GoD's WorK - God's Puzzle Solved

60 God’s Worksense meant anyone who seeks to call upon God by believing inHis Son, Jesus. Anyone who believes in Jesus (God’s “work”)will have everlasting life (John 6:40). There was no doctrineand no creed that was originally a part of this process. Inshort, the church consists of those people who are called by Godto believe in His Son. That is “the true identification” of “thechurch.”Doctrine Not RequiredActs 15 defines the church by stating that The Pharisees were asect in the church - even though The Pharisees, themselves, heldto a “different doctrine.” These Pharisees believed Jesus wastheir Savior. That was all that was necessary to be a Christian,or a part of The Body of Christ. No doctrines and no creed werenecessary. You could even become a sect within the church, justas long as you believed that Jesus was your Savior. Then, you aredesignated as the “called-out ones” and are part of the church.What is a “sect?” The Greek word for “sect” is “heretic” (Acts15:5). A “heretic” is “one who holds to a contrary belief thanwhat is espoused by the church.” As long as the heretic believedin Christ and wanted to be saved, he was allowed to be in “thebody.” However, when the heretic became “schismatic” in theGreek or “caused a split” by starting his own group, then he automaticallydeparted from the church. Paul said there should beno schism (schismatic) in “the body” (I Corinthians 12:25-26).As long as the heretic held to a different belief, but caused no splitin the church, this heretic could remain as a part of “the body”- the church. John said, they who are the anti-Christians, werenot of you (the church) because they didn’t remain in the church(I John 2:18-19).