BEWARE
of
CONVERSIONS BY THE SWORD
For ANY Religion or Church …
There are religions today who teach they must convert the world “by the sword” using intimidation, violence, and terror …
It is important to note that God, the true God of Abraham, never forces Himself on anyone … and never in the Bible does Jesus Christ (Yeshua Ha’Mashiach in Hebrew) try to force anybody to believe in Him, or to attend His church or synagogue. Jesus Christ simply says that He “stands at the door and knocks” (Revelation 3:20).
We only have to open that door and invite Him in.
God tells us that He has given each and every man and woman a free will to decide for themselves whether or not to accept His offer of salvation (life in Heaven) through Jesus Christ, the promised Messiah. He clearly outlines the choice, and sincerely warns us of the consequences. It is a personal decision.
God says that He looks into each man and woman’s heart to see if they are sincere in their belief. God is looking for people to come to Him out of love. If a man or woman ever decides not to believe in Jesus Christ, that is their choice. It saddens God for He knows what their destiny will be after they die.
But, never does He ask others to force a non-believer to return, or try to force them into believing through threats of injury or death. God shows us the only places we will find these coercive conversion tactics are from those who are driven by a depraved spirit and the dark power of Satan.
God says the Bible is His Word. The Bible says God cannot lie and God says He will never change. The Bible has withstood the test of time. God challenges every religious system to hold the words of their books, their leaders, their founders, their prophets, and their angels up to the light of truth. God welcomes all to search His Scriptures and try to find error, contradictions, or lies. He also includes many, many prophecies to authenticate His Word.
If you belong to a religion, or to a church, that worships a god or follows a prophet who is so small and insecure that he would have people threatened with death, imprisoned, raped, tortured, or executed if they criticize or refuse to join, and will threaten people with death or bodily harm if they decide to leave through their own free will, then flee!
If you follow a religion (or belong to a church) that is afraid to freely hold the books they ask you to believe, the people who lead or founded the religion, or the words they spoke which they ask you to believe up to the light of truth, then flee!
God’s warning to the non-believer is clear. But God also tells us clearly that we are not to judge others, for they will be judged by Him after our earthly bodies die. God looks directly into the heart of every man and woman to see what each truly believes.
Only a strange, twisted, paranoid religion, driven by the dark and evil powers of Satan himself would ever rape, torture, kill, imprison, beat, kidnap, behead, bomb, burn alive, or harm people in any way as a means to convert or to force people into joining, or staying, in their religion.
The god of that religion is not, and never has been, the God of Abraham. Any religion that would do these things is not led by the Holy Spirit of God. It is a religion of darkness. It is a religion of evil, twisted, wicked men, directed and led by the power of Satan.
Many blessings are promised in Heaven to those who withstand such religions and suffer or die in their faith for doing so.
Remember, being a born-again Christian is a relationship with God, now made possible by having all of our sins washed clean (“white as snow”) by the innocent “blood of the Lamb,” through a simple and sincere faith that Jesus suffered and died on the Cross for all of our sins, was buried, and then raised from the dead the third day (exactly as the ancient prophets foretold Messiah would) … that the promised Messiah (Christ in English) willingly and lovingly laid down His life for us as the ultimate sin sacrifice … for both Jew and Gentile (non-Jew) alike … as the sacrificial “Lamb of God” and the promised “Light unto the Gentiles” (the whole world).
The Bible warns we can never “earn” our way into Heaven through some good deeds “lest any man should boast.” Being a follower of Jesus, the promised Messiah, is a new relationship with our God, Creator, and loving Father in Heaven … which is only attainable through having our sins washed clean by the innocent blood of “the Lamb of God”, Jesus Christ, through love, faith, repentance, and trust in Him.
For He alone can present us righteous, holy, and clean (through His righteousness, not ours) before the awesome and Holy throne of God … and into the wonders, the peace, the joy, the rest, and the beauty of His eternal Kingdom of Heaven.
Please Remember
The Kingdom of Heaven is available to every man, woman, boy, and girl in this world, no matter who they are, where they live, or what they have done. It is freely offered to any and all who will receive it.
Simply learn of Jesus, the promised Messiah, believe He willingly and lovingly died on the Cross for all of your sins and was raised from the grave the third day and is now seated on His Throne in the Kingdom of Heaven waiting patiently while the good news (Gospel) is spread around the world to every tongue, tribe, and nation.
Learn of Him and believe in Him … for He was the only one who has ever loved you enough to substitute Himself for you on the Cross (which represents the suffering that will be found in Hell). He shed His blood, suffered, and died on the Cross to save you from your sins and from the utter darkness, aloneness, and torment of Hell, if you will accept it, believe it, and trust in it.
This is why Jesus is called Savior … His Name in Hebrew means “Savior.” He now lovingly and graciously offers you life in Heaven, and we are warned it is a ‘take it or leave it’ proposition. We have to consciously receive it and accept it in faith. If you sincerely admit you have sinned (and need a Savior to get into Heaven) and ask Jesus Christ to come into your life while fully trusting in Him alone to save you from your sins … and turn back to God while trying to stop doing (and saying) those things God says are wrong, you will go to Heaven … and with open arms and tears of joy He will receive all who will come to Him in faith and in love … it’s God’s promise!!!
The only unpardonable sin is to reject or ignore God’s love and His gift of eternal life in Heaven by rejecting His Son (see Psalm 2) … Jesus Christ… who stepped forth from Eternity (“from of old, from everlasting”… see Micah 5:2) … not to condemn the sinner, but to save the sinner (from Hell) and who willingly and lovingly shed His blood and bore all of our sins and guilt on the Cross so we can be “washed clean” and forgiven of all our sins, and then clothed in His perfect Righteousness, which makes us acceptable before God and allows us to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
Jesus greatly LOVED us to save us from Hell … All God asks is we love Him for all He has done for us.
Who Will Enter Into The Kingdom of Heaven