The Mystery of Creation: Chapter 1: The Seven Basics of Christianity: A Call to Unity

Chapter 1: The Seven Basics of Christianity: A Call to Unity

                My goal, since being in high school, has been to try to unite the Christian faith under one banner.  Though I believe that Martin Luther and other Protestant Reformers were used by God to rekindle the fire of the Holy Spirit within His people, I do think that one terrible consequence came from the Reformation.  This is division.  Where the church had been united under Catholicism, it was now divided, and continues even to this day to divide.

                To combat this, and in hopes that we can unite once more under one banner, I have written the following that I call the Seven Basics of Christianity.  I am putting these here at the beginning of this book because the Seven Basics are actually sort of an outline for the rest of the book.  They also provide you with a foundation.  My hope is that all Christians, no matter their denomination, will accept these Seven Basics and we will all unite under them as our standard.  No longer will we say, “I am Catholic,” or “I am Protestant” or “I am Baptist” or “I am Lutheran” or “I am Non-Denominational” or “I am from the Assemblies of God” or “I am Pentecostal.”  We will all just say, “I am a Christian.”

                Unity is my goal.  I do not desire division.  In fact, I hate division, as God has said that He abhors it.  I would rather that all people remain in their current denominations than to have another denomination spin off.  It is contrary to Christ that Christians war and debate over issues.  We should, as the Bible teaches, come together in unity and agree with one another about what we believe.  If Christ is in us, as we profess, then it is not impossible, no matter how impossible it seems, for us to put aside our opinions and our beliefs and unite under one banner, Christ.

                Now we all know there will be those offshoots that exist.  Even Catholicism saw strange sects form during its long history.  There will always be those who do not agree with the main body of believers across the world; who desire to subvert the Word of God and use it for their own purposes.  However, my hope is that, as it was with the Early Church, we can unite under one main doctrine and practice that one main doctrine.  All other doctrines should be things we can talk about and try to figure out together with much study and debate.  However, let us focus, at the very least, on all Christians practicing the same main teachings.

                So, my hope is to create unity.  My prayer is that even if you don’t agree with the entire rest of this book that you will at least agree that these Seven Basics are essential for individuals to be true followers of Christ.  If you don’t agree with these Seven Basics…well…then let’s talk about them.  Discuss them with your pastors, bishops, priests, teachers, etc.  See what they think and why?  Find out together what the Bible really says.  If I’m wrong then I’m wrong and I will even change these Seven Basics if someone shows me that I’m wrong and explains to me why I am wrong and what the truth is.  I do not believe that I am without fault.

                Now, if you find that you don’t agree with me, I would also suggest that you at least continue reading this book to the end.  Once you are done with reading the entire book and you can see where I am coming from and why, then at least you have given what I am suggesting in this book serious thought.  I intend on completely supporting all of these Seven Basics throughout the rest of the book using logic and reason and scripture.  Through deductions and by examining what evidence we have, including scripture, all seven of these Basics should make sense as to why they must be true.