The Truth

Why does one want to be a follower of Jesus? The obvious answer is to be rewarded when Jesus returns. Rewarded with heaven. But going to heaven is not easy. 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.  Doing the will of God the Father is not easy. It is never easy. Don’t you believe me? Look at Adam and Eve. God asked them not to eat a certain fruit. A serpent deceived them and they ate. They refused to do the work that they must do, and that is not to eat the fruit. The work is to obey God. As a result of disobedience to the  work that they must do, God evicted them and took eternal life away from them. Here comes Saul of Tarsus. He claims that Jesus has called him to be a follower of Jesus. A follower of Jesus? What does a follower of Jesus do? He must promote the interest of Jesus. He must teach the teachings of Jesus. He must share with others the teachings of...

  Readers, have you ever seen, heard, or read about a man, or woman, who dares to change God’s law during your lifetime other than Saul of Tarsus? I haven’t. And none of Jesus’ chosen disciples dares to change the law either. Why is that? Because they know that God’s commandments are holy . Paul knows that too. In Romans 7:12 Paul wrote, “ Therefore the law [is] holy, and the commandment holy and just and good. ” But Paul doesn’t care, holy or unholy. Paul was an unholy murderer. He has a lot of innocent blood on his hands. How and why would he change God’s holy, just, and good commandments into his piece of unholy and untested law “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“ came from his own heart. Ephesians 2:8-9. Paul says that we are saved by faith, not by work. Jesus however said, "Not everyone who says to Me, `Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who do...

  Readers, you may be wondering why am I writing this article IN GOD WE TRUST? Don’t we all trust God? True we say that we trust God, but we don’t do what we say. We say that we trust God, but we don’t do what God wants us to do. We do what Saul of Tarsus tells us to do. We do what our Bible teacher tells us to do. We do what our priest tells us to do. But we ignore what God wants us to do. And yet we say that we believe in God. We say that we have faith in God. Why do we say that we have faith in God but refuse to do what God tells us to do, and do what Paul tells us to do. And Saul of Tarsus is not a Prophet. Is that not strange? Is that not weird? Are we weirdos, or are we both Christian liars and weirdos? If we are, I am not surprised at all. Why am I not surprised? Saul of Tarsus said, “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God, not by works, so that no one can boast.” Ephesians 2:8-9. Saul wrote that we are s...

  Readers, have you ever wondered why the prophets and Jesus talked so much about FALSE PROPHETS in the Bible? Or has it ever occurred to you why God said these words to Jeremiah about false prophets? I bet many of us do not know or do not care. Do you know why? Because we are in a hurry to make money. We believe what we want to believe. We want to sell Jesus by presenting Saul of Tarsus, as if the false teachings of Paul are the teachings of God. Prophet Jeremiah says, “Then I said, "Ah, Lord GOD! Behold, the prophets say to them, `You shall not see the sword, nor shall you have famine, but I will give you assured peace in this place.'" And the LORD said to me, "The prophets prophesy lies in My name. I have not sent them, commanded them, nor spoken to them; they prophesy to you a false vision, divination, a worthless thing, and the deceit of their heart.” Jeremiah 14:13-14. Here are more words from the prophet, Jeremiah 23:9-40. 9. My heart within me is broken bec...

  Jesus said, "Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. "In My Father's house are many mansions; if [it were] not [so], I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. "And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, [there] you may be also. “ John 14:1-3. In John 14:15. Jesus said, "If you love Me, keep My commandments. ” Jesus said you believe in God, believe also in Me. Why did He say that? Because Jesus speaks what His Father told Him to say. Jesus said, "For I have not spoken on My own [authority]; but the Father who sent Me gave Me a command, what I should say and what I should speak. “John 12:49.  Jesus said that He goes to prepare a place for us, so that where He is we may be with Him also. Do not let Satan and Saul of Tarsus confuse us and make us  believe that the law expired when Jesus died on the cross. None expired, because the Law came from Jesus’ ...

  “Then Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest and asked letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, so that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. “As he journeyed he came near Damascus, and suddenly a light shone around him from heaven. Then he fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?" And he said, "Who are You, Lord?" Then the Lord said, "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. It [is] hard for you to kick against the goads." So he, trembling and astonished, said, "Lord, what do You want me to do?" Then the Lord [said] to him, "Arise and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do." Acts 9:1-6. Saul was on his way to Damascus to get permission from the high priest to kill more Christians when he heard a voice from heaven. He was scared and astonishe...

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. What is the will of Jesus’ Father? "Therefore you shall be perfect , just as your Father in heaven is perfect.” Matthew 5:48. That is His will. How can we be perfect? We can be perfect only by doing the will of Jesus’ Father. That’s the ONLY way that we can become perfect, by doing the will of Jesus’ Father, and not by mere faith. I remembered when I was a kid my mom wants me to learn to play the piano. She hired a female piano teacher to come to our home to give me piano lessons three times a week. After four weeks of lessons I still don’t know what the keys or notes are called, C, D, or F. Do you know why? Because I was watching her, and not the piano keys. And we cannot be perfect either if we continue to watch and follow what Saul of Tarsus says. We must follow Jesus and His Father. Jesus said we can be perfect...