I’ve finally decided that I want salvation! But here’s the thing I know the clergy in a lot of these places are...

I’ve finally decided that I want salvation! But here’s the thing I know the clergy in a lot of these places are pedophiles or compromised in some other way so what churches can I actually trust?

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You're a JIDF kike LARPing as a Christian.

A nice protestant church with a leather bound KJV Bible is all one needs to enjoy the splendor of being a member of the body of Christ.

is that it?
would explain why they all act retarded on here

>KJV Bible
fuck, it's true, this is a jidf thread

>in all fields

Dude I’m not but do you have any idea about this the school I went to CCD at a preist got arrested for taking money from the Church and Alex jones has talked about how clergy have been trained to assit in gun confenscation and then there’s the pedo shit so what the fuck who can I trust

>hurr kj vee bible is bad becuz memes
Why do leafs always act like leafs?

Dude I don’t even understand why mentioning that bible would make this a jidf thread please tell me and if you have an idea about what church is least filled with pedophiles and theifs please let me know

You can worship from home as a non-denominational Christian.

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Why that type of Church and bible can I trust the clergy?

Just get the bible. Read it. Discuss with your family. You don't have to go to some fancy place, especially if that place asks for money.

I like the idea of going to church it’s part of the ritual and I want to be around people I can mabey trust slightly more than any person I run into on the street

In that case, I would go Lutheran, but that's just because I like Martin Luther's stance on the JQ.

I've read many Bibles and have visited and studied many denominations of Christianity in my modest walk with Jesus Christ. I can honestly tell you that denominations, while inevitable, are not where a Christian should begin his life, but rather one should start with the earnest seeking of God's word and understanding. With that being said, the KJV is the best version for daily reading and poetic pleasantries. The NASB provides, in my opinion, a very accurate translation of the Bible in much plainer English and is perfect for someone wanting a direct reading, although it lacks the style of the KJV. Now this might be considered controversial, but I'll include it anyway, the NKJV is a good translation if you want the KJV, but in a more modern tongue. It's not perfect, but it is, for all intents and purposes, a fairly accurate modernization of the NKJV, but having read both, I can say confidently that the KJV is much better.
As for churches, stay away from the Orthodox and Catholic church. They have many ideologies and traditions that go against the teachings in the Bible, which include confession to priests, child baptism, the praying to and veneration of saints, excessive iconography, and an extremely loose belief in the story of creation. These kinds of churches, while full of many true believers, carry terrible beliefs that stand heretical to the entirety of the New Testament. Avoid if possible.
Aside from that, any church that has strong leadership and a community of kind people (who are non-liberal, of course) is the one you want. Look for churches that don't have a denomination or ones that are Bible-based and strong in their convictions.

Best of luck to you, my brother.

Thanks so much I will take your words into account

>I’ve finally decided that I want salvation
You should head to the church that sells weapons, collects money and has pedophile priests then. I'm sure these don't belong in hell.

Could it be that the churches them selfs and the clergy are in a sense evil but the people and the physical space to worship in are good?

It could also be that the followers themselves aren't good either :^)

mormon.org. Check it out.

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Your that Spanish fag user on here kys you fucking degenerate

How am I degenerate for recognizing a false religion filled with hypocrites for what it is?

The one of the best people I know I Christian I know makes me think other wise family two of his sons were valedictorians super genuine really great guy

because it's the most perverted version of whatever the story of Jesus was supposed to be.
It's not the message, it's the originating tribe and the publishers I have issues with.
If anyone comes out with a moral how-to book without the song, dance and ritual bullshit I might prescribe to it but after shirking decades of catholic indoctrination I'm not going back after what I've learned.

But rituals is one of the ways humans feel spiritual so that has to be apart of any religion I would join

ok, I agree, there are rituals that seem to have a placebo effect and I've witnessed it, but that doesn't mean we must follow the tenants set forth by people who wanted to subjugate us because they were aware of this knowledge more than ten thousand years ago.
I believe in the spirit as the consciousness which fills this body in order to experience the universe, beyond this concept is extra complications that religions bring.
Why do I need a ritual and rule book when not everyone is going to follow it?
Why is it those who consider their ancestors the architects of abrhamic religions to be above them and follow tenants of their original shamanic origins?
Blood Libel, Kapala drinking, cannibalism are the the three tenants that the Masonic jew order follow and those people are the Rothschild, Windsors, Catholics, Orthodox and Christians, with the latter three have the blood libel ritual disguised as wine and bread.
We've all been fooled into believing we needed religions to have groups and communities when the opposite is true because spirituality is what brings us together not the binding of the spirit through religion

What are you on about !? Catholic and Orthodox churches trace their founding to the apostles

I'm familiar with the apostolic roots of both churches, but you know as well as I do that the beliefs and tenets of said churches have fallen corrupt to the unbiblical traditions of men. Only a fool can reconcile the word of God with the tenets of the Catholic and Orthodox faith.

All this shit is over my head and I feel like I can’t trust anyone who’s trying to tell me about it

Dude honestly I can’t really sAy about that blood liab stuff but I do know that when i read about how they harvest organs from living victims in parts of Europe I prayed to the god I know the one I grew up with a Christian god I want to be in gods light I want salvation and the clergy may be bad but I have a feeling there’s probably gonna be better people in a Christian place then Some place where people are just vaguely spiritual I feel like places like that attract degenerates I want wholesomeness I don’t expect people to be perfect I want to find a place we’re people strive for some thing I don’t know dude I just want protection form the devil before the god dam cern portal opens up or some thing too

Can you explain how the tenets don’t match up

I couldn't believe it either, coming from a strict RC family all of this took much time and reflection to process but religions were designed to feed on our ignorance of the spirit and bind us from learning. Look into the Tribe of Dan, aka Tribe of Snakes.

Vatican II was usurped in the 60's. It's now a masonic lodge. True Catholic Church is in a crisis and scattered. Seek traditional Catholicism pre-1960s.

It’s not that I can’t believe god isn’t real it’s that I now want to believe he is real because I want protection and salvation, mabey part of that is just a placebo but I don’t see it that way I think prayer and worship is a way to connect to what ever human spirtsualty is about. even if most churches are bullshit Christ did stick it to the Jews and was killed for it I can get behind that

How do I find dat

The list would be rather lengthy if I were to go through both denominations in depth, so I'll keep it concise to just a few points of grievance and contradiction on each. For the sake of fairness I will also not mention the Catholic church's past stance on indulgence (which was remission of punishment in purgatory in exchange for payment).
Many people on this board will try to argue that Orthodoxy, the major denomination of eastern Christianity, is the true successor to the apostles' ministry and the one church of Jesus Christ. Their beliefs, while not as injurious as their Catholic counterparts, carry contradictory messages of salvation. The Orthodox church claims that the salvation of Jesus Christ must be renewed through works and sacraments of the church. This belief is contrary to the Christ's message which is that only through Him is salvation obtained and no process of renewal is taken place. They include 12 apocryphal books that have been dismissed out of the canon on the grounds that they hold tradition, even though these books' origins are erroneous. They furthermore believe that the Holy Spirit is received through baptism and baptize their children as infants. While Christ did say that He came to baptize us in the Spirit, He in no way communicated that the Holy Spirit could be received unknowingly and instead spoke of the Holy Spirit being received though believing in Christ Jesus. My final gripe is with their insistence on veneration to saints. They believe that saints should be "venerated" and that iconography of saints should be knelt down before and images of Mary should be kissed even. Some even believe this iconography can speak the person "venerating" it. This, of course, borders on worship as well as being heretical due to the use of idols. In no way does the Bible talk about or support such actions

>Orthodox church is the closest you can ever get to the original teachings of Christ
>hurr durr Orthodox church is not good
Do you even know what the term "orthodox" means?

Islam , Catholicism,organized religion ,prosperity churches, all are lying deceivers ,our lord did tell us to beware of false prophets and false teachers ,the bible tells us people will not want to hear sound doctrine but instead will go after lying tongues because it's easier for them than to face the truth , the truth of which that we're all sinners and the only way to God is jesus christ the son of the holy God of israel, billions of people are decieved and so because they want that deception because it's easier for them ,they hate the truth so instead they go after falacies , the bible clearly teaches us that god hates idols and the worship of idols ,the orthodox church and catholic church worship idols and images the carved and they pray in the name of marry and dead saints , when the bible CLEARLY teaches that JESUS is the only savior and only way to heaven ,
Exodus 20:4 King James Version (KJV)
4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.
these mainstream churches are teaching doctrines of demons , THEY'RE ARE NOT TEACHING REPENTANCE AND SALAVATION THROUGH JESUS CHRIST ,they say donate money and you'll be saved , donate money and your sins are forgiven ,they're liars and decievers ,specially islam and catholics , our lord Jesus christ clearly said REPENT ,meaning turn away from your wicked ungodly sinful ways , and do the will of God, but people would rather ignore that , they think they can have sex and ungodly lustful adultrous relationships and then go to church every sunday and hear false doctrines that would be eeasy for them to hear because the truth is hard because they love sin , And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
12That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
Matthew 7:14
REPENT FOR THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS NIGH .

Well I agree that Catholic church has fallen low, but there are still many priests/bishops that are spreading the right message. There are several on Youtube that I found. As for Orthodox church that depends on the country really. I don't know what American Orthodox church is like, in Serbia it's not that great, but in Russia it's good from what I saw.

>I’ve finally decided that I want salvation!
You sound like you need a Jewish rabbi daddy.

Rude

Okay, that last write-up took too long, so in the interest of time, I'll keep the Catholic church criticisms short.
The Catholic church actually has many similarities to the Orthodox church, but they ramp up the traditions and extra-biblical teachings to 11. They too claim that they are the ACTUAL heirs of the apostolic ministry (noticing a trend?) and find both protestants and Orthodox to be heretical, despite holding many of the same views as the Orthodox. They also include apocryphal books that have been dismissed out of the canon, and they too believe in child baptism. They also believe that saints should be venerated, but they take this veneration one step further and believe that saints should be prayed to. Prayer to people in both the Old Testament and New is reserved for God and God alone. You will not find one example of a saint being prayed to. Christ laid out how a Christian should pray in the New Testament and needless to say, it is to God alone.
I could go on, but I'll leave my criticisms with just that alone, for that alone is already enough to dismiss the denomination.
I hope this is clear and easy to understand.

read your bible from first page of genesis to the last page in book of revelation , read the king james version of the bible , trust no church for they're decivers working tradition and idolatry ,praying to images their hands have carved which the lord the God of abraham isaac and jacob forbid us not to do , get on your knees and pray to God ,pray without seezing in the name of jesus christ ,YESHUA ,pray that the lord god grants you true repentance ,he must be come your number 1 priority and only , stop playing video games ,listen to music of this world , watch movies of this world
1 John 2:15-17 King James Version (KJV)
15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
repent , no more porn , no more lust after women ,flee from lust and sexual perversion , love thy neighbor as yourself ,and love the lord your God with all your heart with all your mind with all your mind with all your power and worship him ONLY!, in the name of his holy son who died on the cross for you jesus christ ,be clean and the only way you can repent is through God get on your knees and lift up your hands , confess that you're a sinner and full of wrongdoing ,and ask in faith and humbleness for repentance and salvation through the name of Jesus christ the holy righteous son of God.
TURN AWAY from this world and everything in this world , the catholic and orthodox church will lead you to hell , they pray to images and marry who's a dead saint, only one mediator between God and man that is the righteous the son of God Jesus christ ,pray without ceasing ,bear fruit ask the father in humbleness to change you and cleanse you from all evil ,hate sin as the father does

I was brought up atheist and always felt a hole on my heart, I was missing the live for and from God. I now worship quietly in private. I do not speak of it with anyone, no one would ever know I am Christian.

Do I need to.be baptised? Can I do it myself or do I need a middleman called a Priest to do it for me? I believe God is everywhere, within all of us and the idea of needing a middleman does not sit well with me.

How much of a heretic am I?

Thanks friends.

Catholic church does not believe Orthodox is heretical, nor does Orthodox believe that Catholic is heretical. Both churches recognize baptism of the other church as legitimate.

But there are a lot of believers from both churches who larp how their church is superior and everything else is heresy. However, these are not official stances of the churches.

You don't need a church to speak to God. Call out to the creator at any time.

>Do you even know what the term "orthodox" means?
If I called myself Mr. Right, would you think I was right? See I agree with you that there are many believers who have and still do the honest work of Christ. I will never dismiss a brother who believes in our Lord. This being said, it is the doctrinal beliefs of each church that I believe to overshadow (and with the case of the Catholic church) undermine entire portions of what Christ taught, all in the interest of creating needless tradition. It is due to these extra-biblical systems that I find much strife within both denominations. The protestants are not sinless though, they too commit many sins of this nature and have indeed created their own unbiblical traditions and hierarchies.
I have dedicated many years of my life to studying Christ's word and I only point out doctrinal contradictions out of a concern for consistency in the faith and not because of denominational loyalty.
>Catholic church does not believe Orthodox is heretical
While both may recognize one another as being of the body of Christ, I do believe the East-West Schism, and its diverging conclusion of certain fundamental doctrinal principles of each denomination, make it abundantly clear that the tenets of each are not only in conflict with one another, but also quite frankly heretical. A schism would not be a schism if both parties simply "agreed to disagree" on the other's viewpoints.

there's only one savior that is Jesus christ , and one mediator between man and God ,the son of God Jesus christ , catholic priests are deceivers and liars for the lord himself told us to call no man father yet Catholics call their priests and pope father, which is a great sin ,they will lead so many to the lake of fire ,they pray to idols which their hands have carved and they pray to dead saints ,there's only one mediator the righteous son of God jesus christ ,REPENT! ,for the kingdom of God is nigh ,we're in the end times brothers ,deception will be so strong that if possible it might deceive even the elect ,turn away from this world ,repent and seek the word of God Jesus christ in his name ask of God anything in humbleness and meekness and faith and you shall be given it ,don't ask for earthly goods for God does not care for this world , his kingdom is coming and his righteous son is on foot in heaven one foot in the clouds , it is soo soon ,many shall rise up and deceive many and one shall come and declare himself to be christ but he shall be a liar and a deceiver ,for the lord the son of God jesus christ shall not return until the remnant of israel shall cry out "blessed is he who comes in the name of the lord" and in one manner 11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
, that no man knew, but he himself.
biblegateway.com/passage/?search=revelation 19&version=KJV
the time is short behold the true that
Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
repent and turn to Jesus only , pray to God in his name and you shall live , islam ,Catholicism many many shall deceive ,repent for the kingdom of God is near

>"The church is within yourself and not in any pope nor preacher, nor in any building but in self! For thy body is indeed the temple of the living God, and the Christ becomes a personal companion in mind and in body; dependent upon the personality and individuality of the entity as it makes practical application of the tenets and truths that are expressed."
>Edgar Cayce

the orthodox church and the catholic church are idolators ,they their followers into spiritual adultry ,a house of fornication , praying to images their hands have made , praying to marry which is a dead saint,praying to God in the name of dead saints of God, carving up images and statues and idols

Exodus 20:4 King James Version (KJV)

4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.
call no man your father ,for you have only one father which is the lord YOUR GOD, but catholics call priests and the pope father ,
Matthew 7:13-14 King James Version (KJV)
13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
prosperity churches preaching that God will give you earthly goods and they preach money rather than the son of God and his kingdom ,none of those churches preach repentance , and from their fruits we know they're not from the lord behold if you do not repent
Revelation 3:16-18 King James Version (KJV)

16 So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.

17 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:

18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.
islam , catholicism orthodox , all the same spritual fornicators working evil among billions of people deceivers blind evil liars , and people believe them because they want easy way out they don't want and hate the truth

I appreciate the Insight. I have no Intention of chaining myself to a church or placing the word of some "father" priest before that of the Lord God. If God chooses to commune with me, it is in his almighty power to do so. Sometimes, I believe Christ speaks to me when I pray, though I am never sure if I'm making up voices in my head.

Still, I ask- need I be baptised and am I able to do it myself or is accepting God as my Lord enough for him to know I believe in him. I know God is all knowing and thus he knows that I love him but I do not know how important the ritual aspect of baptism spesificly is.

FUCK MY PUSSY RABBI JESUS!

I GIVE MY FREE WILL TO YOU, RABBI!

The Eastern Orthodox CHurch
>unbroken apostloc succession since the apostles
>no change in doctrine whatsoever
>actual sacramets that change your very being if you partake
>the ability to know God and become like him through Theosis

HELO mummy.
YOU forgot about your little man again.
:|

>I’ve finally decided that I want salvation!
No church on earth can save you. That is between you and God. And having a personal relationship with Jesus, is extremely important. When you pray, listen. It's a two way communication.
Church is for meeting other people like you, and worshiping God together. People can be saved there. But Jesus did the saving.
Not the church.

brother just as it was in the days of noah so shall
Matthew 24:37-39 King James Version (KJV)
37 But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
every city in the world is filled with corruption and sin and rebellion and every city around the entire there are very few that do the will of God ,just as noah and his family were so few in comparison to the people living at the time ,but those people chose the world not God ,they chose earthly things sin ,evil ,ungodliness ,and so God destroyed them , and same with sodom and Gomorrah, and at the end times the deception will be so great and the bible tells us many times that IF possible the elect could be deceived ,after that i tell you the truth ,establish a prayer life with God ,no more playing around for time is running out , pray to him when you wake him ,before you sleep , before you eat , all the time , in your free time , for hours and hours , and ONLY in the name of Jesus christ his holy son,ask for true repentance read the scriptures biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew 24:37-39&version=KJV
specifically kjv version of the bible , because so many other versions are corrupt and new age ,trust me brother pray without ceasing and cry and acknoledge that you're a sinner worthy of death ,but PRAISE BE TO GOD ,THAT HE SENT HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON TO DIE FOR US ON THE CROSS THAT WE MAY BE SAVED , therefore whatever you ask in the name of the lord jesus you shall be given , nothing earthly ,but spiritual ask for repentance ,ask that God grants you power over lust and flesh ,that you may be worthy to inherit his kingdom for i do the same. pray for sound doctrine and that you may find a body of believers

James 1:17 King James Version (KJV)

17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

whatever you need and whatever you lack pray and ask , repentance ,power over sin , and when you're sleeping and you dream evil dreams say depart from me you evil ones in the name of jesus christ , pray to God for protection from the devil,
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
he's constantly waiting to lead you into evil, we were made to worship God and pray to him ,therefore ask of him whatever you're lacking and read the kjv version of the bible from cover to end , and leave the world and everything in the world,
King James Bible
Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord
biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew 3:10-4:11&version=KJV
Matthew 3:10-4:11 King James Version (KJV)

10 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

>FUCK MY PUSSY RABBI JESUS!

>I GIVE MY FREE WILL TO YOU, RABBI!

Now listen and listen good, OP.
The world is not how you think it is, I could give you the whole conspiracy theory but you're interested in God, so I will tell you about God.

You don't want to be a christian.
Christianity, like the rest of religions, was a religion made up to fool those that wanted to go to heaven, so christianity is built to send you to hell, designed to make god hate you.

The world is not what you think it is, we live surrounded by demons, sons of the devil, his people, the devil is like a dark god and his only intentions are to send you to hell, people are working for this 24/7, this is why degeneracy is so pushed nowadays.

Do not get into religious practices, they will abuse them to get at you and get you posessed, do not follow their religions, do not do their spiritual practices. Do not trust people with your soul. You don't trust them with your money, why should you trust them with something more important?

Believe in god without religion, theres a heaven and a hell, a god of light and a lord of darkness.

King James Bible
Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
worship God only in the spirit ,not images your hands have ,repent from this evil brother

>I’ve finally decided that I want salvation
>Christianity
Kek, let me guess, when you want healthy food you go to McDonald's.

Is it possible for someone to repent their sins after they die, and so enter heaven?

Again, I appreciate the effort you have put into the responses. I understand your message.
On my question about baptism, I'll pray on it and see if the Lord God or his son have anything to tell me.

On another note, I'm a young man and I my girlfriend is a kind, loyal, and good natured Christian. She does not however want kids. I sure hope the hormones will hit her and cause her to change her mind. I want to be a dad. I want to have a family.

Wish me luck on that friends. Cheers, and God bless.

You know what a graven image is?
It's an object of worship. An idol.
My meme is not an idol. Just a depiction.
Graven image is not depiction.
Otherwise according to that verse it means we can't make images of anything in heaven, earth, or under the water. That's not what it's saying.
It's talking about making idols for worship out of any of that.
Understand?

Only if you believe in Mormonism or the New Apostolic Church. Or if you are Dante

So if there is a god how do I get into Heaven

Churches are rarely anything more than bullshit hives for people who don't understand the point of spirituality. Forge a personal connection with whatever higher power you believe in, never accept the words of another carte blanche when it comes to spirituality, and never ask for their to be a middleman in spirituality.

first repent , establish a prayer life and complete turn away from sin and lust and evil and everything that God hates , get started on his scripture ,the bible says repent and be baptized , first repent ,you can't repent of your own , but praise be to God in jesus name it is given to those who ask , such it is so that no man be glorified for anything ,only praise and glory to God, therefore i tell you again ,repent hate sin for God hates sin , and turn away then seek baptism ,once you turn away from this world of flesh and seek God, you will run into more true believers God fearing christians and in name of the lord they will baptize you in water, but what's more important is the baptism of the holy spirit which is given to you through prayer in the name of jesus ,as of your girlfriend , brother i beseesch you if it's a wordly relationship of lust ,kissing ,cuddling i tell you end it and flee from it or repent together for 1 Corinthians 7 King James Version (KJV)
7 Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.
2 Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband
it is a very simple thing brother , either do the will of God and inhereit his kingdom or seek earthly things and die ,therefore either marry her or end it right there, repent together and have a healthy God fearing relationship , for common day relationships as we all know are filled with abominable things God detests ,
6 Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.

17 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.
biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation 2&version=KJV

>It's heretical to pray to anyone but God
Oh Jeez. I thought Jesus said that none can go to God except through him. Doesn't this mean that even if we try to pray directly to God that Jesus acts as a middle-man and interjects the prayer, taking your prayer to God on your behalf?

Jesus is the son of God , he sits at the right hand of the living God in heaven , thou shalt not make an image for the things in heaven your lord God is in heaven and you're making images after him depicting him ,the works of thine hand which is weak and has no power ,
Exodus 20:5 King James Version (KJV)

5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;

John 4:24 King James Version (KJV)

24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
you worship God in prayer through the spirit and in the name of Jesus christ , you make no idol no image and no ritual , that hand gesture of drawing cross on your body is a pagan unbiblical thing and making images after the son of God and his angles is absolutely abhorred by God, you have free will ,you can choose to follow the lies and deception of satan ,but i will speak of this evil and tell people of this evil and deception ,REPENT OF YOUR INIQUITY

islam ,catholicism , buddahism , new age all shalt melt like wax at the coming of the son of God, surely islam does preach that a man shall come at the end time in the gates of damascus and declare himself to be "issa bin meriam" and he shall say that he is not the son of God but a prophet for behold many shall believe his deception and follow his lies , and his time will be short for at the end the son of the living God 6 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.

6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.

7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.

8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
islam says he will kill the christians who do not believe that he is a prophet , and those christians are the saints ,but behold and praise God his rule will be short and his days shall be cut short ,And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
believe on Jesus the son of God the only mediator between God and men , mohammad was a liar and a false prophet guided by demons he surely has deceived many and so did the pope ,the kingdom of God is nigh