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Not a single denominational church was built by Christ for he built his church, one and only, in the first century hundreds of years before any denominations came into existence.  The New Testament scriptures written after the gospels and Acts chapter 2 all refer to the church as a then existing organization.  Paul wrote to various churches.  Jesus in the book of Revelation instructs John to write to the 7 churches of Asia.  The real question men and women need to be seeking an answer to is not how do I get into this denomination or that one but how do I get into the church Christ built? 

One must understand that being in the church Christ built is an entirely different thing than being in a denomination.  One can readily be in a denomination and yet outside the church Jesus built.  If being in a denomination is the same as being in the church built by Jesus then the denomination has no reason for existence and should drop its denominational name and associations and just call itself what it would be under those circumstances – the church of God, the church of Christ, the church, or some other scriptural name or designation.  It would be “the church” and not “a denomination.”

In this article I am not concerned about how one gets into X,Y, or Z denomination but with how one gets into Christ’s church.  Certainly, there are steps to be taken as there are steps to be taken before one can enter any institution.  One must be made aware of the institution, what it does, and what purpose it serves before any desire can be created to join it.  So it is with the church Jesus built.

Many there are that say Jesus is all that matters, not the church.  Why do they say that?  Because they have a denominational concept of the church.  I am the first to agree that there is not a denominational church on earth that matters and everyone of them ought to cease their existence immediately.  But, that is a far cry from saying that the church Christ built does not matter.

The church built by Jesus matters so much that you cannot be saved outside of it, without becoming a member of it.  It is “the church of God which he purchased with his own blood.” (Acts 20:28 NKJV)  If you are outside that church it means you were never bought with the blood of Christ.  It means you are not a part of the body which he is saving.  “He is the Savior of the body.” (Eph. 5:23 NKJV)  What body?  “He is the head of the body, the church.” (Col. 1:18 NKJV)  The church is the spiritual body of Christ of which he is the Savior.

Christians are “members of his body, of his flesh and of his bones. (Eph. 5:30 NKJV)  “You (Christians – DS) are the body of Christ, and members individually.” (1 Cor. 12:27 NKJV)  One is either in that body or he is not, you are either inside or outside, and where you are makes all the difference for salvation.  Yes, the church matters.  It is not Jesus yes and the church no. 

The church is what Jesus gave himself for on the cross.  “Christ also loved the church and gave himself for it, that he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, that he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that it should be holy and without blemish.” (Eph. 5:25-27 NKJV)

Salvation is in Christ which is the same as to say in his body, the church.  “Therefore I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.” (2 Tim. 2:10 NKJV)  In Christ one is a new creation (2 Cor. 5:17), a Christian, outside Christ he is not.  In Christ are found all spiritual blessings (Eph. 1:3), outside him none are found.   “In Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been made near by the blood of Christ.” (Eph. 2:13 NKJV)  That is in Christ and not out of him.  The list could go on and on but the point is that to be “in Christ” is absolutely essential to salvation but to be in Christ is to be in his body, the church.  The church is thus essential.           

One cannot join the church Christ built.  God adds the man or woman to it under certain conditions.  “And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.” (Acts 2:47 NKJV).  Who were added to the church?  Those who were being saved.  Who then is in the church?  The saved.  Who is outside the church?  The unsaved.

Does God just add whoever he pleases to the church unconditionally?  If so it would not be a man’s fault if he failed to obtain salvation.  There would be nothing he could do about it as it would be entirely in God’s hands.  It does not work that way.  At the close of the first gospel sermon ever preached Peter exhorted the crowd saying, “Save yourselves from this untoward generation.” (Acts 2:40 KJV)  Other more modern translations use the words “be saved” but the thought is the same.  It is up to the individual.  The individual has something to do.  Salvation is not unconditional and God does not save men adding them to the church unconditionally.

Does this mean that all who are in the church are saved?  No, for some go astray and live in sin and hypocrisy, in indifference and unconcern, without a deep abiding faith and love, who have fallen away.  It does mean, however, that you must be in the church to be saved for that is where those who will be saved are placed by God.

Upon hearing the gospel before one can be added to the church, before God will do the adding, one must believe what he has heard.  Paul defines the gospel by which we are saved if we believe in 1 Cor. 15:3-4, “For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received:  that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures, and that he was buried, and that he arose again the third day according to the scriptures.” (NKJV)  This correlates with Peter’s confession of Christ in Matt. 16 when Christ asked, “But who do you say that I am?” (Matt. 16:15 NKJV)  Peter’s reply was, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” (Matt. 16:16 NKJV)  Jesus then says, “on this rock I will build my church.” (Matt. 16:18 NKJV)  It was by the resurrection that Jesus was “declared to be the Son of God with power … by the resurrection from the dead.” (Rom. 1:4 NKJV)  Thus one must believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God who died for our sins and was raised from the dead.

Jesus Christ as the Son of God is the foundation upon which the church was built “For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.” (2 Cor. 3:11 NKJV)  He is the “chief cornerstone” (Eph. 2:20 NKJV) of the church (cornerstone being the rock upon which the church is built).  So a man must believe these things about Christ to be saved.  Faith then is essential.  We are “living stones” (1 Peter 2:5 NKJV) being built up as “a spiritual house” (church – DS) (1 Peter 2:5 NKJV) upon the foundation that has been laid – on Christ Jesus.

But, is this faith enough by itself?  No and all know it who will be honest.  Why do I say that?  Because on the Day of Pentecost in Acts 2 when Peter preached Jesus to the Jews he did not once command them to have faith in Jesus.  Why not?  He did not need to for their faith became evident when they cried out “to Peter and the rest of the apostles, ‘Men and brethren, what shall we do?’” (Acts 2:37 NKJV)  Make no mistake about it these Jews believed everything Peter preached that day in preaching Jesus.

Here is my point – why not dismiss the crowd and go home at that point in time?  If we are saved by faith alone there is no need for any further instructions as to how to become a child of God, a Christian.  No need for further instruction on what is necessary to be saved.  When the men ask “what shall we do” why not tell them to go home now and just continue to believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and Savior of the world?

The answer is simple enough to an honest man.  Faith was not all that was necessary.  Peter tells them to, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins.” (Acts 2:38 NKJV)  There are many who will say that yes they believe in order to be saved one must also in addition to having faith repent of his sins.  However, that is where they want to stop.  They want to separate repentance from baptism in the passage and gladly ignore the fact there is a coordinating conjunction there, the word “and,” that joins the two words making one just as essential as another.  (They do the same thing with the word “and” in Mark 16:16 and in John 3:5.)  It simply will not work.  Peter said they must do both.  If repentance is essential for the remission of sins the same passage that teaches that (this one) teaches also that baptism is.  Both are required. 

I grant you that denominations do not practice this nor do they believe it and you can get into a denomination without it (without baptism for the remission of sins).  But, remember this article is not about how to get into a denomination.  It is how to get into Christ which is the same thing as getting into his body, the church.  None of us should care how you go about getting into a denomination.  Who needs one?  It is the church Christ built into which one must enter for salvation.

The only man prepared to enter into Christ where salvation is found, to enter his body which is the church, is a penitent believer.  In the Great Commission the apostles were instructed to baptize only one group of people – those who were made “disciples.” (Matt. 28:19 NKJV)  One can only know whether or not a person who presents himself for baptism is a believer by asking him.

This brings us to another element essential for salvation – the confession of Christ.  “With the mouth confession is made to salvation.” (Rom. 10:10)  Timothy was said to “have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.” (1 Tim. 6:12 NKJV)  It is the good confession Christ witnessed before Pontius Pilate (1 Tim. 6:13) which was that he was “the Christ, the Son of the Blessed” (Mark 14:61-62).  See also Acts 8:36-38.

Thus the steps into Christ are, in order, faith, repentance, confession of Christ, and finally baptism into Christ.  How does one get into the body of Christ the church?  “For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body.” (1 Cor. 12:13 NKJV)  “Do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus ….” (Rom. 6:3 NKJV)  “For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.” (Gal. 3:27 NKJV)  There is no such thing as a Christian in the New Testament that was not baptized for the remission of sins.  Why do I say that?

(1) Baptism was for the remission of sins.  (2) It was into Christ.  (3) Christ commanded it (Mark 16:16, Matt. 28:18-20, John 3:3-5) (4) Peter commanded “every one of you” to do it.  No exceptions on the Day of Pentecost.  Paul said to the Corinthians “we were all baptized into one body” (1 Cor. 12:13 NKJV), no exceptions.  (5) The churches of Judea were “in Christ” (Gal. 1:22, 1 Thess. 2:14).  A church can only be in Christ as the membership is in Christ and that comes by way of baptism.

The individual who complies with the conditions that God gave will be added by God to the church for the same process that makes one a Christian adds him to the church when done from the heart.  Only God can know whether or not one truly believes in Jesus from his heart.  Only God can know if a man has repented from the heart of his sins.  These things being true a man can by all appearances go through the steps essential to salvation but God only knows the sincerity of the heart.  I cannot add you to the church even if you by all appearances seem to meet God’s qualifications.  Since I cannot know or judge your heart I have to assume your sincerity and honesty and accept you as a child of God, a living stone in God’s church.  I would want the same treatment from you.  A faithful Christian will never deny such a one the right hand of fellowship.

I would remind the reader in closing that to be in Christ is the same as being in his body, in his church, and that is where salvation is found, in the body of Christ.  “He is the Savior of the body.” (Eph. 23 NKJV)  How does one get into the church Christ built?  The Bible gives the answer, not the local denomination.       

If I may, as God is my Witness and Judge, when I was only 17
years young, God UNEXPECTEDLY gave me a VISION while I
was in prayer. I was within that vision as a glorified
Spirit-Being, whiter than glistening snow and like a brilliant
white cloud with the sun shining on it, appearing smooth,
dressed in a white robe – even my hair was that brilliant white
- holding a Book in my hands and teaching two flesh and blood
mortals who were sitting on the ground, in an outdoor setting
like a park or meadow.

I was leaning over near them, showing them something from the
Book. Mind you that this MIRACLE occured BEFORE I had ever heard
of Herbert W. Armstrong and his biblical teaching that we’re to
become glorified Priest-Kings, teaching in the Kingdom of God,
immortals ruling over mortals with but under Christ! (Rev. 2:26,
3:21, 20:6).

The Kingdom of God is the Royal Family of God administering
the Government of God, with God’s Word as the foundation for
every family and standard for all nations (Isa. 9:7, Dan.
7:18, 27).

At that time I still believed in the traditional “going to
heaven or hell” myths, so I didn’t really know what to think of
the vision. Over a year later, when I attended one of my first
Sabbath services with the Worldwide Church of God [1978], the
minister was preaching about how we’ll be God-Beings teaching
human-beings. I about fell out of my chair! It was as if he was
describing the very vision God had given little ol’ me! That was
further confirmation to me that this Church of God (with its
God-given Sabbath and holy days, special recognition of
Northwestern Europeans and Anglo-Saxons as the “Lost 10 Tribes,”
the Gospel of the Kingdom, etc.) was indeed God’s Church and not
like the baptized paganism of traditional Churchianity! (Grieved
to say, the WCG has gone astray after Mr. Armstrong’s death, but
thankfully the faithful Church of God members left that
organization of deceitful men to remain true to God and the
plain truth of the Bible).

My following minister, George Kackos, whom I later told about
the vision, and who baptized me June 9, 1979 [12 years after
Jerusalem's liberation], told me that the vision was biblical
and that God has also given a “sneak preview” of His Kingdom to
Peter, James and John, with their VISION of the
TRANSFIGURATION:

Matthew 17:1-9

1 Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his
brother, led them up on a high mountain by themselves; 2 and He
was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and
His clothes became as white as the light. 3 And behold, Moses
and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him. 4 Then Peter
answered and said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here;
if You wish, let us make here three tabernacles: one for You,
one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” 5 While he was still
speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them; and suddenly
a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My beloved Son,
in whom I am well pleased. Hear Him!” 6 And when the disciples
heard it, they fell on their faces and were greatly afraid. 7
But Jesus came and touched them and said, “Arise, and do not be
afraid.” 8 When they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no one
but Jesus only. 9 Now as they came down from the mountain, Jesus
commanded them, saying, “Tell the VISION to no one until
the Son of Man is risen from the dead.”

I dared to declare to Mr. Kackos that my vision was actually
greater because God had showed them a glorified/transfigured
Christ, Moses and Elijah, but mine was more personalized because
God revealed ME in His Kingdom!

I am an eyewitness to God’s Kingdom and know what it means to be
in God’s Kingdom, both from the Bible and personal experience!
(2 Pet. 1:16-18). FLESH AND BLOOD CANNOT INHERIT THE KINDOM, but
at the Resurrection we’ll be BORN AGAIN as GLORIFIED SPIRIT
BEINGS – just like our older Brother, Jesus Christ (Rom. 8:29, I
Cor. 15:49-52, Philip. 3:21)

The vision appeared to emphasize the great DIFFERENCE between
mortals and immortals, flesh and blood and brilliant Spirit.
And, as I later used during a Church Spokesman’s Club speech on
serving in the Churchill Room at the Hillcrest in Toledo, Ohio,
I mentioned this vision and noted that even though we’re to be
given THRONES [which I did not see], those thrones are to enable
us to use our positions for GREATER SERVICE, out of love for God
and mankind. God did not show me merely sitting on a Throne, but
out serving others, teaching, helping, explaining. Mr. Kackos
then gave his usual round up speech/mini-sermon, on the
importance of tempering authority with humility, and said that,
amazingly, I had done just that. I had related the vision as a
fact, but wasn’t boasting about it.

I look forward, by God’s GRACE, to entering His wonderful
Kingdom and meeting those two people I saw back in ‘77! It’ll
truly be BACK TO THE FUTURE

Are we living in the end times? Is Armageddon upon us? If God’s two witnesses came proclaiming the message that we were in the final seven years of our present day world, would anyone listen?

Are Christians being given the full message of the Gospel? Or are the Clergy choosing to keep some information to itself? Is the church in a huge cover up because they are so involved with building bigger churches and directing more people to their television ministries? Has money become the bottom line and teaching people how to hear from God the last thing on their agenda?

I am an author of a Christian book. In my endeavor to spread God’s message I naturally felt that my market should be directed to the churches. So I began by mailing a picture of my book cover and information on how to purchase my book to the surrounding churches in my state. Months passed and hundreds of mailings were sent out. The majority of the churches would not post my information on their bulletin boards.

I was shocked and I questioned why they wouldn’t give their church members access to this book. Maybe it was because I was a woman? Or could it be because I had been an upholster for the past thirty-two years. Of course it could be because I had no theologian education. As I questioned their lack of interest many biblical stories came to my mind.

Amos was a farmer, David a shepherd, Peter a fisherman, Paul a tent maker, yet they were all called by God. Jesus was a carpenter and He was the very Son of God and the Savior of the world. It seemed that according to the Bible I didn’t need any credentials, just a calling from God.

If this is the case then why weren’t the churches allowing their congregations the knowledge that my book existed? Here is the letter I mailed out to the churches:

Dear Church Leader,
I wanted to personally invite you and your congregation to read this book, It answers in detail the reason for our present day life experiences, using my life as an illustration. We want all churches from all religious backgrounds to post the cover and how to purchase this book on their bulletin boards.

So many Christians are depressed and they play the blame game when something bad happens to them in their life. They are worried and upset over the unbelief of some of their family members. They are concerned about raising their children in a world filled with chaos. Christians want to know why they have cancer or why their child died in Iraq. This book answers all of these questions using my life and biblical truths.

This book is filled with encouragements and answers to the hard questions we face in life. Families will be brought together, parents will understand their teenagers, and it will teach us not to judge. This book eliminates the debates over homosexuality, divorce, and abortion. It is clear and easy to understand; it will break down the barriers of misunderstanding and reveals a truth that is being hidden.

This book will help your leaders and teachers be better councilors and deliver messages that are more effective to the congregation. It will draw more people into your church so God can meet the needs of the church less people. The words in this book will explode into revelation that will ignite a fire in the hearts of all mature Christians who need the right ingredients in order to meet the needs of their unchurched family members and friends.

Then a letter came and I was excited. A chief under-shepherd of a large church was kind enough to answer my questions. He gave seven reason why he wasn’t going to let anyone know about my book. Here’s what he wrote:

1. I don’t know what message your presenting.

2. You seem to place ‘my life’ first and biblical truths’ second, in terms of sources for truth.

3. I’m always suspicious when someone tells me they’ve found ‘hidden truth’.

4. I’m also suspicious when someone tells me that a book (other than the Bible) will draw people, make messages better, or explode into revelation.

5. I don’t know your denominational affiliation. Are you Mormon, Jehovah’s Witness, Moonie, 7th Day Adventist?

6. I’m leery of people who say “GOD TALKED TO ME”, because those words often precede words that contradict scripture.

7. I’m also hesitant because you’ve mentioned the issue of homosexuality, but give little indication of where you stand.

He concluded his letter with these final words. “In short I can’t recommend a book that I don’t know. Hope this has been helpful.”

Why are Christian people not being given the resources that are available so they can make up their own mind? Are the pastors afraid of new teachings? Or are all Christian lay people incapable of making good decisions, so the pastor’s need to keep their congregations in the dark?

Maybe we live in the dark ages where the Priest did all of their sermons and scripture readings in Latin, because they didn’t want the ordinary, uneducated people to understand “The Words of God”. This way the people had to believe what they said was the proper way to serve and worship God.

(Muslims who read this are reminded when a prophets name is mentioned below please repeat S.A.W, thanks)

Why The Church & Popes’s Lied !!!

By: Rassool Auckbaraullee

CHRISTIANITY IS IT POLYTHEIST OR MONOTHEIST

Christians and Cotholics alike, have you been to a Church and feel that it feels more likeyour in a Temple .. I mean Temple by what the Hindus and Buddhist have allaround the world in there place of worship. If you don’t know what I mean because you only care to recognize your place of Worship. Then it will be a big surprise for you to know that this is where all man made God’s came from. And if a Hindu whoworships his creation of Idols was togo to a Churchanywhere in the world today, He/She would have to say it not so different from there place ofWorship.“So if we are God’s children, we shouldn’t think that the divine being is like gold, silver, or stone, or is an image carved by humans using their own imagination and skill.” Acts 17:29 Just listen for a second. These second command or Law from God inThe 10 Commandments states (Exodus 20) You shall not make for yourself any carved 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; you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate me, but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.

Hindus and Bhuddist Pray to Statues, Why do Chistians pray to Statues Too

Why is there so many Images and Statues around the Christian countries.. You know what I mean, if you been to Europe. This is the way it’s been for many centuries, they are landmarks. I mean you can’t go pass a courtyard, cemetery, garden, city hall, train station, gargoyle’s are on all four corners of office buildings. You can’t go without seeing some sort of figurine that makes you look and stare at this piece of art. That’s all it is to me Art. Or else why would they have them in museums, right. I mean there not usually of Christ (pbuh) or Mother Mary (pbuh). But people don’t seem to see the danger, of creating religious symbolic statues of the Prophets in the bible. There is no respect. An animal may urinate on it a bird could defecate on it. Don’t come and tell me God is watching over them, because he would be criticizing the 2nd commandment. like you are. And when I say you! I mean the one’s in charge. I mean all the Popes since the first one, all the Priests, Pastors, Mersinaries, and Governments who pay for it to be made and put out all over the Country.

JESUS WAS’NT WHITE - WAS THIS A WAY, TO CONTROL NON WHITE- PEOPLE

Also when did Jesus (pbuh) become European. When did he become white with blonde hair and blue eyes. How many Jews have you seen this way, because he was a Jew!!! And if you did not know Jesus was a Jew, now you know. I’ve never understood why people depicted Jesus and Mary as white, andwith blonde hair! It seems obvious to me, given what part of the world they supposedly came from, that they would have had dark skin and hair. And yet artists so often seem to ignore this totally…it doesn’t make sense to me. Christianity is often seen as a “white man’s religion” whichmany westerners have tried to shove down the throats of all and sundry who are “not like us”. You cant deny this fact, majority of Christian’s are white. So the majority of Muslims must be Arab right!WRONG. They are the minority. The majority areAsian fromIndonesia, then Pakistani’s. It’s funny that the Bible origins lie in the middle east with a bloke of questionable colour but definitely not white! Actually white people definitely fall into the category of gentiles (non-jews) – and it took a great debate to decide whether or not to invite gentiles into the church at all!

WHY DO PEOPLE PRAY TO JESUS IMAGE AND PICTURE, WHAT ABOUT GOD?

 I ask again why? Why the pictuers of Jesus (pbuh) on the walls of homes and churche’s. It’s so simple its staring you in the face. What’s the difference between that and of Polytheism. YOu can’t tell me youhave never seen a Christian pray to a statue..We all know Hindu’s and Bhuddist do. So if your Christian or Catholic its different. Come on. I have seen Christians crying to statues, talking, praying so have you. Tell you what. Here’s a challenge.Take the Picture of Christ wherever it is hanging in your house and put on another wall. Any small statues put them in a drawer. See how you parents, kids, grand parents, relatives will react. It won’t be positive. Move the furniture around, paint the house you will get a positive reaction. Do you think God or Jesus (pbuh) is gone? Out of your house, well that’s how they will feel because as Obama said it best, Change is difficult, and Change We Need. If you believe in God, why the gargoyle. Why is this concept still being adopted till now. You think a spirit is scared of something that can’t move. Were all intelligent enough to know that it’s just silly.

WHY THE USED SALES MAN APPROACH, WHY NOT PROOVE THE FAITH IS TRUE

As for every era in history -countries, civilizations, the pyramids for E.g. All left there mark in History so it would last. But does the Bible or Jesus support the ideas later created by man. This is a challenge, I ask you Christians, do you really know your bible. Or do you know what you have been told and made your beliefs from listening to your pastors, priests, parents, grandparents.And because you respect them you don’t question them well were living in the age knowledge and its time to question everything. If you only know your bible because you humm, sing in church or listen to your priest, that doesn’t mean you know your Bible. You need to read it. Become a critic. What really irritated me the most is the delivery of so many Priests and Christian leaders on TV. Look into the way of the delivery of the Priest with open mind, and if it’s a sermon then what’s up with the band on the side. This isn’t a concert right? I like the choir though it’s spiritual, but when I watch these guys on TV, I can’t help to laugh. It looks like an infomercial. All the jumping around laying there hands on peoples heads to heel them; come on it’s a circus act. Is it not blasphemous to pretend you have some kind of power to heel and pretend to be talking to God in heaven and hoodwink the people to believe you have the power to heel the sick, and you actually put this on television thinking this works for those with intelect. NO.  A religion can be tested. A religion can be debated on. A religion can take criticism.  A religion needs proof that can back it up, that makes sense.

WHAT DOES THE QURAN SAY ABOUT ITS SOURCE AND DOES IT CHALLENGE THE READER.

Can we Prove Quran is From God?Muslims have something that offers the clearest proof of all – The Holy Quran. There is no other book like it anywhere on earth. It is absolutely perfect in the Arabic language. It has no mistakes in grammar, meanings or context. The scientific evidences are well known around the entire world, even amongst non-Muslim scholars. Predictions in the Quran have come true; and its teachings are clearly for all people, all places and all times.Surprisingly enough, the Quran itself provides us with the test of authenticity and offers challenges against itself to prove its veracity. God tells us in the Quran: 

Another amazing challenge from God’s Book: 

Then finally an easier challenge:

No one has been able to produce a book like it, nor ten chapters like it, nor even one chapter like it. It was memorized by thousands of people during the lifetime of Muhammad (peace be upon him) and then this memorization was passed down from teacher to student for generation after generation, from mouth to ear and from one nation to another. Today every single Muslim has memorized some part of the Quran in the original Arabic language that it was revealed in over 1,400 years ago, even though most of them are not Arabs. There are over nine million (9,000,000) Muslims living on the earth today who have totally memorized the entire Quran, word for word, and can recite the entire Quran, in Arabic just as Muhammad (peace be upon him) did 14 centuries ago Can we Prove Quran is From God?Muslims have something that offers the clearest proof of all – The Holy Quran. There is no other book like it anywhere on earth. It is absolutely perfect in the Arabic language. It has no mistakes in grammar, meanings or context. The scientific evidences are well known around the entire world, even amongst non-Muslim scholars. Predictions in the Quran have come true; and its teachings are clearly for all people, all places and all times.                         JUST USE YOUR COMMON SENSE I DARE YOU!

Inspiration and faith is not enough. Because, if we only needed faith than Sikhs for Eg. would be able to convert people all over the world, instead of having Punjabis being the only followeres and believers of a man made religion, that only cater to there own. How many black Sikhs have you seen. Asian Sikhs, white ones anything except a Punjab. Very rare. But followers of Abrahamic religion are the Majorotiy of the Planet. Jews, Christians and Muslims. Muslims being the fastest growing in numbers of born Muslims and the fastest growing of people converting to it. Jews being the least of all Faiths in the world, and Christianity the most. I really hope your reading this with an open mind.  It’s really the time to free your mind, youre living in the time knowledge.  It is time for you to do your own research for your self, before its too late. 

It’s ignorant to the intellect to say I believe its true becaue my parents said so.  Or.  I believe it because so many in the world believe it. Or. I believe it because my Priest, Pastor told me so.  Meanwhile these guys are raping little boys around the world for the past 2 thousand years and the Church or Pope have nothing to say.  

Keep reading or close this and start your own path and research is all I ask. Keep going if you will but I have more proof and questions, but this also gets harder for you if you can’t read with a open mnd.

JESUS JESUS JESUS, WHAT ABOUT GOD?

Another question I have is, and I will have more. Why so much emphasis about Jesus. What about God the one who created him.I recall in (Matthew 22:37) “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind”. But yet you continue so much about Jesus (pbuh).What about the one great God who created him, you read above what Jesus (pbuh) said. How come no credit, respect, more prayers for the one True God. Well if your going to tell me, well Rassool Jesus is God, then my question to you is provide with a single passage that is scriptural where Jesus (pbuh) said with his own words, I am God worship me, because if he is God, he knows how to say it.

WHO CREATED CHRISTIANITY, IT WAS’NT CHRIST!

I’ll give you another challenge for your teacher whoever that is, yourself, parents or priest. Ask them where does Jesus say I have layed down for you Christianity as your religion. Give me proof from the Bible that is scripture. And after all you will see it was St. Paul. He created Christianity not Christ (pbuh) then followed Peter, Simon and James. Then you will see that it wasn’t easy to be a Christian until Constantine made it official some 300 years after Christ left, thus inventing Christmas and Easter which never existed prior.  One thing to mention is Paul never saw Jesus. He never heard or witnessed Christ speak, pray, walk, talk, laugh, a miracle nothing. Jesus said don’t sent my message to the Gentiles. Who are the Gentiles. One who is not of the Jewish faith or is of a non-Jewish nation. Source: http://www.answers.com/topic/gentile. Who was Jesus message sent for. The Children of Jerusalem. What and where was Paul from an absolute Gentile who created a faith called Chratianity and said no animal is dirty so everyone can now eat pork and not be circumsized like the Gentiles. And all the way to today this is practised and backed buy the Church. A disgrace in my opinion, that this was never corrected, but I come in peace.

MATTHEW, MARK, LUKE & JOHN ,,,, WHO ARE THEY

I want to ask something very important as to who were Matthew, Mark Luke and John. Please don’t say Disciples, because there was 12 not 16. These so called Disciples Matthew, Mark, Luke and John had no last name no address no what so ever credibility to who they were, and they wrote the New Testament.   I am sorry to tell you now because I dont want to beat your head over this over and over again.  No one can answer, as to who where Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.  Thats the Mystery, but over a billion people in the world believe everything they wrote.

Also at the beginning of each Book, they all started off with According too.  Even though Christian scholars say they wrote seperately.  Does that Make Sense, am I writing this as According to Rassool and not give my last name. There is absolutely no authenticity to saying what you’re writing when you say “According Too”, your adding a third party. All through out history till now we give our last name. In the bible it self Jesus (pbuh) gives reference to someone with adding there father John (21:15) “Simon, Son of Jonas.” It’s nothing new. It is who we are. It’s our identity people knew who you were by stating your first and last name followed by your dad’s name and where you came from. E.g. Jesus of Nazareth (pbuh). Only in the last 60 – 70 years we have finger prints and DNA, which proves with science who we are. Come on Christians I beg you to wake up.

IS IT ONE GOD OR THREE, JEWS & MUSLIMS =1 CHRISTIANS =3

The Bible has many great books, as a Muslim we must believe in them, but you cant tell me there was’nt some editing in the Gospel.  This is the reason why a Prophet was sent with a book (Quran) that will stand the test of time.  The Quran itself challenges anyone in the World since it was revealed.  but listen to what people in the Church have done though out time. You can’t even agree on which version of the Bible to follow. He’s the Son or he is God. Look at the significance difference of that. Now get ready for this. Son, Father, Holy Ghost Trinity. I thought there was only 1 God as stated in the 10 Commandments, “Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD” (Deuteronomy 6:4) Ask your pastor or priest about this one, but I want you to be prepared so write this passage down that Jesus (pbuh) said.

Matthew 22:36-3835 Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law?37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.38 This is the first and great commandment.

WHO CORRUPTED THE GOSPEL WHO CHANGED THE MESSAGE OF CHRIST

I am not here to convert anyone except to shed some light for something that has been accepted as lies for 2 thousand years, stand back for a sec and look into your history of what is scripture from the Bible. All these sculptures were storytelling and propaganda, a billboard if you will, in that time period.People then led to calling them Gods, like Zeus. When the message of Christ (pbuh) the anointed one, was starting to be preached across Europe, mainly in Greece and Rome first. They had to make bridges with them in order to expand the faith and then allowed the new Christians to create Jesus (pbuh) into clay and mud objects around the world with no consequence. Violating the 10 Commandments with full intention.  The sole one who started was Paul.  Contantine made it official in 313 during The Count of Nisea.

People lied about the revelations, changed their scriptures and abused and even murdered the prophets whom God sent to them.

And verily, among them is a party who distort the Book with their tongues (as they read), so that you may think it is from the Book, but it is not from the Book, and they say: “This is from Allah,” but it is not from Allah; and they speak a lie against Allah while they know it. It is not (possible) for any human being to whom Allah has given the Book and Al-Hukma (the knowledge and understanding of the laws of religion, etc.) and Prophethood to say to the people: “Be my worshippers rather than Allah’s.” On the contrary (he would say): “Be you Rabbaniyun (learned men of religion who practice what they know and also preach others), because you are teaching the Book, and you are studying it.”[Quran 3:78-79]

WHO HAS SEEN GOD?

If you believe in God don’t think that you need a picture or statue to believe in him. Because in Monotheism we do believe in what we can’t see. Prophet Moses (pbuh) asked God to see him in Exodus 33 18-23 “ And (God) said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee…and he said, Thou canst not see my face; for man shall not see me and live…and thou shalt see my back: but my face shall not be seen”).The version from the Quran still makes me laugh today “And when Moses arrived at Our appointed time and his Lord spoke to him, he said, ‘My Lord, show me (Yourself) that I may look at You.’ (God) said, ‘You will not see Me, but look at the mountain; if it should remain in place, then you will see Me.’ But when his Lord appeared to the mountain, He rendered it level, and Moses fell unconscious. And when he awoke, he said, ‘Exalted are You! I have repented to You, and I am the first of the believers.’” (Quran 7:143) I actually belive this version because Jesus said “And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape” (John 5:37) “ No man has seen God at any time” John 1:18.This to me has to wonder why the Catholics can say that Jesus (pbuh) is God. The people SAW Jesus, they did NOT see God. The people heard Jesus, they did not hear God. How can Jesus be God?

THROW ALL BIBLES AND QURANS IN THE OCEAN

The true testament to this, is to take the Challenge of Sheikh Khalid Yasin who saids. Take all the Bibles, all the Torahs anD all the Qurans. Throw them all in the Ocean. Get rid of them all. In a few days, in a week, the Quran will come right back up because there are literally hundred of thousands of Muslims who have memorized the Quran in its entirity of existence. From front to back Muslims know the quran.  Everyone will agree of the outcome, because all Muslims agree to the one book Quran. This is very true. This is the challenge of challenges when you think about it because the Church doesnt fully agree and the Jews dont fully agree with everytihng that is in the scriptures. All Muslims agree with the Quran. I know many Chrstians and I am married to one.

AVG. CHRISTIAN VS AVG. MUSLIM

My observation of the many Christians, they only know the Lords prayer. A good 90% of Christians I think know the Lords prayer. I would have to say 90% of all Muslims including non practising ones knows 10x more than equal size of the Lords Prayer then what is the Quran. Because A Muslim can’t pray with the Quran open. When you see a Muslim Praying he not just reading whatever he wants by standing-up, saying what he will’s and wishes. He must read something similiar tothe Lords Prayer from the Quran twice and two different verses of the Quran for each prayer by Memory. Also you can’t read the same one twice. Every Muslim reads the prayer in Arabic, the language it was revealed in.  Therefore when you translate for eg, Greek or Latin even English, you lose the authenticity of the meaning of important passages.  The flow of the Quran is so rythmatic that its easy to memorize a single verse. If you ever seen a Muslim pray they prostrate together and pray in one brotherhood. Christians when you pray your Pastor or Priest tells you to “now turn to John 1 -3 “.  We do it by memory.  All from the age of 3 – 99 all around the world all in agreeance to one book revealed from  God (Allah) to Angel Gabriel to a man in the dessert, Prophet Mohammed (p.b.u.h)who was illeterate 1400 hundred years ago. That means when he heard it, he could’nt write it down, thus he had to memorise it. This is why we do this so if someone was to question us on the spot, bang!!! here’s the answer, intead of saying sorry I dont have my book with me. Now that was bang not boom with all the sterotyes and all. Just for effect ok. So

TRINITY WHAT TRINITY, WHERE’S THE PROOF  

The word Trinity does not exist anywhere in the Bible. Furthermore the word Bible does not appear anywhere in the Bible except on the cover, very interesting hmmm. My argument is if the word Trinity, does not exist is in the bible, and Jesus (pbuh) never said it. Then the whole concept of the Son, Father, and Holy Ghost is a hoax.The whole concept of the Christian Faith is founded on the Trinity. Also there is no where Jesus performed Mass. As I said earlier he was a Jew. Without that you’re just a Jew or Muslim another fellow monotheistic. There has never in my research in my life where anyone has been able to explain this argument of mine, because it is hard to prove something that doesn’t exist that’s scriptural. If you don’t believe in the Trinity are you still able to be a Christian? I don’t know. But the Bible itself doesn’t state the word Trinity which is the back bone of the faith as well Christians host Mass everyday, the Man, the Messiah, the Anointed One, the Chosen one, the Prophet never did a single Mass or said celebrate his birth (Christmas) or death (Easter). It does seem someone has made some man made beliefs and made it official. I leave it to you but you should read the Standard revised Red letterd Bible that was backed up by 32 scholars, and by their 50 co-operating denominations…. of whom believe the KJV was corrupted.

Good Luck !!!

Dont believe me, please do your own research, just proove me wrong with proof, is all I ask.

“Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you” John (20:21)

Salaam Alai’kum wa Rahma’tullahi wa Baraka’tuh – May the Peace and Blessings of God Be Upon you

Rassool Auckbaraullee

*pbuh – Peace be Upon Him/Her

On Judgement Day, all the people were queuing up to enter heaven. God decided to divide the people into three lines. The first line was for the men who were dominated by their wives while living on earth. The second line was for the men who dominated their wives during their lives on earth. The third line was for all the women. God looked at the first two lines and saw that one was longer than the other.

The first queue was really long and God was greatly disappointed to see that there were so many men who failed to fulfil their destiny set by God as the head of the household. Their lives were completely controlled by their wives. But God saw that there was one man in the second line. Finally, there was one man who lived up to his calling. God turned to all the men in the first queue and told them to follow the good example of the one man in the second line. However, God was really curious as to how he did it. He turned to the man and asked him for his secret formula on how he managed to control his wife and not let her dominate his life. The man turned to God and said, “I don’t know, God. My wife told me to stand in this line so I obeyed.”

Marriage is long instituted by God. It was created by God in the Garden of Eden. When God instituted marriage, it was not meant for Christians alone but for all people. King Solomon told us in Ecclesiastes 9:9 (New Living Translation) to “live happily with the woman you love through all the meaningless days of life that God has given you under the sun. The wife, God gives you is your reward for all your earthly toil”. Clearly, even King Solomon understood the meaning of marriage and to live happily with the woman that God has rewarded you for you your hardworks. King Solomon wants us to enjoy the marriage that God has instituted in our lives.

Marriage is important to God and to use. It represents how God loves us and our relationship with God. The Bible likens us as the brides of Christ. If we say that our marriage is not working, then we are saying that our relationship with God is not working. All His marriage institutions then are failure. This is not a good representation of God’s love for His people. There are many divorces in this world. We are Christians have a role to play and that is to show God’s love is real. We must ensure our marriage is successful as it is our message to the world that God’s love is real and our relationship with God is real.Ephesians 5:22-25; Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Saviour of the body. Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything. Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her.The Role and Responsibilities of a Husband1. To be a leader

The husband is to be a prophet, priest and king to his wife. The husband is the leader and head of the household. As the leader and the head, men are called to have vision and to provide direction. Why is the man called to be the head? On the head, lie the eyes. The purpose of the eyes is to see far and near, to see ahead with vision. When God created the world, He created the man first and God gave man the responsibility of work to look after the garden and the animals. God left man with the accountability and command not to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil before God created woman.

However, since sin entered the world through Adam, men began to fall away from God. Today, men are so busy working. They do not have time to pray. They do not have time to serve in the church. They do not have time to read the bible. They do not have time to provide spiritual food to their wives and children. How then is the man going to fulfil his role as the priest and king to his wife?

As the priest, the role is to lead the people of God into the presence of God. As the priest to your wife, your responsibility is to provide spiritual food and guidance to your wife, and to lead her into the spiritual presence of God.

A king always carries himself with dignity and authority. He is supposed to lead like the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit leads God’s people. He does not drive or push the people to meet God’s goals. The king rules the kingdom wisely and reigns among his people.2. To love his wife

A wise and loving king will put his kingdom and people first before himself. Similarly, as the husband, you are to lead your wife and family but not by force or by thumbing your wife down. A wise and loving husband will govern his household wisely and reigns. His family will respect him and obey him as he puts his wife and family first before himself. A husband must love his wife, be willing to give of yourself and lay down your life for your wife.

Every time we backslide or sin, we grieve God. But He never gives up on us. He saddles us with His love and lovingly holds us in His arms. God remains faithful even if we are unfaithful. In every way, the husband is to be like Jesus who loves the church and gave of Himself for our salvation. In the same way, the husband is to love his wife and give of himself to her.The Role and Responsibilities of a Wife1. To be a helper to her husbandGenesis 2:28; And the Lord God said, “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.”

God told Adam the reason why Eve was created. When God created the world, God said that everything He created was good. When He created man, He said that it was not good enough. God said that something was missing and it was not good for man to be alone. Although when God created Adam, he has a job to look after the Garden of Eden but God realised that it was not healthy for Adam to be alone. By being alone, Adam will not have a healthy character development. Hence, God created woman to be a helper and comparable in every way to Adam in order to assist him.

How then is the woman to help man to fulfil the visions and dreams given to him by the Holy Spirit? How is the wife to help her husband to see the visions and dreams from God? For the wife to be a helper, she must know the husband’s vision. It is the husband’s responsibility to share his visions and dreams with his wife. If your wife believes that the visions and dreams come from the Holy Spirit, she will believe in you. It is the wife’s role to help her husband to achieve his visions and dreams. As a wife, you are to be a dream enabler, not a dream stealer or destroyer. You are to encourage your husband and to render help to make the visions and dreams come true.2. To submit to her husbandEphesians 5:24; Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.

The responsibility of a wife is to submit to her husband. When the Bible says that a wife is to be submissive to her husband, it does not mean that she becomes a slave, to be thumbed down, to be ordered around or to be abused. A wife is to be encouraging, supportive and helpful. In turn, she is to be loved, treasured and respected by her husband. As a wife, you are to submit to your husband in everything.

If a man is married to a woman, who is high powered, more educated than him, and earned much higher, he must do his duty as a husband and as head of the household before she is willing to submit to your authority. Think about it. If you first love your wife and shower her with your agape love, you will find your wife loving you willingly in return. Just as God first loves us, as husband, you are to love your wife first.

Why does marriage fail and Woman dominate over Man? Let’s see in the part 2.