Will the real Jesus please stand up?
by David J. Stewart
Hello and thank you for taking the time to read this. I want to bring to your attention a very serious problem in the world today. This problem has been with mankind since the very beginning but is much worse today. The problem is this—counterfeit Christ’s. Just as Satan deceived Eve in Eden, so does he today throughout the world. Let me surprise you. Do you realize that over 90% of the world is religious, but without the true Christ? That’s right!
These folks are headed strait for hell if they don’t repent of their unbelief. They have yet to turn to Jesus Christ in faith for the forgiveness of sins. For example: There are over one billion Catholics in the world who believe that Mary is a god. They worship and bow down to a graven image of Mary. Their faith is in Mary, not Jesus Christ. They trust in their sacraments and works to save them. They claim to have faith in Jesus but in reality do NOT. If you are relying on anything you have done to merit yourself salvation—you are blindly mistaken my friend.
There is nothing you can do to earn or even help to deserve salvation. “Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us...” (Titus 3:5). “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.” (Ephesians 2:8,9). Oh how foolish for anyone to think for one second that God could be impressed with our self-righteousness. You are a sinner. I am a sinner. We deserve to burn in the fires of hell for our wickedness.
This is what the Bible proclaims. If you don’t accept this, it is only because you are viewing things from a carnal perspective and not God’s. The Bible is God’s wisdom, His way of thinking. It is our guide to true happiness and life. “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path” (Psalm 119:105). Listen closely, we are being duped left and right by false religion! How many people today really believe that Jesus is the Creator, Almighty God? When you start talking like this, you are cruising for a bruising my friend. People don’t mind if you talk about God or religion so much, just don’t dare bring up that Jesus fellow. And if you do, you are going to offend people.
I’m serious about this, most religious people do NOT recognize Jesus as the Creator, Almighty God. Islamic Muslims believe that Jesus was only a prophet and that He never died on the cross. There are an estimated one billion Muslims in the world today. The Jehovah Witnesses (JW’s) deny Christ’s deity, saying that Jesus is “a god” but not “almighty God” The Bible clearly proclaims that Jesus Christ is Almighty God ("The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God"). What’s even scarier is that JW’s are now teaching people to accept Jesus as their Savior. Sure, but which Jesus? Their Jesus is a counterfeit mythical Jesus. The JW’s deny Christ’s bodily resurrection, the person of the Holy Spirit, the Godhead, etc, etc.
They believe Michael became Jesus. How foolish. The Seventh-Day Adventists do teach trusting Christ for salvation. They even teach Jesus is God; however, they clearly state in their official doctrinal statements that trusting Jesus alone is NOT sufficient to save them when they die. They believe that their works are also necessary. If Jesus in His “investigative judgment” (as they call it) deems them worthy of salvation, only then are they saved for certain. Again, how foolish and contrary to the plain teachings of the Bible.
Do you see how slick the devil is? Do you see how he creates believable lies by perverting the truth? Every lie is based on a corresponding truth; therefore, a lie is nothing more than distorted truth—which is NO truth at all. If you can create a lie which is close enough to the truth, it will be believable. This is Satan’s method. This is why there are hundreds of versions of the Bible on the market. However, only one has been preserved—The trustworthy King James 1611 Bible. It is NOT a version, it is the Bible. If you don’t have a King James Bible, I truly feel sorry for you.
Salvation is NOT found in a religion, It is found in a Person—Jesus Christ the Lord (Almighty God). So why is there so much religion without Christ? This is no doubt the greatest conspiracy of all time. Billions of people are burning in hell this very moment because they rejected Jesus Christ as their personal Savior. “Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it” (Matthew 7:14). Why few? The Bible gives us the answer...“For every one that doeth evil hateth the light (Jesus), neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved” (John 3:20).
In whom the god of this world (Satan) hath blinded the minds of them which believe not” (2nd Corinthians 4:4). So what we have is a bunch of sin-loving people who are looking for excuses to sin (which Satan provides for them). Notice that the Bible doesn’t say Satan blinds all people. The Bible says Satan blinds the minds “of them which believe not.” In other words, most people willingly allow Satan to blind their minds because they choose to remain in their sins (an unbeliever). People enjoying a life of sin don't want anyone spoiling the party, so they avoid Jesus Christ at all costs. They refuse to admit their sinful ways and turn to Christ for forgiveness. So sad!
The bottom line is that we are all sinners, deserving of hell. God Almighty came to this earth in the form of a man, the Son of God, Jesus Christ. He paid for our sins by shedding His precious blood on the cross. Salvation is a FREE GIFT. All we MUST do is come to Jesus Christ, recognizing Him as Almighty God, confessing our sins to Him alone, asking for salvation and the forgiveness of our sins. I stress “recognizing” because so many people are trusting in a fake Jesus. Do you have the true Jesus living in your heart?, the Almighty God of the universe!
Nearly every religion has a false Jesus. Do you? As the wonderful song goes...“Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, sweetest name I know, fills my every longing, keeps me singing as I go.” Do you have the right Jesus? If you recognize Jesus as Almighty God, the Creator, the Son of God, the Saviour, and the ONLY Way to heaven...then you have seen the Son in His Trueness...please rely upon Him now to save you and call upon His name to forgive your sins.
