And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits (psychics/mediums) and unto wizards (practitioners of magic, "white" or black) that peep and mutter. Should not a people seek unto their God, for the living to the dead? To the law and to the testimony, if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them
(Psalm 37:4)
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During Halloween, Carnival, Mardi Gras, or any other paganistic observance, many people, including Christians prepare to celebrate things they don't understand. Most have at least a basic understanding of the Bible's warnings about being a witch or warlock or any other practitioner of the occult. Nevertheless, they have missed the mark in learning the Bible's warnings about any involvement whatsoever with the dark arts. These warnings include pretending to be involved with them. What Is An Entrance To The Occult?
After carefully reading the statements of Jesus A and Jesus B, label the one as the impostor and the other as the true Jesus of Nazareth of the Holy Bible. You may then proceed to the 'unmasking' section of the activity where you will learn how to closely examine the statements of both Jesus A and B by every biblical scripture relevant to the study in order to present a thorough picture which includes all viewpoints. If you will apply yourself, we have no doubt that any confusion you may have on the topic in question will be dispelled.
Jesus A:
If you will follow me, you will have salvation and be a son or daughter of God in the identical way that I am. I am the way, truth and life because I am the only son of God that lived a perfectly sinless life here on earth and therefore if you will follow (imitate) me, you will walk in obedience to God. This is why the apostle Paul said: Be ye followers of me, even as I (Paul speaking) also am of Christ (1 Corinthians 11:1). It is not impossible for you to live a sinless life (Titus 2:12) just as I did. I was created by God as a mere man, just as you are. This is why I could be tempted with sin (Hebrews 4:15). However, I did not sin. If I were God, I could not have been tempted with sin because the Bible says that God cannot be tempted with evil (James 1:13). I am not a mythological being. In other words, I was not both God and man as some erroneously teach. I am the first of all of God's creation (all the men He created) to walk in perfect obedience to Him. God blessed me to experience this spiritual rebirth. This is why the Bible calls me the firstborn of every created being (creature) (Colossians 1:15). You too, can be born again unto God if you will follow and obey my teachings which are truth. The Lord told us not to have any other god before Him (Exodus 20:3). There is only one God, the Father (Mark 12:29). If the Father is your God and I am your god also, you have two gods. I am the way the truth and the life by which man comes to God because the way of salvation was committed to me (St. John 14:6) to point the world to God, not to take His place. Will you commit idolatry in replacing the Father with a man, even a righteous one? In Luke 18:18-19 the Bible says: And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God. God will send me back to receive all who have followed the truths God the Father taught me (St. John 8:28) Observe that scripture says that I had to be taught. Does God have to be taught? At that time all things will be made subject to God, myself included, according to the scripture of 1 Corinthians 15:23-24. Have I not spoken the truth, according to the Bible?
Jesus B:
The Bible does not say that I lead to the way, truth and life but rather that I am the way, truth, and life(St. John 14:6). This is not because of what I did which was lived a sinless life (2 Cor. 5:21) but because of who I am. The Bible calls me the Son of man and the Son of God. Unlike most gentiles, including gentile believers, the Jews understood (and still do) the real meaning of these two titles. Son of man denotes that indeed I was a man. This is why I could not be omnipresent (the ability to be everywhere at the same time), I experienced hunger when I fasted, could not go without rest and sleep, bled when injured and could be killed which is why I died from crucifixion. However, the Bible also teaches you that I am the Son of God. Although the title of son/s of God is also used to refer to the angels and the saints, the Jews understood that I plainly taught that I am the Son of God, having no earthly father and therefore equal with God the Father. Why did they understand this as equality with God? When there is only one parent, the offspring is identical to the parent. ...For I proceeded forth and came from God...St. John 8:42. They understood that I taught them as I teach you that I was God Himself wrapped in the flesh of a man. The scriptures say: Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God (St. John 5:18). You cannot follow my teachings and deny my divinity (who I am) at the same time because I teach you the truth that I am the Lord and that I lived on the earth incarnated. I was Jesus the man and I am Jesus the Lord. In Luke 18:18-19, as a man, I said that none is good except God. As the Lord I tell you that I am the good Shepherd (St. John 10:11). As Jesus the man, I hungered when I fasted (Mat. 4:2). As Jesus the Lord, I multiplied a few small fish and few loaves of bread to feed the multitudes on more than one occasion. As a man, I required rest and sleep. As the Lord, when my disciples woke me from my sleep, I rose and commanded a great storm to cease, the waves to be calm, and they obeyed my rebuke. As a man, my temptation in the wildernes of the devil was real (Mat. 4:1-11, Heb. 4:15). As the Lord, I cannot be tempted with evil (James 1:13). As a man, I was not equal to God, nor ever attempted to be such (Philps. 2:5-6) and I taught that there is only one God. As God, I accepted and encouraged people to bow down and worship me (Mat. 8:2, 9:18, 14:33, 28:9, Mark 5:6, St. John 9:35-38). As a man, God the Father taught me (St. John 8:28). As the Lord, I myself am wisdom (1 Cor. 1:30). The Bible does indeed call me the firstborn/ firstbegotton or first child of God (Colossians 1:15). The Bible also says that I am the only-begotton Son of God (St. John 3:16). Why would a man be referred to as both the only and the firstborn? Indeed I am both and yet logically this does not make sense. Have you stopped to question whether you really understand what God's word means by the words firstborn and only begotton? He that has ears to hear, let him hear.
Can you tell them apart? ...There shall arise false Christs, and false prophets (followers of false Christs) (Mat. 24:24). For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many (Mat. 24:5). Click Unmasking The Impostor Jesus to continue your study.