Sunday, August 21, 2011

Who is Jesus?

IS JESUS THE SON OF GOD?

I came across this comment on one of the news articles ( http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/2011/08/19/perkasa-takes-a-swipe-at-muslim-leaders/) on the online news portal Free Malaysia Today.  It gives us an interesting angle on the truth that is in Jesus.  Christians would do well to take note, as most Christians do not really know how to defend the gospel against the objections of other religions.  The bible tells us to have a ready answer for the hope that we have.   Most Christians don't, and never bother to have ready answers.

Now, Muslims, who claim to worship the same Abrahamic God have many objections to Jesus, among which are:

1) God cannot have a son.  To claim that Jesus is the "Son of God" is to claim that God had sex with Mary, and gave birth to Jesus, and that is blasphemy.

2) Jesus is only a prophet, only a human being and nothing more than that.

3) Jesus never died on the cross ( although the Koran says otherwise ).  In fact, Jesus never died and has been taken into heaven directly.  ( Well, at least they agree that Jesus is still alive today!  What a confession! ).

Let us take a look at what the commentator wrote in response to a Muslim who thought that the testimony of a Nasir Siddiki about his conversion to Christianity is pure nonsense.  He wrote thus :

"Whatever your stand, remember Jesus loves you, too. Bible says Jesus came not to condemn the world ( John 3:17 ) for it was already condemned, but He came to open a way. Your sins, and mine deserves the eternal death sentence and a loving God came into the world as a human being to pay for the sins. It is a gift. When He was in this world, He took on a human name ...  born of a virgin to be sinless. Bible says "He will be called Son of God", it is a title, not the literal meaning.

1) Koran teaches all human beings are touched by satan at birth. Koran teaches that Je sus was not touched by satan at birth. Because He is not of human origin. Satan knows who He is. Yet you don't.

2) Koran agrees that all humans must die. Yet Koran agrees that Jesus is still alive! So the Koran knows that He is not of human origins.

3) Koran agrees that humans are born out of male and female sex. Yet Koran agrees that Jesus was born of a virgin - impossible for humans.

4) Koran says all humans are sinners. Yet Koran agrees that Jesus never sinned. So, He is not human.

If He is not of human origins, then what is He? I leave it to you to think for yourself."


The Objection That Jesus is the Son of God
Do you know that the Muslims are correct on this matter?  

Most Christians are blur-blur about who Jesus is ... especially at His being called "Son of God".  Since the Christians do not know the better, can we blame the Muslims for thinking that Christians are saying that God came down to have sex with Mary (  the Mormon cult of USA actually teaches this though! ) through the Holy Spirit in order to give birth to Jesus?  No, I don't blame the Muslims.  In any case, that is not what the bible teaches.  Come, Christians, let's read Luke 1:35 carefully, at the part where Gabriel announces the conception of Jesus to Mary,

Luk 1:35  And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

Yes, Jesus is NOT the Son of God by birth.  Jesus IS CALLED the Son of God by His pre-eminent status, with a capital 'S'.  Christians too, are CALLED sons of God, but with a small 's', and this status is granted through adoption.  What the Muslims did not consider is that Jesus is the "Son" by the way of a title.  Somehow, the Muslim mind is fixed that to be called a son, it must be through sexual relations!


Gal 4:4  But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, Gal 4:5  To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.

So, Christians had better get the picture clear.  The term "Son of God" as applied to Jesus is titular.  He is the Son of God by title, not by birth. 


Who is Jesus?
How do you explain to a Muslim that Jesus is more than human?  Yes, He appeared on this earth as a human but how is He more than human?  Muslims claim He is only a prophet.  To them, it is blasphemy of the highest order (Syirik ) to call Jesus "God", for that means Christians worship 2 gods.  To explain who Jesus is through the bible would be a waste of time.  The average Muslim mind has been installed with a barrier against the bible from his youth. In addition, Muslims minds have been confused by the Roman Catholic practice of worshipping Mary.  Muslims have mistaken Mary for the 3rd person of the Holy Trinity.  They seem to think that the Trinity means 3 gods, with Mary being a part of the Trinity.  No thanks to the Roman Catholic pope for promoting Mary to a deity ( wonder where a sinful human got that authority to appoint anther human to godhood )  Anyway bible-reading Christians know that the Muslims are mistaken, and the Roman Catholics got it all wrong.

The best one can do is to point out who Jesus is from the book a Muslim cannot deny, i.e. the Koran.  And even then, since you are a infidel who is pointing something out to him in "his" Koran, he might even feel offended.  He might even chide you for quoting his Koran.  He does not realize that Muslim organizations put up online copies of the Koran for infidels to read.  But that's about the only way.

And so, the said commentator above did a very good job.  You see, hidden here and there in the Koran are gems of truth about who Jesus really is.  The commentator pointed out 4 truths in the Koran about human beings.  Yet Jesus does not fit into the category of humans, even though He was in this world as a human. According to Islam, the devil touches every human at his birth, except for Jesus; every human has sin, except Jesus!  No human can live forever, yet Jesus is still alive today! No human being can be born of a virgin except Jesus!  Surely, the Koran does point out that Jesus is more than human.  In fact, the Koran calls Jesus "Kallimatullah"  ( Surah 3:45 ), i.e. God's Word! and also "wa-ruhun-minhu" Sura 4:171, i.e God's Spirit!  Many Muslim scholars also refer to Jesus as Ruhullah.  These are also the titles for Jesus as recorded in the bible.  The Koran, which is some 6 centuries after Jesus confirms the bible's testimony of who He really is.
 
Now, if He is not human, then what is He? To be sure, no Muslim would insult Jesus by saying He is a demon.  If He is not human and He is not a demon, then He must either be an angel or God. 

That is all we can do to point out the truth.  Beyond that, it is up to the individual whether he is a truth seeker or just a religionist.

Is Jesus a prophet?
Of course Jesus is a prophet too.  He had the ability to prophesize, and His prophecies about the destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem was bang on target.  So too, many of His prophecies about false teachers and false prophets and false christs.  We know Jesus is God Himself who walked the earth.  Is it a big deal for God to be able to prophesize?  And how can God be on earth and yet be in heaven at the same time?  All I know is, my ALMIGHTY, OMNIPOTENT and OMNIPRESENT God can do all things.  He is beyond the control of the dimensions of matter, space and time, if you try to grasp the awesomeness of this.  Now, if a god cannot do all things, he is not almighty and omnipresent.  My God can. Can yours?

And Did Jesus die and resurrect?
Here is one of the biggest surprises you can find in the Koran.  You see, ALL Muslims are taught to deny that Jesus ever died.  ALL Muslims are taught that God replaced Him with somebody else at the last moment to die on the cross.  ALL Muslims are taught that Jesus has been taken up to God directly.  But, very few Muslims ever notice these verses in Surah 19:33-34 of the Koran that reported Jesus as saying:
 

 'And peace was on me the day I was born, and peace will be on me the day I shall die, and the day I shall be raised up to life again. That is Jesus, the son of Mary - the word of truth about which they are in dispute.'  


So, the Koran actually confirms that Jesus was born, did die and after he died he would be raised up again! Wow! And that He did!  Except that the average Muslim's mind is trained to ignore these verses.

It is also pointless to tell any Muslim to check on the historicity of the death of Jesus.  They will ignore the fact that two Jewish writers -- Philo ( 20 B.C.A.D. 50) and Josephus ( A.D. 37-95) did record briefly about the death of Jesus.He will also ignore your challenge to them to check out the writings of Tacitus (ca. A.D. 60-120), a Roman historian, who wrote, saying the “Christians” derived their name from “Christus,” who “was executed at the hands of Pontius Pilate in the reign of Tiberius” (The Annals xv.44).    Yes, there are historical records, if you care to search for the truth.  Why won't the Muslim check?  I think it is most probably because if he does check and finds out that truth is not what he was taught , he doesn't know what he is supposed to believe anymore!  He would to lose everything in life ... everything ....  if he ever chooses to discard his teachings. 


Who judges the world?
And to what the commentator wrote, I have this to add.  Ask any Muslim who has the power to judge the world, and he will correctly answer you that God alone has the power to judge.  Ask any Muslim if Jesus is coming back again into this world, and he will truthfully say that Jesus, and not the Prophet Muhammad will be coming back.  Ask him, is it true that one of the things that Jesus would do when he comes back is to judge the world?  At this, most of them will stay silent.

Conclusion
It is neither your job nor mine, to try to argue and convince a Muslim to change what he wants to believe.  Our job is to defend Christianity by pointing out the truths.  It is for him to make up his own mind, just as it is with a Buddhist  or Taoist or a person from whatever religion.  It is for the Holy Spirit to touch that person, and then for the person to make his response to the touch of the Spirit.  He is a gentle spirit, and will not force anymore to act against his own will.

The bible says that we must have a ready answer for others.  1Pe 3:15 says, "But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:"

Now you have a ready answer.  Use it.

Did not Jesus say in John 8:32 "And ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free".?


                                                                       




Saturday, August 13, 2011

A Gay Pastor? Surely You Jest!

A Practicing Gay Is No Christian!

Do not be deceived!  Do these "gays" not know that being a homosexual is wrong? They do! or else they would not change the term from "homosexual" to "gay".  They know that to be homosexual is bad, so they change it into "gay" to make it sound acceptable.  It is just exactly like changing word "murder" of unborn children to "abortion" to make it sound acceptable.

A very basic simple truth of the bible is this - the bible condemns sodomites and homosexuals!  God hates sodomy.  

Lev 20:13  If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

It is an abomination to God.  An abominable sin!  The episode of Sodom and Gomorrah makes it clear enough.

Yes, God does love all human beings.  But that does not mean God loves us for our sins.  God may love us even while we are still sinning.  Does not the bible say that Jesus came into this world to die for us while we were sinners!  But a holy God does not love sinners for the sin.  He died for sinners in order to save sinners out of sin.  And, the sinners who come to Jesus Christ MUST REPENT of their sins to be saved, for they were saved FROM their sins! They were not saved so that they can continue in it.  Therefore, if a homosexual comes to Christ, he is to REPENT ( i.e to say, STOP all his homosexual activities and live a holy life from then on ) in order to ensure that he is saved.  

But this “pastor” does not repent! He has not even repented. He continues to sin in homosexuality.  He even openly commits sodomy with this “marriage”!  So, he does not obey Christ.  A person who does not obey Christ cannot be a Christian!  He is anti-Christ - against Christ.  For Christ said in John 14:15  If ye love me, keep my commandments.”  This abominable man does not keep the commandment of Jesus Christ to repentIt is obvious that he has deleted these 3 verses out of his bible:

1Co 6:9  Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, 1Co 6:10  nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God. 

1Co 6:11  And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God. ( NKJV bible ).  

Clear enough?  It takes an idiot not to understand the above verses.  "Washed and sanctified" - to continue in homosexuality is to get oneself dirty again! What then is the use of the washing and sanctification? And it takes a "bent-on-sinning" and hardened heart to deny these verses.  So this pastor cannot be a Christian. He is just using Christianity to further a profession, to earn a good money out of people who want a “good-feeling lovey lovey” religion which at the same time allows them to enjoy all the worst of carnal lusts of the body.  He creates a niche market for himself.

Do not be deceived!  This man is no Christian, whatever he claims. Christianity is all about truth and the freedom to choose good and evil.  And good and evil is measured by God's unchanging standards, not the ever changing and fickle values of man.  For that reason, Christianity does not believe in using a body of falliable human beings to govern what is right or wrong. A believer who builds a DIRECT relationship with God will know this truth, because the Holy Spirit will guide him.  Because of this, Christianity IS NOT a religion.  Christianity is about a relationship with God, loving His Truth and WALKING in those truths.  Anybody and any body of people can claim to be Christian, there is no governing body of falliable humans to stop anyone from claiming to be so.  Which is why cults like the Jehovah Witnesses, 7th Day Adventists, Mormons and the likes exist, and they put up a Christian front, use Christian terminologies and words ( using different definitions and meanings in order to deceive ) but disobey the commandments of Jesus.  They are not Christians, however much good works they do and polite they show themselves to be.

So too, with this abomination of a man.  The Word of God, in  1Cor 6-9-10 condemns this man and his followers.  Homosexuals and sodomites has no part of the Kingdom of God.  Period.  Only those whose lustful hearts yearn for homosexuality and those who have pleasure in them who do it ( see Roman 1:32)     will follow him.

Do not be mistaken.  God is not against any transgender or eunuchs.  God does not accept the homosexual behavior.    

Jesus says in John 8:32 “And ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free”.


 

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Thursday, 11 August 2011 15:10

Gay Malaysian pastor to tie the knot with his partner

Written by  Malaysia Chronicle



KUALA LUMPUR - A Malaysian self-confessed gay pastor is to marry his African-American partner soon.
Press reports stated that Rev Ou Yang Wen Feng (pic) was likely to wed the Broadway musical producer by the end of the month or early September with ceremonies planned in New York and Malaysia.
Ou Yang told AFP in an interview in Hong Kong that his partner had popped the question on June 26, two days after New York City legalised same-sex marriages.
“He went to a church and wrote a song for me. He proposed at the end of the song in public,” the 41-year-old pastor said.
Ou Yang, who now serves at the Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) in New York, urged gay men and women to speak out to “break the vicious cycle” and help fight misconceptions about the gay community.
According to the MCC homepage, the church is part of an international movement of Christian churches reaching out to all, including homosexuals, bisexuals and transsexuals.
“When society discriminates against gay people, you only push gay people into the closet,” Ou Yang said.
Ou Yang’s “coming out” took place in 2006 when he published the story of his decision to make public his sexual orientation, after a nine-year marriage to his now ex-wife, whom he described as an “angel“.
“She asked for a divorce, and this is the biggest gift she could ever give me, she set me free. I owe her big time,” said the pastor who grew up in a conservative Christian family.
Several netizens praised Ou Yang, who has tattoos on his shoulder and arm, as the “most trendy pastor”. They said they had not spotted other pastors wearing ear-rings.
Some said he looked like Hong Kong actor David Wu and Chinese actor Chang Chen.
Ou Yang, a former columnist with Sin Chew Daily, said Kuala Lumpur was “growing and developing” with Sunday services and bible studies.
Ou Yang’s best friend, known only as Joe, was quoted by Guang Ming Daily as saying that he was happy for the couple.


Sunday, August 07, 2011

Rick Warren - The Gay Movement Supporter



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Rick Warren does not read the bible.  He does not know that God clearly condemns the perverted act of sodomy, as seen in the record of Lot, Sodom and Gomorrah, or these verses:

  • 1Co 6:9  Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites,
    1Co 6:10  nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God
    .

But it also appears the entire institutionalized church system has been so compromised by the "judge not" preaching, that few are willing to speak out against false teachers and church preachers like him, whose public stand against scripturally-condemned sins can at best be called ambivalent.  Many churches are in fact still in the blur, like the Chinese language service of the Full Gospel Assembly which I attend.  The Chinese Church still promotes the books of Rick Warren on the projector screen week in week out!  That goes to show that the church leaders and pastors are "blur blur".

Should we promote the books of a man who does not dare to speak out against homosexuality?             

We can be sure that Rick Warren is not ignorant of these bible verses.
  • Gal 5:19  Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,  Gal 5:20  Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,Gal 5:21  Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. 
  •  Eph 5:5  For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. Eph 5:6  Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience
  • Rev 21:8  But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. 
It is just too inconvenient for him to stand by them.  He is afraid of being condemned by his own "politically-correct" congregation, and fears losing members! You see, in USA and the West, church and Christianity is not about being saved and living a holy life for God after that.  It is a membership business.

Has Malaysian churches also caught on with the "membership numbers first" game?  Has Malaysia become so politically-correct about sexual perversion as well?  For a fact, we are surely moving in that direction, for Malaysians are of "everything USA do must be correct, so we follow" mindset ( just look at how we ape the TV programs, fashionwear etc ).  But for now, we should still be some distance off from USA on this matter, so why can't Malaysian churches stand up for God's standards as these Ugandan pastors?  Are Malaysian churches all sleeping, or too compromised with false teachings and being politcally-correct to dare to speak out, like people in glass houses do not throw stones?  Here, read this for yourself.  I had circulated it to my home cell members some time ago:

Mon, Dec. 21 2009 03:15 PM EDT

Uganda Pastors Chide Rick Warren; Defend Anti-Gay Bill


Pastors in Uganda recently chided evangelical pastor Rick Warren after he urged them to speak out against the country's Anti-Homosexuality bill.

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A group of 20 denominational heads recently formed the Uganda National Pastors Task Force Against Homosexuality and demanded that Warren "biblically issue an apology for having wronged us."

"Your letter has caused great distress and the pastors are demanding that you issue a formal apology for insulting the people of Africa by your very inapropriate (sic) bully use of your church and purpose driven pulpits to coerse us into the 'evil' of Sodomy and Gaymorrah (sic)," the pastors, which include Martin Ssempa, state in a letter emailed to Warren.

They also note, "As you yourself have said, '..the Bible says evil has to be opposed. Evil has to be stopped. The Bible does not say negotiate with evil. It says stop it. Stop evil'. (12/2007) Since homosexuality is evil, you cannot possibly be against a law that seeks to stop it unless you have misunderstood it."

Warren, who works with pastors in Uganda on the "Purpose Driven" campaign and P.E.A.C.E. Plan, had addressed Ugandan pastors in a video earlier this month. He condemned the criminalization of homosexuality, particularly the death penalty as proposed in Uganda's proposed legislation, and called it unjust and un-Christian.

The Purpose Driven pastor was among a number of U.S. religious leaders who expressed opposition and concern over the bill.
But Ugandan pastors state in their letter to Warren that the bill has been "greatly misrepresented by some homosexual activists causing hysteria."

They stress that the proposed death penalty applies only in special cases termed "aggravated homosexuality," which include those convicted of unlawful homosexual rape of a child or handicapped invalid.

"This is a conviction of paedophilles!" they exclaim, noting that the country has for 15 years had a death penalty in place for those who sexually abuse a girl under the age of 18 years. The proposed measure simply extends the protection to boys, they say.

Attempting to clarify what they believe is misinformation regarding the Anti-Homosexuality bill, the pastors task force says the proposed requirement that people report offenses of homosexuality was included because of high levels of unreported heterosexual/homosexual rape and harassment especially in single-sex schools. School officials and some police officers "maintain a conspiracy of silence" and ignore the pleas of the children and victims who report such crimes, the task force points out.

Many, including Warren, had criticized the bill for placing "everybody" at risk – including parents, teachers, landlords, doctors, media and religious leaders who provide counseling to someone struggling with their sexuality, work with those infected with HIV/AIDS, or do not report an offense within 24 hours of knowledge.

Warren believes it would hurt the church ministry of caring for people with HIV/AIDS. Out of fear of being reported, those infected would be reluctant to seek care or comfort from churches, the southern California pastor pointed out.

Homosexuality is already illegal in Uganda and can be punished with life imprisonment. But the anti-homosexuality legislation was designed to "fill the gaps" in the provisions of existing laws and "strengthen the nation's capacity to deal with emerging internal and external threats to the traditional heterosexual family."

And so the Lord says in John 8:32 " And ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free"



Wednesday, August 03, 2011

RICK WARREN - SELF-CONFESSED WORSHIPPER OF THE MUSLIM GOD


The name of Rick Warren is like a sacred cow in many churches and amongst many Christians. What a cow!

Read also:
Rick Warren - The Gay Supporter
Rick Warren's Ecumenical Idolatry
Rick Warren Graces Chrislam
'Chrislam' - The Spirit of Anti-Christ
Chrislam Heresy Sweeping Churches


The bible tells us to beware of false teachers.  There are numerous warnings given both by Jesus Himself, and the apostles.  But the leaders of institutionalized church are too afraid to offend; too afraid to speak out against untruths, for they fear man more than God.  Many churches are of course still sleeping, although their pastors off-and-on would wake up to preach to their congregation to stay awake.  After the sermon, the pastor then goes back to sleep.  And so, we have churches (e.g. FGA Chinese service ) still promoting Rick Warren books, Christian libraries stocking them up, and Christian book shops happily keeping them in stock since the pastors are still promoting them.  Wakey! Wakey!

Now, do you know that Rick Warren worships the Muslim god?  If he does not, why should he be seeking forgiveness from the "All-Merciful One and of the Muslim community around the world."?

Rick Warren is also known to be associated with and supports the new religion of "Chrislam" .  He has denied that he has embraced it, yet he has never denied his act of seeking forgiveness from the Muslim god, nor has he withdrawn his signature from the document below. 

See for yourself:

A Christian Response to "A Common Word Between Us and You"

In the name of the Infinitely Good God whom we should love with all our Being

Preamble
As members of the worldwide Christian community, we were deeply encouraged and challenged by the recent historic open letter signed by 138 leading Muslim scholars, clerics, and intellectuals from around the world. A Common Word Between Us and You identifies some core common ground between Christianity and Islam which lies at the heart of our respective faiths as well as at the heart of the most ancient Abrahamic faith, Judaism. Jesus Christ’s call to love God and neighbor was rooted in the divine revelation to the people of Israel embodied in the Torah (Deuteronomy 6:5; Leviticus 19:18). We receive the open letter as a Muslim hand of conviviality and cooperation extended to Christians worldwide. In this response we extend our own Christian hand in return, so that together with all other human beings we may live in peace and justice as we seek to love God and our neighbors.

Muslims and Christians have not always shaken hands in friendship; their relations have sometimes been tense, even characterized by outright hostility. Since Jesus Christ says, “First take the log out your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your neighbor’s eye” (Matthew 7:5), we want to begin by acknowledging that in the past (e.g. in the Crusades) and in the present (e.g. in excesses of the “war on terror”) many Christians have been guilty of sinning against our Muslim neighbors. Before we “shake your hand” in responding to your letter, we ask forgiveness of the All-Merciful One and of the Muslim community around the world.



To date, this document has over 600 voluntary signatories.  We see ordinary people and professors in the list.  That's understandable. They do not know the scriptures and do not know God.

But Rick Warren is one of them too, together with David Cho Yonggi, ( just press 'ctrl F' to search for their names ) and a host of Reverends and pastors from the Lutheran, United Methodist, Presbyterian and what-have-you churches.  These people know the Word.  They teach the Word, and exhort others.  And yet they know not? ..... any Muslim will tell you their god is not Jesus Christ.  So from which god are they people seeking forgiveness?

Discernment?  Do "church leaders" necessarily have the discernment that we so often hear them speak about and pray for?  Can you imagine David Cho Yonggi and Rick Warren leading their congregation into praying to any other god other than Jesus for forgiveness?  Do they not know that Muslims deny that Jesus is God?

The bible does say:
2Pe 2:1  But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.

And Jesus said in John 8:32 "And ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free"





Tithing - Removing Your Fear of the Malachi Sermon

Thank you to a certain reader, named Paul Leong linked this over to me.  And these are only 2 of the many eye-opener articles.  So be blessed by them.

 

Malachi 3:8 in context ... part 1

THE MYSTERY OF MALACHI REVEALED

It is the book of Malachi that today's clergy uses as their main authority for promulgating the doctrine of "Christian tithing." Christian tithing means that everyone must give 10% of their gross income (which is in the form of MONEY, 99%+ of the time), or they will be "cursed with a curse." It will be well worth your time to read the real meaning of Malachi's prophecy.

"Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed Me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed Thee? In tithes and offerings. Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed Me, even this whole nation. Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat [bread] in Mine house, and prove Me now herewith, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that thee shall not be room enough to receive it." (Malachi 3:8-10).

Their interpretation of these proof texts are as follows: Rob God of His ten percent of your salary and be CURSED, or pay God ten percent of your salary and be BLESSED.

Before we go any further, just who is cursing whom in this Malachi prophecy? Does God, indeed, say, "You are CURSED with a curse" (Mal. 3:9)? This definitely sounds as if it is GOD Who is doing the cursing, doesn't it? But say, did you notice that the word "are" in your Bible is in italics? That means that the word was supplied by the translators and was not in the original manuscripts. Remove it, and the verse says: "You cursed" rather than "You are cursed"

Is it God, or Israel, who is doing the cursing in this verse?

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and here 

Malachi 3:8 in context ... part 2

The following is taken from Chapter 7 - Disinformation I, of the book - Tithing : Low-Realm, Obsolete & Defunct, by Matthew E. Narramore.

If You Don't Tithe You Are a God-Robber.

Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation. (Mal. 3:8-9).

Under the Old Covenant the tithe was the Lord's and the children of Israel were robbing God when they didn't give it to him. We have a completely different relationship to God. The New Covenant is actually between God the Father and Jesus. Therefore, it is perfect and eternal because it does not depend on a fallible human who might break it. We are included in the New Covenant by our spiritual union with Jesus and we share his covenant relationship with the Father.
Our relationship to God as a born-again son is superior to anything previous. We are not our own, we have been bought with a price, the blood of Jesus.



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The truth always set you free.