It is kind of scary teaching the truth. I take this very seriously and pray about everything that I write that everything is really true. I would hate to teach something that is not true and end up deceiving people — I have lots of people depending on me. Jesus said, Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven.
One reason I called this site Truth or Heresy is because Truth is often called Heresy and the real Heresy is taught as Truth. This is the main reason the world is in such gross darkness as it is. If the light that is in you be darkness, how great is that darkness! But the day shall come when this darkness shall pass away, and the true light shall shine.
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Truth or Heresy? The law is still in effect and should be kept.
Truth: Think not that I am come to destroy the law (Mat 5:17) I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love. (Joh 15:10) The young rich man asked Jesus what he should do to have eternal life and Jesus answered, “if you want to enter life, keep the commandments” (Mat 19:17)
Truth or Heresy? We are not saved by our works righteousness.
Heresy: Jesus listed examples of works of righteousness (Mat 25:34-40) and those that do these works are the righteous who enter eternal life.
Truth or Heresy? Jesus died for our sins. He took our sins on himself.
Heresy: The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him. (Eze 18:20)
Truth or Heresy? Jesus is God.
Heresy: God does not become human. It is the practice of pagan, idolatrous religions to make humans into gods. For I am God and not a man. (Hos 11:9) Jesus never claimed to be God, nor even infered it. This is an invention of the roman church, borrowed from paganism.
Truth or Heresy? No man can come to God except through Jesus Christ.
Heresy: This is a gross error of interpretation with the intention of making Jesus a god and Chistianity exclusive to salvation. Jesus himself said,
“No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him” and “Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.” (Joh 6:44, 45)
All men are saved by their works and the only thing it has to do with Jesus is obedience to his teachings, not believing in him. Every man is judged according to his works:
Rev 20:12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
Rev 20:13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
Therefore, every man has the same opportunity to enter the kingdom of heaven regardless of his religion, race, place of birth or nationality. Because God judges all men by their works and righteousness and God knows the hearts of all men. God is not a respecter of religions — not even Christianity. You don’t have to be a Christian to enter into the kingdom of Heaven.
Truth or Heresy? Joseph was the biological father of Jesus
Truth: Jesus was born a natural birth and not of a virgin. The idea of a virgin birth was the invention of the roman church to make Jesus into a god and give the church exclusivity to the salvation of men’s souls. However, Jesus was literally the king of the Jews, which means that Joseph had to be his father since he was the descendant of David and Solomon and not Mary.
Truth or Heresy? Jesus was the only begotten son of God.
Heresy: First God is not a man who literally, physically becomes a father. The idea of Father and son relationship is a metaphic one. Secondly, Jesus became a son of God at his baptism, God declared on the day of his baptism when he was 30 years old, “Thou art my son, this day have I begotten thee.” It was not at his birth. What’s more he was not the “only” begotten son, but the “first” as it says in the Gospel of the Hebrews. Therefore there was a second, a third, a fourth, etc.
(To be continued)
