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RELIGIONS HAVE MANY hidden faces. What you see and what you know is different from the real state of things. Their faces show us something, which is different from what they really are. This is what II Corinthians 11:13-15 says, "For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness . . ."

There are really masks worn by many religions. Even satan is capable of transforming himself into an angel of light. That is why, the many depictions of satan that he looks ferocious, with tail and fangs, and fierce eyes, are wrong! Those who picture satan that way are without biblical understanding. On the contrary, satan is good-looking, because he will not succeed in deceiving people if he looks horrible. Remember he is a deceiver. He is pretending to be an angel of light. It follows that his ministers and cohorts also pretend to be ministers of righteousness.

Today, you will notice that most preachers look very meek. But a person's meekly appearance could just be put on. A person could always pretend to be meek and sincere but deep inside, he is a deceiver. Definitely, he will not show other people his true color. He will not use biting words whenever he speaks, otherwise he will not be able to fool other people. A lot of people accuse me of using harsh language. That may be true, but do you know why? It is because I do not want to deprive the people of the truth, no matter how painful the truth is! But isn't it that the word of God also hurts? His commandments hurt. "Thou shalt not kill! Thou shalt not commit adultery! Thou shalt not steal!" All of those words are tough and cumbersome to the murderers, adulterers, and thieves. However, preachers, who are not being true to other people, conceal these truths. They speak of nothing but favorable and candy-coated words. They cater to the taste and preference of the people.

Actually, if we will speak of human preferences, men do not really like God's commandments. Basically, men do not want to be given restrictions because he is under the power of sin. The Gospel, the doctrines of God, is against the pleasure of the flesh. This is what Galatians 1:10 says, "For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ."

Do your pastors read you this verse? According to St. Paul, preachers who serve the pleasure of men are not really servants of Christ. Why? Why did St. Paul say that? If you are preaching the way Christ wants you to preach, the people will not be pleased with you. They will detest you, especially the wicked. Let us proceed to Galatians 1:11: "But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man."

So, that is the reason. The Gospel that He preached is not after the will of man. The Gospel did not come from man, and neither was it based on the standards and preferences of man. This is the reason why many people will dislike you if you will preach the true Gospel. If a preacher is only after pleasing men, he should not be a servant of Christ. St. Paul said in Galatians 1:11-12: "I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man. For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ."

Therefore, the Gospel did not come from man; it was not received from man. Instead, it was received by the revelation of Jesus Christ. Just try to analyze the books published by the different religions, and you will see that they conform to the standards and will of man. They were not inspired by God.

But if you are going to read the Bible, you will see that it is against the principles, ideologies, and culture of men. That is why many people do not readily accept the Gospel. You will notice that, from its inception, the Bible has been an object of many persecutions from the unbelievers, as well as from people who pretend to believe the Bible but actually reject what it says. That is why it has been my ardent desire to possess the spirit that the first preachers of Christ had. I do not care if you are not pleased with me; I do not care if you get mad at me. My main concern is to proclaim the truth in the Bible for you not to be deceived and misled. You may refer to your respective copies of the Bible, and see for yourself if the verses that I am citing are there, or not. We are here to tell you the truth, whether you join our group or not. We will tell you the truths which other preachers do not teach.

First and foremost, we do not accept, nor solicit, money from anybody. That is against the teachings of Christ. When you preach the Gospel, you do not preach for profit. A preacher of the Gospel does not preach for money. II Corinthians 11:7 says: "Have I committed an offense in abasing myself that ye might be exalted, because I have preached to you the gospel of God freely?"

Preaching is an act of humbling oneself. It is an act of abasing, or humbling, oneself if you preach the Gospel without monetary gains. St. Paul said, he humbled himself "that ye might be exalted" because he preached the Gospel of Christ freely. There was no money involved when he preached the Gospel. A preacher of the Gospel should not make the word of God a commodity, or merchandise. That is bad! Other preachers do not teach this to their members, but let us read II Peter 2:3, "And through covetousness shall they feigned words make merchandise of you ..."

The crooked pastors make their members their sources of livelihood. They get from them the food that they eat, the costly apparels that they wear, the luxury cars that they ride, and the money that they spend in their vices like women, cigarettes, as well as in the other luxuries in life. Many pastors have made themselves very rich at the expense of their members. They just capitalize on the word of God in the Bible. But St. Paul preached the Gospel not to earn money. When the Apostles preached the Gospel to the Gentiles, or the unbelievers, they did not ask a single centavo from them. This is what III John 1:7 says, "Because that for his name's sake they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles." They did not take anything. When the Apostles of Christ went to the Gentiles to preach, they did not take even a centavo from them. The Bible said, "they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles."

But do you know that there are religious organizations asking money from passers-by in public places? Do you know how the Bible calls these people? They were called "greedy dogs". Why? And how greedy are they? This is what Isaiah 56:11 says, "Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain . . ."

This is one verse that many preachers today do not read. That is why we are trying to expose to you things that are not exposed by other religious leaders because most of them, indeed, preach for money. They are not prophets, but profiteers, racketeers, and extortionists. They are not ashamed to collect money from people in the streets, and they even accuse their members of robbing God if they do not give tithes. And this is accompanied by threats that you will experience misfortunes and illnesses and condemnation in hell should you refuse to give tithes. That is their way of deceiving their unsuspecting members. These pastors are not being true to their members. Brothers and sisters, please, do not forget the verse that I am going to cite. This is a law of God to safeguard your properties and your soul. This is written in Matthew 6:19: "Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth ..."

 

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