CHAPTER 3: THE BIG SWERVE!

CHAPTER 3: The Big Swerve!

The Doctrine of the OTW is taught differently in the Body of Christ which takes a big swerve from how it is taught in other Christian denominations.

In other Christian denominations, the OTW are resurrected, they learn about Jesus, then they die and ascend to heaven, awaiting another resurrection.

The Body of Christ teaches something entirely different. Within the Body of Christ it is emphasized that the OTW needed to fulfill the requirements of the First Resurrection after the pre-resurrection. According to some doctrines, the OTW was required to learn about Jesus' teachings and to claim Jesus as their Messiah and Savior. The OTW would have to receive Water Baptism, Holy Ghost Baptism, and Fire Baptism to gain perfection in order to assure themselves of a place in the First Resurrection. Other versions within the Body of Christ teach that most of the OTW already knew Jesus and his teachings in the New Testament.

As part of the doctrine of the resurrection exception, it is stated, "It is only just that the all-caring and just God should resurrect these faithful and deserving saints" who deserve this special exemption. In simpler terms the OTW has been revived because people want an act of fairness and equal opportunity for not only the OTW; they want the same fairness for a First Resurrection for all mankind! If the OTW got a special chance for a pre-resurrection because of their faith, why should we have to live to a higher standard than what the OTW did?

Teachings that readily accept this resurrection without questioning the entire passage are at the root of the problem. Once it was accepted as a true resurrection, the teachers had to be able to prove their acceptance as truth. This led to imagery, distortion of scripture and the insertion of other written stories to prop up their speculative ideology. To solve this problem, the teachers used their traditional framework. They needed supporting documentation and they found it outside of the Bible.