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Truth or Tradition?

The 'church' as an institution is full of many different traditions, theologies and doctrines which have been handed down through the centuries from generation to generation. Within the mainstream church, there are many different denominations (45,000) that believe in very different things.

If we look at the word 'tradition', it signifies handing something over or laying it into one's hands. Traditions are taught by the individual who receives them, and often, the recipient accepts them without question and with confidence. After that, they adopt the customs in good faith without ever wondering where they came from.

Pastors are either trained by the leaders of the denomination they have chosen to join or at Bible colleges. They faithfully teach what they have been taught and what they think is true. As their 'flock', the believers listen to them and have faith that they are credible and knowledgeable about what they are teaching.

In Matthew Chapter 15 Verses 8-9, Yahushua came against the Pharisees' traditions that they had inherited from their captivity in Babylon. He said:

"These people respect me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. In vain do they worship me, teaching as teachings the doctrines of men."

He knew that the Pharisees cared more about their traditions—the man-made customs and the oral laws—and that they cared more about their outward appearance to others, rather than having hearts turned towards the Father and His commands. If our Messiah was warning the believers then, how much more should we be on our guard 2000 years later?

The Book of Revelation Chapter 12 Verse 9

"And the great dragon was thrown out, that serpent of old called the devil and Satan, who leads all the world astray."

It states that the Adversary leads ALL the world astray. With this in mind, we must test everything that we hear and are taught.

Jeremiah Chapter 16 Verses 19 - 20

"O YaHuWaH, my strength and my stronghold and my refuge, in the day of distress the gentiles shall come to You from the end of the earth and say, 'Our fathers have inherited only falsehood, futility, and there is no value in them.' Would a man make gods for himself, which are not gods? Therefore, see, I am causing them to know; this time I cause them to know My hand and My Might. And they shall know that My Name is YaHuWaH."

The early believers were called the 'Nazarene sect', 'Ebionites', and 'Followers of The Way', not 'Christians', and they believed in the name of Yahushua the Messiah and kept the commandments in the Torah.

Emperor Constantine tried to unite his empire in 325 AD since it was fractured along religious divides. To achieve this, he sought to create a religion that would be universally accepted, which would promote harmony and fortify his rule. Thus, Christianity was born.

Constantine adopted many practices of the various pagan religions in an effort to placate them. Any religious encyclopaedia that discusses the Council of Nicaea or Constantine's life can be used to confirm this information.

To distance the new religion from the Jewish traditions and beliefs, the Sabbath was dropped from the new religion, and Sun-day (a holy day of the Pagans) was adopted; likewise, they rejected the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread and adopted Lent and Easter (derived from the Pagan goddess Ishtar/Astarte). The Feast of Tabernacles and the Day of Atonement were forgotten, and the birthday of the sun god took their place as Christmas.

The Roman Catholic Church was born. Constantine invested a great deal of money in the new faith, erecting churches and appointing church fathers to instruct the populace in its practices. To exert control over the populace, the Roman Catholic Church exploited the newly established religion.

Christianity and its various denominations emerged from this. Scripture was translated into Latin so that only priests could read it to the populace in an effort to keep them under control. Although the church regulated which books may be included in the Bible, the texts were finally translated into English.

There were 80 books in the first edition, published in 1611. Due to the deceit of the Roman Church, which the Adversary/Satan has utilised to fool the entire world, the majority of people are unaware of the names of our Father, YaHuWaH, and his Son, Yahushua. 'God', 'Lord', and the false name 'Jesus' have taken the place of the names of the Father and the Son in our English Scriptures.

The letter 'J' is less than 500 years old. Therefore, Jesus could not have been the name given to the Messiah two thousand years ago. It is undeniable from ancient Hebrew writings that the names YaHuWaH and Yahushua—often shortened to Y'shua—were the names that were used. The Jesuits propagated the name 'Jesus', which alludes to the pagan god 'Zeus', throughout the world. And isn't it intriguing that we currently have a Jesuit pope?

As you can see, we have inherited our fathers' traditions and lies. For 70 years, Israel was held captive in Babylon due to their disobedience regarding their sun god worship. Therefore, we are well aware of YaHuWaH's thoughts on paganism.

The Fallen Angel—Adversary/Satan is the father of all lies, which are directly opposed to truth. We must make sure that we are listening to the truth and not just hearing what we want to hear...

John Chapter 4 Verses 23 - 24

"But the hour is coming and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father also seeks such to worship Him. The Almighty is Spirit, and those that worship Him need to worship in spirit and in truth." 

We are to worship our Father in spirit and in truth. We therefore need to be very sure that we are worshipping and believing in truth and not following after the traditions and doctrines of men.

In John Chapter 8 Verse 32 Yahushua says:

"And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free…"

In John Chapter 14 Verse 6 Yahushua says:

"I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me…"

TRUTH IS IMPORTANT!

John Chapter 4 Verses 21 - 26

"But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and truth."

Therefore, we must diligently search the scriptures and find truth. If you do your research, you will find that the traditions of the church are steeped in pagan practices, and we don’t even know it. The prophecy from Jeremiah is happening right before our eyes. People are finding out the truth and realising that we have inherited lies. The practices of the early believers have been mixed in with pagan ways. Don’t take our word for it; research it for yourself.

Isaiah Chapter 52 Verse 11

"Turn aside, turn aside. Come out from there, touch not the unclean."

And again, in Revelation Chapter 18 Verse 4:

"And I heard another voice out of Heaven, saying, “Come out of her, My people, that you may not partake in her sins, and that you may not receive of her plagues."

The unclean thing is the church. Numerous pagan practices have been adopted into it. Finding out that we have been duped is unpleasant and may be quite shocking at first, but we must seek out the truth if we are to serve our Creator in spirit and in truth.

We must take heed of Yahushua’s warning in Matthew Chapter 7
Verses 21-24:

"Therefore, everyone who hears these words of mine and DOES them shall be like a wise man who built his house on the rock."

Yahushua the Messiah, the only begotten Son of YahuWaH, was believed and preached by the true apostles. They proclaimed Yahushua, His crucifixion, and His resurrection. From the start of His ministry until His death and resurrection, they were by His side (Acts 1:21-26).

They followed the Law / Torah and its commandments exactly as they had seen Yahushua do, and they taught others to do the same (Matthew 5:17–20; Matthew 28:20). Everywhere they went they preached the true Gospel message of repentance and turning away from sin (lawlessness).

They proclaimed the Kingdom / Reign of the Almighty YaHuWaH!

Matthew Chapter 6 Verse 33

"But seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you."

Revelation Chapter 22 Verse 14

In these last days, with time running short, each one of us has a choice to make: will we follow after the traditions and lies that have been handed down through generations, or will we choose to worship our Creator in spirit and in truth? The choice is ours...

so...Are Names really important?

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