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I am a retired pastor of
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I am a retired pastor of
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Email: Pastor True Gospel
I like to say something before I begin the lesson. I know my studies will be controversial, which will not agree with the mainstream Christianity. But I strictly follow the bible and if you find that I am going against the bible, you can correct me according to the bible; and then I will stand corrected. Instead, if you find that I follow the bible, you please study with me. I believe that the bible is the word of God. Let us begin.
The bible has old testament and the new testament. The old testament has very important information. Like, God exists before the beginning of all things, he is the creator of all, he is omnipotent Spirit, man was created in three days as Spirit Soul and body; and so many other things. However, God teaches about heaven, the kingdom of God, and how man and woman can go to heaven where God is, become his children, Sons, and even the bride of Christ, and become join heirs with Jesus Christ; all of these are in the new testament, but not in the Old. But in the old testament, God has made covenants with men, especially with his people, the Jews. Mostly the covenants were centered around the temple, their priesthood, animal sacrifice, and such things. And all his blessings to people were pertaining to the material things of the world, but not about heaven. Further the old covenants, priesthood, and laws could not make people perfect, which God has intended to do. At the new testament, God has cut off all things about the worldly goodness and wellbeing, and he began with the kingdom of heaven. That is, God took away the old covenant with all its blessings, the temple, the priesthood, animal sacrifices, all ceremonies, rituals, festivals, sabbath days, and such things. So, the old testament becomes less important since it does not lead us to the kingdom of heaven. Further the old covenants were cut off, and so all the worldly blessings that were given to people from the covenants were cancelled. Jesus Christ began the new testament with the teaching of born of the Spirit, eternal life, and the inheritance in the kingdom of God in heaven. It is the new testament, and its foundation is the new covenant. And it has two parts in it; one is the Millennium for the Jews, and the other is for his people to inherit heaven and its glory for those who follow and obey him. "Hebrews 8:13 says, In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away. Verse 6 says, But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises." In these verses we see that God has removed the old covenant and established the new covenant. In the new covenant, Jesus Christ has obtained a more excellent ministry, by which he will be the only priest and to be the only mediator, between God the Father and men, for the better promises of the inheritance in the kingdom of God in heaven. But Christians hang on to the old promises, even though they are removed, that is dead already, and they claim the cross and the blood of Jesus, which are not accessible to them in any way. Jesus Christ is the only person who can use his blood to forgive people whoever he decides to forgive. In the old testament sinners bought the animal and sacrificed them, and so, they claim salvation. In the new testament, sinners did not buy Jesus, but God the Father told Jesus to offer himself, and so, Jesus went to the cross by himself, sinners did not contribute in anyway, and they have no part in it. So, Jesus Christ became the author of salvation. But preachers from churches try to claim salvation just because Jesus died on the cross, and Christians play along with the preachers. It will not happen; God is in control, but they are not. They just fake and deceive; and they do not have access to his blood. The forgiveness is upon the decision of God. But this combination, that the old promises and the blood of Jesus, which are not available to anybody, are the basis of the ministry of the established churches. And this is the invention of Satan, and Satan has found the established churches and its priesthood. It serves as a very effective counterfeit. This is the most unbelievable truth of the present-day churches. This is the truth.
Jesus was called the son of David. David represent the old testament and Jesus represent the new testament. David killed Goliath; God is the one who gave victory to David; big celebration in Israel; and Christians are celebrating this even now. But how do Christians justify the celebrating of the killing of Goliath, with the teaching of Jesus Christ? Jesus Christ tells us to pick up our cross and follow him in our life of death. Our victory is in death, but not in killing our enemies. The old testament men of God, the temple priests, scribes, and Pharisees hated Jesus and killed him. According to the old testament they won, but according to the new testament they lost. Killing is victory in the Old testament and mortifying the deeds of our flesh, that is dying, is victory in the New testament. They die and shout as in "1 Corinthians 15:55 O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?" The Old and the New are contradictory to each other, yet both are valid, because God gave the old testament covenants and now the new covenant in new testament; but he took away the old and abolished it. Jesus Christ revoked, cancelled, and removed the Old covenants and laws, by his death, and he established the new covenant. But it is unfortunate that Christians do not know anything about the new covenant, and they do not want to know it, because they do not want God to take away the Old. It is rebellion against God. But it came in a sneaky way, as if it is godliness to embrace the old blessings for the worldly things. Satan, the master deceiver is behind it. And Christians with the desire to live in sin, which will be forgiven with the snap of their fingers by mentioning the name of Jesus, and to receive the blessings the Old from God, fell into the trap of Satan, without knowing that the old testament promises are void, and the forgiveness for sins are not available as they think. Satan shows himself as God, preaching the rebellious doctrines to Christians, and he is the fame and glory of the established churches. God says that they are deaf and blind.
The old testament covenants and the blessings are revoked and are gone. The new testament is about the kingdom of God in heaven; about the glory that will adore the righteous people in the new heavens, even in Sion, which is the house of God; and about the escape of common people from hell; and about the punishments to evil people in hell and in the lake of fire. God establishes the new covenant to his people by person by person, but not to any community, not even to Christian society. But people, individually repent, receive the holy Spirit, follow the guidance of the Spirit in life, and so on, to be in the covenant. God gives rewards to them in his kingdom in heaven, according to how much they have accomplished in life, while they were on earth. It is by the works of obedience in righteousness, but not by the works of ceremony, rituals, miracle healings, tithes, offerings, and such..
"Revelation 1:8 says, I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty." So, God is Almighty and is the same person in the old and in the new testaments. He gave the old covenants and the new covenant. But both are directly opposite to each other. If we have intelligence and if we are smart, we will not understand this. But if we have the holy Spirit in us, we will understand. God removed the old and so, the old is not available anymore. Further, Jesus Christ says in Matthew 9:16&17, "16 No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment, for … the rent is made worse. 17 Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: …, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved." If you understand this, Jesus Christ tells us not to mix the old with the new. But present-day Christians, keep the old covenants, which are already cancelled, and replace the animal sacrifices and their blood from the old testament with the crucified Jesus and his blood from the new testament. I do not know whether you are doing the same or not, but most Christians are in the mix of the old blessings with the crucified Jesus from new testament. Either by ignorance or by rebellion, those who do will face its consequence.
In the Old testament, sinners sacrificed animals every time they sin for forgiveness. Present-day Christians also use the same method using the cross and the blood of Jesus every time they sin, as if the blood of Jesus is available to them for their forgiveness of sins at any time. But Jesus was not an animal bought by them to be sacrificed for their sins. But Jesus gave himself on the cross and became the author of salvation to forgive those who obey him. It is in Hebrew 5:9&10. "9 ..., he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him; 10 Called of God an high priest after the order of Melchisedec." Those who obey him is found in Acts 3:26. "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. And they are forgives as in Romans 3:25 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, as the resurrected Lord Jesus Christ, as God, he turns his people away from sins and iniquities, and as the author of salvation, he forgives their past sins, and as the only high priest he mediates between God the Father and people. His people are sanctified and perfected. They will not sin anymore, because of the perfected sanctification. Present-day Christians do not know anything about it. But they think that the blood of Jesus will be applied to them every time they commit sin, as in the old testament. But the blood of Jesus is for only to those who will not sin anymore. But for those who will try to use the blood of Jesus as often as they sin, God compare them to "Hebrews 6:6 If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame." God says that they are trying to crucify Jesus again repeatedly at every time they sin, God will not give them repentance; that is, they will go to eternal punishment; and it is sure hell and the lake of fire.
"Acts 17:24&25, 24 God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands; 25 Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things; Romans 11:35&36. 35 Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again? 36 For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen." Two things are in these verses. One, God will not come into temples; in new testament temples are churches. Ironically Christians believe that the presence of God is in churches. The second point is that God says that he gives us all things, even our lives, our breath; and asks us what can you give me for your worship. Preachers wants your money and so they ask your tithes and offerings, but they will ask them in the name of God. God is upset and will be angry if we try to give God any substance to him for worship such as our tithes and different kinds of offerings. But in truth preachers scam you with money, it is scam, and it is not for God. They lead you to do rituals by raising hands, singing songs, which God does not ask us in the new testament. God wants our obedience, and he wants our righteous life as worship, nothing else. It is possible, if you have the Spirit.
Jesus Christ says in "John 4:24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth." So, God wants us to worship with Spirit and truth. If not, forget your worship. But we worship God with music and songs, which are rituals; they are not worshipping God, but they are doing it to gather big crowed and for their own entertainment. Now a days they mix the songs with dancing! Did Jesus Christ ask them anywhere to sing and dance before him for worship? True worship to God is in "Romans 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service." The living sacrifice will always be in Spirit and truth..
In the New Testament, the sacrifices were removed, the priesthood was taken away, the temple was destroyed, the Jews including the priests were scattered, God says that he will not come into the temples built by the hands of people anymore, that is, God will not be come in churches, ceremonies and rituals will not be accepted as worship; that is, all the old testament covenants, priesthood and laws were all removed. As God has rejected churches and removed the priesthood; God the Father has appointed the Lord Jesus Christ as the only Priest between God the Father and his people, not the church but his people, after the order of Melchizedek. Hebrews 5:10 says that "Called of God an high priest after the order of Melchisedec. Hebrews 7:24&25 says, 24 But this man (Jesus Christ), because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood. 25 Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them. ... Hebrews 8:6 says, But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises, (which are eternal). ... 1 Timothy 2:5 says, For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;" Jesus Christ is the only one mediator between God and people. No prayer warriors, preachers, pastors, or any such persons are allowed or accepted between people and Jesus Christ, and people should reach Jesus Christ directly without a lawyer or broker in between. Jesus Christ says, “Come unto me ….. quote the verse.” Jesus Christ did not say, bring your preacher or prayer warriors with you, or send them for you, but Jesus Christ says that you come to me, he does not need a broker or an expensive lawyer for you. God hates them and calls them as servants of the devil, but Christians calls them as holy men, and they use them as pleaders. It is either ignorance or rebellion. Jesus Christ is the only Priest allowed between people and God the Father. True pastors, teachers, and preachers must direct, guide, and teach people to pray directly to God in the name of Jesus Christ. Nobody should act as the middleman between people and Jesus Christ as agents or prayer warriors. False preachers attract people unto themselves instead of leading them to Jesus Christ. They ask people to send their prayers to them, in the pretense that they will be praying for them, it is understood that they will send some money with it, as the broker fee, and they call it as offering. Churches appoint to themselves pastors, bishops, cardinals, popes, and the entire priesthood, even to mediate between God and men. The established churches are not of God, they are of Satan, and they deceive people. They are cursed by God, and they will be cast into hell. However, I will not totally reject churches, because the vast majority of them are ignorant of scriptures, and their leaders brain wash them with counterfeit, but not with the truth. I believe that there are many good people in churches, who are pure in their heart, who want to live in righteousness, who will help others but not hurt them, and God will accept them in Paradise because of their good nature and their godly living, despite their religious choices and worships.
But the true church of Jesus Christ is his body and Jesus as the head, and we may call it as the Spirit Church. Jesus tells them in Matthew 28:18-20, "18 ..., 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." His people obey his commands first and then they preach the commands to others as the gospel. Further, Jesus Christ told them "All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth, … I am with you always," that is they were under girded with the power of God always. His church is with the power of God against Satan. Further, beyond that they obey Jesus Christ, they back it up by following the apostle’s doctrine. It is in Acts 2:40-42. "42 says, And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers." But the worldly or religious churches in the new testament at present, do not know God. Sadly, the churches are still in the old order, but not in the new order. They do not preach the true Jesus with power who demand obedience. Instead, they preach another Jesus, who has unconditional love. They show the crucified dying pathetic figure of Jesus for you to sympathies with him and to choose him as your God. Their Jesus begs people to come to him, enticing people with healing, prosperity, all kinds of favors, etc. They never show God Jesus Christ in the Omnipotent Spirit, as Almighty Judge, Consuming fire, who demands obedience from people to receive their rewards and the adoption as Sons. In case they do not obey, God will inflict punishment as much as their disobedience, and unrepented heart. God will not beg or entice people to come to him for eternal life, but he will command them to repent and to obey him with fear. God has love, but he is consuming fire. Christians do not preach this God. Who is your God?
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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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