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SIN NO MORE

  Few Christians know or understand why Jesus was crucified. The Bible gives us a full history about Jesus from His birth to His death on the cross. My story about why Jesus was crucified is the same as in the Bible. Unless we know the true history of Jesus’ life, we cannot talk about why Jesus was crucified. Jesus said, "Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword .” Matthew 10:34. One morning while Jesus was teaching in a temple the scribes and Pharisees brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. And when they had set her in the midst, they said to Him, "Teacher, this woman was caught in adultery, in the very act. "Now Moses, in the law, commanded us that such should be stoned. But what do You say?" This they said, testing Him, that they might have [something] of which to accuse Him. But Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with [His] finger, as though He did not hear. And again He stooped down and wrote on the...

SALVATION IS NOT FREE

Brothers and Sisters. May I remind you, again, that salvation is not free . We have to earn it. Remember, the first thief on the cross who was hanged hurled abusive words at Jesus and said, "If You are the Christ, save Yourself and us." But the other thief, answering, rebuked him, saying, "Do you not even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation? "And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward of our deeds; but this Man has done nothing wrong." Then he said to Jesus, "Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom." And Jesus said to him, "Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise." Luke 23:39-43. Both thieves were sentenced to death on the cross. Jesus saved the second thief, but not the first. Do you know why? Because the second thief earned it, but the first thief did not. If the second thief had not said a word, both thieves will not be saved. And so, please understand that salvation must be earn...

WHO IS JESUS CHRIST?

  Jesus Christ is God in human form . This is a story from the Bible about how Jesus was conceived. “ Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin's name [was] Mary. And having come in, the angel said to her, "Rejoice, highly favored [one], the Lord [is] with you; blessed [are] you among women!" But when she saw [him], she was troubled by what he is saying, and considered what manner of greeting this was. Then the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. "And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name JESUS. ” Then Mary said to the angel, "How can this be, since I do not know a man?" And the angel answered and said to her, "[The] Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that ...

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?

Readers, today I want to share with you why I believe that it is important that we forgive people who have offended us. Jesus said that if we forgive people who have offended us, He will forgive us. When we forgive others, Jesus will forgive our sins. And that is important for us to know and remember. Why? Because the Bible says that the devil is our accuser . “ Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, "Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down.” Revelation 12:10. When God has forgiven our sins, either through repentance or forgiving others, we can avoid passing generational curses to our descendants . Only God can cancel the generational curse that is passed from one generation to another, to us from our lawlessness practicing parents, and to our children, and their children, and their children's children. Jesus said, ...

SAVED FOREVER

Jesus said, " I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.” Matthew 10:9. " 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." Matthew 10:27-30. Many new born Christians believe that once they are saved, they are saved forever. Nothing can snatch them out from Jesus’ hand. Really? Have they interviewed Adam and Eve to find out if that is true or not that once they are saved, they are saved forever? Or, have they interviewed Lucifer and millions of his angels to find out why God evicted them from heaven and took away salvation from them? In every case God took salvation away from them because they failed to do what God wanted them to...

TAKE HEED

The disciples asked Jesus, “Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these things be? And what [will be] the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?" And Jesus answered and said to them: " Take heed that no one deceives you. "For many will come in My name, saying, `I am the Christ,' and will deceive many .” Matthew 24:3-5. Or, in other words, the Bible implied that we take heed of Christians who  will come and teach false Christian teachings to tickle our ears with the intent to deceive us and to enrich themselves .  “For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, [because] they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers ; and they will turn [their] ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables.” 2 Timothy 4:3-4. But Jesus said, "Not everyone who says to Me, `Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of hea...

CHRIST AND THE CHURCH

Today I want to talk a little bit about Christ and the church. And to introduce you to this important topic I want to quote for you a text from the Bible. “ Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord.” For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body.” Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so [let] the wives [be] to their own husbands in everything.” Husbands love your wives, just as Christ has also loved the church and gave Himself for her,” So husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies; he who loves his wife loves himself.” Nevertheless, let each one of you in particular so love his own wife as himself, and let the wife [see] that she respects [her] husband.” Ephesians 5:22-25,28,33. The Apostle who wrote the scripture implied that the reason why husbands don’t love their wives is because the wives refuse to submit and respect their husbands. He illustrates this by giving the metaph...

JESUS WILL NOT DIE TO PAY FOR OUR SINS

Readers, do you know that Jesus will not die to pay for our sins? He said so to God the Father. “He went a little farther and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, "O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You [will]." Matthew 26:39. " He died on the cross because He was forced to die, and not because He wants to die for us. Jesus died under duress . He has no choice. Jesus was murdered against His will. How could Jesus, who didn't want to die but was later murdered, be paying for your sin and my sin? That is absolutely insane ! Therefore, His death on the cross, in my opinion, has no salvation value . He died because He was forced to die; He was murdered against His will. He did not voluntarily walk to the cross. They had to beat and dragged Him to the cross. But Satan wants us to believe that Jesus died to pay for our sins. And we believe all the nonsense ( BS ) that Satan gives us! Besides, if Jesus had di...

RELEVANT vs. IRRELEVANT

  Good morning everyone. I hope you all have a good night's sleep, or a good day's rest, depending on which part of the world you are living. I am, however, concerned about the worsening of the situation in the Middle East. And the reason why I am concerned is because Israel is killing Muslim leaders, and clerics, who play important roles in the Hezbollah opposition movement in Lebanon, and in other parts of the Middle East . Muslim clerics are often directly involved with leading the Hezbollah fighters. But Christianity is different. Christian pastors and preachers don’t get involved in world politics. Some don’t even know what the gospel of the kingdom is. Is that bad or good? I think that is bad, very bad. Why? Because Jesus said, "And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.” Matthew 24:14. Do we know what the gospel of the kingdom is? The gospel of the kingdom is the testimony of Jesus...

HYPOCRITE

What is a hypocrite? A hypocrite is one whose actions belie stated belief. Jesus talks a lot about hypocrites in the Bible. For example, an individual who swears allegiance to Jesus but at the same time faithfully serves the interest of Jesus’ enemy is a hypocrite. Why? Because the enemy’s interest is opposite to Jesus’ interest. One cannot serve the interest of opposing parties ideas unless he is a hypocrite. The action of a hypocrite is inconsistent with its stated belief. The hypocrite cannot be totally faithful to Jesus. Jesus wants us to be faithful to Him only . Remember this? Jesus said, "No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.” Matthew 6:24. Jesus wants us to serve Him only. He doesn’t want us to serve Him and serve the mammon of Tarsus. Do you, readers understand? Here are some more examples. God said, "You shall have no other gods be...