One of the written documents that were written against the word of God is the written document presented by the United Pentecostal Church of South Africa on 20th of March 2004 at Bloemfontein general ministers conference. For the sake of clarity and to bring out misleading and unscriptural teachings found on this document, we will use the phrase "The Document" or "This Document" to refer to the written document presented by the United Pentecostal Church of South Africa.

" This document" approached many of its topics with scriptural evidences but when it reached to the topic that was called "the true humanity of Jesus Christ", suddenly "the Document" started to contradict it's own teaching and lost it's scriptural and Apostolic truth.

1. "The Document", presented by United Pentecostal Church of South Africa, agrees that the only Biblical way to receive remission of sin is " only to get the Saviour's blood "(Doctrine-Workshop page 10), the other part of "the Document" teaches that the blood of Jesus is the same as every human (The humanity of Jesus Christ page 9). Keeping in mind, the above statements, we would like to bring out some facts. Since the only way to receive remission of sin is "only to get the saviour's blood", if all human beings also have the same blood of the saviour, then according to "the Document" every human could be his own saviour. The doctrine that makes "the only saving blood of Jesus" to be the same as human blood is not Biblical rather it can be calcified as pagan and erroneous doctrine. How it is sad, to hear teachings that dishonours the precious blood of Jesus Christ from the people who sung and believed that there is power, healing and victory in the blood of Jesus. If there is power in human blood then why we get tired, If there is healing in human blood then why we get sick, If there is victory in human blood then why we fail to get victory by our selves?

The Bible does not teach that humanity can be saved by his own corruptible blood: "18Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things…But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:" 1Peter1: 18-19. According to this scripture God want us to know that we cannot be redeemed with corruptible things. If Jesus had corruptible human blood as "this Document'' teaches, then there is no hope for mankind for redemption. However the testimony of the Bible is very clear about the blood of Jesus:

• • The blood of goats and calves cannot give eternal redemption; which was made of the dust but we obtain eternal redemption only by His own blood (Christ's blood) not by our human blood. Hebrew 9:12.
  • Human blood cannot cleanse us from our sin but "…the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin."1John1: 7
  • If the blood of all mankind is the same blood as the saviour, then why do we need the saviour? why billions of people live under the bondages of the devil?, Why we need the blood of Christ to over come the devil? For the Bible says " And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. 11And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. Rev.12: 10-11
  • The type of blood we believe is very important because God does not redeem us by our human blood but by His own blood. Act 20:28.
  • Since there is no dispensation (period of time) in the Bible that human flesh and blood demanded as an acceptable means of atonement for the sin of mankind, preaching and believing that God was manifested in human flesh and blood that was made of dust will be contrary with the teaching of the word of God and will leave mankind without redeemer. The Bible Writers never preached a God who was manifested in human flesh, which was made of dust. They preached God who was manifested in the flesh, which the word became flesh. If any one preaches anything that was not preached by the Apostles, will be accursed instead of being saved. Gal.1: 8
  • Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things…But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:" 1Peter1: 18-19.

2. "The Document" misused Hebrews 2: 14 to say that Jesus got the flesh and blood, which is obtained by all human being. Let's see the scripture: "Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took Part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;" Hebrews2: 14. This verse does not talk about the kind of flesh and blood that all mankind got (Including sorcerers, wizards, enchanters, necromancers, atheist and all unbelievers). According to this verse the only person who took part the type of flesh and blood that can destroy the devil, that had the power of death, is Jesus but the children will be partakers of the same when the time comes.

• Who are the partakers of this flesh and blood the same as Jesus took part? (The flesh and blood, which can destroy the devil that had the power of death). According to the Bible the answer is not all mankind but only the children. This flesh and blood will not be given for all mankind; it takes willingness to pass through the process that will make us to be the children of God.
  • This flesh and blood is not the one that every human has (the flesh and blood that all mankind got from the first man that was made of dust). According to the scripture the only person who took part this flesh and blood is Jesus and the same flesh and blood is promised for the children to be partakers of it.

3. "The Document" explains that Jesus is the Biological seed and descendant of Adam and Eve, Abraham and David. (The true humanity of Jesus Christ page 7). Here "the Document" shows it's unscriptural teaching by making itself above the teachings of Jesus Christ. Jesus taught in three different occasions that He couldn't be the Biological seed of David. The Bible tells us that Joseph was the Biological descendant and seed of David so that he was called the son of David. (Luke1: 26, Matt.1: 20). But as "the Document" teaches, if Jesus was also the Biological seed of Adam and Eve, Abraham and David, why then Jesus refused to be called the son of David? (Matt.12: 14-22, Matt.22: 42, Mark12: 35)." If all conceptions, mentioned in the Bible, were biological then how would "this Document" explain the conception of Laban's flock? Except to admit that God is Almighty. Genesis 30: 37- 43. God Himself introduced the miraculous conception of the saviour by sending His angel. According to the massage of the angel "with God nothing shall be impossible". Since God is almighty it was not impossible for Him to cause a conception only of the Holy Ghost through His word. "But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost." Matt.1: 20. The Bible never said the conception of Jesus was of Mary, Joseph or Mary and Holy Ghost but the Bible said: "which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost". What a blasphemy to make the conception of the Holy Ghost to be biological.

4. According to "the Document" Jesus could be born, grow, hungry, thirst, became weary, sleep, be beaten, and die… only if He was human. This unscriptural logic needs to be corrected. To pass through these physical feelings, needs and reactions…, one does not need to be necessarily human because all flesh (the flesh beast, fish, birds) pass through the same thing not because they are human but they also bear flesh. The explanation of "this Document" is an opening door to a greater blasphemy, because all flesh (the flesh beast, fish, birds) have the above physical feelings, needs and reactions…, do these things make Jesus to be the same as beast, fish or bird? Not at all. "All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds". 1Cor15: 39. The reason for Jesus to pass through these things was not because He bears human flesh and blood that was made of dust but because He bears the flesh that was made of Word. One thing that needs to be understood is both all mankind and Jesus have flesh; the difference is on the origin of their flesh. The physical body of human was made from the dust of the earth but the physical body of Jesus was the Word (which is from heaven) that was made flesh. (Ps103: 14, Gen 2: 7, John1: 14, 1Cor15: 47, John 6:51, Act 20:28.). The Bible explains this clearly on the Book of Hebrews as follows: "Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;"Heb.5: 7. Therefore the reason for Jesus to pass through such physical feelings, needs and reactions…was not because He had human flesh (made of dust) but it was because He also has flesh (that was made of word), which was subjected to these Physical laws only by his own will. John10: 18.

5. Even though there is no scriptural evidence, "this Document" proudly made a statement saying that Jesus' body was changed after resurrection. "The Document" misused 1Cor.15: 42-44, which speaks about the resurrection of the corrupted dead, to explain about the resurrection of Jesus' body that was not corrupted. However, the Bible clearly teaches that the body of Jesus Christ was the same before and after His resurrection.

• The body, which was raised, was same body that was crucified. Mark16: 6,Matt 28:5&6.
• The Bible does not say that the body of Jesus was changed after death but raised. Luke 24:3&6.
• Jesus promised to raise His dead body not another body. John 2:19.
• If the same dead body of Christ was not raised, Christianity does not have any assurance for its belief. Acts17: 31
• God gave prophecy through Isaiah that He will raise His dead body. Isa. 26:19
• Jesus showed to His disciples and Thomas the same body, which was crucified. John20: 27.
• Jesus showed three of His disciples the marvellous glory of His body on the mount of transfiguration (even) before His death. Matt.17: 1-8
• The one in heaven is the same body, which was dead not another body.Rev.1: 18.

6. According to the explanation of "this Document" the word "Mother" applies only if there is a biological relationship. If this logic is true, we could say Mary was the biological Mother of Apostle John because Jesus Himself identified Mary as the mother of Apostle John. John18: 26&27. In synoptic books of the Bible (Matthew, Mark, Luke) Jesus made a clear statement comparing Mary with His disciples and He Preferred to call the disciples "my mother". Why Jesus made this kind of statement, if the word "Mother" must be applied only for biological relationship? This kind of unscriptural interpretation of "this Document" might have come from the lack of Biblical Hermeneutics (Biblical science of interpretation) and therefore it is strongly erroneous. "… And he answered and said unto them, my mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it." Luke 8:21. " 47Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee. 48But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren? 49And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! 50For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother. Matt.12: 47-50, Mark 3: 33-35.

7. What does the Bible say about the origin of the flesh and blood of Jesus Christ?

• Human flesh is made of dust. Ps103: 14 Gen 2: 7 but the flesh of Jesus is the Word that was made flesh. John1: 14.
• The flesh of the first man is from the earth but the flesh of the second Man is from heaven, here we can see that the difference is not small but it is far as heaven and earth.1Cor15: 47. Not discerning the Lord's body will cause damnation into our life.1Cor11: 29.
• Since the Word was made flesh, Jesus said His flesh is the bread of life, which came down from heaven, but He never said that His flesh is from the earth as the first man was. John 6:51.
• Eternal redemption cannot be obtained by the blood of goats and calves, those are made of the dust, but only by His own blood (Christ's blood) not by our human blood. Hebrew 9:12
• We reconciled by His flesh (the Word made flesh) not by our human flesh.Col.1: 21&22.
• If we believe that Jesus is the first man who was made of dust then we could say Jesus Christ came to bring condemnation unto all men. Because the Bible tells that the first man brings condemnation unto all men but justification of life to all men is only through the second Man. According to the Bible we can't be justified for everlasting life, If we believe that Christ is the first man who was made of dust since the first man brings condemnation.Rom.5: 18
• The hope of our eternal life is not by eating and drinking our human flesh and blood that was made of dust. Jesus said, "Whoso eateth My flesh, and drinketh My blood, has eternal life;" not our human flesh and blood will give us eternal life. John6: 54.
• Human blood cannot cleanse us from our sin but" … the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin."1John 1:7.
• Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things…But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:" 1Peter1: 18-19.
• The type of blood we believe is very important because God does not redeem us by our human blood but by His own blood. Act 20:28.
• Even though human blood circulates in our entire body all the time, yet it does not have the power to purge our conscience. Because of this fact, we need the blood of Christ, which was offered through the eternal spirit with out spot, to purge our conscience from our dead works so that we can be able to serve the Living God. Hebrews 9:14.

In conclusion we earnestly pray and advice that any teaching that undermines the blood of the saviour must not be taken lightly or compromised.

"PREACH THE WORD!!" Not man made logic.
2Timothy 4:2