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I am a retired pastor of
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Email: Pastor True Gospel
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Book of Hebrews 10:6-9 says that God the Word became Man Jesus, died as a sacrifice, took away the old covenants, that is, he voided all the old covenants and promises, and established the new covenant for the kingdom of God. ["Hebrews 10:6 In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure. 7 Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God. 8 Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the law; 9 Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second."] Apostle Paul writes in 2 Corinthians 3:6-11, describes the old testament as letter the and new testament as Spirit, and says that the letter kills and the Spirit gives life. ["2 Corinthians 3:6 Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life. 7 But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away: 8 How shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather glorious? 9 For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory. 10 For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth. 11 For if that which is done away was glorious, much more that which remaineth is glorious."] Verse 11 says, "For if that which is done away was glorious, ..." So, the old testament promises are done away, and we must be the ministers of the new testament. The foundation of the new covenant is obeying the commandments of the Lord Jesus Christ. "Matthew 28:20 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." Those who obey his commands will receive the promises that are pertained to the inheritance and the rewards in the kingdom of God in heaven; and those who do evil by not obeying his commands will be punished in hell and in the lake of fire. So, let us see the basics of the commandments of Jesus Christ. [Here is a link for details of the Old that are revoked and the New that is established:
"Took away the Old."]Almost all Christians from all denominations have the mindset that they know about God and about his commandments a lot more than they needed to know. Jesus Christ says in "Matthew 11:15, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear." He says the same thing in many verses in the gospel as well as in the book of Revelation. He says that if you want to hear, you may hear; otherwise, in a way, he tells them to get lost. Jesus says that his mysteries are given only to his disciples, so he preaches them as parables, and it is not given to others; it is in Luke 8:10 & Matthew 13:11-13. Then Acts 28:26&27 says, ["26 Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive: 27 For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them."] that theologians, preachers, bible teachers, and such people are proud and pretend to know it all; but neither they know it, nor they are saved and go to heaven.
Let us see his commandments in the new testament. First of all, Jesus tells to Believe and be baptized in water to be Saved. John the Baptist was giving water baptism in the beginning of the new testament, and Jesus took water baptism from him in River Jordan. Then Jesus Christ was giving water baptism and then his disciples. Pre-requisite to take the water baptism is to believe Lord Jesus Christ and to repent for the evils that we have done. It is an easy ceremony that we should take, if we desire to be saved and to enter eternal life. Jesus Christ says in "Mark 16:16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned." Apostle Peter also says the same thing in 1 Peter 3:21. ["The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:"] Apostle Paul says in Romans 6:3-8 how we should live if we have taken the water baptism. However, churches will not give the true water baptism. Those who love Christian denominational doctrines more than the commands of Jesus Christ will not take water baptism, which the Lord Jesus Christ has taken, and they will take a counterfeit or fake baptism. Even the churches who give water baptism, will refuse to say that the water baptism is needed for salvation, and it is the command of the Lord Jesus Christ, and so, they deny the true baptism.
God has Soul and Spirit. "Genesis 1:26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: ..." So, man was made in the image of the Soul of God and in the likeness of his Spirit. But when the man committed sin at the garden of Eden, his Spirit died on the same day, and afterward the generation of man was born without the Spirit. So, Jesus Christ tells them to be born again of the Spirit, that is to receive the Spirit from God. It is in John 3:1-8. "3 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.... 5 Jesus answered, ..., Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.... 8 says it is as The wind bloweth ...: so is every one that is born of the Spirit." Here, the Spirit is the Spirit of Man, it is also called as the Holy Spirit. However this Spirit is not the Holy Ghost, Holy Ghost is God, and Holy Spirit is the Spirit of man. Churches do not know the difference between them, and they make a lot of mistakes. We have studied many times how to receive the holy Spirit from God and how to be born of water and so on. If you like to study any of the topics about born again and such, let me give the link for that. Link is: "Gospel, Born again, Flesh and Spirit."
Matthew 22:37-40 mentions the two great commandments from the Old, one is to love God, and the second is to love our neighbor. ["Matthew 22:37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets."] Verse 39 says that on these two commands, hangs all the law and the prophets. But Jesus says in a few places including "Luke 16:16, The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it." So, these two great commandments have ended with the old testament, and now Jesus has established the kingdom of God, which is determined by the commandments of Jesus Christ himself. Let us see the new commands of Jesus Christ in the new testament. First of all, Jesus Christ changed the command of love to our unseen God from love to obedience, so there is no more love, but obedience. It is in "John 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments." The next one is in Matthew 5:43-48. ["43 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. 44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; 45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. 46 For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same? 47 And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so? 48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect."] Verse 44 says, ".., Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;" Please do not panic and get confused as soon as you read this verse. The first reason is, if you are persecuted you will get eternal rewards for it. "Matthew 5:10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. 12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you." The second reason is that God is your avenger. It is in Romans 12:18-21. "18 If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men. 19 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. 20 Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. 21 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good." If we do these, God will consider us as perfect, as God the Father is perfect. Now let us read Matthew 5:48, "Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect." If we live as in Romans 12:18-21, we are perfect as God in Matthew 5:48. It is not difficult as you think. We do not have to give in to our enemies and be defeated. Do not ask your pastors, philosophers, social workers, or even politicians about how to obey such commands. They will have no clue. So, refer to the scriptures. God will reveal his scripture to you if you are sincere in your heart.
"Matthew 7:13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: 14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it." Among these two ways, the wide and broad way that leads to hell, is the religious world churches; and the other is the Spirit Church, that has narrow and tight way, and this will lead to inherit the kingdom of God in heaven. But everybody in the world church claim that their denomination has the right doctrine and they will go to heaven. But the religious church go through ceremonies and rituals, but not in the righteous life. "15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. ... 21 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." Pastors, celebrity preachers, prayer warriors, and such workers in churches receive good salary and exploit people. They all worship God with songs, other rituals and entertainments, but they do not do the will of God in heaven. Jesus Christ has written about them in the entire chapter of Matthew 23. Let us see only a few verses here. "Matthew 23:27 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness. 28 Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. ... 33 Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?" On the outside, they present themselves as saints and as godly people.
In Matthew 6:19&20, ["19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: 20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:"] Jesus Christ tells us to lay up treasures in heaven rather than on earth. He says in Matthew 16:26&27, ["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? 27 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."] what you have earned here will not help you in eternity, but what you do with it here will, that is, your works does matter, and it will give you eternal life and rewards in heaven. In "Matthew 19:21 Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me." This was told to a rich man, and it was a customized statement, but not a general command. So, it will not apply to all of us. But we just saw how to become perfect. "1 Timothy 6:17 Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; 18 That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate; 19 Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life." You earn money, God gives them to you to enjoy, and it is wise that you gain eternal life also with it. "Matthew 6:1 Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. ... 4 That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly." Our giving must not be for a show, but it must be in secret, and give it liberally to the least of the brethren in the Lord, and then God will give you rewards in heaven, before all the saints.
Christianity is filled with false preachers, who exploits and plunder people. If somebody says anything about it, even the victims will defend the exploiters because of religious sentiments, with verses like Matthew 7:1&2. "1 Judge not, that ye be not judged. 2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again." But actually Jesus told these verses rebuking the Pharisees when they were finding fault with his disciples and Jesus rebuked them in verses 3-5. ["3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? 4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? 5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye."] Verse "6 says, Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you." That is, Jesus tells his disciples not to teach the truth to Pharisees, scribes, and such people since they are like pigs, not only they do not accept the truth, but they turn around and attack you. He says in "John 7:24 Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment." So, we must judge righteous judgment.
["Matthew 5:13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. 14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. 15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven."] Matthew 5:13 says that if we are servants, children, or sons of God, God tells us to be as salt with its strong and powerful saltiness. The characters of the salt are transparent and colorless; and it will purify and preserve. If we lost our saltiness, we are just a show, we are useless for God, and God will dump us as dirt on the street. Verse 14-16 says that we are light as he is light. Saltiness is transparent but powerful. Light must be on the hilltop, and in the lamp stand, shining to everybody, either in the house or in the city. How do we shine before men? It is not by singing and preaching, is not by receiving offerings and tithes, is not by swindling and plundering people, but by doing good works of righteousness and godliness; and by distributing what do we have, to the poor brethren in the Lord God. Then God will be glorified in our works.
Christians know about Jesus Christ. We have two Jesus Christ, and Christians know both of them. But they are confused between them; one is 100% God and the other is 100% man; one is in the Spirit body, and the other was in flesh body. In the beginning God the Word was God in the omnipotent Spirit, and the resurrected Lord Jesus Christ is God in the same way as he was God before, as God the Word, and he is not a legend of the man Jesus. But most of the time Christians do not know who is who, and they worship the legend of the man Jesus as God. In 1 John 1:1 says, "That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;" All these were referred to Jesus Christ. In the beginning he was the creator of the world, he was God the Word, then he became man Jesus, and he lived fully as a man like us. So, #1) he was Omnipotent Spirit God, we could not see him and live, and #2) he was a man and people have handled him as a man to man. Both of them have nothing in common in their features. We must know this and acknowledge it without confusion. Verse 2 says, "For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and show unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us; 3 That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, ..." He was a man, but God manifested in him to show the eternal life; the disciples have seen this glory and heard the voice of God, and the disciples were teaching this eternal life, which was with God, to the new believers. Let us look at this eternal life. In "Matthew 17:2 (He) was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light." This is how Jesus Christ is even now in eternal life. The scripture says that this is how we will be in heaven also, that is, we will be the same as Jesus Christ was, as seen on the transfiguration on the mountain. 1 John 3:2 says, "when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is." So, the eternal life for those who are abiding in him, will be as Jesus Christ. They will look like him and they will be with him, and this will be their eternal life. 1 John 2:24&25 says, "24 Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father. 25 And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life." If you want to be the Sons of God or the Bride of Christ, the command of God to you is to have the abiding of the seed of the Omnipotent Spirit God to remain in you. "John 14:21 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. ... 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 keep this command, we will be the most blessed. It will be so wonderful, glorious, and marvelous.
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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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