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    Truths from Your Bible That Your Church Does Not Want You to Know
    Truths from Your Bible That Your Church Does Not Want You to Know
    Truths from Your Bible That Your Church Does Not Want You to Know
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    Truths from Your Bible That Your Church Does Not Want You to Know

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    Release dateApr 14, 2011
    ISBN9781456730291
    Truths from Your Bible That Your Church Does Not Want You to Know
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    John E Thom

    I am just an average man that has been reading the Bible and with the assistance of God's Holy Spirit help. Does not pretain to have any one else helping me. I have been a member of the Church of God and with the assisted help of the teaching of God and the ministers of the church. I found many items of interest that come to mind.

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      Truths from Your Bible That Your Church Does Not Want You to Know - John E Thom

      © 2011 JOHN E THOM PhD. D.D. All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      First published by AuthorHouse 6/16/2011

      ISBN: 978-1-4567-3028-4 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4567-3029-1 (e)

      ISBN: 978-1-4567-3030-7 (hc)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2011903725

      Printed in the United States of America

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models,

      and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      Certain stock imagery © Thinkstock.

      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      Contents

      1. God the Father and God the Son

      2. Three Days and Three Nights

      3. Iraq - Very Interesting - Did You Know?

      4. The Perfect Church

      5. Was Jesus Born In December?

      6. Why This Mystery about Life after Death?

      7. What Is A True Christian?

      8. The Truth About The Sabbath

      9. Place of Safety and The 144.000

      1. God the Father and God the Son

      It is vital to know what the gospel message is, what it says, and what it will accomplish. It is also vital to know who sent the message to humanity. Before studying the details of the gospel message it is important to remove one of the major barriers to understanding this truly astounding message; thus, it is necessary to review who and what God is and the relationship between God the Father and Jesus (God the Son)Christ.

      THE MYSTERY OF GOD

      For I want you to know how great a struggle I have concerning you, and those in Laodicea, and those who have not seen my face in the flesh; that their hearts may be comforted, being joined together in love, and to all the riches of the full assurance of the understanding, to the full knowledge of the mystery of God, even of the Father and of Jesus Christ (Col.2:l-2 Para).

      How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words, Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ) Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto

      his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;

      That the Gentiles should be fellow heirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise

      in Christ by the gospel" (Eph.3:3-6).

      (KJV)

      Paul spoke of God the Father and Jesus Christ as a mystery the Colossians understood. With the mystery revealed, the gospel message is easier to comprehend and its importance to God’s plan for salvation.

      In his second letter to the Corinthians, Paul reprimands God’s elect for listening to false preachers. Two important points to note are that Paul said he was preaching the good news message from God and the God that Paul refers to is not Jesus Christ, it is God the Father who sent Jesus Christ to preach this same good news.

      You seem so gullible: you believe whatever anyone tells you even if he is preaching about another Jesus than the one we preach, or another spirit than the holy spirit you received, or shows you a different way to be saved. You swallow it all. Yet I don’t feel these marvelous ‘messengers from God,’ as they call themselves, are any better than I am. If I am a poor speaker, at least I know what I am talking about, as I think you realize by now, for we have proved it again and again. Did I do wrong and cheapen myself and make you look down on me because I preached God’s Good News to you without charging you anything? (2.Cor.l 1:4-7).

      GOD IS A FAMILY

      Two individual and separate God-beings comprise the God family. The relationship between the Sovereign God (God the Father) and the Creator God (Jesus Christ) is a Father-Son relationship. Until a person understands that almost none of the Bible, including the Father’s good news message, can be rightly understood. The apostle Paul dearly documents the existence of a Sovereign Family of God-beings: For this cause I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named (Eph.3:14-15 KJV).

      Many scriptures that record Jesus saying, I and my Father or my Father. Never do we see any others mentioned the scriptures as being a part of this divine family except for those who have been promised eternal life as first fruits or in the first resurrection, and those called sons of God who obtain salvation after the return of Christ.

      If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our abode with him (Jn. 14:20-23 KJV).

      To him that overcomes will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne (Rev.3:21 KJV).

      Again, we see two Gods are mentioned, not three. It is evident from many scriptures that the Family of God in heaven consists of ‘the Father’ and ‘the Son’ plus those in the future who are called to be Sons and have their names written in the Book of Life, the true followers of God, the Saints, the Elect of God not yet made immortal.

      TWO GODS DOING TWO SEPARATE WORKS

      But Jesus answered them, My Father works hitherto, and I work (Jn.5:17)

      The Father does a work and Christ does a work. Jesus’ own words clearly document the fact that he and his Father are two separate God-beings working harmoniously together doing two separate works.

      But I have a greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father has given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father has sent me. And the Father himself, which has sent me, has borne witness of me. You have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape. And you have not his word abiding in you: for whom he has sent, him you believe not... I am come in my Father’s name, and you receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him you will receive. How can you believe, which receive honor one of another, and seek not the honor that comes from God only? Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuses you, even Moses in whom you trust (Jn.5:36-45

      Here, we see two individuals in the God family—The Father and Christ. Clearly Jesus’ own words should be proof that he and the Father are two separate individuals in the God family, each performing a separate work in order to accomplish a common goal: bringing new sons into the God family.

      JESUS REVEALS THE FATHER

      As Jesus revealed the plan of the Father, his words offended the Jewish religious leaders, not because the things he said were wrong or imprudent, but because his teaching condemned their perverted view of God and their incorrect worship of him.

      Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him [Jesus], because he not only had broken the Sabbath [according to their interpretation of the law], but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God. Then answered Jesus and said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he sees the Father do: for what things soever he does, these also does the Son likewise. For the Father loves the Son, and shows him all things that he does: and he will show him greater works than these, that you may marvel (Jn.5:18-20).

      Over and over again, Jesus made it clear that he was the Creator God, the Son of God, and the Redeemer and Savior of humanity. However, most of the people he spoke to did not believe him. They were looking for a release from their physical problems instead of their spiritual problems.

      AUTHORITY FROM THE FATHER

      The Jewish religious leaders were always asking Jesus who gave him authority to teach They wanted him to prove that he was sent from God (Lk.20:l-8). Jesus responded, I am one that bears witness of myself, and the Father that sent me bears witness of me. The leaders replied, Where is your Father? And Jesus answered ‘You neither know me, nor my Father: if you had known me, you should have known my Father also (Jn.8:18-19 Para.).

      Paraphrased in modern English Jesus said in verse 19: Look, if you had really known the God you profess to obey, you would have known me and my Father. (John 8:26-38 Paraphrased )

      I have many things to say and to judge of you: but he [God the Father] that sent me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I have heard from him. They did not understood that he spoke to them of the Father (vs26-27).

      When one understands that the Word and the Light the apostle John spoke of (Jn. 1:1-9) is Jesus Christ, and that the God that the Word was with and sent from is the Sovereign God (God the Father), then one can easily understand why Jesus said he heard the things that he taught directly from the Father:

      "Then Jesus said to them, When you have lifted up the son of man [crucified him], then shall you know that I am [I AM, i.e., GOD] he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father has taught me, I speak these things. And he that sent me is with me: the Father has not left me alone; for I always do those things that please him... Then Jesus said to those Jews which believed on him, If you continue in my word, then you are my disciples indeed; And you shall know the truth, and

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