The Truth

  Saul of Tarsus wrote, “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; [it is] the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.“ Ephesians 2:8-9. Saul said that we are saved by faith, not by following the law. This is the easy way to get eternal life, according to Saul. Is there an easy way? We'll find out soon. “Then the LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to tend and keep it. And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, "Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; "but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die." "but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die." And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place. Then the rib which the LORD God had taken from man...

  "Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. "For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one title will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled. "Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches [them], he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. “ Matthew 5:17-19. Readers, do you know why Jesus said these words about the law? He wants us to do all of them. He wants us to obey the law that His Father gives to us either directly or through His prophets. I was reading His ten commandments as I was writing this article and all of them require our obedience. Nothing is optional. God gives Adam and Eve no option either. Do it or get out. Now I can understand why Jesus said, "Therefore you shall be perfect , just as your Father in heaven is perfect....

Readers, what have we learned from going to church every week? Anything new that can make us grow spiritually? Or are we already happy hearing the same old message, offering, offering, and more offerings? Music, piano, singing, and more music. No, we should not be happy. The church should be hiring more people who can talk like Jesus. Some churches spend way too much time on certain rituals, like collecting offerings, etc. Some churches perform other rituals that the church has been doing for a thousand years or more. But they all have a common belief, the teachings of a false prophet or the serpent/snake. The snake is truly amazing. It is mentioned in the  book of Revelation 20:10, “The devil, who deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone where the beast and the false prophet [are]. And they will be tormented day and night forever and ever”  Readers, do you know how many people the beast and the false prophet(s) have deceived?  “Now when the thousand ...

  Readers, do you think that Adam and Eve knew that they would be kicked out from the Garden of Eden, suffer emotional and physical hardship, and lose eternal life as a consequence of ignoring God's will? No .  Do you think that Saul of Tarsus knew the possible consequence(s) of ignoring the will of God ? No, he did not know it either. Jesus said, "Not everyone who says to Me, `Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. “ Matthew 7:21.  Do we understand what Jesus said in Matthew 7:21? Does your pastor read and understand what Matthew 7:21 says? Saul of Tarsus doesn’t know why God gives us the Law. Adam and Eve did not know why God told them not to eat the fruit of a certain tree. But that is not our job. Our job is to obey Him. You know why? Because He has no intention of harming us. The smart thing to do is just OBEY Him, especially when we do not know why God gives us the law. Just do it ! Disobedience to God is n...

  Today I want to discuss with readers what Adam and Eve know about the law. “And the LORD God formed man [of] the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.“ Genesis 2:7. “Then the LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to tend and keep it. And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, "Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; "but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die." And the LORD God said, "[It is] not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him." And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place. Then the rib which the LORD God had taken from man He made into a woman, and He brought her to the man. And Adam said: "This [is] now bone of my bones And flesh of my flesh; She shall b...

  Readers, we don’t know why God gives us the Ten Commandments. And in my attempts to explain to my readers that we don’t know why God gives us the Ten Commandments, or why Jesus gives us His commandments, I may have used words that may offend some of my readers. Please accept my apology. Signed, Grumpy Old Man  😄

      “And He said, "Who told you that you [were] naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you that you should not eat?" Then the man said, "The woman whom You gave [to be] with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate." And the LORD God said to the woman, "What [is] this you have done?" The woman said, "The serpent deceived me, and I ate." Genesis 3:11-13. ”Then the LORD God said, "Behold, the man has become like one of Us, to know good and evil. And now, lest he put out his hand and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever" therefore the LORD God sent him out of the garden of Eden to till the ground from which he was taken. So He drove out the man; and He placed cherubim at the east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life.“ Genesis 3:22-24. Here is a short introduction from the Bible giving the reason why Adam and Eve lost eternal life. They ...