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I am a retired pastor of
the Church of God (Tennessee). My name is Isaac Livingston. I am from Neyyoor India. |
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I am a retired pastor of
the Church of God (Tennessee). My name is Isaac Livingston. I am from Neyyoor India. |
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Email: Pastor True Gospel
God the Word came to the world two times, the first time as a man, and the second time as God. We all know about his coming as Man Jesus. But most of us do not know that he has come a second time. First time he came, died on a cross for the sins of the world, resurrected and gone to heaven. He is no longer here in this world as a man. The resurrected Jesus ascended to heaven. There, he was made Lord and Christ as in Acts 2:36. It says, "36 Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ." So, he was made Lord and Christ. Then, he was anointed as God, as he was God in the beginning with the omnipotent Spirit body. Remember, he created the world, sun, moon, stars, and all that is in the world including human beings. Now, "Hebrews 1:8&9, 8 But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. 9 Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows." So, God the Father and God the Holy Ghost jointly anointed Jesus Christ as God as them. Revelation 19:6 says that Jesus Christ is the Lord God Omnipotent. "19:6 says, And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth." It is the instance of Millennium; Jesus Christ was declared Lord God Omnipotent. John 4:24 says that now Jesus Christ is God in Spirit. In Revelation, we see in many places, Lord Jesus Christ is called the God Almighty. They are in chapter 4:8, 11:17, 15:3, 16:7&14, and 21:22. So, Lord Jesus Christ is God Almighty. Christians wish to see him as a glorified man, but not as omnipotent Spirit the God Almighty. They think that if he is a glorified man now, they can be deal with him in familiarity. It is not what we wish, you cannot make him the way you want. Face the reality. He is the Omnipotent God Almighty, and consuming fire. Preachers present Jesus Christ as a strong bull, with the rope on their hand. Two men saw Jesus Christ after he has become God the Almighty in the bible. One man was the beloved disciple of Jesus when he was a man, who has laid his head on his bosom. "John 13:23 says this, Now there was leaning on Jesus' bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved." It is the apostle John. The next man is apostle Paul. He was an enemy to Jesus Christ, who was trying his best to destroy his believers. Let us see the Spiritual reality of how we will see the resurrected lord God Jesus Christ today, from the account of the two witnesses from the bible.
1). Apostle John was in the Spirit, and his Spirit saw him. Even then, the disciple who was leaning on his bosom when he was a man, now fell as dead. "Revelation 1:10, apostle John says, I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day,... 16 And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength. 17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:" But now preachers claim that they saw Jesus Christ as a glorious cool person. These guys are liars, and unfortunately you people believe these preachers more than you believe the word of God.
2). Apostle Paul saw Jesus Christ. "Acts 26:13&14, Apostle Pays says, 13 At midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them which journeyed with me. 14 And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks." Paul says, Jesus Christ is as "a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me." Is he a glorified man? Many preachers have said that they went to heaven, saw Jesus Christ, had a conference with him on a dinner table, ate Indian breakfast, idly, dosai, sambar, and so on. They are filthy shameless liars, servants of Satan. Do not believe such wicked demons. Jesus Christ is God today. If we see him now, we will die.
Jesus Christ is no longer a man, not even a glorified man. His disciples and the word of God says, in "2 Corinthians 5:16 Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more." So, his disciples spent three years with him, the word of God say, they do not look for him as a man anymore. "17 says Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new." So, if we are in Christ, we will look for the Spirit Almighty God.
Christianity is the largest religion in the world despite several denominational divisions. The churches are established really well by pastors and their leaders. Despite their denominations have different doctrines, they all have the same gospel. Gospel is the good news to take people to heaven, and they identify the gospel as salvation message, and they confirm it as they are saved. They preach the life story of the Man Jesus, such as his virgin birth, born in the manger, his miracles, and his death and resurrection; and they also preach that Jesus died in their place, for their sins; and preach people to believe this for their salvation, or them to be saved; that is for them to go to heaven. This is the gospel of all churches in the world. But believing the life story of Jesus Christ will take nobody to heaven. It is a false gospel. What Jesus preached is the only true gospel.
But the body of Christ is led by the Spirit of God, and it does not have a billboard to identify them. Jesus Christ says in "Matthew 6:31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? 32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. 33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you." When Jesus was a Man, people were Jews and Gentiles; but now they are, Christians and non-Christians. So now, non-Christians are Gentiles, and they seek the things of the world. But Christians also seek the things of the world, and so, they are also as non-Christians. But the body of Christ seek the kingdom of God and his righteousness. So they are the true Christians. So, if you noticed that the definition to be a Christian is not in the in the membership, church attendance, or in paying offerings, but in seeking heaven.
What is their gospel? When Jesus was a man, many people flocked behind him. But he did call and train just a few people as his disciples for three years and called them apostles. In the training, Jesus gave them commandments, and they obeyed him. Then, after his resurrection, Jesus met his 11 apostles and gave them the commission to preach the gospel. It is in: Matthew 28:16-20, Mark 16:14-16, and Luke 24:47-49. ("Matthew 28:16 Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them. 17 And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted. 18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. 19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen. Mark 16:14 Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen. 15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. 16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. Luke 24:47 And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. 48 And ye are witnesses of these things. 49 And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.") In Matthew Jesus Christ tells them that all power is given to him in heaven and earth, and he will be with them unto the end of the world. In Luke he tells them to preach repentance and remission of sins; remission is to get rid of sins. Repentance is pre-requisite to preach the gospel. Again in Matthew, he tells them to teach his commandments to the peoples to obey, and in Mark he says the same thing as preach the gospel. So, we see that the gospel is to obey the commands of Jesus Christ to inherit the kingdom of God in heaven. In Matthew he tells them to baptize them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost; and in Mark he tells that He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved. Then one more important thing is, he told them in Luke, to wait in Jerusalem until they receive the baptism of the Holy Ghost and his power. They have waited and received the Holy Ghost; it is explained in Acts 2:1-18. (Since it is long, please refer to the Bible.) And then they preached the gospel. So, obey Jesus Christ to inherit the kingdom of God is the gospel to the body of Christ. Further, only the true disciples and the true apostles of the Lord Jesus Christ are allowed to preach the gospel. Now a days, in the world church set-up, anybody preach the gospel, and they do not even know what the gospel is. Gospel is what Jesus has preached.
Church is a worship place. Christians keep it as glorious as it can be. Our bible is the word of God and it is the foundation of our Christianity. We read bible portions in churches during worship services, and we preach sermons from the bible. Bible study is very important to the church. The new testament in the bible have 27 books, and they have many chapters. Christians follow the bible, and it is the foundation of our devotions and our worshipping God. My challenge to us Christians is this: From the 27 books of the new testament, in which chapter, and in which verse, God requires from the congregation, or the people, or the pastors or preachers, to do any one of the worship performance that we do? If God did not ask anyone of them, who is asking us to do them, and why are we doing them. Let us see what we do. We worship God by doing ceremonies and rituals, possibly with litanies, collecting tithes and offerings, singing songs with beautiful music, celebrating festivity days as Christmas, Good Friday, and Easter, and all such things. God does not ask us to do any of these things in the bible as worship. Then, where are these rituals, and such things came as worshipping God? God considers as worship in the 27 books that are entirely different from what we do in churches, and we will neither mention about them, nor do them at all. So, Christianity and the churches did not from God at all, but by the society and tradition. It is not wrong to be a good society, rather than to be disorganized barbarians. Even I admire them including the religions except Islam, because Islam is the only religion that want to kill all others, and to kill themselves, and to destroy the entire world. But all other religions, with all its stories and lies, keep up a good livable society in this world. Christianity is doing a better job than all other religion. But they do not even know who God is. And they worship Another Jesus and False Christs as their God according to the bible. As a society they are better, despite of their many vices.
However, God says that he will not come into any church or any worship places that is made by hands anymore, and he says that we, people are the temple. It is in Acts 7:48&49 says, "48 Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet, 49 Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest? In Acts 17:24 ... Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;" God says that he will not enter into the churches that we build for him to dwell in. So, if God will not be in churches, then who will be there? 2 Thessalonians 2:3&4 says, Satan is sitting in the places of worship receiving the worship of people. You may get angry with me for saying this, however, the bible says this, but not me. It is not only now, but for the last 2000 years, Satan sits invisibly in all churches of the world, as God would sit. "Verse 4 says, Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God." So, God will not enter any church, and Satan is sitting in all churches receiving the worship of Christians as God would. Despite the bible says this, Christians neither know it, nor care about this.
We just saw from Acts 7:48&49, and 17:24&25, that God will not be in church buildings to be worshipped. Then, if God is not in church buildings, where is he? "2 Corinthians 6:16 ... for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Matthew 18:19 Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven. 20 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them." If we follow him as his disciples, we are his temple and he dwells with us. Now, how do we worship God? Worship is to bend our knee and to surrender ourselves to God and to do his will. We may do it ceremonially and we must do it practically by our lives. Jesus explains the true worship in John 4:21-24. "John 4:20 Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship. (yea! Catholics say we must worship in their church, and Pentecostal people say that we must worship in their church). 21 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. ... 23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. 24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth." That is, worship is not in a place, but in the spirit. We must be born of the spirit, our spirit must guide us to God, and we must submit to the truth of God, which is the will of God. This is worship. If we worship God this way, our sins will be purged according to Hebrews 10:2. It says,.. "the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins." Then we will be without sin and will be with God for ever in eternity to come in his kingdom.
Hell, which is the inside middle of earth, is the holding place for those who did evil, until judgment day. The punishment of God in eternity will be in four levels and they all will be in the lake of fire. The names in the bible for the place of punishment are, "hell fire, unquenchable fire, furnace of fire, everlasting fire, flaming fire, eternal fire, and fire burning with brimstone." We burn material substance with fire, and they will turn to ash. But the soul is not a material, but it is a Spirit and so, it will not be destroyed. Scripture says, "their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched." So, there is no death, but suffering. There are also verses saying; "there shall be weeping, wailing, and gnashing of teeth." More verses say, "every one shall be salted with fire, cast them into the fire, they are burned, tormented with fire, tormented day and night for ever and ever." So, the sufferings will be forever. The first level of suffering is outer darkness. Second level is to be cast into fire. The third is to be salted or pickled in fire. And the fourth and the final will be torment to souls in the lake of fire. But this fire is not like our fire. The word 'fire' is given to understand the severe painful nature of suffering. Eternal fire will be different. If you like to see details, please refer to this link: "Escape from Hell."
God gives conscience to everybody. Good people receive the Spirit and God guides them by his Spirit. There are billions of such people in the world. God reaches them all. How about Christians? Most Christians have bibles, and others can buy bibles. Jesus Christ says in Matthew 16:26, "For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?" So, let us say that we have all wealth, health, and comfort in this world; that is, as if we have gained the whole world. We may live in this world for hundred years the most enjoying the pleasures of the world. Then we will face eternity for millions of years, with no end. "27 says, For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works." Life in eternity will be according to our works, that is according to how did we live. Did we live by obeying the commands of God, OR, did we live as it pleased us? Did we consider knowing the commands of Jesus Christ to obey? His commands are nothing but instructions of how we can inherit the kingdom of God. It is an additional privilege to Christians that God has given. If we lived by obeying God, we will inherit the kingdom of God as his Sons in heaven. If we lived a life, without even bothering to know the command of God, that is, if we lived without bothering to know how to inherit eternal life, what kind of reward we will receive from Jesus Christ on the judgment day? If it is hell for eternity, will the life of comfort, or our fun life of riots that we have enjoyed for hundred years in the world, be worth it? I am not asking this, but Jesus Christ is asking this in the above verses.
Most Christians do not know the commandments of Jesus Christ. But we all know the stories and the life history of the Man Jesus. But they are not his commandments for us to obey. So, we cannot obey him? If it is the case, we will spent eternity in the wrath of God. Will the hundred years of pleasure that we live in this world, worth the millions of years of future wrath of God? No. Then what? This is too much of a gamble. It must not go on like this. So, pick up a good bible, may be KJV, if you cannot understand the language, use American Standard Version. Do not use silly excuses to avoid them; do not risk going to heaven. Do not use NIV and such translations. They will make you religious and famous, but KJV or ASV may make you godly, which will take you to heaven. Do not use any study bible; they are the traps of Satan. Study the plain bible with prayer asking God to reveal the truth to you. God will reveal it to you, know that Jesus Christ is the Truth. Then, you will reach heaven.
God has four levels in heaven. If we are mindful of God, but not to the glamor and lusts of this world, the works that we should do to attain the first level of heaven will be a lot more easier than the work that we will do to go to hell; that is, we must work harder with envy and hatred to go to hell. So, going to heaven is easier than going to hell. At least, it will take us to paradise. Then, if you like to go to the next level in heaven, which is the Temple in Paradise, where the presence of God will be, you must become a servant to God, at least in the level of a witness. If you desire to do it, the Spirit of God will guide you to do it. Please remember that it is not working for a church, but to work for God. Then you will be in the status of the servant of God, and you will be in the Temple of God in Paradise. If you strive for more, to be righteous and holy, you will become the Sons of God, and you will inherit New Heavens. You will have the same glory of Jesus Christ there, and you will be joint heir with Jesus Christ in heaven. The next and the highest level is for those who will do whatever God tells them to do, as Abraham has done, and they will be in the status of the Bride of Christ in heaven. They will live always with God in Mount Sion, which is the house of God, where God dwells. So, it is foolishness to go to hell since it is easier to go to Paradise than to go to hell. If you like to study this in detail please refer to this link: "Heavens."
'God the Word' came to the world as a man, and then he also came as God to save those people who are looking for him; he came two times to the world. "Romans 8:3 says, ..., God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:" The first time he came in the sinful flesh, to condemn sin in the flesh. He gave himself on the cross as a sacrifice for the sins of the world and became the ransom for all and now he is the mediator of all. "Hebrews 10:14 says, For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified." He perfects those who are sanctified. Sanctification is to make them free from sins, and perfection is forgiving the past sins. God will forgive by his sacrifice and shed blood. But, sanctification must be done before forgiveness and perfection. How does the sanctification happen?
"Acts 3:26 says, ... God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities." So, Jesus Christ, as God, has come to the world a second time to turn us away from our sins and iniquities. "Hebrews 9:28 So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation." The first time he came with sinful flesh, but the second time he has come in Spirit without sin as God, and it is for those who are looking for him, to save them. He will appear only to those who are looking for him. Here appear means that he will reveal himself to us, but not physical appearance. Let us see another verse with personification, calling himself as Grace. "Titus 2:11 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, 12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; 13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; 14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works." Jesus Christ is teaching us a few things; to deny ungodliness and lusts, and to live righteously and godly. If you have heard it from him and looked for him to receive his help, he would have revealed himself to you. You could have received him as Grace, and he would have purified you for himself by his Spirit, grace, and power. His people are purified, saved from sins, will sin no more, and are sanctified. "1 John 3:5 And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin. 6 Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him." They are sanctified and will not sin anymore.
Since they will not sin anymore, at this time God will forgive their past sins by his blood. It is in Romans 3:24&25. "24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: 25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;" So, now they are sanctified and perfected. They will be Sons of God in heaven, and this is by the New Covenant that God has with such people. Jesus Christ told the same thing when he was alive as a man. "John 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments. 16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; ... 23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him." If we obey his commandments, then, God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, all the three persons in God will come and dwell in us, and we will be one with God, in the world and also in the kingdom of God in heaven.
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Matthew 28:20, & Mark 16:15. Jesus Christ preached his commandments to obey, as his
Gospel; it is the true Gospel to inherit Eternal life. Genesis 3:1-4 & 2 Corinth 11:2-4. But Preachers, who are Serpents of Satan, preach the life of man Jesus just to believe, but not to live as a chaste virgin, as the gospel; it is another gospel, which cannot and will not give Eternal life.The true gospel will convert evil people to do good and thereby they will inherit the kingdom in heaven
. John 3:19-21 say that people are two kinds, evil and true. Evil doers will not come to the Light, who is God; but people of truth come to God for their deeds to be made manifest. We have good and evil people by our standard of our society or culture. These evil people may be converted to be doers of truth by the power of God, and they may inherit the kingdom of God in heaven.
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