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right in. The reality of what we started teaching
is to point out that no apostle called Jesus
writes an instrument or agent of God or a God.
While Jesus, the man Jesus is, of course, I think
we're going to teach that how Jesus is different
from the father, right? Because he came in the
body. Are we together? Because Jesus appeared
in the body, right? And he had to function. And
within the time he was on it, he was constrained.
Are we together? Right? In essence, Jesus was
constrained to a geographical location. Right?
So, in that essence, it's different because the
Father knows all things. He's everywhere. His
mind is everywhere. But because Jesus was constrained
in the body and that he could partake in the
flesh, to partake in death, that is the man Jesus.
Hebrews 1, Hebrews 2. So, what was being exalted
is... The appearance of God in the body. And
that is Jesus. Okay? That is what was being exalted
in Hebrews 1. The appearance of God in the body.
The man Jesus was the one being exalted in Hebrews
1. Because arguments may arise. And people may
say, well, Jesus or the angels. And the writer
of Hebrews had to put a mark there and say, Lo
and behold, there is no comparison. He himself
is God, but he appeared in the body. So there
were constraints. There were things that he needed
to do. He needed to eat. He needed to drink.
He needed to grow up, which is not same, right?
When it comes to the father who has the essence.
So the manifestation of God on heads is who Christ
is. We have not seen God, but we have seen Christ.
Yes. So we continue and we've cleared the issue
of Michael the archangel very, very easily. Now
the second one, the second one is the birth of
Jesus Christ and resurrection. The explanation
of the birth of Jesus Christ and resurrection
was addressed or needs to be addressed. So they
argue. Right? Or they could not explain John
chapter 1 verse 14. Let's go to John chapter
1 verse 14. Just write it down. John chapter
1 verse 14. Philippians 2, 6, 8. Additional scriptures
to confirm incarnation. Philippians 2, 6 to 8.
Please, let's hold on to the scriptures. You
see these notes, don't lose it. Don't lose this
note. Yes, the audio is there. Keep your notes
the way you're writing it. Colossians 2, verse
9. Add that to it. Colossians 2, verse 9. Stay
in our media team. Stay in Philippians. So I'm
calling Colossians 2, verse 9. Let us write.
Colossians 2, verse 9. It's a who, being in the
form of God, did not consider its robbery to
be equal to God. Next. No, no, no. Just go to
the next verse. Just 6 to 8. Philippians still.
Okay. but made himself of no reputation, taking
the form of a born servant and coming in the
likeness of men. I may find in the appearance
of a man. You see, he humbled himself and became
obedient to the points of death, even the death
on the cross. It means that he was found in an
appearance of a man, right? So that is incarnation.
Go to Colossians 2, let's see, 2, 9. For in him
dwells the fullness of the Godhead bodily. Okay?
So, it means that the fullness of God in appearance
is Christ's. The fullness of God in appearance
in man is Christ's. Therefore, he is the son
of God. These are just additional scriptures.
to talk about the incarnation. Therefore, he
is God himself, fully God. Now, some argue that
he was man, he was not God and all of that. These
are kind of arguments, but we see that Christ
is the one that shows us the character of God,
right? Christ is the one that shows us the character.
And that is why he's not by, you know, the hand,
the face, the leg and all of that, but the character.
The name of God. Christ was the one that showed
us the name of God. That's what we can see. The
reputation of God. Who God is, right? Who God
is, is Christ. So, who God is can only be manifested
through a body, right? So, they've written many
assumptions about Christ, about God in the Old
Testament. To address those assumptions about
God, he made himself manifest and by that, we
know him. Now, the one about resurrection is
something we would deal with. Let's go to Matthew.
Let's go to 1 Corinthians first. That one is
just direct. There's no story about it. Let's
go to 1 Corinthians 15. Let's go to 1 Corinthians
15. verse 35. This one, I'm just going to address
it quickly. I'm going to read it, address it
quickly, then I'll move to the next thing. Please,
let's, you know, be trusting God that as we go
out, we have the boldness to say this thing that
we are being taught, not just to know it, but
to say it. 1 Corinthians 15. Now, the conversation
in 1 Corinthians, right, 15. Go to verse 12 first,
please. Go to verse 12 first. We have to build
the conversation, right? And we will see where
they stop in their own explanation. Now, he said,
now, if Christ be preached that he rose from
the dead, how say some among you that there is
no resurrection of what? Of the dead. So, the
first conversation that led to what we'll discuss
in 35 is the fact that there was first an argument
about resurrection. Verse 1 will say, I declare
unto you, verse 1, the gospel that I preach unto
you, which ye also received, and wherein ye stand,
by which ye are also saved, if ye keep in memory
what I preach to you, unless you have believed
in vain. For I delivered first of all that which
I also received, how Christ died for our sins,
according to the Scriptures, and he was buried,
and that he rose again the third day, according
to the Scriptures, and that he was seen of Cephas,
then of the twelve. And that he was seen of above
500 brethren at once. 500 people saw him. And
of whom greater part remain in this present.
But some are falling asleep. After that he was
seen of James, then of all the apostles. And
last of all, you see, finally, finally, he was
seen by me. Also of... As of one born out of
due time, right? We know when he saw him, Christ
had died, right? So he saw him in the revelation.
And for I am the least of the apostles, that
I'm not made to be called an apostle because
I persecuted the church. But by the grace of
God, I am what I am. And this grace which was
bestowed unto me was not in vain, but I live
but more abundantly than they all, yet not I,
but the grace of God which is in me. Therefore,
whether it is it were I or they, so we preach
and so. We believe. So he believed. Now, if Christ
be preached, right? It means that the resurrection
is part of the teaching, right? If Christ be
preached, that he arose from the dead, how come
say some among you that there is no resurrection
of the dead? So there are people who don't believe
in the resurrection of the dead. So that's the
first conversation. And he explained to them
that if there's no resurrection of the dead,
your fate is what? Is futile. Your fate is...
Now you can go to verse 18. Verse 18. Verse 19.
It means that man. is gone. There's nothing for
man. Which is one of the teachings that they
say that, you know, after now, there is no eternal
punishment. There is no eternal anything. In
fact, one of the arguments that men and animals
are almost the same. There's no difference in
terms of the soul. That when the soul dies, it
just disappears. There's nothing again. Right?
These are kind of the arguments. So, but their
emphasis here is that although they believe in
resurrection, We're going to see where their
problem is. So here, Paul addressed that there
is resurrection or otherwise, just forget the
faith. Right? Just forget the faith if there's
no resurrection. Now, after establishing resurrection,
the second thing that was established, verse
35, is the matter of which kind of body, which
is where they miss it. So, after addressing the
resurrection, the matter of the kind of body
became an issue. And verse 35 says, but some
men will say, How are the dead raised up? And
with what body do they come? Is that a concern
to you too? You can read 1 Corinthians 15. It
gives you clarity. Now see, it's a doubtful.
That which thou sowest, is that not quickened
except it died? Right? Look at the illustration.
Pay attention. The illustration said, when you
put a seed on the ground, right? That seed would
die. then it will come out with a new body. Right?
A new body. So, it means that there is a body
of resurrection. So, when you put the seed on
the ground, it will come out. So, that which
showeth is quickened, except it die. Verse 37
says, And that which thou showeth, thou showeth
not that body that shall be. You are not showing
the body that shall be. But bare grains, it may
chance of wheat. or of some other grains. So,
it means that if you put a seed down, it will
come out with another body. Not the same body,
right, in which you put it down. But God gave
it a body. Emphasis, body, as it has pleased
him. And to every seed, his own body. All flesh
is not like the same, but there is one, the kind
of the flesh of man, another flesh of the beast,
another, so flesh of man, flesh of the beast,
flesh of the fish, another, the... verse 40,
there are also celestial bodies and bodies terrestrial.
But the glory of the celestial is one and the
glory of the celestial is one and the glory of
the terrestrial is another. There is one glory
of the sun, one glory of the moon, another glory
of the stars. For one star differed from another
star in glory. So also is the resurrection of
the dead. It is shown in corruption, a body.
It is raised in incorruption. It is sown in dishonor.
It is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness.
It is raised in power. 44. It is sown in a natural
body. It is raised, what? A spiritual body. That
is a natural body and there is a natural body
and there's what? A spiritual body. Now, what
is their statement? Their statement is that Jesus
did not rise with a body. He arose as a spirit.
This is the argument, right? That Jesus never
rose as a body. He nullified the existence of
a spiritual body. But acknowledge that he rose
as a spirit creature. A spirit creature that
now used some bodies to appear to his brethren.
So he was using some bodies. not his own supernatural
spiritual body. Add the scriptures to it. John
2, 19, 21. John 2, 19. Jesus said, I will destroy
this temple and raise it up. It means that at
resurrection, there was a body, right? Destroy
this temple and in three days, I will raise it
up. It means that the body, I will come out with
a temple. I will not come out as a wind, as spirits.
I will come out with a temple. So if body was
not involved in what happened to Christ, right?
If body was not involved in what happened to
Christ, we will not, right, be able to partake
in that bodily resurrection. But he said, I would
raise it up again. Luke 24, verse 39. Evidence
that he rose with the body. Luke 24, verse 39.
Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself.
Handle me and see. For a spirit does not have
flesh and bones. This is clear, right? A spirit
does not have flesh and bones. As you see, I
have. He did not borrow anybody. He came out
with his body. They could recognize him because
it was his face, it was his hand. But that body
has been translated to immortality. That's right.
The corruption in that body was gone. The dishonor
in that body was gone. The mortality in that
body was gone. But yet, the body is there. Means
it is a supernatural body. It is a supernatural
body. Which we are going to partake in. Glory
to God. We are going to partake in. We are going
to have our bodies, right? A supernatural body
at the resurrection. The last scripture. Okay,
one more scripture after that. Matthew 28, 5
to 6. Matthew 28, 5 -6 But the angel answered
and said to the woman, Do not be afraid, for
I know that you see Jesus who was crucified.
He is not here for his reason, as he said. Come
and see the place where he laid. Right? The place
where he laid. Why would the angel tell them,
come and see? He said, he is not here for his
reason. It means that although that body was
there, it was translated in the three days. And
when on the third day that body came out. So,
there is no evidence of decomposition on anything
but a translation and having anybody. So, the
tomb was empty. Right? Is that not the testimony
of the faith? Right? That there is resurrection.
So, if they say that Jesus came only in spirit,
they have to identify where the body is. Right?
They have to identify where the body is. So,
this is One of the arguments. So, we have been
able to explain many things concerning Christ.
Now, if all of this concerning Christ is faulty,
is it possible to say they have believed the
right message? No. Anybody who believed that
message has not believed the right message because
you have misrepresented Christ in that teaching.
Now, let's look for salvation. Let's go into...
Let's touch upon the Holy Spirit a little bit,
which is actually another aspect. Then after
the Holy Spirit, we'll go to salvation, the understanding
of salvation, which is quite modern, but we'll
still talk about it. Now, the Holy Spirit is
seen as an impersonal active force. And this
is very, very, you know, means that he is not
God. The Holy Spirit is seen as impersonal active
force, meaning that he is not God, meaning that
we do not have. We cannot possess that Spirit
of God. The Holy Spirit is not something we have.
It's just an active force moving up and down.
So they reject the person, the being of the Holy
Spirit. They reject the person, the being of
the Holy Spirit. So it means that you can't say
that the Holy Spirit speaks to you. So if you
say that, you wouldn't align with what they are
saying. So it means that the Holy Spirit does
not speak. But we will check from the scriptures
what the Holy Spirit does. Okay? Does it speak
to the believer? So an active force that does
not speak that we cannot possess. Now, even the
Holy Ghost that works with us, the one that enables
us to do greater works, if that is an active
force, then there's a big what? A big challenge.
So it means that we don't have the Holy Spirit.
Now, the Holy Spirit, the Bible says, Let's go
to Ephesians 1. Let's see. I will compare it.
I will tie it up to the next thing I'm going
to say. It's at verse 14, verse 13, Ephesians
1. In whom ye trusted after ye heard the word
of truth, and the gospel of what? Salvation.
In whom also, after ye believed, ye were sealed
with that Holy Spirit of promise. You were sealed.
It means the seal, you have it. You have him,
rather, the Holy Spirit. which is the earnest
of our inheritance until the redemption of the
purchased possession, right? And the praise of
his glory, the redemption of the body. So we
have the Holy Ghost until the redemption of the
body to the praise of the glory of God. We have
the Holy Ghost until the redemption of the body
to the praise of the Holy Ghost. So the Holy
Spirit is the seed of our salvation, right? So
that is one. We're going to come back to the
scriptures. Add this, Acts 13, 2. The Holy Spirit
speaks, right? They were praying and the Holy
Spirit said. So if someone is found in such teachings,
it means that you cannot do greater works. You
cannot pray in tongues. You cannot say you receive
a word. You cannot say you have a leading if
you are found in such teachings. But the Bible
teaches us that we have a spirit, the spirit
of God in us, as many as are led. And as the
minister to the Lord, the Holy Spirit said, and
I said this before, I said, It's not a wind that
came to say. The first time I said, it's not
a wind. So the Holy Spirit is a ministration
from someone in that meeting. So the Holy Spirit
ministration is not a wind, it's not a trumpet,
it's not anything that is heard from somewhere.
It is someone in that meeting, right? They receive
a leading that Barnabas and Paul are called for
a walk, send them to go to the walk. It's not
a sound, it's from a leading, right? Word of
knowledge, word of wisdom, right? The prophetic,
that is what is happening in that meeting. Talks
and interpretation in that meeting, happening
in that meeting. So, the Holy Spirit speaks through
the believer because we have the Spirit of God
in us. John 14, 26. The Holy Spirit, by the revelation,
taught the apostles, right? Taught the apostles.
But then up by the Holy Spirit, whom? The Father
will send in my name. He will teach you all things
and bring to you remembrance all the things that
I said to you. So the teachings of Christ was
made clear. Revelation to the apostles by the
Holy Spirit. Because the Holy Spirit resides
in them. Resides in them. I'm not going to go
to the Old Testament. I'm just going to stay
in the New Testament. Yes, because if we go there,
it should be more, you know. Now. 14, you can
put John 16, 13. You can put John 16, 13 as well.
The first Corinthians 2 of which Pastor Custin
would teach us that. So it means that if we hold
on to such doctrine, we just tell Pastor Custin
to wait that, you know, any other thing that
he's going to bring will not be able to build
on it because they said it's just a wind and
an active force. So they took out the person
of the Lord. Now you can see that it cannot be
faith because It means that salvation comes when
the Spirit of God indwells a man. And if someone
says that there is no Spirit of God but a force,
therefore, the person is not saved. That is where
I'm going. So, Sacristi, that's your answer.
The person is not saved. If you say that the
Spirit of God that indwells a man, that is the
seal of salvation, that keeps you unto the redemption
of the body, does not exist as... a spirit that
indwells a man, then you are not saved. That
is the summary of it. It's impossible to be saved
without having the Holy Spirit. So you cannot
say you are saved and you say you don't have
the Holy Spirit. So here we clear it. Usually
we should not go further at this point in time
because that states that it is not faith. We
should not go further. But we will go further
a little bit and touch, okay, now how are men
saved? Right? Romans 10. How are men saved? Romans
10. Just pick those scriptures. Then we'll pick
Ephesians. Romans 10. 6. But the righteousness
which is of the faith speaketh in this way. See
not in thy heart. Who shall ascend unto heaven
to bring Christ down? Or who shall descend to
the deep that is to bring Christ again from the
dead? But what saith thee? The word is in thee.
The word is nigh thee. Even in thy mouth and
thy heart, that is the word of faith which we
preach. If thou shalt confess with thy mouth
the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thy heart
that God raised him from the dead, thou shalt
be saved. Right? Thou shalt be saved. Ephesians
2, 8 -9. Ephesians 2, 8 -9. For by grace you
have been saved through faith, and that is not
of yourself. It is the gift of God. Now, several
scriptures, more scriptures. You can add Romans
5, verse 1. Romans 5 verse 1 is very important.
Romans 5 verse 1. Therefore, having been justified
by faith, we have peace with God through our
Lord Jesus Christ. Now, the organization states
that in addition to faith in Christ, you must
be faithful to the Watchtower organization. It
means that, right, that organization is where
Jesus is coming. to pick people, in quotes, that
will live in paradise. Right? That is where Jesus
is coming to pick. So, if you are in any other
organization, you cannot be with Jesus. Acts
chapter 4, verse 12. So, in the name of this
organization, men will be saved. That's what
it means. Nor there is salvation in any other,
for there is no other name under heaven, given
among men, that we might be saved. No other name,
no other organization, no other conduct, no other
reputation, no other activities of men by which
we can be saved. So, the result of this is that
they have an exclusionary practice. That is why
when you see practices like that, it's very exclusionary,
right? I mean, it's just within them, right?
Within them, they don't interact with that. The
last one which, so we broke that. The last one
which we have to deal with is the return of Christ.
Return of Christ. Now, I'm not going to touch
on their eschatology because the foundation of
the whole theology is faulty. So there is no
point talking about hell or heaven when salvation
itself is not there. So it's a way. But church,
as we are going in the cell meeting, please pay
attention to that cell meeting's teaching. The
teaching about hell, it will help us, especially
Hades and Sheol. Because in this organization's
teaching, they emphasize Hades. In fact, they
recognize only Hades and therefore deduct eternal
punishment or what will happen to man's separation.
Right? So, only Hades. So, pay attention so that
when you read things, you'll be sure of the Hades
we are talking about and what happens in Hades.
So, let's see. The return of Christ. Because
of the theology is related to prophecy. and working
with times and seasons, right? Because the theology
is related to working with prophecies and times
and seasons, they put 1914 as the year that started
ushering the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Now, as an historian and a student of international
relations, let me put it that way because we
are still learning. 1914, what happened in 1914?
1914 was when the World War I started, right?
So the rumors of war that we debunk in Matthew
24, we all remember the teachings in Matthew
24, right? How can the, how will these things
be? Show us the signs, right? The signs is 1914.
The signs of the end time is 1914, right? The
signs of the end time. Now we can debunk this
by me teaching because 1914 did not give the
world. the grievous war. 1939 did much more disaster,
right? So they said that the 1914 is when Jesus
would come, right? He would start, the preparation
started coming. And from there, we started having
different predictions, right? We started having
different predictions. Now, the last one of this
return, so the return is attached to events happening
in the world. Rather than the preaching of the
gospel, The coming is argued to be attached,
but we have thought that the coming of Christ
is attached to what? The preaching of the gospel,
okay? The coming of Christ is attached to the
teaching and the preaching of the gospel, right?
The bringing of many men into the kingdom, that
is what draws the coming of Christ closer. We
contribute to the coming of Christ by that, not
the wars and rumors of wars and that we found
in Matthew 24, no. So they use Matthew 24 a lot.
So if you remember all the teachings in Matthew
24, whatever you have jotted, please hold that
very well. That will be very instrumental. Now,
the last one about the return of Christ is that
Christ will not come in a visible body. Now,
most of what I'm saying, you know them. You have
the scriptures. Now, who knows the scriptures
that would quickly debunk this? Anybody? Know
the scriptures? The argument that Christ will
not come in a visible body. The scripture says
that we will come, we will see him, right? So
which scripture is that? 1 Thessalonians, right?
So let's go to 1 Thessalonians 4. 1 Thessalonians
4. You will see it there clearly. 1 Thessalonians
4. 1 Thessalonians 4, okay? I want to pick much
more verses. Before 16, I want to pick some other
verses. 1 Thessalonians 4. Now, let's see. Even
here, we'll find much more about the resurrection.
1 Thessalonians 13. But I would not have you
to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them that
are asleep. that ye shall not, even as others
which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus
died and rose again, even so them also which
sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. 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. For the Lord himself writes, shall descend
from heaven with a shout. and a voice of the
archangel, and with the throne of God, and the
dead in Christ shall rise first. Then we which
are alive and remain will be caught together
with them in the clouds to meet with the Lord
in air, and so we shall be with the Lord. So
the argument is that Jesus will not come in a
visible body, that it will not be seen. But he
said we will be with the Lord, we will be caught
up with the Lord, we will be in that congregation.
We will be in that fellowship. Acts 1, 9 -11.
Of course, that's an eyewitness account, but
we can use it. Are you there? Acts 1, 9 -11.
Now, when he had spoken these things, while they
watched, he was taken up in a cloud. He was taken
up and a cloud received him out of their sights.
And while they looked steadfastly towards heaven
as they went up, behold, two men stood by them
in white apparel. Right? who also said, men of
Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven?
The same Jesus whom, who was taken up from you
into heaven will so come in like manner as you
saw him go into heaven, right? So he would come
in like manner in the way he has gone. So it
means that when he's coming, they will see him,
right? When he's appearing, in appearing of Christ,
what we call the appearing of Christ, right?
We will see him in his appearing. So again, we
see that we will see him in his appearing. Now
we'll add one more scriptures. Okay, no, this
one is resurrection. We've seen that. So the
scripture that talks about we will see him, I'll
look for the scriptures, then we'll get on with
that. We will see him as he is. It talks about
the fact that we will behold him, right? We do
not know yet where we are, but we know, if you
can look for that scripture for me, I'm trying
to quote it, but I don't want to quote it wrongly.
There's one other scriptures that refers to how
we will be or how we will be, right? How we will
be, how we transform. We don't know the body,
we don't know how we'll be, but something is
certain. We will be as he is, right? I think
that talk about the resurrection of the body
again. So I'm going to stop here for this particular
one. Other things are just wrong interpretation
of the scriptures. The 144, I think some of you
might be waiting for me to teach the 144 persons
that will be saved and others. According to them
also, there are 144 persons that will be saved,
but these are wrong interpretations of revelation.
We're going to come back to them maybe later
on, but right now we'll go to the next, right?
The next one. So we are, we are done with this.
So also salvation again in this is based on the
organization. It's based on the membership in
the organization. Let's go to the next group.
Now is this one is more quite challenging, right?
So we're done with Jehovah witness, but the moment's
teachings is quite challenging. And you need
to know, right? Again, what did I first say?
I said that these people cannot do greater works.
They cannot work the work of the Holy Ghost.
Therefore, although there is tenacity in evangelism
amongst these people, right? There's a problem.
The problem is that they cannot do the work of
the Holy Ghost. They cannot do the work of the
Holy Ghost. I think I got scripture. Let's go
to 1 John 3, 2. 1 John 3, I think that's the
scripture I'm looking for. Thank you. From verse
1. as he is, right? We'll see Christ in his appearing
and we would be, we'll have that same body. We
will have that same body. So, that is clear,
to clear that. Now, coming to the teachings of
the Mormon, the first thing is, again, we are
not attacking the person but the teaching. You
will see that it is where they touch the Bible
that we are paying attention to. Good. So, this
one, the Mormon was created by someone called
Joseph Smith, right? So, you can write down Joe
Smith, known by the residents. of the United
States where he was born, Joe Smith, right? And
in this person is someone who loves to look for
treasure. And it's commonly, this common knowledge,
right? Someone who loves to look for treasure.
Treasure means he digs the ground, he search
for treasures and all of that. We're going to
see how all of these affects their teaching,
right? It affects their teaching because in the
long run, in the teaching of these establishments,
they said, That it is impossible for God to,
for Mary to be divinely conceived for Christ.
For rather, Christ should be divinely conceived.
That something material happened that God came
down to have an intercourse with Mary. That is
the terrible doctrine that we cannot accept.
Right? Of course, we know spirits. If God is
spirit, there can be no such interaction. Right?
So. He loves to look for treasure and this forms
the material foundation of the doctrine. Now
in the world today, they are probably the most,
I mean, when it comes to material things, they
are actually invested in that. They are well
invested in that. So he likes to look for treasure.
And in the course of looking for treasure, he
had a vision, a vision, right? A vision that
an angel instructed him. So this one is built
on personal vision. in which the God, the Father,
and Jesus allegedly appear to him to declare
that all existing church have become corrupt.
And therefore, he needs to establish a new church
to restore true Christianity. So I'm just going
to quickly move through this history because
they don't help us that much. There's an argument
that the person who appeared to him is a Nephi,
which we never saw in any reasonable book. Nephi,
N -E -P -H -I. And there's also an argument that,
no, it's Moroni something. So, beings that do
not have solid foundation in any book, any book
on it. Also, one of the things he also believed,
which we are going to come there, is that he
believes that polygamy is fine. Right? Polygamy
is fine. In fact, the doctrine is that men existed
as spirits. Then, this wrong doctrine, which
I don't want to say too much about. And then
they have to be coming into body. So for men
to come into body, that spirit of men to come
in, we need to produce more children so that
they'll be taking up the spirit so that more
spirit can come to be. Now this is doctrine of
Satan. This is really doctrine of the devil.
And we cannot accept this because there's no
part of the Bible that explains this. Also the
book, the Mormon book was also established among
many other books, the convenance of convenance
and all of that. Now, He handed over to someone
who is called Bram Young. Bram Young. Bram Young.
The same pattern of forming an organization.
He established and handed over to someone called
Bram Young. And the same way Rutherford tried
to claim the image of the watchtower society,
Bram Young did exactly the same thing. To claim
the image. of the new society that was formed.
To clean the image of new society that was formed.
I think I'm just going to go into teachings and
then do the correction of the teachings that
they have established. Now again, what is salvation
in this teaching, right? I think I didn't put
too much history, but what is salvation? How
are men saved? Now, for every faith you see today,
the first question you should ask is, How are
men saved? How are men saved? If you can ask
any faith this question, you can know whether
they are in line with the Bible, whether they
are serving the true God or not. How are men
saved? So according to this organization, men
are saved, not by faith alone, okay? Not by faith
alone, but baptism, which is a contradiction
to Ephesians 2 verse 8. Again. right? We already
saw that scriptures. So our men said, men are
saved through immersion, which is in water, obedience
to the ordinance of the Latter -day Saints Church,
which is the name of the church, right? So he
changed from many names, right? Until what they
call the Latter -day Saints Church, right? So
men are saved not only by this baptism, but also
much more, right? The ordinance of the church.
But we already saw that scriptures, Ephesians
2, 8 to 10. Saying that no man can be saved except
by faith. Right? We are saved by grace through
faith in God. Ephesians 2 .8 -10. Romans 3 .24
-28. Romans 3 .24 -28. Galatians 2 .16. Galatians
2 .16. So men are saved by following the ordinances
of the church. It's like here we tell you that
you are saved, but there is a booklet of any
self -conduct that you must follow for your salvation
to be perfect. We are glad we have not said such
a thing, right? Because the same faith that holds
you, holds us. And that's the faith in Christ.
That is the faith in Christ. Salvation is also
viewed as progression, but this is not the teaching
of Christ. This is not a teaching of Christ.
These are teachings of Satan. So you can put
Galatians 2, 16, Titus 3, 5. Just write the scriptures
down. Titus 3, 5. Hebrews 9, verse 22. Hebrews
9, verse 22. These are scriptures that addresses
these teachings. That says that by grace and
after all that we can do. After all that we can
do. James 2, 17 to 26. We can add it. I'm just
calling out the scriptures so that we can move
a little bit faster. I want us to take time out
to pray after we push through all of these doctrines.
You know, after this kind of teachings, you have
to pray. James 2, 17 to 26. Can you go to James?
Let me read that part, please. Thus, also by
faith itself, it does not have works, is dead.
Next one. But someone will say, you have faith
and I have works. Show me your faith without
your works. and I will show you my faith by my
works. You believe that there is one God, you
do well, even demons believe and tremble. But
do you want to know, O foolish one, that faith
without works is dead? Was Abraham not a father?
Now, they use this scripture wrongly, referring
to, right, salvation, referring to the fact that
to be saved, you would have faith and you have
to do something to be saved. Now, this is talking
about, right, The faith work of the believer,
right? The work that the believer has when he
has believed. Not saying that the faith must
come with something to be saved. Keep going.
Our father works, which he offered Isaac, his
son on the altar. The next one. Do you see that
faith was working together with his works by
the works? And by works, faith was not made perfect.
Next. And the scriptures were fulfilled. Abraham
believed God and it was accounted to him. as
righteousness and he called and he was called
the friend of god you see then that a man is
justified by works not by faith only next likewise
was not now this explanation is showing right
people who believed god and in their belief of
god they have an expression not the faiths then
something added to be saved so what they do not
understand here is that the explanation here
is talking about the conduct of someone who has
believed God. Not the conduct of someone to come
into God. Okay? Someone who has believed God,
not the conduct of someone who is to come into
God. Now, the last one about salvation. So, salvation
is by works for them and you have to give, you
have to be part of the organization as well.
Now, another thing about salvation is that salvation
cannot happen to a man. who is about to die.
Okay? Salvation cannot. Now, let's look at Luke
23, verse 43. Luke 23, verse 43. Salvation cannot
happen to a man that is about to die. And Jesus
said unto him, Assuredly, I say to you, today
you will be with me in paradise. Now, this, right,
was talking about, Jesus was talking to a man,
right, the other thief that was on the tree,
and saying that he will be with him in paradise.
Now, They argue that a man at the point of death
cannot be saved because the works will be missing.
And therefore, this also contradicts the scriptures
because the Bible says, by grace through faith,
we have been saved. We have been saved. For them,
there are quite a whole lot, but we're trying
to see how far we can go. So in this doctrine,
there is no salvation because it is based on
works. It is based on... what they follow, right?
Therefore, when you are arguing and you are,
sorry, you are explaining the scriptures, you
have to show them that's Galatians and show them
in accordance with Ephesians chapter 2 and combine
them together to say that a believer is expected
to show forth works after he has been saved,
not to provide works for salvation. So they argue
that this guy cannot be saved. Right? He cannot
be saved because his works, there is no works
of salvation for him. Now, let's see more of
these. Sorry. All right, let's... Excuse me.
Nice. Good. Now, they also assume the pre -existence
of human spirits. I think I talked about that.
Requiring physical bodies, which many of their
books, right? I can't quote their books, right?
Many of their books... acknowledges this but
let's see what the bible says right let's see
what the bible says first of all one of their
teachings says every being was a god so that's
another thing you should write down that every
being was it is a false teaching adam was a god
all humans were in spirit they were gods and
they were other gods right they were other gods
so apart from god there are other gods and it
calls And that is actually stating that there
are several gods, which is polytheism, right?
It means there are several other gods. So let's
see if the Bible, you know, acknowledges that.
Deuteronomy 6, 4, we read it before. We can write
that down. Deuteronomy 6, verse 4. Deuteronomy
6, verse 4. 1 Corinthians 8, verse 6. We read
that already. 1 Corinthians 8, verse 6. John
1, 1. John 1, 1. Just put it down. These are
scriptures that debunk any form of pre -existence
of spirits at the beginning. Okay? They debunk
every form of pre -existence of spirits. John
1, 1. John 1, 14. John 1, 29. Yeah, John 1, 29.
Isaiah 53, 3 to 6. Isaiah 53, 3 to 6. They debunk
every form of pre -existence of a God. as Adam.
So let's go to Genesis 1. Let's go to Genesis
1 and see. Genesis 1. Genesis. Genesis chapter
1. Verse 20. Let's go to verse 27. So God created
man in his own image and In the image of God
created he him. Male and female created them.
Verse 26 says, And God said, Let us make man
in our image after our likeness, and let them
have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over
the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and
over all the earth, and over all the creeping
thing that creepeth upon the earth. So God created
them in his own image. Now verse 26 says, And
God blessed them. And God said unto them, be
fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth
and subdue it and have dominion over it. Now
this is showing God's intention, right? To create
man in his image, not to create God. And that
was the creation of humanity, right? Talking
about to create, to bring humanity into him.
So it's actually reflecting that God did not
create God, right? But rather he created man.
God did not create a God, but he created man.
God did not create God, a God, but he created
man. And there was no pre -existence of any spirits.
So there is no pre -Adamic existence. There is
no pre -Adamic existence of any form of being
or any form of spirits. Let's see. There's also
an assumption that when God said in... Chapter
2 verse, let's go to chapter 2 of that Genesis.
Genesis chapter 2 verse 7. And the Lord God formed
man of the dust of the ground and breaded into
his nosery the bread of life and man became a
living soul. There's also an argument that this
made man a God. But rather, this only gave man
the bread to live. So here he's talking about
only the ability to live life. That man has not
been found in God's image for him to be a God
and that man is not a God, but a creation of
God, right? God created the man. And therefore
the breath here refers to life. The breath here
refers to life. Now let's go into further more
of their theology. Now with Sean's salvation,
salvation is... through being a member of the
church and through a member of that discipleship.
Now, let's see. They claim something about priesthood.
So I'm just going to move very fast to priesthood.
Now, they believe that the Aaron priesthood has
been passed on to the leader of this church by
a vision, a saw, where Peter, James, and John
anointed him as the Aaron of the generation.
Okay? So let's see priesthood a little bit. Let's
see priesthood. Let's see what Hebrews said about
priesthood. So they believe that they have been
anointed in a vision that the Aaronic priesthood
have been passed through John the Baptist. So
let's see from the scripture Hebrews. Hebrews
7 verse 11 to 19. Hebrews 7 verse 11 to 19. Can
you quickly go there please? And you also put
Hebrews 8 verse 1 to 5. Therefore, if perfection
were true, the Levitical priesthood. For on that
is, the people received the law. What further
need was there that another priest should arise
according to the order of Melchizedek and not
be caught according to the order of Aaron? Next.
For the priesthood being changed of necessity,
there's also a change of the law. Next. For he
of whom these things are spoken belonged to another
tribe. from which no man has officiated at the
altar. Now he's talking about the priesthood
of Aaron and comparing it with the priesthood
of Melchizedek, which Christ came to be part
of, right? Which Christ came to be part of, or
which is a similitude of what Christ walked in.
So talking about an earthly tabernacle in the
old priesthood and in this heavenly priesthood,
which we are going to see in Hebrews 9, So, what
we see here is that they claim that they possess
a priesthood that is Aaronic, means from Aaron,
right? As is faulty in the sense that the scripture
itself states that this priesthood has been taken
away. So, how can John the Baptist give you a
priesthood that the writers of Hebrews says is
passed away? violates the Bible, significantly
violates the Bible. So the Bible explains that
the Levitical priesthood has been taken away.
And therefore, it is not something that they
can partake in. And don't forget, this Levitical
priesthood, by history, is within the Levite
family, right? It's within a family, something
that is transferred, right? And John the Baptist,
you know. So this is on a personal revelation
that cannot hold any ground. Now let's go to
Hebrews 9, 11. Hebrews 9, 11 for the priesthood
of Christ. But Christ came as a high priest of
the good things to come with the greater and
more perfect tabernacle not made with hands that
is not of this creation. Stop. Now here is establishing
Christ as the high priest over the Aaron's priesthood.
Right? Are we together? It's establishing Christ
as a high priest over... the Heron's priesthood.
So, the argument is that they receive the priesthood
of the Levitical priesthood from John the Baptist
and Melchizedek priesthood from Peter, James,
and John. Right? And however, the scripture is
saying that Christ became the high priest. It
means that there is no other priesthood that
can stand except the priesthood of Christ. Okay?
It's establishing that there is no other priesthood
that can stand in this. except the priesthood.
So no man can say, I saw a vision and I received
a priesthood and will follow. It contradicts
the Bible very significantly. I mean, these ones,
there are very few scriptures, but we'll check
it. We'll check them. So we've brought this to
a stop. We can add Hebrews 9 verse 24, Hebrews
8 verse 4 to 5, Hebrews 8 verse 4 to 5. Let's
go to Hebrews 8 verse 4 to 5. Can you go to Hebrews
8 verse 4 to 5 for me? Let's see. What is there?
Now, this is the main point of the thing they
are saying. That we have such a high priest who
is seated at the right hand of the throne of
the majesty in heavens. A minister of the sanctuary
of the true tabernacle which the Lord erected
and not man. So, stop here, right? So, with the
Lord erected and not man. So, the real tabernacle,
right, we see that is that which pertains to
Christ. And therefore, after this tabernacle,
there will be no other. or any other order of
a priesthood again. So we see that such kind
of arguments violates what Jesus said. So again,
we move to the next thing. They argue that God
was once man, which we can never find anywhere
in the Bible. God was one man. Adam was once
God. And there were many gods. Psalms 82. Let's
go to Psalms 82. I think we've dealt with Psalm
82 before here. Psalm 82 referring to Ye are
gods, right? And quoting that psalm is taking
it out of the entire context. Psalms 82, verse
6 says, I have said, ye are gods, and all of
you are children of the Most High, but ye shall
die like men and fall like one of the princes.
Fall like one of the princes. Arise, O God, and
draw the head, for thou shalt inherit. So, what
we see here is that truly they saw the statement,
Now, the word there refers to mighty men, judges.
It can also refer to principalities and powers.
Okay? It can refer to principalities and power,
people who have dominions. Right? So, it's just
referring to what these principalities and powers,
the powers in which they have, not saying that
they share a godhood with God. So, it's only
referring to the people, right, who owns principalities
and powers, what we see in Ephesians 1, Ephesians
2, in that context. So, therefore, there is nothing
as such as Adam was God, neither is any man God,
but there's only one God in the place. All right,
I'm trying to see what is left to be covered.
So the virgin birth, let's talk about the virgin
birth now. According to them, right, in their
books, extra, you know, books that they have,
they argue that the virgin birth had to be literal,
physical saints. That God fathered, physically
fathered Jesus, which is blasphemy, right, if
you will know, if you will call that. Jewish
people will hold this as blasphemy. They will
hold this as blasphemy. And there is no example
of such in the scriptures. There's no example
of such in the scriptures. So you can show them
Matthew, right? You can respond to them with
Matthew 1, 18 to 25, Luke 34 to 35. That's even
Mary asked, how shall these things be? How shall
these things be? If you go Matthew 1, 18 to...
Mary was asking because if the angel had told
Mary that God would become a man, then fathered
his son in a physical way as man would have with
a wife, she would have said, it is possible.
If God had said, Joseph would have an intercourse
with you and then you would bring forth Jesus,
she would say, it's possible. But they said the
Holy Ghost, the Spirit of God, right, would overshadow
you. It means that she will be full of the Spirit
and she will conceive. Do we get it? That she
will be full of the Spirit and she will conceive.
Therefore, there is no physical or literal sense
of that. Otherwise, she will not have doubted
it. Again, second point. Joseph, the scripture
says, Joseph did not know his wife until she
brought forth Christ. Right? So, the question
that, well... Mary was not a virgin. That means
there was an intercourse. Then the child was
actually the biological way of having children.
And this also becomes a problem in their doctrine.
So in this, we can see no form of salvation.
Not one form of salvation is available in such
a teaching. No form of salvation is available.
Now they argue so many things that the way God
has visited the Eastern people, the Eastern people
is Israel, right? That they are the new Western
people, right? They are the new Western people
that God will visit. So in Jesus' coming, right?
This is about eschatology and I'm talking about
their end time theology. That the way God chose
Israel, God has chosen them as a people. And
then when he's coming, he would also visit them.
And where are they located? They are located
in the United States, right? They are located
in probably Utah. And this is the argument that
after the gathering of the Jews, the faithful
Mormons in Missouri, Missouri is the new Jerusalem.
That's where they would come. Now, we don't want
to go into so much of all these, their stories,
but I just want to show you where they step on
the scriptures, where they step on the scriptures.
So the last one is eschatology. In their eschatology,
they said that there will be three. People, three
kingdoms, three kingdoms. There'll be the celestial
kingdom, the terrestrial kingdom, and, you know,
the terrestrial, tele, telemedicine, right? Terrestrial.
And then the terrestrial, which is the forest,
or I think that's terrestrial. Then the celestial.
And such teachings can never be found. I'm telling
you so that when they bring it, you will know.
You will know and you will debunk it. The Bible
does not show. any form of this kingdom. There's
only one kingdom, which is the kingdom of Christ.
So the terrestrial, the terrestrial, and the
celestial. Terrestrial, terrestrial, the celestial.
C -E -L -T -E -R then C -E -L. They argue that
the celestial kingdom is in the highest level,
requiring celestial marriage by the Mormon temples
and all of that. And there is nothing. So this
entirety, of this organization is founded on
extracurricular books that are not parts of the
Bible. Again, they have over 40, I mean, I don't
want to call a number, but thousands of plagiarisms
of the Bible. And I tell somebody, John, the
book of John is the one they plagiarize the most.
So in the basis of this, we can see that there
is no salvation in such a doctrine. There is
no salvation in such a doctrine. Now, if you
need more details, we are going to talk about
the details and we are going to share some materials
on that. Let's see. The last one, blood atonement.
We can talk about blood atonement. They also
believe that the blood of Jesus did not take
away all the sins of men. This is the end of
it, right? They believe that the blood of Jesus,
against the teachings in Hebrews, that says that
Christ's blood was shed once and for all. So
Hebrews 9, we believe that Jesus' blood did not
take away the sins of the world. There are some
sins that the blood did not clean. Hebrews 9,
14. How much more shall the blood of Christ,
who through the eternal spirit, Offered himself
without support to God, poured your conscience
from dead works to serve the living God. Romans
5, 9. How much more? Comparing to the former
practices, how much more? Telling you the effectiveness
of the blood of Jesus, which is the life of Jesus.
Romans 5, 9. Much more than having now been justified
by... his blood. We shall be saved from the wrath
through him. So it means that we have been justified.
Justified is not partially guilty. Okay? Justified
is not partial sin. But he said we have been
justified by his blood. We shall be saved. We
have been saved from the wrath that is to come.
1 John 1, 7. So they believe that men must atone
for their sins. So the question is if the blood
of Jesus is not sufficient. What will happen?
How will you be saved? They say you must atone
for your sins. You must atone. Hebrews 1, John
1, 7. But if we walk in the light as is in light,
we have fellowship with one another and the blood
of Jesus Christ, his son, cleanses us from all
sins. Right? Then Hebrews 10, 10 -14. Hebrews
10, 10 -14. By that, we will have been sanctified
through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ
once and for all. And every priest and ministering
daily offering repeated the same sacrifice, which
cannot take away sins, right? But this man, after
he had offered, so it means that this man, Christ,
offered something that take away all sins. After
he had offered one sacrifice for sins forever,
sat down at the right hand of God. From that
time, waiting until his enemies be made, his
footstool. For by one offering he has perfected
forever those that are what? That are sanctified.
You can hear, you can stay here. So Christ's
sacrifice is perfected for all time those that
are sanctified. So such doctrine is against the
sacrifice of Christ. Now let me ask you, do you
think this doctrine is a Christian doctrine?
Or can they be called Christians? If the sacrifice
of Christ does not cover, does not take away
all your sins. Now, how would you atone for your
sins? One of the statements that the people they
handed over to said, or one of their apostles
said, is that if you found someone committing
a sin, it would throw a spear so that the person's
blood can atone on that spot. Now, there are
many historical records of the conducts they
carried out in the United States, right? I mean,
legal records. about such practices of people
at 24 ,000. So this is not the faith. Hallelujah.
This is not the faith of Christ. I'd like us
to stand up, right? We'll just pray. We'll pray
for the next, I still have 30 minutes, right?
We'll not jump into the third one now, but subsequently
we'll update this. We'll pray that we are delivered
from such doctrines. We are delivered from false
doctrines. We are delivered from teachings that
do not glorify God. Now, this is our first prayer.
Then we'll begin to pray for ourselves also that
we have strength to witness. Right? We have strength
to witness. We are praying. Let's be on our feet.
Let's be on our feet. We have received differences.
Just leave that scripture all there. Say, by
what sacrifice He has perfected forever. Perfected
us forever. Say, I'm perfected forever. I am
sanctified. I am perfected forever. I come in
true faith. I have the grace of God or the blood
of Christ. Period. I have eternal life. We appreciate
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