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Passages in Paul (ironically) warn us to beware of those preaching "another Jesus"..."...if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him."
I say "ironically" for if you have studied with us the truth about Paul which exists outside our New Testaments then you see the humor in this "self-promoting" passage used by Paul; but that is another story for another day as we want to only focus on the Jewish Jesus vs the Non-Jewish Jesus and his portrayal in the New Testament in these articles.
Answer for yourself: What would be considered "another Jesus"? The Greek word used in this scripture verse is "allos" meaning different. So what we are considering is a different Jesus; not the Jesus of the Bible, but another Jesus -- an impostor.
Today there are worldly wise, philosophers "vain in their imaginations" who using the example of Jesus teach men to disobey God's commandments. They are preaching "Another Jesus". Many pagan practices that have absolutely no scriptural basis have been accepted, by many believers as the worship of Christ and this sadly has replaced for the unlearned the true worship intended only for God! These practices have not only been accepted but have become commonplace in the organized church. Those who refuse to participate in these practices are considered strange. These practices, introduced gradually by false teachers, have been accepted through tradition and have absolutely no scriptural basis. We have no excuse for ignorance. We have been fairly warned:
"there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies."
We must search the Hebrew scriptures FIRST to find out the truth and then and only then read the New Testament for things that confirm what we have read and recognize those things within the New Testament than contradict Moses and the Prophets. This is the only way to discern truth in the New Testament let alone about the Jesus depicted within. The truth that the ways of the L-RD prescribed for His people have not changed, nor will they change. Activities unacceptable to the Lord 6000 years ago are still unacceptable today.
Jesus said speaking of the Father and not himself: "This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men."
The time has come when sound doctrine is not endured. People receive teachers who tell them what they want to hear. Things that are wrong are justified, explained away: disregarding the warning, "Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!"
Fables and the traditions of men are substituted for the truth: "After their own lusts they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they turn away their ears from the truth, and are turned unto fables."
"Christianized" pagan activities, traditional inventions of men, are not in honor of the Biblical Jesus nor God the Father
Answer for yourself: What Jesus do they honor? "another Jesus".
Today, intolerance of compromise is considered lack of love for one another. It is just the opposite. If one really cares about someone, he should tell them the truth, whether it makes him popular or not.
We are told that: "Open rebuke is better than secret love. Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful."
Those who are willing to stand for the truth must remember: "He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot. Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee. Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning. The fear of the L-RD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding."
It is very difficult to proclaim error in a way that is pleasing to those who, through the traditions of men, participate in activities never prescribed nor authorized by God. Many teachers, who have studied the Bible and secular history, are well aware of the origin of the quote "Christianized" pagan practices which we have discussed and reveal on our many websites- yet they proclaim them to be acceptable to the Biblical Jesus: These are Teachers "Whose mouths must be stopped."
Those concealing the truth in order to uphold the traditions of men should not be told in a pleasing way: Pagan tradition was never authorized by the Jesus of the Bible - you are preaching "another Jesus".
Answer for yourself: Do we really love the truth? Do you really want it? Those that do will not be satisfied to remain like those, who, "willingly are ignorant". They will study in order to search out the truth and then respond to it.
The truth must be proclaimed: "That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:" .......The Biblical Jesus
So we have a big decision to make: discerning the "true" Jesus from the "counterfeit" Jesus as depicted in the New Testament. In order to do this we need to look into the "real" and the "counterfeit" Jesus and the doctrines placed into his mouth as well as other of his supporters for only in this way can we be assured of discerning the true historical Jesus from the fraudulent Christ of Faith and Roman Church Tradition. It is to these matters that we turn at present.
Jesus said: My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:.....John 10:2