1. Q. What is the biggest problem that you'll see with Christians today?
A. They like to make "context" excuses when they don't want to do what
Jesus wants them to do. For example, you can ask Christians anywhere
in the world why they are not doing certain things that the Bible tells
them to do, and the first thing that flows from their lips is that you have
to look at its context. If, for example, Jesus says to a rich man that he
should not steal, and the man that you are talking to is poor, and not rich,
he might say that the "context" is different. He is poor, but the man who
talked with Jesus is rich. Can he steal? Is it permissible for this poor man
to steal because the "context" is different? According to the poor man it is
permissible for him to steal because he is poor. The context is different.
He gets away with doing nothing! QUESTIONS: In what "context" is
cheating allowed? In what "context" is coveting permissible by the
Lord? Nothing, right? I hope we can have a good Q&A session.
2. Q. “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law of the Prophets; I
have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly, I say to
you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass
from the Law until all is accomplished. Therefore whoever relaxes
one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the
same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever does
them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes
and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven." Matthew
5:17-20.
"When he had received the drink, Jesus said, "It is finished." With that,
he bowed his head and gave up his spirit." John 19:30. What is your
take on these verses?
A. When I read the Bible, I believe it is appropriate for me to separate them
into two columns - JESUS and DISCIPLES. I want to know what Jesus
had said and listed them under the JESUS column, and what the disciples
had said, and listed them under the DISCIPLES column. I want to know
who says what. Why? As I have stated before, the Bible is not that easy
to understand. The devil doesn't want us to understand the Bible. He
wants to confuse us before the heaven and earth pass away. If what the
disciple says contradicts with what Jesus says, I ignore the disciple.
Why? Because a disciple cannot be higher than his Teacher - JESUS.
Besides that, we make our own interpretation of the Bible based on what
we want to believe. For example, I have recently heard this new Jesus'
salesmen teaching that I have never heard before when I was a child,
that says that because our sins have been nailed on the cross, we can
no longer sin. This is absurd! Why? Because this is clearly an attempt to
sell sin at a big discount. What happens to the Lord's Prayer that Jesus
had taught us? We are told to ask God to forgive us our debts, as we also
have forgiven our debtors. Why waste our breath if we cannot sin? Do you
know what happens if we believe that we cannot sin? Our sins will
accumulate so high that they will bury us in no time! Would Jesus
tolerate sin in heaven? Would Jesus tolerate disobedience in
heaven? No, He would not.
Adam and Eve had pawned our soul to Lucifer in a place called "ROT IN
HELL." Jesus came to earth and release us from the devil's grip. It Is
finished." What is finished? No, it is not finished yet! This time Lucifer
returns in the form of human beings - the Jesus' salesmen, and not
a serpent.
Lucifer used them to deceive everyone and led all to believe that once they
are saved they are saved forever. They can no longer sin.
Please don't fall for their nonsense! This is absurd! Who can prevent them
if they decide to pawn their soul again to that "ROT IN HELL" pawnshop
tomorrow? No one, right? There is no guarantee that the sins (bad habits)
that they have suppressed for the past 20 years will not relapse, again.
Read the story about my pastor. Read the story about my brother. What
can they do? What they can do is to say the Lord's Prayer repeatedly
and ask for forgiveness of their sins so they won't rot in the devil's "ROT
IN HELL" pawnshop!.
"It is finished", "all is accomplished", "to fulfill them". What do they mean?
Many Jesus' salesmen believe that after His death, they can sing, dance,
slide, do short cuts, change His laws, and do anything else. First, do they
know and understand that the Laws of the Prophets are for THEM, and not
for Jesus? Do they know that God's Laws are for THEM until the heaven
and earth pass away? Do they know that? Do they know that, or do they
claim amnesia? So, what has Jesus' death to do with abolishing God's
LAWS? What has Christ's death to do with abolishing the Laws of the
Prophets? Nothing! Jesus knew that there are people who will be itching to
change the Law. That was the reason, I believe, why He said what was
written in Matthew 5:17-20 - Christians who are impatient to change the
Laws for their personal benefit. They are not looking for The Truth. They
are looking for reasons to edit The Truth - God's Truth!
Does it now make good sense to you? For example, the writers of our U.S.
Constitution have long gone (died), but the U. S. Constitution has not been
abolished! It is still VALID until now! Who are we, preachers, ministers,
priests, Jesus' salesmen, and others to abolish God's laws that are given
to us for us to observe or obey for our good? Are we mightier than God?
Who gave the authority to the priests, preachers, ministers, Jesus' salesmen,
and others to alter or amend God's Laws? Are we not contend with what
we already now have - Covid-19? Or, do we want more like what happened
to King Pharaoh of ancient Egypt? Why do we keep aggravating
Him? Why do we keep aggravating Jesus Christ, why?
Lord, have mercy on us because we are partially blind. We can see only
$$, Pesos, Pound sterling, Gulden, Rupiah, Yen, and other world's
currencies. We have difficulty finding the small gate and narrow road.
3. Q. What do many people lack?
(a) Lack of Compassion, (b) Lack of Obedience, (c) Lack of love, (d) Lack of
logic.
4. Q. The Bible talks a lot about forgiving. Why is forgiving so hard?
A. Research has shown that the reason why people cannot forgive others
who have done wrong to them is because they cannot forget the
bitterness that they experience from the incident. Bitter experiences
often stay longer in memory than sweet experiences. If somebody has
cheated us $500 cash, for example, we might forgive him; but if
he wants to borrow again from us, we might pretend that we don't hear
him. Why? Because we still remember that on November 15, 2010, we
gave him a cash loan which he never repays, not even a penny. What
does Jesus say about this?
Jesus says in Matthew 5:42, "Give to the one who asks you and do not
turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you."
Are we going to obey Him? Are we going to loan him the money if we
have $ 750 in our drawer that we don't plan to use? Brothers and Sisters,
the Sacrificial Law does not end when Jesus was nailed on the cross. The
Sacrificial Law is valid forever! It is part of our lives. It has nothing to do
with sacrificing a piece of animal meat. It has everything to do with
sacrificing ourselves for others. That is what the Sacrificial Law is all
about, bro!
5. Q. What's the main difference between today's young Christians and the
old believers of Judaism?
A. Young Christians, when tested for their obedience to Jesus, would ask
for "grace" or plead for a waiver so they can avoid taking the test. The
old believers of Judaism, such as the prophet Daniel, when tested for his
obedience to Yahweh, chose to join the lions in a lions' den without a
question or without pleading for any grace, mercy, or waiver! This I see
is the main difference between Judaism and the new born Christians.
6. Q. What is the functional relationship between faith and obedience?
A. Obedience is a function of faith. The greater the faith, the easier it is to
obey. Look, for example, at Abraham. He has no problem obeying God
when He asked Abraham to present Isaac as a sacrifice offering for Him.
Why? Because He has GREAT FAITH in his God. He trusted God! He
was determined not to disappoint the Lord regardless of what others may
think or say about him ! How about us? Do we have faith in Jesus? If we
do, why don't we keep the Sabbath holy? Why do we make excuses and
more excuses to avoid observing the Sabbath? Are we afraid that people
people will ridicule us because we believe that the dead are not dead but
asleep? With our human eyes we see the dead are dead and not asleep.
But that's because we lack the faith to see things the way Jesus sees
them. And I believe if we have faith the size of a mustard seed there's
nothing that we cannot do. Faith leads to obedience. Obedience is proof
of faith. If we are not obedient to Him, that is evidence that we have no
faith in Jesus.
In Matthew 10:22 Jesus said, "You will be hated by everyone because of
me, but the one who stands firm to the END will be saved." When is the
end? The period of Great Tribulation? The keywords are STAND FIRM,
and not wobbly! What does this verse tell you? What does this verse tell
us? It should tell you and me that if we are not hated by everyone
because of Jesus, because of Yahweh, because of God, we are on the
wrong track, bro! You must be doing something different than other
Christians do for Jesus in order to make them jealous and hateful of you.
Do we have to learn something new? Can we continue to do what we
have been doing? What is it that we do for Jesus that makes other people
or Christians hateful and jealous of us? Remember, whatever we do,
Jesus said - STAND FIRM! Are we going back to the time of the twelve
Apostles of Jesus? Or, must we compromise our faith and make a deal?
7. Q. Can we be disciples of Jesus when He is no longer on earth?
A. Yes, why not? Merriam-Webster defines the word "disciple" as one who
accepts and assists in spreading the doctrines of another, such as one
of the twelve Apostles of Jesus. Look here what He says, 16 "You did
not choose Me, but I chose you." What is the purpose? Why did He
chose you?" Jesus said, "I appointed you to go and bear fruit - fruit that
will remain - so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will
give you." John 15:16. This means that if we OBEY Him - go and bear
fruit for Him - He would be more than happy to answer our prayers.
Jesus always needs honest and sincere workers to help Him finish His
job - disciples who will make NO excuses with their "contexts" excuses/
arguments to avoid doing what He wants them do for Him. He wants you
to bear plenty of fruit for Him, and allow Him to work in you. This, I
believe, is the only way that He will choose you as His disciples - bear
fruit for Him!
8. Q. “Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember
that your brother or sister has something against you, 24 leave your gift
there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to them; then come
and offer your gift." Matthew 5:23-24 (NIV) Why is this so important for us
to do and comply?
A. I believe there are at least two reasons why this text is relevant in our
lives. First, it has to do with "karma." What is KARMA? My simple
explanation is from the Bible. Galatians 6:7 says, "Do not be deceived:
God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows." If you did
something bad to someone, you don't want it to come back at you,
especially at a time when you are the least ready or able to suffer the
consequences.
From that same text you can infer that God will not hear or accept your
prayer or offering to Him before you reconcile with the individual whom
you have offended. This is very important to remember! Secondly, I
believe that we are surrounded by spirits - good and bad. I have
decided to share my personal experience with my readers. If your
thoughts dwells on negative and bad thinking, for example, you will
surround yourself with bad spirits. The good spirits will not come near us
if our conscience is filled with evil! Please forgive me if what I will write
next upsets you. My older brother and I used to live in a certain
country where black magic practitioners are not hard to find and the fees
are cheap. If somebody hurts my feelings badly, for instance, I can hire a
black magic practitioner to kill that individual within a fairly short time.
People don't go to police or lawyers for things like that. That's what
happened to my brother. When he was single, he likes to collect
hundreds of pictures of naked women. He lived with a woman who was
twice his age, but several years later he eloped with her teenage
daughter from her previous marriage. He made her father furious and mad
like hell. When he told the girl's father that he plans to take her to America,
he assured my brother that he can never take his daughter with him to
America. A couple of weeks before my brother's mysterious death, I visited
him at his apartment. He told me about his strange repeated experience
he had where he heard voices calling for his name, but when he opened
the front door he saw no one. On the morning when he died, my wife told
me to visit my brother because he hasn't been feeling well lately. When I
went to his apartment, his landlord told me that he was taken to the
hospital. I rushed to the hospital, and the attending doctor, my uncle, told
me that my brother is dead. He had no idea what was the cause of his
death. I helped carry his casket to the grave yard. My bother had bought
PAN AM tickets for his new wife, his one-month old son, and for himself to
fly to Los Angeles the following morning. They never left with the plane..
He was never a believer. He doesn't believe in the 10 Commandments.
He rarely goes to church. He rarely obeyed my mother, or anyone else in
the family. He is a prodigal son who never returns. Why do I share this
story with you? Because I want you to remember to reconcile with the
people whom you have offended, number one. And number two, never
refuse to listen to the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit can speak to you in more
than one way, even right now, but if you continuously reject the Truth, the
Holy Ghost will leave you and may never return. "Thou shall not covet,"
means nothing to my brother. He ignores the 10 Commandments of God.
God gave him no second chance. But to us He does. We are still alive.
Don't throw away this once-in-a-lifetime last chance in the garbage bin.
Grab it so that we can get it right with Him this time. Isaiah 43:25 says, “I,
even I, am he who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake, and
remembers your sins no more.” We cannot get a better deal than that for
an opportunity to live forever with our beloved Savior - Jesus!
9. Q. What can God's Commandments do for us?
A. God's commandments can be liken to a set of mirrors surrounding us -
front, back, sides, and above. A mirror can tell us if there are certain
blemishes on our face, if our eyebrows are equal in length and
thickness, if our makeup looks good, it can tell us the right color of
our lipstick, if our dress or jacket looks appropriate for the occasion or
not, how white do our teeth look, the right length and color of our hair,
and so on, and so on. I bet my wife spends more time in front of the
mirror than I do, although she disagrees with me. We spend a lot of time
in front of the mirrors everyday. Without mirrors we have no way of
knowing for sure how people will perceive our appearance when they
see at us. Are we concerned about how God will look at us? How He will
perceive us? Often we are not, even the Christians. His criteria in
evaluating us is simple. Are we 100% obedient to Him like Abraham and
Daniel, or are we partially obedient to Him like Adam and Eve and the
millions of people who perished during the big flood? God evaluates us in
terms of our obedience to His Commandments. His laws are our mirrors
that we always use to determine how we look before God. Are we 100% in
compliance?
If not, what can we do to change it now? How can we know if we have
violated His laws or not if we threw His Ten commandments in the
thrash? We can't, right? How can we know if we have violated His laws
or not if we don't do them or believe in them? God has zero tolerance to
disobedient people. Adam and Eve was only one time disobedient to Him,
and they got no second chance!
10.Q. Why did Jesus use parables and metaphors to teach His listeners -
fishermen, carpenters, and Pharisees?
A. Jesus wants His listeners to understand the deeper meaning of His
parables, and messages. We are so used to looking at the obvious, but He
wants us to look at the less obvious - the future - what is implied. Frankly,
I don't know or understand why Jesus would use parables or metaphors to
explain the Kingdom of God to fisherman, carpenters, and Pharisees. The
Bible is not easy to understand. Easy to memorize, maybe; but definitely
not easy to understand. People often misunderstood when they read the
Bible. When Jesus was here, they would ask Jesus when there is
something that they do not understand. Whom would they ask now for
answers? They would ask the Jesus' salesmen who also knew little or
nothing about Jesus - the blind leading the blind! They sell Jesus at
great discount. They teach others to take shortcuts and claim that Paul
says so. They did not understand the teachings of Jesus. They
misunderstood the teachings of the Bible. And their listeners believe
them because the Jesus' salesmen said so. They believe everything that
they hear. And the devil employs the Jesus' salesmen full time, 24/7/365,
to persuade everyone that there are shortcuts to go to heaven. Thank God
for the Covid-19. It slows down the worldwide progression of the deception
a little bit. There are no easy shortcuts to go to heaven, bro! None! Read
Matthew 7:13,14, again.
The shortcuts will lead only to destruction. Jesus repeatedly warn us of
deceivers. Be careful of deceivers. They are out there waiting for the
opportunity to deceive us.
11. Q. Is it rue that once you are saved, you are always "saved"? Or, that you
are permanently saved? Nothing can take it away from you? Is that true?
A. Let me answer your question by telling you a true story about my pastor
whom we have been following for more than 20 years. He was a good
looking and convincing preacher, even at his age. One church morning I
heard someone announced from the pulpit that the preacher is retiring. I
was surprised to hear that he is retiring because he wasn't that old. The
following week I learned that he had eloped with a married female pastor
half his age. That's why retires. Is he still saved? What do you think? Is a
pastor who is living in sin doing the will of God?
I believe we are forever saved when we are standing next to Jesus in
heaven. No, not on earth while we are still being tested. We have not
graduated yet, bro! People who think that they have graduated while still
preparing for the final exams are DELUSIONAL!. Our heart is still filled with
LUST. We want somebody's wife. We want somebody's husband. We
covet everything that our eyes can see, or cannot see. The Ten
Commandments are the measuring stick that God uses to measure
whether we are prepared for the final exam. The degree of our
obedience to His commandments, I believe, is the minimum grade that
we must pass. And the passing grade is HIGH - PERFECTION! By the
way, how do we know what PERFECTION is if we have never tried to
achieve it?
12. Q. Can we claim God's "grace"?
A. We can claim anything from God that we want. But it's up to Him to grant
it to us or not. For example, if Jesus asks us to climb a 20 feet tall
coconut tree, and we have not climbed one inch yet and claimed grace
(waiver) so that we do not have to comply; and we are young, healthy,
and have two strong legs and two strong arms, and we are not mentally
insane. Would He grant us "grace" or waiver? I don't think He would
unless we are smarter than Him. Grace has to be earned! God knows what
we are or are not capable of doing.
13. Q. As we are nearing His second coming will there be martyrs who give
their lives for their faith?
A. Yes, many! According to Jesus' prophecy they will be His commandments
keepers. Jesus was one of them.
14. Q. How do we observe the Sabbath?
A. 8 “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 Six days you shall
labor, and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the
Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or
your daughter, your male servant, or your female servant, or your
livestock, or the sojourner who is within your gates. 11 For in six days
the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and
rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day
and made it holy. Exodus 20:8-11
15 "Six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of
rest, holy to the Lord: whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath day, he
shall surely be put to death." Exodus 31:15. Remember, there will be
many distractions that will take your attention away from keeping the
Sabbath holy!
15. Q. What is the unpardonable sin?
A. The unpardonable sin is the sin of DISOBEDIENCE to God! If
someone is left behind and doesn't make it to heaven, it is because his
lack of compliance (disobedience) to the Lord. Adam, Eve, and
many others lost eternal life because they are disobedient to God.
They hardened their hearts, and refused to comply with the will of God.
16. Q. I am still hoping and waiting for my blessings. When will I get them?
A. There are many blessings floating around us that we don't see. But
how do we get them? Only by faith and work! I am working hard on
my faith until I succeed. And I will not stop working until I get them!
We must, however, trust Him 100%.
17. Q. Does Jesus need to be baptized?
A. I see no reason why He must be baptized other than to follow certain
tradition that exists during His time, or to set an example. Personally,
however, I believe that baptism of the "heart" is more important than
immersion of the head under water. Baptism, therefore, should not be
taken lightly by anyone in all cases unless we understand the reason
why we want to be baptized. In fact, I believe that baptism was
not the norm when Jesus was still alive. It is done, for example, to
prepare, bless, or to ordain an individual before he goes out to work for
Him as His disciple. This makes more sense to me than baptizing 500
individuals to fill the seat of an empty church, temple, or synagogue.
This should be the purpose of baptism, to prepare an individual to work
for the Lord. And the following should be the end product of baptism, "Be
ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect."
Matthew 5:48. In either case, baptism or no baptism, if we follow the
footsteps of millions of people who perished during Noah's time in the big
flood, we shall all die in the hot flame of fire. Baptism is a serious step
that anyone can take. It is announcing to the public that we have
surrendered our will to Him completely, and that we have made a
commitment to stay faithful with the Lord until the end! Most, if not all
of the prophets in the Old Testament time were never baptized. But if
Jesus wants me to participate in the communion and foot washing
service, or any other practice that Jesus wants me to do, count me in.
18. Q. Why is it that many people who converted to Christianity have difficulty
remaining a good "Christian."?
A. As Christians, we have two enemies that we have to overcome daily.
The first one is the devil, and the second one is ourselves - our bad
habits! How successful we are in fighting the devil, I believe, depends
largely on how successful we are in fighting our bad habits. Why is that
so? Because the devil and our bad habits work together to beat us! In
fact, you can say they are close together. I believe, however, that our
bad habits contribute more to what Paul calls sin than the devil. The
devil piggybacks on our bad habits and make sin looks worse. Here is
my theory - a 100% senile individual cannot do good or sin, unless the
person is insane or demon-possessed. Senility or Alzheimer disease
has to do with our memory. Good or bad habits also have to do with
memory, except when an individual is demon-possessed or insane that
makes him do crazy things. So, what am I getting at? Watch for our
habits. Watch for our behavior. Keep our memory clear and clean! Ask
Jesus to help us do that. Listen to our Godly parents!
When Paul wrote, "I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I
do not do, but what I hate I do. And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree
that the law is good. As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin
living in me. For I know that good itself does not dwell in me, that is, in
my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot
carry it out. For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want
to do--this I keep on doing. What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue
me from this body that is subject to death?" Romans 7:15-19,24. What
was he saying? Doesn't this whole verse sound like he was talking about
his bad habits which he called "sin" that are controlling his life? A bad
habit is a sin, and not a virtue. We have acquired our bad habits. We own
them, and they control us in more than one way! What can we do? We
can suppress them.
They are our bags that we carry with us every day. Bad habits prevent us
from doing the good that we want to do. Paul wants to do the good but he
cannot do it. What he doesn't want to do, the evil stuff, that he does. You
know how much bad habits Paul has accumulated when his name was
Saul, right? It's hard fighting our bad habits when they live in us.
As humans, we can suppress them. But when we suppress them they can
go into remission, or they can relapse, depending on the situation. The
smart and handsome looking pastor in my story was in relapse when he
left his old wife for a woman half his age. Acquiring a bad habit is easy, but
getting rid of a bad habit may take a long time to succeed. If you have bad
habits that are in remission, pray that they don't relapse 10 or 15 years
from now. The devil will use your bad habit to beat you! Be watchful!
As for me and my family, we have decided to fight against ourselves, our
bad habits, and let Jesus fight the devil for us. He is like our lawyer. If we
get a "subpoena" from the devil, we give it to Jesus to handle them. Let
Jesus deliver us from evil. Let Jesus fight the devil. We fight ourselves -
our bad habits, making sure that they don't relapse until we die!
19. Q. Why did God give us so many of His commandments throughout the
ages, starting with the Adam and Eve generation?
A. The primary reason, I believe, was to give us plenty of opportunities to
practice obedience to Him so that when He returns no one is found
lacking the skill of OBEDIENCE! Disobedience, to us, may not be a big
deal. As a child we have been disobedient to our parents, to our
teachers, to the rules of the government, and even to God. And nothing
happened. But Jesus has ZERO tolerance to disobedient people. He had
been pierced, beaten, mocked, humiliated, and nailed on the cross
because of what? Because Adam and Eve were DISOBEDIENT to God.
Jesus had passed the obedience test on the cross. The prophet
Abraham had passed his obedience test when he sacrificed Isaac, his
son. Noah and the other prophets had passed their obedience test. The
prophet Daniel passed his obedience test. Have we passed our
obedience test?
Have you passed your obedience test? If you say you have, what is the
test that you took? Be honest with yourself! You have never taken the
obedience test because you claimed that you are under "grace" and
therefore you are not under the law - no obedience test necessary. How
can you claim "grace" when you have never tried to follow the law? You
have never complied with the law. Was that not the reason why God
gave us His commandments, for us to obey and follow, and not for us to
avoid? Do you think that we are smarter than our Creator? Why do we
keep mocking at Jesus? Why do you keep mocking God? Do you
understand what you read when you read the Bible? Please let no one
deceive and brainwash you! There is no shortcut to heaven, regardless
of what anybody says! The gate is small, and the road is narrow.
20. Q. Is the Sacrificial Law still valid and functional after Jesus was nailed on
the cross?
A. Yes, definitely! The Sacrificial Law is still operational. And the reason is
that the material that made up the foundation of His Kingdom is made of
SACRIFICE - His sacrifice, the highest grade of foundation material.
It is impossible to please God without rendering our sacrifice to Him in
some form or manner. It is impossible to obey God if we are not willing to
sacrifice ourselves every day for Him and for OTHERS. Look at prophet
Abraham. He sacrificed part of himself - Isaac, his son. Jesus is our
example. He set a lasting standard for us to follow - the Sacrificial
Law. We have to give up something if we want to follow Him. And when
we give up something that we cherished, for Him and for others, that is
called sacrifice. The Sacrificial Law is for us to follow until we die. The
Sacrificial Law is still alive, valid, and functional. Who says that it is dead?
No, it is here to stay forever!
21.Q. Who was in the beginning?
A. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the
Word was God. John 1:1
22. Q. Did Jesus die to pay for our sins?
A. No, He did not. Jesus said, "If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck
it out and cast [it] from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of
your member perishes, than for your whole body to be cast into hell."
This shows that Jesus does not want to die or suffer pain to pay for our
sins. He wants us to suffer and pay for our sins. The billions of people
who drowned and died during the big flood during Noah's time paid for
their sins too. No God died of suffer pain for their sins. God punishes all
sinners who live in sin.
23.Q. When will Jesus return?
A. Many articles have been written by scholars about His second coming.
I believe, however, that Jesus will return during or soon after The Great
Tribulation period. 15 “Therefore when you see the ABOMINATION OF
DESOLATION which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet,
standing in the holy place (let the reader understand), 16 then those who
are in Judea must flee to the mountains. 17 “Whoever is on the
housetop must not go down to get the things out that are in his house.
18 “Whoever is in the field must not turn back to get his cloak. 19 “But
woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in
those days! 20“But pray that your flight will not be in the winter, or on
a Sabbath. 21 “For then there will be a great tribulation, such as has not
occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will. 22
“Unless those days had been cut short, no life would have been saved;
but for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short. 23 “Then if
anyone says to you, ‘Behold, here is the Christ,’ or ‘There He is,’ do not
believe him. 24 “For false Christs and false prophets will arise and will
show great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even the
elect. Matthew 24:15-24. I believe that these perilous times involved
a period of serious religious conflicts.
Jesus said false Christ, false prophets, and false teachers will arise to
mislead and deceive even the elect. The devil will use human beings to
deceive other human beings.
Multiple choice question:
Who will the devil use to deceive us? Select the BEST answer
(a). An Accountant, or (b). A Nurse, or (c). A Preacher, or (d). A Medical
Doctor, or (e). A Social Worker
I believe that the period of Great Tribulation will conclude with a period
of Great Deception in which Lucifer, his angels, and his co-conspirators
will make a final effort to deceive everybody, by reporting the arrival of
false Christ and false prophets to deceive and mislead His people. We
are also to watch for false preachers who try to persuade us daily
with their false teachings and doctrines. And the time is NOW!
24.Q. What are the differences between the mother church (Catholics) and
her children (Protestants)?
A. Not much. They both believe in superstitious practices. For centuries
they celebrate Jesus' birthday on a day that wasn't His birthday. They
celebrate Easter on a day that wasn't the date when He arose from His
tomb. They worship Jesus on a day that the church believes was the
Sabbath that was observed by Jesus. They both observe pagan
practices that are not based on facts, but based on superstitions. It
appears that the Protestant children inherited the characteristics of their
Catholic mother? Am I inaccurate in my assessment?
25. Q. Jesus said, “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the
gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many
enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow is the road
that leads to life, and only a few find it.” Matthew 7: 13,14.
Is this the Truth? What makes it so hard to enter the Kingdom
of God? Is it work, faith, or both?
A. Jesus said that many will enter through the wide gate and broad road
that leads to destruction, and few could find the small gate and narrow
road that leads to eternal life. Yes, this is the Truth!
I spoke with one of my daughters not too long ago and asked
her about the experience she has as a Christian? She quickly
answered, “Easy sailing, Dad.” That sounds good, I am happy
for her. And then I asked my grandson in Indonesia who is
currently holding an important position at a large Pentecostal
church in Jakarta, and asked him about Matthew 7:13,14. And
his answer was brief. He said they believe in the new law that
Jesus gave us, “A new command I give you: Love one another.
As I have loved you, so you must love one another.” John 13:34.
He said just love one another, that’s it, and we have fulfilled the
requirement of the law. That’s very true, and I called it the good
Samaritan compassionate law. Jesus was compassionate too
to other people. And then I asked my grandson, “Is this ‘new’ law
to replace the ‘old’ laws, or is this new law ‘in addition’ to the old
laws? He was silent and could not answer me. Looking back to the
history of Noah where only seven or eight people were saved, and
millions perished during the big flood, Jesus was right in what He said in
Matthew 7:13,14. The gate is small, and the road is narrow. And only a
FEW find it. Anyone who says "easy sailing" is subject to suspicion. That
individual might be "sailing" on a motor boat, or on a jet-propelled boat.
And if someone tells you that there is only "one law" that leads to
salvation, don't laugh at his joke. He was trying to make himself laugh.
26. Q. What triggers the period of Great Tribulation?
A. In Matthew 7:21-23 Jesus said, “Not everyone who says to me,
‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does
the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 On that day many will say
to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out
demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ 23
And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me,
you workers of lawlessness.’
‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’ This
scenario, I believe, is what triggers the period of Great Tribulation. Many
Christians will be very disappointed. And their disappointment quickly
turns into jealousy and great anger! They are so sure that they are
saved. They are so sure that they did everything right. They are so
certain that they will meet with Abraham, Moses, Isaac, Enoch, and the
other prophets in heaven. Their heart yearns to see Jesus' disciples such
as Paul, John, Peter, and Jesus Himself. And now they heard the Lord
says to them ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of
lawlessness.’ They become insane with anger. Their frustrations turn into
madness.
In their last desperate act they will try to blame other Christians for their
misfortune and bad luck! And Lucifer fully agrees with them. In fact, it was
Lucifer who personally instigates and incites them to start the period of
Great Tribulation against God's people everywhere!
"But pray that your flight will not be in the winter, or on a Sabbath."
Matthew 24:20
Q. Why does Jesus tell us to avoid our flight in the winter, or on a
Sabbath? And whom are we running away from?
A. See blog page
"Look, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to
each person according to what they have done." Revelation 22:12
"For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father's glory with his
angels, and then he will reward each person according to what they
have done." Matthew 16:27
If you are kind, continue to be kind. If you are considerate, continue
to be considerate. If you are compassionate, do not stop being
compassionate.
27. Q. Did Jesus say He died to pay for our sins?
A. NO, Jesus is not interested to die to pay for our sin! Matthew 5:29-30.
28. Q. Is it true that God says "once saved, forever saved."
A. I don't know which God says that. I know that Adam, Eve, Lucifer, and
millions of his angels were once saved, but they all lost their salvation
because they were disobedient to God.
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