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In the previous articles earlier listed in this website I have tried to make the reader and "truth seeker" think on a deeper level than maybe he has ever done before in his life. I have tried to expose the contradictions in these contrasting "theologies" in order to show the reader that this "One Faith" of which we read in the Book of Ephesians is anything but that! I have tried to expose what we call today "Paul's message gospel" as one of his own creation and one which so often contradicts the very teachings of Jesus as the "Jewish Christ"; a gospel which in reality is not "good news" to anyone who is trying to pattern their lives after Jesus and his teachings concerning the Kingdom of God, let alone the same teaches earlier given man by Moses and the Prophets. A hint is in order to save the reputation of the "true Paul". Our inherited Bibles from Rome contain two completely different Pauls; a Gnostic Paul teaching Metaphysical ideas that express accurately the Divine Realm as well as a counterfeit Paul of Rome's making. Cleverly done these "contradictory" Pauls are synthesized together in such a way that only those with a "keen Spirit" and "sharp eye" notice the "Pauline Problem" in our New Testaments. Let me emphasize again that I take no joy in having to expose Paul in this manner which I must, but you deserve the truth about God and what He has really said to mankind. "Hath God said"? Yes! He has, and if you only read Paul and his epistles without balancing them with the teachings of Moses, the Prophets, and the "mind of the Jewish Jesus" and likewise fail to do comparative studies from the sources from which Paul quotes, I can guarantee you that you have not heard God but rather a humanly conceived "reinterpreted" Spiritual Wisdom which Rome gave the world which deviated from the path of God which had been given to the world "unchanged" for thousands of years previously. The Jewish people, and a few Christians, have always understood and knew this. But most don't because "preaching" has replaced "study"; study being the highest form of Worship one can give God as understood in first century Biblical Judaism. It is part of our calling at Bet Emet Ministries to get the truth to you in order that "you make your calling and election certain."
We most likely grow up in church hearing over and over again that "grace is unmerited favor"; at least I sure did. It may surprise you but I will show you in this article that nothing could be further from the truth. As our study advances I will often mention "Paul"; we must remember that what we often assume is the authentic writings and beliefs of Paul are not that at all; rather, they are the contradictory theology of the later writers of the New Testament replacement theologies emanating from Rome. Having said that then Paul’s writing, or a later "pro-Pauline writer", makes it seem that God's “election” of an individual or group to a favored status was a capricious or whimsical decision which “did not depend on man's desire, effort, obedience, or works; but on God's mercy alone”. Let us begin to see this by looking at Rom. 9:16:
Rom 9:16
16 So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth [Paul’s reference to actions or works of man], but of God that sheweth mercy. (KJV)
Here again in Romans 9:13 Paul reiterates the same thought; that the grace of God is to be received by faith alone (without works), however clothed in slightly different attire.
Rom. 9:13
As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.
God's love, as well as his grace, according to this "Romanized" Paul, is unmerited. Paul make it look as if it is arbitrary. In Romans 9:13 Paul illustrated his thesis this time with lines from Malachi 1:2,3: “Jacob I loved and Esau I hated.”
Answer for yourself: Could it possibly have been Edom's actions (works) which caused God to hate Esau?
Answer for yourself: Far more than an arbitrary decision by God, can you see that God's grace is measured out to those who deserve it (Let us remember that Edom did not because of their harsh treatment of Israel and the Spiritual seed of God).
Now please pay close attention. Malachi wrote these words in memory of Edom's (Esau’s descendants) malicious treatment of Judea and its people. Esau was the ancestor of Edom, therefore his name is used symbolically for that nation as Jacob's is for Israel. The Edomites had gloated over Judea's fall to Babylonia, had cut off the escape of Judean fugitives, and had joined in the plunder of the Temple. Their treachery and malice knew no bounds. Their conduct, like ours as well, brings either the blessings of God or His punishment. Their conduct influenced God's attitude toward them as it does ours as well. Their persecution of Israel brought harshness from God toward them.
Answer for yourself: Have we forgotten God’s promise to Abraham in the Abrahamic Covenant which states (Gen. 12:3): "And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee:”?
The above passage definitely refers to "merit" and its role in receiving from God His blessings.
This is another way of saying faith is fulfilled with obedience and God "ordained works"! These "ordained works" are the Commandments and Laws that frame our very Covenant with God. That is why the Torah, the Laws of God, are in Hebrew called "Instruction"; not a curse as Rome's New Testament maintains. In the last article we showed you Paul's stance on the matter from Romans 4:5 “But to him that worketh NOT, but believeth on him who justifieth the ungodly his faith is counted for righteousness.” We showed you the folly of such in the last article. God NEVER justifes the "ungodly" but such a condition sure was connivent for Rome and their religious reign of terror called the "Dark Ages". This passage is just another example of a lie written into the Sacred Texts espousing connivent theology for Rome.
Again we encounter the same thought expressed just a little different. Paul ignored the historical reason for God's antagonism to Edom (Esau) which the prophet Malachi expressed in God's name in Mal. 1:2-3. It was because of Edom's conduct (works) that God was displeased with them. Let me remind you that Edom believed in the God of Israel, for it was Esau's seed. Edom failed to "obey" the God they "believed in". But "faith alone" apart from "works" was not enough to justify Edom before God. The Christian Church of today needs to re-think their stance on "faith" and "works" and realize the real reason for the Torah as the "Instruction" of God for mankind; it trains the Soul to practice righteousness which leads to the evolution of the Divine Mind within man and his Spiritual evolution of his Soul. Their violation of the commandments of God brought a strong rebuke from God. It does the same for us regardless of what this Romanized Paul is made to say.
Answer for yourself: Is it misleading for Paul, or the Romanized Paul, to use a quote from an Old Testament Scripture that is tied to a historical event and use it completely differently to reinforce one's own agenda in the New Testament without instructing the readers that you are doing so? You figure it out. To me it sure is!
Answer for yourself: Can you see that God’s blessing is not arbitrary or based upon "faith alone" as Rome's Paul would have you believe, but comes in response to man’s actions, in this case the blessing of Israel by others and not the punishment of them?
Answer for yourself: Can you see that this Roman Paul's choice of Edom for his example betrays his own doctrine; that he chose a nation which had "faith" but their "works" caused the rebuke of God? It sure seems to me that if Paul were correct, as he wants us to think, then Edom should have been approved of God apart from their works….but they were not!
But when reading this New Testament given us by Rome which was canonized in 380 A.D. we find this Romanized Paul assuring us that “But to him that worketh NOT, but believeth on him who justifieth the ungodly his faith is counted for righteousness”, but the example of Edom given by this same Paul for his proof, in reality, proves the exact opposite! This is where we must put our thinking hats on and if we do then we see beneath the deception that lays before us looking "sacred" in a Black leather book.
The prophet Malachi’s words did not condone random or arbitrary rejection by God of Esau's descendants; Malachi gave the reason for God's rebuke of Edom, even if Paul didn't. We we look at Malachi and compare what he says with this Romanized Paul's misrepresentation of the truth then we see the deception in the Pauline writings for what it truly is; a theological lie created by Rome that profits not and leads billions astray in their relationship with God.
Even more devious is the way this Romanized Paul portrayed God in Rom. 9:15 which is derived from Ex 33:19. I say “devious” for his audience was primarily Gentile in its makeup and unaware of the nuances that are inherent in the Hebrew language from which he wrote and spoke. The same surely applies to day to pews filled with Christians who don't know the slightest things about the Hebrew language and how it has been so badly misrepresented in their Christian Bibles. The Greek is not immune from the alteration of these prior Hebrew Sacred ideas either. I want you to notice that in the Greek and English translation below we come to the same conclusion from an English reading and interpretation that would make us think, incorrectly by the way, that God does arbitrarily dispense grace to whom He desires.
The original verse translates as follows:
Exod 33:19
19 And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy. (KJV)
“Whom” in Hebrew is the Strong’s Number 834. 834 'asher-
Answer for yourself: Now we must look at all the meanings inherent in the word "whom" as given in the Hebrew language. Now, having read them above, then did you notice that the Hebrew word "whom" carries with it the context of receiving the grace of God as a "conditional aspect"? It is not "automatic"!
Answer for yourself: Can you see for yourself that the passage from Exodus, from which this Paul quotes NEVER contained an idea that God will be gracious arbitrarily to anyone, yet the exact opposite is true, that God’s grace toward man is “conditional” upon man’s beliefs and his resultant obedience and conduct which flow out from his beliefs?
Answer for yourself: What if our Spiritual "beliefs" are incorrect, lets say about the Jewish Law, and we don't know it because we never studied enough to know what lies beneath the texts we read in our Bibles? What if this "Law" never has ceased and we live like it does not matter being basically ignorant of the 66 Laws that frame our Gentile Covenant before God? Could we be blocking receiving the "grace of God" in our lives and not know it? Could this "conditional" aspect of God's grace apply to us and we not know it? And who better merited God’s grace (in this instance to have God revealed to him) than Moses to whom the passage is addressed?
The intent here in the Exodus passage, as seen within the context of the entire Torah, is that God will have pity on those who deserve it, who "merit" it!
The whole Pentateuch is unequivocal and open-and-shut in its message of reward and punishment based upon human behavior. Thus the role of the Torah and the Law and Commandments of God given to teach man the way to receive the Grace of God in his life. Such human behavior is or is not the consequence of obedience to the commands of God which are nothing more than opportunities to exhibit and live out our faith correctly and thereby receive and "merit" the conditional "grace of God"
Exile was the penalty for disobedience to God's laws; prosperity of the nation in its own land was compensation for adhering to God's commands. There is nothing arbitrary, capricious, or random about who enjoys "election” or favor and when he is compensated. It depends on man's effort, not God's whim. This is the message of James and his epistle; not the Romanized Paul which says "Christ is the end of the law".
I am not wanting to kick a dog which he is down, but again, in this instance the Romanized Paul is incorrect in changing the meaning of the original text when he writes about such a doctrine in the New Testament. We need to know this because in recognition of this one very truth is your opportunity to awaken to the truth of the Law and Torah for your life. This truth and reality is beyond doubt to those who will look deeply enough to see if for themselves through their personal study. We at Bet Emet Ministries will help lead you through this Roman maze of convoluted theology created over 2,000 years that has captured your mind and Spirit with a "false gospel". We again are led into deception and error by much but not all of the Pauline literature; the "key" is discerning the "truth" from the "error" when reading Paul. This is not impossible; it only requires your diligent effort to study to find the truths hidden from you by Rome and their "radical reinterpretation" of the Ancient Spiritual Wisdom which we have received in our Christian Bibles today.
As a child growing up in church I heard with regular frequency the phrase "grace is unmerited favor" as it was the fruit of Pauline theology. Now that you have seen past the deception and misinterpretation of the New Testament and just one of the Pauline writings, let me ask you this question.
Answer for yourself: So, is the grace of God “unmerited favor” or “merited favor” as you have now discovered that grace (the word "whom", remember) is always conditional between God and man. It is determined by man and his actions which are a product one way or the other of his faith or lack of it as applied to the Laws of God. Definitely faith "works" either obediently or the lack of faith manifests itself in acts of disobedience to the commands of God. It is either one way or the other.
Answer for yourself: What other foundational doctrines have we learned in error because we have listened to Paul more than Jesus, Moses, and the Prophets, and what sins do we commit unknowingly because we are brainwashed by Pauline theology? Our comprehensive CD has it all for those who want the "truth" and consider themselves "truth seekers".
Answer for yourself: Could you be like Edom, and be "hated" (allegorically) by God and not know this truth until you die, because you, like Edom, have faith with the "wrong works" or "no works at all" and have trusted a Romanized Paul your whole life and therefore stand today guilty before God of having lived your life under "faith only" paying no regard or little toward obedience to the 66 Commandments of God that frame your Covenant with God?
Answer for yourself: Have I caused you to rethink what you have accepted in church unquestioningly? I hope so.
Answer for yourself: What sins do we commit unknowingly because we are brainwashed by Romanized Pauline theology and have failed to understand the message of the real Bible due to reading the New Testament which is full of mistranslations, misquotations, and verses taken out of context to promote "another gospel"? The irony of accepting a Romanized Pauline theology, which is in reality "another gospel" never ceases to amaze me. Oh God give us the desire and ability to study to find Your truth. Shalom.