Unless You Believe that Jesus Christ is The Great I AM, You ARE NOT Saved

The Apostle John clearly brings out the fact that Jesus was claiming to the be the Great I AM, Yahweh Elohim, of the Old Testament. Comparison of the following verses makes this crystal clear:

Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was born, I AM (ἐγὼ εἰμί) (John 8:58)

See now that I, I AM, (כי אני אני הוא) And there is no god besides Me (Deut 32:39a)

You are my witnesses,” declares the LORD, “and my servant whom I have chosen, that you may know and believe me and understand that I AM (כי־אני הוא). Before me no god was formed, nor shall there be any after me. (Isaiah 43:10)

God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM" (אהיה אשר אהיה); and He said, "Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel, 'I AM (אהיה) has sent me to you.'" (Exodus 3:14)

John 8:24 is the epicenter of John's argument. In this verse Jesus unequivocally states that unless you believe that Jesus is the Great I AM, Yahweh Elohim, of the Old Testament, you ARE NOT SAVED:

Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for unless you believe that I AM (ὅτι ἐγώ εἰμι), you will die in your sins (John 8:24)

Belief in a Jesus who is not God WILL NOT save you!!! 

Are Christians under the Law of Moses?

The popularity of the "Jewish Roots" movement brings up an important question: Are Christians under the Law of Moses?

The answer is clearly NO. However, this does not mean that we are under no law. We are under the law of Christ:

to those who are without law, as without law, though not being without the law of God but under the law of Christ 1 Cor 9:21

Bear one another's burdens, and thereby fulfill the law of Christ. Gal 6:2

You see, this is the mistake that the Gentile Church makes, to say that we are no longer under the law. The correct statement is that we are no longer under the law OF MOSES. As Messiah, Jesus completed the law of Moses (Matt 5:17) and changed the priesthood from Levitical to Melchizidekian and where there is a change of priethood there must be a change of law (Heb 7:12).

Paul showed that one may voluntarily put himself back under the law of Moses in Acts 21. Nothing wrong with this as "the Law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good" Rom 7:12. However, the law of Moses is optional today--we are under the law of Christ.

Eternal Security

Eph 1:13 says: In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation-- having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise. The word for "sealed" is σφραγίζω (sphragizo) which "signifies ownership and the full security carried by the backing (full authority) of the owner. "Sealing" in the ancient world served as a "legal signature" which guaranteed the promise (contents) of what was sealed." (Helps Word Studies).

By the sealing ministry of God the Holy Spirit, God has guaranteed our eternal secrity. Furthermore both the Father and the Son participate in the guarantee in John 10:28-29. In this passage it says we shall "never ever" perish. In the Greek this is οὐ μὴ ἀπόλωνται (ou me apolontai). οὐ (ou) and μὴ (me) are two different words for "not" meaning "never ever" and ἀπόλωνται (apolontai) is from ἀπόλλυμι (apolummi) which is the exact same word used in John 3:16: For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish (ἀπόλλυμι (apolummi), but have eternal life.

There is punishment for turning away from God once saved, but this does NOT include loss of salavtion. This is also made clear in the parables and metaphors of scripture. In the parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32) the wayward son never ceased being the Father's son. Once a son, always a son. Also, as believers, we are said to be "born again" (John 3:3). It is impossible to be "unborn." Being born signifies a one-time event that cannot be undone.

The Pre-trib Rapture in Daniel 9

 

The period of time known as the Tribulation is the last week of Israel's seventy weeks or 490 years (Dan 9:24). Dan 9:26-27 states that the 69th week ended when Jesus was "cut off" i.e., crucified,  and the 70th week begins when the covenant is signed with Anitchrist. The period where we are now is an intercalation between the 69th and 70th week belonging to the Church not Israel. The 70th week belongs to Israel not the Church. Thus the Church is raptured before the 70th week begins.

Flexibility in Preaching the Gospel

I received the following request on youtube:

Would you, as a gesture of friendship and in the interest of a discussion in good faith, edit your profile so that it does not reflect your aggressiveness towards Allah, the Quraan and the Muslims? Thank you. 

My profile reads as follows:

 I believe strongly that Islam is modern day Nazism--where Der Führer has been replaced by Allah. My approach to combat this false religion of Islam is to show that it is logically impossible.

We must show Muslims, that when the Bible and the Quran are compared via unemotional and honest academic examination, the Quran, which adduces the Bible as evidence of its validity (Surah 10:94), cannot stand. Thus, the only intellectually honest reaction to the Quran is to reject it, and Islam with it as the Bible calls them accursed:

"But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to what we have preached to you, he is to be accursed! As we have said before, so I say again now, if any man is preaching to you a gospel contrary to what you received, he is to be accursed!" Gal 1:8-9

My response is that I will pray about it since my goal on the internet is to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ and to excercise my spiritual gift of teaching (Eph 4:11). If the above statement prevents this goal, then it should be changed per 1 Corinthians 9:

 19For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a slave to all, so that I may win more. 20To the Jews I became as a Jew, so that I might win Jews; to those who are under the Law, as under the Law though not being myself under the Law, so that I might win those who are under the Law; 21to those who are without law, as without law, though not being without the law of God but under the law of Christ, so that I might win those who are without law. 22To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak; I have become all things to all men, so that I may by all means save some. 23I do all things for the sake of the gospel, so that I may become a fellow partaker of it. 1 Cor 9:19-23

Bible Believers should NEVER be Unitarian Hypermonotheists!!!

Bible Believers should NEVER be Unitarian Hypermonotheists. The error of this false doctrine is demonstrable in a myriad of ways from the Bible. However, one strong indirect proof is that the Quran directly affirms Unitarian Hypermonotheism. The Quran dogmatically states:

Say not "Trinity" : desist: it will be better for you: for Allah is one Allah: (Surah 4:171).

Thus if you deny the Trinity, you are worshipping the Muslim God Allah.

ישוע הוא יהוה Jesus IS Yahweh

The following verses, taken together, prove that Jesus IS Yahweh:

A. These will wage war against the LAMB, and the LAMB will overcome them, because HE IS LORD OF LORDS AND KING OF KINGS Rev 17:14

B. The next day he saw JESUS coming to him and said, "Behold, the LAMB of God who takes away the sin of the world! John 1:29

C. For the LORD YOUR GOD (יהוה אלהיכם Yahweh Eloheichem) is the GOD OF GODS and the LORD OF LORDS Deut 10:17

This is a simple application of the transitive property of mathematics which states:

if A=B, and B=C, then A=C

Since , the Lamb is the Lord of Lords, and Jesus is the Lamb, then Jesus is the Lord of Lords and also everything else in the three verses: King of Kings, God of Gods and...

the Lord God (יהוה אלהים Yahweh Elohim)