The Truth

  “Whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God.  In this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest:  Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor [is] he who does not love his brother.” 1 John 3:9-10. In other words, those who do not practice righteousness are the children of the devil, the Apostle John said. Many Christians believe that they have been born of God and do not sin; they cannot sin because they have been born of God. According to John, however, if they do not practice righteousness they are not of God. Okay, what does being born of God mean? Is an individual who is just baptized with holy water or pool water born of God? Are they born of God? No, not guaranteed. When we accept Jesus as our Savior, are we born of God? No, not guaranteed either. What must we do then to be born of God? According to John, we must practice righteousness . What is si...

When a new convert is led to believe by his/her pastor or preacher that he/she can claim the promises in the Bible without clearly giving the terms, express or implied, that accompany the promises, I think that is very wrong! That is a form of deception! Some preachers exaggerate God’s promises in the Bible with the intent to get a quick conversion. This is also wrong! Preachers and ministers should be honest and transparent in anything that they do or say. For example, many, if not most of the converts believe that once they believe in Jesus, Satan cannot snatch them away from Jesus. This is not true. That is false teaching and a wrong interpretation of Jesus' words! My favorite preacher whom I have followed for more than 20 years one day decided to retire. I could not understand why is he retiring at such a young age, 60 years of age. Later I discovered that he eloped with a young married female preacher about half his age from the same denomination and left his old wife behind....

Today I want to talk a little bit about gifts from Heaven. They are free gifts from God. What are these gifts? They are rain and sunshine, free. No conditions are attached. There are other offers from God, but they are conditional offers. Jesus made the offers when He was on earth thousands of years ago.  In John 10:26-30 Jesus said, "But you do not believe, because you are not of My sheep , as I said to you. My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. My Father, who has given [them] to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch [them] out of My Father's hand. I and [My] Father are one." Jesus said that He and His Father are one . Do we understand what Jesus said? What does “I and My Father are one” implies? If we read the Bible carefully we should understand what the Book of Revelation says about Jesus, and that Jesus is God. He is th...

  There is so much talk about the Beast in the Bible and on the Internet that many readers become confused. But we should not be if we pay good attention to what Jesus said in the Bible. Read carefully the Book of Revelation and what Revelation says about the future of the world in which we live. There is nothing much that we can do about the Beast. What will happen will happen. But what we can do is do what God says in Revelation 14 we should do. This is important for us to know. “ Here is the patience of the saints; here [are] those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus”. Revelation 14:12. Revelation 14:12 says that we need not worry about what the angel says in verse 11, “the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no rest day or night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name." The important thing for us to remember is that we keep the commandments of God and the faith in Jesus!   Are we keepin...

  Do we know what faith in God is, means, or implies? Most Christians don’t know based on what I see they write on the Internet. They don’t know that faith in Jesus, or faith in God is a two-way street. They think that faith in God is a one-way street based on the teachings of the Apostle Paul.  Do they know what fear of God is? No, they don’t know that either. Why? Because God rarely strikes death those who show no fear of God. Who fears God? I want to talk a little about the Prophet Abraham. Prophet Abraham is one of my favorite prophets. His story fascinates me, especially when I read his story that involves Sarah and Hagar. Abraham was able to solve a complex relationship between him, Sarah, and Hagar, and made it into a simple relationship. And because of what he did, or what they did, God fulfills His promises to all three. I am not going into more details about them other than talking about Abraham. God promised Sarah and Abraham that they would have a child (son)....

Jesus said, "The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me because I testify of it that its works are evil.” Why do you think Jesus said the world is evil ? Is it because the law is inadequate, or is it because the law is excessive? If you live near where I live you will see a huge Law Library that stores thousands or more of law-related books. Many churches give you the Bible, a law book, for you to read or to take home. Church workers are giving people free Bibles in certain areas on the weekends in malls and shopping centers. In short, access to the Law is more than adequate. Why then did Jesus say the world is evil? Jesus said those words a long time ago when the world was not as bad as today. Do you know why Jesus said the world is evil? First, do you know why our government gives tax-exempt status to churches and their leaders, preachers, and ministers? They were given to benefit society so we will see more law-abiding citizens. But why did Jesus say to His disciples in John 7...

  Today I want to talk a little bit more about the Bible. When I read the Bible, I first read what Jesus or His Father has to say. Why Jesus? Why not Paul, or Matthew, or Luke? Because Jesus or His Father holds the key to Heaven, and no one else. I don’t care what the other people say, such as Martin Luther, or even the Pope, unless the other people carry the key to Heaven with them. Show me that you have the key to Heaven, and I follow you. Why would I not read what Paul, John, Mark, or Matthew has to say in the Bible? The reason is that I don’t want to get trapped in the 45,000 Christian denominations, groups, or churches. This is the best way to avoid confusion, and/or deception.  Everyone in the world wants to make money from us, including those with Christian beliefs. “Show me that you carry the key to heaven, and I follow you” is my motto. I don’t care how good a person can write, or how persuasive a person may write, but they must agree with what Jesus says. “Show me th...

  Jesus said, "If you love Me, keep My commandments. And I will pray to the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever, "the Spirit of truth,” whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you. A little while longer and the world will see Me no more, but you will see Me. Because I live, you will live also. On that day you will know that I [am] in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you. Jesus said that if we love Him we will keep His commandments. And when we do, He will send to us the Holy Spirit to help us do what He wants us do for Him, and give us the strength and faith to stay on course until the end of time. He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him. Judas (not Iscariot) said to H...

Jesus said to His disciples in John 7:7, "The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me because I testify of it that its works are evil.” When I turn on the TV or radio on the weekend, Saturday, or Sunday, I heard preachers and ministers say, “Jesus loves you, brother. Jesus loves you”. I wonder which Jesus they were talking about?  Jesus Himself said that the world hates Him, and why do the preachers and ministers say on TV and radio that Jesus loves the world when the world hates Jesus? I suspect it has something to do with tithes and offerings. It makes good sense. You know the story about the big flood during Noah's time, right? Millions or billions of souls perished, except for a handful of people. Why do you think God destroyed them? God destroyed them because God saw nothing good in them. If God saw any value in them, God would not have destroyed them, but would spare them. It is obvious that the people whom God had destroyed during the big flood had not produced the g...