A minister was ministering to the congregation the other day
and he made some dangerous pronouncements. According to him, majority of the
people of the world serve the Creator of the Heavens and the earth; what
differentiates each group from the other is the WAY to God. He then concluded
that it doesn't matter the way one tries to reach God as long as such arrives
at His Feet. It was almost
impossible for me to believe that a minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ would
teach such blatant heresy and the congregation will cheer him on. Then I remembered
that the Bible warned the ministers: “not
to teach other doctrine or to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies.
These promote empty speculations rather than God’s plan, which operates by
faith” (1Timothy 4:3b-4). These ministers and many like them are teaching a
strange gospel to the people that cannot help the people attain the primary goal
God has set for them which is an eternity with Him free of sorrow, pain and
death. Unfortunately, what they serve up is guaranteed to lead many to an
eternity in the torments of the everlasting fires of torture, misery and pain.
You can’t blame the ministers wholly, because so many in the congregation
desire messages that will teach them how to ‘better’ them ‘selves’. Sadly, the
more these messages are churned out the worse the ‘selves’ get. By their fruits we know who and what they believe because the fruits are the evidences of their ‘walk’ with God. Beloved, there is no
way a man can make it to the Almighty God, Creator of the Heavens and the Earth
outside of the rules He Himself had set. Our God is Holy and dwells in an
unapproachable light where there is no hint of darkness (wickedness): “…the Only One who has immortality, dwelling
in unapproachable light, whom none of mankind has seen or can see, to whom be
honor and eternal might. Amen” (1 Timothy 6:16) “…God is light, and there is absolutely no darkness in Him” (1 John
1:5b). If we believe the above Scriptures, why do we think we can advocate a
teaching that deludes the people to think they can get to Him on their own? Do
you think on your own recognizance, intellect, prowess or by some parameters
you set for yourself you can walk in holiness and righteousness and eventually
end up in heaven when you die when the Bible clearly states: “When the Lord smelled the pleasing aroma,
He said to Himself, I will never again curse the ground because of man even
though man’s inclination is evil from his youth…” (Genesis 8:21) and “The heart is more deceitful than anything
else and desperately sick – who can understand it” (Jeremiah 17:9)? You are
truly on your way somewhere, but I can confidently assure you that it is not to
the God that created the Heavens and the Earth!
Jesus Christ declared to His
disciples: “…I am the way, the truth and
the life, no one comes to the Father except through Me” (John 14:6). The
foregoing is the foundation of the Good News (Gospel), that carries within it
the birth, death, resurrection and return of our LORD and Savior Jesus Christ to take His own and to judge the world. To
get to God the Creator of the Heavens and the earth, we must of a necessity go
through Jesus Christ: “While he was still
speaking, behold, a shining cloud [composed of light] overshadowed them, and a
voice from the cloud said, This is My Son, My Beloved, with Whom I am [and have
always been] delighted. Listen to Him” (Matthew 17:5)! Any other way leads
to another god and eventually to the fires of hell. In the Book of Hebrews, we
were told clearly: “Now without faith it
is impossible to please God, for the one who draws near to Him must believe
that He exists and rewards those who seek Him” (Hebrews 11:6). If you
believe He exists, you must learn how to get to Him and the only way is Jesus
Christ: “There is salvation in no one
else, for there is no other name under Heaven given to people by which we must
be saved” (Acts 4:12).
Beloved don’t believe and get side tracked by the
dangerous ministers that declare we serve the same God with people that don’t believe
or accept that Jesus Christ is both God and LORD. May the Lord help you to
stand and remain standing despite the influx of terrible winds programmed to
derail the true sons of God in Jesus Christ name. God bless you.
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