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What denomination is The Harvest Herald
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None. We are a small
completely independent group of Christians who's
fellowship is based on our mutual love for God,
our Savior Jesus Christ, His Word the Bible, and
our desire to share God's message of 'Glad
Tidings' with others.
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Does The Harvest Herald share many beliefs with
other evangelical groups? |
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Yes, and no. Our goal is
first and foremost to be loyal and obedient to
our Lord and Savior and to his life-giving Word.
We believe that salvation by grace through faith
in Jesus' ransom sacrifice on our behalf, apart
from any good works on our part, is the only
path to eternal life. We believe without apology
that the Bible is the verbally inspired Word of
God, and is the only source available for
learning of God's truth extant.
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What beliefs distinguish The Harvest Herald from
other Christian Groups. |
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We believe that many major Christian
denominations have erred in their teachings
concerning the immortality of the soul, and
eternal torment in hellfire. We believe that
these doctrines were fostered upon the Church as
a result of the influence of Greek philosophy
which began to make inroads into the church's
teachings shortly after the deaths of the
apostles. We believe that these doctrines are
harmful to the cause of Christ, undermine the
importance of the resurrection, and are a
slander upon the Creator who is all wise, all
loving, all powerful, and all knowing. The
Harvest Herald also believes that God, through
the ransom paid by His Son Jesus Christ, has
made loving provision for the teaching and
conversion of all in the ages to come; the times
of the restitution of all things.
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Isn't this in essence teaching that there is no
punishment or retribution for sin? |
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Far from it. We believe that there will indeed
be punishment and retribution for sin, but
during the time period in which the Bible
emphatically states this punishment will take
place; in the day of judgment.
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It seems from your beliefs section that you do
not believe in the trinity. Can you please
explain? |
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In our beliefs section we state that we reject
that God is three persons. We reject this notion
because we think it naive to assume that anyone
who simply read the Bible alone, having never
heard of this formulated doctrine of the
trinity, would arrive at those same conclusions.
We do believe however in the apostles'
declaration that there is 'one God, the Father,
of whom are all things, and we in him; and one
Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and
we by him. 1 Cor 8:6'. We believe that the Holy
Spirit is the very mind, power, and personality
of the Father and the Son which operates in our
lives and moves in the world to fulfill God's
will. We believe in Jesus' declaration that '
all men should honour the Son, even as they
honour the Father. John 5:23'. To us, these
scriptural injunctions are better, and carry
more weight than formulated doctrines which
found no place in the creeds of the church until
the 3rd or 4th century A.D.
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How do you arrive at your interpretation of the
Bible? |
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Through diligent study, prayer, and a careful,
consistent comparison of scripture with
scripture. We invite you to examine the material
on this site in which we present our scriptural
reasons for believing as we do. Please see our
Rules For Interpreting
Scripture
for more information about how we arrive at our
beliefs.
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Do not all Christian groups claim to base their
beliefs on the Bible? If so, why do your views
vary considerably from the views of others? |
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We can only answer that to each of us, our walk
with God is just that; OUR walk with God. It is
not for us to judge another's motives, to
attempt to analyze why they believe as they do,
or how they arrived at such beliefs. We can only
answer for ourselves that we are bound by our
conscience, the Word of God, and sound reason to
affirm those things which we believe God has
taught us from His infallible word. We are not
dogmatic, but we are confident that our beliefs
accurately represent God's message to mankind as
He would have us to understand it, and to
proclaim it to others.
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Do you think you are right and everyone else is
wrong? |
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The above answer applies. We would not believe
as we do, or believe anything at all for that
matter, if we were not convinced that we were
correct.
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It seems that some of your beliefs have a lot in
common with other groups such as the Jehovah's
Witnesses, the Christadelphians, or some Church
of God Groups. Are you an offshoot of any of
these groups? |
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No we are not, and we do not care to be
associated or affiliated with any of these
groups. We wish for our beliefs and our work to
stand or fall on their own merit, not by
association with any group, individual, or
organization. Having said that, it is obvious
that we do share some beliefs with some of the
groups mentioned. We believe that there is truth
to be found in all Christian groups to varying
degrees, and rejoice in the common ground we
have with others.
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Do you have any materials available which I can
order? |
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Not at this time, however anyone can feel free
to copy and distribute the material on this site
anyway they wish. For us, the most important
thing is that the gospel be preached. We have
nothing to sell, nor will we ever.
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