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Is there only one Heaven? Only one type of salvation?
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Is there only one Heaven? Only one type of salvation?
When it comes to individual salvation, Reformed Samaritanism teaches that [unlike what most people often believe], salvation isn’t an “all or nothing” issue.
In other words, just as Torah uses seven different Hebrew words in order to designate the concept of “heavens” [thereby hinting at the idea that there are no less than seven different, and progressively higher, spiritual realms], so will different people reach different levels of afterlife.
And from whence do we get the idea that [righteous] non Hebrew people can also experience God given salvation (or “deliverance”)? We get it from the Syrians, as well as from Naaman (their honorable captain), of whom Hebrew Scripture goes on to say:
“NOW NAAMAN, CAPTAIN OF THE HOST OF THE KING OF SYRIA, WAS A GREAT man with his master, AND HONOURABLE, because BY HIM THE LORD HAD GIVEN DELIVERANCE UNTO SYRIA”- 2 Kings 5: 1, King James Bible
Receiving the Holy Spirit
Reformed Samaritanism teaches that, no matter if he be a Jew or a Gentile, when a man receives the Holy Spirit, he is renewed; his soul is washed clean, and he is given a new heart, so that he no longer feels hopelessly enslaved to his former passions [in other words, he is reborn! ]. And this change of heart is intimated in the verse where prophet Samuel tells the following to future king Saul: “Then the Spirit of the Lord will come upon thee [Saul], and thou shalt prophesy with them, AND SHALT BE TURNED INTO ANOTHER MAN”- 1 Samuel 10: 6 (1599 Geneva Bible). Peace be upon you!
And the fact that God’s Holy Spirit can save us from our evil inclination, is in full agreement with the verse stating that there’s no other “Moshiah” (Savior, or Redeemer) besides Him,. As is written: “I, I am י ה ו ה (Adonai Yah), and there is no Savior beside me [in other words, only my Spirit, and not any human wisdom or power can deliver you from your own evil]”- Isaiah 43: 11 (Tree of Life Version Bible)
La interpretació n que, acerca del mensaje de la Ley de Moisé s, hace el Samaritanismo Reformado
El mensaje de la Ley de Dios, no es la nació n de Israel; no es la religió n Judí a, la Samaritana, la Cristiana, ni la Musulmana; no es la ciudad de Jerusalé n, ni tampoco lo es su Templo; no es la persona de Moisé s, de Jesus, de Muhammad, o de ningú n otro profeta [ya sea pasado o futuro].
El mensaje de la Ley, es que el justo y perfecto Juicio Divino se manifiesta por medio de la Ley que comú nmente llamamos “Medida por Medida” (“Siembra y cosecha”, “Causa y efecto”, “Acció n y reacció n”, “Ojo por ojo”, “Diente por diente”, etc).
Y lo anterior es la razó n por la cual, hablando acerca de “El dí a de Dios” [es decir, el dí a en que el juicio Divino ha de manifestarse sobre cada ser humano], el profeta dice lo siguiente: «Porque cercano está el dí a de YHVH sobre todas las naciones; “ como tú hiciste se hará contigo; tu recompensa volverá sobre tu cabeza”»- Abdí as 1: 15, Biblia Reina Valera 1960.
Y tambien dice otro profeta: “Pleito tiene YHVH con Judá para castigar a Jacob conforme a sus caminos; le pagará conforme a sus obras ”- Oseas 12: 2, reina Valera 1960. Finalmente dice el profeta: “Grande en consejo, y magní fico en hechos; porque tus ojos está n abiertos sobre todos los caminos de los hijos de los hombres, para dar a cada uno segú n sus caminos, y segú n el fruto de sus obras ”- Jeremí as 32: 19, Reina Valera 1960.
De hecho, aun los nobles escritos cristianos dan fe de esta misma verdad, cuando dicen: “Porque el Hijo del Hombre vendrá en la gloria de su Padre con sus á ngeles, y entonces pagará a cada uno conforme a sus obras ”- Mateo 16: 27, Reina Valera 1960;
“Y el mar entregó los muertos que habí a en é l; y la muerte y el Hades entregaron los muertos que habí a en ellos; y fueron juzgados cada uno segú n sus obras ”- Apocalipsis 20: 13, Reina Valera 1960; “No os engañ é is; Dios no puede ser burlado: pues todo lo que el hombre sembrare, eso tambié n segará ”- Gá latas 6: 7.
Y finalmente dice: “Pero por tu dureza y por tu corazó n no arrepentido, atesoras para ti mismo ira para el dí a de la ira y de la revelació n del justo juicio de Dios, el cual pagará a cada uno conforme a sus obras: vida eterna a los que, perseverando en bien hacer, buscan gloria y honra e inmortalidad, pero ira y enojo a los que son contenciosos y no obedecen a la verdad, sino que obedecen a la injusticia; tribulació n y angustia sobre todo ser humano que hace lo malo, el judí o primeramente y tambié n el griego, pero gloria y honra y paz a todo el que hace lo bueno, al judí o primeramente y tambié n al griego ”- Romanos 2: 5-10, Reina Valera 1960.
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Are all believers equal, regardless of their moral lifestyles?
Reformed Samaritanism teaches that Jerusalem (a symbol of the believer's community) wasn't destroyed until the lay Israelite (the am ha-aretz, or non-observant person) and the priest (the holy and God fearing individual) were considered to be equal. As is written: “And thus it is: ‘ Like priests, like people’—because the priests are wicked, the people are too. Therefore, I will punish both priests and people for all their wicked deeds ”- Hosea 4: 9, The Living Bible.
And also says elsewhere: “Behold, the Lord lays waste to the earth, devastates it, twists and distorts its face and scatters its inhabitants. And the people will be like the priest, the servant like his master, the maid like her mistress, the buyer like the seller, the lender like the borrower, the creditor like the debtor. .. ”- Isaiah 24: 1-2, Amplified Bible.
But God's anger will not last forever, as one day He will have compassion, making His people learn the difference between good and evil; between he who pleases the Lord, and who who doesn't.
As is written: “On the day when I act”, says the Lord Almighty, “they will be my treasured possession. I will spare them, just as a father has compassion and spares his son who serves him. And you will again see the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not ”- Malachi 3: 17-18, New International Version (NIV) Bible
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Reformed Samaritanism teaches that God’s Ten Laws (the Decalogue) are the foundation for freedom, common sense, and reason. Thus, no matter if he be a Jew or a Gentile, when a man willingly abandons God’s Ten Laws he eventually lose not only his freedom, but even his own reason. As is written: “But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe to do all his commandments (and his statutes) which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee… The Lord shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies … The Lord shall smite thee with madness. .. ”- Deuteronomy 28: 15, 25, & 28 (King James Bible)
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