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Does God need anything we humans could possibly offer Him?




Does God need anything we humans could possibly offer Him?

Hebrew Scripture hints at the idea that the Creator has no need of anything we humans could possibly give Him? Why? Simply because nothing is really ours to give away, as all things already belong to the Almighty. As is written:
“The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the Lord of hosts”- Haggai 2: 8. And also says in another place:
“For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills. I know all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild beasts of the field are mine. If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof. Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats? ”- Psalm 50: 10-13, KJB.
By the same token, God doesn’t really need any human soul, as all souls already belong to Him. As is written:
“Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine... ”- Ezekiel 18: 4, KJB
In short, if there were no human beings to praise and obey the Almighty, the Sun, the moon, the stars, the angelical beings, as well as the heavenly hosts would still praise and obey Him.

 

The reason why Jesus couldn’t atone for the sins of Israel

Jesus of Nazareth (peace and blessings be upon him) was a moral giant; a truly amazing man of God who must forever be respected and recognized!
Unfortunately, Jesus could not have atoned for the sins of Israel [as claimed by the noble Christian faith].
Why? Simply because God Law stated that Israel’s sins were to be atoned by Aaron’s children, and the latter were to follow the Levitical priesthood previously outlined to them by Moses.
As is written: “But Aaron and his sons offered upon the altar of the burnt offering, and on the altar of incense, AND WERE APPOINTED FOR ALL THE WORK OF THE PLACE MOST HOLY, AND TO MAKE AN ATONEMENT FOR ISRAEL, ACCORDING TO ALL THAT MOSES THE SERVANT OF GOD HAD COMMANDED”- 1 Chronicles 6: 49, King James Bible.
But as for Jesus, the New Testament states that he was neither a son of Aaron, nor did he follow the Aaronic priesthood (instead, he allegedly followed the order of Melchisedec).
As is written: “For it is evident that OUR LORD [JESUS] SPRANG OUT OF JUDA; OF WHICH TRIBE MOSES SPAKE NOTHING CONCERNING PRIESTHOOD… Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even JESUS, MADE AN HIGH PRIEST FOR EVER AFTER THE ORDER OF MELCHISEDEC”- Hebrews 7: 14, & 6: 20, KJB.

 

How much importance does God’s Law assign to the faith in a coming Messiah?

Reformed Samaritanism teaches that Hebrew Scripture never records a single case where God ever got angry with Israel for the [alleged] sin of refusing to believe in a coming Messiah named Jesus of Nazareth (peace and blessings be upon him).
Instead, Scripture states that whenever God became angry with Israel, it was due to Israel’s refusal to obey the Divine commandments; In other words, to do the good portrayed by such instructions (do not worship other gods, do not bow down to idols, do not steal, do not lie, do not murder, do not dishonor your parents, give rest to your laborers, do not covet your neighbors wife or property, etc).
In fact, the Creator promised that the Israelites well being, as well as their permanence upon the Land and their victory upon their enemies, would exclusively depend of their obedience to God’s commands.
As is written: “ Carefully observe the commands of the Lord your God, the decrees and statutes he has commanded you. Do what is right and good in the Lord’s sight, so that you may prosper and so that you may enter and possess the good land the Lord your God swore to give your ancestors, by driving out all your enemies before you, as the Lord has said”- Deuteronomy 6: 17-19, Christian Standard Bible.
So, for as as long as the Israelites remained committed with a lifestyle guided by God’s commandments, Israel prospered, it remained in the Land, and it conquered its powerful enemies. As is written:
Now if you faithfully obey the Lord your God and are careful to follow all his commands I am giving you today, the Lord your God will put you far above all the nations of the earth. All these blessings will come and overtake you, because you obey the Lord your God… The Lord will cause the enemies who rise up against you to be defeated before you. The Lord will grant you a blessing on your barns and on everything you do; he will bless you in the land the Lord your God is giving you ”- Deut. 28: 1-2, & 7-8 (Christian Standard Bible).
But, as soon as they collectively wandered away from God’s commandments, a curse fell upon them.
As is written: “ You rebuke the arrogant, the ones under a curse, who wander from your commands ”- Psalm 119: 21, KJB.
And the former curse, as well as it’s root causes, is described by God himself, when He goes on to say, “The Lord of Armies says this: ‘ Make fair decisions. Show faithful love and compassion to one another. Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the resident alien or the poor, and do not plot evil in your hearts against one another ’...
... But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they closed their ears so they could not hear. They made their hearts like a rock so as not to obey the Law or the words that the Lord of Armies had sent by his Spirit through the earlier prophets. Therefore intense anger came from the Lord of Armies. ..
... Just as He had called, and they would not listen, so when they called, I would not listen, says the Lord of Armies. I scattered them with a windstorm over all the nations that had not known them, and the land was left desolate behind them, with no one coming or going. They turned a pleasant land into a desolation ”- Zechariah 7: 9-14, C. S. B.

 

He who succumbs to anger succumbs to bad judgment”- Sifra Num., §157

 

 

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