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September 27, 2007 In Blog

The Truth is the Truth — if it is the Whole Truth

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I have watched a segment of the famous “Oprah” talk show (see video below), and my curiosity and attention was caught when some of the audience seems to have ‘cornered’ the host when they insisted that the only way to heaven is through the Lord Jesus Christ.What they are saying is ‘a’ truth..

(John 14:6)Jesus saith unto him,I am the way,the truth,and the life:no man cometh unto the Father,but by me.

The eloquence and the intelligence of Oprah manifested in her arguments when she said, “How about those people who have not heard of Jesus?”

Oprah was right, after all.It just happened that she does not want to enter into religious arguments with her audience; but what she is saying is reality.There are now countries, as in the past, wherein even the name of the Lord Jesus is not being heard —His gospel, not being preached.There are countless innocent people that die everyday in these places, who are not lucky enough to have a copy of the Bible or to hear the preaching of the gospel — the True Gospel.More so, there are countries infiltrated by false prophets preaching the false Christ and Jesus.

(Matthew 24:4-5, 24)And Jesus answered and said unto them,Take heed that no man deceive you.For many shall come in my name,saying,I am Christ;and shall deceive many…

…For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible,they shall deceive the very elect.

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Oprah (middle) known as the “Queen of Talkshow”

Even if you have heard about Jesus, but the Jesus that was introduced to you is the false Jesus or the false Christ, and your religious leader is a false prophet, is there any chance you can go to heaven?

(Matthew 15:14)Let them alone:they be blind leaders of the blind.And if the blind lead the blind,both shall fall into the ditch.

(2 Corinthians 11:4)For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him.

(Galatians 1:8)But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.

It would have been better if you have not heard of Jesus than to believe in a Jesus or a Christ counterfeited by deceiving and lying religious leaders.

(2 Peter 2:21)For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.

Oprah asked the audience: “If you were somewhere on the planet and you never heard the name of Jesus, yet you live with a loving heart; you live as Jesus would have had you to live; you live for the same purpose that Jesus came to the planet… you can not go to heaven, do you think?”

These are valid questions that require honest biblical answers that were ignored by the audience because of their lack of understanding of the Scriptures.

Biblically, there are those who have not heard the law, but will be justified.

(Romans 2:13-15)For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves: Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another.

There is a ‘divine instinct’ in human conscience and heart, parallel with the natural instinct that God has bestowed on our being.In occasions were a person did not have the opportunity to hear the law, but is doing the ‘things’ or the ‘essence’ of the law written by God in the heart of the human family, he will be justified or be saved; therefore can go to heaven.In fact, he may have greater chances of going to heaven than those who, after hearing the law — of Jesus, of God, and do have a copy of the Bible, but does not follow the law.

God is a God of justice, equity, unfathomable wisdom, and loving-kindness.Not so many preachers of our times know this.In fact, due to their ignorance of God’s wisdom, they have misled people to believe that only those who belong to their church will merit salvation or will go to heaven.

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This was taken from a Catholic book entitled “Religion Doctrine andPractice”.

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This is taken from the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) official publication entitled “Pasugo”.

It is idiotic to claim that while you have not yet reached a particular country, and have not preached about Jesus, and afterwards say that only those who belong to your church or group will be saved.In the Middle East, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), most part of China, India, in Africa, and in almost all continents of the globe, the name of Jesus is not known to billions of people and yet thousands of innocent and kind-hearted people die everyday.Is there not a way for them to go to heaven?The good news is: There is!

While it is true that Jesus said that He is the way, the truth and the life; No one cometh to the Father except by Him, it is true to those who have heard the teachings of Jesus; This statement is definitely ‘a’ truth; But, to those who have not believed because they have not heard of Jesus (faith cometh from hearing). (Romans 10:17)So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God… Is there no way for them to go to heaven?

(1 Timothy 4:10)For therefore we both labor and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those that believe.

I want you to notice the phrase “especially of those that believe”.God, in His justice and omnipotence can save even those who were not able to believe or have not the capacity to believe.Let me give you irrefutable examples:

Babes and small children will go to heaven, although they have not the capacity to believe.

(Hebrew 5:13)For every one that useth milk is unskillfull in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.

(Matthew 19:14)But Jesus said,Suffer little children,and forbid them not,to come unto me:for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

Reject the ‘limbo’ of the Catholic Church because it is non-sense and is not in the Bible.

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Check out:

Limbo: A Catholic Invented Doctrine

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Can the mentally retarded, the physically and mentally disabled persons, the mongoloids, believe and join a church? They are mentally and spiritually incapable, but the living God can save “especially of those that believe”.

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The verse in 1 Timothy 4:10 gives hope to all those innocent children who were butchered by Ramsees II (during the time of Moses), King Herod (after the birth of Christ), Hitler (during the Holocaust), and so many more innocent souls, creation of God, oppressed and neglected by human society, but is loved of the Creator.

(Exodus 4:11)And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man’s mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD?

Remember the living God is the Savior of all men, especially of those that believe.

The whole truth is that Jesus is the Savior, the Way (the only Way) to get into heaven for those who have heard of that good news:The Gospel; but to those who have not heard the Gospel, the good news is, God will judge with mercy, and it is His right and prerogative.

(Romans 9:15)For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.

(James 2:13)For judgment is without mercy to one who has shown no mercy; yet mercy triumphs over judgment. RSV

God can exercise mercy in judgment day.This is the whole truth and nothing but the truth!

 

Sincerely,

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EFS

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