10 Tweets

  1. Our 21st century world commends TOLERANCE. Jesus commends INTOLERANCE. (Rev .2:2, 6) #WordStrong
  2. What was happening in Alexandria, Egypt is a key to understanding church history. #WordStrong
  3. There was a school of higher learning in Alexandria that predates Christ. #WordStrong
  4. The purpose of the school was to take O.T. Judaism and blend it together with Greek philosophy. #WordStrong
  5. Around 203 A.D. the school suddenly began to be referred to as “Christian,” but no one can tell you why. #WordStrong
  6. Adamantius Origen becomes the headmaster of the school in the late 2nd century. Church historians think he rocks. #WordStrong
  7. The “origin” of much false doctrine in the church however, can be traced back to “Origen.” #WordStrong
  8. In Satan’s counterfeits, he SPIRITUALIZES what God intended to be LITERAL & LITERALIZES what God intended to be SPIRITUAL. #WordStrong
  9. Origen is held up as a great “Church Father,” when he was actually a “minister of Satan.” (2 Cor. 11:13–15) #WordStrong
  10. It is very important to know and note the connection between Origen & Eusebius, the Bishop of Caesarea. #WordStrong
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About Mark Trotter

Mark became a Christian in 1972 as a sophomore in high school in his hometown of Miami, Florida. Shortly after his salvation, he felt the call of God on his life, and prepared his life for ministry.

He served as an Associate Pastor in Huntington Beach, California and Atlanta, Georgia, and 20 years as the Senior Pastor of the First Baptist Church of New Philadelphia. He was the Teaching Pastor at Northwest Bible Church in Hilliard, Ohio for eight years. He serves as the Associate Pastor of One Baptist Church outside of Atlanta, Georgia.

Mark, and his wife, Sherry have two married children, Justin (Morgan) and Jacie (Justin), and three grandchildren, Jaden, Jantzen and Birkley.

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