Spirit of Truth/The Bible on Trial

In the movie The Kingdom of Heaven the a young blacksmith is recruited by his liege lord to join a crusade in the Holy Land to Jerusalem. Through many twists and turns this young man (Orlando Bloom) is knighted and adopted by this dying Lord as his son; and he tells the young man to tell the royalty in Jerusalem that he is a natural born son. In Jerusalem, one of the first people that takes an interest in this young knight is the Bishop of Jerusalem, who takes him under his wing, and mentors him in the politics of the city, and the situation between the Christians and the Muslims. At one point the Bishop asks the young man what his father had told him to do when he reached Jerusalem. The answer is something that reflects the status of the Bondservants of Jesus today. The Knight said, "My father said for me to try to 'be a good knight'." The Bishop's told him, "Holy is doing right". This is what Jesus told His own eyewitness disciples, and they have passed this instruction on to us. Joh 14:15  "If you love Me, you will keep My commandments". This is what it is to BE HOLY! If we are to enter the Kingdom of God then we must be HOLY in fact, not in faith.

In today's religious world it is almost as if we are a contestant in a game show (like the old  show 'Truth or Consequence'), where it is compleley impossibe to 'get the right answer' and win the prize (eternal life), because the questions are rigged in favor of the 'lies of the Devil'. Unless a person first understands that the 'game is rigged' they can never hope to understand the truth; and will even defend their understanding of how salvation works 'to the end'. They do not realize that they have been fooled, and are therefore a fool. Do not be fooled into thinking that you cannot be fooled.

Join Spirit of Truth Ministry for an exciting and challenging search for truth in the Bible, as we use the words of Jesus as the standard by which we judge ALL truth. Not everything in the New Testament qualifies as 'God's Truth', because not all writers in the New Testament were eyewitnesses to the ministry of Jesus while He was here on earth. We will separate fact from fiction as we search for truth.

Self honesty is not as easy to achieve as some would have you believe. In fact, for ALL of us (at least at the start, it is IMPOSSIBLE. Jesus said that Satan has deceived the whole world. This means that eveyone in the entire world for all of recorded history has been (in one way or another) deceived. Jesus told his own disciples to, "See to it that no one deceives you". And if it were impossible for even His own disciples to be deceived Jesus would not have made that statement. The upshot is this; we must be careful to look at what we believe, and be sure of WHY WE BELIEVE IT. It is not enough to simply believe that Jesus exists, we must be sure as to WHY He came to earth, and WHAT He came to do. That is why Spirit of Truth Ministry exists.

When you cook something that you have never cooked before it is prudent to use a recipe. The recipe tells you the ingredients, the amounts, and the procedures with which to combine these ingredients to achieve the best results. But as sometimes happens, you do all these things, and follow the directions precisely, and the finished dish ends up either being tasteless, inedible, or ruined. What happened? Some how what you did in the kitchen did not 'pan out'. In most cases this is not a life threatening result, alhough your children may think so. If this happens, all you need do is call up your favorite take out resaurant (pizza, or Chinese), and all is good. Jesus gave His disciples the recipe for salvation; it is called the Process of Sanctification. This process combines the ingredients that when used precisely as God intended will lead to eternal life. Yet there is another cook in the kitchen, that would have you believe that you don't need the recipe that God provided in the Old Testament, and in the Words of Jesus in the New Testament; all you need is to 'believe' that Jesus will cook for you, that you don't need to do anything except to accept Him as your chef, and the recipe will turn out fine. But this is simply NOT the case. God does not cook the recipe for salvation FOR you. He shows you how to cook this meal for yourself. You must find out the ingredients; you must understand how to combine them, and in what quantities, and with the exact  weights and measures such that your food turns out to be JUST LIKE HIS.  Don't give up if your first attempts are not perfect. Jesus is happy to show you where you have missed the mark. By watching how He did it, you will come to the understanding as to how to do it yourself, and like Him, you will sit with Jesus on His throne as He overcame and sat down with His Father on His throne (Rev.3:21).

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Christians are constantly taught from the pulpit that 'belief is the key to the Kingdom'. They are also taught that 'faith confirms their belief'. These are EASY beliefs that require no reasoning to acquire, and there is no need to put those beliefs into practice. In fact, Christians are taught that DOING anything that will try to affect your salvation will only get in the way of the 'free gift' of salvation that is provided you through the blood of Jesus on the cross. Yet there is nothing in these statements that indicates just WHAT those beliefs are or need to be, or any qualification for that belief to act toward salvation. A key statement here at Spirit of Truth Ministry is this: "Faith allows a person to believe a lie as if it is the truth, without accoutability".  In other words, it matters greatly WHAT you believe, and also that you will be held accountable for that belief in the judgment. The idea that ANY belief in ANYTHING or ANYONE will bring you to salvation is anathema to what Jesus Christ taught to His own disciples while He was here on earth.

Are we supposed to believe anything and everything simply by faith without sufficient proof to justify that belief? We don't do this in our 'regular' lives, so why do people settle for this kind of belief by faith in their spiritual lives? Christians (and certainly other religions) do this all the time, simply because of their unyielding beliel in the Bible as the 'inspired, inerrant, uncompromising Word of God' from cover to cover (including the cover that says Holy Bible). Here at Spirit of Truth Ministry we test the 'truths' found in the Bible using a method drawn from scientific research, that goes to the 'lowest common denominator' of truth to test those things that are believed to be true. Join us as we PROVE the truth by using the very words of Jesus as recorded by eyewitness disciples.

Who is the final end-time prophet of whom Jesus spoke in His own prophecy of the end of time? This is what Rick will address in today's study. This is a very important topic in that there are many 'prophets of the end time' that have come and gone, who have given 'prohecies' that have been proven to be false. and yet many believe them to still be true. How will we know for sure who this last prophet will be? Listen as Rick presents the words of Jesus in answer.

There are those that believe that truth is negotiated. This concept is propogated by bulk media and the political parties they serve. Christians believe that Isaiah 1:18 means that what God holds to be truth is only true for that individual, and not necessarily true for anyone else. They believe that we can 'reason' with God, because God is our personal Savior, and that our salvation is only for us and for no one else. Yet according to Jesus this is simply NOT True. The Bible On Trial shows why it is a mistake to think that the Righteous Kingdom of the Heavens can be populated by unrighteous people. Join us for our unique and challenging study into this and other stimulating topics each week.