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Interests: 13 "Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14 But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.
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| Birthright or Pottage? There is a poignant story in the Bible about two brothers, Jacob and Esau. Their story may seem like a minor one compared to many other stories but closer examination reveals not only a great turn of events but a harsh lesson to be learned. Many people are familiar with the saga, especially the part where Esau came back from an unsuccessful hunt hungry and tired. 30 And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom. 31 And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright. 32 And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me? 33 And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob. 34 Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright. (Genesis 25:30-34) (KJV) Because Esau hastily traded his birthright for pottage, Jacob ended up inheriting Esau's entire future. Jacob went on to become the founder of nations while Esau simply lived out the rest of his lackluster life in obscurity. 9 Now that Jacob had returned from Paddan-aram, God appeared to him again at Bethel. God blessed him, 10 saying, “Your name is Jacob, but you will not be called Jacob any longer. From now on your name will be Israel.”[a] So God renamed him Israel. 11 Then God said, “I am El-Shaddai—‘God Almighty.’ Be fruitful and multiply. You will become a great nation, even many nations. Kings will be among your descendants! 12 And I will give you the land I once gave to Abraham and Isaac. Yes, I will give it to you and your descendants after you.” 13 Then God went up from the place where he had spoken to Jacob. (Genesis 35:9-13) (NLT) The point of this lesson is that we all have a birthright that most people have already traded for low-grade pottage! What birthright do we all have? Our birthright is to live forever here on a paradise earth! 6 And the wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. 7 And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. 8 And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the adder's den. 9 They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of Jehovah, as the waters cover the sea. (Isaiah 11:6-9) (ASV) 1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. 2 I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. 4 He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." 5 He who was seated on the throne said, "I am making everything new!" Then he said, "Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true." (Revelation 21:1-5) (NIV) This is our birthright. The sad truth is that most people living now have already thrown away their birthright of eternal life long ago. What exactly have people traded for their birthright? Worldly pleasures "You adulterous people, don't you know that friendship with the world is hatred toward God? Anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God." (James 4:4) (NIV) Don't love the world or anything that belongs to the world. If you love the world, you cannot love the Father. (1John 2:15) (CEV) Rejecting Jehovah 1 "I revealed myself to those who did not ask for me; I was found by those who did not seek me. To a nation that did not call on my name, I said, 'Here am I, here am I.' 2 "I opened my arms to my own people all day long, but they have rebelled. They follow their own evil paths and thoughts. (Isaiah 65:1-2) (NIV) Rejecting Jehovah' laws 18 If only you had paid attention to my commands, your peace would have been like a river, your righteousness like the waves of the sea. (Isaiah 48:18) (NIV) "The wise men are put to shame, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of Jehovah; and what manner of wisdom is in them? (Jeremiah 8:9) (ASV) Ignoring Jehovah's servants 14 If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that home or town. 15 I tell you the truth, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town. (Matthew 10:14-15) (NIV) They instead follow senseless man-made teachings from their preferred priests and ministers of Christendom. 1 Now the Holy Spirit tells us clearly that in the last times some will turn away from the true faith; they will follow deceptive spirits and teachings that come from demons. 2 These people are hypocrites and liars, and their consciences are dead. (1Timothy 4:1-2) (NLT) 3 For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. 4 They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths. (2Timothy 4:3-4) (NIV) What kind of myths? Preachers & priests can magically forgive our sins. Jesus is holding the gate to Heaven open for us. God is a 3-headed trinity monstrosity. God & Jesus love us no matter what. Christmas & Easter are sacred. Mary is Queen of Heaven. Jesus is God Almighty. all religions are alike. Crosses are sacred. The people who believe these LIES have thrown away their birthright with both hands for pottage. The world is in upheaval right now because most nominal Christians are taught that "we are all just poor sinners who can't help ourselves". People who believe that they will be endlessly forgiven for their constant sinning feel justified in satisfying any urge. They feel free to indulge in any base immorality even to the point of criminal behavior with no twinge of remorse. What does the Bible warn about sin? 4 The person who keeps on sinning is guilty of not obeying the Law of God. For sin is breaking the Law of God.
(1John 3:4) (NLV) And what will be the consequences? 12 "I will `destine' you to the sword. All of you will bow before the executioner, for when I called, you did not answer. When I spoke, you did not listen. You deliberately sinned--before my very eyes--and chose to do what you know I despise." (Isaiah 65:12) (New Living Translation) Would God really do that? 5 And God did not spare the ancient world--except for Noah and his family of seven. Noah warned the world of God's righteous judgment. Then God destroyed the whole world of ungodly people with a vast flood. 6 Later, God condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah and turned them into heaps of ashes. He made them an example of what will happen to ungodly people. (2Peter 2:5-6) (NLT) 17 You make God tired with all your talk. "How do we tire him out?" you ask. By saying, "God loves sinners and sin alike. God loves all." And also by saying, "Judgment? God's too nice to judge." (Malachi 2:17) (Message Bible)
9 I, the LORD, will show no mercy or pity when that time comes. In my anger I will destroy the earth and every sinner who lives on it. (Isaiah 13:9) (CEV) How can we survive Jehovah's judgment? The first step is to stop following senseless teachings that come from demons. "Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked? saith the Lord Jehovah; and not rather that he should return from his way, and live?" (Ezekiel 18:23) (ASV) "For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord Jehovah: wherefore turn yourselves [around], and live." (Ezekiel 18:32) (ASV) Of all the religions that exist in the world, there is only ONE religion that is based upon the teachings that Christ originally brought to us. Only ONE religion promotes the worship of his Father, the ONE TRUE GOD - JEHOVAH. ONLY ONE! The people who worship Jehovah are the only ones who have the opportunity to enjoy their birthright for eternity. "The righteous shall inherit the earth, And they shall live forever upon it." (Psalm 37:29) (KJV) 
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| There Is Only One God - JEHOVAH Evidently Jehovah, our God, likes his name, because He inspired the writers of the Bible to pen it almost 7,000 times in the Old Testament alone! Today's people don't know that because translators routinely substitute "GOD" or "LORD" for God's name, Jehovah in modern English Bible versions. Should we ignore Him and turn Him into a nameless LORD? Is that a good idea now that the world, as we now know it, is just about to come to an end? What advice does a Bible published complete with God's name give Us? 32 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of Jehovah shall be delivered; (Joel 2:32) (American Standard Version) The Apostle Paul repeated this same scripture many centuries later for emphasis: 13for, "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." (Romans 10:13) (New International Version) "...glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ." (Romans 5:16) (NIV) Paul is not the only one urging people to call upon God by His name: "Praise Jehovah, all ye nations, Glorify Him, all ye peoples." (Psalm 110:1) (Young’s Literal Translation) "My mouth shall speak the praise of Jehovah; and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever." (Psalm 145:21) (Darby) "One of Jesus Christ's missions was to reveal the name of the Almighty God. Precisely, he taught in his prayer to "Hallow or keep His name Holy (Mt. 6:9), How can we perform obedience to his word if we don't know His real personal name?" - B.9.2: The Biblical Background; Gilles C H Nullens 9After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. (Matthew 6:9) (King James Version) It is NOT enough to merely worship 'God' since it is only a generic title, which could apply to any 'god' and there are plenty of these imposters: ...there are many "gods" and many "lords"... (1Corinthians 8:5) (NIV) Jehovah provided us with His name to distinguish Himself from anybody else. "for Jehovah your God -- He is God of the gods, and Lord of the lords; God, the great, the mighty..." (Deuteronomy 10:17) (YLT) “God”, is a title - not an actual name. That title can apply to any pagan god, from Allah to Zeus. The Bible openly applies the title of “god” to Satan: “4 Satan, the god of this evil world, has blinded the minds of those who don't believe…” (2Corinthians 4:4) (New Living Translation) On the other hand, when we worship Jehovah, we are praying to the one and only true Creator of Heaven and Earth according to His real name.
"And if I say, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name, then there is in my heart as it were a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I am weary with forbearing, and I cannot contain... But Jehovah is with me as a mighty one." (Jeremiah 20:9,11) (ASV) What is the benefit of knowing God by name? "Then they that feared Jehovah spoke often one to another; and Jehovah observed it, and heard, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared Jehovah, and that thought upon his name. And they shall be unto me a peculiar treasure, saith Jehovah of hosts, in the day that I prepare; and I will spare them as a man spareth his own son that serveth him." (Malachi 3:16,17) (Darby) Are there any people who know God by name? "Ye are my witnesses, saith Jehovah, and my servant whom I have chosen; that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me." (Isaiah 43:10) (ASV) "And the nations shall fear the name of Jehovah, and all the kings of the earth thy glory. This shall be written for the generation to come; and a people that shall be created shall praise Jah: For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from the heavens hath Jehovah beheld the earth," (Psalm 102:15,18,19) (Darby) Is it a good idea to use Jehovah’s name liberally? "Hallelujah! Praise, ye servants of Jehovah, praise the name of Jehovah. Blessed be the name of Jehovah, from this time forth and for evermore! From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same, let Jehovah's name be praised. Jehovah is high above all nations, his glory above the heavens. Who is like unto Jehovah our God?" (Psalm 113:1-5) (Darby) "Praise ye Jah! for Jehovah is good, Sing praise to His name, for it is pleasant. " (Psalm 135:3) (YLT) "For all the peoples walk every one in the name of his god; and we will walk in the name of Jehovah our God for ever and ever." (Micah 4:5) (ASV) "I love thee, O Jehovah, my strength. Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; My God, my rock, in whom I will take refuge; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower. I will call upon Jehovah, who is worthy to be praised: So shall I be saved from mine enemies. In my distress I called upon Jehovah, And cried unto my God: He heard my voice out of his temple, And my cry before him came into his ears. As for God, his way is perfect: The word of Jehovah is tried; He is a shield unto all them that take refuge in him. For who is God, save Jehovah? And who is a rock, besides our God," (Psalm 18:1-3,6,30,31) (ASV) "O Jehovah, our Lord, How excellent is thy name in all the earth!" (Psalm 8:9) (ASV) Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised; And his greatness is unsearchable." (Psalm 145:3) (ASV) People say that we can worship Jehovah without calling upon Him by His name. Is that how to show Him our love and respect? "Hear, O Israel: Jehovah our God is one Jehovah: and thou shalt love Jehovah thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might." (Deuteronomy 6:4,5) (ASV)
With these few scripture above, it becomes very obvious that Jehovah want us to call him by His name. Now it is up to us. We know His name and He knows ours. There is not one scripture in the Bible that says it is forbidden to say God’s name. There are hundreds that encourage us to call upon His name when we want to speak to Him.

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| CHRISTMAS and the Christians
Another festive Christmas day will arrive soon. People all over the world celebrate Christmas as one of the holiest days for all Christians and an opportunity to show God and Jesus how much they are loved and respected. The question is, does celebrating Christmas show respect for God and His son?
"Christmas as a pagan holiday traces back thousands of years before to a man named Nimrod, founder of ancient pagan Babylon." -Christmas Unwrapped From the History Channel by Alan Mansager Nimrod? Who is Nimrod?
8 And Cush became father to Nimrod. He made the start in becoming a mighty one in the earth. 9 He displayed himself a mighty hunter in opposition to Jehovah. That is why there is a saying: "Just like Nimrod a mighty hunter in opposition to Jehovah." (Genesis 10:8,9) (NWT) What else can we find out about Nimrod? "Now it was Nimrod who excited them to such an affront and contempt of God." -Josephus (c. 37 – c. 100 AD/CE),
"His name is Nimrod, It means ‘the rebel,’ and is evidently meant to designate the nature of the man. He was the first specimen of giant tyranny after the flood. His Defiance of Jehovah was perpetrated in wickedness and ambition under the very eye of Jehovah. Nimrod's assumptions were religious as well as political. Nimrod presented himself not only for obedience but also for worship. His awful greatness was of ambitious rebellion, apostasy and defiance of Jehovah. And as it was Babel that was the beginning of his empire, so is ‘Babylon the great’ its consummation and close." -Nimrod by Horatius Bonar 1808-1889 "As the people increased in number, the Way of Jehovah was corrupted and a principal figure in those days was Nimrod, the grandson of Ham described as a mighty hunter before Jehovah. The word 'before' used in this sense means, 'totally antagonistic to Jehovah.' We celebrate Christmas on a date which coincides with the birthday of Nimrod - the villainous king of ancient Babylon." -The Ensign Trust VOLUME I No.2 - JUNE 1999 'NARROW IS THE WAY' By Harry Lancaster So now we know who Nimrod is. Why do Christians blindly celebrate such an obviously un-Christian festivity as Christmas? The mainstream Christians today are just Christian in name only. The Bible describes the many sects of nominal Christianity in the book of Revelation. The almost-Christians and all other false religions of the world are symbolized as a woman the Apostle John called "Babylon the Great". What is "Babylon The Great"?
The woman called "Babylon The Great" in the Bible is described as a whore. Not only a whore, but the mother of all prostitutes. 4 The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and was glittering with gold, precious stones and pearls. She held a golden cup in her hand, filled with abominable things and the filth of her adulteries. 5 This title was written on her forehead: MYSTERY BABYLON THE GREAT THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. (Revelation 17:3-5) (NIV) Todays false religious doctrines, teachings, beliefs and Holidays are based upon the Center from which all false religion began, Nimrod's ancient Babylon! It was under the influence of NIMROD - who declared himself to be a god - that all these false teachings began. What false teachings? "Nimrod started the great organized worldly apostasy from God that has dominated this world until now. Nimrod married his own mother, whose name was Semiramis. After Nimrod's death, his so-called mother-wife, Semiramis, propagated the evil doctrine of the survival of Nimrod as a spirit being. She claimed a full-grown evergreen tree sprang overnight from a dead tree stump, which symbolized the springing forth unto new life of the dead Nimrod. On each anniversary of his birth, she claimed, Nimrod would visit the evergreen tree and leave gifts upon it. December 25th, was the birthday of Nimrod. This is the real origin of the Christmas tree." -The Plain Truth About Christmas by David J. Stewart | December 24th, 2005 "The Christmas tree is specifically a Babylonian symbol. On Christmas Eve the Yule Log is thrown onto the fire. On Christmas Day there is the tree, covered in decorations and surrounded with presents, representing the resurrected Nimrod of Babylon." -The True Meaning of Christmas by Mike Gascoigne; 1996 "Christmas" festivities are not just "pre-Christian"—dating to pagan worship of the sun god—but they in fact have NO connection to the date of birth of the true Messiah, Jesus Christ." -Is Christmas Christian? Volume 6, Issue 6 By John H. Ogwyn "Almost every year, newspapers and magazines will publish articles pointing out that Christmas customs originate not from the Bible, but from pagan antiquity. Most readers, when faced with these facts, simply say: "I don’t see what difference it makes," and continue with their Christmas preparations. Instead of seeking to put Christ back into Christmas, we must acknowledge that He was never there in the first place! Christmas never was Christian! True Christians will give it back to the pagans. We ought to take our religious customs and practices directly from the Bible. Then we will be worshiping our Creator in spirit and truth, just as He teaches us to do (John 4:24)." -Is Christmas Christian? Volume 6, Issue 6 By John H. Ogwyn Christmas does not have anything at all to do with God or His son. True Christians ignore pagan festivities and adhere to Bible truth. 24 God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth." (John 4:24) (NIV) Many will say, "but I do it for my children." Others may say, "but I do it for my parents, friends, relatives, etc." But what does Christ Say? Jesus said, "...anyone who loves his son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me." (Matthew 10:37) (NIV) 
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| The Authority of the Bible
Most modern Christians tend to rely on the New Testament of the Bible and ignore the Old Testament because Christ is the modern Christian's savior. When Christ came to us almost 2,000 years ago he brought us true teachings which later became known as Christianity. Not long after he and his followers died his pure teachings became corrupted by many non-Biblical beliefs. Today, the majority of modern Christians unwittingly follow these man-made beliefs that did not originate from them. What kind of man-made beliefs? The widest man-made belief is that God's Son took the place of his Father, Jehovah. In order to believe that the Son is now GOD, it is necessary to ignore the entire content of the Old Testament and that is exactly what Christendom's ministers do. How do we know that Christ is not God? Because the words of JEHOVAH God, as recorded by His prophets in the Old Testament of the Bible, were constantly quoted by Christ. At the time that Christ was on the earth - only the Old Testament had been written. These were the words inspired by his Father, the "Jewish God," Jehovah. "...a New Testament did not begin to exist until late in the second century." - River of God, Gregory J. Riley, pp. 66-67 "The first Christians relied on the Old Testament as their chief religious book. To them it was of divine origin and authority." -Dr. Samuel Davidson; The "Canon" The Encyclopedia Britannica
Thus God's Son, himself, considered the Hebrew Scriptures as words of authority on all things. All questions that were asked of Christ he answered by quoting Jehovah God's words in the Old Testament. Therefore - Christ, himself, considered the Old Testament Bible to be inspired by God. Our Saviour lived by the words of his Father, Jehovah, as recorded in the Hebrew Scriptures and instructed us to do so. 4 Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'" (Matthew 4:4) (New International Version) He was quoting Deuteronomy: 3 And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by everything that proceedeth out of the mouth of Jehovah doth man live. (Deuteronomy 8:3) (American Standard Version) Christ and his apostles died for their belief in the words of Jehovah God, and for acting upon them. 42 Jesus said to them, "If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came from God and now am here. I have not come on my own; but he sent me." (John 8:42) (NIV) "For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope." (Romans 15:4) (NIV) So what would be the wise thing to do? "Do NOT go beyond what is written." Then you will not take pride in one man over against another. " (1Corinthians 4:6) (NIV) ALL RELIGIOUS THOUGHT SHOULD ALWAYS BE BASED UPON THE BIBLE ONLY AND NOT UPON MAN'S OWN IDEAS WHY? THE WORDS OF GOD ARE SHARPER THAN ANY TWO EDGED SWORD. "For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart." (Hebrews 4:12) (NIV) "...the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. " (Ephesians 6:17) (NIV) "Is not my word like fire? saith Jehovah; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?" (Jeremiah 23:29) (American Standard Version) "For this reason we also constantly thank God that when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but for what it really is, the word of God, which also performs its work in you who believe." (1Thessalonians 2:13) (NASB) "The secret things belong unto Jehovah our God; but the things that are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law." (Deuteronomy 29:29) (ASV) "As for God, his way is perfect: The word of Jehovah is tried; He is a shield unto all them that take refuge in him." (2Samuel 22:31) (ASV) "As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield for all who take refuge in him." (Psalm 18:30) (NIV) "As a follower of Christ, Peter used Gods name, Jehovah. When Peters speech was put on record the Tetragrammaton (YHWH / Jehovah) was here used according to the practice during the first century B.C.E. and the first century C.E." - Paul Kahle; Studia Evangelica, edited by Kurt Aland, F. L. Cross, Jean Danielou, Harald Riesenfeld and W. C. van Unnik, Berlin, 1959, p. 614 (See App 1C §1.) By reading the Bible for ourselves, we can easily see that Jehovah is our God... "...Jehovah, 'the God of your fathers', the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob..." (Exodus 3:15) (ASV) And that God's Son is not! "The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, 'the God of our fathers', has glorified HIS SERVANT Jesus." (Acts 3:13) (NIV) "The Psalms are thus inspired responses of various individuals to God's revelation of Himself in the Old Testament era." -The Book of Psalms - A Study by Wayne Jackson Christian Courier: Archives Thursday, May 18, 2000
What Christ said in prayer to God promotes our trust in the entire Bible : "...your word is truth." (John 17:17) (NIV)
And the Bible itself claims to be inspired by God.
16 All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It straightens us out and teaches us to do what is right. 17 It is God's way of preparing us in every way, fully equipped for every good thing God wants us to do. (2Timothy 3:16-17) (New Living Translation) Now is a good time to find out the difference between God's word and unimportant man-made customs. "Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." (John 8:32) (NIV) 
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| Many Gods and Many Lords The pious people of Christendom are generally satisfied that they are serving the God of the Bible. They flock to churches plastered with crosses, celebrate Christmas, Easter, Valentine’s day and pray to their trinity god, Jesus. What they don’t realize is that they are actually serving a multitude of gods who oppose the God of the Bible. 5 For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as indeed there are many "gods" and many "lords"), 6 yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we live; and there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we live. (1Corinthians 8:5-6) (NIV) And who is the True God? 8 I am Jehovah, that is my name; and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise unto graven images. (Isaiah 42:8) (American Standard Version)Who is the trinity god? Is Jehovah a trinity God? 9 And Jehovah shall be King over all the earth: in that day shall Jehovah be one, and his name one. (Zecariah 14:9) (ASV) The Bible says, No, He is NOT! "The Church of Rome borrowed her doctrine of the Divinity of Christ from the pagans and the way they worshipped their pagan gods, as half human and half god. Their adoration of Jesus as a man-god was almost identical to their devotions to the ancient pagan gods." -Pagan Origin of Partialist Doctrines By John Claudius Pitrat Published 1871 "The cult that arose in Babylon and spread its cult tentacles throughout the world was trinitarian (Two Babylons, by Alexander Hislop). At first, this doctrine was merely humanism, man making himself god. The first humanism trinity of record to be setup and worshiped as gods, was that of Nimrod, Simeramus, and Tammuz. These are in the Old Testament in the Canaanite language identified as Baal, Ashtoreth, and Tammuz. At the dispersion of the people at the Tower of Babel, this trinity doctrine of humanism was spread all over the world. Each religion of all the pagan religions held two common traits: 1.) A trinity of gods and; 2.) These were in a form of human gods."
-Jesus Messieh Fellowship The Trinity Doctrine Is Pagan By Cohen G. Reckart, Pastor Why did pagan beliefs become incorporated into the beliefs God’s son brought us? 1 Now the Holy Spirit tells us clearly that in the last times some will turn away from the true faith; they will follow deceptive spirits and teachings that come from demons. 2 These people are hypocrites and liars, and their consciences are dead.
(1Timothy 4:1-2) (New Living Translation) Who is Jesus? This seems like a silly question since most people, even non-Christians will identify "Jesus" as the son of God. Oddly enough, that is not the name of God’s son! It is fairly common knowledge that Christ's name in the Hebrew texts of the Bible is "Yeshua". Whenever the name "Yeshua" is enountered it is supposed to be translated to "Joshua". This is as it should be. "Jesus - In Hebrew it is the same as Joshua. In two places [Acts 7:45 and Hebrews 4:8] in the New Testament it is used where is means Joshua, the leader of the Jews into Canaan, and in our translation the name Joshua should have been retained." -Albert Barnes' - Notes on the New Testament Notes on Matthew 1:21 "Joshua" or "Jehoshua" translates as "The Salvation of Jehovah". "(Joshua) Yahshua/Yahushua/Yahoshua, is the correct Name for the Savior. In all spellings and pronunciation, the Name is rendered to mean "salvation of YAH" or "YAH'S salvation/ (His) Savior." The Name (Joshua) in its fullest translation means, "He (YAH) shall save His people. (Yah or Jah - is an abbreviation for Jehovah) (Just as Yeshua (Joshua) is an abbreviation for Yehoshuah or Jehoshuah) - (meaning - The Salvation of Jehovah - or Jehovah's Savior)."
-COME OUT OF HER MY PEOPLE, by C. J. Koster"The name "Jehoshua" means the same as Joshua."
-Hitchcocks’s Dictionary of Bible NamesSince "Yehoshua" or "Jehoshua" literally means "the Salvation of Jehovah" - we can see why people said that he came in his Father's Name. 9 And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest. (Matthew 21:9) (NIV) We can also see why Jehovah chose this name for his son - because "Jehoshua" is to be the means by which Jehovah would provide Salvation to Mankind. This is in total agreement with the prophet Joel, who said that only those calling upon the name of "Jehovah" would be saved. "And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of Jehovah shall be delivered..."
(Joel 2:32) (ASV) So how did Jehoshua Christ become known as "Jesus"?
"It is known that the Greek name endings with sus, seus, and sous were attached by the Greeks to names and geographical areas as means to give honour to their supreme deity, Zeus." -Dictionary of Christian Lore and Legend Professor J. C. J. Metford So what does the name, "Jesus" Mean, in Greek? "Some authorities, who have spent their entire lives studying the origins of names believe that "Jesus" actually means - "Hail Zeus!" For Iesous in Greek IS "Hail Zeus." "Ie" translates as "Hail" and "sous" or "sus" translates as Zeus. The English name "Jesus", therefore, stems etymologically from "Jupiter-Zeus" the chief god of the ancient Greek Olympus." -"Yeshua" or "Jesus" -- Which? Biblical Research Institute; 1996 by Les Aron Gosling How Insulting! Of all the insulting and barabaric beliefs incorporated into modern Christianity, it is difficult to find a more egregious and slanderous defamation.  How can it get worse? Who does the cross really belong to? "It was not until Christianity began to be PAGANIZED that the cross came to be thought of as a Christian symbol." - Babylon Mystery Religion; Ralph Woodrow (pg 50) 'That which is now called the Christian cross was originally no Christian emblem at all, but was the mystic Tau of the Chaldeans (Babylonians) and the Egyptians." - Alexander Hislop, The Two Babylons, 2nd American edition. (Neptune, New Jersey, U.S.A: Loizeaux Brothers, 1959; (originally written in 1862), pp. 197-205. 'There is hardly a Pagan tribe where the cross has not been found. The cross was worshipped by the Pagan Celts long before the incarnation and death of Christ.'(10) - 10. Ibid. p. 199. 'Crabb's Mythology, p. 163.' "Various objects, dating from periods long anterior to the Christian era, have been found, marked with crosses of different designs, in almost every part of the old world. India, Syria, Persia and Egypt have all yielded numberless examples... The use of the cross as a religious symbol in pre-Christian times and among non-Christian peoples may probably be regarded as almost universal, and in very many cases it was connected with some form of nature worship." —Encyclopædia Britannica (1946), Vol. 6, p. 753. "Cross" Christians know this commandment: 3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me. (Exodus 20:3) (ASV) But most nominal Christians eagerly serve many false gods on their sacred days willingly. What other gods do nominal Christians worship? Most people are at least vaguely aware that God's son, our Messiah was not born on December 25th. Who was born on that day? "December 25th - not only was Mithra, the sun-god of Mithraism, said to be born at this time of the year, but Osiris, Horus, Hercules, Bacchus, Adonis, Jupiter, Tammuz, and other sun-gods were also supposedly born at what is today called the "Christmas" season, the winter solstice!" - Doane, p.474; - "The Two Babylons; Alexander Hislop, p.93. "The winter solstice (December) was the time at which all the sun-gods from Osiris to Jupiter and Mithra had celebrated their (birthdays) - the celebration being adorned with the pine tree of Adonis, the holly of Saturn, and the mistletoe (of the pagan Druids)... tapers(candles) represented the kindling of the newborn sun-god's fire..." -Man and His Gods, p. 201. And more gods... "Easter is a heathen term, derived from the Saxon goddess Eastre, the same as Astarte, the Syrian Venus, called Ashtoreth in the Old Testament." - The Companion Bible, King James Version (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Kregel Publications, 1990), p.1607.) The history of Valentine's Day is obscure, and further clouded by various fanciful legends. The holiday's roots are in the ancient Roman festival of Lupercalia, a fertility celebration commemorated annually on February 15. Pope Gelasius I recast this pagan festival as a Christian feast day circa 496, declaring February 14 to be St. Valentine's Day. From: http://www.infoplease.com/spot/valentinesdayhistory.html How do Christians end their prayers to their God? Amen According to the online Encyclopedia Wikipedia: Amun (also spelled Amon, Amoun, Amen, and rarely Imen, Greek Ἄμμων Ammon, and Ἅμμων Hammon, reconstructed Egyptian Yamānu) was the name of a deity, in Egyptian mythology, who gradually rose to become one of the most important deities in Ancient Egypt, before fading into obscurity. From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amun What do the multi-god worshiping nominal Christians look forward to? "On that day of judgment," says the LORD, "I will punish the leaders... and all those following pagan customs." (Zephaniah 1:8) (New Living Translation) 29 But the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all. 30 "It will be just like this on the day the Son of Man is revealed. (Luke 17:29-30) (NIV) What day? 37 As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. 38 For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark; 39 and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. (Matthew 24:37-39) (NIV)What is a much better idea? This is what Jehovah's people, would suggest: "Before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of Jehovah come upon you, before the day of Jehovah's anger come upon you. Seek ye Jehovah, all ye meek of the earth, that have kept his ordinances; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye will be hid in the day of Jehovah's anger." (Zephaniah 2:2,3) (ASV)9 Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. (Romans 12:9) (NIV) 
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