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Faith in Jesus can be a powerful tool in the hands of he who seeks to please his Creator; But please be careful with the noble Christian theology




Faith in Jesus can be a powerful tool in the hands of he who seeks to please his Creator; But please be careful with the noble Christian theology

Christianity is an amazing religion. And the fact that sincere Christians do receive the Holy spirit is undeniable proof that God is pleased with the intentions of their hearts (keep in mind that God doesn’t look at the external circumstances, but rather at the person’s heart! ).
But, whenever a man finds himself reading the books of the Christian New testament, he does well in exercising caution with it’s theology.
Why? Simply because, although it claims to include a Divine wisdom free from any impurity, partiality, or hypocrisy (“But the wisdom that is from above is first pure... without partiality, and without hypocrisy”- James 3: 17, King James Version), the fact is that Christian theology can often be ambiguous, contradictory, and outright misleading.
Consider the following example: Christianity claims that my sins have predestined me to suffer everlasting torment in hell; but, fortunately for me, Jesus came to Earth, in order to take all of my punishment and sufferings upon himself [thereby becoming my personal replacement].
But, if Jesus (peace be upon him) became my own personal replacement, and I was predestined to suffer eternal punishment in hell, then why isn’t Jesus still being tormented in hell?
Another example of a gross and blatant ambiguity could be the following:
While on one hand the N. T. hints at the idea that there's no truth in Demons and unclean spirits (“He [the Demon] was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because THERE IS NO TRUTH IN HIM. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for HE IS A LIAR, AND THE FATHER OF IT”- John 8: 44, King James Version); on the other hand, it hints at the idea that the former is false, as Demons often do tell Divine truth [bearing witness of Jesus being “the son of God”, as well as “the way of Salvation”]. As it is said:
“And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, THOU ART THE SON OF GOD”- Mark 3: 11; “And devils also came out of many, crying out, and saying, THOU ART THE SON OF GOD”- Luke 4: 41; “... a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us... The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, THESE MEN ARE THE SERVANTS OF THE MOST HIGH GOD, WHICH SHEW UNTO US THE WAY OF SALVATION”- Acts 16: 16-17, King James Version.
Who isn't telling the whole truth? Is it Jesus, when claiming there's no truth in the Demon? Or is it instead the Demon, when claiming Jesus to be the son of God?
And, a far more important question is: Would the Hebrew God of truth (Deuteronomy 32: 4) allow salvation to depend upon our trust in the words of wicked demons and unclean spirits? Didn't He warn us to avoid the counsel of the ungodly? As is written:
“BLESSED IS THE MAN THAT WALKETH NOT IN THE COUNSEL OF THE UNGODLY”- Psalm 1: 1; “Lo, their good is not in their hand: THE COUNSEL OF THE WICKED IS FAR FROM ME”- Job 21: 16; “THE LORD BRINGETH THE COUNSEL OF THE HEATHEN TO NOUGHT”- Psalm 33: 10; “HIDE ME FROM THE SECRET COUNSEL OF THE WICKED; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity”- Psalm 64: 2; “The thoughts of the righteous are right: but THE COUNSELS OF THE WICKED ARE DECEIT”- Proverbs 12: 5 (King James Version).
May the God of Abraham [blessed be He] make the light of His Divine Law shine upon our dear Christian brothers and sisters. Amen.

The reason why Christian View of salvation is so misguided

As a rule of thumb, the psyche of a Jesus loving [Christian] believer cannot accept that, no matter if he be Hebrew or Gentile, God’s favor is the product of embracing the lifestyle of holiness [and integrity] that pleases the Creator (“Have you considered my servant Job? No one else on earth is like him, a man of perfect integrity, who fears God and turns away from evil ”- Job 1: 8, Christian Standard Bible).
In fact, man’s eternal salvation is the result of his repentance and submission to God’s commandments. Whence do we get it? We get it from the verses that go on to say: “Look, today I set before you a blessing and a curse: there will be a blessing, if you obey the commands of the Lord your God I am giving you today, and a curse, if you do not obey the commands of the Lord your God…
... If someone incurs guilt in one of these cases, he is to confess he has committed that sin … if I send pestilence on my people, and my people, who bear my name, humble themselves, pray and seek my face, and turn from their evil ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land…
... None of the transgressions he has committed will be held against him. He will live because of the righteousness he has practiced … So I confess my iniquity ”- Deut. 11: 26-28, Leviticus 5: 5, 2 Chronicles 7: 14, Ezekiel 18: 23, Psalm 338: 18).
Why would our Christian brothers refuse to accept the idea that man’s salvation depends upon his personal repentance, as well as his obedience to what Moses commanded? Because if it were so, then [for all practical purposes] Jesus dead [and subsequent resurrection] was futile.
Why? Because Jesus resurrection wasn’t an indispensable element for people to be persuaded to repent (“… If they don’t listen to Moses and the prophets, they will not be persuaded, [even] if someone rises from the dead ”- Luke 16: 31).
And, of course, the Christian mind finds impossible to accept that, when it comes to such paramount issue as man’s salvation, not only was the great apostle Paul gravely mistaken, but even a towering and magnificent figure as Jesus ought to be considered [at best] “optional”.
Thus, Christian theology concerning man’s salvation is reminiscent of the old proverb that goes on to say, “Never put the cart ahead of the horse! ” (in other words, be integer and just, letting the facts shape your opinion, instead of letting your opinion shape the facts).

 

«And the Lord said unto Moses, “Go, get thee down; for thy people, which thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves”… And Moses besought the Lord his God, and said, “Lord, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand? ”» (Exodus 32: 7& 11)

Moses says Israel is “God’s people”; while God says they are “Moses People”? How do we explain this contradiction? By realizing that what the Almighty meant to say was the following: “Moses, Moses... When Israel follows my will (performing the goodness I’ve commanded), I consider them to be “My people” (and so I feel myself compelled to deliver them from the will of any human master); but, when they willingly follow the will of their flawed leaders, I have have nothing to do with them [so you can have them for yourself! ]”

 

 

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