The Truth

Today I am going to make a side-by-side comparison between “the law of Christ” and the Ten Commandments. I am going to begin with the longer commandments, the Ten Commandments, and end with the shorter commandment, the “law of Christ”. "I [am] the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. "You shall have no other gods before Me. "You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness [of anything] that [is] in heaven above, or that [is] in the earth beneath, or that [is] in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the LORD your God, [am] a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth [generations] of those who hate Me, but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments. "You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold [him] guiltless who takes His name in vain. "...

  What is the “law of Christ”? Christians believe that the law of Christ is the fulfilment of the Old Testament law emphasizing “ love” as the center of Christian living. It is described in Galatians 6:2, “ Bear one another's burdens , and so fulfill the law of Christ”. That is NOT 100% correct ! That is Paul’s idea, a people pleaser ! That is the idea of a politician. What did Jesus say? “ Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with. ... And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' “Matthew 22:36-40; Mark 12:30-31. FIRST we should love our God. SECOND we should love our neighbor as ourselves. That is the true “ law of Christ ” . Be careful when we read the Bible. Why? Because the apostle Paul has said that people will look for teachers who can tickle their ears. By loving our neighbor first, and loving our Lord second, we will make people happy, and make our Lord jealous and mad! Why do we want to piss Him off? Isn’t that...

I want to talk a little bit about something different today that I have not discussed before, and that is about tithes and offerings. I want to ask my readers an important question that many are familiar with, and that is on the topic of tithes and offerings. Are tithes and offerings to the church necessary for the “salvation” of the people who go to church each week? Are they necessary? I believe they are necessary for the “salvation” of the staff of the church, such as to pay the salary of the church pastor, secretary, phones, utilities, etc. Yes, they are necessary for the “salvation” of the church . But are they necessary for the salvation of you and me? I think to answer this question we must know what salvation is , and whether the church can meet our needs or not. The spiritual needs of people who go to church vary greatly from one individual to another individual. But whatever it is, if salvation is what we want, and if only Jesus or YHWH can offer the salvation that we want, ...

Now as Paul thus made his defense before King Agrippa, Festus, a Roman procurator said with a loud voice, "Paul, you are beside yourself! Much learning is driving you mad !" Acts 26:24. I believe that all Christian Pastors should be trained as lawyers or Attorneys-at-Law. Why? Because the Bible is a law book. It has cases, laws, regulations, commandments, rules, etc. You can learn about civil law and cases in law libraries called reporters or law reports. Reading the Bible is not like reading a novel. The Bible is a collection of the history of law since Adam and Eve. The Bible is a law book! Many Christians are confused when they read the Bible, especially the writings of the apostle Paul. Festus told Paul that much learning was driving Paul mad! Do you know why he said that? Because Paul's legal arguments were not easy to read, understand and often confusing. Utter confusion, I believe, was the reason why we now have over 45,000 Christian denominations or groups global...