
First Plumbline Apologetics
First Plumbline
Apologetics (FPA) consists of individuals who identify themselves as being
Born-Again, Christians, who some hold to Puritanism. The ministry acts as
an Investigative program including the reports of individuals and Researcher
groups world-wide, this would include people who desire to be active in such
areas but who want to remain anonymous, for whatever reason, and want to expose
such groups and individuals to the public. These accounts are used to educate
people who have family members who are trapped in such groups and professionals
who are interested in these areas.
First Plumbline
Apologetic's objective is to help any individuals who may have family members
involved in cults, the Ministry also puts people who maybe involved in a cult
(but would like to get out) in touch with organizations and individuals that
can help and assist them. There are also people from other churches and/or
groups who want to send information but are very much afraid of the individuals
and/or organizations they are involved with.
First Plumbline
Apologetics is an independent project, however, it does actively participate
in some of the organizations such as the ACT (Apologetics
Co-ordination Team) and with other Christians who represent evangelical
groups. First Plumbline Apologetics is not associated with any of the charismatic
movement. It has as its main focus building a library of media and documented
information.
FPA is self funding,
it receives no outside funding, the only donations solicited are publications,
documents, Audio/visual materials and articles in order to increase its well
of knowledge and information.
Founder
history
Miguel Hayworth is the
founder/director of the First Plumbline Apologetics which was established
in 2001. Experiences within different denominations showed that much of what
was going on in the churches was not oriented around the Bible. With this
conviction Miguel Hayworth, and having seen so many people damaged by the
unorthodox teachings of Christian groups, originally began his work with the
intent of exposing false teachers within mainstream Christian circles.
Eventually a wider scope
was adopted covering other issues and the direction of this ministry began
to cover a wider range of topics from Abortion to the Cults. Miguel saw that
this would benefit a lot more people and give access to information concerning
many more groups so that people could made aware of the teachings and practices
of various groups both inside and outside of mainstream Christianity. Many
individuals, and other similar ministries, have contributed information and
a wide variety of audio/visual materials.
Miguel Hayworth also
has a large network of contacts from Christian Groups, Christian Apologetics
Groups and Cult Awareness organizations, and individuals, who actively obtain
up to date current news and information on false teachers and cults.
Origins
of the name
The name comes from an
Old Testament verse of the Bible:
Amos 7:7 Thus
he shewed me: and, behold, the Lord stood upon a wall [made] by a plumbline,
with a plumbline in his hand. (King James Version)
Because of its biblical origin, the word Plumbline was used as a tool for
discernment and to symbolize that the Plumbline, in this case, is the Bible.
First Plumbline Apologetics is mainly known amongst Christian circles and
not by the secular world.
Welcome
to the newest member of the Team.
Pastor Andrew
Holmes.
Andrew
was born in to a Christian family where he found a normal church. i.e Church
of England, at the age of 15 Andrew left the church he found and found himself
wondering for many years, at the age of 28 Andrew had a encounter with Jesus
, after attending a Baptist church in Stockton, God had called to be a pastor,
God opened the doors and he has remained a pastor to this day Andrew has also
been uncompromisingly contending for the faith, the Lord then led Andrew to
serve First Plumbline Aplogetics.
Our Stated Beliefs.
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We
believe that the Godhead is made up of the Father, Son, and
Holy Spirit, who are three persons yet one God.
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We
personally believe that through the finished work on the
cross, Jesus took our sin and gave us His life through his
righteousness, that we must personally accept him and remain
obedient to Jesus Christ and the Word of God according to
the scriptures.
Those rejecting Jesus will face their reward through the
second death (known as Gehenna).
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The
Hebrew word Sheol is translated by Hades in the Septuagint
60 times out of 63; and though Sheol in many places, (such
as Gen. 42:38; I Sam 2:6; I Kings 2:6; Job 14:13; 17:13,16,
etc.), may signify keber, the grave, as the common receptacle
of the dead, yet it has the more general meaning of death;
a state of death; the dominion of death.
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We
reject and detest any form of charismatic or Pentecostal
extremism and I will refuse any form of tradition-based
or experiential theology.
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We
also believe that, according to Paul, it does not matter
whether you speak or pray in tongues there should be a spiritual
interpreter, as it does not benefit any one, or edify any
one, nor encourage because no one can understand you.
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We
believe in believer's baptism and the Apostoles Creed.
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We
totally reject - as a false unity - Eccumenism, Multifaith
and do not conform to a
non-evangelical version of Christianity ("So Called
Believers e.g. Sunday Christians"), nor in having a
different doctrine of salvation and a basis of doctrinal
authority other than the Bible.
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