Which Is More Important: Truth or Unity?

Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. John 8:31-32 (If the truth frees us, wouldn’t God make it available to us to know? Yes, it says “we shall know the truth,” IF ye continue in my word. What does the truth free us from? The following verses reveal that the truth frees us from the bondage of sin. So I’d say that makes truth quite important.)

Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. John 16:13 (The Holy Spirit as your guide and counselor is the key to knowing ALL truth and understanding prophecy.)

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him? Matt. 7:7-11

For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints. I Cor. 14:33 (The confusion in the churches isn’t God’s doing. Satan is present among the churches causing the confusion.)

Is Heaven The Reward Of The Saved?

Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. Matt. 5:5  

But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace. Psalms 37:11

And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth. Rev. 5:10

And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations: Rev. 2:26

To him that overcometh 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 (The Father’s throne is in Heaven. But where is Christ’s throne? Earth?)

He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: Luke 1:32 (David’s throne was on earth)

Is Hell A Place Of Eternal Torture?

Sheol, Hades, and Gehenna are all translated as “Hell.”

Sheol= “the grave,” this is the Hebrew word used in the OT

Hades= this is the NT Greek word for Sheol, which means “the grave”

Gehenna= the Valley of Hinnom, a geographic location just outside of Jerusalem used to burn the bodies of criminals who had suffered capital punishment. Pagan deities were worshiped there and it became a garbage dump and a place of abomination where fire burned continuously. Gehenna became synonymous with “a place of burning.” Most of the occurrences of the word 'hell' in the New Testament refer to this 'place of burning' outside of Jerusalem.

And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. Matt. 10:28 (to “destroy” something isn’t to continually torture)

Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Psalms 104:35

But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away. Psalms 37:20

What Happens When We Die?

For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Romans 6:23

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16 (“perish” seems to contrast with eternal life in hell)

And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. Gen. 2:7 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. Gen. 2:17 (We are a soul, and we can die.)

the soul that sinneth, it shall die. Ezek. 18:4 (the soul can die)

And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. Matt. 10:28 (A destroyed soul seems to contrast with eternal life in hell)

Was Jesus Created or Begotten or Always Existed?

Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. Hebrews 11:3 (God created the heavens, earth, angels, plants, trees, animals, man, woman, and everything else. All that was created came from nothing that pre-existed. To be begotten means the opposite of created, you must come from an already 

existing source. Jesus was the only begotten Son of God.)

By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; And all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: He layeth up the depth in storehouses. Let all the earth fear the Lord: Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him. For he spake, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast. Psalm 33:6-9 (The creation was spoken into existence. Nothing pre-exiting was used to create.)

Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. Gen. 3:16 (The Hebrew word for “bring forth” is the same used for “beget.” So children are not created, but begotten of their parents. Jesus was not a created being, but he was begotten of Father God.)

Is Christ Himself The Gospel Or The Messenger Of It?

I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: [7] Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. [8] But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. Gal. 1:6-8 (There is clearly only 1 true gospel. But this verse also shows that there are other false gospels among us. And anyone that preaches the wrong gospel is cursed. It is serious then that we know the true gospel amongst the false gospels.)

Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the LORD, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts. Mal. 3:1 (Jesus was “the messenger of the covenant.” But was this message about himself or something else?)

The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it. Luke 16:16

And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God. Acts 19:8 (Paul preached about “the kingdom of God.” But what is the kingdom of God?)

The Speech That an Honest American President Would Give

Thank you Mr. President for finally telling us the truth.