STOP ACCUSING THE TRINITY

What is hyperbole? Readers, do you know what the meaning of hyperbole is without looking it up in your dictionary? Well, here is the definition from Oxford Languages: exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. When Jesus said to the blind man, “Receive your sight; your faith has made you well” Luke 18:38-43. Was that a hyperbole? When Jesus said to a dead girl, “Little girl, I say to you, arise.” Mark 5:36-43, and the little girl arose and walked. Was that a hyperbole? My brother died at 25 years of age from a sudden minor illness that no doctor knew what it was. He was the victim of black magic. Jesus said, "Therefore if you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.” Matthew 5:23-24. My brother badly hurts the feelings of the parents' of a girl. For years he has never apologized to the family whom he had offended so bad. A week before he died he told me he heard voices repeatedly calling for his name from the front door of his apartment, but when he opened the front door no one was there. A day before his PanAm flight from Jakarta to the USA took place, he was dead. Was what Jesus said in Matthew 5:23-24 a hyperbole? No, nothing that comes out from Jesus’ mouth is a hyperbole. How do I know that? Because what comes out from Jesus’ mouth are not His words. It was God the Father who told Jesus what to say. Jesus gave us this warning,  "If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast [it] from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell. And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and cast [it] from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell.” Matthew 5:29-30. Is this a hyperbole? NO, it isn't! Brothers and Sisters, God meant what He said. He wants us to take His words seriously. Don’t make fun of Him, and don’t make fun of His words! Pay attention to what He said, and never ignore His words. He meant what He said. Nothing is hyperbole to Him, nothing! Do you know why we should take His warnings seriously? Do you want to know why? Because Satan is after our soul as soon as we were born. He doesn’t want any of us to take his place in heaven. None! “Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them. And the LORD said to Satan, “From where do you come from?" So Satan answered the LORD and said, "From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking back and forth on it." Then the LORD said to Satan, "Have you considered My servant Job, that [there is] none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil?" So Satan answered the LORD and said, "Does Job fear God for nothing? "Have You not made a hedge around him, around his household, and around all that he has on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land. "But now, stretch out Your hand and touch all that he has, and he will surely curse You to Your face!" And the LORD said to Satan, "Behold, all that he has [is] in your power; only do not lay a hand on his [person]." So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD.” Job 1:6-12. Do you know what Satan was doing when God asked him where did he came from? Satan answered "From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking back and forth on it." Do you know what Satan was doing, “going to and fro on the earth, and from walking back and forth on it.” Satan was looking for you and for me to destroy. And do you know why we are still alive? Because God told him “Do not lay a hand on his [person].” If God forbids Satan not to lay a hand on my brother, he is still alive today. But God let Satan do what Satan wants to do with my brother’s life. And so, Brethren, thank God that He still protects us and lets us live another day. Keep our minds open. Listen to the voice of the Holy Spirit. Believe in what Jesus said. None of His words is hyperbole. He meant what He said. If my brother did not see Matthew 5:23-24 as exaggerated statements, he would still be alive today.

Finally, please stop falsely accusing The Trinity for making hyperbolic statements. Why? Because the Trinity is a SPIRIT. When undertakers come to our homes or to the hosptals to pick up our dead bodies to take them to the mortuaries, we don't know whether we are dead because of Satan's will, or God's will.