About me:

Hello! My name is Samantha I live for my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and Him alone. The gospel of Jesus records that He built one church and that all saved people were in that church. He prayed for unity and rebuked division. Denominations as we know them did not exist till centuries later and are a creation of man. Yet today hundreds of denominations exist in the name of Christianity, claiming to be Christian. They are divided and contradict one another.

Today's "Christianity" includes hundreds of different denominations that disagree with one another in name, organization, doctrine, worship, and plan of salvation. Such a situation clearly constitutes division, not unity. Yet all the denominations claim to be Christian and to follow Jesus Christ.

If we really want to please God, however, we must forsake what we want and practice what He wants according to His Word. But unfortunately People decided which parts of God's Word they wanted to believe and follow and which part's they wanted to ignore as well as pieces they could change to fit their desires so as not to be accountable for their actions ect.

I choose to be a Follower Of Jesus Christ my Lord and Savior and learn from His Word only. While men such as Martin Luther, John Calvin, and others have teachings that for the most part follow the Word of God, Each has shown to have departed from God's Word in some of their teachings. Due to this fact and how they lived their lives we are to only follow The Lord Jesus Christ as laid out in the scriptures.

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The Truth Has No Substitutes!

The Word of God states that we must endure to the end to be saved, I believe you can walk away from the Lord and no longer belong to Christ.


Philippians 2:12 So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your salvation with fear and trembling;

Revelation 3:11 ' I am coming quickly; hold fast what you have, so that no one will take your crown.

Revelation 3:5 ' He who overcomes will thus be clothed in white garments; and I will not erase his name from the book of life, and I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels.

Hebrews 3:6 but Christ was faithful as a Son over His house-- whose house we are, if we hold fast our confidence and the boast of our hope firm until the end.

1 Corinthians 15:2 by which also you are saved, if you hold fast the word which I preached to you, unless you believed in vain.

Hebrews 3:14 For we have become partakers of Christ, if we hold fast the beginning of our assurance firm until the end,


We must endure till the end to be saved!


Matthew 10:22 " You will be hated by all because of My name, but it is the one who has endured to the end who will be saved.

Matthew 24:13 " But the one who endures to the end, he will be saved.

Mark 13:13 " You will be hated by all because of My name, but the one who endures to the end, he will be saved.

2 Timothy 2:12 If we endure, we will also reign with Him;If we deny Him, He also will deny us;


Will belonging to Christ Jesus be easy like todays teachers tell us? Nope


2 Timothy 3:12 Indeed, all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

2 Corinthians 4:8-10 we are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not despairing; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying about in the body the dying of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body.

John 15:20 "Remember the word that I said to you, ' A slave is not greater than his master ' If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you; if they kept My word, they will keep yours also.

Matthew 5:10-12 "Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. "Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me."Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

John 15:17-19 "This I command you, that you love one another. "If the world hates you, you know that it has hated Me before it hated you. "If you were of the world, the world would love its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, because of this the world hates you.

John 17:14 "I have given them Your word; and the world has hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

1 John 3:12-14 not as Cain, who was of the evil one and slew his brother And for what reason did he slay him? Because his deeds were evil, and his brother's were righteous. Do not be surprised, brethren, if the world hates you. We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love abides in death.


Through it all True Christians love all men!


Matthew 5:43-45 "You have heard that it was said, 'YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR and hate your enemy.' "But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

Matthew 22:38-40 "This is the great and foremost commandment. "The second is like it, 'YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.' "On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets."


Also realize if you show the whole truth from Gods Word; people will most likely call you unloving, legalistic, and many other names;

People only want to feel good and anything that makes them accountable for their actions makes them angry, but because of our Love for them we must warn them of the danger their soul will be in if they dont follow The Lord.

Anyone can say they love people, But if they dont show them the truth and those people end up in hell because they are deceived then they are not truly loving anyone.

Its kind of like saying " I love you " and then throwing them into a fire to burn forever.

True love is sacrifice and truth; not ear tickling lies to make people feel good and lead them into a trap! when people do this they are being selfish because they want to be liked and dont care what happens to others as long as they feel good.


2 Timothy 4:2-4 preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires, and will turn away their ears from the truth and will turn aside to myths.

2 Peter 2:1-3 But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will also be false teachers among you, who will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves.Many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of the truth will be maligned; and in their greed they will exploit you with false words; their judgment from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.

1 John 4:1-4 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God; and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God; this is the spirit of the antichrist, of which you have heard that it is coming, and now it is already in the world.You are from God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.

Matthew 24:23-25 "Then if anyone says to you, 'Behold, here is the Christ,' or 'There He is,' do not believe him."For false Christs and false prophets will arise and will show great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even the elect. "Behold, I have told you in advance.


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Very serious from the heart

Hi this is Samantha Im not very good at writing or much else but i do have a heart that longs to love and honor God with all that i am.

I’m not ignorant of Gods Word or what genuine love is, so i was wondering if you might bear with me as i share a bit of my thoughts as i pour out my heart with tears and genuine love for you all .

There has been a lot of opposition to the Word of God as i post it on here, and what suprises me is its from people who profess to follow and love Him.

As Christ followers we no longer live for self but for Him who bought us with His precious blood so that it is no longer us that lives but Christ who lives in us. He is who we represent if we truly belong to Him.

Galatians 2:20 "I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.

Will everyone treat us nice if we live for Christ? No!

2 Timothy 3:12 Indeed, all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

John 15:20 "Remember the word that I said to you, ’A slave is not greater than his master ’ If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you; if they kept My word, they will keep yours also.

John 15:18-20 "If the world hates you, you know that it has hated Me before it hated you.

"If you were of the world, the world would love its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, because of this the world hates you.

How can we endure whats to come upon all who love and serve Christ? Because we love Him above all.

Just as we will give up everything for that special person we fell in love with so will we give up everything to please Him who we as Christians love above all.

And just as we do what pleases the person we fell in love with we will even more please and long to obey the one who has given all for us who dont deserve it.

Does it mean you are living by works of the law if you obey Him? are you living by works of the law if you do what pleases your spouse because you love him or her? how rediculous!!!!!!!!! Then why do people think they are living by works of the law if they do what pleases the one they supposedly love more than anyone?

How does one say they follow Christ and refuse to believe His Word when we are supposed to represent Him in all things? you cant

According to the Word of God how do you know that you love Him?

John 14:23 Jesus answered and said to him, " If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our abode with him.

According to Gods Word who does not love Him?

John 14:24 "He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine, but the Father’s who sent Me.

What is the greatest commandment?

Mark 12:30-31 AND YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH.’ "The second is this, ’YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.’ There is no other commandment greater than these."

So according to the Word of God ! if we love Him we obey His Word and according to the above you are to love Him with your mind ( things you think upon! ) Plus all your strength soul and heart which includes all of you period!

According to Gods Word we are to love our neighbor as ourselves and according to another scripture we are even to love our enemies!

Question?

If someone knew about the tuth of Christ and didnt tell their neighbor and everyone they had a chance to tell would they be loving them?

let me put it another way!

If someone ended up in torment forever because you were so concerned they wouldnt like you if you told them the truth would you be loving them?

Wouldnt that be like saying you love them and then and then throwing them into a fire to burn forever? YES IT WOULD!!!!

Do you love God and others? Do you truly follow Christ and represent Him or do you follow the traditions and teachings of men?

Colossians 2:8 See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to the tradition of men, according to the elementary principles of the world, rather than according to Christ.

2 Timothy 4:3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires,

Im not a very good writer but my point is that if you love God you will live for Him and all you do will be for His glory and not what you can get away with and still not go to hell, If we love Him we want to please Him over and above anyone no matter what!

So many use the works salvation as an excuse not to obey Him, but the truth is that according to Gods word is that they dont love Him at all, they dont want to be accountable for their actions.

Faith without works is dead because when we truly love God we will have the actions that follow our faith.

James 2:14-26 What use is it, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but he has no works? Can that faith save him? If a brother or sister is without clothing and in need of daily food, and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, be warmed and be filled," and yet you do not give them what is necessary for their body, what use is that? Even so )faith, if it has no works, is dead, being by itself. But someone may well say, "You have faith and I have works; show me your faith without the works, and I will show you my faith by my works." You believe that God is one You do well; the demons also believe, and shudder. But are you willing to recognize, you foolish fellow, that faith without works is useless? Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered up Isaac his son on the altar? You see that faith was working with his works, and as a result of the works, faith was perfected; and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "AND ABRAHAM BELIEVED GOD, AND IT WAS RECKONED TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS," and he was called the friend of God.You see that a man is justified by works and not by faith alone.In the same way, was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out by another way? For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.

Theres a big difference between works of the law and works that come from love through faith!

Try to do everything that displeases the one you love and then tell me they will think you love them!!! NOT!! You try to please the one you love and you know it.

John 15:8 "My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit, and so prove to be My disciples.

Romans 12:2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.

love in Christ samantha

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