SHALOM!

WHAT IS FAITH?

. HEBREWS 11:1.

NOW Faith is the substance
of Things Hoped For,
The Evidence of Things Not Seen.

FAITH is not a FEELING.
FAITH is not a STATE OF MIND.

FAITH is a Substance.
FAITH is Evidence.

Other people- namely, THE WICKED- have other definitions for Faith. These definitions are of no significance. Only the Scriptural definition is important.

However, just because The Bible says something is so, that does not necessarily mean that it is The Truth. The Bible contains many important lies, which were incorporated deliberately or accidentally by people who did or did not know what they were doing.

The True Worshipper of God, who loves God and keeps His Commandments, is trained thereby to detect those lies and correct them or ignore them, so that they are not harmed by them. But the False Worshipper of God, who hates God, and does not keep His Commandments, will blunder into the lies, and be trapped, injured, and destroyed.

This is distressing to the weak-minded, who believe that Yahweh God was under some obligation to deliver a neatly-bound compilation of His Commandments, Statutes, and Precepts to their Ancestors who ignored and scorned them all their lives, and peed away their Divine Birthright.

The Kingdom of God is reserved for the strong and diligent, not for the weak and lazy. Weakness and Laziness are our preferred state, therefore, to succeed, we must find the will to work hard.

The Human Organism was. Created "in the image of God."

. GENESIS 1:26-31.

26. 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 every Creeping Thing
that creepeth upon the Earth."
27. So God created Man
in His (Own) Image,
in The Image of God
created He him,
male and female created He them.
28. And God Blessed them,
and God Said unto them,
"Be fruitful, and multiply,
and replenish the Earth,
and subdue It:
and have Dominion
over the Fish of the Sea,
and over the Fowl of the Air,
and over every Living Thing
that moveth upon the Earth."
29. And God Said,
"Behold, I have given you
every Herb bearing Seed,
which (is) upon
the Face of all the Earth,
and every Tree,
in the which is
the Fruit of a Tree yielding Seed;
to you it shall be for meat.
30. "And to every Beast of the Earth,
and to every Fowl of the Air,
and to every thing
that Creepeth upon the Earth,
wherein (there is) Life,
(I have given) every Green Herb for meat:"
and it was so.
31. And God Saw every thing
that He had made,
and, behold, (it was)
Very Good.
And the Evening and the Morning
were the Sixth Day.

That could mean several things. The one important to us is that whatever structure GOD has, we have also.

That is a THEORY that is not explicitly stated in The Bible, but there are places that imply it. For instance:

. JOHN 17:20-23..

20. "Neither pray I
for these alone,
but for them also
which shall believe on me
through their Word;
21. "That they all may be one;
as Thou, Father, art in me,
and I in thee,
that they also
may be one in us:
that the World may believe
that Thou hast sent me.
22. "And the Glory
which thou gavest me
I have given them;
that they may be one,
even as we are one:
23. "I in them,
and thou in me,
that they may be
made perfect in one;
and that the World
may know that
Thou hast sent me,
and hast loved them,
as thou hast loved me."

THE IMPLICATION IS THAT HUMAN BEINGS HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO KNOW EVERYTHING THAT GOD KNOWS, AND TO DO EVERYTHING THAT GOD DOES.

Assuming that Moses and Yahshua's Claims are correct.

The Theory that these claims are lies, not to be believed, is nonproductive, and needs not be pursued, because it leads nowhere.

The Theory that Moses and Yahshua spoke The Truth, and The Bible accurately records their Teachings has value, and is capable of being tested, with observable and useful results.

. ROMANS 10:17.

17. So then, Faith (cometh) by Hearing,
and Hearing by The Word of God.

THIS STATEMENT IS NOT TRUE.

If Faith came by hearing "THE WORD OF GOD," as PAUL said, then EVERYONE who ever READ THE BIBLE would have Faith. Many Christians have gone to their Deaths trusting in FAITH to save their lives, and have DIED.

They THOUGHT that they had Faith, because they fulfilled the requirement PAUL laid out- namely, that, in order to have FAITH, all you have to do is HEAR THE WORD OF GOD.

YAHSHUA, the greatest Master of Faith who ever existed, Taught that that is not the case at all.

. LUKE 8:5-18..

5. "A sower went out
to sow his seed:
and as he sowed,
some fell by the way side;
and it was trodden down,
and the Fowls of the Air
devoured it.
6. "And some fell upon a rock;
and as soon as it was sprung up,
it withered away,
because it lacked moisture.
7. "And some fell among thorns;
and the thorns sprang up
with it, and choked it.
8. "And other fell on good ground,
and sprang up,
and bare fruit an hundredfold."
And when he had said these things,
he cried,
"He that hath ears to hear,
let him hear."
9. And his Disciples asked him, saying,
"What might this Parable be?"
10. And he said,
"Unto you it is given
to know The Mysteries
of The Kingdom of God:
but to others in Parables;

'THAT SEEING
THEY MIGHT NOT SEE,
AND HEARING
THEY MIGHT NOT UNDERSTAND.'

11. "Now the Parable is this:

'THE SEED IS THE WORD OF GOD.
12. 'THOSE BY THE WAY SIDE ARE THEY THAT HEAR;
THEN COMETH THE DEVIL,
AND TAKETH AWAY THE WORD
OUT OF THEIR HEARTS,
LEST THEY SHOULD BELIEVE
AND BE SAVED.
13. 'THEY ON THE ROCK ARE THEY,
WHICH, WHEN THEY HEAR,
RECEIVE THE WORD WITH JOY;
AND THESE HAVE NO ROOT,
WHICH FOR A WHILE BELIEVE,
AND IN TIME OF TEMPTATION
FALL AWAY.
14. 'AND THAT WHICH FELL AMONG THORNS ARE THEY,
WHICH, WHEN THEY HAVE HEARD, GO FORTH,
AND ARE CHOKED WITH CARES AND RICHES
AND PLEASURES OF THIS LIFE,
AND BRING NO FRUIT TO PERFECTION.
15. 'BUT THAT ON THE GOOD GROUND ARE THEY,
WHICH IN AN HONEST AND GOOD HEART,
HAVING HEARD THE WORD, KEEP (IT),
AND BRING FORTH FRUIT WITH PATIENCE.'

16. "No man,
when he hath lighted a candle,
covereth it with a vessel,
or putteth it under a bed;
but setteth it on a candlestick,
that they which enter in
may see the light.
17. "For nothing is secret,
that shall not be made manifest;
neither any thing hid,
that shall not be known
and come abroad.
18. "Take heed therefore
how ye hear:
for whosoever hath,
to him shall be given;
and whosoever hath not,
from him shall be taken
even that which he
seemeth to have."

THE GREEK-SPEAKERS OF ANTIOCH WHO TRANSLATED YAHSHUA'S WORDS INTO THEIR LANGUAGE USED VERY PRECISE TERMS.

Yahshua said that "FRUIT" is borne from hearing the LOGOS Word of God.

Paul said that FAITH comes by hearing the RHEMA Word of God.

These terms are not interchangeable.

LOGOS means RECORDED WORD.

RHEMA means SPOKEN WORD.

The LOGOS is Spiritual.
RHEMA is Physical.

The Rhema Word of God is useless, unless the hearer also perceives the Logos that CREATES the Rhema.

. JOHN 1:1-5,9.

IN The Beginning was The Word,
and The Word was with God,
and The Word was God.
2. The same was in The Beginning
with God.
3. All things were made by Him,
and without Him
was not anything made
that was made.
4. In Him was Life,
and The Life
was The Light of Men.
5. And The Light
shineth in Darkness,
and The Darkness
comprehended it not.
9. That was The True Light,
which lighteth every man
that cometh into the World.

THE GREEK TERM FOR "WORD" HERE IS "LOGOS."

The LOGOS is GOD.

Everything that exists has a LOGOS. These Logion must create Rhemata in order to manifest anywhere other than on Spiritual Levels.

The Logos is not a PART of God, or a PIECE of God: IT IS TOTALLY AND COMPLETELY GOD.

This is the basis of ANIMISM: the Belief that GOD is in EVERYTHING- therefore ANYTHING can be worshipped as GOD.

Animists generally do not seem to understand that there are BARRIERS between GOD: THE CREATOR and the Manifestation of a Created Thing, such that there is NO USEFUL ACCESS TO GOD through ordinary Created Objects and Entities.

SCRIPTURE is specifically designed to grant such access.

PRIESTS and PROPHETS are specifically designed to grant such access.

FAITH is merely the PRELUDE to DIRECT ACCESS to God. It is not Direct Access. Faith is Access to God through an INTERMEDIARY Created Object or Entity. Scriptural Spoken Words or a Holy Person.

FAITH is for those TOO WEAK to ACCESS GOD DIRECTLY.

It is a SUBSTANCE that is STORED Spiritually until It is used, and It can be TRANSFERRED with or without being lost, depending on how the transfer was carried out.

It is possible to remove a person's Faith entirely, and it is possible to receive someone else's Faith without depleting It from them at all.

THE DEVIL REMOVES FAITH FROM THE SUSCEPTIBLE.

He does not do this for "FUN;" he does it to SURVIVE.

Without the Logion Life Force he steals, swindles, or scavenges from the Human Race on a daily basis, HE WILL DIE.

That is what this WAR is all about.

Invited in the ATHEISM VS CHRISTIANITY Google Group to define "Faith," I cited the Scripture:

. HEBREWS 11:1.

NOW Faith is the substance
of things hoped for,
the evidence of things
not seen.

THIS POOR FELLOW DISMISSED MY EXPLANATION SAYING:

>>>OC - That is what faith means to you. Other Christians and other theists probably would not agree with everything in your argument, in particular, your accusation that Paul is lying in Romans 10:17.

>>>It is always helpful to keep in sight the common usage of the word;

otherwise one might be misunderstood.<<<

THIS IS THE PROBLEM OF ATHEISTS IN A NUTSHELL.

. HOSEA 4:6.

6. "My people are destroyed
for lack of Knowledge:
because thou hast rejected Knowledge,
I will also reject thee,
that thou shalt be no Priest to me:
seeing thou hast forgotten
The Law of thy God,
I will also forget thy children."

THE PEOPLE OF GOD REJECTED GOD'S DEFINITIONS OF RIGHT AND WRONG, GOOD AND EVIL, AND FOLLOWED THEIR OWN MADE-UP DEFINITIONS. This got them rejected by God in every generation that they did that.

. JUDGES 17:6.

6. In those days
there was no king in Israel,
but every man did that
which was right
in his own eyes.

. PROVERBS 14:12.

12. There is a way
which seemeth right
unto a man,
but the end thereof
are the ways of death.

. MATTHEW 7:12-29.

12. "Therefore all things
whatsoever ye would
that men should do to you,
do ye even so to them:
for this is The Law and The Prophets.
13. "Enter ye in at The Strait Gate:
for wide is the Gate,
and broad is the way,
that leadeth to Destruction,
and many there be which go in thereat:
14. "Because strait is the Gate,
and narrow is The Way,
which leadeth unto Life,
and few there be that find it.
15. "Beware of False Prophets,
which come to you in sheep's clothing,
but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
16. "Ye shall know them by their fruits.
Do men gather grapes of thorns,
or figs of thistles?
17. "Even so every Good Tree
bringeth forth Good Fruit;
but a Corrupt Tree
bringeth forth Evil Fruit.
18. "A Good Tree cannot
bring forth Evil Fruit,
neither can a Corrupt Tree
bring forth Good Fruit.
19. "Every tree that
bringeth not forth Good Fruit
is hewn down,
and cast into the Fire.
20 Wherefore by their Fruits
ye shall know them.
21. "Not every one
that saith unto me,
'Lord, Lord,' shall enter into
The Kingdom of Heaven;
but He that doeth
The Will of my Father
Which is in Heaven.
22 Many will say to me
in That Day,

'LORD, LORD, HAVE WE NOT
PROPHESIED IN THY NAME?
AND IN THY NAME
HAVE CAST OUT DEVILS?
AND IN THY NAME
DONE MANY WONDERFUL WORKS?'

23. "And then will I profess unto them,

'I NEVER KNEW YOU:
DEPART FROM ME,
YE THAT WORK INIQUITY.'

24. "Therefore whosoever heareth
These Sayings of mine,
and doeth Them,
I will liken him unto a Wise Man,
which built his house upon a rock:
25. "And the rain descended,
and the floods came,
and the winds blew,
and beat upon that house;
and it fell not:
for it was founded upon a rock.
26 . "And every one that heareth
These Sayings of mine,
and doeth them not,
shall be likened unto a Foolish Man,
which built his house upon the sand:
27. "And the rain descended,
and the floods came,
and the winds blew,
and beat upon that house;
and it fell:
and great was the fall of it."
28. And it came to pass,
when Jesus had ended these Sayings,
the people were astonished
at his Doctrine:
29. For He taught them
as one having authority,
and not as the scribes.

SO WHAT IF SOMEONE ELSE CLAIMING TO BE A CHRISTIAN HAS A DIFFERENT DEFINITION OF WHAT FAITH IS?

They do not count, and their Teachings do not count, because they are WITHOUT FOUNDATION.

We don't have to care about what they think.

Only what GOD Thinks is important.


By talking about what HYPOCRITES and UNBELIEVERS think, you are WASTING YOUR TIME, because those thoughts yield NO RESULTS.


THE ATHEISTS CLAIM THAT THEY HAVE FOUND NO EVIDENCE THAT UNSEEN ENTITIES- NAMELY, THE HUMAN SOUL, SPIRITUAL POWERS, THE SPIRITUAL UNIVERSES, SPIRITUAL BEINGS, AND GOD, EXIST- THIS IS WHY.


THEY have rejected GOD'S Instructions for EVERYTHING that leads to Direct Knowledge of these things, and CHANGED them to something else- which consequently do not yield results.


Have you ever accessed your Internet Account, or your Desktop by entering a different password than the one you originally agreed-upon? Of course not.


Therefore Atheists have failed too find God, because they never accepted the definitions God gave.


So also the False Christians have failed to produce the Direct Evidence of God that Yahshua Promised, because they follow KINGS OF THEIR OWN MAKING- themselves, or some other foundation less fools- and not YAHSHUA HIMSELF- which would automatically unite all Christians.


. JOHN 17:20-23.

20. "Neither pray I for these alone,
but for them also
which shall believe on me
through their Word;
21. "That they all may be one;
as Thou, Father,
art in me,
and I in Thee,
that they also
may be one in us:
that the World may believe
that Thou hast sent me.
22. "And The Glory
Which thou gavest me
I have given them;
that they may be one,
even as we are one:
23. "I in them,
and Thou in me,
that they may be made
Perfect in one;
and that the World may know
that Thou hast sent me,
and hast loved them,
as thou hast loved me."

THE WORLD CANNOT KNOW THIS, UNLESS CHRISTIANS HAVE THE SAME DEFINITION OF FAITH THAT YAHSHUA GAVE US.


It is the DUTY of all Christians to affirm what I have said here.

FAKE pastor Bronchitis Oaroloye has repeatedly stated, " I tell people up-front, that I am a Born Again, Full-Gospel, Pentecostal Christian, I believe also in Teachings from NAGUALISM, SCIENTOLOGY, and THE CELESTINE PROPHECY."

It is instructive to note that the dark occultic doctrines of NAGUALISM and THE CELESTINE PROPHECY was birthed from a total HOAX/FICTION but the doctrines are DEMONIC AND DARKLY OCCULTIC.

Time correspondent Sandra Burton found that Castaneda NAGUALISM high priest had lied about his military service, his father’s occupation, his age and his nation of birth (Peru not Brazil).

Convictions

France: Fraud
Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard was convicted of fraud in a trial held in absentia.
1999: Greece: Scientologists found guilty
15 Scientologists were accused of systematically keeping files on politicians, journalists, judges, clergymen and other Greek leading personalities. The Scientologists were found guilty, but they were not sentenced, due to procedural errors. (In other words, they got off on a technicality.)

In 1998, a judge ordered the Scientology organization in Athens to stop operating, since the organization was established under false pretenses. According to the ruling, the organization was not operating as a non-profit, and was putting people's mental and physical health at risk.

1997: Italy: Scientologists jailed
29 Scientologists were sentenced to jail for criminal association.

1996: France: Scientology executive found guilty of involuntary homicide
"A former Church of Scientology leader was convicted Friday of involuntary homicide and sentenced to 18 months in prison in the 1988 suicide of a church member. Twelve other defendants facing lesser charges - theft, complicity or abuse of confidence - were given suspended sentences of eight to 15 months each. Charges were dropped against 10 others." The Scientologists were charged in the death of Patrice Vic.

1996: France: Scientologists guilty of interfering with a witness
Three Scientologists were given suspended prison sentences for interfering with an expert witness in a Lyon trial. Charges of theft were proven.

1995: Canada: Scientology pays the largest libel award in Canadian history
Scientology was found guilty of libelling Casey Hill, the prosecutor responsible for bringing Scientology to justice for its egregious illegal acts in Canada.

1994: USA: Scientology fined for filing a frivolous lawsuit
Helena Kobrin, representing RTC (a Scientology corporation), was fined $17,775 for filing a frivolous lawsuit. (Using the law to harass critics is Scientology policy.)

1992: Canada: Scientology found guilty of breach of the public trust
Scientology itself and three Scientology executives were found guilty of breach of public trust in a case involving the theft of information from government offices.

1989: USA: Scientology Found Guilty of Inflicting Emotional Distress
In 1986, former Scientologist Larry Wollersheim sued Scientology for intentional infliction of emotional distress. The jury awarded him $35,000,000, which was reduced on appeal to $2,500,000. Scientology refuses to pay, and now owes Larry more than twice that (with interest accruing).
The appeals court agreed that Larry had been badly hurt by Scientology: it found that Scientology "coerced Wollersheim into continued participation," "seized Wollersheim and held him captive," and that "the Church's conduct was manifestly outrageous." In October 1997, the court found that the Church of Scientology International and Religious Technology Center are liable for the debt.

1984: USA: Clearwater Police Investigator Recommends RICO Charges
Lt. Ray Emmons investigated Scientology as part of his duties. He found clear evidence of fraud and other crimes and recommended that federal and state authorities prosecute Scientology under anti-racketeering laws.

1980: USA: Top-ranking Scientologists guilty of burglary, forgery, infiltration, and obstruction of justice
Eleven Scientology executives, including L. Ron Hubbard's wife, pled guilty to a number of serious crimes. The stipulation of evidence included the following statement: "At all times material to the indictment, L. Ron Hubbard was, by virtue of his role as the founder and leader or Scientology, overall supervisor of the Guardian's Office."

1979: USA: Julie Christofferson Titchbourne sues Scientology for fraud
Julie Christofferson Titchbourne sued Scientology for fraud and outrageous conduct. She won her original trial and the first appeal; Scientology appealed a second time but settled with Julie before that appeal was heard.

1978: France: Fraud
Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard was convicted of fraud in a trial held in absentia.