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And a word of caution on the
growing ecumenical Movements
Marriages between people of
different Christian denominations; and what of the child's Baptism?
Are the "sons of
God," of Genesis chapter six, the sons of human men or were they angelic
beings?
Masturbation, Leviticus, and DNA
Supplementary: Good News From Auschwitz!
Is the God of the Old Testament the same as
the God of the New Testament?
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Guiltless? Christians
enabling satan's Homosexual Revolution through indifference and allowance
How to be sure you're forgiven for
Abortion. And, do the so-called elect have a license to sin?
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Where to Find Bible Study Partners
And a word of caution on the
growing ecumenical Movements
Many ask us "Where can I find like-minded Bible study companions and
teachers?"
They ask us to connect them with others so that they may study together in
their own towns and cities, but we cannot. Why, you ask?
We
answer:
Unfortunately, in this time and
day there are so very few to study with which place the Word of God over
church traditions. I know that you may be looking for fellowship right
now, but please beware, for you shall find many who seem good, but are
really just crafty deceivers―or are merely confused
themselves―either way, they're of little profit to you.
And remember, not all who say they
are Christian, are
Christians; and with many of them, you will come to find that their
brand of
Christianity is anything but the Christianity you read of in your
Bible.
They are deceived themselves and
now go about deceiving others; perhaps unwittingly, or perhaps because
there is another spirit (not the Holy Spirit of God) residing in
them. Some of them appear to have great knowledge; speak other languages
fluently; can recite Scripture off the top of their head; use "big"
words that one must necessarily strain-at to comprehend; can find
Scriptures quickly in the Bible by memory; have study fellows whom hang on
their every word; but of what value are wise lies to the
child of God seeking the truth of God's written Word, the Bible? Did not
even satan use Scriptures (deceitfully) to try to tempt Christ?
But do not you be impressed with
them; for God's servants, whom He sends, will never baffle you with
their own "brilliance." The true teacher of God will make the
complicated simple, and will always competently use the Scriptures for
documentation. May I abuse Forrest Gump's quote? "Humble is as
humble does." And pride and showmanship is not a God-ordained quality
in a Bible teacher.
YOU must check
everything
out for yourself in your Bible. You can trust all of your Bible,
for it is the written Word of God, but you can trust only some study
fellows/teachers. In the end-times, the greatest damaging attacks shall
come from within the body; i.e., false teachers, wolves who have crept in
secretly into the congregation behind the pulpit, and they shall lead the sheep
astray―to their demise.
Such is the way now, where
Christians are evermore joining themselves into ecumenical (interfaith,
co-religion) services with those of Judaism, Islam, Native American
Spirituality, etc. And know this: the term Judeo-Christian is a lie; there can be no such thing as a
Judeo-Christian, they are contradictions in terms and in doctrine.
We
worship a risen Christ Jesus, the Jews gloat over His murder (see evidence
below); and even
worse, they had a large hand in it, today calling it (the Crucifixion), a
just punishment for a blasphemer (God forbid!!!).
I Jn 4:1-3
1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they
are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God:
Every spirit that confesseth that
Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:
3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the
flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye
have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the
world. (KJV)
Simple formula, huh, but why have inter-faith Christians
forgotten it? And to those psuedo-Christians who think that it is a
good idea to fellowship with the
adherents of Judaism (Jews): you should understand how they (Jews) feel about your Lord
and Savior Jesus Christ:
According to the Jewish
Talmud*
*The book that
they
(Jews) place OVER the Old Testament Scriptures.
Israel Shahak in
Jewish History, Jewish
Religion (p. 97) writes: "According to the Talmud, Jesus was executed
by a proper rabbinical court for idolatry, inciting other Jews to
idolatry, and contempt of rabbinical authority." All classical
Jewish sources which mention His execution are quite happy to take
responsibility for it; in the Talmudic account, the Romans are not even
mentioned.
The more popular accounts―which
were nevertheless taken quite seriously―such
as the notorious Toldot Yesbu, are even worse; for in addition to
the above crimes, they accuse him of witchcraft (Shabbos 104b;
Sanhedrin 43a). The very name "Jesus" was for Jews a symbol of
all that is abominable, and this popular tradition still persists. (The
Hebrew form of the name Jesus: Yeshu, was interpreted as an acronym
for the curse "may his name and memory be wiped out," and which is used as
an extreme form of abuse.
In fact, anti-Zionist Orthodox
Jews (such as Neturey Qarta) sometimes refer to Herzl as "Herzl Jesus",
and there is found in religious Zionist writings expressions such as "Nasser
Jesus", and more recently "Arafat Jesus." The Gospels are equally
detested, and they are not allowed to be quoted (let alone taught) even in
modern Israeli Jewish schools.
Some other horrible things said about Jesus Christ in
the Jewish Talmud:
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Sanhedrin, 67a —
Kallah, 1b. (18b) —
Sanhedrin, 67a —
Toldath Jeschu —
Abhodah Zarah II —
Schabbath XIV —
Sanhedrin, 43a —
Schabbath, 104b —
Toldoth Jeschu —
Sanhedrin, 103a —
Sanhedrin, 107b —
Zohar III, (282) —
Hilkoth Melakhim —
Abhodah Zarah,21a —
Orach Chaiim,113 —
Iore Dea, 150, 2 —
Abhodah Zarah(6a) — |
Jesus
referred to as the son of Pandira, a soldier.
Illegitimate and conceived during menstruation.
Hanged on the
eve of Passover.
Birth related in most shameful expressions.
Referred to as the son of Pandira, Roman soldier.
Referred to as the son of Pandira, the Roman.
On the
eve of Passover they hanged Jesus.
Called a fool and no one pays attention to fools.
Judas and Jesus engaged in quarrel
with filth.
Suggested corrupts his morals and dishonors
self.
Seduced, corrupted and destroyed Israel.
Died like a beast, buried in animal's dirt heap.
Sought to prove Christians
err worshiping Jesus.
Reference to worship of Jesus in homes unwanted.
Avoid appearance of paying respect to Jesus.
Do not appear to pay respect to Jesus by accident.
False teachings to worship on first day of Sabbath.
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For those who have been lied to by
ignorant (or complicit)
Clergy, I submit the below Scriptures. Can you not see Judaism fitting
the below to a tee?
I Jn 2:22-23
22 Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is
antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.
23 Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: (but) he
that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also. (KJV)
I Jn 2:18-19
18 Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that
antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we
know that it is the last time.
19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been
of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out,
that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us. (KJV)
See also their own
manifesto, the
Protocols of The Learned
Elders of Zion, and from the (Christian
convert) Jewish writer Benjamin Freedman:
Facts Are Facts
— The
Truth About Khazars, and:
Jesus was not a Jew!.
Then, after educating yourself on the true nature (as opposed to
the propaganda) of the Jews and the Jewish religion, I ask you to consider
the below Scripture:
2 Cor 6:14-18
14
Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what
fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion
hath light with darkness?
15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that
believeth with an infidel?
16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the
temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and
walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
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Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the
Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters,
saith the Lord Almighty. (KJV)
Other than for purposes of
conversion and spreading the Gospel
of Jesus Christ (if they are willing listeners), we are to have no more
fellowship with Jews than we are to have fellowship with Muslims, Buddhists, Satanists,
etc. et al. We are not to attack them of course, nor them us, we all
have the right to hold our own beliefs. But we are certainly not to join
them in prayer and worship services, for "what
agreement hath the temple of God with idols?" Rather, we are to
"come out from among them, and be ye separate,
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Question #2
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Marriages between people of different
Christian denominations; and what of the child's Baptism?
Below [name withheld] writes a long
question. We could have shortened it by edit (which we usually do for long
questions), but this time we shall post the whole letter because we feel that
this man is going through something that many of you are. If you wish, you
can just skip down to the answer, where we supply excerpt from his letter to
establish context and then offer comment. Below is his entire letter:
[name withheld] writes: "I have combed-over your site and find myself in much agreement
with how you apply the word of God. I also study with the
Shepherd's Chapel. My question is this. I've found the love of
my life, and she's a Catholic.
I believe in freedom to believe
what you wish and she said she doesn't have a problem with my
not being Catholic, but deep down inside she really does seem
to, at least inasmuch as I don't share her faith. Example: the
Catholic church obligates the Catholic parent in a mixed
marriage to raise the children in their church. I told her
fine, but if we have a child and he comes to me with a
question, that I'm going to answer it, and she needs to be
prepared for the idea that the child might agree with me and not
the Catholic church (I also think it good for them to witness
their false teaching first hand). And that you can drag
somebody to something everyday, but if they do not partake in it
of mind and spirit, being there doesn't constitute acceptance,
just can't force people to believe.
Also, I told her I wouldn't
attend the infant baptism of a child, but she was free to do
it. I view it as though they regard baptism as something they
confer upon a child, I believe that it is that persons decision
to make, but that since the child isn't making a conscious
decision, to me it is as though the child wasn't baptized at
all. But, at the same time she wants me there. After telling
her I believe my being there would be an endorsement of the act,
I could not in good conscience put a smile on a sit through it
to make her happy while believing I was angering God (and I'm
not going to show up and protest, win more flies with honey,
right?) It's funny, it's like when I ask somebody if they
support abortion, gun control, and government handouts and they
say no, but when I ask if they are Republican, they say they
were raised Democrats and will stay that way. She was raised
Catholic and I don't believe she knows any better (never stood a
chance), but she does know they are wrong on a lot of issues,
so when I ask what is wrong with simply learning the truth and
not attaching anymore of a label to herself than Christian, she
says she has to stay with her church. (Also, I asked what if
she was raised Baptist? She said she would probably be a
Baptist and want to raise the kids Baptist. That tells me she's
not thinking for herself.)
I also think a lot of Catholics, and
others, are ignorant of the true practices of their churches
because they are naive and take their hierarchy at face value.
This is not an issue with me so long as she doesn't expect me to
go to mass or anything (and she has said she doesn't), but I'm
told it will be disappointing that I don't go to an infant
baptism or celebrate first communion, and that even though the
kids are free to believe as they wish once grown up and moved
out of the house, she would be disappointed if they chose not to
be Catholic. I would never to expect her to do something if she
thought it put her in conflict with God. I love this woman
dearly and believe that if I'm allowed to live my life as an
example, not dumping my faith upon her, that in time she will
turn away from the Catholic teaching she was raised with
(because it seems to continually fail her and she can't
understand that it is the cause of that feeling of failure).
Also, I don't want to turn away and leave her or else she might
never learn any truth at all, I feel a certain responsibility.
I understand that it's not easy for somebody to change after it
was drilled into them from day one, and don't expect them to
overnight, or at all for that matter. But, I also asked,
what if I found a church where she lives after I move there
(which is not easy to do) and take the kids with me every other
Sunday? Sounds fair. I gave her approval to take them
every Sunday, but she told me she would have to think about my
idea. Deep down inside, she's the furthest thing from a
Catholic: doesn't believe in limbo, believes that marriage
are vows made between two people but insists on finishing her
annulment and having the churches approval, believes that
communion is not for a priest to approve or deny but rather for
a child of God to receive, that the death penalty and war has
it's place, et cetera, but insists on having that Catholic label
hung on her. I even explained to her, and showed her in the
Catechism, that her churches rules are to excommunicate her for
disagreeing with them like she does, that they themselves don't
approve of her thinking. (I'd like to add, I don't bombard her
with this stuff unless she brings it up, and she doesn't like to
discuss it in the first place because she can't defend
Catholicism, she follows blindly.)
Fundamentally, she's one of
us. She cannot defend her churches teachings, yet blindly
follows the traditions of men because of the trust she has in
those teaching them. I'm at a crossroads. She's exactly what
I've always looked for, except this. In every other way, shape,
and form, she was made special order just for me, and she is a
good person, she has no intent to deceive anyone, young or old,
she just doesn't know any better. I cannot help but wonder if
we were brought together because of this, but wonder too what
will happen if she never acknowledges my freedom to not share in
her faith, it doesn't hurt me that she doesn't share mine and I
understand why why she doesn't. What do you think? Do these
things always fail, or were we brought together so that she
might have a chance to know someone who believes in truth and
not men's traditions? The rest of her whole Catholic family
hates me (except her) because I'm not one of them and I don't
take that as an insult, I take it as a sign that I must be doing
something right. I tell them, "Have a nice trip" and leave them
to fume. Her instinctual knowledge is just too great for her to
be another brain-dead Catholic, she's just brainwashed and
never had a chance to know any better because of the family she
grew up with.
It is comfortable because it's what she knows,
not because it's correct, and though she can't see it, she seems
to be in conflict with this fact. I'm not anti-Catholic, per
se, but anti-false teaching no matter where it comes from, and
she cannot seem to understand this. Sorry this got so long,
please edit as you see fit. Also, do you respond directly in
addition to posting on your answers board? I don't want to miss
the answer. Thank you so very much, I have a great deal of
respect for the guidance God has provided for you and the fact
that you have sought it.
[name withheld]"
Answer:
Hello [name withheld]. She's not of a different faith, but from a different
Christian denomination. A different faith would be if she was a Muslim
or a Jew.
There is no problem for two Christians to marry, even if they disagree
on some doctrinal issues. The main thing is that they believe upon Jesus
Christ. So you are fine. Though you will have to teach the child the truth
that he will not hear a lot of in the Catholic Church.
You said:
"Also, I told her I wouldn't attend the infant baptism of a child, but
she was free to do it. I view it as though they regard baptism as
something they confer upon a child, I believe that it is that persons
decision to make, but that since the child isn't making a conscious
decision, to me it is as though the child wasn't baptized at all."
You are correct, there is no harm in Infant baptism, there just isn't
any good in it. The child must know what he is affirming. See our:
Baptism
You said:
"After telling her I believe my being there would be an endorsement of
the act [Infant Baptism], I could not in good conscience put a smile on
a sit through it to make her happy while believing I was angering God
(and I'm not going to show up and protest, win more flies with honey,
right?) "
Infant Baptism is not a sin, just as getting Baptized a second time is
not a sin. While the Catholics have a lot of error, remember, they are
still a CHRISTIAN Church, It isn't like you are entering Hell when you walk
into a Catholic Church. You make it sound so. Many (most-all) churches
have some error, the main thing is do the teach Jesus Christ as Savior? If
they are Christian, then they do.
Go ahead and go to the Baptism for your wife's sake, but tell her how
you feel about it, and tell her when the child is of age to understand, you
are going to have 'it' Baptized properly.
The Catholic Church Baptizing your infant has as much validity as if
they married the infant to another infant. It means absolutely nothing.
But your wife needs to know, though, that she is currently in an
un-Baptized state herself, if all she had was Baptism when she was an
infant--That is the sin of Infant Baptism (and the church bears it)--it
leads people to go to the grave UN-Baptized. Will God understand? I
imagine so; but can't promise. It all depends on the level of knowledge
that the deceased person had when they died UN-Baptized. How would you like
to be a Catholic Priest on Judgment Day!
I think that with patience and sound Scripture you can teach your wife
the truth. If she loves our Lord, she will not be able to argue with sound
Scripture. Be patient, but stand your ground Scripturally. She will
change.
Understand that probably whole generations of her family have been
Catholic; also understand that Catholic's are taught that there is NO
SALVATION outside of the (Catholic) Church. She is just scared, covering
her bases and the child's. She really does men well; she believes that if
the infant should die without being Baptized that he/she is in jeopardy with
God (Catholic's believe that a child like this goes to the mythical place
Purgatory).
Ease her mind, [name withheld], you owe your wife that, make an appointment and go
with her, in your Sunday best, to the Baptism. If the Priest asks if you
are a Catholic, tell him that you are a Christian and that Jesus Christ died
for your sins. If they won't Baptize the child because you are not a
Catholic, then your wife may begin to see through the hypocrisy that is the
Catholic Church Universal.
You might ask your wife to peruse our
Baptism study (there
is detailed article about the Catholic Baptism there, that she needs to
see). It may help for to hear a second witness to what I'm sure you have
told her.
God bless the study of His Word, in Jesus Christ's name!
Nick Goggin
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Are the "sons of God," of Genesis chapter six,
the sons of human men or were they angelic beings?
Hi again, [in a quote from the Site, you said:]
Gen 6:2
(speaking of the fallen angels; "baneey-haa-Elohiym")
2 That the sons of God
saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them
wives of all which they chose. (KJV)
[You then ask]:I read somewhere before that the sons of God were really
Sethites. That really led to a total mix of Sethites and Cainites
(Kenites) ... hence, a flood to clean up.
Please explain.
thank you in Jesus' name,
Brian"
Answer:
Hi Brain.
No, it is not speaking of Adam's daughters mating with other humans,
that would not be remarkable; but the offspring of this union produced
remarkable individuals: "There were giants
in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came
in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same
became mighty men which were of old, men of
renown." (Gen 6:4)
Even in the English the representation is clear, this is speaking of
two different classes of entity:
1). Sons of God --These are not born
of flesh, they are from God.
2). Daughters of men --These are not
born of flesh, they are from the physical (sexual) union of man and
woman.
Don't let the fact that, perhaps, you cannot reason how an angelic
being can impregnate a human being bother your interpretation of this
verse. Whether or not one can grasp that a thing is true has no bearing
on it's truthfulness one way or he other.
Genesis chapter six is speaking of angel/human sex.
The term "sons of God" is very particular, in every case in the Old
Testament, where it is found, it is referring to angelic beings.
Genesis 6:2
2 That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and
they took them wives of all which they chose. KJV
Genesis 6:4
4 There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that,
when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare
children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of
renown. KJV
Job 1:6
6 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves
before the LORD, and Satan came also among them. KJV
Job 2:1
1 Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves
before the LORD, and Satan came also among them to present himself
before the LORD. KJV
Job 38:7
7 When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted
for joy? KJV
In the New Testament, the term "son of God" refers to mankind in their
perfected (through Christ Jesus) state. In the new testament, this
included BOTH genders, male and female.
John 1:12
12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons
of God, even to them that believe on his name: KJV
Romans 8:14
14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of
God. KJV
Romans 8:19
19 For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the
manifestation of the sons of God. KJV
Philippians 2:15
15 That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without
rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye
shine as lights in the world; KJV
1 John 3:1
1 Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we
should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not,
because it knew him not. KJV
This below Scripture clearly illustrates what I am saying:
1 John 3:2
2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what
we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall
be like him; for we shall see him as he is. KJV [Compare
to: "God is a Spirit...." (John 4:24)]
This perfected state is ultimately their spiritual body in Heaven. Here
is the final state of all who overcome, this is their eternal perfected
selves, made whole by God in Christ:
Rev 21:7
7 He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and
I will be his God, and he shall be my son
[i.e., sons of God]. KJV
God bless the study of His Word, in Jesus Christ's name!
Nick Goggin
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Masturbation, Leviticus, and DNA
After having posted a question/answer article (Masturbation, does the Bible speak against
it?), a reader from a Christian talk-forum wrote us the below question:
[A reader] asks:
"Hello there,
I am sent as an ambassador requesting ... this is going to seem
strange to you ... We were talking about a touchy subject. And,
please know that it was not in a raunchy, chat room kind of way, but
in a true, "what does the Bible say?" kind of way....We were
discussing pre-marital sex and that led to ...
discussing masturbation.
... I hope you don't think I am a loony, they really wanted me to
ask you this. .. We did a search on your site because we know that
you handle these uncomfortable questions. We found this:
https://watchman.news/watchman-bs-site-arcv/answers27.htm#4 and also the pages
linked therein.
[name withheld] brought up Leviticus 15 and it does seem to be in
conflict with my views and those you expressed. Here is the portion
he referenced:
| Lev 15:16 |
And if any man's seed of copulation go
out from him, then he shall wash all his flesh in water, and
be unclean until the even. |
| Lev 15:17 |
And every garment, and every skin,
whereon is the seed of copulation, shall be washed with
water, and be unclean until the even. |
| Lev 15:18 |
The woman also with whom man shall lie
[with] seed of copulation, they shall [both] bathe
[themselves] in water, and be unclean until the even. |
How would you explain those verses? I am sure you have seen them, so
I wonder if there is something we are missing.
Anyway, I hope you don't find this inappropriate. No one else had
the guts to ask, LOL.
Anyway, thanks.
God bless,
[A Reader]"
Answer:
Hi [Reader]. No problem...mature subject...no
problem. I just love those hypocrites who drop a jaw when topics
like this are mentioned, then go home and do it. You might be surprised how
many people write in and ask about this. It seems that most people have
done/do this thing.
Anyway, masturbation is not a sin. I have searched high and low
throughout the Bible and have not found one Scripture that even refers to
the act, much less frown upon it. There is not one. If you find one, I
will respect the Scriptures and examine it.
I believe the Scriptures to be the operating instructions that come with
man. The Bible is God's words to man on how he is to be operated safely.
It is also a warrantee. But as with any warrantee, we must register the
product; we register by believing. All Christians are registered, all
non-Christians are not covered by the warrantee: when they break (die) they
are discarded. But when the Christian dies he is renewed forever. Why?
Because they have the guaranty from God through Christ Jesus. An immutable
warrantee on life, and that life eternal.
Say hello to all for me.
OK, in your letter, [name withheld] said:
"[name withheld] brought up Leviticus 15 and it does seem to be in
conflict with my views and those you expressed. Here is the portion
he referenced:
| Lev 15:16 |
And if any man's seed of copulation go
out from him, then he shall wash all his flesh in water, and
be unclean until the even. |
| Lev 15:17 |
And every garment, and every skin,
whereon is the seed of copulation, shall be washed with
water, and be unclean until the even. |
| Lev 15:18 |
The woman also with whom man shall lie
[with] seed of copulation, they shall [both] bathe
[themselves] in water, and be unclean until the even. |
How would you explain those verses? I am sure you have seen them, so
I wonder if there is something we are missing."
The above has absolutely nothing to do with masturbating. The very fact
that a second party (the woman) is mentioned should had directed him, in
context, away from a solo act. It is referring to the male ejaculate; and
that both man and woman are to wash it off of them and any clothing, etc.
It does not say at all how it (semen) "got there." Contact with semen
made one unclean, no matter if it was during the marital act, masturbation,
or even as in the below--what we today refer to as "a wet dream":
Deut 23:10
10 If there be among you any man, that is
not clean by reason of uncleanness that chanceth him by night,
then shall he go abroad out of the camp, he shall not come within the
camp: KJV
A woman was unclean while she was menstruating, that did not mean that
she had sinned:
Lev 15:19-21
19 And if a woman have an issue, and her issue in
her flesh be blood, she shall be put apart
seven days: and whosoever toucheth her shall be unclean until
the even.
20 And every thing that she lieth upon in
her separation shall be unclean: every thing also that she
sitteth upon shall be unclean.
21 And whosoever toucheth her bed shall wash his
clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the
even [end of the day].
KJV
There were many ways to become unclean:
Lev 22:4-6
4 What man soever of the seed of Aaron is a
leper, or hath a running issue; he
shall not eat of the holy things, until he be clean. And whoso toucheth
any thing that is unclean by the dead, or a man
whose seed goeth from him;
5 Or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing,
whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take
uncleanness, whatsoever uncleanness he hath;
6 The soul which hath touched any such shall be
unclean until even, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless
he wash his flesh with water. KJV
As you see, masturbation just simply isn't the topic.
Why do Christians want so desperately to make masturbation a
sin? Probably from the good of their hearts, masturbation just seems
naughty to them. We are told from an early age that it is wrong. We
make jokes about men who do it getting hairy palms. It's just that it is
embarrassing, and people feel that every embarrassing thing must be wrong,
and therefore a sin.
Christians like to make everything a sin, things are not a sin they like
to make a sin; like smoking cigarettes, drinking alcoholic beverages (in
some semblance of moderation), etc.
Regarding drinking alcohol, because I know that the pew-warmers, those
Christians who go to church but entertain themselves with false made-up
doctrines of vain men―instead of studying God's Bible, love to chastise a
Christian who takes drink: even the Priests of Israel were allowed to drink
alcohol, EXCEPT when they entered into the Temple to do service. Jesus had
a drink or two in His time, His first miracle was to turn water into wine at
the wedding reception, when they ran out of wine (not grape juice, like the
pew warmers say it was - see John chapter two and see that alcohol is the
drink, not Kool-Aid.).
Pew warmers say that drinking alcohol is a sin, the Bible only
admonishes against excess, drunkenness. God knows that when man or woman
are falling down drunk they are easily led into sin, such as inappropriate
sexual conduct, violence, thievery, slander and irresponsible gossip,
etc. When we are drunk we are not at our best Christian selves, and satan
has an easier time leading us astray when our inhibitions are lowered due to
alcohol influence. When drunk, men tend to get rotten, and women tend to
play the whore.
So God's people are instructed, if they so desire, to imbibe in alcohol
in moderation and with control of their faculties. Ironically, it was the
Kenites who had the tradition of not drinking any alcohol whatsoever, not
the Israelites. But today's Christians admonish us, God's children through
Christ, like the Kenites admonished their children:
Jer 35:6
6 But they said, We will drink no wine: for
Jonadab the son of Rechab [a Kenite]
our father commanded us, saying, Ye shall drink no wine,
neither ye, nor your sons for ever: KJV
[I suppose that the pew-warmers think that
Kenites were to abstain from grape juice? Sorry, I just couldn't resist
that "shot."]
Such is the way whenever man tried to place his own thoughts
into the Scriptural thought.
Hey, there are enough ways to sin, why invent more? Did not also the
Pharisees overburden the people with so many laws that no one could know
which way to turn without the Talmud? Jews and Judeo-Christians, traditions
of man, making void God's Word, oh my!
This leaves a final question: Why did all these things make one
unclean? There two kinds of uncleanness, one spiritual, one fleshly;
we shall concern ourselves here with the flesh. So why the time of
separation? Because you will notice that the time of separation correlates
with the safe-time that the sperm can live outside the human body. Also
with the time that bacteria can live outside the body.
God knew nature long before man figured it out. It wasn't
until W.W.I that we even knew about bacteria. During W.W.I, the Doctors
would wash their hands in a common bowl of water, dry them with the same
towel, as they went from patient to patient in the battlefield operating
tents. Thus, most died from infection, not from their actual battle
wounds.
Observe below how God knew about infections millennia before man's
greatest minds figured it out. I include this for the dull-heads who
do not believe that the Bible is the written word of God, and who
incessantly babble about how that it was just some men who wrote the
Bible thousands of years ago, and who then claimed that God had
told them what to say.
Below, observe God teaching about bacteria, infectious disease, and
biological contamination―and all this written circa 1490 BC. That's 3500
years ago that God spoke of bacteria; man didn't figure it out till not even
a hundred years ago from today. Yet dimwits don't believe the Bible.
Lev 15:2-8
2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto
them, When any man hath a running issue out of his flesh, because of his
issue he is unclean.
3 And this shall be his uncleanness in his issue:
whether his flesh run with his issue, or his flesh be stopped from his
issue, it is his uncleanness.
4 Every bed, whereon he lieth that hath the issue,
is unclean: and every thing, whereon he sitteth, shall be unclean.
5 And whosoever toucheth
his bed shall wash his clothes,
and bathe himself in water, and be unclean
until the even.
6 And he that sitteth on any thing
whereon he sat that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe
himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
7 And he that toucheth the flesh
of him that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in
water, and be unclean until the even.
8 And if he that hath the issue spit
upon him that is clean; then he shall wash his clothes, and
bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. KJV
Of special note, observe that in verse eight above, that not only were
we not to touch the puss or whatever that came out of a sore, nothing that
came in contact with the infected, but that even the spittle of that
infected man was contaminated. The Bible knew 3500 years ago that infection
spreads from the wound or sore, through the bloodstream, and contaminates
everything, even all manner of bodily fluids. Man knew nothing of bacteria
for another 3400+ years after that writing of God. Yet foolish men (which
includes most of our so-called greatest Scientists) doubt and deny the Bible
as being the written word of God. Go figure!
If I had the time, I could present a Bible study that documents, beyond
a reasonable doubt, that the Bible knew about DNA. I just don't have the
time. (Actually, to date this, Oct 2004, and to document that I am not
back-engineering science to make it look like the Bible knew it first before
man did―let me simply say that women have a portion of their DNA that is
blank, men do not have this. "Married" women do not have this. When a
woman is inseminated she is forever a new creature.
Our genius Geneticists shall stumble upon this in a couple of
years. Please, no more on this for now. Our greatest minds in Genetics are
nothing more than the naughty school boy who copies another's work. They
are men who simply look into God's code of life, and then claim to create,
when they simply mimic and alter; man can create nothing living, he can only
corrupt the seeds and building blocks of life from God. Only God can
CREATE)
And for those who deny the Written words of God in the Bible: someday
the Word of God is going to deny them. Then they will be crying 'foul,'
begging God for a second chance to believe. There is to be a foul all
right―them―they are foul. And like the foul ball in a baseball game, they
shall be hit off the playing field, no longer mattering in the game, no
longer participating, forgotten, replaced, gathered by another not in the
game, cast down; never again to be a big-league ball. What a price to pay
for straying off course.
You may share this correspondence how you see fit.
Peace to you and God bless.
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God bless the study of His Word, in Jesus Christ's name!
Nick Goggin
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Supplementary:
Good News From Auschwitz!
The following is from Australia's A.N.M., P.O. Box 40,
Summer Hill, N.S.W. 2130:
"Dear Respected Reader: Since 1945 there have been many
conflicting claims concerning the numbers of Jewish people (and others) who died
at Auschwitz‑Birkeneu (Oswiecim, concentration
camp). However, it is only recent research and access to hitherto unavailable
documents, that these numbers have drastically lowered, possibly indicating that
more of our people survive. Perhaps the 6 mills often publicized (though
our best figure is 4.3 million) may also need to be revised lower, we
hope so." ― Dr. Nathan Nussbaum, Honorary Director, Centre for
Jewish Holocaust Studies.
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According to official documents in
the French Republic (institute for the Examination of War‑criminals) the
number that died in Auschwitz was: 8,000,000 |
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According to the French daily
newspaper "Le Monde" (20 April, 1978): 5,000,000 |
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According to the memorial plaque on
the gas‑chamber monument at Auschwitz‑Birkenau (later removed in 1990 by
the Polish Government): 4,000,000 |
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According to the "confession" of
Rudolf Hoess, the last commandant of Auschwitz. G.V. interrogation
record and written statement [under extreme torture by his Jewish
Interrogators] before his "suicide": 3,000,000 |
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According to a statement by Yeduha
Bauer, Director of the Institute for Contemporary Jewry at the Hebrew
University, Jerusalem: 1,600,000 |
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According to "La Monde" (1 September
1989): 1,433,000 |
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According to Prof. Raul Hilberg
(Professor for Holocaust Research, and author of the book, "The
Annihilation of European Jewry," 2nd. ed. 1988: 1,250,000 |
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According to Polish historians, G.V.
DPA ‑ Report of July 1990 and corresponding public announcements:
1,100,000 |
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According to Gerald
Reitlinger, author of "Die Endlbsun": 850,000 |
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In the autumn of 1989 the
Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev opened Soviet archives, and the
public saw for the first time, the complete register of deaths at
Auschwitz ‑ which speaks as a key document of 74,000 dead. |
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Is the God of the Old Testament the same as the
God of the New Testament?
A Reader asks:
"Hello, I found your website a few months ago, and it have been a
blessing into my life.
I started to study the Bible not so long ago, and a question came to
me, but I didn't know how to answer. A friend told me that there were
two gods in the Bible. He said that God in Leviticus is not the same
as in the New Testament, wich I know they are. He said that in
Leviticus God is so anger for flesh and blood, that couldn't be the
same on the New Testament. I didn't know what to say to him. Could you
help me with that?
Thanks, -----."
Answer:
Hello -----. You asked:
"A friend told me that there were two gods in the Bible. He said that
God in Leviticus is not the same as in the New Testament, wich I know
they are. He said that in Leviticus God is so anger for flesh and blood,
that couldn't be the same on the New Testament. I didn't know what to
say to him. Could you help me with that?"
Sure. It is the same God in the Old and the New Testaments, even God
tells us that.
God says that He does not change.
Mal 3:6
6 For I am the LORD, I change not ; therefore ye
sons of Jacob are not consumed. KJV
God says that He is the only true God, that there are NO others:
Isa 45:21
21 Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them
take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who
hath told it from that time? have not I the LORD? and there is no God
else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me. KJV
In the New Testament Jesus Chris is referred to as the only God and
Savior:
1 Tim 1:16-17
16 Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that
in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a
pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life
everlasting.
17 Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible,
the only wise God , be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen. KJV
25 To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and
majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen. KJV
God is called the First and the
Last:
Isa 41:4
4 Who hath wrought and done it, calling the
generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first , and with
the last ; I am he. KJV
Isa 44:6
6 Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his
redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last
; and beside me there is no God. KJV
Jesus is called the First and the
Last:
Rev 2:8
8 And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna
write; These things saith the first and the last,
which was dead, and is alive; KJV
Rev 22:12-16
12 And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward
is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
13 I am Alpha and Omega,
the beginning and the end, the first and the last
.
14 Blessed are they that do his commandments,
that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in
through the gates into the city.
15 For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and
whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and
maketh a lie.
16 I Jesus have sent mine angel to
testify unto you these things in the churches. I am
the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning
star. KJV
How many "Firsts" and "Lasts" can there be, some ask, not understanding.
"Doubting" Thomas learned the truth:
John 20:26-29
26 And after eight days again his disciples were
within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and
stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.
27 Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy
finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it
into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.
28 And Thomas answered and said unto him,
My Lord and my God.
29 Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because
thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not
seen, and yet have believed. KJV
So what is my point? My
point is that the New Testament isn't a revision or replacement of the Old
Testament, the new Testament is the fulfillment of the Old. Jesus isn't
another God, He is God. So to say that the differences in the Covenants
between the Old and New Testaments mean that they were officiated over by
two separate Gods is absurd; for both Jesus and God in the Old and New
Testament told us that there is only one God.
Where your friend is going wrong, is that he
supposes that blood sacrifice is done away with in the New Testament times.
He is wrong. There was a blood sacrifice in the New Testaments times, that
was Christ Jesus on the cross. It is for all time. Now, since Christ, we
are not to kill Bulls and Lambs as an atonement for sin (to do so would be
to blaspheme the Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ! - this the Jews shall do
soon on the Temple Mount Jerusalem when they construct the third Temple -
then the end is very near), for Jesus Christ was that perfect sacrifice once
for all time, the perfect spotless Lamb.
God still requires blood for sin, the only
difference is that Jesus' blood covers the Christians sins (all others are
dead in their sins, period!). The blood is not done way with, it is just
that it only had to be offered once by Jesus Christ. Observe:
Heb 9:16-28
16 For where a testament [Covanant, promise,
will, deed] is, there must also of necessity be the death of
the testator.
17 For a testament [A will is only efected
after the death of the person who's will it is] is of force
after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the
testator liveth.
18 Whereupon neither the first testament [Old
Testament of the Bible] was dedicated without blood.
19 For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according
to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and
scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all the
people,
20 Saying, This is the blood of the testament
[Old Testament of the Bible] which God hath enjoined unto
you.
21 Moreover he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle, and all the
vessels of the ministry.
22 And almost all things are by the law purged with blood;
and without shedding of blood is no remission
[This is New testament, this is still in effect!]
.
23 It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens
should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with
better sacrifices than these [God had a better
way for us] .
24 For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which
are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in
the presence of God for us:
25 Nor yet that he should offer himself often
[Christ was the sacrifice that only needed be done once] ,
as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of
others [In the O.T the priests needed often to
sacrifice blood. Not so in the N.T.] ;
26 For then [O.T. priest] must he
often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now
[N.T.- Jesus as High Priest] once in
the end of the world hath he [Jesus]
appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself
[Jesus sacrificed His blood once for all time, and
through that offering sin is "put away" (forgiven)] .
27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the
judgment [Christ died once, so too do we die
once, then comes Judgment day where we will all be judged, both good and
bad to our respective places ("Heaven/Hell"] :
28 So [likewise as all die once, so too did
Christ offer Himself] Christ was once offered to bear the
sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second
time without sin unto salvation. KJV
So the "angry God" who "requires blood" of the Old
Testament, is the same God who gave His blood to fulfill our debt in the New
Testament. God did this for us. The God of the New Testament is the God of
the Old Testament showing great mercies, none of which we deserve, I might
add.
So what we have is that God gave of Himself for
us, and your friend claims that God has some bloodlust.
Tell your friend to be careful about judging God
and inferring that He is unfair and cruel, lest your friend finds out, in an
instant even, just how cruel and "unfair" his life can become. Your friend
in intruding into areas he ought not; he ought not mock God by accusing Him,
simply becuase he does not understand His ways. Even satan himself dares
not accuse God. "Be not deceived; God is not
mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap."
(Gal 6:7). Repent, would be my suggestion to him. God forgives ignorance.
Below is one such hypothetical person (an example)
who decided to accuse God of unfairness. Paul straitens him out quick:
Rom 9:13-23
13 As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.
14 What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God?
God forbid.
15 For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy,
and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.
16 So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but
of God that sheweth mercy.
17 For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have
I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name
might be declared throughout all the earth.
18 Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will
he hardeneth.
19 Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault?
For who hath resisted his will?
20 Nay but, O man , who art thou that repliest
against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed
it, Why hast thou made me thus?
21 Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one
vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?
22 What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make
his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath
fitted to destruction:
23 And that he might make known the riches of his glory
on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,
KJV
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Nick Goggin
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Guiltless? Christians enabling satan's
Homosexual Revolution through indifference and allowance
Below is an E-mail from a Christian reader.
His is an excellent example of the position of so many end-time Christians that
are helping satan to overthrow God's ordered world, albeit they do so
ignorantly. They need to be told of their error, lest they continue down
deeper in it.
A Reader writes:
"...My question to you is, as a Christian do you believe in this
philosophy also? I know that the Bible states that homosexuality is
punishable by death, and as much as I am repulsed by it, I don't
understand why God would want US to deal with this sin by handing out
the death penalty to 2 consenting adults. The same with prostitution.
It seems to me that it should be left to God to decide on the punishment
after the person dies. I probably shouldn't question God's law in this,
but I can't help questioning when no one is hurt. What is your opinion
on this? Thanks"
Answer:
Below is his letter with our replies inserted on the
fly:
WBSG Replies: Hi [name withheld], sorry to be so behind
in answering my mail. You said/asked [my comments
in red bracketed text]:
"My question to you is, as a Christian do you
believe in this philosophy also? I know that the Bible states that
homosexuality is punishable by death, and as much as I am repulsed
by it, I don't understand why God would want US to deal with this
sin by handing out the death penalty to 2 consenting adults
[We are not to kill them
anymore, we are to go by the laws of the land. I do not advocate
today Capital Punishment (death sentence) for Homosexuality, nor
Adultery, nor Idolatry, nor Rape, nor any other reason that Capital
Punishment was called for in the Old Testament. God called for it
so that those vile thing would not continue. But Israel disobeyed
God due to Liberal collusion, and now all these deadly sins are
commonplace in our country and the world. God will do the killing
on Judgment Day.].
The same with prostitution
[Prostitution is not
a Capital Offense in the Bible. You may confusing spiritual
prostitution (to other gods) with a woman selling her body (which is
the spiritual analogy God made between Idolatry and adultery).] .
It seems to me that it should be left to God to
decide on the punishment after the person dies
[OK, fine, you say.
But God is not happy that we embrace the Homosexual and allow,
through acceptance, the Homosexual to recruit our children (which
are not really our children, but God's. Many act as though we bear
no responsibility for the things that we allow with a wink and
smile. But we shall answer for them, every single one. There
is many a self-righteous Christian who shall be absolutely
shocked when their lives are read back to them out of the books on
Judgment Day (though I do not say that this necessarily applies, or
does not apply, to you. I write generally, but God knows
specifically.] .
I probably shouldn't question God's law in this
[Ya think??? No, you
should not. But since you admit that you "question" the Master of
the Universe and your Maker, therefore you cannot claim ignorance,
and are in even greater error. You are treading on mighty thin ice,
in my humble opinion. But He sees, let Him judge.],
but I can't help questioning when no one is hurt
[No one is
hurt????? Quit believing the hype and the lies of the ungodly who
wish to drag more poor souls down into their Hell. Read some
testimonials about the poor broken people who finally climbed out of
the hellish existence of living Gay. See:
Testimonials] .
What is your opinion on this?
[With all due
respect, you are like the majority of end-time Christians (and there
is the reason that they are END-TIME Christians); my honest and
direct opinion is that you have been brainwashed by satan and his
Jewish Media & Social Programs into believing that Homosexuality is
"cool," and that the Homosexual is 'born that way by God." See the
below study to lift yourself out of satan's deception.]
Thanks"
Peace to you. See our:
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Nick Goggin
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How to be sure you're forgiven for
Abortion. And, do the so-called elect have a license to sin?
A Reader asks:
"If a person has an experience with the Holy Spirit and is brought
to the truth, yet has committed terrible sins in the past, even
abortion, since the elect are already judged, is this person
forgiven upon repentance?
This person now sees and hears the truth and had a literal encounter
with the Holy Spirit and drawn to all biblical truths?
So, is it possible that God's elect could commit heinous sins
(during a time in their life when in turmoil) and because they have
been predestined and prejudged move ahead with their live without
guilt and focus only on preparing for the time when antichrist will
be here and focus on serving God and know that He loves them and has
already forgiven them?"
Hello: The elect do not have a license to sin, And they are judged
for what they do on this Earth. Yes, they were chosen for certain duties,
but they can put themselves in jeopardy. This belief that the elect can do
whatever they wish because they were "pre-judged" is a dangerous stretching
of the Scripture. Do you think that if one who assumes that he is one
of God's elect went out and raped and killed twenty women that he is
covered? Hah! He'll be first in the fire, for he, above all, should have
known better.
Regarding Abortion. Is Abortion a sin? Yes. Did Jesus die to take
away the sins of a Christian? Yes. Did your friend repent of her
Abortion? Yes. Is she a Christian? Yes. Then she is free in Christ
Jesus, period. She needs to move forward and forgive herself, for God has
already forgiven her. That is the beauty of what Christ did on that Cross!
Satan seeks to accuse and to keep God's Christians in bondage to sins
past; Jesus frees the captives. Peace to you, freed captive, in Jesus
Christ' name!
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Nick Goggin
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