Jehoshua is on the throne of David in New Jerusalem and He is the King of a New Israel
Now let’s go to 1 John chapter 3:
1Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. 2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. As believers in the Messiah we are not identified as sinners or wicked as Calvinists teach but we are sons and daughters of God. The Father bestowed this honor on us when we were converted and given the holy spirit due to faith in His only begotten Son. We wonder why those in the world will not hear our message but John tells us why and it is because they don’t know our Father who is God Almighty. Us being sons of God is not merely a future thing but a resent reality as John states in verse 2 of 1 John 3. Our resurrection bodies will be just like the Messiah’s. Verses 4-10 of 1 John chapter 3: 4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. 5 And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin. 6 Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him. 7 Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous. 8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. 9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. 10 In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother. John clearly defines what sin is, it is not some mystical “nature” it is the transgression of the law. One of the main purposes of the arrival of the Son of God was to take away our sins. If this is the case, which John says it is, then how is it that Christians teach that we cannot stop sinning and that we are still sinners after being converted? Jehoshua is not schizophrenic, He didn’t come to take away sin just so that we can keep doing it, He came to take it away that we may sin no more as He told the woman caught in adultery. He came to turn the house of Israel away from their iniquities (lawlessness) meaning for them to repent from their sins. To repent means to turn and if you turn from something that logically means you intend to stop doing it. This was the Messiah’s mission was to take away the sins of the people and have them sin no more as His mission was to call sinners to repentance. Jehoshua is not going to tell us to do something we cannot do, again He is not schizophrenic as many teach Him to be as they say He came to take away sin and tell us to sin no more just to show us we really can’t. This is confusion and the bible says that God is not the author of confusion. In verse 6, John says that whoever abides in Jehoshua does not sin this because to abide in Jehoshua is to keep His commandments. Remember that sin is transgression of the law. Those who continue to go on sinning and teach others that it is okay to do so do not know Jehoshua Messiah and they are false converts or apostates. John warns of these antichrist teachers who teach against God’s law in and say that we cannot be righteous and that we are just sinners. Verse 7 of 1 John chapter 3: “Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.” Today we have false teachers that say that we cannot live righteously and that we are just wicked even as believers and hopeless sinners. John the beloved absolutely refutes this and warns us of these deceivers. I believe the devil has infiltrated the Church and his spirit has entered many Pastors as they teach the lie of total depravity and that even as believers wee are wicked in our nature. Calvinism is one major culprit of this doctrine of demons but most of the rest of mainstream Christendom in America also teaches this. John the beloved says that by actually doing right things we are then righteous. It is not by believing that we are righteous but by doing. Mental assent in knowledge of who God and Jesus are only puts you on par with the demons. It is by faith that makes one righteous and faith is not just mental assent but also fidelity i.e. loyalty which results in keeping the commandments of the Son of God. Verse 8 of 1 John chapter 3 “He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.” The works of the devil are sin and the main purpose of the Son of God’s ministry was to destroy the works of the devil which are sin. It is ridiculous that today’s churches teach that we cannot stop sinning and that living righteously doesn’t make us righteous. They outright contradict John who says the opposite of what they do. Verse 9 of 1 John chapter 3 “Whosoever is begotten of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is begotten of God.” That seed that remains in God’s children is the Holy Spirit and also God’s word. Reception of the Holy Spirit is given upon submission to the gospel of the Kingdom i.e. the word of God which is seed. Seed (sperm) germinates within the believer to follow the constitution of the Kingdom which is the sermon on the mount. When we follow the teachings of the Messiah we are perfect and do not sin. Being given the holy Spirit is conditional upon keeping the commandments of the Son of God (John 14:15-16). Those filled with the Holy Spirit are begotten from above by Jehovah and hence do not commit sin as the Spirit removes the hardened heart and gives us a soft heart which can then receive the law. Verse 10 of 1 John chapter 3 “In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.” John the apostle defines what being a child of God is and that is one that does righteousness evidenced in good works and keeping the Son of God’s commandments outlined in the sermon on the mount. Righteousness is not mere mental assent in knowledge for even the demons believe and tremble. Today’s churches teach a false righteousness that is defined by mere mental assent and verbal profession. In fact, these antichrist teachers call out anyone who preaches righteousness by keeping the commandments as legalistic and Pharisees. John says that the devil’s children don’t do righteousness but God’s do. The modern church has switched this around and even teaches that you can go to hell by thinking your righteous by keeping the commandments. By not doing righteousness which is defined by keeping the commandments, then it is evidence that such a one is child of the devil no matter how many sinners prayers he says or church services he goes to. We are clearly seeing what the doctrine of antichrist really is, it is a lawless Messiah rejecting doctrine. It covers anyone who rejects Jehoshua as the Son of God but also anyone who professes Him but teaches that one cannot be righteous and abstain from sin and that the law is done away with. This law in view is the sermon on the mount and many today teach that the teachings of the Son of God are not for Gentiles and that we do not have to keep them. Verses 18 and 19 of 1 John chapter 3 18 My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. 19 And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him. Again, John refutes the righteousness by mental assent doctrine of the Protestants and Evangelicals and said that true is shown in deed and in truth. The truth is found in God’s commandments. The deeds are living out the commandments the way Jehoshua taught in the sermon on the mount. Jehoshua said that we would be perfect like our Father in heaven if we lived them out. Today’s churches have totally turned this around and actively teach otherwise in that you can never be perfect and that you are a wicked sinner even after being begotten by the Spirit. John says that our good deeds will actually give us confidence in our relationship with the Father. Verbal profession is empty without good deeds and thereby is a false version of faith. Verse 22 of 1 John chapter 3 “And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.” We receive from God not unconditionally as the evangelical churches teach but rather precisely because we keep His commandments. This flies right in the face of the modern antichrist churches. This verse is shortly after verses 18 and 19 which says to love in deed and truth showing that to love in deed and truth is defined by keeping the commandments of God. Verse 23 of 1 John Chapter 3 “And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment” The ultimate commandment of God the Father is that we believe on the name of the Son of God. If we believe on the Son’s name, then all else will fall into place. However, to believe in the name of the Son of God does not mean believing in the pronunciation of his name or having some mental ascent of who Jehoshua is but rather it is to believe who He is in identity, what he taught by following it and to believe in His authority. Let’s briefly break this down in terms of what it means to believe on the name of Jehoshua. Notice that it says to believe “on” the name and not “in” the name. There is a difference between the two as the demons believe “in” Jehoshua as in they know that He is the Son of God, this would equate to mental ascent. To believe “on” signifies loyalty to the name. So this is essentially what entails believing on the name of the Son of God. Name (onoma-GS 3686) represents character (excellences, deeds), authority (one’s rank, command) and identity (who one is reckoned to be) which also relates to authority. To believe on the Son of God means you believe that He is the perfect representation of the Father in terms of character i.e. moral attributes. Jehoshua kept the Father’s commandments. To believe on the Son of God is to acknowledge His authority as head of the church which is His body and also that He has been given authority by the Father over heaven and earth. Also, it is to acknowledge that Jehoshua has the right (authority) to give commandments i.e. law and that we have to obey those. Isaiah says that the islands would wait for the torah of the then future Messianic King. We find most of these commandments in the sermon on the mount which is called His doctrine (instructions). Verse 24 of 1 John chapter 3 “And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.” Those who keep God’s commandments, namely believing on His Son, dwell in God which means they are in a covenant relationship with Him. When we keep God’s commandments it is evidence that God dwells in us by His Spirit.
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