The First Protestant, God's Command, Grace, & Character

While the term Protestant first came about in 1529, some Protestant scholars have called Marcion of Pontus the first Protestant. What he faithful? What did he teach? Did he teach doctrines of antichrist? Are the Ten Commandments a burden? Were the Ten Commandments nailed to the cross? Did Martin Luther write that the Ten Commandments should be kept? Who is a Christian? Who receives the Holy Spirit? Can one receive the grace of God in vain? What is grace? Is God's grace going to be limited only to a relative few? Is faith without works dead? Are Christians saved by grace or works? What are Christians saved for? What is character? How does one build character? What about faith and self-control? Dr. Thiel addresses this and more in this second part of a multipart series on how the Continuing Church of God differs from Protestant beliefs.

Several free online books of related interest and additional details are available:

"Hope of Salvation: How the Continuing Church of God differs from most Protestants' URL: https://www.cogwriter.com/protestant-ccog-differences.pdf

'Continuing History of the Church of God' URL: https://www.cogwriter.com/continuing-history-of-the-church-of-god.pdf

'The Ten Commandments: The Decalogue, Christianity, and the Beast' URL: https://www.cogwriter.com/TenCommandments.pdf

'Universal OFFER of Salvation, Apokatastasis: Can God save the lost in an age to come? Hundreds of scriptures reveal God’s plan of salvation' URL: https://www.cogwriter.com/universal-offer-of-salvation-apokatastasis.pdf

'The MYSTERY of GOD’s PLAN: Why Did God Create Anything? Why did God make you?' URL: https://www.cogwriter.com/mystery-gods-plan-why-did-god-create-anything.pdf

'Where is the True Christian Church Today?' URL: https://www.cogwriter.com/WhereistheTrueChristianChurchToday.pdf