Disclaimer

Disclaimer

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The Word of God is sharper than a two edged sword (Hebrews 4:12). This applies both to Jesus and also to the written “Word”. The truths revealed in the scriptures cut both ways-they can protect you or even destroy you. If God’s own word can destroy you; how much more might thoughts inspired by Satan the Destroyer destroy you?

Ever since the garden of Eden, mankind has tasted from “the tree of the knowledge of good and evil”. Virtually everything that you hear or see written in print is partly “good” and partly “evil”. Every source of scriptural commentary, including this one, is tainted to some degree. Frankly, I cannot wholeheartedly endorse any source of Biblical thought. The websites I link to are often more wrong than right! Still, there are valuable gems of information hidden in many places if you sift thru enough material. Many people have stumbled into one or more hidden truths and they can often logically defend certain particular points quite well. Still, there is no guarantee that these individuals have a balanced overall understanding of scripture and often they are not even truly converted.

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The writers of the various articles featured in the ARTICLES section of this site, as well as the internet sources that I link to, and the books and tapes also in the ARTICLES section often would not entirely agree with many to most of the concepts described in my book-Mysteries of the Everlasting Kingdom as few have encountered my book. Usually, there are peripheral points mentioned that I explain quite differently. Nevertheless, I believe that the focal points of these particular articles are very well presented. I dont hesitate to promote good information simply because I usually disagree with many of the other ideas another writer advocates. I am not afraid that you might visit their web site or read their books and be swayed by their other ideas, because you simply cannot “prove all things” without disproving the alternative perspectives of an issue, but be careful! Use your God given conscience (people think it is merely intuition). Dont venture too far IF you sense real danger. Satan wants you to die.

I can think of three excellent books whose writers later shot themselves in the foot. One recanted of the monumental work that he had done—the other two are using their newfound credibility to undermine the very essence of the truths that they appear to be promoting!

We can all learn new things; sometimes even from the writings of hypocrites and wolves. However our purpose on Earth is not to learn to follow the orders of religious dictators—if it were, then we might as well have been created as robots. A large part of true Discipleship is discernment between good and evil. There very often comes a time when we are forced to choose between being loyal to God or an organization purporting to represent Him. Many people lose the battle over this point!

Hebrews 5:14 But solid food is for those who are full grown, who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil. WEB

We can also learn from our enemies. There are periods of Sabbatarian history that are only known about by reading the writings of the opposition, because they burned the original books.

However, anyone who teaches that we are not also here to obey God’s Law, that is, do good “works” and “obey the truth” will wind up as an enemy of God in the “day of wrath”.

Romans 2:5-9 But according to your hardness and unrepentant heart you are treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath, revelation, and of the righteous judgment of God; 6 who “will pay back to everyone according to their works:” 7 to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory, honor, and incorruptibility, eternal life; 8 but to those who are self-seeking, and dont obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, will be wrath and indignation, 9 oppression and anguish, on every soul of man who works evil .... WEB

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There are spiritual sheep-people having the very Spirit of God dwelling in them-some of whom are rather hardheaded, like the mountain sheep above. Then there are wolves, like the Pharisees whose actions and “doctrine” (Matthew 16:12) if emulated will lead to eternal death. But then there are a great many duck billed platypuses that appear to be seemingly part bird, part reptile, and part mammal. They have, to their credit, mastered fitting together a few pieces of God’s master jig saw puzzle, often with praise worthy style, but they have no idea what the finished puzzle actually looks like, because the overview picture is “spiritually discerned”. They have allowed biases and weaknesses, like giant beams in their eyes, to halt their further understanding. The Holy Spirit will lead us into “all truth”, if we are imbued with the Spirit (if you are “imbued” you have quite literally been soaked) but it is a process that is apparently only begun in this life. No human can obtain all truth in this life. I have no qualms with quoting anyone, no matter their character, in order to uncover or better illustrate a particular truth.

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I no longer fear to arrive at unpopular or even perhaps unique doctrinal understandings. Most of us will not resolve too many of the mysteries of eternity in this life. But fear unquestioned conformity in your belief system! Beliefs should not be inherited, nor should they be adopted in clusters. Examine each of your beliefs individually, and dont back away from reasonable challenges to them, as I did for over twenty years.

The greatest mystery of all time is the question: “is there a reason for human existence?” The answer to this question, and the most controversial concept that I personally have come to believe is that there is ample opportunity given in this life for everyone to attain eternal life. While others might agree with this simple statement philosophically, you dont see Biblical statements used to support the position that “non Christian people can be granted eternal life-based on their good works.” Logic alone would support the the position that a loving Creator would not doom the vast majority of humanity because they tragically adopted the wrong religion. Yet surprisingly, the concept of salvation for people not familiar with Christianity is Biblical. Many people go thru life fearing for their relatives and loved ones, believing that they are lost, or doomed to Dante’s hell, without considering God’s own words.

How God will sort us out is explained by the unexplored Biblical principles described in Chapter 5: The Called, the Culled, and the Excused. True Christians will have a better reward than others, but eternal life is available to everyone who practices the “Royal Law” in this life!

This life is a proving ground. For the most part, it is not what we learn that matters most to God; rather, it is what your Creator learns about you. God is looking for a few good people to “populate” His universe spanning Everlasting Kingdom.

Isaiah 9:7 Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, on the throne of David, and on his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from that time on, even forever. The zeal of [Yehovah’] of Armies will perform this. WEB

Loving your neighbor is the only divine requirement for people who do not know and love the true God. Personally fulfilling God’s Royal Law is the minimum requirement to “do well”.

James 2:8 However, if you fulfill the royal law, according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you do well. WEB

Romans 13:10 Love doesnt harm a neighbor. Love therefore is the fulfillment of the law. WEB

This principle is expressed again in Galatians.

Galatians 5:14 For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, in this: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” WEB

God’s Royal Law is still the means test that will sort us out in the Judgment. As long as there are humans, there will be a standard (a law) of behavior that God uses to sort the good from the bad. In a nutshell, God judges all of us based on our interpersonal behavior and true Christians with the added responsibility that comes with a personal relationship with God.

Matthew 5:18 Truly I say to you, until the heaven and earth pass away, in no way shall one iota or one point pass away from the law until all comes to pass. LIT

We can only speculate about what reward God has in mind for “good people”. He has kept that largely a secret, perhaps because He doesnt want people to be “in it for the money”, so to speak.

1 Corinthians 2:9 ... according as it has been written, “Eye has not seen, and ear has not heard,” nor has it risen up into the heart of man, the things which God has prepared for those that love Him. LIT