A short lesson teaching you how to tell the FAKE "Christian and Jesus"
from the REAL "Christian and Jesus"
09/29/2017
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Luke 18:19-30 (MSG) - Jesus teaching the disciples about RICH PEOPLE who are mostly FAKE Christians because they REFUSE to GIVE UP their WORLDLY POSSESSIONS to follow GOD.
Jesus said, “Why are you calling me good?
No one is good—only God. You know the commandments, don’t you? No illicit sex,
no killing, no stealing, no lying, honor your father and mother.” He said,
“I’ve kept them all for as long as I can remember.” When Jesus heard that, he
said, “Then there’s only one thing left to do: Sell everything you own and give
it away to the poor. You will have riches in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
This was the last thing the official expected to hear. He was very rich and
became terribly sad. He was holding on tight to a lot of things and not about
to let them go. Seeing his reaction, Jesus said, “Do you have any idea how
difficult it is for people who have it all to enter God’s kingdom? I’d say it’s
easier to thread a camel through a needle’s eye than get a rich person into
God’s kingdom.” Luke 18:19-25 MSG
EVANGELICAL CHRISTIANS in AMERICA have created for themselves an IDOL “FALSE CHRIST” to worship and expect the whole world to comply. This “FALSE CHRIST” or IDOL is in the form of a WHITE MAN on a CROSS and even pictures of a WHITE MAN doing all the things the REAL JESUS did when He was here walking the EARTH.
The Word of GOD says, “Exodus 20:3-5 (KJV) Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven 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. Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; yet “EVANGELICAL CHRISTIANS” worship their WHITE JESUS IDOL. Even the Catholic Church has IDOLS all over their sanctuaries with a WHITE JESUS on a CROSS right above the PULPIT. Heck, MOST of the good people of the USA who “CLAIM” to be CHRISTIANS WORSHIP FOOTBALL EVERY SUNDAY among other sports. The good people of the USA have also been WORSHIPING the BODY or should I say the CREATION and NOT the CREATOR.
Americans have become so obsessed with body image that gyms are popping up all over the place packed with people trying to achieve that “PERFECT” look. This is VANITY and we learn in JAMES what happens to VAIN people.
“Romans 1:21-23, Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, And changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and four-footed beasts, and creeping thing.
The AMERICAN CHURCH has become a POPULARITY CONTEST to see who can have the BIGGEST and the BEST BUILDING with the MOST PEOPLE packed inside several times every SUNDAY. The AMERICAN CHURCH no LONGER hears about SIN, they hear about WEALTH, SELF ESTEEM, it has become a SOCIAL SCENE of “CHRISTIANS” getting their EGO’S STROKED so they feel good about themselves and NO LONGER the HOUSE of GOD where you go to get SPIRITUALLY FEED, HEALED of SICKNESS, FORGIVENESS OF SIN and a place to come together as believers to WORSHIP the ALMIGHTY GOD.
Anyone who sets himself up as “religious” by talking a good game is self-deceived. This kind of religion is hot air and only hot air. Real religion, the kind that passes muster before God the Father, is this: Reach out to the homeless and loveless in their plight, and guard against corruption from the godless world. James 1:26-27
According to the EVANGELICALS, AMERICA
is GOD’S CHOSEN PEOPLE and HE longs to bestow upon everyone RICHES beyond
belief if only you will SPREAD the MESSAGE of HATE they have developed as their
guide to how you should live. We know that we will know the FAKE “CHRISTIANS”
by their deeds. In Matthew we learn about these FAKE CHRISTIANS.
Ecclesiastes 5:10 “He who loves money will
not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with his income;
this also is vanity.”
Thank God the rest of the WORLD and those here in AMERICA who are TRUE FOLLOWERS of the REAL JESUS can see right through the MODERN DAY Pharisees and Sadducee's in AMERICAN’S RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS they call “CHURCH”.
Evangelical America or what I like
to call the RELIGIOUS SECT of AMERICA is full of DECEITFUL MEN and WOMEN
claiming to be “CALLED OF GOD”, preaching on huge stages in big auditoriums to
a crowd of people eager to be comforted from the woes of this world and get
their ears tickled with a “NICE” message to make them feel all warm when they
leave the building. These men and women NEVER talk about SIN, HELL, SATAN all
they want you to hear is how great you can have it NOW, that GOD wants you to
have everything you desire NOW, however they are deceiving the ELECT with half
truths and outright lies and the elect are falling for it.
Let me say right here I am NOT
judging those men and women I am putting them to the TEST of the WORD of GOD to
determine if they are FAKE or REAL. I urge every one of you reading this to do
the same thing. I am giving you the WORD of GOD so you will know how to tell
the REAL from the FAKE.
These men and women who get up in
front of you on Sunday Morning and tell you that you can have your best life
now or that GOD wants you to be RICH beyond your wildest dreams, these are the
ones who will stand before GOD and here these horrible words, “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord,
Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my
Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in
your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your
name?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew
you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’ Matthew 7:21-23 (ESV)
You see my friends, GOD does NOT care how much money you have, what kind of car you drive, how big your house is or even what BRANDS you buy. GOD is ONLY CONCERNED with the FACT that HE created you to have an INTIMATE relationship with HIM.
In James 5:1-6 we learn exactly what will happen to these “RICH” FAKE CHRISTIANS, “ And a final word to you arrogant rich: Take some lessons in lament. You’ll need buckets for the tears when the crash comes upon you. Your money is corrupt and your fine clothes stink. Your greedy luxuries are a cancer in your gut, destroying your life from within. You thought you were piling up wealth. What you’ve piled up is judgment. All the workers you’ve exploited and cheated cry out for judgment. The groans of the workers you used and abused are a roar in the ears of the Master Avenger. You’ve looted the earth and lived it up. But all you’ll have to show for it is a fatter than usual corpse. In fact, what you’ve done is condemn and murder perfectly good persons, who stand there and take it."
Jesus even had to teach the
disciples that MONEY and LUXURY and WORLDLY things are nothing.
Jesus then left the Temple. As he walked away, his
disciples pointed out how very impressive the Temple architecture was. Jesus
said, “You’re not impressed by all this sheer size, are you? The truth of the matter is that there’s not a
stone in that building that is not going to end up in a pile of rubble.”Matthew
24:1-2
The “RELIGIOUS” people who SERVE the FAKE JESUS put
wealth and status above all else in their church. James gives us an example of
a FAKE CHRISTIAN vs a REAL CHRISTIAN in chapter 2:1-13;“My dear friends, don’t let public opinion
influence how you live out our glorious, Christ-originated faith. If a man
enters your church wearing an expensive suit, and a street person wearing rags
comes in right after him, and you say to the man in the suit, “Sit here, sir;
this is the best seat in the house!” and either ignore the street person or
say, “Better sit here in the back row,” haven’t you segregated God’s children
and proved that you are judges who can’t be trusted? Listen,
dear friends. Isn’t it clear by now that God operates quite differently? He
chose the world’s down-and-out as the kingdom’s first citizens, with full
rights and privileges. This kingdom is promised to anyone who loves God. And
here you are abusing these same citizens! Isn’t it the high and mighty who
exploit you, who use the courts to rob you blind? Aren’t they the ones who
scorn the new name—“Christian”—used in your baptisms?You do well when
you complete the Royal Rule of the Scriptures: “Love others as you love
yourself.” But if you play up to these so-called important people, you go
against the Rule and stand convicted by it. You can’t pick and choose in these
things, specializing in keeping one or two things in God’s law and ignoring
others. The same God who said, “Don’t commit adultery,” also said, “Don’t
murder.” If you don’t commit adultery but go ahead and murder, do you think
your non-adultery will cancel out your murder? No, you’re a murderer, period.Talk
and act like a person expecting to be judged by the Rule that sets us free. For
if you refuse to act kindly, you can hardly expect to be treated kindly. Kind
mercy wins over harsh judgment every time.”
GOD is a JEALOUS GOD, yet He LOVES
us so much that HE sent JESUS to die for ALL our wrong doings that would
separate us from HIM. God NEVER promised anyone that this LIFE would be easy
street for ALL those who would only believe and give to the church so GOD could
bless you with EVERYTHING you desire. NO!!! As a matter of FACT just the
opposite my friends if you are living your life for GOD’S PURPOSE, you will be
HATED, ABUSED, JAILED and may even lose your life. Jesus told his disciples
that there would be hard times but they could overcome them because HE overcame
them.
“I’ve used figures of speech in
telling you these things. Soon I’ll drop the figures and tell you about the
Father in plain language. Then you can make your requests directly to him in
relation to this life I’ve revealed to you. I won’t continue making requests of
the Father on your behalf. I won’t need to. Because you’ve gone out on a limb,
committed yourselves to love and trust in me, believing I came directly from
the Father, the Father loves you directly. First, I left the Father and arrived
in the world; now I leave the world and travel to the Father.” His disciples
said, “Finally! You’re giving it to us straight, in plain talk—no more figures
of speech. Now we know that you know everything—it all comes together in you.
You won’t have to put up with our questions anymore. We’re convinced you came
from God.” Jesus answered them, “Do you finally believe? In fact, you’re about
to make a run for it—saving your own skins and abandoning me. But I’m not
abandoned. The Father is with me. I’ve told you all this so that trusting me,
you will be unshakable and assured, deeply at peace. In this godless world you
will continue to experience difficulties. But take heart! I’ve conquered the
world.” John
16:25-33The Message (MSG)
Praise God, when Jesus went back to
Heaven, God sent the comforter, {HOLY SPIRIT} to dwell in us and teach us all
good things in order for us to HONOR our LOVING CREATOR.
The REAL JESUS will lead you to GOD
while you journey through this difficult life. He said He would never leave nor
forsake you, Hebrews 13:5.
In James 1:4-8 we learn through the
trials and temptations along our journey GOD is making us stronger and wiser.
Glory to God in the highest for giving us strength in our times of need.
“Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when tests
and challenges come at you from all sides. You know that under pressure, your
faith-life is forced into the open and shows its true colors. So don’t try to
get out of anything prematurely. Let it do its work so you become mature and
well-developed, not deficient in any way. If you don’t know what you’re doing,
pray to the Father. He loves to help. You’ll get his help, and won’t be
condescended to when you ask for it. Ask boldly, believing, without a second
thought.” James 1:4-8
In Second Timothy we have another
example given on how to tell the REAL from the FAKE “CHRISTIANS”.
Don’t
be naive. There are difficult times ahead. As the end approaches, people are
going to be self-absorbed, money-hungry, self-promoting, stuck-up, profane,
contemptuous of parents, crude, coarse, dog-eat-dog, unbending, slanderers,
impulsively wild, savage, cynical, treacherous, ruthless, bloated windbags,
addicted to lust, and allergic to God. They’ll make a show of religion, but
behind the scenes they’re animals. Stay clear of these people. These are the
kind of people who smooth-talk themselves into the homes of unstable and needy
women and take advantage of them; women who, depressed by their sinfulness,
take up with every new religious fad that calls itself “truth.” They get
exploited every time and never really learn. These men are like those old Egyptian
frauds Jannes and Jambres, who challenged Moses. They were rejects from the
faith, twisted in their thinking, defying truth itself. But nothing will come
of these latest impostors. Everyone will see through them, just as people saw
through that Egyptian hoax. 2 Timothy 3:1-9 (MSG)
“RELIGIOUS”
people, NOT TRUE FOLLOWERS of CHRIST who preach the GOOD NEWS of the BIBLE, are
so caught up in their RELIGION and RITUALS they NEVER hear the voice of GOD
when HE is wanting to speak to HIS FOLLOWERS. In Matthew 24:3-14 we learn a lot
about these FAKE PREACHERS “CHRISTIANS” who will TURN their back on you because
YOU SEEK the TRUTH, not their WATERED DOWN LIES and their HATE for others.
Later as he was sitting on Mount Olives, his disciples
approached and asked him, “Tell us, when are these things going to happen? What
will be the sign of your coming, that the time’s up?” Jesus
said, “Watch out for doomsday deceivers. Many leaders are going to show up with
forged identities, claiming, ‘I am Christ, the Messiah.’ They will deceive a
lot of people. When reports come in of wars and rumored wars, keep your head
and don’t panic. This is routine history; this is no sign of the end. Nation
will fight nation and ruler fight ruler, over and over. Famines and earthquakes
will occur in various places. This is nothing compared to what is coming.
“They are going to throw you to the wolves
and kill you, everyone hating you because you carry my name. And then, going
from bad to worse, it will be dog-eat-dog, everyone at each other’s throat,
everyone hating each other. “In the
confusion, lying preachers will come forward and deceive a lot of people. For
many others, the overwhelming spread of evil will do them in—nothing left of
their love but a mound of ashes. “Staying with
it—that’s what God requires. Stay with it to the end. You won’t be sorry, and
you’ll be saved. All during this time, the good news—the Message of the
kingdom—will be preached all over the world, a witness staked out in every
country. And then the end will come. Matthew 24:3-14
It
is up to those of us who are TRUE FOLLOWERS of JESUS to continue to share the
GOOD NEWS of the GOSPEL. We will get our strength in our times of need from
God. We DO NOT NEED great WEALTH as the “RELIGIOUS” RIGHT would have you
believe, because our GOD owns EVERYTHING and HE will open up HEAVEN and give
you what you need in your journey with HIM.
As
TRUE FOLLOWERS of JESUS and not “RELIGIOUS” people, we need to use the life
lessons from JESUS’ walk on this earth to guide us as we continue this earthly
journey with HIM. It is the WILL of GOD if we were to stand ACCUSED as JESUS
did that NO MAN or WOMAN could find any faults in us. HOW is that POSSIBLE you
are asking yourself? Let me tell you my friends it is through the BLOOD of
JESUS that cleanses you from ALL unrighteousness so you stand BLAMELESS before
GOD and MANKIND.
RELIGIOUS
PEOPLE will CONDEMN you, FALSELY ACCUSE you, pretty much HATE you for STANDING
up for the TRUTH while they stand in their lies knowing they are going to HELL
for DECEIVING so many people.
When the “RELIGIOUS PEOPLE” were
ACCUSING JESUS, EVEN the KING PILATE could find no FAULT in HIM.
When you
live your life for the REAL JESUS He has promised to make your burdens light if
you learn from HIM. He even promises to give you rest, Matthew 11:29 “Take My
yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and YOU
WILL FIND REST FOR YOUR SOULS."
According
to Matthew 11:29 our SAVIOR is GENTLE and HUMBLE; so we know that the FAKE
CHRISTIANS who yell and scream holding hateful signs are really that FAKE. The
preachers, and there are so many, who stand before you on Sunday morning
YELLING till they can no longer speak, FAKE. Preachers who are all puffed up
and about MONEY and WORLDLY POSSESSIONS, FAKE!!!
The REAL
JESUS wants us to have a servant’s heart like HIM. We get that example from
Philippians 2:7-8, “but
emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the
likeness of men. Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by
becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.”
Jesus
also wants us to LOVE GOD above ALL others, love others as much as we love
ourselves and He wants the world to KNOW us by the LOVE we have from HIM.
Jesus said, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your
passion and prayer and intelligence.’ This is the most important, the first on
any list. But there is a second to set alongside it: ‘Love others as well as
you love yourself.’ These two commands are pegs; everything in God’s Law and
the Prophets hangs from them.” Matthew 22:37-40 (MSG)
“Let
me give you a new command: Love one another. In the same way I loved you, you
love one another. This is how everyone will recognize that you are my
disciples—when they see the love you have for each other.” John 13:34-35 (MSG)
To know the REAL JESUS will create
in you a heart that wants NOTHING more to do with this world and MORE of the
GLORY of GOD filling your life. In Philippians 3 we learn what our lives will
be like if we chose to follow the REAL JESUS.
Steer clear of
the barking dogs, those religious busybodies, all bark and no bite. All they’re
interested in is appearances—knife-happy circumcisers, I call them. The real
believers are the ones the Spirit of God leads to work away at this ministry,
filling the air with Christ’s praise as we do it. We couldn’t carry this off by
our own efforts, and we know it—even though we can list what many might think
are impressive credentials. You know my pedigree: a legitimate birth,
circumcised on the eighth day; an Israelite from the elite tribe of Benjamin; a
strict and devout adherent to God’s law; a fiery defender of the purity of my
religion, even to the point of persecuting the church; a meticulous observer of
everything set down in God’s law Book.
The very
credentials these people are waving around as something special, I’m tearing up
and throwing out with the trash—along with everything else I used to take
credit for. And why? Because of Christ. Yes, all the things I once thought were
so important are gone from my life. Compared to the high privilege of knowing
Christ Jesus as my Master, firsthand, everything I once thought I had going for
me is insignificant—dog dung. I’ve dumped it all in the trash so that I could
embrace Christ and be embraced by him. I didn’t want some petty, inferior brand
of righteousness that comes from keeping a list of rules when I could get the
robust kind that comes from trusting Christ—God’s righteousness. Philippians
3:2-9
I
want to share one more passage of Scripture with you, just to drive it home
that there really is difference between FAKE and REAL CHRISTIANS. I want God to
count me among the REAL ONES; I want the very same for you.
“ Do you want to be counted
wise, to build a reputation for wisdom? Here’s what you do: Live well, live
wisely, live humbly. It’s the way you live, not the way you talk, that counts.
Mean-spirited ambition isn’t wisdom. Boasting that you are wise isn’t wisdom.
Twisting the truth to make yourselves sound wise isn’t wisdom. It’s the
furthest thing from wisdom—it’s animal cunning, devilish conniving. Whenever
you’re trying to look better than others or get the better of others, things
fall apart and everyone ends up at the others’ throats. Real
wisdom, God’s wisdom, begins with a holy life and is characterized by getting
along with others. It is gentle and reasonable, overflowing with mercy and
blessings, not hot one day and cold the next, not two-faced. You can develop a
healthy, robust community that lives right with God and enjoy its results only if you do the hard work of
getting along with each other, treating each other with dignity and honor.”
James 3:13-18
I
pray that you have learned to tell the difference between the FAKE JESUS and
the REAL JESUS, The FAKE “CHRISTIAN/RELIGIOUS PERSON” and the REAL FOLLOWERS of
JESUS CHRIST. I know this was lengthy but I felt it was time I shared this
message.
May God give you the wisdom to know what is REAL and what is FAKE. As you grow closer to God in your journey in this life HE will give you the knowledge to know who is REAL and who is FAKE.
Blessings and Peace,