CAN YOU DEFEND YOUR FAITH?

The sad truth is most Christians can't even defend their faith because they themselves are ignorant of God's word.

Don't let anyone capture you with empty philosophies and high-sounding nonsense that come from human thinking and from the spiritual powers of this world, rather than from Christ. -- Colossians 2:8
"My people are being destroyed for lack of knowledge..." Hosea 4:6

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Tuesday, January 25, 2011

THE STOLEN IDENTITY OF JESUS

Jesus and his disciples went on to the villages around 
Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked them, "Who do people say I am?"
-- Mark 8:27
Ever since the church leaders plotted to kill the Messiah because of jealousy; down to the ages they still continue to defame His credibility and weave lies to erase the real identity of Our Savior...and it still continue to happen in our present generation.
     For one they diverted his birthday to Dec. 25, w/c was the pagan b-day of the Sun--celebrated in ancient Rome as the feast of Saturnalia. Logic tell us otherwise that its an impossibility that Jesus could be born anywhere around that season.  I will not go further on the detail, of these deception for you can read it on my other blog "Christmas Without Jesus"  
   If you think Satan and the false religion had stop in deceiving people after Jesus death some 2000 years ago, listen to these: "The identity theft continues" and is very much successful in obscuring the image of the real son of God. One of the biggest crime they did was changing his family background. They hid Jesus' siblings to perpetuate the idol worship directed for Mary as the perpetual virgin "mother of God". There are very little mention about Jesus' brothers and sisters and this is usually sum up in these verses Mark 6:3 (compare Mat. 13:55; Luke 4:22 and Acts 12:17)
   "Isn't this the carpenter? Isn't this Mary's son and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas and Simon? Aren't his sisters here with us?" And they took offense at him."
    His poor half-brothers and half-sisters was kept away from the limelight. In fact, the Bible tells us that during the beginning of Jesus' ministry they do not support him and that these siblings of him were offended because He claims to be God. Later, we discover that at least two of these half-brothers were converted: James and Judas who both contributed in writing the New Testament with their epistles. It is good to note here also that James is an important founder of the early churches whom Paul visited (Acts 1:14); on that letter we can almost imagine the excitement Paul felt meeting the Lord's brother in person.
Isis and Horus/Jesus and Mary
   Why hide the family background? These crafted lies was made so the false religion can camouflage their reverence to goddess Diana. We must remember here that the Roman did not actually believe Jesus and converted to Christianity but submitted only to Christianity because their Kingdom is already falling apart. One of their last stand was when Nero accused Christian for starting the fire that consume the city of Rome. Anyway, they found a leeway in Mary's miraculous virgin birth....but the true intent is to presents the Mother and Child image of Isis and Horus (where the inspiration and founder of Horoscope came from) from the Greek religion into Roman mythology as the virgin Diana (Luna or Moon) gave birth to the "Sun" and not the son. This correspond once again why we celebrate Christmas during December equinox. The observation of Christmas only flourished 400 years after Jesus died. There are much resistance from early Christians that cost their lives when this celebration was introduce because they knew this was in honor of Pagan rituals.
   To complete the crime against Jesus, the master plan was to totally change his image from the original image the Apostle and early converts knew. The cunning artisan create and advertise a total make-over of Jesus personality. They package Jesus as an effeminate and an aristocrat man that sports a rebellious character by making his hair LONG (see The Long Hair of Jesus).
   Aside from the proof that I presented why Jesus didn't have Long Hair, we must also take note that he is a carpenter (Mark 6:3) The Greek word 'tekton' was used here which means "a builder" or "artisan" involved in major construction and that he hang-out with fishermen. Undoubtedly he spend a lot of time outdoors. So where did the gay looking icon came from?   Some painting rendition of Christ , mostly commissioned by the church, also shows Jesus with halo. We find halo on Egyptian God as well, where Isis and Horus originated. Halo symbolized as a "Sun-disc" and whom the Romans adopted because they are worshipper of the sun and moon originally. 
Santa with the same "nimbus" or halo as that of the Egyptian sun-god
   Further, on our deliberation against identity theft, is the bravest move the False Church introduce...Santa Claus replacing Jesus at the center of the supposedly  Birthday or Night of Christ. (see SANTA IS SATAN)
     As we progress we will discuss other identity theft and edited Bible doctrines; insertions and injected myth in mainstream Christianity. As for now, I encourage you to "Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness...." -- Matthew 6:33
   You can verify what I have written just like the attitude of the people at Beroea (Acts 17:11) who search the scripture whether those things Paul and Silas said were true.
   For many  false doctrine are circulating "And no marvel,  for even Satan himself is transformed into angel of light"-- 2 Cor. 11:14

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Why The Bible is Real

   Even skeptics admit that most of the prophesy written in The Holy Bible truly did happen. And that occasionally scientific community discover Biblical principle to be factual, historically correct, and amazingly accurate. Sometimes they categorize their admission by mere chance. Now, I will let you decide on the following verses or phrase, if these could have happen by mere chance.
Art of Fingerprinting    
   Job 37:7 "He seals up the hand of every man, that all men whom he made may know it." (English Standard version) and compare it to the literal translation from the original tongue "Into the hand of every man he sealeth, For the knowledge by all men of His work. "
   The book of Job was estimated to may have been written by Moses around 1657 and 1473 BCE, but other sources says Moses simply re-told the story and that Job may have lived during the time of the patriarch  (Abraham & Jacob); Therefore, it is much earlier, probably from the Intermediate Bronze Age or 2300-2000 BCE. Nonetheless, there's no problem when we consider the discovery of FINGERPRINT as a devise to identify people. Although there were some observation around the 16th century by various thinkers only around the 1800 when the process of fingerprinting was finally recognized. In fact, even if a person intentionally remove his fingerprint it will return to its original form and markings.
Click HERE about other views When was the book of Job written.
Cholesterol from Fat
Leviticus 3-17
" 'This is a lasting ordinance for the generations to come, wherever you live: You must not eat any fat or any blood.' "
   I think I don't have to explain the matter. Well, anyway, Moses could have not learn this advance medical knowledge from the Ancient Egyptians who raise him because during that time the common practice of people were so strange and even hazardous like for eye infection Blood of Bat, and even droppings of animals.
Gravity and Motion 
"He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing." -- Job 26:7
   While Ferdinand Magellan still argue that the earth is round only around 15th century, Job is already describing the earth rotation on an axis. Contrary to popular beliefs of Pagan's that the earth was carried by Atlas.
The Extreme Penalty of Crucifixion
   Crucifixion was in use particularly among the Seleucids, Carthaginians, and Romans from about the 6th century BC to the 4th century AD. In the year 337, Emperor Constantine I abolished it in the Roman Empire, out of veneration for Jesus Christ.
   But did you know that the prophesy on How Jesus would die was written 500 years before it is ever invented.
     "My enemies surround me like a pack of dogs;
      an evil gang closes in on me.
      They have pierced my hands and feet." --Psalm 22:16
(Note: The completed version of Psalm was around 500BCE after Cyrus king of Persia order the rebuilding of Jerusalem's temple. However the original copy was written from 1037BC to 967BC.) 
   Now, here are more graphic depiction on how it is done, long before it happen
   Isaiah 53:5
"But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed."
   Zechariah 12:10
“And I will pour on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and supplication; then they will look on Me whom they pierced. Yes, they will mourn for Him as one mourns for his only son, and grieve for Him as one grieves for a firstborn.

   I'll leave those for now so you can analyzed, later I will site some more examples of Biblical Truth. Like hygiene and proper food intake, GOD the originator of quarantine, which save the Jewish people from the 1918 Spanish Influenza that nearly wipe the population of the planet, the pandemic killed 40 Million but spare His people. The Jews was even blame for the spread of Bubonic plague because almost none of the Jewish community died in Europe. Actually, simple Biblical command save them, the annual cleaning in preparation of the feast of unleavened bread.
   Have you ever thought about why there's AIDS? Did God's written warning tell us so?  How about modern vehicle and high-tech weaponry describe in detail by Jesus' Apostle?

Monday, January 17, 2011

Many will come in MY NAME

  



In Mark 13:6 declared this bold statement “Many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am He!’ and will mislead many." Jesus said this after his disciple asked when would the end come. 
   During the time it was spoken, Jesus commanded only a very few follower. Maybe less than a hundred and in fact during his resurrection, there were only around 500 (1 Cor. 15:6) who had witness this event at one time. Earlier some of these disciple during the time of his arrest went coward and goes into hiding. At least 2 had betrayed him, Peter and Judas while the rest went into hiding except John.
   This unpopular preacher from a relatively small town in Galilee claiming to be the son of God, now is telling to his small band of follower, something like this: "One day, yes during the end times, many will use my name, form a religion but will corrupt my teaching for their own GAINS."
   We can take up at least two staggering prophesy here or claims from Jesus. That claim of MANY soon to be believers and believers that will depart from the ORIGINAL teachings. WOW! If you are one of the 12 (let's assume only the Apostle were listening at that time but there could be more) listening to Jesus that time, perhaps this would cross your mind "But Master even your own family does not believe in you...now your saying your followers will become thousands?" Now, of course we knew that the largest religious Body is that of those claiming faith in Jesus Christ. It even surpasses the dominant religion of Israel at that time and even in our generation rank Christianity as the first. It is said that there are 2.1 Billion Christian in the world or one third of the TOTAL population of the planet. That estimates may not even include those who believe in Jesus but does not consider Him as God. 
   Mention more than two Millenia ago, a proclamation against all odds if we take the circumstances  when it was written. All his followers were suffering persecution and into hiding from the authorities. Those whom the authorities found to be Christians were either put into prison or executed. They did not retaliate or form an army like revolutionaries but their members multiplied not withstanding the fate that might befall them. Nero even accused Christians for burning the city of Rome.And that very same "accuser"  or the Roman Empire herself who instituted the extreme penalty for the death of its leader and thousands of its followers establish a Religion under that order.
   It is therefore, without a single iota of doubt that what Jesus Christ claims who He is and what will happen is and was the truth. Only The Lord Jesus against other religious wannabes can proclaim in such astounding  accuracy with surety because He is the Adonai of the Old Testament and The Christ of the New Covenant.
   "3"I declared the former things long ago
         And they went forth from My mouth, and I proclaimed them
         Suddenly I acted, and they came to pass.
    4"Because I know that you are obstinate,
         And your neck is an iron sinew
         And your forehead bronze,
    5Therefore I declared them to you long ago,
         Before they took place I proclaimed them to you,
         So that you would not say, 'My idol has done them,
         And my graven image and my molten image have commanded them." -- Isaiah 48:3-5
   
   If we go on reading the following passages of that prophesy (See Mark 13 and also Matthew 24) we will FIND more proofs that what he had said is indeed what will happen. Who would have thought that there is a possibility that the earth WILL end? Two thousand years ago,  the idea of climate change was not even in one's imagination. It would have been a crazy assumption to declare that the earth will come to pass seeing how it is sustaining life. Famine, pestilence (H1N1, swine and avian  flu). Was it conceivable during that time that a weapon so powerful is able to wipe mankind from the face of the earth? 
   Earthquake from different places will be a sign of the end times, as Jesus said. Are you ready or preparing for it? You better do, because it was declared by Jesus who said: "“I tell you with certainty, this generation will not disappear until all these things take place. Heaven and earth will disappear, but my words will never disappear.”" Luke 21:32-33

Friday, January 14, 2011

Beatification and Canonizations

Does a servant of God need beatification to become saints?
   When our faith is in question it is prudent and wise to look for answer from the Word of God, NOT from any religious CREED book like Canon Laws, Watch Tower and so on nor base on our human philosophies such statement as "I think the purpose of this verse is..." or "According to Pastor and Mister.... this is how we should pray..... ". 
   Notice how Prophets usually start their statement "This is what The Lord says..." and as Paul emphatically wrote in Galatians 1:6-9   I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—which is really no gospel at all. Evidently some people are throwing you into confusion and are trying to pervert the gospel of Christ. But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let him be eternally condemned! As we have already said, so now I say again: If anybody is preaching to you a gospel other than what you accepted, let him be eternally condemned! compare with 2 Cor. 11:4 or Romans 15:20.
    Therefore, regarding Christian faith we should ask "What is a Saint?"
   Bible uses the word saints 131 times. And in those 131 times the term is attached to a person who have dedicated his or her life to God or for His Church. They were not necessary martyrs and THEY ARE ALIVE during the time it was address. In fact, it was NEVER used to connote dead believers or prophets, except in The Book of Revelations, but still it is on future tense or things that is about to happen. I would not be able to write on this blog all the verses regarding saints but you can check it for yourselves. Anyway, here's one in case you have no Bible (I suggest you sell your jewelry to buy at least 3 version for comparison) 
1I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servanta of the church in Cenchrea. 2I ask you to receive her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints and to give her any help she may need from you, for she has been a great help to many people, including me.
3Greet Priscillab and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus. 4They risked their lives for me. Not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them. (Romans 16)
   New Living Translation of The Bible simply translate saints as "Believers" and therefore, if Your Church Leader is still WAITING for beatification to be Saints, then he is still considered an UNBELIEVER.  
  

Thursday, January 13, 2011

SANTA IS SATAN

    "He see's you when your sleeping,
     He knows when your awake...
     He knows if you'd been bad or good,
     So be good for goodness sake."


   Its no accident that when you jumble the name of Santa you'll get Satan. You maybe wondering he is the only MALE saint (or whatever) that had the title of a female martyr or believers. A little googling and web search will lead you to hundred of Santa's but they were either female like Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, Santa Elena or some materially bless object like Santa Cruz or Santa Rosario (Which is another foolishness to make saints out of objects which is clear idolatry). Male saints are usually coined as Santo Tomas or San Juan, San Pedro, San Francis or even San Gabriel and San Miguel whom they mistitled because the last two are angels and can not qualify as Saints. 
   Now, back to Santa why he is so special or extra-ordinary to have a distinctive title? They usually associates him to San Nicolas or St. Nicholas (a devout Christian born from the Southern Coast of Turkey) most of the story about him are unclear and without real sound proof except that he is a Bishop of Myra. But perhaps he is an important one because he was called to attend the Council of Nicaea in AD 325. There are many stories surrounding the myth of Santa and St. Nicholas that we can no longer distinguish which are fable or truth. Nonetheless, this said gift-giver has a questionable background. The closest replica of the Santa we now has evolve from ancient people's belief on elves and in fact earlier version of Santa as an elf were slim and agile; very much different from the modern version we had now of the Old and gentle fat guy we see on billboards and cards (from the imagination of Thomas Nast a Political cartoonist in 1881) and since then his image has evolve through time. 
   But why did I say that Santa is the corrupt form of SATAN? BECAUSE he claim one of the qualities of the God of the Bible. “Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? If I ascend into heaven, You are there; if I make my bed in hell [the grave], behold, You are there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there Your hand shall lead me, and Your right hand shall hold me” (Psalm 139:7–10). David here of course is describing God not Santa Claus. But the song "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" making that parallel claims.
   Now Satan had been declaring that claim during the angelic revolt which Isaiah records:
Isaiah 14 12   How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! 13   For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: 14   I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.
15   Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.
   Satan's demands to be worship too. And this deceiver had found the opportunity on Christmas. That's why as Santa Claus he was able to transform himself into Father Christmas or to those who can't accept that image he has Kris kringle, the boy version of supposedly gift-giver. Taking the limelight away from Jesus for his own glory.  
   Now, common sense can easily be applied here. Are there reindeer in Turkey? Maybe as Christmas ornament, but then again can they fly? Maybe because of Santa's divine or devilish power. A shinning red-nose to light his path. Having elves for helper and a factory in North Pole to create toys. The capacity to read Billions of letters (again like the Omnipotent God who hears our prayers) and able to accomplish all the distribution during Dec. 24 to beat the 12 midnight deadline.
   "For the fool will speak folly, and his heart will work iniquity, to practice profanity, and to utter error against Yahweh, To make empty the soul of the hungry, and to cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.  The ways of the scoundrel are evil. He devises wicked devices to destroy the humble with lying words, even when the needy speaks right. " -- ISAIAH 32:6-7

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Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Who Are They?

   Have you hear about the young man who fled naked during the night Jesus was arrested?
   Probably never heard nor seen in movie adaptations but there was such an incident that happen which we can read in Mark 14:51, but there were other more popular stories that had circulated  in mainstream Christianity that never really occur if we trust the completeness of the Bible. Galatians 1:6-8 says "I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—  not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed."
   Here are some scenes taught by the False Religion that was not really taught in The Bible.
   Scene One: St. Veronica wiping the bloody face of Jesus on his way to Golgotha to be crucified. First of all, it is a strange name for a Jewish girl during the 1st century and worst of all, there was no such incident recorded in the Bible we now has. Yes, all four gospels even if you turn it upside down. NO hint at all that this story exist during Jesus time. The claim of the MYTH was the cloth suppose being used bore the image of Christ. Have you ever wonder why a miracle of that magnitude would escape the observations of the apostle? Isn't it worth writing to reiterate the divinity of Jesus? It was never MENTIONED by Matthew, Mark, Luke and most especially John who was there all the time, from Jesus arrest to his burial. So who is Veronica*? Why she was in the collections of Catholic idols?
   Scene Two: Will take us back to the birth of Jesus. Do we read kings visiting the infant Jesus? Or do we read the names Melchor, Gaspar and Baltazar from the entire HOLY BIBLE? These are three added character that even a special celebration was made to commemorate them. Why it seems this religion loves to ADD non-existing saints in there altar? Like St. Valentine and Santa Klaus (St. Nicolas)....
   Revelation 22:18-19 "...if any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book; and if any man shall take away from the words..." read for yourselves what curses followed.

 *It is interesting to note that the fanciful derivation of the name Veronica from the words Vera Icon (eikon) "true image" dates back to the "Otia Imperialia"

Sunday, January 9, 2011

And they came from Monkey

   We see those evidences daily that God exist. Even scientist cannot denied that their is an intelligent design working down to the micro level. A simple bacteria isn't simple at all but a complex machinery fa...r more complex than the PC.
   If all happen by mere chance, then there would have been plenty of evidences which evolutionist claims but after 200 year of Darwinism none of those concrete evidences still appear. In fact, what they discover is an instant explosion of life here on earth. No predecessor at all or link...they are completely form from the time they came to life. Which simply mean, that someone had design them, someone had the master plan for them.
   And God created us.
   Let others believe that they came from monkey. I will believe that I am an offspring of Adam. A person with purpose and meaning.

Friday, January 7, 2011

Christmas Without Jesus (Xmas)

This is not Jesus but Mithras
Everything about Christmas is a total mockery against GOD who created heaven and earth. All was contrary to what the Bible teaches from Nativity scene to Christmas tree. Dec. 25 in itself was actually the b-day of the sun w/c ancient Roman celebrate as the feast of Saturnalia. The Nativity scene was a shocking replica of a pagan ceremony from Mithraic Religion, with detail as the miraculous virgin birth to the infant birth of the "Sun".
   Jesus apostle was very clear in avoiding those practices and never endorse the celebration of Jesus birth. Foremost, it is geographically impossible that Jesus birth occur in winter. A census for Jerusalem as an ordinance by Augustus Caesar (Luke 2:1) would be foolish if travel was almost impossible and would the shepherds stay-out in the open to watch their flocks when the land was covered with snow (v.8)
   Granting we don't know exactly when was Jesus born, so why not celebrate it instead base on known traditions. But the celebrant we suppose to honor said the scripture cannot be broken (John 10:35) and in Deut. 12:29-32 it strictly warns against adopting pagan worship custom to honor the true God.
   In fact, the bible is very specific if it wants a feast to be celebrated. Early Christians have died fighting against these causes, they died because they don't want to celebrate Saturnalia disguised as Christ b-day.
   "And in vain they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the commandment of men." (Mark 7:7) Further Daniel inspired by God to prophesy several centuries before Christmas that religious men would attempt to change "Times and law" including God's festival season.
   Now are these harmless traditions? "For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. Whosoever shall break one of these least commandment, and shall teach men so he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven" Mat. 5:17
   Next if the Lord willing I will discuss the pagan practice called "Easter". How it has nothing to do with Resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Deuteronomy 12:29-32

English Standard Version (ESV)
Warning Against Idolatry
 29 “When the LORD your God cuts off before you the nations whom you go in to dispossess, and you dispossess them and dwell in their land, 30 take care that you be not ensnared to follow them, after they have been destroyed before you, and that you do not inquire about their gods, saying, ‘How did these nations serve their gods?—that I also may do the same.’31 You shall not worship the LORD your God in that way, for every abominable thing that the LORD hates they have done for their gods, for they even burn their sons and their daughters in the fire to their gods. 32 [a] “Everything that I command you, you shall be careful to do. You shall not add to it or take from it.