Who Is A Believer?

The Folly Of Martin Luther

Yeshua/Jesus taught TheWay to enter the Inner Kingdom.   He taught respecting those who were worthy to be his disciples: "If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it" (Luke 9:23-24 KJV).   He called all of mankind his brothers and sisters -- fellow prodigal sons and daughters who were lost in this, the far country.  He condemned those who professed allegiance with their lips, and were not committed to living the necessary Consecrated Life in TheWay.   He taught that his disciples and believers would do even greater works than he did.  He taught that you can't live in accord with the thinking, mindset and lifestyle of this world, and be his disciple.   And those who did not themselves pick up their own cross, and follow in TheWay, could not be counted among those who would be considered believers.   If they believed, then they would do as he commanded.  Those who do not do, do not believe.

One of the many important teachings of Yeshua and TheWay that was removed from the Bible is still found in many of the ancient Christian writing: "Though you be gathered together in my bosom, if you keep not my commandments I will cast you forth. For if you keep not the lesser mysteries, who shall give you the greater."   These teachings confirm that the above examples under Original Gospel Message are correct and true -- i.e., "And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?" (Luke 6:46 KJV).   The modern Church is spiritually disenfranchised -- and embraces the blind-faith doctrines of men -- because they reject the lifestyle and mindset that Yeshua said was absolutely necessary to embrace in the believer's life.   And while Paul was correct that there is no salvation through a ritual and outward observance of the Law, it was the same Paul who commanded to "…take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ" (2 Cor 10:5 NIV) -- and further commanded: "Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature" (Col 3:5 NIV). To the degree that Paul warned: “For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live” (Rom 8:13 KJV).   That more was expected of the followers of Yeshua is confirmed in the words: "For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven" (Matt 5:20 KJV)

The Church rejects these teachings, because they have embraced both the doctrines of Pagan Rome, and those of Martin Luther who was himself a priest in the Roman Church.   Martin Luther preached a doctrine of redemption -- perpetual redemption -- teaching that Christians should live in sin as seen in his words: "Be a sinner, and let your sins be strong, but let your trust in Christ be stronger, and rejoice in Christ who is the victor over sin, death, and the world.  We will commit sins while we are here, for this life is not a place where justice resides...  No sin can separate us from Him, even if we were to kill or commit adultery thousands of times each day." ('Let Your Sins Be Strong, from 'The Wittenberg Project;'  'The Wartburg Segment', translated by Erika Flores, from Dr. Martin Luther's Saemmtliche Schriften, Letter No. 99, 1 Aug. 1521).   Martin Luther even went as far in opposition to the teachings of Yeshua and TheWay, as to condemn those who strove to live the Consecrated Life that the Gospel Ordained -- as seen in the words: "Those pious souls who do good to gain the Kingdom of Heaven not only will never succeed, but they must even be reckoned among the impious; and it is more important to guard them against good works than against sin."  (Wittenberg, VI, 160, quoted by O'Hare, in 'The Facts About Luther, TAN Books, 1987, p. 122).   Thus, there is simply very little that the modern Church holds in common with the original teachings of Yeshua and TheWay which was the path of spiritual transformation and Completion -- and the Command: "Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you" (2 Cor 6:17 KJV).

The Great Question

The only question that every person must ask themselves, is whether they want to seek and know the Truth now, while they still have the opportunity to make meaningful spiritual change in their lives?  Or do they want to find out the Truth when they pass from this life, and they no longer have the same opportunities they do while in the body-vessel?   When you build upon the original spiritual foundation that Yeshua taught, you are no longer shackled by faith and blind belief in manmade Church doctrines, because as the prodigal sons and daughters of your Heavenly Father, it is within your ability to inherit the Promise -- and know all things as they truly are.

Was The Ebionites Gnostic?

Did Yeshua Teach Gnosticism?

Does Man Have An Inner Connection

To A Higher Self, God, And The Kingdom?

What the scriptures state is that the written word has a spiritual meaning that cannot be discerned with man's physical eyes -- or understood with his natural organic mind (see Letter That Killeth - see also Torah ).   And that the body-vessel only supports those lesser aspects of mind which correspond to the physical, is the reason why the organic mind of man cannot comprehend the higher Mysteries of God, and this is why Yeshua taught the multitude in parables.   And this can be readily seen in the fact that in the New Testament there are two types of people -- i.e., those who were taught in parables because their mindset and lifestyle was too carnal to comprehend the Mysteries of God (see TheKeyOfKnowledge ) -- and those who had abandoned the thinking and lifestyle of this world, and become a Disciple of Yeshua and TheWay.   And speaking to the inner circle who had abandoned the ways of this world: "And the disciples came and said to Him, Why do You speak to them in parables?  He answered and said to them, Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given" (Matt 13:10-11 NKJ).    What this means is that there was a spiritually sustaining knowledge that could only be imparted and taught to the few who had detached themselves from the thinking and ways of this world, and had themselves commenced to live a life of spiritual transformation.  And this Spiritual Knowledge/Divine Manna could only be imparted to those who developed the mind beyond the physical limitations of the body.

Christians Don't Believe Yeshua/Jesus

The Great Lie!!!

Published By The Synagogue of Satan

To Deceive and Seduce The Church Elect!

The Ebionites were unjustly condemned as heretics because it was said that they were Torah Observant.  Yet, they rejected all animal sacrifice, were strict vegetarians, and they rejected the literal interpretation of the Law of Moses.   Quoting Epiphanius: The Ebionites "do not accept Moses' Pentateuch in its entirety; certain sayings they reject... stating Christ has revealed this to me, and will blespheme most of the legislation" (Panarion 30.18.7-9).   Epiphanius then quotes the Gospel of the Ebionites/Hebrews where Yeshua states: "I have come to destroy the sacrifices" (ibid. 30.16.5).   They were Observant of the Law -- but this was the Royal Law that is Spiritual.  In reference to the Ebionites, Epiphanius states: "They are Jews. They use Gospels. Eating meat is abominable to them. They consider water to have sacred properties... they often baptize themselves in water, summer and winter, for sanctification..." (Panarion, 19:28-30).  So to say that the Ebionites are Torah Observant in the manner of the Pharisees, in view of the recorded fact that they "...blespheme most of the legislation ...They use Gospels. Eating meat is abominable to them" -- is a lie that was promoted by the Gentile Church that was too heathen in their mindset to comprehend the spiritual nature of the teachings of Yeshua and TheWay -- and the Gentile Church condemned the Ebionites in order to adopt pagan teachings, rituals and religious observances which were common to Pagan Rome.

Christianity

The Apostate Church Of

Simon Magus

What Was Yeshua's Crime?

What Law Did He Violate?

Christians Remain Totally Ignorant Of The Answers?

Like The Pharisees, They Cling To The Doctrines of Men!!!

"Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying:
'These people draw near to Me with their mouth, and honor Me with their lips,

but their heart is far from Me.  And in vain they worship Me,

teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.' "
(Matt 15:7-9 NKJ)

The Law Is Spiritual

And Can Only Be Fulfilled, By A People Who Are Themselves, Spiritual
 

The ritual observance of the Torah which Yeshua rejected, requires such things as the eating of meat -- and yet, it is well documented that the Ebionites were strict vegetarians and condemned all animal sacrifice.   Epiphanius quotes the Gospel of the Hebrews at the Passover which the Ebionites used exclusively: "Have I desired with desire to eat this flesh of the Passover with you?"  -- and this phrase is not only quoted almost word for word in what is now known as the Gospel of the Nazirenes, but a more important aspect that was deleted from our modern Bibles is revealed in the testimony of Judas to the High Priest that the crime of Jesus was his rejection of the ritual observance of the Law which was manifest in the slaughter of a lamb  Quoting the Nazirene Gospel that parallels the original Matthew before being corrupted by the Church: "For Judas had bought the lamb, but Yeshua had forbidden that it be killed"   And this was the crime of Yeshua that was set before the High Priest: "Now Judas Iscariot had gone to the house of Caiaphas and said to him, Behold he has celebrated the Passover, within the gates, with the mazza in place of the lamb. I indeed bought a lamb, but he forbade that it should be killed, and lo, the man of whom I bought it is witness. And Caiaphas rent his clothes and said, Truly this is a Passover of the Law of Moses. He has done the deed which is worthy of death, for it is a mighty transgression of the law. What need of further witness? Yea, even now two robbers have broken into the temple and stolen the book of the law, and this is the end of His teaching. Let us tell these things to the people who follow Him, for they will fear the authority of the law."

When Paul condemned the reading of the written words of the Law as the "Letter that Killeth", he was making reference to the fact that the scriptures are an allegory -- i.e., the Key of Knowledge that must be turned within self in search of the Inner Kingdom (see Gate Of Eden).   And in making your body into the Divine Temple, the lower nature which is portrayed in the allegory of the written words of the scriptures, must be transformed in the life of the Disciple of Yeshua and TheWay.   Thus, Yeshua taught: "For they, making a god of their belly, sacrificed to their God the innocent creatures of the earth, in place of the carnal nature within themselves."    Thus, Yeshua was condemned because he rejected the ritual observation of the Law.   And thus, neither modern Jews or spiritually disenfranchised Christians are able to comprehend how the Law is still in effect -- and must be observed by those seeking the Kingdom -- and must be fulfilled within the body-mind of the Disciples: "Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled.  Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.  For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven" (Matt 5:17-20 NKJ).  

Whatever is of the flesh, whether it be a literal/historical interpretation of the scriptures by modern Christians, or a ritual interpretation of the Law by the Jews, both are equally the way of death -- i.e., "It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life" (John 6:63 NKJ).   The Ebionites who were taught the inner meaning of the scriptures, were Torah Observant in the spiritual essence of what Yeshua taught.  But in the carnal blindness of the Gentiles, they made themselves Lawless -- apostates to the Law Of God which is Spiritual -- and in the manmade doctrines of the Church the reality is fulfilled: "Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven."  And because they have made themselves apostates to the Law of God -- blind to its meaning in the spirit -- the modern Christian world remains spiritually disenfranchised.   Moreover, those who call themselves Ebionites or Nazarenes, and continue to feed dead flesh to their bellies, instead of transforming the carnal nature within themselves, are themselves the disciples of Simon Magus.

While being a vegetarian does not of itself fulfill the Law, in the same way that Paul taught that the sons of Abraham was an allegorical portrayal of a higher truth, so too is every aspect of the Word of God -- and every jot or tittle has a deeper meaning than what is perceived by those of a carnal mind.  By living the Consecrated Life ordained by Yeshua, the Ebionites perceived the true inner meaning of the scriptures that believer of the simple faith are blind to -- i.e., "Then opened He their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures" (Luke 24:45).  And from a literal/historical and outward ritual perception, Epiphanius was correct when he wrote of the Ebionites that  "...Christ has revealed this to me, and will blespheme most of the legislation" (Panarion 30.18.7-9).  Therefore, the Ebionites could not have been Torah Observant in the "letter that killeth" in the manner of the Jews, and neither were they Lawless apostates in the manner of the Christians who were too heathen to understand the spiritual essence of the teachings of Yeshua and TheWay.   Being Spiritual, and living the proper Ordained Consecrated Life, the Ebionites were the fulfillment of the requirement to be in the world and not of it.  For Yeshua himself concealed the Mysteries of God from the people of a carnal mind, revealing only to his Ebionite Disciples the Truth and the Inner Meaning of the scriptures and the Law: “The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those on the outside everything is said in parables so that, they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding” (Mark 4:11-12 NIV).   And this inability for the believers of the simple faith to comprehend the Mysteries of God was confirmed by Paul who wrote: “And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual men, but as to men of flesh, as to babes in Christ” (1 Cor 3:1).   Thus, these believers could only be taught the doctrine of Jesus Christ and him crucified (1 Cor 2:2), because they were not yet spiritual men -- but rather, they were men of flesh and still very much “babes in Christ”.   Paul then explains that: “I gave you milk to drink, not solid food; for you were not yet able to receive it. Indeed, even now you are not yet able” (1 Cor 3:2).

Two Wrongs

Don't Make A Right!!!

The Real Reason:

Why the Right Gets It Wrong

And the Left Doesn't Get It

Beyond The Liberal Limitations Of Jim Wallis

Senior Editor-In-Chief of Sojourners

I so liked the title of Jim Wallis book  God's Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get It, that I decided to use it as part of my response to the Christianity Today and Lisa Ann Cockrel's interview with Brian McLaren on the Da Vinci Code wherein he stated: "One of the problems is that the average Christian in the average church who listens to the average Christian broadcasting has such an oversimplified understanding of both the Bible and of church history - it would be deeply disturbing for them to really learn about church history."   How disturbed?   In the words of Prof. Elaine Pagles, in her book, The Gnostic Gospels:  “It is the winners who write history - their way.   No wonder, then, that the viewpoint of the successful majority has dominated all traditional accounts of the origin of Christianity… It suggests that these religious debates - questions of the nature of God, or of Christ - simultaneously bear social and political implications that are crucial to the development of Christianity as an institutional religion.  In simplest terms, ideas which bear implications contrary to that development come to be labeled as heresy; ideas which implicitly support it become orthodox”.   And this is why Prof. John Allegro wrote of the Essene/Ebionite connection in the Dead Sea Scrolls that the facts and truth “...may upset a great many basic teachings of the Christian Church.   This in turn would greatly upset many Christian Theologians and believers.   The heart of the matter is, in fact, the source and originality of Christian doctrine”