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31 Dec

When there is enmity between two parties and one discovers that he cannot afford to wage war against the other, he would then send a mediator to negotiate the terms of peace. The terms of peace will be the layout of conditions to which the weaker party must subscribe, in order to avoid war or being destroyed by the stronger party. This body of text will discuss the terms of peace which God has laid down for us in order to be partakers of His Holiness and Kingdom. All scripture references will be based on the non copyrighted and unadulterated Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible.

The human race has entered into enmity with God through sin. We have become rebellious and have completely rejected the word of God and His holy laws. We owe to die and be cast into hell which is the perfect flaming justice of the true and holy God. The terms of dealing with sin are DEATH, as it is written:

    “Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.” (Ezekiel 18:4)

    “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” (Rom 6:23)

Every soul that committed a sin has to die. Since man began to sin, death came into the world and therefore everyone that is born of a woman must die. Death has been a fair end for all those who were born in sin (Psalm 51:5). All of them that are born are shaped and born in sin. If that was not true then little children wouldn’t die because only the soul that sins requires to die. The scripture proves to us that indeed we have all sinned and therefore fall short of the glory of God (Roman 3:23). This is a horrible position even to imagine, yet it remains true that we do not deserve to get to heaven or to behold the face of the holy God. Such knowledge has been placed within us and therefore the fear of death have found its place in our hearts because it is quite evident to us all that the worst is yet to come, once we crossover that river of death.

It appears that there is nothing we or anyone can do in order to change the fate of sinners which is hell fire. Though our situation is so grim, we must also know that God loved us and have proved His love for us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us. While we were in the filth our sins and while we were yet the enemies of God, Christ came to die for the ungodly.

    “And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us. For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.” (Rom 5:5-10)

The text above tells us that while we were yet without strength Christ died for the ungodly. The question is, if Christ died for us while we yet sinners, does it mean that everyone is saved? The answer is no because there would be no need for the gospel to be preached and for the churches to be established. There would be no need for anyone to be told to repent. This sacrifice of Christ doesn’t automatically cover everyone. If it was so then there would be not a single person in hell and the book of Revelation would read differently, since there would be no further need for the human beings to be informed of the lake of fire.

There are terms and conditions that need to be ascribed to in order for the sacrifice of the Lord Jesus to apply upon someone. These terms are God’s terms and no one can change or bypass them. They stand sure and must be adhered to. Many people miss these conditions and then assume that they would go to heaven because of the fact that God is love. They think that heaven is for all people that pray at night or think about God a day or two even though they are living in sin.

One of the Terms of Peace that has been laid down is that people must REPENT.

“Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost… Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord… And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:” (Acts 2:38; 3:19; 17:30)

“I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.” (Luke 13:3, 5)

Repentance is a requirement for forgiveness. One must repent and not only so but must also forsake the sin and look unto God for forgiveness and salvation. True repentance comes from God. People must seek the Lord and ask for true repentance () which leads unto salvation because only God can grant such repentance as shown in Acts 5:31 and Acts 11:18.

The Second of the Terms of Peace is that people must believe on the Son of God!!

“I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.” (John 8:24) “Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.” (John 14:1)

“But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.” (John 20:31)

“And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.” (Acts 8:37)

“And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.” (Acts 16:31)

“Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.” (Acts 19:4)

The Scriptures constantly tell us that we must believe on the Son of God in order to have eternal life. Jesus told Nicodemus that “And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.” (John 3:14-18) and John the Baptist also confirmed: “The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand. He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.” (John 3:35-36)

To believe on the Son of God is a command from God (1 John 3:23). No one can get eternal life unless they believe on the Son of God. This means all the religions in the world no matter how much following they have managed to build, they will end up in hell unless they repent and believe on the name of the Son of God, whom God sent to the world so that the world might be save through Him. Jesus said, “He that believeth on him is not condemned but he that believeth not is condemned already because he hath not believed on the name of the only begotten Son of God.” So everyone who wants to be saved must believe on the Son of God, the Lord Jesus Christ.

The Third of the Terms of Peace is that one must be Born Again

“Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born? Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.” (John 3:3-6)

This is a condition many seem to ignore or make fun of while others claim to have experienced it and some seem to be quite unsure about it. Many preachers come with different views on the subject of being born again, and that is the reason why we should rely on the scriptures and hear what it has to say to us about being born again. The majority of the so called Christian churches do not teach on the subject because they don’t believe it or it goes against the tradition of the church and there it remains censored. This condition has to be met by everyone who wishes to see or to enter the kingdom of heaven. Jesus says except a person be born again, the same will not see the kingdom of heaven and unless he be born of water and Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of heaven, who can argue with the words of the Lord Jesus amongst the churches of God? Only a fool would do such a thing. Jesus Christ the owner of both heaven and earth tells that the prerequisite for anyone to enter the kingdom of heaven is to be born again.

Being born again refers to the complete transformation and change that occurs at a heart level of human being. It is only possible by the workings of God alone. Paul writes, “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” (2 Corinthians 5:17) Paul is describing that being born again is not possible outside the Lord Jesus Christ. He is telling us about a change that comes over those who come and dwell in Christ. To say that, “old things have passed away” does not only refer to the sin committed in the past but it talks about the person that enjoyed those sins. It talks about a new creature that only God can bring to existence. It is the creature that has a changed heart and mind. It is the creature that loves that which God loves and hates all such things as God hates. It is the fulfilment of the promise that was made through the prophet Ezekiel, saying:

    “And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh:” (Ezekiel 11:19)… “A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.” (Ezekiel 36:26-27)

It is God that changes a person and the first place where a change must begin is in the heart. God is able to change the heart. The heart is where all the actions of a man come from. It is also said of the heart by the wisest man in the bible that: “Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life” (Proverbs 4:23). Whatsoever thing that is in the heart will always come out by the actions of the body or the speaking of the mouth. See also Matthew 12:34, Mark 7:18-23 and Luke 6:45. A sinner sins because it is his nature to do so and his heart is full of wickedness and deceit (Jeremiah 17:9) and it is therefore necessary that he be made into a new creature in order to qualify for entry into the kingdom of God.

The Fourth of the Terms of Peace is that people must FORSAKE ALL FOR CHRIST!

“And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.” (Luke 9:23-24)

“If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple. For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it? Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him, Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish. Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand? Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace. So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.” (Luke 14:26-33)

This condition is the most difficult of all the conditions laid down. It requires that one be fully surrendered to God. It also demands that God be made a priority in all that pertains to the lives of those who say they love and serve God. No one can serve two masters and that is why a person must forsake all that which is of the world, the lust of the eyes, the lust of the flesh and the pride of life. The bible tells us that our bodies are the temple of the Holy Spirit, which means God Himself dwells in us. How can then God rule half the body and the devils take care of the other half? God is not looking for a share percentage of the man’s life but he asks for all or nothing. What? Have you not read how the master laid down these conditions, setting his foot down stating, “If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.”

Is the Lord teaching us to hate our families and not to love them? Of course not, He is simply telling us that, if our love for Him does not exceed the love we have for our families and our own lives, then we are no worthy to be his disciples. If we had to choose between the Lord and our families, and we choose our families over the Lord, then we are not worthy of him. If we would choose to save our lives by means of denying Christ then we are not His. If we choose to compromise the word of Christ in order to gain worldly friends and increase our church attendances then we are not worthy of the Lord Jesus Christ. Unless we deny ourselves and take up our crosses daily and follow Jesus Christ we would never be His disciples. One must completely die to self and be completely alive in Christ to be fit for Him. These are the condition laid down by the king and anyone that claim to be born again and yet have not subscribed to these terms of peace, the same is a liar and is yet awaiting to be saved.

The Terms of Peace

 
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Posted by on December 31, 2012 in Faith and Religion

 

The Most Miserable Church – The Paid Sheep Membership

17 Dec

The Most Miserable Church – The Paid Sheep Membership

The modern day church is the most embarrassing and miserable church to my opinion. It has moved away from the truth and it is being slowly infiltrated by all sorts of wicked evil beasts that seek to kill and destroy all the flocks of God. This modern day church is fast asleep while the devil and his cohorts march in freely all the way from the door to the pulpit in order to teach the people of God with one objective in mind and that is to lead them astray. The so called bride of Christ is actively committing adultery with idols and heretical teachings and practices.

I am very concerned by the ignorance of the Christians of today. Many Christians know just about anything that is happening in the world than they know about what God has to say in the bible. The young people know more about the music charts and the pop idols than knowing the will of God for each day. Church buildings are packed with goats that go there for entertainment and they wear name tags that are labelled “Christian – A Paid Sheepfold Member.” The church is losing its status of being the sheepfold of God and has now become a place where goats meet to pay the hired clowns who will in return feed them all the garbage that get no one to heaven. There are no more sheep in most churches because

  1. The goats chase them away
  2. The shepherd clowns/wolves fed on them and then turned their sheepskin into clothing in order to attract more sheep that will come and be served for dinner, while the goats enjoy the show.
  3. The owner of the sheep, the Master Shepherd has taken them away from these blood thirst wolves and placed them under the care of the true shepherd who serves the will of his Master

Whatever the reason is, it remains true that many church buildings have become night clubs and movie theatres, some have gone to such an extreme as to become a circus, where all sort of demonic activity is for show. There are more motivators than preachers and sin is never challenged because the paying goats will be offended and therefore cease the funding of the circus. The goats are never interested in becoming sheep because they will have to change their diet and lifestyle, so instead of being transformed they think it would work better for them of they buy or rent the sheep status. The Sheep Membership status is charged according to the level of the wage or salary that the goat earns from their work. The requested share of the salary or wage is 10% and then the goat will be encouraged or sometimes threatened to give a little more in order to get more benefits which are only reserved for sheep. You may want to call that Sheep Membership Plus Account. That is often backed up by Malachi 3:10-12.

It is very strange that this section of the bible is well emphasized in the modern church buildings, while other sections are not well attended to.  For example, chapter 20 of Exodus verses 8-11 which talks about resting on the Sabbath Day and the keeping of this day holy. It seems like the wolves are not interested on the rest of neither goats nor sheep, they are making business with the Tithing law and there is very little chance that the Sabbath law will benefit any of the wolves. If tithing were to be kept because it is the command from God and that God promises to protect and bless the sheep, why is not the law of the Sabbath kept because it is also command from God and God made promises to the keeper of this law?

Let us look at these laws

The law of Tithing as quoted in Malachi

“Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it. And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts. And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the LORD of hosts.”  (Malachi 3:10-12 KJV)

And now, let us look at how this is to be applied and who should benefit on the proceedings brought as per application of the law of tithing, as shown in the book of Deuteronomy.

“Thou shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed, that the field bringeth forth year by year. And thou shalt eat before the LORD thy God, in the place which he shall choose to place his name there, the tithe of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the firstlings of thy herds and of thy flocks; that thou mayest learn to fear the LORD thy God always. And if the way be too long for thee, so that thou art not able to carry it; or if the place be too far from thee, which the LORD thy God shall choose to set his name there, when the LORD thy God hath blessed thee: Then shalt thou turn it into money, and bind up the money in thine hand, and shalt go unto the place which the LORD thy God shall choose: And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before the LORD thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine household, And the Levite that is within thy gates; thou shalt not forsake him; for he hath no part nor inheritance with thee. At the end of three years thou shalt bring forth all the tithe of thine increase the same year, and shalt lay it up within thy gates: And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest.” (Deuteronomy 14:22-29 KJV)

As we can see in Malachi 3, that God commanded that the tithes must be brought in the storehouse so that there may be food in His house. The statement “that there may be meat (food) in my house” is by no means referring to the house(s) of God’s servants nor of the Levites nor of the prophets. It refers to the house of God.  The beneficiaries of the collections of Tithes are stated in Deuteronomy  and these are:

  1. The Levite
  2. The Stranger/Traveller/Pilgrim
  3. The Fatherless/Orphan
  4. The Widow

I have much doubt that all these beneficiaries receive their fair share of the proceedings from the tithe collections. I am not off the mark by so saying, because, first of all we don’t have the Levites in the churches today neither can the pastors nor the preachers qualify to be addressed as such. If the Lord Jesus Christ did away with the law as is taught in the modern day churches, then the Levites shouldn’t exist because they were appointed under provision of the law, which would be now inapplicable.  If the law is no longer applicable, the principle of tithing will then be of no effect because it is only enforced by the law although this principle did not originate from the law.  Tithing was first done by Abraham when he met Melchizedek the priest of the most high God (Genesis 14:18-20; Hebrews 7:1). To say that it was instituted before the law was given by Moses’ hand does not mean that the people must be forced to keep this principle. The Sabbath was also made known before Moses came.

The law of the Sabbath was instituted on the Seventh day when God finished the work of creation.  The week has always been seven days and on the seventh day God commanded rest. Why don’t we hear these hypocritical prosperity preachers teach people this command? It is because this command offers no gain for them. So, as much as tithing has a promise, the Sabbath keeping also has a promised attached to it, see Isaiah:

“Thus saith the LORD, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed. Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that layeth hold on it; that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil. Neither let the son of the stranger, that hath joined himself to the LORD, speak, saying, The LORD hath utterly separated me from his people: neither let the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree. For thus saith the LORD unto the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and choose the things that please me, and take hold of my covenant; Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off. Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the LORD, to serve him, and to love the name of the LORD, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant; Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people. The Lord GOD which gathereth the outcasts of Israel saith, Yet will I gather others to him, beside those that are gathered unto him.” (Isa 56:1-8)

As you can see that God is making a promise on Sabbath keeping, not only to the Israelites or the Jews but also to the non-Jewish people, the Gentiles (to be exact). We the non Jewish Christians have enjoined our self to God through His Son and are claiming to be keeping the commands of God in keeping the tithing principle, but we are doing ourselves no justice because we have neglected another command on which God has even a better promise than that in Malachi, when he says on the quote above, “Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the LORD, to serve him, and to love the name of the LORD, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant; Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.”

Besides the heresy and the twisting of scripture that is brought in by the wolves into the church, I am concerned by those individuals who call themselves Christian and yet at the same time doubt or ignore the Bible or are offended by it. I fail to comprehend this behaviour. These people only read the nicer parts of the bible and the hard condemning negative part of it they ignore. They say they trust the word of God which is the bible, but at the same time they distrust it in the matters pertaining to sin and the punishment thereof. A vast majority of those who claim to be Christians are failing to believe that there is a place called hell. They doubt that God can cast people into such a horrible place.

I don’t blame these people. The blame must be laid upon their teachers who should be telling them the truth but are cowards and therefore opt to lie to them, giving them false hope concerning the future. I am not surprised that even the preachers do not believe in the straight forward biblical preaching of the gospel anymore. This is evident by the amount of events and activities that appeal to the flesh which the churches are organising in order to increase attendance in their local church buildings. When these people (the unbelievers) get into these church concerts they get entertained and are told that God loves them. They walk out justified in their sins, knowing that God loves them no matter how much they get to sin.

Many of these goats find a platform in these churches to perform and build their fame. Their sin is not challenged as long as they use their talents for God. They can get themselves a girlfriend from this church and fornicate with her as long as he uses his talent for God and also use his talent to bring in more goats like him who will bring in the tithes and offerings to help the pastors and the shareholders of this church business get rich. He can sing worldly music as long as he throws a few words like Jesus, Lord or God in his demonic song. No one will suspect him if the song says Jesus. It doesn’t matter what he sings about Jesus as long as the song say Jesus or Christ then the song is Christian and can be sung at church to entertain the ever demanding paying goats.

On the contrary  to the mentality of the cowardly goat centred churches, the bible teaches in the book of Revelation saying,

“But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death” (Revelation 21:8).

And  again in 1 Corinthians, “I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators: Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world. But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat. For what have I to do to judge them also that are without? do not ye judge them that are within? But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.” (1Co 5:9-13).

And again “Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God” (1Co 6:9-10). There is no nicer way of the saying this except for the Bible way!!

 
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Posted by on December 17, 2012 in Evangelism, Faith and Religion, God, Pastoral Advice

 

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God Hate sinners

11 Dec

At about 17:50, today, the 11th of December 2012, I went to my garden just to look at how it is doing. While I was observing that beauty and the growth of the vegetables that I have planted there, I realized that they were growing according to my will and to my satisfaction. My joy was disturbed by the sight of tares that I have not planted, they grow among my vegetables and they were corrupting their beauty and cleanliness. I started plucking them out. While I was busy, plucking the tares out, I noticed one of my plants that was diseased. The sight of it was disgusting. Without any further hesitation I plucked it up by root and threw it away from my goodly vegetables, it broke my heart to throw it away but I had to do it for the sake of the healthy plants.

When I was done with the tares I realized that I love my garden and I love all the plants that I put there which do my will, while I hate every diseased plant and tares which are rebellious and corrupt. Then it hit me, my garden was no different from the world and the church. The bible has no place where it says, “God loves sinners but hate sin.” On the contrary, it does mention that “God hates all the workers of iniquity” and that “He is angry with the wicked every day.”

Let us look at these verses;

“The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity. Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.” (Psalm 5:5-6)

“God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day. If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready.” (Psalm 7:11-12)

“The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth. Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.” (Psalm 11:5-6)

Now, the bible shows us how God feels about the wicked. It says that He is angry with the wicked every day. God is Holy, He hates sin and sinners. To say that God hate sinners is not well received in the modern day churches. The reason for this is that the teachings of the bible are ignored by the general Christian community. The bible is not like all the cowardly pastors who don’t want to offend anyone with the truth. It tells thing as they are meant to be told and it is to be taken seriously or else people will pay the price that comes with either ignorance or disobedience, which is destruction.

The verses I have shown above, tell us that God will not rain favour and blessings upon the wicked but He will let snare, fire, brimstone and horrible tempest to fall upon them. These words must be taken seriously. We must consider these words and comprehend the message they are communicating to us. God will destroy the wicked, just like He did away with the wicked in the days of Noah and wasted the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, so will He do it yet again. The death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ will not prevent the end of the wicked because only those who believe on the name of the Lord Jesus will be saved. The rest of the people who do not believe on the Son of God will perish.

Those who disagree with the statement that God hate sinners often pull their defence from John 3:16. Let us look at John 3:16,

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16)

As we can see, this verse does not say that God loved the sinners but it says that God loved the world. The Greek word that is used in the verse for world is κόσμος (kosmos) which does not in any way refer to sinner(s) but instead it refers to a heavenly body (star or planet) and the inhabitants thereof. The word for sinners is ἁμαρτωλός (amartolos) and it is not found in John 3:16.

Remember the story of my garden, when I said that I love my garden it did not mean that I love everything that is in it. I don’t love the tares and those little animals that eat my vegetables. The fact that the tares get watered doesn’t mean that I want them in my garden. They only benefit for the sake of my vegetables. There is a day appointed where I will get rid of the tares and gather my harvest into the kitchen. God hate sinners and all the workers of iniquity. The wicked are alive today and they get to be successful, that doesn’t mean that God loves them, they are only around because of the righteous. Abraham asked God if He would destroy the wicked if there were a number of righteous people in the city of Sodom and Gomorrah and God said that He will not destroy them for the sake of the those righteous people.

“And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked? Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein? That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right? And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes. And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes: Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it. And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty’s sake. And he said unto him, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak: Peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do it, if I find thirty there. And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty’s sake. And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten’s sake.” (Gen 18:23-32)

As we can see that God would spare the whole wicked community for the sake of the few righteous people who are found among them. Unfortunately for the world of Noah, God told Noah to prepare an ark. He brought the flood and destroyed the world while saving the Noah, his family and the rest of the animals that were in the ark. The same went for Sodom and Gomorrah where God drew Lot and his family out and did away with his enemies. Also in Jericho, God delivered Rahab and her family and condemned the rest to death. God loved the world in the days of Noah and so to save it, he got rid of the wicked with the flood and the righteous were safe in the ark. God still promises yet again that He would destroy the wicked and that he will do away with the destroyers of the earth.

“And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.” (Rev 11:18

The Lord will get rid of false believers

“Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares? He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn…” “…He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one; The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world. The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.” (Matthew 13:24-30, 37-43)

The text above shows that God allows the tares to grow to gather with the good seed. He then explains that the good seed are the children of the kingdom while the tares are the children of the wicked one (the devil). He commands that the tares and the good seed must be allowed to grow together for the sake of the good seed. He said that it might happen that when they should deal with the tares, they would also uproot the wheat (good seed). The day is coming where the tares will be burnt with fire and the wheat be gathered into the barn. Rest assured my dear reader that God hates sinners and He will get rid of them unless they repent and believe in the name of His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. Those who turn to Him will be given the righteousness of the Son of God but those who refuse Him will be destroyed, irrespective of who they are.

 
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Posted by on December 11, 2012 in Evangelism, Faith and Religion, God

 

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Christmas: Holiday of a False God

05 Dec

This time of the year has come again. This time is called the festive season in South Africa and the time where families get together, men and women that work in cities away from theirs get back to their homes to reunite with their families. This is the time for spending, where people are buying gifts for friends and families. Businesses are happy, children are happy and the stingy man all of a sudden becomes the biggest giver.

For me, this the most annoying time of the year. The abomination that takes place and the idolatry that goes on during this time is absolutely disgusting. Christmas is the worst form of idolatry and it blasphemes the name of the Son of God Jesus Christ. People would claim to love and serve the Lord Jesus while they do almost everything that the Lord did not command. To erect a Christmas tree and dedicate to the birth of the Lord is absurd to the highest degree. God warned not to follows the tradition of the heathens through Jeremiah the prophet.

“Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them. For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe. They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.” (Jer 10:2-4)

In the passage quoted above we see the description of what is known today as the Christmas tree. God calls the way of the heathens. These trees are erected in the houses and in churches and are somehow connected with the supposed birth of the Lord Jesus Christ which is not even on the 25th of December to begin with. God will never bless something of which He disapproves. I have never read in the gospels anywhere it made mention of the tree or the significant thereof as far as Jesus Christ’s birth is concerned.This Christmas holiday and the symbols therein have nothing to do with Lord Jesus Christ but instead are promoting another god and another spirit that come to deceive the people.

Be Warned!!! Keep away from idols!!!!

 

 
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Posted by on December 5, 2012 in Faith and Religion, Traditional Nonsense

 

THE ART OF DECEPTION: THE DEVIL’S SECRET WEAPON

05 Dec

 

The Cloak of Hypocrisy

 

The weapon which the enemy uses to overcome the human race is not easy to detect unless one knows what to look for. When the serpent met Eve in the garden of Eden, he used his greatest weapon that could defeat the human heart and mind and that is deception. There is no other way to win the heart of any person except for to deceive them if you knew that they are not likely to accept you. I believe that a few people in the world would follow Satan if he just came out and said, “Hey everybody, I am the devil, you may now follow me.” It would be stupid for the devil if he would do such a thing, since everyone knows that he is the bad guy.

 

In order for the devil to succeed in ruining the lives of the people by turning their hearts against God the Creator, he has to come to them under a comely disguise. It is apparent that the majority of the people in this world are devil worshipers without the knowledge of it. The devil and his cohorts comes in as saviours and liberators of the people while he actually binds and enslave them. Satanists such as Albert Pike believe that Adam and Eve were slaves to a cruel and unloving God who kept knowledge from them while Lucifer (the serpent)  was setting them free by giving them the tree of knowledge.

 

Pike and the rest of the satanic clan, fail to point out that Adam and Eve were allowed to eat on the tree of life and to live forever by the same God whom he calls cruel and unloving. They had no sickness, no fear and they were happy until that fork tongued evil beast approached Eve and told her a blatant lie, who in turn gave the forbidden fruit to Adam  and he ate.  Adam and Eve lost their right to the tree of life and they were owing to be sick, troubled, afraid and to experience all sorts of difficulties which they did not have in the Garden of Eden. Where is the promised freedom which was supposedly brought by the serpent to mankind??? None! We are the offspring of Adam and were are not free at all. The serpent ruined everything for us when he meddled in the matters that did not concern him.

 

Professing Satanists and those who are ignorant Satanists are all deceived. They think they have the truth about Satan, but they don’t have it. They are fed with lies and are being brainwashed to believe that they are free while they are slaves. As the rats that are fed with poison under the guise of good food, so is everyone that turns his heart from God to follow Satan. All the devout Satanists do not know that at the end of all things, Satan will lose. The devil will never win and he will never rule the heavens.

 

The Devil has his filthy claws on the Church

 

It may sound very absurd to say that Satan have gotten hold of the church. As much as this is unappealing to the people who love church, it must be dealt with anyway. The church today have fallen fast asleep and as a result, Satan and his dirty devils have marched in freely and went straight to the pulpit to teach the supposed people of God. It is amazing that a majority of South Africans believe that they are Christians but at the same time they do and believe in all the rubbish that the rest of the world do and believe. That which is not supported by the bible, the same is taught in the churches today. To say that a man can create anything by the word of his mouth is absolutely absurd because such a privilege is reserved for God alone. If preachers insist that people can do such things as God can do, then, it must be remembered that the fall of Adam and Even came after having being told the same lie, “ye shall be like gods.” Such a desire as to be like God, consumed Eve’s heart and she was convinced that the fruit of knowledge was good for food, despite the stern warning from God that they “shall surely die”

 

For Adam and Eve to ignore the command of God and to follow the words of a stranger proved to be complete rebellion against God. This is the same behaviour we see taking place in the church today. The commands of God, such as to love God with all soul, all heart, all mind and all strength has been ignored and not only that but also the command that says, “love thy neighbour as thy self.” If we could compare the church of Jesus Christ in the book of Acts, against the one we see today, the difference can be well observed and such a conclusion as this one can be drawn, that the church contains more and more devil worshipers than the night clubs do. This is by no means referring to those who came out of Satanism or from rebellion against God but is referring to individuals that claim to be saved but if we take a closer look we discover that such claims have no substance.

 

The man on the shiny tuxedo

 

How is the devil achieving so much results in terms of deceiving people? He planted a man with a shiny tuxedo in the church, who knew how to speak church, walk church, dance church and sing church. His shiny tuxedo and sharp pointed shoes will give an impression that he is from God. Anything he would say will not be objected because the man with a shiny tuxedo is believed to have heard  from and in some cases have seen God.  No one can suspect a man in the shiny tuxedo to be an agent of Satan. That is how deception works, you never know that you are being deceived until the truth is presented to you. The devil will always use what the people are prone to love or respect in order to carry out his plans. The man in the shiny tuxedo would always tell people that God has a great plan for them as individuals and that God won’t reject them. He will never speak on the subject of hell, if he happened to mention it, he will only be attempting to drive the devils there. The man in the shiny tuxedo, will always forget to mention that God is a good judge who punishes sinners as the bible says, he would also forget to make mention of the cost of following Jesus Christ as stated in Luke 9:23-24; 14:26-27,33.

 

This man in the tuxedo is serving Satan’s best interests instead of serving that of God. He comes with a selfish agenda to serve his own belly and manipulate people into thinking that he came to set them free by performing tricks which he calls miracles. If the man in the shiny tuxedo was truly from God and was serving the Lord Jesus Christ, why don’t we see him visiting the hospitals around the country and heal all those people who are suffering therein. If he is by the power of the Holy Spirit casting out demons, why don’t we see him casting out demons from all the so called mad men that roam the streets of our city. Why is it that his so called miracles seem to happen around people who have money to give to him?? It is therefore clear that the man in the shiny tuxedo is serving the devil and not the God of heaven and earth who have for ages looked out for the poor and the helpless. Paul wrote about these men, saying, “And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.” (2 Corinthians 11:14-15)

 

Be Not Deceived

 

There are lots of people who are out to deceive others. The Lord Jesus Christ told His disciples to take heed lest any man deceive them. He warned of false christs and false prophets. He even mentioned that these imposters will even perform miracle and will deceive even the elect if it were possible. The man in the shiny tuxedo and on a pair of sharp pointed shoes is counted among the false prophets and false christs. The church should not be fooled by how people dress and talk. They need to learn to test the spirits as the bible commands. The church must not be fooled by the so called miracles because the Lord Jesus warned in Matthew 7:21-23, saying,

“Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. ”  (Matthew 7:21-23)

The quote above shows us that people are not received in heaven by casting out devils and doing signs and wonders in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, but they are accepted only if they do the will of the Father in heaven. The man in the shiny tuxedo is not doing the will of God. He does his own will or that of the devil because all that he does, is not giving glory to God but instead he takes all the glory and honour to himself. This man will come to Christ one day and Christ will denounce him in front of God and His holy angels because he has denied Christ here on earth by not honouring Him.

 

Care to consider these few verses:

 

For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Let not your prophets and your diviners, that be in the midst of you, deceive you, neither hearken to your dreams which ye cause to be dreamed. (Jeremiah 29:8)

And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. (Matthew 24:4)
 

And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any man deceive you: (Mark 13:5)

Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. (Ephesians 5:6)

 
Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; (2Thessalonians 2:3)

 
Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.(1 John 3:7)

 
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Posted by on December 5, 2012 in Faith and Religion, False Prophets

 

Highly Exalted Him

01 Dec

The Lord Jesus Christ, born of the virgin Mary, the very centre of attention, controversy and contradiction for ages. The stone that the builders rejected have become the chief cornerstone. He is the only foundation upon which the church is built. Jesus Christ whom Herod wanted to kill at his birth, it is he whom the Jews nearly threw off the cliff for saying that He was the Messiah, it is the same man whom the Jews persecuted when He healed a lame man on the Sabbath day near the pool called Bethesda. It is the same Jesus who opened that eyes of the blind and commanded the lame to walked, calling out Lazarus from the grave, casting out demons, calming the storms, walking upon the seas.

He is the very man that taught the masses with such an authority of the Law-Maker rather than that of the Pharisees who taught as interpreters of the law and not the makers thereof. He is the one of which John wrote, “He was in the world and the world was created by Him and the world knew Him not. He came to His own and His own received him not.” (John 1:10-11). He is that Jesus who ate with sinners and led a bunch of uneducated fishermen and tax collectors, and set them apart as apostles. He is the one that knew what was in the hearts of men, but He deliberately chose Judas who was to betray him, to be part of the twelve apostles. This is the men who pitied the weak and the poor. He ventured to the lands that could give Him no money to support His ministry, He went to such lands not for money but for souls to be saved.

This is the man who stretched out his hand and touched a leper, a person who is filthy and surrounded by a foul smell. He nullified the power of the law in order to save a repenting leper who cried to him for help. This is the very man who broke the political boundaries and went to bring the good tidings to the Samaritans who had no dealings with the Jews. It is the same man who proclaimed to be the light of the world, the truth that set people free. This is the man who stood in public and called those who were thirsty to come to him for the water of life. Many did not believe and many doubted.

Is He not the Son of God? Is He not the saviour of the world? Is He not the one who was to come from Nazareth as according to the scriptures, was He not born in Bethlehem the city of David? Is He not the Emmanuel who was born of the virgin? Is He not the Mighty God?

If He is not God, if he is not the Son of God, How could He calm the storms by one command? How could he raise the dead without first praying to God for permission? How could he walk on the waters? How could he be recognised by demons that he was the Son of God? How could he turn water into wine without performing some kind of a ritual? How could He forgive sin and heal those who were sick because of sin? How could He open the eyes of him that was born blind? Why did He teach with so much authority than any of the teachers before Him? If He is not the Son of God, why did God say about Him alone “this is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased?”

Though there is so much debate on whether Jesus Christ is God or not or whether He is the Son of God or not, I remain assured that Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners and only God have such an ability to judge and to save sinners. I am convinced that Jesus Christ is both the Son of God and God. He is both Lord and Saviour, and his is both Alpha and Omega. Despite all the contradiction of sinners and unbelievers, God has highly exalted Jesus and given Him a name that is above every names, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow of things in heaven, things on earth and things under the earth and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father.

Every knee will bow to Him. The knees of those who denied him, of those who rejected Him, of those who betrayed Him, and of those who pierced Him will bow and will glorify Him as both Lord and Judge. No one will miss the day of His vengeance and not a single knee will refuse to bend on his account. Every tongue will confess on that day that Jesus Christ is Lord to glory of God the Father. Every Muslim that called Him a prophet and every Baptist Nazareth (Shembe) that called Him the prophet of the Jews will on that day confess that Jesus Christ is the only Lord of both heaven and earth.

 
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Posted by on December 1, 2012 in Faith and Religion, God

 

All Religions Leading To The Same God

26 Nov

ALL RELIGIONS LEADING TO THE SAME GOD

I watched a video that showed a man by the name of Ted Turner speaking at the United Nation’s 55th anniversary, telling people that all religions lead to the same God, because, according to Turner, there is one god who manifests himself in different ways to different people. I would have to agree, there is indeed one god who manifest himself in a million different ways to different people and that is Satan.

The True Living God, the Creator of the heavens and the earth is but one God and He manifest Himself as the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost. He came and took human form in the person Jesus Christ. Jesus declared, “I am the way, the truth and the life and no man cometh to the Father except by me” (John 14:6).

On the day of the baptism of Jesus Christ, the heavens were opened and there appeared the Holy Ghost, landing on Jesus like a dove and like lighting and there was a voice heard from heaven saying “This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased” (Matthew 3:16-17). On another occasion, Jesus went to a high mountain with Peter, James and John and they also there heard a voice from heaven saying, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased, hear Him” (Mathew 17:1-6).

God in heaven made such a declaration and His was heard by the human beings not only once but twice, telling the people that Jesus Christ is His beloved Son in whom God is well pleased. This is to be accepted because God cannot lie. If God declares that Jesus Christ is His Son then who are men to deny that? Who is Elijah Muhammad to change the words of God? Who is Isaiah Shembe to step in and remove Jesus among the Africans? These are all false prophets against whom Christ warned us that they would arise. These false prophets and false Christ’s have started so much great religions, with large followings.

We all know that the devil has no son and that he has no power to create a son of his own. The god that Muhammad the founder of Islam came to proclaim is a false god who has no son and has no ability to have a son. The god of Islam does not guarantee eternal life in paradise to its adherents. There is no assurance of forgiveness to those who repent. There is so much idolatrous practices that needs to be followed in order to be favoured by such an evil god and there is no assurance that after all the practices or what is known as five pillars have been done, if one will ever be favoured by this god. What is even more strange is that Islam always make mention of the name of Muhammad alongside the name of their god, like, “There is one god whose name is Allah and his prophet is Muhammad.”

Muhammad is an idol that they worship. They cannot stick with their god without mentioning the name of Muhammad. Why don’t they say, “His prophet is Moses” or “his prophet is Adam?” since they claim to believe all the prophets, including Jesus. The Muslim community is deceived by Muhammad who was also deceived by Satan posed as the angel of light. I say this due to the fact that Muhammad and his satanic book the Quran, denies that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, while 600 years before Muhammad was born, God declared that Jesus Christ is His Son. Muhammad is teaching in the Quran that which is contrary to the record of those who witnessed the life of the Lord Jesus Christ. He also with unbelievable amount of pride dismisses God as a liar when he says that He has a Son.

I wonder how Ted Turner would reconcile these two apparently opposite religions, Christianity and Islam. How would he bring them to a point where they agree that God has a Son and also that He has no Son, all at the same time? It is quite clear that God proclaimed that He had a Son and Jesus Christ also testified to the Jews that He indeed was the Son of God. The Jews sought to kill Him for saying that God was his Father. By the application of common sense, God would not have a Son and then have no Son at the same time. It is therefore evidence enough that there are other gods that man worship rather than the truth living God, who gave a command to His people saying, “Have no other gods before me…”
Looking at the Hindus, these folks rejoice in serving what they also call the one god yet everything seem to be waiting in line to receive worship from men. The rats, cows, rock, statues and all sorts of created things are all part of the long list if what is worshiped in the Indian communities. They make statues of their gods and bow down to them. If it were true that the same God of the Christians revealed Himself also to the Hindus as everything, then I would conclude that there is absolutely no God whatsoever because the God of the Christians said, “Make no images, any likeness of things in heaven, things on earth and under the earth, do not bow down to them and do not worship them.”(Exodus 20:4). The God of the Christians doesn’t change. He hates idol worship and therefore cannot be the same as that of the Hindus.

Ted Turner was talking absolute nonsense when He said that all religions lead to the same God. The only common place where all religions in the world will go is hell fire. Every one of the world religion’s followers will burn in hell because they have rejected the Son of God and have followed after the devils and submitted themselves to doctrines of demons. There is only one way to get to heaven and that is through Jesus Christ the Son of the true living God. The only Jesus who was crucified, buried, rose from the dead on the third day and was taken up into heaven, the same is the way to the true living God.

 
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Posted by on November 26, 2012 in Religious Nonsense

 
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