The Truth

Readers, tonight I want to discuss with you about terms that you will frequently hear used in a court of law by the judge, the lawyer who defends you, and the lawyer who accuses you of wrongdoing. We will also hear similar terms used in a court hearing in heaven before our Judge and Defender, Jesus Christ, and our accuser, Satan. The Bible says, “ 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?" So Satan answered the LORD and said, "From going to and from on the earth, and from walking back and forth on it." Job 1:6-7. Readers, do you know what Satan was doing "from going to and from on the earth, and from walking back and forth on it." He was looking for evidence of our wrongdoing so he can accuse us before God the Father. “Then the LORD said to Satan, "Have you considered My servant Job, that [there is] none like him on the earth...

“For you have said in your heart: ‘ I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; I will also sit on the mount of the congregation On the farthest sides of the north; I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, I will be like the Most High.'” Isaiah 14:13-14. Readers, today we are going to study together what Satan intended to do, according to Isaiah 14:13-14, and why. Some writers say that it shows Satan’s desire to be equal to God. Yes, that is true. But why? Why does he want to be equal to God when he knows that God created him? What is the hidden motive why he wants to be equal to God? Why do we want to change our job, be a nurse, be a doctor, an engineer, a hacker, and so forth? And why does a homeless person not want any of those? Do you know why? A homeless person is already happy or content with what he has, but we are not. We are envious of what other people have. But the Ten Commandments forbids us from coveting . Satan knows about the Ten ...

I want to believe that it would. But I don’t think it will, unless the entry standard to heaven is lowered. And I don’t believe that God the Father will lower the entry standard to heaven. God the Father said, “ Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man [was] great in the earth, and [that] every intent of the thoughts of his heart [was] only evil continually. And the LORD was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart. So the LORD said, "I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth, both man and beast, creeping thing and birds of the air, for I am sorry that I have made them." But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.” Genesis 6:5-8. God destroyed them all because their intentions were bad. And this leads me to believe that God the Father will  judge us by our intention behind our deeds. Noah was saved because He has met the high standard. This is a high standard to meet knowing that salvation is a marathon , and n...

Readers, do you know that Christianity is the only religion in the world that does not follow the teachings of its F ounder ? The founder of Christianity is Jesus Christ. The follower of Jesus is called a Christian in English,  Kristen in Indonesian, or Christelijk in Dutch. The followers of Islam are called Muslims, and they followed the teachings of Islam or the prophet Muhammad. All the other religions in the world follow the teachings of their founders, except the Christians in America and other countries in Asia who were influenced by the American Christians that believe in the freedom of religion. But these Christians in America have no clue what freedom of religion means. Freedom of religion means that we have the freedom to choose any religion that we want. It doesn’t mean that we have the freedom to change the beliefs of the religions that we choose. If we do that in certain countries in the Middle East, some fanatics will lock us in a metal cage and drown us in dee...

Dear Readers, I like to introduce this article by playing a guessing game with you. This game should be easy for you since I know that you have read most, if not all, of the articles that I have written. "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.” You are right, it was Jesus Christ who said this. He is also known as God the Son. How about this next one? “Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man [was] great in the earth, and [that] every intent of the thoughts of his heart [was] only evil continually. And the LORD was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart. So the LORD said, "I will destroy...

  Readers, as a Christian raised by my parents from a young age, I have to warn you that Christianity, as we know it today , is a wild and dangerous religion. Why did I say that? First , a Christian is one who believes in Jesus Christ. Second , a Christian is an individual who follows and does what Jesus Christ wants them to do. Jesus said, "My sheep hear My voice , and I know them, and they follow Me .” John 10:27. Third , a Christian understands that God is a Spirit . Fourth ,  a Christian honors and respects God the Father, and God the Son as their Creator. And finally , and I believe this is the most important thing that we must know and remember, and that is what 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." And I know that His command is everlasting life. Therefore, whatever I speak, just as the Father has told Me, so I speak." John 12:49-50. In othe...

There were a lot of people who have talked or written about salvation that I have heard or read from reading the Bible, going to church, watching the TV, or listening to the radio. But that is not the reason why I am writing this article. What I want to write here is  what Jesus has told us, you and me, about salvation, period. Or what God the Father has told me about salvation. Why? Because God the Father owns the Kingdom of Heaven, not Paul, not Judas Iscariot, nor any of His disciples who works for him. Do you understand? The rest of us are just potential  guests to the Kingdom of Heaven until we can endure till the end of time. God the Father, by way of God the Son, said that those who can endure till the end of time will be saved. (Matthew 10:22). This is the only theology of the gospel of Jesus Christ that we must remember. We are saved when we are saved, period. Salvation is not a sprint . Salvation is a marathon . The only person to whom salvation is a sprint is the ...