AUTHORITY IN RELIGION
by Daniel Zulu
When God found that the children of
This promise to the children of
One day during His earthly ministry our Lord took three of His disciples and went up into a high mountain .. .and He was transfigured before them. And His raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them. And there appeared unto them Elijah with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus. And Peter answered and said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah. For he wist not what to say; for they were sore afraid. And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear Him
(Mark 9:2-7)
What was the meaning of all this? Moses stood for the Law. People should no longer follow the Law of Moses as a system of worshiping God. Sabbath-keeping, tithing, animal sacrifices, and instrumental music are no longer required. Elijah stood for the prophets who spoke about the coming on earth of a Saviour from the seed of David. Now that the Saviour has come, men should not go back to the Law and the prophets, but obey the words of Jesus Christ!
Whatever Christ said was not of His
own, but words from God the Father, And
if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him
not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world. He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my
words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall
judge him at the last day. For I have
not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, He gave me a commandment,
what I should say, and what I should speak.
And I know that His commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak
therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak (John
Many people do not obey the words
of Christ. Even many religious people
have turned away from the words of Christ and substituted their own thoughts.
They do not think that Christ was right when he said: I will build my church (Matthew
At the Judgment, Jesus will deny
certain ones, not because they did not worship Him, but because they did not do
it according to His will. God promised
to build a house (Isaiah 2:2-3). This house is what Christ called my church.
Jesus bought this church with His blood, TAKE HEED THEREFORE UNTO YOURSELVES,
AND TO ALL THE FLOCK, OVER THE WHICH THE HOLY GHOST HATH MADE YOU OVERSEERS, TO
FEED THE CHURCH OF GOD, WHICH HE HATH PURCHASED WITH
HIS OWN BLOOD.(Acts
Let us respect Gods authority! We must not add to the things which God has
commanded! We must not subtract any of
the things God has commanded (Revelation
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