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In what sense is Reformed Samaritanism different from it's Jewish, Christian, and Muslim counterparts?




«La corrupció n no es suya; de sus hijos es la mancha, Generació n torcida y perversa. ¿ Así pagá is a י ה ו ה, Pueblo loco e ignorante?... »- Deuteronomio 3: 5-6, Biblia Reina Valera, 1960

 

El Mensaje de la Ley, es la cordura y el sentido comú n de “medida por medida”, “siembra y cosecha”, “ojo por ojo”, “causa y efecto” (“… como tú hiciste se hará contigo... ”- Abdí as 1: 15)… Así que, siembre lo bueno, y peque muy poco; pues lo demá s es de locos

 

 

 

 

In what sense is Reformed Samaritanism different from it's Jewish, Christian, and Muslim counterparts?

Call unto me [not unto any angel, any Messiah, any priest, any king, any prophet, nor any Rabbi], and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not”- Jeremiah 33: 3, KJV

If you spend enough time practicing the three major monotheistic religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam), you will discover that, while all of them are valid paths to please the Creator, their very foundation is intentionally flawed (sort of like the fisherman who ntentionally keeps the river water murky, in order to catch more fishes).
Why is their foundation flawed? Simply because they all make the same faulty claim: that no man can correctly know the Creator [in order to properly please Him] unless such man goes thru the particular religion's “intermediary”.
For example, normative Judaism claims that, if a man wants to know [and please] his Creator, he cannot simply start reading (and practicing) Torah. Instead, he needs to submit himself to the authority of a recognized Jewish Rabbi, who will “reveal” unto him what God really wanted to say by means of Torah.
Likewise, Christianity claims that no man can directly come to God; instead, he must come thru the rabbi named “Jesus”. As is written: “Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, 'What seek ye? ' They said unto him, 'Rabbi, --which is to say, being interpreted, Master -- where dwellest thou? ' ”- John 1: 38, King James Bible. And is also written in another place: “ No man cometh unto the Father, but by me” - John 14: 6.
In fact, Christianity claims that no man can know God, unless rabbi Jesus reveals it to him (which is the basic claim made by normative Judaism). As is written: “… NEITHER KNOWETH ANY MAN THE FATHER, BUT THE SON, AND HE TO WHOM THE SON WILL REVEAL HIM”- Matthew 11: 27.
Finally, Islam teaches that you can’t please the Creator just by reading and obeying what Allah (God) has revealed in the Qur’an. Instead, you must pledge alliance to Muhammad (and his corresponding “Sunnah”, or “traditions”).
So, no matter if you are Jewish, Christian, or Muslim, you end up not following what God had actually taught and commanded, but rather what other people (the Rabbis, Jesus, Paul, Muhammad, Martin Luther, Joseph Smith, Charles Taze Russel, Ellen G. White, etc) had taught and commanded about it.
But, why is Reformed Samaritanism any better? What makes it different from Modern Judaism, Islam, and Christianity? Reformed Samaritanism is different because it teaches that, when it comes to obeying [and knowing] the Creator, man needs no intermediary (no Rabbi, no Jesus, and no Muhammad).
Why? To begin with, because God's commandments were never meant to be hidden knowledge (difficult to understand); as is written: “ For this commandment which I command thee this day, is not hid from thee, neither is it far off ”- Deuteronomy 30: 11, King James Version.
Secondly, because God has already told us what " knowing Him" really means, as well as what’s pleasing in His eyes (what’s right, and what He demands from us).
As is written: “He judged the cause of the poor and needy… WAS NOT THIS TO KNOW ME, SAITH THE LORD? ”- Jeremiah 22: 16. And also in another place: «The Lord God has told us what is right and WHAT HE DEMANDS: “SEE THAT JUSTICE IS DONE, LET MERCY BE YOUR FIRST CONCERN, AND HUMBLY OBEY YOUR GOD”»- Micah 6: 8.
In fact, the way to please the Lord is so simple, that even a fool can understand it. As it is written: “… and it shall be called THE WAY OF HOLINESS; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: THE WAYFARING MEN, THOUGH FOOLS, SHALL NOT ERR THEREIN”- Isaiah 35: 8 (KJV).
And the scripture further simplifies this “way of holiness” by saying the following: “TURN FROM EVIL, AND DO GOOD [TO YOUR FELLOW HUMAN BEINGS]; SO YOU MAY LIVE FOREVER”- Psalm 37: 27, Tree Of Life Version.
So, when a man does justice and mercy, abstaining from things like murder, theft, oppression, and deception (in other words, when he keeps God’s Ten Laws or commandments), such man pleases his Creator, have his sins forgiven, and is promised everlasting life.
As is written: “Wash yourselves, MAKE YOURSELVES CLEAN; PUT AWAY THE EVIL OF YOUR DOINGS from before my eyes; CEASE TO DO EVIL; LEARN TO DO GOOD; SEEK JUDGMENT; RESTORE UNTO THE OPPRESSED; HEAR THE FATHERLESS IN RIGHT JUDGMENT; protect the widow. THEN COME, SHALL THE LORD SAY, and we shall be even; IF YOUR SINS WERE AS SCARLET, THEY SHALL BE MADE AS WHITE AS SNOW; IF THEY WERE RED LIKE CRIMSON, THEY SHALL BECOME AS WOOL”- Isaiah 1: 16-18, Jubilee Bible 2000.
And doing unto our neighbor the good ordered by God’s ten commandments is of such paramount importance that Scripture says it’s the whole duty of man. As is written: “Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter- “FEAR GOD, AND KEEP HIS [TEN] COMMANDMENTS, FOR THIS IS THE WHOLE DUTY OF MEN”- Ecclesiastes 12: 13.
In fact, if we are ever to brag about anything we’ve come to know, it can’t be our Jewish, Samaritan, Christian, or Muslim identity; it cannot be the knowledge of Messiah’s identity; it cannot be the last prophet's identity; nor can it be the knowledge of Torah's esoteric meaning. Instead, our barg must be about the knowledge that God delights in our doing justice and mercy.
As is written: “BUT LET HIM THAT GLORIES GLORY IN THIS, THAT HE UNDERSTANDS ME AND KNOWS ME, THAT I AM THE LORD WHO DOES MERCY, JUDGMENT, AND RIGHTEOUSNESS IN THE EARTH: FOR IN THESE THINGS I DELIGHT, SAID THE LORD”- Jeremiah 9: 24, Jubilee Bible 2000.
In short, Reformed Samaritanism teaches that God is morally perfect (“He is the Rock, his work is Perfect: for ALL HIS WAYS ARE [PERFECT] JUDGMENT: A GOD OF TRUTH, AND WITHOUT INIQUITY, JUST AND RIGHT IS HE”- Deut. 32: 4).
Thus, God’s will for all men is for them to be like Him [just as any true son is like his Father]; that they live a moral life, departing from evil, and starting to love their suffering fellow human beings, doing unto them the same justice and goodness they would wish for themselves.
And what makes Reformed Samaritanism a universal faith? The fact that the foregoing theology is universally accepted [directly or indirectly] by all three major monotheistic religions:

1) Judaism confirms it when it goes on to say: «THAT WHICH IS HATEFUL TO YOU, DO NOT DO TO YOUR FELLOW [HUMAN BEING]. THAT IS THE WHOLE TORAH [the whole message of the Hebrew religion]; the rest, is [just] the explanation [or “commentary”]; go and learn it»- Babylonian Talmud, Shabbat 31a.
2) Christianity confirms it when it goes on to say: “So in all things, DO TO OTHERS WHAT YOU WOULD WANT THEM TO DO TO YOU—FOR THIS IS THE TORAH and the Prophets”- Matthew 7: 12 (Tree Of Live version Bible)
3) Islam confirms it when it goes on to say: “NONE OF YOU WILL HAVE FAITH TILL HE WISHES FOR HIS BROTHER WHAT HE LIKES FOR HIMSELF”- Authentic Hadith, Sahih al-Bukhari 13, narrated by Anas Bin Malik.

 

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