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Friday, March 11, 2022

Refuting the Oneness Christology Heresy

Oneness Christology or Modalism, also known as Modalistic Monarchianism, is a false Christian theology upholding the oneness of God as well as the divinity of Jesus. It contradicts the Scriptural doctrine of the Holy Trinity, also known as Trinitarianism¹, which I have explained in my other article on this blog found at this link. Modalism teaches that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are three different modes or manifestations of God. In the Western Church, this is called Sabellianism, and in the Eastern Church it is Patripassianism, which are both forms of theological modalism². United Pentecostals hold to this age-old heresy, denying the Trinity. But the following Scriptures prove modalism false.

1. "Then God (Elohim) said, “Let Us make mankind in Our image, in Our likeness," (Gen 1:6). Here it uses the Hebrew word “Elohim” for “God”, which is the plural (more than one) word for God. Elohim is like saying "Gods" because it is not singular.

Since the plural word for God (Elohim) is used in this verse and Elohim said, "Let Us (first person plural)" make man in "Our" (first person plural) image, and in "Our" (first person plural) likeness, why does Elohim refer to Himself in the first person plural as Us and Our?

2. "I have installed my king on Zion, my holy mountain." I will proclaim the LORD's decree: He said to me, "You are my son; today I have become your Father. (Psa 2:6-7)

Why does Yehova God need to install His King on His holy mountain and declare the King to be His Son and Himself as the King’s Father, if there is no distinction between them at all? How could this be possible if they are not distinct from one another?

3. For to which of the angels did God ever say, "You are my Son; today I have become your Father"? Or again, "I will be his Father, and he will be my Son"? (Heb 1:5)

Why would the Son say to Himself, “I will be His Father” if He is the Father?

4. “But whoever disowns me before others, I will disown before my Father in heaven.” (Mat 10:33)

If Jesus is the Father, how will He disown anyone before His Father?

5. Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, "My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will." (Mat 26:39)

If Jesus is the Father, then why did He have to pray this way to the Father, asking for the Father’s will and not His will, since it makes their wills distinct from each other?

6. Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.” (Mat 28:18)

How can the Father give all authority to Jesus unless the Son is another One?

7. “About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, ‘Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?’ (which means ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’).” (Mat 27:46)

How could Jesus ask why God had forsaken Him if they are exactly the same Person?

8. "But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.” (Mar 13:32)

How can only the Father know something and not the Son unless they are two distinct Persons?

9. Then I said, 'Here I am—it is written about me in the scroll— I have come to do your will, my God.'" (Heb 10:7)

If Jesus is the Father, why does He present Himself before Himself and tell Himself that He has come to do His own will, and call Himself “My God”?

10. “To Timothy my true son in the faith: Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.” (1Ti 1:2; cf., 2 Tim 1:2)

“In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I give you this charge:” (2Ti 4:1)

The Father and Son are both referenced in these verses. Why do so, if the Father is the Son?

11. “For there is one God and one mediator between God and man, the man Christ Jesus,” (1Ti 2:5)

How can the man Jesus Christ be the one mediator between God and man, if He is the Father? How does He act as a mediator between man and Himself?

12. Read the High Priestly Prayer of Jesus to the Father in John 17.

Why did Jesus pray to the Father in John 17 and many other places if He is the Father, since He would be talking to Himself?

13. “And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.” (Joh 14:13)

How can the Father be glorified in the Son if there is no distinction between them?

14. "You heard me say, 'I am going away and I am coming back to you.' If you loved me, you would be glad that I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I.’” (Joh 14:28)

If Jesus is the Father, then why did He say, “the Father is greater than I”?

15. Jesus said, "Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, 'I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'" (Joh 20:17)

If Jesus is the Father, why did He say He was ascending to the Father, and why did He call the Father “My God”?

16. Jesus answered, "My teaching is not my own. It comes from the one who sent me. Anyone who chooses to do the will of God will find out whether my teaching comes from God or whether I speak on my own.” (Joh 7:16-17)

Why did Jesus say that His teaching was not His own, but that it came from someone else who is the Father, if He were the Father? If He were the Father, wouldn’t His teaching be His own?

17. Jesus answered, "Even if I testify on my own behalf, my testimony is valid, for I know where I came from and where I am going. But you have no idea where I come from or where I am going. You judge by human standards; I pass judgment on no one. But if I do judge, my decisions are true, because I am not alone. I stand with the Father, who sent me. In your own Law it is written that the testimony of two witnesses is true. I am one who testifies for myself; my other witness is the Father, who sent me." Then they asked him, "Where is your father?" "You do not know me or my Father," Jesus replied. "If you knew me, you would know my Father also." (Joh 8:14-19)

Why did Jesus refer to Himself and the Father as two witnesses, if He is the Father?

18. So Jesus said, "When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he and that I do nothing on my own but speak just what the Father has taught me.” (Joh 8:28)

If Jesus were the Father, how could He do nothing on His own, but only do what the Father has taught Him? That would be the same as saying, I the Son can do nothing on my own but only what I the Father have taught myself. However, doesn’t the fact that Jesus said He could do nothing on His own mean that He relies on One other than Himself, namely the Father? And in saying this, didn’t Jesus teach us that the Father is someone other than Himself?

19. Jesus said to them, "If God were your Father, you would love me, for I have come here from God. I have not come on my own; God sent me.” (Joh 8:42)

Why does Jesus refer to God who sent Him as someone other than Himself, if He is the Father?

20. “For I did not speak on my own, but the Father who sent me commanded me to say all that I have spoken.” (Joh 12:49)

Since Jesus did not speak on His own, but said only what the Father commanded Him to say, why did He refer to the Father as someone other than Himself that was commanding Him what to say, if He is actually the Father?

21. “Don't you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me? The words I say to you I do not speak on my own authority. Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work.” (Joh 14:10)

Why did Jesus refer to the Father’s authority as one other than His own if He is the Father?

22. “Anyone who does not love me will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are not my own; they belong to the Father who sent me.” (Joh 14:24)

Why did Jesus say that the words He taught did not to belong to Him, but someone other than Himself, who is the Father, if He were the Father? If He were the Father, wouldn’t the words He spoke be His own?

23. But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. "Look," he said, "I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God." (Act 7:55-56)

If Jesus is the Father and the Father is Jesus, then how was Stephen able to see Jesus the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God?

24. “The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.” (Col 1:15)

“For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him,” (Col 1:19)

Since God, who is invisible to us here on earth, was pleased to have all of His fullness dwell in the Son, who is the image of the invisible God, why would Scripture refer to God and the Son separately if Jesus is both the Father and the Son?

25. “I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high." (Luk 24:49)

Jesus referred to Himself in the first person singular as "I", and to "My Father" in the third person, and then to the gift of the Holy Spirit in the third person as "what My Father promised." Why do so, if Jesus is the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost?

26. “After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and he sat at the right hand of God.” (Mar 16:19)

If Jesus is the Father, why did He sit down at the right hand of God the Father in heaven?

27. “The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.” (Heb 1:3, cf. Heb 8:1)

If the Son is the Father, then why does it say that He is the radiance of God’s glory, and why again does it say He sat down at the Father’s right hand?

28. In Romans 8:11, it says, "God raised Jesus from the dead,"

How did God the Father raise Jesus, if Jesus is the Father?

29. “Then the end will come, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father after he has destroyed all dominion, authority and power.” (1Co 15:24)

How will Jesus the Son hand the Kingdom over to the Father, if Jesus is the Father? How will He hand the Kingdom over to Himself?

30. “For he ‘has put everything under his feet.’ Now when it says that ‘everything’ has been put under him, it is clear that this does not include God himself, who put everything under Christ. When he has done this, then the Son himself will be made subject to him who put everything under him, so that God may be all in all.” (1Co 15:27-28)

In 1 Cor 15:27 it says that when God puts everything under the feet of Jesus Christ, that does not include God Himself. God is not putting Himself under Jesus' feet. That is very clear. In 1 Cor 15:28, it says that the Son will be made subject to the Father.

Why would Scripture say that God is not under the feet of Jesus and that Jesus will be subject to the Father, if Jesus is the Father, unless they are eternally two distinct divine Persons, with the Father always being the greater than the Son?

31. “The revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show his servants what must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,” (Rev 1:1)

Why did God the Father have to give the revelation to Jesus Christ, if Jesus is the Father?

32. “John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from him who is, and who was, and who is to come, and from the seven spirits before his throne, and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood,” (Rev 1:4-5)

Why does it refer to Father, Son, and Holy Spirit separately and distinctly if Jesus is all three?

33. “and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father—to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen.” (Rev 1:6)

Why does it refer to God as “His God and Father”, if He Himself is the Father?

34. “To the one who is victorious and does my will to the end, I will give authority over the nations— that one 'will rule them with an iron scepter and will dash them to pieces like pottery'—just as I have received authority from my Father.” (Rev 2:26-27)

If Jesus is the Father, why did He need to receive authority from the Father?

35. “Wake up! Strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have found your deeds unfinished in the sight of my God.” (Rev 3:2)

In this passage, the resurrected and ascended, glorified Christ is speaking. Why the need for Him to call the Father “My God” if He is the Father”

36. “The one who is victorious will, like them, be dressed in white. I will never blot out the name of that person from the book of life, but will acknowledge that name before my Father and his angels.” (Rev 3:5)

Again, how could Jesus acknowledge anyone before His Father and His Father’s angels in heaven, if He is the Father?

37. “The one who is victorious I will make a pillar in the temple of my God. Never again will they leave it. I will write on them the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which is coming down out of heaven from my God; and I will also write on them my new name.” (Rev 3:12)

Why did Jesus always refer to the Father as “My God”, even after he was glorified in heaven, if He is the Father?

38. “To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I was victorious and sat down with my Father on his throne.” (Rev 3:21)

Why would Jesus say He sat down with His Father on His throne, if He is the Father? Can one sit down beside oneself or with oneself?

39. "The Lamb came and took the scroll from the right hand of the One sitting on the throne." (Rev 5:7)

How does Jesus take the scroll from the hand of the One (the Father) sitting on the throne, if Jesus is the Father? Surely He does not take it from His own hand and hand it to Himself.

40. “And they sang a new song, saying: "You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased men for God from every tribe and language and people and nation.” (Rev 5:9)

Why does the Lamb purchase men for God if He is the Father?

41. “Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, saying: ‘To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever!’" (Rev 5:13)

Why do they specify that their praise is given to both Him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb, if the Lamb is the Father and the Father is the Lamb?

42. “Then the kings of the earth, the princes, the generals, the rich, the mighty, and everyone else, both slave and free, hid in caves and among the rocks of the mountains. They called to the mountains and the rocks, ‘Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! For the great day of their wrath has come, and who can withstand it?’" (Rev 6:15-17)

Why do these people seek to hide themselves from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb, if the Lamb is the Father?

Why do they refer to “their wrath” (plural) if the Lamb is the Father?

43. “For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd; 'he will lead them to springs of living water.' 'And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.'" (Rev 7:17)

Why refer to the Lamb and God separately here if the Lamb is the Father?

44. The seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, which said: "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he will reign for ever and ever." (Rev 11:15)

Why would they say it has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, if our Lord and His Christ were not two distinct Divine Persons?

45. Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say: "Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ. For the accuser of our brothers and sisters, who accuses them before our God day and night, has been hurled down.” (Rev 12:10)

Why would it refer to both the kingdom of our God and the authority of His Christ if there was no distinction between them?

46. “Then the dragon was enraged at the woman and went off to wage war against the rest of her offspring—those who keep God's commands and hold fast their testimony about Jesus.” (Rev 12:17)

Why does it speak separately and distinctly about keeping God’s commands and holding fast their testimony of Jesus, if Jesus is the Father?

Two more verses:

47. “Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb” (Rev 22:1)

Why does it say the river of the water of life is flowing from the throne of God and from the Lamb, if the Lamb is the Father and the Father is the Lamb?

48. “No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him.” (Rev 22:3)

Why does it say the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, if the Lamb is the Father and the Father is the Lamb?

Closing Words

Three modes of God do not talk to each other and sit beside each other. One mode does not refer to another as His God or as someone other than Himself. One mode does not command another mode to do something or give another mode authority. Modalism does not agree with Scripture and is a false teaching.

The Father is God, Jesus is God, and the Holy Spirit is God, according to Scripture. But the Father is not the Son or the Holy Spirit; the Son is not the Father or the Holy Spirit; and the Holy Spirit is not the Father or the Son. They are not three gods. They are three in One, a triune Godhead, God in three Persons, the blessed Trinity.

¹Wikipedia, Modalistic Monarchianism

²Wikipedia, Sabellianism

Attribution notice: Scripture quotations taken from the Holy Bible NIV, copyright Zondervan 2011, all rights reserved, used by permission. The "Trinity Doctrine" graphic may be subject to copyright, used per Fair Use Act for commentary and educational purposes only.

Author's note: Also see the following related posts:

The Holy Trinity
The Person of the Holy Spirit
Baptized with the Spirit
Holy Fire Baptism
Is Jesus God?
The Name of Jesus

You may access more of my articles on the Main Directory of this blog, as well as my complete blog directory at "Writing for the Master. Now I'd like to ask a very important question.

Do You Want to Know Him?
If you want to know Jesus personally, you can. It all begins when you repent and believe in Jesus. Do you know what God's Word, the Bible says?

“Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.’” (Mar 1:14b-15). He preached that we must repent and believe.

Please see my explanation of this in my post called "Do You Want to Know Jesus?"

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Len Lacroix is the founder of Doulos Missions International. He was based in Eastern Europe for four years, making disciples, as well as helping leaders to be more effective at making disciples who multiply, developing leaders who multiply, with the ultimate goal of planting churches that multiply. His ministry is now based in the United States with the same goal of helping fulfill the Great Commission. www.dmiworld.org.

Thursday, February 4, 2021

The Cult of Mormonism -- Part II

In my first post called The Cult of Mormonism, I explained from the Bible why this religion is a cult, which is something I suppose most Christians don't necessarily realize. In this second part to that article, I want to share some facts about Mormonism that I learned from an ex-Mormon. For those who are not aware, the Mormons call themselves The Church of Jesus Christ, the Latter Day Saints (LDS).

Did you know?

The Book of Mormon is the racist Mormon bible of the Americas written by a white man in the nineteenth century. It essentially erases the real history of the indigenous American Indians.

Joseph Smith, the founder of the religion, married 14-year-old girls. His polygamy that Mormons are taught was necessary, non-sexual, and only involving widows, was actually happening between him and teenagers.

He forced young girls into marrying and having sex with him, and he also married other men's wives by threatening them or sending their husbands off on missions.

Joseph Smith also committed frauds before he even started the Mormon cult. But Mormons are not told about these things.

There are many other Mormon lies to cover up the violence, rape, and coercion of the early history of the religion, which took a strong stance against desegregation and had ties to the KKK. They teach that Black people will be servants in heaven, and that early Mormons were sealed to their slaves and servants “for time and all eternity” through the temple rituals.

Even for members it takes years to slowly find out information about the Mormon religion. This is similar to how Freemasons are slowly indoctrinated.

At age 18, young men go through the temple for the first time in preparation to serve a two-year mission. This is when they find out about temple ceremonies, which are copied from Masonic rituals -- complete with bizarre, cult outfits, and many other bizarre things.

Adults are supposed to attend the temple as often as possible to perform “endowments” for the dead, in which they marry the dead and make promises on their behalf.

Mormons are taught that in order to reach the Celestial Kingdom — the highest of the three Mormon heavens, they must attend temple, obey all the rules, and sustain their prophets without question. Once they begin to attend the temple, they must always wear special undergarments (i.e., “magic underwear”), and they must swear an oath to never talk to anyone about what happens inside the temple (it used to be a blood oath).

Later in life, a Mormon man finds out that he will be the god of his own planet once he dies, and his wife will be merely one of his many spirit wives in heaven, who will bear him children and pleasure him throughout eternity. They are also taught that by having sex they renew their temple covenants.

Their songs, scriptures, doctrines, talks, and the people around them are constantly driving into them that “the church is true” (the most commonly used phrase in Mormon culture).

If any Mormon living in Utah dares to doubt anything, he is considered the delusional one since everyone around him is acting like it’s normal.

Songs in church include lyrics such as “Follow the prophet / Follow the prophet / Follow the prophet / Don’t go astray”, which are warnings against departing from the teachings of their prophet Joseph Smith that are written in the Book of Mormon.

There are mandatory interviews with male bishops, in which teenage girls are asked sexual questions behind closed doors. This is the main reason child abuse is so high in the church. There in temple they learn that they are to be a spirit concubine to a husband in heaven someday.

When young people prepare to go inside the temple for the first time to perform their endowments (i.e.,. the ceremonies), they are not allowed to preview the contents of the bag they’re given ahead of time, which is filled with strange cult clothing and garments.

Mormons have secret handshakes and rituals in the temple that they've stolen from Freemasonry.

Mormon missionaries are assigned missionary companions who remain with them at all times, except when using the shower or toilet. They switch companions every so often, but they’re supposed to spy on each other.

Every male serves a two-year mission, which is mandatory, so every male is thoroughly and completely indoctrinated by the time the two years are up. The females who choose to serve on a mission get equally indoctrinated, but their missions last for 1.5 years.

During missions, Mormons have to be up at dawn and work until late. They’re on their feet, knocking on doors, and proselytizing the entire time. That’s their life for those two or 1.5 years.

Many Mormons never find out that all of their efforts are for nothing, or find out the lies, cover ups, and scams of their cult. In fact, most will never discover that their church is actually a cult, which is why it’s so rare for anyone to escape.

Mormons are brainwashed and told that everyone else is crazy or lying. It doesn’t matter what evidence you show Mormons, even if it’s proof from their own organization or words from their own prophets. They won’t believe you. But some people do escape from the cult, so it’s not impossible to leave or to get out of it.

Conclusion

The Mormon church is excellent at marketing their religion, so many outsiders assume it’s just a strange religion that focuses on the family. However, it’s not. It’s a dangerous cult that ruins lives, even if the members don’t understand what’s actually happening to them. That's why ex-Mormons deal with high rates of religious-based PTSD, chronic shame, guilt, and a host of other issues associated with leaving a high-demand cult.

If you have a Mormon friend, don’t let them take you to their church events or try to proselytize you. Don’t affirm their faith. It’s oppressive, harmful, abusive, violent, racist, and proven to be false. It's another gospel, not the true gospel of Jesus Christ. Be candid with them, and share resources with them like these two articles I've written. But most importantly, pray for them. Pray that they would know the truth and the truth would set them free.

Jesus said, "Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free...So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed." (Joh 8:32,36)

Attribution notice: Scripture quoted from the Holy Bible NIV, copyright Zondervan, used by permission. The photos are in the public domain.

Author's note: I also recommend reading The Cult of Mormonism, You Must Be Born Again, Are We Really Little gods?, Scripture Alone, Accurately Handling the Word of Truth, Exposing Heresy, The Rise of Antichrists, The Origin of Sin, Satan, and Secular Music, The Rise and Fall of Lucifer the Musician, Michael Thomas Sambo's Revelation of Heaven and Hell, By Grace Alone, and Righteousness by Faith not Law. You can access the Home page of this blog for more articles on Truth and heresy, as well as my complete blog directory at "Writing for the Master.

Do You Want to Know Him?
If you want to know Jesus personally, you can. It all begins when you repent and believe in Jesus. Do you know what God's Word, the Bible says?

“Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.’” (Mar 1:14b-15). He preached that we must repent and believe.

Please see my explanation of this in my post called "Do You Want to Know Jesus?"

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Wednesday, February 3, 2021

The Truth About Ravi Zacharias and His Sexual Immorality

It is with sadness and grief that I am writing today about the late Ravi Zacharias, the famous evangelist and apologetics speaker, who died in May 2020. Many of you will know who he was. but for those who don't, Wikipedia states:

"Ravi Zacharias (26 March 1946 – 19 May 2020) was an Indian-born Canadian-American Christian apologist who founded the RZIM (Ravi Zacharias International Ministry). He was involved in Christian apologetics for a period spanning more than 40 years. Zacharias was the author of more than 30 books on Christianity... Zacharias was the founder and chairman of the board of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM) and [radio] host... He was a lifelong minister of the Christian and Missionary Alliance, the Keswickian Christian denomination in which he was ordained. Zacharias has been accused of exaggerating his academic qualifications and multiple sources accuse Zacharias of serious sexual misconduct including rape. On 9 February 2021, Miller & Martin, the law firm hired by RZIM to look into these allegations, confirmed their veracity."

In June 2020, shortly after he died, a viewer on Youtube commented on the following video: "He is safely home. What a man. Amazing. RIP."

That statement completely contradicts Scripture. "Or do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God." (1Co 6:9-11)

"The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God." (Gal 5:19-21)

At 2:29 in the video, Ravi states, "You cannot show counterfeit if you do not know what the genuine is." He definitely was a counterfeit. Sadly, he was a serial sexual predator, adulterer, exhibitionist, and liar. He had hundreds of photos of women on his phone. One massage therapist whom he saw said that when he had sex with her, she considered it rape. And there is no evidence that he repented before he died, because if he would have done so, it should have been publicly to all his followers, as well as privately to all the people he exploited.

In fact, he denied the allegations of sexual misconduct from a Canadian woman that were made public, and he refused to publicly confess his sin. Not only was he unrepentant in that matter, but according to two high-level staff members, he went into a rage when they directly asked for his phone records, since he claimed those records would prove his innocence. Therefore, he evaded all true accountability for his actions, rather than come clean.

"If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth...If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us." (1Jn 1:6,8)

"But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars—they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death." (Rev 21:8)

"Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city. Outside are the dogs, those who practice magic arts, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood." (Rev 22:14-15)

Hopefully you can see that, regardless of what you would like to believe, the fact is that he disqualified himself for the prize. "Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize...No, I strike a blow to my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize." (1Co 9:24,27)

And before anyone says we should not judge (as one person has already done), I counsel you to read your Bible, which clearly says we are to judge those inside the church: "I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people— not at all meaning the people of this world who are immoral, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters. In that case you would have to leave this world. But now I am writing to you that you must not associate with anyone who claims to be a brother or sister but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or slanderer, a drunkard or swindler. Do not even eat with such people. What business is it of mine to judge those outside the church? Are you not to judge those inside?" (1Co 5:9-12)

There are at least two or three witnesses of his sexual immorality, and ample other evidence to prove that he led an immoral life. Had believers known this, they would have been obligated to avoid any association with him (1 Cor 5:11).

"The sins of some are obvious, reaching the place of judgment ahead of them; the sins of others trail behind them." (1Ti 5:24) In this case, his sins are now trailing behind him and could not remain hidden forever.

What a sad ending this was, but certainly a wake up call for every true believer, and a challenge to hold elders accountable. But please don't preach him into heaven in direct contradiction to God's Word, or you make God out to be a liar.

CBN News published a story about this entitled 'Shocked and Grieved': Ravi Zacharias Ministry Releases Report Acknowledging Founder's Serial Sexual Misconduct. Within the article is a twelve-page report produced by the firm hired by RZIM to investigate the matter (see here). I have read it in its entirety and I caution you that while it is professionally written, it contains graphic details not appropriate for children. As the apostle wrote: "It is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret." (Eph 5:12).

I suppose the proponents of "Once saved always saved" (OSAS) will say that nothing Ravi could do could ever affect the eternal security of his salvation. However, the fact is that OSAS is a lie, as I have already proven irrefutably from Scripture, so please don't come against me with that heresy, but rather read the Scriptures I have laid out in my article entitled Eternal Security. You cannot deny the truth of God's Word contained in that post.

At 2:45 in the video, RC Sproul quotes Joel Osteen saying, "I don't care who you are, what you have done, or who you have done it with, God is not angry with you." Immediately afterward, you can see Ravi at 3:13 nervously bouncing his foot up and down during the seconds of silence that followed, certainly knowing in his guilty conscience all the evil he had secretly done. As RC said, Osteen's statement is incompatible with the gospel and the cross of Jesus Christ. After RC said that the wrath of God against sin is incompatible with postmodern Christianity, you can hear Ravi softly whimper a reply to the effect that "That's sad." Yes, it's sad, it's the fruit of OSAS, and it was (unbeknownst to RC) hitting home on Ravi's secret life of sin that he led for several years (perhaps a decade).

Peter spoke about men like Ravi when he wrote: "With eyes full of adultery, they never stop sinning; they seduce the unstable; they are experts in greed--an accursed brood!" (2 Pe 2:14).

Scripture says, "Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral." (Heb 13:4).

Ravi had defended himself against the Canadian woman's allegations by saying he had always been absolutely faithful to his wife to whom he had been married for forty-five years, but we now know that was a lie to cover up his sin.

The Scripture says...and we must "Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord." (Heb 12:14)

James wrote: "Not many of you should become teachers, my fellow believers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly." (Jas 3:1). Note that there is a stricter judgment for teachers.

It's too late for Ravi to repent, but for those of us still on earth, it's not too late. Let us all repent of all sin, known and unknown, intentional and unintentional, both sins of commission and sins of omission, our secret sins and the ones that are more obvious, and let us cry out to God for mercy, based on the merits of Jesus' shed blood.

The fact that this has all become public is something God allowed to happen, so that it might be an example for the rest of us, especially ministers, in order to warn us not to set set our hearts on evil things as he did (1 Cor 10:6).

"Now these things happened to them as an example, and they were written for our instruction, upon whom the ends of the ages have come. Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed that he does not fall. No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it." (1Co 10:11-13)

As Paul said, if anyone thinks he stands, let him take heed that he does not fall. A wise elder brother in Christ once told me when I was a young Christian to look upon things like this and say, "But for the grace of God, there go I." In other words, "That could be me, if it were not for the keeping grace of God in my life."

Angel of Light

A person named Darrel commented on a post by Berean Research called On Discerning Ravi Zacharias: It’s time to say what needs to be said, and he wrote:

"RZ is one of the more sophisticated ‘angel of light’ types. For a man to have no definite statement concerning the questions of our day and still claim to be an 'apologist' is nothing short of fraudulent. His answer to the question: 'Do Christians and muslims worship the same God” bounces back and forth and ends up with the conclusion that the answer is 'complex' while SEEMING to give a straight forward answer, this 'complex' conclusion leaves the door open for one to draw his own conclusion-apart from the Word of God and guided by wishful thinking (in other words, yes they do)."

"He routinely avoids answering pointed questions, which is taboo for all 'apologists', even the fake ones like himself. All of his 'answers' seen thus far are nothing but his own idea of how things ought to be, he cites little to no Scripture (even his fellow frauds make use of the Bible), and his 'gospel' is based on something crudely resembling man’s philosophy of life. RZ opts for today’s 'contextualization' of the Gospel rather than the Holy Spirit’s power to convict men of their sins, in fact finding the word 'sin' in his vocabulary may be a futile search along with 'repentance'."

"Apologetics to RZ is nothing more than a huge, almost eternal DEBATE rather than a clear unambiguous message from God to man: 'Repent and believe the Gospel.' If there is any encouragement be found in his speech, it is fully and only based in the flesh, there is no spiritual food that will nourish, rather you will find only poison. In his pod cast of 1-7-16 we find a short list of his heroes: Billy Graham, Joni-Erickson-Tada, James Dobson, Anne Graham Lotz. Ecumenical heretics all. Yes, there is guilt by association. Listen further to his 12 minute speech of nonsense and you will find him changing the Word to suit his whim and promote his latest endeavor (today is seems to be 'world missions', tomorrow, who knows)."

"For the redeemed to listen to such a man as this is beyond dangerous, it’s lethal to your spiritual life. If there are not huge red flags and alarms going off constantly you may want to determine whether you are saved or not. The Holy Spirit will not leave a child of God in such a cesspool and do nothing to extract him (remember Lot?) so if you enjoy his lies then continue with them at your own peril."

Conclusion

That post and the comment on it written by Darrell were published during the days when Ravi was still alive. While I cannot verify the accuracy of his comments about other people whom he considers to be heretics, I think that Darrell captured some very important points about Ravi.

I found in my research that, just as Darrell described the indirect, "complex" answer that Ravi gave to the question about whether Muslims worship the same God as Christians, I also found the same sort of answering style when asked about Roman Catholicism. I saw a video of a street evangelist in the audience asking Ravi during the Q&A period to advise him on how to address the difficult cases he encounters with Roman Catholics to whom he witnesses on the street. Rather than quote directly from Scripture the truth about the Roman Catholic Church as I have done in my article by that name, Ravi gave a rather ambiguous answer apparently to avoid any criticism from evangelicals or Catholics.

I hope that this article helps to wake up the church to its own apostasy and bring it to repentance, beginning with the big-name, famous ministers that everyone puts upon a pedestal to their own ruin. Please do not put men on a pedestal or make idols out of them. From the least to the greatest, everyone in the Church needs to repent for his own sins and return to the Lord now. I also hope that this helps to highlight the need for serious accountability in the church among all disciples, especially those are preachers and teachers.

Suggested Prayer Points: Pray for yourself that you will not become a castaway like him (1 Cor 9:27), and for the apostate church to be awakened and purified, and for the souls of all the people he defrauded and exploited to be healed, delivered, and saved; and for those who still follow him through his books, sermons, videos, radio programs, as well as his Institute, to disassociate themselves from him completely as the Scriptures command us to do.

Attribution: Most Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible NIV, copyright Zondervan, used by permission.

Author's note: I also recommend reading The Forgotten Sin of Worldliness, Separated from the World, Sins That Will Keep You From Heaven, Ask for the Ancient Paths, Holding Fast the Faithful Word, Avoid Becoming a Corrupted Christian, Holy Living in a Perverted World, Exposing Heresy, and Popularity of the Gospel. You can access the Home page of this blog for more articles on Truth and heresy, as well as my complete blog directory at "Writing for the Master."

Do You Want to Know Him?
If you want to know Jesus personally, you can. It all begins when you repent and believe in Jesus. Do you know what God's Word, the Bible says?

“Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.’” (Mar 1:14b-15). He preached that we must repent and believe.

Please see my explanation of this in my post called "Do You Want to Know Jesus?"

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Tuesday, November 17, 2020

The Truth About Islam

In my previous article, I explained How to Reach a Muslim for Christ. That was intended for Christians to help them in their evangelistic efforts. Here I would like to present facts about Islam that clearly prove it false to anyone who is willing to consider objectively what I am saying.

1. Allah is not God Almighty

This can easily be proven and Muslims cannot prove that Allah and the God of Israel are the same. In fact, Allah is actually a personal name for the moon god that was used by the pagans in pre-Islamic Arabia. The word Allah comes from two words, Al-ilah, which were later contracted into Allah. Muslims will say that Allah simply means "the God," but it actually refers to the moon god. In pre-Islamic Arabia, Allah worship and Baal worship involved the worship of the sun, moon, and stars (see The Cult of the Moon God). This is evidenced by the fact that the symbol of Islam is a crescent moon, which appears on every mosque and minaret, as well as the flags of Islamic nations. Muslims break their fasting after observing Ramadan by observing the new moon.

Yet Muslims still try to deny the clear historical link to their worship of the moon god. They will say that the crescent moon symbol was introduced by the Turks. But actually archaeologists have discovered that the crescent moon, which was often found on the heads of goddess idols, was a pre-Islamic symbol of moon worship.

Prior to Muhammad, Arabs believed that the male moon god married the female sun god and they had three daughters named Allat, Al Uzza, and Manat, who were considered to be goddesses or "high gods". Muhammad rejected the part about the three daughters, but retained the belief in the moon god. In Surah an-Najm(53) aya 19-20, you have a reference to the three daughters of Allah. Although Muhammad rejected the three daughters, it is interesting to note that he sent Khalin bin Al-Walid to kill one of the three daughters (Al Uzza) and that jihadist killed her with the sword (Tafsir Ibn Kathir Part 27 of 30: Az Zariyat 31 to Al Hadid 029). While Muslims may try to cover up the occult roots of their religion, it is obvious that they worship the moon God.

In fact, Islam and the Quran can be explained through pre-Islamic culture and religious beliefs. As I have already stated, the word Allah was not invented by Muhammad, nor was it revealed originally in the Quran. The name Allah was well-known in pre-Islamic Arabia. Muhammad's father's name was Abd-Allah or servant of Al-Lah, and his uncle's name was Obied-Allah. This is evidence that Muhammad's family was very devoted to the worship of Allah, the moon god.

The Quran itself can be used to prove that Allah is not God.

Quran 37 verse 130 says: “Peace be upon Elijah.”

The word that disproves Islam here is the Hebrew name Elijah, which means "My God is YHWH." This tetragrammaton YHWH is the Hebrew name for God that is transliterated using four letters, which when pointed with the correct vowels is Yahweh ("The Self-Existent One"). The "-Jah" or "-Yah" in Elijah is a contraction of Yahweh. Thus Elijah (from El, God + Yah, Yahweh) means "My God is Yahweh." Yahweh is the Hebrew name of God in the Bible. This means the Quran is not pure Arabic as they claim, but contains Hebrew.

In Islam, Muslims believe that the Quran is verbatim the word of Allah spoken directly from his mouth. If the Quran is verbatim the word of Allah, then why would Allah say Elijah? Why not "Allah-Jah". If Allah said Elijah in the Quran then it means Allah verbatim said his own God is Yahweh. If the Hebrew God Yahweh is the God of Allah, then who is Allah?

Therefore, it is simply false to say that the God whom Muslims worship named Allah is the same God that Jews and Christians worship -- the Lord God Almighty.

2. The Quran is not the Word of God

This is also very easy to prove, because of the many errors found in the Quran. For example, the Quran says that Miriam the sister of Moses and Aaron is the same as Mary the mother of Jesus Christ, despite the fact that they both lived about 1,600 years apart from each other!

In Surah 18 of the Quran, Allah said that the sun set inside a pool of murky water, which is complete nonsense. The sun is over 100 times bigger than the earth, and it would be impossible for the sun to set into a pool of murky water on earth. The Quran has many such nonsense verses, as well as many fanciful fables taken from Arabian folklore that are repeated as if they were true. It even contains fictitious tales found in Greek and Christian legends as well.

Furthermore, it uses other sources including the Jewish Talmud, the Midrash, and many apocryphal works, as well as heretical "Christian" sources like the Gnostic gospels and their fables, not to mention Sabean sources and Eastern Religious sources, such as Zoroastrianism and Hinduism (see The Cult of the Moon God). All of these prove that it is not the Word of God.

Still Muslims claim that the Quran is perfect. In response to that, John Burton states in his book, The Collection of the Quran: "The Muslin accounts of the history of the Quran texts are a mass of confusion, contradiction and inconsistencies" (Burton, Collection, p. 231). Many verses of the Quran were lost, went missing, or were changed. Meanwhile other verses were added, and verses considered to be satanic, which contradict Muslim belief and practice, have been removed (see The Satanic Verses in Quran here). For example, one such abrogated verse was the one in which Muhammad approved the worship of the three goddesses, who were daughters of Allah. Muhammad himself confessed that Satan had inspired him with demonic verses, which he had mistakenly believed were actually revealed by God (Sura Hajj "Pilgrimage" 22:52-53).

3. Muhammad is not a prophet of God

This can also be easily proven, because Mohammed was a liar. There are also other moral and ethical issues with the life of Muhammad. For example, he had multiple wives at one time, and even married a little girl named Aisha, who was between six and nine years old; thus he had an unnatural desire for little girls. According to 65:4, Muslims were allowed to marry prepubescent girls. He also owned slaves, and had sexual relations with them. The verse in the Quran that allows for this is 4:24, along with others (23:1-6; 33:50; 70:22-30). While being a polygamist may not in itself disqualify him from being a prophet, the fact is that he had more than four wives and concubines, which exceeded the limit he placed on his followers in Quran Sura 4:3.

One Muslim scholar and statesman Ali Dashti listed twenty-two women in Muhammad's life. Sixteen of them were wives, two were slaves or concubines, and four of them simply "gave" themselves to satisfy his sexual desires through fornication. One of his wives was actually the wife of his adopted son Zaid, which violated the Quran's restriction against doing so in Sura 33:36-38. Certainly the historical record of his harem is well documented, and has been presented many times by able scholars.

Moreover, Muhammad was a greedy thief who began robbing caravans after leaving Mecca, and used that vast wealth to lure people to Islam (Ali Dashti, 23 Years, p. 86-87; Encyclopedia Britannica, 15:648). He would not tolerate criticism from anyone, and even had a man named Abu Afak—who was more than a hundred years old—killed for writing a poem criticizing people for converting to Islam. Then he called for the death of a woman named Asma who wrote a poem in response to that killing, calling for people to resist Islam. Umayr bin Adiy al-Khatmi went to her house that night and killed her. When Muhammad heard what he did, he said, “You have helped God and His apostle, O Umayr!”

Muhammad’s violence was directed towards groups as well, such as Jews and Christians. In fact he vowed to rid the Arabian peninsula of them and leave only Muslims. There is an account of one incident in Medina where he even beheaded hundreds of Jews who had surrendered to him.

When Muhammad would receive his so-called revelations that he wrote down in the Quran, which he said were given by the angel Jibrīl (known as Gabriel in English), he would go into seizures, begin foaming at the mouth, grunt like a camel, and then act like he was in a trance. Many have considered him to be demon possessed.

The Muslim belief that Muhammad was sinless is completely false and baseless. There is not a single verse in the Quran that teaches or even remotely suggests that he was sinless. In fact, Sura 18:110 states that he is a mere man like anyone else, and in Sura 40:55 Allah told Muhammad to repent of his sins, or one translation says Allah commanded him to ask forgiveness for his sins.

For more on this, see The Historical Muhammad: The Good, Bad, Downright Ugly.

4. Islam is not a monotheistic religion

Actually, Islam is not a monotheistic religion. Muslims pray not only to Allah, but also to Muhammad. While Muslims would not consider that practice to be worship of Muhammad, they do speak to him in prayer, since he is considered to be a mediator for them with Allah on the day of judgment, who can pray for their forgiveness (Q 4:64). In fact, approaching Muhammad is actually synonymous with invoking Allah. According to a renowned Sunni exegete Ibn Kathir: "...coming before Muhammad is going to or standing before Allah, since Allah decided to make his forgiveness dependent on Islam's prophet." {also see section on Muhammadanism here).

They also venerate the Black Stone at Kaaba in Mecca called "Hajre Aswad" from the Sanskrit word Sanghey Ashweta or non-white stone. This is essentially a type of Vedic ritual using a lord Shiva Lingam like the Hindus have in their temples, representing the energies of the world and beyond (The Shiva worshipers in India also use the same symbol of the half moon). Muslims walk around the Kaaba seven times (ṭawāf, circumambulation), as part of their pilgrimage to Mecca, a practice not done at any other mosque but this one; and many Muslims even try to kiss the Black Stone.

This Hindu practice of idol worship that still clings to Islam, as well as the prayers that Muslims offer to Muhammad, violate Islamic law itself, which forbids idolatry or polytheism. According to Wikipedia: "In Islam, shirk (Arabic: شرك‎ širk) is the sin of idolatry or polytheism (i.e., the deification or worship of anyone or anything besides Allah). ... Within Islamic law, shirk is an unforgivable crime since it is the worst sin: Allah may forgive any sin except for committing shirk." Therefore, these idolatrous practices clearly prove that Islam is not a truly monotheistic religion.

5. The Quran affirms the Bible

Islam acknowledges that Noah, Abraham, Moses and Jesus are true messengers of God, who received revelation and were given scriptures that are authentic. In chapter 3, verse 3, the Quran states, “...And he (God) sent down the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel).” Since the Quran affirms the Bible, then we can easily go to the Bible and learn that Islam is a false religion. There are many such verses in Scripture, but here are a few sorted by relevance:

Joh 14:6 - Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

Deu 13:1-3 - If a prophet, or one who foretells by dreams, appears among you and announces to you a sign or wonder, (2) and if the sign or wonder spoken of takes place, and the prophet says, "Let us follow other gods" (gods you have not known) "and let us worship them," (3) you must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer. The LORD your God is testing you to find out whether you love him with all your heart and with all your soul.

2Pe 2:1-3 But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them;bringing swift destruction on themselves. (2) Many will follow their depraved conduct and will bring the way of truth into disrepute. (3) In their greed these teachers will exploit you with fabricated stories. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping.

2Pe 2:14-19 With eyes full of adultery, they never stop sinning; they seduce the unstable; they are experts in greed;an accursed brood! (15) They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Bezer, who loved the wages of wickedness. (16) But he was rebuked for his wrongdoing by a donkey;an animal without speech;who spoke with a man's voice and restrained the prophet's madness. (17) These men are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness is reserved for them. (18) For they mouth empty, boastful words and, by appealing to the lustful desires of the flesh, they entice people who are just escaping from those who live in error. (19) They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves of depravity;for "a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him."

Gal 1:6-8 I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you to live in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel; (7) which is really no gospel at all. Evidently some people are throwing you into confusion and are trying to pervert the gospel of Christ. (8) But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let them be under God's curse!

Mat 5:44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you...

Joh 8:58 "Very truly I tell you," Jesus answered, "before Abraham was born, I am!"

1Ti 2:5 For there is one God and one mediator between God and man, the man Christ Jesus,

Gal 2:19-21 "For through the law I died to the law so that I might live for God. (20) I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. (21) I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!"

Jas 2:10 For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.

Eph 2:8-9 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith;and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God; (9) not by works, so that no one can boast.

Act 4:12 Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to man by which we must be saved."

Rev 22:18-19 I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this scroll: If anyone adds anything to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this scroll. (19) And if anyone takes words away from this scroll of prophecy, God will take away from him any share in the tree of life and in the Holy City, which are described in this scroll.

Joh 8:24 I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am He, you will indeed die in your sins."

Closing Words

In summary, I have just explained that Allah is not God Almighty, the Quran is not the Word of God, Muhammad is not a prophet of God, Islam is not a monotheistic religion, and the Quran affirms the Bible, which proves Islam to be a false religion.

The message to Muslims is the same as it is to everyone else, "Repent and believe the gospel for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!" Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you shall be saved. He came from heaven, lived a sinless life, was crucified on the cross and shed His blood as a sacrifice to pay the price for your sins, died, and was buried. Then He rose from the dead three days later and sits at the right hand of God. He is full of mercy and compassion. He loves you with an everlasting love, and will set you free from all your chains. Unlike the tomb of Muhammad, which still contains his bones, the tomb of Jesus Christ is empty, because He has risen from the dead, and is alive forevermore.

Because He is alive, millions of Muslims are converting to Christianity around the world. In fact, one Muslim source estimates that as many as six million Muslims a year are converting to Christ. The reason a substantial number of them are doing so is that they are having dreams and visions of Jesus Christ. Many are having dreams of a shining man, dressed in white, telling them about Jesus. Christ is appearing to them in their sleep (see Millions of Muslims Convert to Christianity: Having Dreams & Visions of Christ and More Than Dreams). If you are a Muslim, let me encourage you to pray and ask the Lord Jesus to reveal Himself to you. You could pray, "Jesus Christ, if you are real, please come to me and reveal Yourself to me." Then believe He will do so, and expect it to happen.

There is no hate here or malice, but only love and the hope that precious souls whom the Lord Jesus died for will be saved through what I have presented. Salaam (See Author's Note below).

Resources: I strongly recommend reading the following books:

Women Who Risk: Secret Agents for Jesus in the Muslim World, by Tom Doyle (paperback)

Women Who Risk: Secret Agents for Jesus in the Muslim World, by Tom Doyle (ebook)

Dreams and Visions: Is Jesus Awakening the Muslim World?, by Tom Doyle (paperback)

Dreams and Visions: Is Jesus Awakening the Muslim World?, by Tom Doyle (audio book)

Dreams and Visions: Is Jesus Awakening the Muslim World?, by Tom Doyle (kindle)

Captive in Iran: A Remarkable True Story of Hope and Triumph amid the Horror of Tehran's Brutal Evin Prison, by Maryam Rostampour (Amazon)

I Dared to Call Him Father: The Miraculous Story of a Muslim Woman's Encounter with God, by Bilquis Sheikh (Amazon)

Attribution notice: Scripture quotations taken from the the Holy Bible NIV, copyright Zondervan, used by permission.

Author's note: In this blog, I have not only written this article exposing the truth about Islam, but I have also exposed false "Christian" religions, cults, and heretical movements like Roman Catholicism, the Russian Orthodox Church, the evangelical prosperity movement, the evangelical eternal security doctrine, agnosticism, antinomianism, relativism, atheism, humanism, ecumenism, the New Age movement, the Jehovah's Witness, the Mormons, also known as the Latter Day Saints (LDS), as well as the oneness doctrine of Unitarians. I have even exposed the popular, international Hillsong church, as well as certain novels that are popular among Christians. Therefore, this is not an Islamophobic article, and I am not an Islamophobe, but a lover or people and a lover of Truth who seeks to shine the light of God's Word into all areas of darkness, regardless of where they may be.

I also recommend reading You Must Be Born Again, How to Reach a Muslim for Jesus Christ, Millions of Muslims Convert to Christianity: Having Dreams & Visions of Christ, From Bewitched to Born again and Healed, Scripture Alone, Accurately Handling the Word of Truth, Exposing Heresy, The Rise of Antichrists, The Origin of Sin, Satan, and Secular Music, By Grace Alone, and Righteousness by Faith not Law. You can access the Home page of this blog for more articles on Truth and heresy, as well as my complete blog directory at "Writing for the Master.

Do You Want to Know Him?
If you want to know Jesus personally, you can. It all begins when you repent and believe in Jesus. Do you know what God's Word, the Bible says?

“Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.’” (Mar 1:14b-15). He preached that we must repent and believe.

Please see my explanation of this in my post called "Do You Want to Know Jesus?"

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