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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
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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
A Note: A born again person has the holy spirit in him. The holy spirit has the power similar to a candle flame. This person is just like a spiritual infant. They can commit sin and come back to his relationship with Christ. But there are people in whom, one of the persons, or all the three persons of God, abide in them. The power of God in them is compared to the explosive fire of the sun, compared to the flame of the candle, which is of the holy spirit. They are spiritually Sons of God, even the Bride, matured and perfected, with much spiritual power, since God abides in them. "1 John 3:9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God." They will not commit sin, and they even cannot commit sin. If such a person, for any reason commit sin willfully, like Judas Iscariot has committed sin, he/she cannot come back to God again. "Hebrews 10:26 if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, 27 But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries." However, 99.9% of such persons will not commit sin. The verse is hypothetical, in case any such case occur.
Jesus Christ tells us 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?" Here Jesus Christ tells that our soul is the most important and valuable thing for us than the whole world, and we must not forget this. Then he tells us the reason also. "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." Jesus Christ tells this in many places repeatedly that "he shall reward every man according to his works." Yet our preachers are adamant and repeatedly saying that it is not by our works by obeying Jesus Christ, by twisting scriptures. But, if we keep our souls pure for him, he will reward us in our eternal life according to what we have done and how much we have done. He says that he will also help us to keep our souls pure for him with righteous works. We must regard this better than the whole world. But Christians take this eternal life for granted. We think that it can be attained by a simple confession, ceremony, or ritual. We think that it is a done deal. No body worry about it. Christians go to church, only for social, cultural, or religious interest. If they are asked for a prayer request, they will ask for a job, healing, safety, purchase of house or a car, and such things of the world. Nobody worry about eternal life, and preachers often confirms that we have eternal life, it is waiting for us, and as soon as we die, we will get it. But it is not true. We must seek eternal life as a precious treasure of utmost value. Further, if you lose it, the next alternative will be eternal prison of torture, in utter darkness or in burning fire. You will lose heaven, if you don't care for it.
We are born with a body and a soul. A second time we
must
born again of the spirit, and then we will have a spirit also. Our spirit
will lead
us to Christ, and our body will pull us to the pleasures in the world, which are
sins. Our souls will be caught between the two, and we must chose
one or the other. It is the situation of being in labor and are heavy laden. Then, we hear a voice from Jesus Christ.
Even though we have no spirit at birth, God has given us conscience with the soul and intelligence in our brain. We will know when we do sin. If we need help to overcome sin, we will ask God for help; and God will give us the Holy Spirit. Then, God will take us through the process of forgiveness, and so on. Since, most of us are in church background, let us see how the churches handle this. Now our topic is the forgiveness of our sins by God. We all think that if we sincerely ask God to forgive our sins, God will forgive them immediately and we become clean. So also, we believe that a person can live wretched throughout his life, and in the death bed, if we make jester to say sorry God, then we think that God will take us to heaven. We think this way since we know nothing about God from the Bible. Sins cause us harm, and every sin has consequence. We ask God to forgive us for healing and to escape many calamities. God may grant our prayers, forgives us, and gives us relief. But these prayers and forgiveness will not sanctify us to be counted for our eternal life. Only our sanctification by the cleansing of his blood will contribute to a sinless life, and then the forgives of all our past sins. Only this will give us eternal life.
Our Christian belief is this: For eternal life, if you come to God in the end of the day and say 'I am really sorry Lord'; it will take care of everything. God is love, and he will forgive everything if we repent and ask forgiveness. It sounds very good, and it is very appealing; because, it is what we want to hear and this is what preachers preach. But the Bible, which is the word of God, is opposite to this attractive idea. So, preachers hide the wholesome word, pick just a few verses, decorate them with a little make up, and preach nonsense as if the rest of the Bible is void or obsolete. When Jesus Christ was a man, he healed many and even raised a few from death. He forgave their sins in order to heal them. Then, he told his disciples to do the same. However, such forgiveness did not give eternal life. Luke 23:34 says, "Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do." So, Jesus forgave all his enemies. But none of them inherited eternal life by his forgiveness. "Matthew 18:21 Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? 22 Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven." As we see this, we immediately concluded that Jesus Christ will also forgive us seventy times seven. Okay, let us assume that he does that. Even if Jesus Christ forgives you seventy times seven, those will not be counted for your eternal life. But we think; forgiveness gives eternal life. Again, let me repeat; only our sanctification by the cleansing of his blood will contribute to a sinless life, and then only Jesus Christ forgives all our past sins. Only this forgiveness with the cleansing of all our unrighteousness by his blood, will give us eternal life.
"Hebrews 10:6 says In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure." God was fed up with animal sacrifices which was given almost every day, without giving the anticipated result. "9 Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second." So, Jesus came to do the will of God, and he established the second system. The first was a system to offer sacrifice for sins whenever they commit sin. It never stopped and will never stop. God did not like that. So, Jesus Christ came to establish the second system. What is the second system? No more animal sacrifices. Jesus was the only sacrifice. He sacrificed himself on the cross at Calvary, and it was done. On 65 AD, God destroyed the temple using Romans, and the sacrifices were stopped forever. Then the second system is established historically, and it is for real. Now, how the sins of the people of God is forgiven in the second system? It is very unique. God is doing it very effectively, with no involvement of the organized churches. Our churches have the old kind of priests, scribes, Pharisees, and seduces. But we call them as pastors, evangelists, preachers, teachers, and deacons. They call themselves as servants of God, but they serve another Jesus and the false Christs. They are of the anti-Christ. So, God is avoiding them. Let us first see what the churches are doing with the second system. The churches and Christians are keeping the old system in place, above the new system. The old system is to offer sacrifice every time they commit a sin. Instead of sacrificing an animal, Christians come to the cross to claim the blood of Jesus, every time they commit sin. Instead of the animal sacrifice, Christians use the cross and Jesus. So, they save money and the hazard of sacrificing an animal. As they used the animals in the old times repeatedly; now they use the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross repeatedly. "Hebrews 10:26 if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, 27 But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries." So, when we have taken his sacrifice knowingly for the forgiveness of sins, and if we have committed sin again, there will be no more sacrifice, but we will be in hell. So, it is one-time forgiveness for one-time sacrifice. Nobody can fool God. Jesus Christ has established his new system already. Jesus Christ uses our churches, pastors, and preachers in the same way as he used the temple, Priests, Pharisees, and Scribes, when he was a man. Now let us see, how he forgives our sins.
"Acts
3:26 Unto you first God, having raised up his
Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his
iniquities." So, soon
after his resurrection and ascension, he became God with all power, and
Jesus Christ came back to us. He turns us away from sinning and keeps us
pure. How does he do it? "Hebrews 10:16 says ... the Lord saith, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write
them;" Let us see one more scripture. "Acts 26:18
says, he turns them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto
God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins..."
See, in
order to receive forgiveness, they must be turned away from sin first.
That is why God first sanctifies and perfects them, with his grace and power
so that they will not
sin anymore.
"Hebrews 10:10 ... we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all ....14. by one offering he hath perfected them that are sanctified ..." In the first system, they were never sanctified, but they were ceremonially forgiven. Now, Jesus died once for all and so there is no repetition of sacrifices. But the sinners were sanctified and forgiven in this one sacrifice in the second system. Let us see how it is done. 16 says ... the Lord saith, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them; What does it mean? As we submit ourselves to God, he programs his laws into our hearts and minds, so that we naturally will do them and so we will not sin against them. Then he says; 17 And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more. That is, he will forgive all our past sins at that point. Now we are sanctified and are forgiven. Since we will not sin anymore, there is no need for another sacrifice. The second system is established. One-time sacrifice and one-time forgiveness. The preachers do not like it, since they love sins and want to do them, as often as possible. And they teach the old system, to do sin often and come to the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross every time. But Jesus was just one-time sacrifice. They deceive themselves. Jesus Christ is with us as God in the omnipotent Spirit. He gives grace, power, and spirit to us. He turns us away from sinning. Jesus Christ sanctified us so that we will not sin anymore. Then, he forgives all our past sins, by his own blood. It is the second system, and this is the system of the new testament, and God has established it. If we are in it, we will be with him throughout eternity. Won't that be great? Alleluia.
Note: If any point needs explanation, OR, if you find
an error according to scripture,
Please write to me in the 'Mail Box' below. I will
reply promptly. Thanks.
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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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