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Did Jesus (peace and blessings be upon him) really say, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” (John 14:6)?




Did Jesus (peace and blessings be upon him) really say, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” (John 14: 6)?

Faith in Jesus can definitely lead a man toward repentance, thereby bringing salvation upon him. But as for the claim made by the gospel concerning Jesus being “the way, the truth and, the life... ”, Reformed Samaritanism advices caution.
Why? Well, in the first place, because Bible states Moses went up to the Father [atop Mount Sinai], and spoke to him face to face without having any need for Jesus assistance («YHVH said to Moses, “Come up to me on the mountain and stay there”… YHVH would speak with Moses face to face, just as a man speaks with his friend, then Moses would return to the camp»- Exodus 24: 12, & 33: 11).
Secondly, Jesus himself never wrote anything (so later gospel writers could had simply felt tempted to quote him uttering words he never really said).
Lastly, even if Jesus did say those words, maybe he didn’t mean them to be taken in a strict literal sense. For example, only six verses after claiming to be “the way, the truth, and the Life”, Jesus proceeds to claim that, he who believes in Him, would do greater miracles than he (“Truly I tell you, the one who believes in me will also do the works that I do. And he will do even greater works than these, because I am going to the Father”- John 14: 12).
Is this verse to be taken in a strict literal sense?
If so, then ask yourself: Do all of your Christian friends turn water into wine? Can they all heal the sick? Can they all bring back to life a 4 days old [rotten] cadaver? Can they all multiple the bread? Can they all walk upon water? Do they all come back to life 3 days after dying? Have you seen them all being taken to heaven in the presence of 500 witness?
It might be wise for our beloved Christian brothers to keep in mind the verse that goes on to say, “Brothers and sisters, don’t be childish in your thinking, but be infants in regard to evil, and adult in your thinking”- 1 Corinthians 14: 20

 

Is it correct to fear any other power besides י ה ו ה (Adonia Yah, also known as “The Lord”)?

The Christian Scripture says: “But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father who is in heaven” (Matthew 10: 33). And the former verse convinces every Christian believer of his (or her) absolute need to publicly acknowledge Jesus as the awaited Messiah. Obviously, the verse implies that God won’t allow into heaven anyone whom Jesus denies. And this should instill in every human being a fear of Jesus (Peace be upon him)- a fear of failing to obtaining Jesus approval (and thereby eternal salvation).
The fact is that, when viewed solely within the context of the Christian Scriptures, this line of reasoning makes perfect sense. The problem is that it blatantly denies Yah’s revelation to Israel, as Yah warned them not to fear anybody else besides Him: “Thou shalt fear Yah thy God; and Him shalt thou serve”- Deut. 6: 13. Why? Because no being (no matter how powerful he might seem) can damage those whom have obtained Yah’s blessing (by keeping His commandments). And, no being can bless those whom God have cursed (for refusing to obey His commandments).
Balaam was a very powerful prophet (“Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people... FOR I KNOW THAT HE WHOM THOU BLESSEST IS BLESSED, AND HE WHOM THOU CURSEST IS CURSED”- Numbers 22: 6); But, as long as the Hebrews obeyed Yah’s commandments, they had no need of fearing Balaam, as Yah’s blessing was upon them (“THOU SHALT NOT CURSE THE PEOPLE; FOR THEY ARE BLESSED”- Numbers 22: 12).
What made them loose Yah’s blessing? Disobedience to His commandments! In other words, as soon as the Hebrews stopped obeying Yah’s commandments (fornicating with the Moabite women), they lost His blessing, and the punishment for their rebellion came crashing upon them, so that thousands perished (“And Israel abode in Shittim; and the people began to play the harlot with the daughters of Moab... and the anger of Yah was kindled against Israel... And those that died by the plague were twenty and four thousand”- Numbers 25: 1, 3& 9.
Thus, Scripture teaches we shouldn’t fear any man (or god) besides Adonai Yah, as our obedience to His commandments will keep us safe from everybody else.

 

The absurdity of God being a Holy Trinity

Christianity is a good and holy religion. But if we were to be brutally honest, we would have to admit that the Christian dogma of God being a Trinity is so absurd, that can almost be considered delusional. Why? Simply because, if the true God encompasses three physically separated parts (YHVH the Father, Jesus the Son, and The Holy Spirit), then neither part is the real God, as only the encompassing sum of them (“the Complete God”) would qualify for such title. In other words, neither the Father, the Son, nor the holy spirit can truthfully claim to be the all encompassing God.
In fact, the most they could do would be claiming to be a part of such God. Consider the example of a complete egg, which encompasses three separated parts (the shell, the yolk, and the white). Can the part consisting of the yolk truthfully claim to be the complete egg? Can the part consisting of the white truthfully claim to be the complete egg? Can the part consisting of the shell claim to be the complete egg? Of course not!
Thus, if the Trinity is true, then the most any Christian would be able to claim about Jesus (the Son), is that he is “a part of God”. Likewise, the most they could claim about YHVH (the Father) is that He too is a part of God. But the latter would be a denial of the Hebrew Scripture [which Christians accept as divinely inspired], where YHVH states that He is the One and only God, and not part of a greater total.
As is written: «This is what י ה ו ה , the King of Israel and its Redeemer, the Lord of Armies, says: “I am the first [cause I have no Father preceding me], and I am the last [cause I have no Son who may outlive me]. There is no God but me [as I have no Brother who could be considered my equal]" …. See now that I alone am He [cause there is no plurality within me- no other God sharing my Divinity]…» Isaiah 44: 6, & Deuteronomy 32: 39

 

 

 

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