Are you proud to be Christian? Do you find yourself often times calling out John 14:6 when in the company of non believers? Perhaps you know a Christian who declares God and heaven as if they are most exclusive to Christians and no other religions?
The typical Christian evangelistic message is that:
•one must “accept Christ”
•in order to be forgiven of sins
•and go to heaven.
•All who fail to “receive” Christ in this way,
•even if they have never heard of him,
•are doomed to eternal Hell.
Such ideas, no matter how familiar to Christian ears, have nothing to do with knowing and following the TORAH in the way that the historical Jesus advocated. Jesus proclaimed the Kingdom of God and upheld the Prophetic vision of the Messiah; while, in contrast, the later Christian Church proclaimed “Jesus” as heavenly Savior, as God the Son, and totally ignored his message and his TORAH based teachings.
In essence, the Proclaimer of the Kingdom of God became the Proclaimed!
Accordingly, to confess Jesus as Messiah has little connection with the original Hebrew expectation of what the Messiah is all about. Millions who mouth that phrase, and somehow think they are “saved” while others are damned to Hell, have not the slightest understanding of Jesus as a Jew, nor of the Prophetic vision of the Messiah and the Kingdom of God for which he lived and died. So, what is the point of such confessions? The Jews have rightly rejected the whole pagan Christian agenda in this regard.
Jesus taught the same WAY of Salvation as that found in TORAH and Prophets—heartfelt repentance of sins, turning directly to YHVH God in faith, forgiveness and salvation through His grace, and obedience to all the commandments of TORAH (Matthew 5:17-20; Luke 18:9-14).
He constantly proclaimed the Prophetic vision of the Messiah and the Kingdom of God. The only legitimate message “in his name” is the one he preached: God’s love for sinners, repentance and forgiveness of sins, obedience to TORAH, the call to be a suffering servant, and the good news of the coming Kingdom.
So if you are one of those Christians who is always proclaiming your exclusive right to God and Heaven it is very important you begin to think twice about doing so. You see, becuase of this very issue many Christians have fallen for the false image of Christ, and in doing so have no idea that this is the case. sadly, if not warned, it is these people who are going to have an extremely rude awakening when in the end they come to find they have been worshipping the exact opposite of what they had originally intended.
Regardless of whether you are Christian or not, We are the Ones we have been waiting for!
Be Knowledgable, Be Vigil, Be Ready.
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