Day 4: The Defense of the Gospel (Part 3)

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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

John 1:14

chapter 1 verse 14. Let's go to John chapter

John 1:14

1 verse 14. Just write it down. John chapter

John 1:14

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

Colossians 2:9

9. Add that to it. Colossians 2, verse 9. Stay

Colossians 2:9

in our media team. Stay in Philippians. So I'm

calling Colossians 2, verse 9. Let us write.

Colossians 2:9

Colossians 2, verse 9. It's a who, being in the

Colossians 2:9

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

Luke 24:39

that he rose with the body. Luke 24, verse 39.

Luke 24:39

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

Romans 5:1

5, verse 1. Romans 5 verse 1 is very important.

Romans 5:1

Romans 5 verse 1. Therefore, having been justified

Romans 5:1

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

Acts 4:12

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

Ephesians 2:8

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

Hebrews 9:22 Hebrews 9:22

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

Luke 23:43

23, verse 43. Luke 23, verse 43. Salvation cannot

Luke 23:43

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

Ephesians 2 · chapter mention

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

Deuteronomy 6:4 Deuteronomy 6:4

6, verse 4. 1 Corinthians 8, verse 6. We read

1 Corinthians 8:6

that already. 1 Corinthians 8, verse 6. John

1 Corinthians 8:6

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

Genesis 1 · chapter mention

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

Genesis 2:7

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

Hebrews 7:11–19

7 verse 11 to 19. Hebrews 7 verse 11 to 19. Can

Hebrews 7:11–19

you quickly go there please? And you also put

Hebrews 8 verse 1 to 5. Therefore, if perfection

Hebrews 8:1–5

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

Hebrews 9:24 Hebrews 8:4–5

8 verse 4 to 5, Hebrews 8 verse 4 to 5. Let's

Hebrews 8:4–5

go to Hebrews 8 verse 4 to 5. Can you go to Hebrews

Hebrews 8:4–5 Hebrews 8:4–5

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

Psalms 82:6

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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