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I Believe Only What the WHOLE Word of God Teaches!
And WHY I believe what I believe!
What does the BIBLE ITSELF teach?
In other words, what I myself PERSONALLY BELIEVE with all of my HEART is WHAT the BIBLE ITSELF teaches!
And also, WHY I BELIEVE that what I teach is indeed what the WHOLE word of Almighty God teaches!
Here at my MAIN website at AMatterOfTruth.com, my sister website Mark at A Matter Of Truth, and also at my new website at FirstbornOfGod.com, I teach the clear, plain, simple word of Almighty God in simplicity to all whom God leads to reading these in-depth Bible studies in His word of truth.
So then, if you are truly seeking to know only the truth of the whole word of God, then according to Acts 17:11, search the word of God daily for yourself to see if you are being taught the truth.
And, according to 2 Timothy 2:15, study to show yourself approved unto God so that you will not be confused.
If you do you part to be open to TRULY consider the WHOLE MATTER of what I teach, then I will do my utmost to be apt to teach you in gentleness and patience according to 2 Timothy 2:24.
May God bless you richly as you open your heart to His word as you seek HIS truth basing your faith upon the WHOLE word of God.
Many of the readers here at AMatterOfTruth have written to me asking what I myself personally believe. In the past I had been reluctant to post a summarized Tenets or Statements of faith.
For you see, I know that some Christians just quickly skim through the list of statements of faith when they visit different websites just to see if they can find even one tiny little thing that they do NOT agree with, then they simply move on to find another website that teaches exactly what their church TRADITION has tight them.
It is like they are not TRULY searching for the truth. But rather, they are surfing the web to find those that support or agree with what they themselves have already been TAUGHT by their particular church denomination.
Well, I want to assure you by straight out telling you right now, upfront, that there is not a single website on the Internet that will teach EVERYTHING that any Christian will be in TOTAL agreement with based upon what they have PREVIOUSLY been TAUGHT by their particular church denomination that teaches church TRADITION.
So then, I can almost assure you that there will be SOMETHING in my TENETS of FAITH and, or what I teach on my websites at FirstbornOfGod.com and AMatterOfTruth.com that you will find that does NOT presently agree with what your particular denomination has PREVIOUSLY TAUGHT you.
Here at my MAIN website, AMatterOfTruth.com, Mark At A Matter Of Truth, my sister site, and also at my new website at FirstbornOfGod.com, I teach the clear, plain, simple word of Almighty God in simplicity to all whom God leads to reading these in-depth Bible studies in His word of truth.
So then, if you are truly seeking to know only the truth of the whole word of God, then according to Acts 17:11, search the word of God daily for yourself to see if you are being taught the truth.
And, according to 2 Timothy 2:15, study to show yourself approved unto God so that you will not be confused.
If you do you part to be open to TRULY consider the WHOLE MATTER of what I teach, then I will do my utmost to be apt to teach you in gentleness and patience, according to 2 Timothy 2:24.
May God bless you richly as you open your heart to His word as you seek HIS truth basing your faith upon the WHOLE word of God.
Many of the readers here at AMatterOfTruth have written to me asking what I myself personally believe. In the past I had been reluctant to post a summarized Tenets or Statements of faith.
For you see, I know that some Christians just quickly skim through the list of statements of faith when they visit different websites just to see if they can find even one tiny little thing that they do NOT agree with, then they simply move on to find another website that teaches exactly what their church TRADITION has taught them.
It is like they are not TRULY searching for the truth. But rather, they are surfing the web to find those that support or agree with what they themselves have already been TAUGHT by their particular church denomination.
Well, I want to assure you by straight out telling you right now, upfront, that there is not a single website on the Internet that will teach EVERYTHING that any Christian will be in TOTAL agreement with based upon what they have PREVIOUSLY been TAUGHT by their particular church denomination that teaches church TRADITION.
So then, I can almost assure you that there will be SOMETHING in my TENETS of FAITH and, or what I teach on my websites at FirstbornOfGod.com and AMatterOfTruth.com that you will find that does NOT presently agree with what your particular denomination has PREVIOUSLY TAUGHT you.
And the reason WHY you will find at least one teaching on this site that you do not agree upon is due to what you have previously been TAUGHT is church “tradition” and it is NOT sound Biblical doctrine based upon the WHOLE word of Almighty God.
Or in might be that you are ASSUMING that something is true that is not actually true. And thus, you have based your believe in that particular subject on a FALSE assumption, which consequently, you sincerely believe is the truth. but it is NOT sound Biblical teaching.
So then, the question is “Has your particular denomination taught you CORRECTLY, by teaching you the TRUTH, the WHOLE truth, and NOTHING but the TRUTH?”
“How do you know for sure if everything you have been taught is the truth?”
“Have you searched the word of truth for yourself in order to see whether or not you have been taught the truth of the WHOLE word of God?”
You see, I was taught many things in the different church denominations that I have attended over the years. And I simply accepted what I was taught in church as being the truth without question. That is to say, UNTIL I started seeing CONTRADICTIONS in some of those church doctrines that did NOT AGREE with the clear, plain, and simple word of God.
You see my dear brothers and sisters in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit is opening OUR eyes to the TRUTH of the WHOLE word of God to see that many of the church doctrines that WE were PREVIOUSLY taught are NOT ALL SOUND BIBLICAL teachings.
And if you are here reading these studies here on this website or any other website, then you are here for one of three reasons.
Reason #1. The Holy Spirit has led you here and you are TRULY seeking the TRUTH with all your heart.
Reason #2. You are here because you want to find others, who AGREE with what you yourself already believe, but the Holy Spirit led you here INSTEAD!
Or you are seeking others, who are being SHOWN the same things that I teach that you yourself are being taught by the Holy Spirit from the Bible itself.
Reason #3. The Holy Spirit has led you here to LEARN how to be saved and receive eternal life in the world to come.
So then, most all of you who are here already know what the mainstream church denominations teach.
BUT WHAT DOES THE BIBLE ITSELF TEACH?
The following is a summarized list of statements of faith in which I myself have found that the CLEAR, PLAIN, and SIMPLE word of God teaches us in SIMPLICITY with absolutely NO interpretation needed to understand what the Bible itself teaches.
Some of the statements of faith listed below are ESSENTIAL TRUTHS from the whole word of God, which we MUST believe in order to be saved. While other statements of faith in this list we SHOULD believe, because they are clear, plain, and simple FACTS. They are facts that are STATED so as a FACT in simplicity directly from the Bible itself with NO interpretation needed to understand what these verses are teaching.
And then, following at the end of the #NUMBERED list #1 , #2 , #3 , and so forth, I will add what I do NOT believe that is clearly and plainly NOT taught in the WHOLE word of Almighty God, which will be LETTERED as A, B, C, D, and so forth to avoid confusion.
I separate these two lists because SOME church denominations dogmatically teach many of the things in the LETTERED list as being the truth. But yet, in all honesty, they are NOT clearly and plainly taught in simplicity with NO interpretation needed in the Bible ITSELF.
But rather, they are traditions of men that have been handed down from generation to generation all through the history of the church. And, at times, those church TRADITIONS have been extremely controversial even to the putting to death those Christians who denied to accept these man-made teachings as being sound Biblical teachings.
So then, here is the numbered list of what I myself personally BELIEVE that the Bible ITSELF clearly and plainly teaches us in SIMPLICITY with NO interpretation needed to understand what the Bible ITSELF states as FACT.
Also, with each statement of faith, there is Scripture verse or verses and a blue LINK to an in-depth Bible study with all the verses of Scripture that shows WHY I myself personally believe that this is what the Bible ITSELF clearly teaches us in simplicity.
TENETS OF FAITH
WHAT THE BIBLE ITSELF TEACHES!
TENET OF FAITH #1.
I believe that the Holy Bible is the Word of truth written by men of old, who were inspired by Almighty God to write down as the record of what Almighty God himself desired to be written according to 2 Timothy 3:16,17.
And I myself personally believe that the Bible alone should be the foundation on which to base ALL church doctrine according to the same verse.
2 Timothy 3:16.
“ALL SCRIPTURE (And NOT all Scripture AND church TRADITION) is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for DOCTRINE, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:”
TENET OF FAITH #2.
I believe that the Holy Bible in its original form, as in, the original language in which it was first written, to be infallible and without error or contradiction. An thus, any errors or contradictions that may SEEM to be found are caused by man's own personal interpretation.
Also, some of these contradictions are caused by the translating of the Bible into other languages. For you see, all translations or versions do NOT AGREE with each other.
Plus. all the many church denominations do NOT AGREE with each other.
So then, I myself personally believe that the word of God, the Holy Bible, is the word of TRUTH, according to John 17:17. This verse is where Jesus is praying to Almighty God the Father concerning the SCRIPTURES, the WORD of God, the Holy Bible and says to the Father, Your word is TRUTH.
I share this because I want all of my readers to know WHY all Bible translations do NOT AGREE with each other.
Again, John 17:17 is where Jesus is speaking to Almighty God the Father concerning the WORD of God, the Holy Scriptures, written in the Old Testament of the Bible. Let us go ahead and read that verse.
John 17:17.
“Sanctify them through YOUR truth: YOUR word is TRUTH.”
TENET OF FAITH #3.
I believe that the Bible teaches us as Christians that there is but ONE God, who ALONE is the ONE TRUE and ONLY ALMIGHTY God, which the word of truth ALWAYS clearly identifies as being the Father alone, according to 1 Corinthians 8:6, 2 Corinthians 1:3, and James 3:9, along with many other verses of Scripture confirming this truth that Jesus is NOT Almighty God Himself in the flesh. Let us go ahead and read these three verses of Scripture.
1 Corinthians 8:6.
“But to us, there is but ONE God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in Him; and ONE Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.”
2 Corinthians 1:3.
“Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;”
James 3:9.
“Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.”
Who Jesus TRULY is, according to the Bible ITSELF!
TENET OF FAITH #4.
I believe that Almighty God has a SON and the NAME of His ONLY begotten SON is Jesus, or Yeshua. The name Jesus means Yahweh saves or the salvation if Yahweh, or YHWH. And Yahweh alone is Almighty God who is the Father.
And I believe that Jesus of Nazareth is clearly and plainly identified as being the SON OF Almighty God the Father, according to 1 John 4:14,15, along with many other verses far too numerous to quote in this summarized tenets or statements of faith.
1 John 4:13,15.
“And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Savior of the world.
15. Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the SON OF God, God dwells in him, and he in God.”
Even the devils knew that Jesus is the SON OF Almighty God, the Father, according to Luke 4:41, and many other verses of Scripture as well.
Luke 4:41.
“And devils also came out of many, crying out, and saying, You are Christ the SON OF God. And he rebuking them suffered them not to speak: for they knew that he was Christ.”
TENET OF FAITH #5.
I believe that Jesus is THE CHRIST, which means the anointed one and Messiah. The Son of God was sent or commissioned by Almighty God the Father to go out into the world to become the way of salvation for mankind.
In other words, by the anointed Son of MAN suffering and dying on the cross for the sins of the whole world, Almighty God made a WAY for whosoever believes in Jesus as the SON OF God, who died for their sins to be saved, according to John 20:31, Matthew 16,17, and John 3:14-18.
John 20:31.
“But these are written, THAT you might believe that Jesus is THE CHRIST, the Son of God; and that believing you might have life through his NAME.”
Matthew 16:16,17.
“And Simon Peter answered and said, You are THE CHRIST, the Son of the living God.
17. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed are you, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood has NOT revealed it unto you, but my Father which is in heaven.”
John 3:14-18.
“And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so, must the Son of MAN be lifted up: (Or the HUMAN Son of God must be crucified on the cross for the sins of the whole world)
15. THAT whosoever believes in him should NOT perish, but (Or but rather) have eternal life.
16. For God so loved the world, that He gave (Or more correctly translated, He RECEIVED) His ONLY begotten SON, THAT (Or so that) whosoever believes in him should NOT perish, but (Rather they shall) have everlasting life.
17. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
18. He that believes ON him (Jesus the SON OF God) is NOT condemned: BUT he that believes NOT is condemned ALREADY because he has NOT believed in the NAME (Speaking of the NEW NAME) of the only begotten SON OF God.”
So then, this is a MUST BELIEVE statement of faith in order to be saved. If you are NOT ABSOLUTELY SURE that you ARE saved, then I implore you to read the study HOW CAN I BE SAVED?
And to learn WHY I say that God RECEIVED His only begotten Son, please read the study called What Does John 3:17 TRULY Mean?
TENET OF FAITH #6.
I believe that Jesus is the ONLY NAME given among mankind whereby the human race MUST be saved and that no human being can come unto Almighty God the Father except they come through the name of Jesus, according to Acts 4:10-12 and John 14:6.
Acts 4:10-12.
“Be it KNOWN unto you ALL, and to all the people of Israel, that by the NAME of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him does this man stand here before you whole. (Again, this is speaking of the NEW NAME that God gave the Son of MAN, Jesus, AFTER the cross and resurrection)
11. This is the stone which was set at naught of you builders, which is become the head of the corner.
12. Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other NAME under heaven given among men, whereby we MUST be saved.”
John 14:6.
“Jesus said unto him, I am the WAY, the truth, and the LIFE: NO MAN comes unto the Father, BUT BY ME.”
TENET OF FAITH #7.
I believe with all my heart that Jesus, of his own free will, became obedient to Almighty God his Father to suffer and die on the cross being crucified for the sins of the world
And Jesus laid down his LIFE so that or in order that whosoever believes in their heart that Jesus died for their sins and their “CONFESSION of their faith” is Jesus is Lord and Savior, the SON OF God, who died for them, and that God raised his Son from the dead shall be saved, according to Romans 10:8-13.
Romans 10:8-13.
“But what says it? The word is nigh you, even in your mouth, and in your HEART: that is, the word of FAITH, which we preach;
9. That if you shall CONFESS with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and shall BELIEVE in your HEART that God has RAISED him from the dead, you shall be saved.
10. For with the HEART man believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth CONFESSION is made unto salvation.
11. For the Scripture says, Whosoever believes on him shall not be ashamed.
12. For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto ALL that call upon him.
13. For WHOSOEVER shall call upon the NAME of the Lord shall be saved.”
And when you say the name Jesus, Almighty God hears the NEW NAME the He gave to His human Son as his reward for obeying all of the WILL of his God and Father, the ONLY TRUE God, according to John 17:1-3.
TENET OF FAITH #8.
I believe that Jesus was crucified for the sins of the WHOLE WORLD and that God RAISED His Son from the dead after three days and three nights of Jesus being dead and buried in the grave.
I believe that Almighty God gave His HUMAN Son, the Son of Man, Jesus, immortality after the cross to be alive forevermore never to die again, according to the above verses in Romans 10:8-13, which you just read.
And also, according to Romans 6:9, Revelation 1:18, John 3:14-18, and 1 John 2.
Romans 6:9.
“Knowing that Christ being RAISED from the dead dies NO MORE; death has NO MORE dominion over him.”
Revelation 1:18.
“I am he that LIVES, and WAS dead; and, behold, I am ALIVE forevermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.”
John 3:14-18.
“And AS Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so, must the Son of MAN be lifted up: (Or the HUMAN Son of God MUST be lifted up on the cross to be crucified for the sins of the whole world)
15. That WHOSOEVER believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
16. For God so loved the world, that he gave (Or brought forth from the dead and RECEIVED) His only begotten Son, that WHOSOEVER believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
17. For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
18. He that believes ON him (Speaking of Jesus the now GLORIFIED SON OF God from the dead) is NOT condemned: BUT he that believes NOT (That Jesus is the FIRST BEGOTTEN SON OF Almighty God the Father who has ANOINTED His SON Jesus to be the CHRIST who He MADE Lord, according to Acts 2:36) is condemned ALREADY, because he has NOT believed in the NAME of the only begotten SON OF God.”
1 John 2:1-2.
“My little children, these things write I unto you, that you sin not. And if ANY man sin, (Or ANY human being sins) we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
2. And he is the propitiation (Or Jesus is the atonement or the sacrifice) for our sins: and NOT for ours ONLY, but ALSO for the sins of the WHOLE WORLD.”
TENENT OF FAITH #9.
I believe in the BODILY resurrection of the dead in Jesus Christ. This means that all who believe in Jesus as their Lord and Savior unto the end shall be raised from the dead, Then we shall be given eternal life at the coming of Jesus.
And means that we will be given a LITERAL new glorified IMMORTAL BODY of FLESH and BONE just like Jesus has now. And right now Jesus is sitting down on his Father throne at his Father's right hand in his new glorified body of flesh and bones.
And when Jesus returns, we shall live and reign with Jesus in the world to come for a LITERAL 1000 years. According to Luke 24:39, 1 John 3:2, John 11:25, Romans 8:11, 1 Corinthians 6:14, 2 Corinthians 4:14 Revelation 20:4-6, and many other passages of Scripture, Jesus was given a new GLORIFIED immortal BODY of flesh and bones.
Luke 24:39.
“Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit has NOT flesh and bones, as you see me have.”
1 John 3:2.
“Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it does not yet appear (Or we have not obtained as yet) what WE shall BE: (For you see, according to Romans 8:9 we are waiting to receive the MANIFESTATION of the sons of God) but we know that, when he shall appear, WE shall be LIKE HIM; for we shall see him as he is.”
John 11:25.
“Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the LIFE: he that believes in me, though he were dead, yet shall he LIVE:”
Romans 8:11.
“But if the Spirit of him that RAISED up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, He that raised up Christ from the dead shall ALSO quicken (Or shall ALSO make ALIVE) your mortal bodies by His Spirit that dwells in you.”
1 Corinthians 6:14.
“And God has both RAISED up the Lord, and WILL ALSO RAISE up us by His own power.”
2 Corinthians 4:14.
“KNOWING that he which RAISED UP the Lord Jesus shall RAISE up us ALSO by Jesus, and shall present us with you.”
Revelation 20:4-6.
“And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshiped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they LIVED and REIGNED WITH Christ a thousand years.
5. But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
6. Blessed and holy is he that has part in the FIRST resurrection: on such the second death has NO power, (Meaning that ONLY those who are faithful believers in Jesus at his coming will be given eternal life to rule and reign WITH Jesus for a 1000 years on the earth. And thus, we will NOT face the white throne judgment of God on the final Day of Judgment) but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall REIGN WITH with him a thousand years.”
TENET OF FAITH #10.
I believe in “TWO and ONLY TWO resurrections” of the dead that will still yet occur AFTER the resurrection of Jesus. The FIRST of these two resurrections is for ONLY those of us, who are BELIEVERS in Jesus Christ, who have remained faithful unto the end. And the second and final resurrection is for ALL the REST of the dead.
The FIRST resurrection is our blessed HOPE and it is called a BETTER resurrection for many reasons. Such as, we shall LIVE forever and the second death will NOT have any power over those of us, who partake in the FIRST resurrection, according to Revelation 20:4-6, Hebrews 11:35.
Revelation 20:4-6.
“And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshiped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they LIVED and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
5. But the REST of the dead lived NOT again UNTIL the thousand years were finished. This is the FIRST resurrection. (Speaking of faithful believers in Jesus who will LIVE and reign with Jesus for a 1000 years)
6. BLESSED and holy is he that has part in the FIRST resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.”
Hebrews 11:35.
“Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; (From persecution or martyrdom) THAT (Or so that or in order that) they might obtain a BETTER resurrection:”
In the SECOND and final resurrection AFTER the 1000 year reign of Jesus where ALL the REST of the dead shall be raised to appear before the JUDGMENT, there will be BOTH righteous people and wicked people raised from the dead in this final resurrection, according to John 5:28,29, Acts 24:15, and 1 Corinthians 15:21.
John 5:28-29.
“Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which ALL that are in the graves shall hear his voice,
29. And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of LIFE; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of DAMNATION.”
Acts 24:15.
“And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, BOTH of the just AND unjust.”
1 Corinthians 15:2.
“For since by man came death, by man came ALSO the resurrection of the dead.”
TENET OF FAITH #11.
I believe in what has come to be called the RAPTURE of the church by many different church denominations according to 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, and 1 Corinthians 15:50-53.
The word “RAPTURE” is not actually found in the Bible translations that most Christians use today, but the actual EVENT of literally being CAUGHT UP to be with Jesus is indeed clearly taught in the Bible itself. And that is what the word “Rapture” or “rapturo” from the Latin Vulgate translation or “harpazo” from the original Greek literally means, to snatch away.
The word rapture in simplicity means the CATCHING UP or the snatching away of the SAINTS to forever be with Jesus, which again is clearly and plainly taught in the word of TRUTH, the Holy Bible.
Now most Christians do indeed believe in the RAPTURE of the church. However, the CONTROVERSY among Christians is WHEN the rapture will take place. Some Christians argue that the rapture will take place BEFORE the great tribulation. Other Christians argue that the rapture will take place in the MIDDLE of the great tribulation MID. While yet other Christians argue that the rapture will take place IMMEDIATELY AFTER the great tribulation.
Please see LETTER A. in the section at the end titled what I do NOT believe that the Bible ITSELF clearly and plainly teaches does NOT teach in simplicity with NO interpretation needed to understand. Here are two main verses in the Bible that do indeed teach us about the rapture of the church.
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18.
“But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that you sorrow not, even as others which have NO hope. (Meaning ONLY those who believe IN Jesus as their ATONEMENT will take part in the FIRST resurrection and be given their new immortal body of flesh and bone like Jesus AT the time of the RAPTURE. ALL others have NO hope of obtaining eternal life at the RAPTURE of the CHURCH. So be READY!)
14. For IF we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
15. For this, we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
16. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
17. Then we which are alive and remain shall be CAUGHT UP TOGETHER with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
18. Wherefore, comfort one another with these words.”
1 Corinthians 15:50-53.
“Now this I say, brethren, that flesh, and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither does corruption inherit incorruption.
51. Behold, I SHOW you a mystery; (Or a secret that God has kept secret form His ENEMIES, Satan and the fallen angels, until the church age) We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be CHANGED,
52. In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be CHANGED.
53. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on IMMORTALITY.”
TENET OF FAITH #12.
I believe in the POST tribulation RAPTURE of the church, which means that the rapture of the church will take place immediately AFTER the time of great tribulation AT the SECOND coming of Jesus right before Jesus pours out the WRATH of Almighty God according to many, many passages of scripture too numerous to quote.
So, please read ALL the in-depth studies related to the RAPTURE of the church that will take place at the second coming of Jesus, IMMEDIATELY AFTER the great tribulation and right BEFORE the WRATH of God just as Matthew 24:29-31 plainly teaches.
I have many in-depth sound Biblical Bible studies on this subject teaching in SIMPLICITY showing all sides of this highly controversial topic. Please see the SUBJECT menu page for the studies related to Prophecy-The Second Coming of Jesus for the complete list of studies on this subject of the rapture and the second coming of Jesus.
TENET OF FAITH #13.
I believe in the soon coming WRATH of Almighty God that will without fail come upon ALL who do NOT believe in Jesus and upon ALL, who are DISOBEDIENT to the commandments of God and the teachings of Jesus to keep themselves PURE in the eyes of God, according to John 3:36, Romans 1:18, Ephesians 5:6, and Hebrews 12:14 along with many other verses as well.
John 3:36.
“He that believes on the Son has everlasting life: and he that believes NOT the Son shall NOT see life, BUT the WRATH of God abides on him.”
Romans 1:18.
“For the WRATH of God is revealed from heaven against ALL ungodliness and (ALL) unrighteousness of men (Or of ALL of mankind), who hold the truth in unrighteousness;”
Ephesians 5:6.
“Let NO man DECEIVE you with vain words: for because of these things comes the WRATH of God upon the children of DISOBEDIENCE.”
Hebrews 12:14.
“Follow peace with all men, and holiness, WITHOUT WHICH (Or WITHOUT HOLINESS) NO man shall SEE the Lord:”
TENET OF FAITH #14.
I believe that all FAITHFUL believers who are OBEYING the teachings of Jesus KEEPING themselves pure in the eyes of God are NOT APPOINTED to the WRATH of God according to 1 Thessalonians 5:9, and 1 Thessalonians 1:10.
1 Thessalonians 5:9.
“For God has NOT APPOINTED us to WRATH, BUT to obtain SALVATION by our Lord Jesus Christ,”
1 Thessalonians 1:10.
“And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which DELIVERED us from the WRATH to come.”
TENET OF FAITH #15.
I believe in the SECOND COMING of Jesus to be revealed from heaven. Jesus will FIRST rapture or catch up his faithful believers in him, reward them with eternal life and a new immortal glorified body of flesh and bone like Jesus has now.
Then SECONDLY, once we are safe with Jesus in the air, then Jesus will execute the WRATH upon all who do not believe on him and upon those Christians who have been deceived to return to a lifestyle of sin and who are living in a lifestyle of sin when Jesus returns. Please read the study Is ONCE SAVED ALWAYS SAVED BIBLICAL?
But for now, please closely consider Revelation 22:12-15.
Revelation 22:12-15.
“And, behold, I COME quickly (Speaking of the SECOND COMING of Jesus); and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
13. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
14. Blessed are THEY (Speaking of ONLY those of us) that DO his commandments, that (Or so that) they may have right to the tree of LIFE, and may ENTER in through the gates into the city.
15. For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whore mongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and WHOSOEVER loves (Possibly speaking of any and all sexual sins. But I believe this speaks of Christians who love God and His Son Jesus, but yet they teach FALSE doctrines) and makes a LIE.”
Also, Hebrews 9:27-28 as well as many other verses which clearly teach us that Jesus is coming AGAIN!
Hebrews 9:27-28.
“And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the JUDGMENT:
28. So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many, and (ONLY) unto THEM that LOOK for him shall he appear the SECOND TIME without sin unto SALVATION.”
TENENT OF FAITH #16.
I believe in ETERNAL DAMNATION, which is NOT to be confused with ETERNAL TORTURE or TORMENT IN HELL for all ETERNITY of ALL who do NOT believe in Jesus as the SON OF God who died for their sins.
I believe in eternal DEATH, as in, Almighty God DESTROYING both the body and the soul of ALL, who do NOT believe on Jesus, do NOT obey the gospel and who do evil. God will cast them ALIVE into the lake of fire on the Day of Judgment, according to Mark 3:29, Matthew 25:46, 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9, and Revelation 20:14, plus many other verses as well.
Mark 3:29.
“But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost has never forgiveness, but is in danger of ETERNAL DAMNATION:”
John 3:16-18.
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever BELIEVES in him should NOT PERISH, but have everlasting life.
17. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
18. He that BELIEVES on him is NOT condemned: BUT he that believes NOT (In Jesus that he is the SON OF God who died for their sins) is CONDEMNED ALREADY, BECAUSE, because he has NOT BELIEVED in the NAME of the only begotten Son of God.”
Matthew 25:46.
“And these shall go away into EVERLASTING punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.”
2 Thessalonians 1:7-9.
“And to you who are troubled (Or persecuted) rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,
8. In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know NOT God, AND (Also on them) that obey NOT the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
9. Who shall be punished with everlasting DESTRUCTION from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;”
Revelation 20:14.
“And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second DEATH.”
Romans 6:23.
“For the wages of sin is DEATH, (And NOT eternal torture in flames of fire. Please see the studies DOES REVELATION 20:10 TEACH ETERNAL TORTURE? and Is the DOCTRINE of HELL BIBLICAL?) but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
TENET OF FAITH #17.
I believe that Jesus is the Son of MAN as well as being the SON OF God. In other words, I believe in the VIRGIN BIRTH of Jesus as the HUMAN BEGOTTEN SON of God being created by God in the womb of a woman.
Jesus was born in like manner as all human beings, EXCEPT that Jesus was NOT conceived in the womb of a human woman by an EARTHLY father.
But rather, Jesus had a miraculous conception in the womb of the VIRGIN Mary. I believe that Jesus is the only unique begotten Son of God having a virgin birth without a human father, according to Luke 1:26-35.
Luke 1:26-35.
“And in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
27. To a VIRGIN espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.
28. And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, you that are highly favored, the Lord is with you: blessed are you among women.
29. And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.
30. And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for you have found favor with God.
31. And, behold, (The word of PROPHECY) you shall conceive in your womb, and bring forth a son, and shall call his name JESUS.
32. He shall be great, and shall be called the SON OF the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
33. And he shall reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom, there shall be no end.
34. Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
35. And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon you, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow you: THEREFORE (Or for this very reason) also that holy thing which shall be born of you shall be called the SON OF God.”
TENET OF FAITH #18.
I believe that Jesus was ANOINTED by Almighty God, according to Acts 10:38. And thus, the works Jesus did, he did through the power of the eternal Holy Spirit who dwelt in him, according to John 14:10, Hebrews 9:14, plus many more passages of Scripture. Many of those Scriptures we have already covered under TENET #5. Again, I believe that Jesus is THE CHRIST.
But in this statement of faith, I want to emphasize that just as Jesus was ANOINTED by the Holy Spirit DWELLING in him. I believe that we, as Christian, have been ENDUED with POWER from on High.
In other words, the SAME gift the Holy Spirit NOW DWELLS in us as believers in Jesus to live our lives free from sin and do the SAME works Jesus did according to Luke 24:49, Acts 1:4-8, 1 Corinthians 3:16, and Acts 10:38.
Acts 10:38.
“How God ANOINTED Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was WITH him.”
John 14:10.
“Believe you not that I am in the Father and the FATHER in me? The words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the FATHER that DWELLS in me, HE does the works.”
Hebrews 9:14.
“How much more shall the blood of Christ, who THROUGH the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?”
Luke 24:49.
“And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry you in the city of Jerusalem, until you be ENDUED WITH POWER from on high.”
Acts 1:4-8.
“And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but WAIT for the PROMISE of the Father, which, said he, you have heard of me.
5. For John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.
6. When they, therefore, were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, will you at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?
7. And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father has put in His own power.
8. But you shall RECEIVE POWER, AFTER that the Holy Ghost has come upon you: and you shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.”
1 Corinthians 3:16.
“Know you not that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?”
John 14:12.
“Verily, verily (or TRULY, TRULY), I say unto you, He that believes on me, the works that I do shall he do ALSO; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.”
TENET OF FAITH #19.
I believe in WATER BAPTISM by submersion completely in water. Now, while I do NOT believe that water baptism by submersion is a MUST, WITHOUT FAIL, be done in order to be saved, I DO strongly believe that every believer SHOULD OBEY, if at all possible, the ordinance of being baptized by submersion in water.
I fully realize that some circumstance like death bed repentance to obtain salvation may prevent those believers from being baptized before they die and in some cases where believers may have a handicap preventing them to be submerged underwater because God looks upon the HEART.
The EXCUSE that the thief on the cross was NOT baptized was BEFORE the resurrection of Jesus and the day of Pentecost when the actual preaching of the gospel of salvation BEGAN to be preached is NOT an excuse not to be baptized by submersion in water.
After the church began on the day of Pentecost it is made clear in the Bible itself that BAPTISM in water was both taught and practiced, according to Acts 2:36-41, Acts 10:47-48, plus many more verses as well.
Acts 2:36-41.
“Therefore, let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God has made that same Jesus, whom you have crucified, both Lord and Christ.
37. Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, WHAT SHALL WE DO?
8. Then Peter said unto them, REPENT, AND be BAPTIZED every one of you in the NAME of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
39. For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
40. And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation. (By BELIEVING and OBEYING the gospel of salvation)
41. Then they that gladly RECEIVED his word WERE BAPTIZED: and the same day there were added unto them (Those who were already saved) about three thousand souls.”
Acts 10:47-48.
“Can any man FORBID water, that these should NOT be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we?
48. And he COMMANDED them to be BAPTIZED in the NAME of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.”
TENET OF FAITH #20.
I believe that the Holy Spirit is a PERSON and NOT just a mere IMPERSONAL force or power that is simply USED by Almighty God.
For you see, the Holy Spirit has PERSONAL attributes that only a person or divine being can have. ONLY a person can be grieved or lied to as we are clearly taught in Ephesians 4:39, Acts 5:3, and many other verses as well.
Ephesians 4:39.
“And GRIEVE NOT the Holy Spirit of God, whereby you are sealed unto the day of redemption.”
Acts 5:3.
“But Peter said, Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?”
TENET OF FAITH #21.
I believe that the Holy Spirit IS ALMIGHTY God, the FATHER HIMSELF, as in, ONE and the SELF-SAME being as the ONE TRUE ETERNAL GOD, who is SPIRIT.
This truth is indeed in the Bible ITSELF, but it is not plainly stated as FACT in ONE single verse. But rather, we have to COMPARE Scripture with Scripture in order to see this truth.
None-the-less, this truth that the Holy Spirit is the FATHER is still yet clearly and plainly taught in SIMPLICITY in the New Testament. But again, some interpretation is needed to CLEARLY see this truth that the Eternal Spirit, the Holy Spirit, the Father is a Spirit are ONE and the SELF-SAME being.
Please click on the link above for an IN-DEPTH study in God's word with ALL the verses which clearly teach this truth that the Holy Spirit is ALMIGHTY God, the FATHER, HIMSELF, as in, the Holy Spirit is ONE and the SELF-SAME divine eternal being as Almighty God, the Father.
TENET OF FAITH #22.
I believe that all nine “GIFTS of the Holy Spirit” are indeed for the church today.
And thus, I do NOT believe that the gifts of the Holy Spirit have passed away with the early church or the Apostles as some falsely claim.
And I believe that we are to SEEK the gifts of the Holy Spirit and to be used of God. according to 1 Corinthians 12:1, 4-11.
1 Corinthians 12:1, 4-11.
“1. Now there are diversities of GIFTS, but the SAME Spirit…
...5. And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.
6. And there are diversities of operations, but it is the SAME God which works all in all.
7. But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
8. For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
9. To another faith by the SAME Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the SAME Spirit.
10. To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:
11. But all these works that ONE and the SELF-SAME Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.”
Now divers or different kinds of tongues or speaking in many different languages is one of the nine gifts of the Holy Spirit to be used in edifying the body of Jesus Christ and is NOT referring to the speaking in other tongues when we are Baptized in the Holy Spirit.
I believe that ALL believers have the Holy Spirit dwelling in them and that ALL believers can and should speak or pray in other tongues after they are FILLED with the Holy Spirit and then STIR UP this gift of the Holy Spirit that is in them to intercede for others.
And also, to praise God in their private devotions with God. But in a church service, the gift of tongues should ONLY be used when a Christian is present in that church service who has the gift to INTERPRET other tongues by the Holy Spirit.
Otherwise, pray in other tongues quietly in intercession to not draw attention to yourself to seek the praise of MEN.
TENET OF FAITH #23.
I believe in the BAPTISM of the Holy Spirit and speaking in other tongues, which some call being FILLED with the Holy Spirit or RECEIVING the Holy Spirit, according to Acts 2:4, Acts 2:38-39, and Acts 10:44-48, along with many other passages of Scripture.
Acts 2:4.
“And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.”
Acts 2:38-39.
“Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall RECEIVE the gift of the Holy Ghost.
39. For the PROMISE is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall CALL.”
Acts 10:44-48.
“While Peter yet spoke these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word.
45. And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost.
46. For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter,
47. Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we?
48. And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.”
TENET OF FAITH #24.
I believe in DIVINE healing and that EVERY believer in Jesus has been GIVEN the AUTHORITY to USE the name of Jesus and COMMAND any and every sickness or disease to leave their body and be healed.
TENET OF FAITH #25.
I believe that ALL believers have been GIVEN the AUTHORITY to USE the NAME of Jesus to cast out devils and to HEAL the sick.
TENET OF FAITH #26.
I believe that Jesus has set us FREE from the bondage of sin and we can live FREE from SIN THROUGH the power of the Holy Spirit who DWELLS in us.
TENET OF FAITH #27.
I believe that when a Christian dies physically that their SOULand the Spirit goes immediately to heaven to be in the presence of Almighty God and his Son Jesus to await the first resurrection which is when they will be clothed upon with their new glorified immortal body of flesh and bone like Jesus has now.
TENET OF FAITH #28.
I believe that the old serpent, that old red dragon called the Devil and Satan is a REAL being who is God's enemy that goes about to deceive the whole world. Jesus called him by his NAME saying Satan get you behind me.
TENET OF FAITH #29.
I again believe and TEACH what the Bible ITSELF clearly, and plainly STATES, as FACT in SIMPLICITY with NO interpretation needed to understand.
I believe what the Bible clearly and plainly teaches by comparing Scripture with Scripture to easily understand with simple logic and common sense.
I believe what does NOT CONTRADICT other parts of God's CLEAR, PLAIN and SIMPLE words stated a FACT in SIMPLICITY with NO interpretation needed.
I could probably add a hundred more things in which I believe are clearly taught in the Bible itself. Now I have listed only the above 29 statements of faith, because I myself believe that these 29 statements of faith cover the basic core beliefs of being a SOUND Biblical Christian that all true Christ SHOULD believe as “essential” of faith.
However, NOT ALL of these 29 TENETS of faith MUST be believed in order to be SAVED.
But yet many other church DENOMINATIONS dogmatically demand that Christians MUST believe that Almighty God HIMSELF died on the cross for the sins of the world. And if you do NOT believe that Jesus is Almighty God Himself in the flesh, then you are dead in your sins, According to THEM, you are not a true Christ.
However, I myself sincerely believe that such man-made doctrines like the doctrine of the Trinity should NOT be listed as ESSENTIALS of faith.
For example, I myself personally believe that Jesus is GOD MANIFEST IN THE FLESH, but I do NOT believe that Jesus is God in the WAY that the MAIN stream Orthodox church denominations teach.
Please read the study for all the Scriptures that clearly teach us that Almighty God HIMSELF manifested the Son in the flesh. And NOT that the SON OF Almighty God the Father is Almighty God Himself in the flesh.
There is a BIG difference between God DWELLING in Jesus and Jesus being Almighty God Himself.
And NOT correctly believing in the doctrine of the ANOINTING affects the power and the authority of many Christians who are taught wrongly that Jesus, the SON OF God, became flesh or that the Father became flesh.
Above, are the points of faith that I MYSELF MUST believe because they have been revealed to me by the Holy Spirit as being the TRUTH of the WHOLE word of Almighty God. In other words, what I believe and teach was NOT taught to me by MAN taking verses of Scripture OUT of their CONTEXT.
Again, some of the above statements of faith are indeed ESSENTIAL to a believer's faith in order for a person to be a TRUE born again new creature in Jesus Christ. While some of the other TENETS of faith listed above are statements of faith that SHOULD be believed. But again, they are NOT must, without fail, absolute have to be believed in order to become a born-again new creature in Jesus Christ.
For example, a Christian will still receive eternal life in the world to come even if they do NOT believe in divine healing. Now they may not receive the BENEFITS of divine healing now in this PRESENT world. But just because a Christian does NOT believe in divine healing does NOT mean that they are NOT saved.
Also, Christians may believe in a PRE-tribulation rapture, but that does not mean that they are not saved. In other words, these are MY statements of faith, which I truly believe with all my heart are clearly and plainly taught in SIMPLICITY in the WHOLE word of God.
Now again, I MYSELF MUST believe all of the above statements of faith because this is what the Holy Spirit has revealed to ME that they are indeed the TRUTH of the WHOLE word of Almighty God. But at the same time not ALL of the above statements of faith are a MATTER of salvation.
However, just as the Holy Spirit BEARS WITNESS to me that I am saved, so also does the Holy Spirit bear witness to ME that all the above statements of faith are the TRUTH of the WHOLE word of God.
If you DISAGREE, then I strongly IMPLORE you to search out the WHOLE matter for yourself by reading the in-depth studies I have written on each tenet or statement of faith. Please click on any link highlighted in blue type that is underlined to read the related studies.
Now let us move on to what I believe are FALSE teachings in the church.
WHAT THE BIBLE ITSELF DOES NOT TEACH
or
WHAT I MYSELF DO NOT BELIEVE.
In this section of my tenets of faith, I will LETTER with the letters of the alphabet as A. B. C, and so forth, the list of what I do NOT believe that the WHOLE word of God clearly and plainly teaches us in SIMPLICITY.
And, in my own opinion, ALL of what is LETTERED below are NOT essential doctrines that must, without fail, be believed in order to be saved, even though some church denominations CLAIM they must be believed in order to be saved.
Also, if YOU yourself do INDEED believe SOME of the man-made doctrines below, this does NOT mean that you are NOT saved. For you see, I myself USED to believe some of the doctrines below. And at the time that I used to believe the doctrine of the Trinity and the doctrine of original sin, I KNOW that I KNOW I was saved during the time that I myself was being deceived by these man-made doctrines list by LETTERS below.
So then, please understand that I am NOT dogmatically demanding that you MUST believe everything that I myself have come to believe and also come to NO LONGER believing.
But rather, I am merely pointing out to you, my readers and seekers of the TRUTH, the doctrines of the mainstream churches, which are already highly controversial subjects between DIFFERENT church denominations.
Also, please understand that this is just a LIST ONLY, with no Scriptures quoted. So then, please read the studies for all the SOUND BIBLICAL EVIDENCE for WHY I myself do NOT believe the church doctrines listed below.
Please click on the highlighted blue LINK to take you to all the related studies exposing the errors of INTERPRETATION upon which that particular teaching is based.
Now as for ME, I MYSELF MUST hold fast to ALL of what I DO believe listed in the ABOVE section. AND I must hold fast to ALL of what I do NOT believe that is listed BELOW, For you see, I believe that it was the Holy Spirit has led me to believe what I have come to believe.
I only teach what I believe after THOROUGHLY searching the word of TRUTH for ALL of the evidence that SOUNDLY supports all of what I teach on my websites at AMatterOfTruth.com and at FirstbornOfGod.com.
Please understand that this does NOT mean that I already know all there is to know about God’s word. But what it does mean is that I have truly and thoroughly considered ALL the verses that are related to each tenet of faith, as opposed to “cherry-picking” select verses out of the context to conclude what I believe.
For you see, to ME, every Bible doctrine must be LOGICAL and have NO contradictions with any other verse in the Bible.
So then, if you can give me chapter and verse of any Scripture that contradicts anything that I teach WITHOUT reading into that verse of Scripture your own personal interpretation, then I am always open the hear your REASONS for why you believe that verse of Scripture CONTRADICTS what I teach in the LIGHT of the WHOLE word of Almighty God.
Following below is what I do NOT believe.
A. I NO LONGER believe in the man-made doctrine of the PRE-tribulation rapture of the church. This is a six part study, so please be sure to read the WHOLE matter.
B. I NO LONGER believe in the man-made doctrine of ETERNAL TORTURE or TORMENT in HELL.
C. I NO LONGER believe in the man-made doctrine of ORIGINAL SIN that falsely teaches we are BORN with SIN and therefore we must be baptized as babies in order to be saved if one dies as a baby.
D. I do NOT believe the man-made doctrine of baby BAPTISM that saves a person. Babies are INNOCENT before God.
E. I do NOT believe in the man-made doctrine of UNIVERSALISM, which FALSELY teaches that ALL of mankind will EVENTUALLY be SAVED.
F. I do NOT believe in the Calvinistic / Baptist man-made doctrine of ONCE SAVED ALWAYS SAVED, which FALSELY teaches that a true born again Christian is ETERNALLY SECURE and can NEVER LOSE their salvation no matter what.
G. I NO LONGER believe in the man-made doctrine of the TRINITY, which took centuries to be formed and made to be accepted by the threat of death and excommunication from the church if it was denied.
H. I do NOT believe in the man-made doctrine of ONENESS or MODALISM that FALSELY teaches that Jesus himself IS ALMIGHTY God the FATHER HIMSELF, as in, being ONE and the SELF-SAME being,
I. I do NOT believe that Christians MUST without fail KEEP the WEEKLY SABBATH day in order to be SAVED or to please God.
J. I do NOT believe that Christians MUST keep ALL the Law of Moses in order to be saved, nor in order to please God or to be MORE pleasing to God. Thus, I do not believe ANY Sabbatarian group like the Seventh Day Adventist, the 119 Ministries, or any Hebrew Roots Movement fellowship.
They are wrongly teaching ANOTHER Gospel that the Apostle Paul did NOT teach. And some of these Sabbath keep Christians DENY that the Apostle Paul is a TRUE Apostle of Jesus Christ.
K. I do NOT believe the teachings of MORMONISM are sound Biblical teachings, but I will not judge Mormonism to dogmatically demand that not one single Mormon is saved and truly loves Jesus.
L. I do NOT believe the teachings of the Jehovah's Witnesses are sound Biblical teachings, but I will not judge those who follow the Watch Tower teachings.
Nor will I dogmatically demand that not one single Jehovah's Witness is saved and truly loves Jesus as some in the mainstream churches do calling all who do not believe in the doctrine of the Trinity a CULT.
M. I do NOT believe the teachings of ANY FORM CALVINISM or predeterminism are sound Biblical teachings.
N. I do NOT believe in the doctrine of the IMMORTAL SOUL OF MAN.
O. I do NOT believe in the Roman Catholic doctrine of PURGATORY.
P. I do NOT believe in the Roman Catholic doctrine of PRAYING FOR THE DEAD.
Q. I do NOT believe in the Roman Catholic doctrine of PRAYING TO THE SAINTS.
R. I do NOT believe in the Roman Catholic doctrine of PRAYING TO MARY.
S. I do NOT believe in the Roman Catholic doctrine of PRAYING THE ROSARY.
T. I do NOT believe in the Roman Catholic doctrine of TRANSUBSTANTIATION.
U. I do NOT believe in the Roman Catholic doctrine of PETER BEING THE FIRST POPE.
V. I do NOT believe in the Roman Catholic doctrine that they ALONE are the ONE TRUE CHURCH. And thus, to SOME of THEM, if you are not a Roman Catholic, then you cannot be saved.
W. I do NOT believe the teaching that the Holy Spirit is an IMPERSONAL FORCE or POWER that is used by God and that the Holy Spirit is NOT a person or divine being.
X. I do NOT believe the teachings of FULL PRETERISM, nor PARTIAL PRETERISM.
Y. I do NOT believe that the Apostle Paul is a FALSE Apostle and a FALSE teacher as some claim.
Z. I do NOT believe that Almighty God SENDS sickness and disease on people to teach them something or that God is the cause of all EVIL as some claim.
And I QUESTION ANY church that makes the CLAIM that THEY ALONE have the TRUTH and that you MUST be a member of THEIR church in order to be SAVED.
To ME. any church that makes such a CLAIM is a borderline CULT.
And IF they practice SHUNNING to try and keep their members in line or for QUESTIONING THEIR doctrine, then I MYSELF question their TRUE motives particularly if they make it mandatory to pay TITHES ONLY to their church denomination.
Also, I am now THOROUGHLY convinced and believe that ISLAM IS THE MARK OF THE BEAST!
This TENTS of Faith document is STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION. For you see, God is continuing to show me teachings in the church that I have never heard of before. And those doctrine do NOT AGREE with the WHOLE word of Almighty God, Yahweh the Father and creator of all things, teaches.
Again, if you disagree with any of my tenets of faith, I implore you to read the WHOLE matter in the in-depth Bible studies that I have recommended under that tenet of faith.
Here is the LINK to the MENU list of **ALL of the studies** that I have on my new website at AMatterOfTruth.
The RED TITLE WITHIN the Studies themselves will take you to my Google Docs page to read the SAME studies on a WHITE BACKGROUND page WITH COLOR HIGHLIGHTING, which is great for STUDYING the Bible!
And the red TITLES with ** the number 0 ** between the double stars are SUBJECT heading MENU lists of LINKS to studies on my website.
Below at the bottom of the page is an explanation of the four colors that I use for highlighting words and phrases.
Also, if you are NOT ABSOLUTELY SURE that you are saved, then please read all the studies under the heading ** E-0 What MUST I Do to be SAVED? **
And if you are a Calvinist Christian, then I implore you to read the studies under the heading ** Cc-0. Is CALVINISM BIBLICAL? **
Now, if you already know all there is to know concerning being RECONCILED to God or ** What MUST We Do to be SAVED! **
And you already know all that you MUST do in order to receive eternal life in the world to come.
And if you already know what NOT to do AFTER you are reconciled to God concerning WHICH Covenant to keep.
In other words, if you already know NOT keep the WORKS of the law contained in ORDINANCES in the commandments under the OLD Covenant that Jesus ABOLISHED on the cross to keep Jesus, our NEW Covenant, as our ** TRUE Sabbath! **
Then there are still many other things yet to learn that will help keep you strong in your faith and help you to continue to grow stronger in your faith and closer to God.
I have studies on the subjects ** G-0. How to PRAY and STUDY the BIBLE! ** and about ** H-0. DIVINE HEALING! **
And I have studies on the second coming of Jesus under the heading at the top of the page called ** J-0. PROPHECY the COMING of Jesus! **
And I have many studies covering the many false teachings about how to not be deceived by those false teachings.
At the top of my homepage, there are subjects or categories which contain compiled lists of **ALL the Studies ** I have written on that particular subject.
Or you can scroll down to the MORE dropdown menu list to find those studies as well.
But if you know the subject it may be under, then it might be easier to use the links at the top of the page.
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Please read all the studies linked within this study and all the studies linked below.
Thanks for reading, and may God bless you richly as you continue to seek the TRUTH of the WHOLE word of Almighty God.
And to me, the truth concerning who Jesus TRULY is, according to the Bible ITSELF, is the Biblical Unitarian view of Jesus.
Once Christians, Jews, Muslims, and even atheists understand the REASON that Yahweh CREATED the Son of MAN, Jesus, was to have DOMINION over the work of Yahweh’s hands.
And after you understand that the REASON that Yahweh did that is to STILL His ENEMIES, Satan and the fallen angels.
Then you can understand that God made His human Son to become “a” Lord, “a” King, and “a” God, under and subject to his God and Father in order to JUDGE Satan and the fallen angels.
For a deeper understanding of this WAR that Lucifer and one third of the angels waged against the throne of Almighty God, please read the studies under the subject category called ** Q-0 Why Are We Here? Is God at WAR? **.
More studies are coming in this SHORTER Biblical Unitarian view of who Jesus is according to the WHOLE word of God.
If you have a PARTICULAR verse of Scripture that you would like to know the sound Biblical Unitarian meaning, then please email me at MarkatAMatterOfTruth@Gmail.com and let me know.
For further and more in-depth studies on this subject of Jesus being created to STILL the enemies of Yahweh, please read the studies called D-25. A NEW LOOK at JOHN 1:1-In the BEGINNING, and D-28. The PRE-ADAMIC LUCIFERIAN FLOOD!
At the top of my homepage, there are subjects or categories which contain compiled lists of ** ALL Studies! ** I have written on that particular subject.
So, if a link within a study is broken, then click on ** ALL Studies! ** to find the suggested study.
Or you can scroll down to the MORE dropdown menu list to find those studies as well.
Thanks again for reading, and may God bless you richly as you continue to seek the TRUTH of the WHOLE word of Almighty God.
And to me, the truth concerning who Jesus TRULY is, according to the Bible ITSELF, is the Biblical Unitarian view of Jesus.
And again, for ALL of the studies on the Biblical Unitarian view of Jesus, please click on the subject heading ** D-0 The BIBLICAL UNITARIAN VIEW of Jesus! **
And for the SUBJECT on the true foundation of the church, please click on the subject heading ** C-0 The TRUE FOUNDATION of the Church! **
This way you can just send ONE link to those who you want to share the TRUE sound Biblical FOUNDATIONAL teachings of the church that Jesus and his Apostles taught in the first century church.
Your brother in our Lord Jesus Christ,
Brother Mark.
My heartfelt prayer is that all Christians RETURN to the TRUE FOUNDATION of the church that is taught by the very Apostles of Jesus in the first century.
So let us all come into the UNITY of the faith and return to what Jesus and his Apostles taught us in SIMPLICITY in the New Testament.
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COLOR CODING EXPLANATION of HIGHLIGHTING!
Please notice the studies I write, I have three options, Bible studies on a light blue page background, Bible studies on a white page background, and on my Google Docs page, I have Bible studies on a white page highlighted colors for emphasis, which is great for STUDYING the Bible.
To find my color highlight version of any study, simply click on the RED TITLE.
I basically use FOUR main colors when highlighting in my Bible studies.
Each of the four colors have a coded representation or meaning.
Below is a list of the four colors and what each color represents.
#1. The ORANGE highlighting refers to Yahweh, Almighty God the Father as being the ONE TRUE God in ONE person.
#2. The YELLOW highlighting refers to Jesus, the Son of God, DURING the days of his FLESH.
In other words, the color yellow represents the HUMAN Son of God BEFORE his God and Father highly exalted the Son of MAN, Jesus.
I also use the color yellow just as an emphasis to draw your attention to key words and phrases.
#3. The BLUE highlighting refers to Jesus AFTER God highly exalted His human Son and CROWNED him with glory and honor to be MADE Lord after the cross and resurrection, according to Acts 2:36.
God made or SET His human Son on His throne as His King and Lord to rule in PEACE over the earth for 1000 years in the world to come.
The light blue color also represents TRUTH.
#4. The GREEN highlighting refers to FALSE doctrines of devils.
I use the color green in most cases to draw attention to things that the word of God teaches AGAINST.
In other words, I use the green color to point out things in the Scriptures that do NOT FIT or do NOT AGREE with the man-made church doctrines.
But in SOME cases, the color green is for emphasis only.
In other words, when I want words like AND, ALSO, FOR, and THAT to stand out in a phrase that is highlighted in all yellow, then I will also use the green and or blue color just to emphasize a word.
With my color coding being explained, here is a list of LINKS to each of the in-depth Bible studies on that subject.
For example, here is a link to the SUBJECT heading called ** E-0. WHAT MUST I DO TO BE SAVED? **
The RED Title of the subject HEADING MENU list of Studies with LINKS will always be placed the between two stars like so, **E-0. Subject Heading Menu List of Studies**.
I do this to let you know that the RED LINKS will always take you to my Google Docs page to read the studies in the COLOR HIGHLIGHTED format.
Each SUBJECT Heading MENU List of Studies is coded with a LETTER of the alphabet followed by a ZERO.
And then, each study listed under that subject heading will have a number in the ORDER that I suggest them to be read.
For you see, each study builds or adds more understanding to the previous study above it.
Thus, learning God’s word is kind of like learning math or arithmetic, you need to learn the BASICS before you can know HOW to solve the more complicated mathematical problems.
Brother Mark At A Matter Of Truth.
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