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Minggu, 31 Januari 2010

Beberapa Ciri-Ciri Nabi/Guru Palsu

  • Menghindarkan orang-orang supaya tidak mengenal TUHAN yang benar, yakni Tritunggal Mahakudus --> BAPA(Yahweh)....PUTRA(Yahusua ha Mashiach/Yesus Kristus).....ROH KUDUS (Ruach ha Kodesh)
  • Menghindarkan orang-orang supaya tidak mengenal satu-satunya JALAN MENUJU KE SURGA, yakni YESUS KRISTUS (YAHUSUA) yang telah mati dan bangkit pada hari yang ketiga, Kuasa NAMA-Nya dan Kuasa DARAH-NYA.
  • Mengarahkan orang-orang kepada yesus/mesias yang palsu walaupun disertai tanda-tanda ajaib tetapi sebenarnya berasal dari kuasa setan (mereka hanya berani sebut nama yesus tetapi tidak berani menyebut kalimat "Yesus yang sudah mati dan bangkit pada hari yang ketiga"), dan puncaknya adalah mengarahkan orang-orang untuk menyembah yesus palsu/ANTIKRISTUS.
  • Memutarbalikkan/memelintir Kebenaran TUHAN/Alkitab/Firman TUHAN
  • Mencampur ajaran yang benar dengan ajaran yang palsu sehingga inilah yang banyak membuat umat Tuhan bisa bingung dan tersesat jika tidak selalu memohon petunjuk dari Roh Kudus. Waspadalah!!!
  • Pandai berbicara tentang hal-hal psikologis/hal-hal lain yang nampak bagus/baik namun tidak menyinggung poin-poin rohani yang utama: tentang kutukan dan akibat dari dosa (yang ujungnya adalah maut/kebinasaan di neraka selama-lamanya), pertobatan yang sungguh-sungguh di dalam Yesus, penyucian dari sifat-sifat dosa dengan pertolongan Roh Kudus, taktik licik setan, surga dan neraka.
  • Bernubuat palsu (Bernubuat tetapi hal yang dinubuatkan tidak terjadi)

Sabtu, 18 April 2009

What does Christian Science Teach?

The following doctrines are referenced out of the primary Christian Science work, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures (S&H), by Mary Baker Eddy. It is supposed to be a companion to the Bible. Science and Health together with the Bible are called the Pastor of Christian Science.

  1. God is infinite...and there is no other power or source, S&H 471:18.
  2. God is Universal Principle, S&H 331:18-19
  3. God cannot indwell a person, S&H 336:19-20
  4. God is the only intelligence in the universe, including man S&H 330:11-12
  5. God is Mind, S&H 330:20-21; 469:13
  6. God is the Father-Mother, S&H 331:30; 332:4
  7. The Trinity is Life, Truth, and Love, S&H 331:26
  8. Belief in the traditional doctrine of the Trinity is polytheism, S&H 256:9-11
  9. Christ is the spiritual idea of sonship S&H 331:30-31
  10. Jesus was not the Christ, S&H 333:3-15; 334:3
  11. "Jesus Christ is not God, as Jesus himself declared..." S&H 361:12-13
  12. Jesus did not reflect the fullness of God, S&H 336:20-21
  13. Jesus did not die, S&H 45:32-46:3
  14. The Holy Spirit is divine science, S&H 331:31
  15. There is no devil, S&H 469:13-17
  16. There is no sin, S&H 447:24
  17. Evil and good are not real, S&H 330:25-27; 470:9-14
  18. Matter, sin, and sickness are not real, but only illusions," S&H 335:7-15; 447:27-28.
  19. Life is not material or organic, " S&H 83:21
  20. The sacrifice of Jesus was not sufficient to cleanse from sin," S&H 25:6.
  21. True healings are the result of true belief, " S&H 194:6"
  • Additionally, Christian Scientists prefer not to use doctors, medicine, or immunizations. Christian Science Practitioners are used to help people through the false reality of illness.
  • Proper prayer and training are employed to battle the "non-reality" of illness.
  • They have no ordinances like the Lord's Supper or baptism.
  • Church services are interspersed with Bible reading and readings from Science and Health.
  • Mary Baker Eddy is highly regarded as a revelator of God's word.

What Does Mormonism Teach?

The doctrines of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) are very interesting. Most of the 'odd' ones are not initially taught to potential converts. But they should be. Instead, "they are revealed later as one matures and gains the ability to accept them." The LDS Church tries to make its official doctrines appear Christian but what underlies those Christian sounding terms is far from Christian in meaning.

Following are the teachings of its officials throughout the years. Please note that these teachings are documented from Mormon writers, not anti-Mormon writers.
Finally, many Mormons respond that most of the citations below are not from official Mormon writings, as if that disproves the doctrines they teach. If they are not official, fine. But, if not, then why have the Mormon apostles and high officials taught them, written them, and why are their books sold in Mormon bookstores? The truth is, the following is what Mormons are taught.
  1. Atonement
    1. "Jesus paid for all our sins when He suffered in the Garden of Gethsemane," (Laurel Rohlfing, “Sharing Time: The Atonement,” Friend, Mar. 1989, p. 39.).
    2. "We accept Christ's atonement by repenting of our sins, being baptized, receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost, and obeying all of the commandments," (Gospel Principles, Corporation of the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1979, p. 68.).
  2. Baptism
    1. Baptism for the dead, (Doctrines of Salvation, vol. II, p. 141). This is a practice of baptizing each other in place of non-Mormons who are now dead. Their belief is that in the afterlife, the "newly baptized" person will be able to enter into a higher level of Mormon heaven.
  3. Bible
    1. "We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly. . ." (8th Article of Faith of the Mormon Church).
    2. "Wherefore, thou seest that after the book hath gone forth through the hands of the great and abominable church, that there are many plain and precious things taken away from the book, which is the book of the Lamb of God," (1 Nephi 13:28).
  4. Book of Mormon
    1. The book of Mormon is more correct than the Bible, (History of the Church, 4:461).
  5. Devil, the
    1. The Devil was born as a spirit after Jesus "in the morning of pre-existence," (Mormon Doctrine, p. 192).
    2. Jesus and Satan are spirit brothers and we were all born as siblings in heaven to them both, (Mormon Doctrine, p. 163).
    3. A plan of salvation was needed for the people of earth so Jesus offered a plan to the Father and Satan offered a plan to the father but Jesus' plan was accepted. In effect the Devil wanted to be the Savior of all Mankind and to "deny men their agency and to dethrone god," (Mormon Doctrine, p. 193; Journal of Discourses, vol. 6, p. 8).
  6. God
    1. God used to be a man on another planet, (Mormon Doctrine, p. 321; Joseph Smith, Times and Seasons, vol. 5, p. 613-614; Orson Pratt, Journal of Discourses, vol. 2, p. 345; Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses, vol. 7, p. 333).
    2. "The Father has a body of flesh and bones as tangible as man’s..." (D&C 130:22).
    3. God is in the form of a man, (Joseph Smith, Journal of Discourses, vol. 6, p. 3).
    4. "God himself was once as we are now, and is an exalted man, and sits enthroned in yonder heavens!!! . . . We have imagined that God was God from all eternity. I will refute that idea and take away the veil, so that you may see," (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 345).
    5. God the Father had a Father, (Joseph Smith, History of the Church, vol. 6, p. 476; Heber C. Kimball, Journal of Discourses, vol. 5, p. 19; Milton Hunter, First Council of the Seventy, Gospel through the Ages, p. 104-105).
    6. God resides near a star called Kolob, (Pearl of Great Price, p. 34-35; Mormon Doctrine, p. 428).
    7. God had sexual relations with Mary to make the body of Jesus, (Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses, vol. 4, 1857, p. 218; vol. 8, p. 115). - This one is disputed among many Mormons and not always 'officially' taught and believed. Nevertheless, Young, the 2nd prophet of the Mormon church taught it.
    8. "Therefore we know that both the Father and the Son are in form and stature perfect men; each of them possesses a tangible body . . . of flesh and bones." (Articles of Faith, by James Talmage, p. 38).
  7. God, becoming a god
    1. After you become a good Mormon, you have the potential of becoming a god, (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 345-347, 354.)
    2. "Then shall they be gods, because they have no end; therefore shall they be from everlasting to everlasting, because they continue; then shall they be above all, because all things are subject unto them. Then shall they be gods, because they have all power, and the angels are subject unto them," (D&C 132:20).
  8. God, many gods
    1. There are many gods, (Mormon Doctrine, p. 163).
    2. "And they (the Gods) said: Let there be light: and there was light," (Book of Abraham 4:3).
  9. God, mother goddess
    1. There is a mother god, (Articles of Faith, by James Talmage, p. 443).
    2. God is married to his goddess wife and has spirit children, (Mormon Doctrine, p. 516).
  10. God, Trinity
    1. The trinity is three separate Gods: The Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. "That these three are separate individuals, physically distinct from each other, is demonstrated by the accepted records of divine dealings with man," (Articles of Faith, by James Talmage, p. 35).
  11. Gospel, the
    1. The true gospel was lost from the earth. Mormonism is its restoration, (Articles of Faith, by James Talmage, p. 182-185.)
    2. Consists of laws and ordinances: "As these sins are the result of individual acts it is just that forgiveness for them should be conditioned on individual compliance with prescribed requirements -- 'obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel,'" (Articles of Faith, p. 79)
  12. Heaven
    1. There are three levels of heaven: telestial, terrestrial, and celestial, (Mormon Doctrine, p. 348).
  13. Holy Ghost, the
    1. The Holy Ghost is a male personage, A Marvelous Work and a Wonder, (Le Grand Richards, Salt Lake City, 1956, p. 118; Journal of Discourses, vol. 5, p. 179).
  14. Jesus
    1. The first spirit to be born in heaven was Jesus, (Mormon Doctrine, p. 129).
    2. Jesus and Satan are spirit brothers and we were all born as siblings in heaven to them both, (Mormon Doctrine, p. 163; Gospel Through the Ages, p. 15).
    3. Jesus' sacrifice was not able to cleanse us from all our sins, (murder and repeated adultery are exceptions), (Journal of Discourses, vol. 3, 1856, p. 247).
    4. "Therefore we know that both the Father and the Son are in form and stature perfect men; each of them possesses a tangible body . . . of flesh and bones," (Articles of Faith, by James Talmage, p. 38).
    5. "The birth of the Saviour was as natural as are the births of our children; it was the result of natural action. He partook of flesh and blood - was begotten of his Father, as we were of our fathers," (Journal of Discourses, vol. 8, p. 115).
    6. "Christ was begotten by an Immortal Father in the same way that mortal men are begotten by mortal fathers," (Mormon Doctrine, by Bruce McConkie, p. 547).
    7. "Christ Not Begotten of Holy Ghost ...Christ was begotten of God. He was not born without the aid of Man, and that Man was God!" (Doctrines of Salvation, by Joseph Fielding Smith, 1954, 1:18).
    8. "Elohim is literally the Father of the spirit of Jesus Christ and also of the body in which Jesus Christ performed His mission in the flesh..." (First Presidency and Council of the Twelve, 1916, "God the Father," compiled by Gordon Allred, p. 150).
  15. Joseph Smith
    1. If it had not been for Joseph Smith and the restoration, there would be no salvation. There is no salvation [the context is the full gospel including exaltation to Godhood] outside the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Mormon Doctrine, p. 670).
  16. Pre-existence
    1. We were first begotten as spirit children in heaven and then born naturally on earth, (Journal of Discourse, vol. 4, p. 218).
    2. The first spirit to be born in heaven was Jesus, (Mormon Doctrine, p. 129).
    3. The Devil was born as a spirit after Jesus "in the morning of pre-existence," (Mormon Doctrine, p. 192).
  17. Prophets
    1. We need prophets today, the same as in the Old Testament, (Articles of Faith, by James Talmage, p. 444-445).
  18. Salvation
    1. "One of the most fallacious doctrines originated by Satan and propounded by man is that man is saved alone by the grace of God; that belief in Jesus Christ alone is all that is needed for salvation," (Miracle of Forgiveness, Spencer W. Kimball, p. 206).
    2. A plan of salvation was needed for the people of earth so Jesus offered a plan to the Father and Satan offered a plan to the father but Jesus' plan was accepted. In effect the Devil wanted to be the Savior of all Mankind and to "deny men their agency and to dethrone god," (Mormon Doctrine, p. 193; Journal of Discourses, vol. 6, p. 8).
    3. Jesus' sacrifice was not able to cleanse us from all our sins, (murder and repeated adultery are exceptions), (Journal of Discourses, vol. 3, 1856, p. 247).
    4. Good works are necessary for salvation (Articles of Faith, by James Talmage, p. 92).
    5. There is no salvation without accepting Joseph Smith as a prophet of God (Doctrines of Salvation, vol. 1, p. 188).
    6. "The first effect [of the atonement] is to secure to all mankind alike, exemption from the penalty of the fall, thus providing a plan of General Salvation. The second effect is to open a way for Individual Salvation whereby mankind may secure remission of personal sins (Articles of Faith, by James Talmage, p. 78-79).
    7. "As these sins are the result of individual acts it is just that forgiveness for them should be conditioned on individual compliance with prescribed requirements -- 'obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel,'" (Articles of Faith, by James Talmage, p. 79).
    8. "This grace is an enabling power that allows men and women to lay hold on eternal life and exaltation after they have expended their own best efforts," (LDS Bible Dictionary, p. 697).
    9. "We know that it is by grace that we are saved, after all we can do," (2 Nephi 25:23).
  19. Trinity, the
    1. The trinity is three separate Gods: The Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. "That these three are separate individuals, physically distinct from each other, is demonstrated by the accepted records of divine dealings with man," (Articles of Faith, by James Talmage, p. 35.).
    2. "Many men say there is one God; the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost are only one God. I say that is a strange God [anyhow]--three in one and one in three. . .It is curious organization… All are crammed into one God according to sectarianism (Christian faith). It would make the biggest God in all the world. He would be a wonderfully big God--he would be a giant or a monster," (Joseph Smith, Teachings, p. 372).

What do the Jehovah Witnesses Teach?

  1. There is one God in one person, Make Sure of All Things, p 188.
  2. There is no Trinity, Let God be True, p. 100-101; Make Sure of All Things, p.386.
  3. The Holy Spirit is a force, not alive, Reasoning from the Scriptures, 1985, p.
    406-407.
  4. The Holy Spirit is God's impersonal active force, The Watchtower, June 1, 1952,
    p. 24.
  5. Jehovah's first creation was his 'only-begotten Son'. . . was used by Jehovah in
    creating all other things", Aid to Bible Understanding, p. 390-391.
  6. Jesus was Michael the archangel who became a man, The Watchtower, May 15,
    1963, p. 307; The New World, 284.
  7. Jesus was only a perfect man, not God in flesh, Reasoning from the Scriptures,
    1985, p. 306.
  8. Jesus did not rise from the dead in his physical body, Awake! July 22, 1973, p. 4.
  9. Jesus was raised "not a human creature, but a spirit." Let God be True, p. 276.
  10. Jesus was born again, The Watchtower, Nov. 15, 1954, p. 682.
  11. Jesus did not die on a cross but on a stake, Reasoning from the Scriptures, 1985,
    p. 89-90.
  12. Jesus began his invisible rule over the earth in 1914, The Truth Shall Make You Free,
    p. 300.
  13. Jesus' ransom sacrifice did not include Adam, Let God be True, p. 119.
  14. Their church is the self-proclaimed prophet of God, The Watchtower, April 1,
    1972, p. 197.
  15. They claim to be the only channel of God's truth, The Watchtower, Feb. 15,
    1981, p. 19.
  16. Only their church members will be saved, The Watchtower, Feb, 15, 1979, p. 30.
  17. Good works are necessary for salvation, Studies in the Scriptures, Vol. 1,
    p. 150, 152.
  18. The soul ceases to exist after death, Let God be True, p. 59, 60, 67.
  19. There is no hell of fire where the wicked are punished, Let God be True, p. 79, 80.
  20. Only 144,000 Jehovah's Witness go to heaven, Reasoning from the Scriptures,
    1985, pp. 166-167, 361; Let God be True, p. 121.
  21. Only the 144,000 Jehovah's Witness are born again. Reasoning from the
    Scriptures
    , 1985, p. 76.; Watchtower 11/15/54, p. 681.
  22. Only the 144,000 may take communion.
  23. Blood transfusions are a sin, Reasoning from the Scriptures, 1985, pp. 72-73.
  24. The Cross is a pagan symbol and should not be used, Reasoning from the
    Scriptures
    , 1985, p. 90-92.
  25. Salvation is by faith and what you do, Studies in the Scriptures, Vol. 1, p.
    150,152.
  26. It is possible to lose your salvation, Reasoning from the Scriptures, 1985, p.
    358-359.
  27. The universe is billions of years old, Your will Be Done on Earth, p. 43.
  28. Each of the 6 creative days of God in Genesis 1, was 7000 years long.
    Therefore, Man was created toward the end of 42,000 years of earth's
    preparation, Let God be True, p. 168.
  29. They also refuse to vote, salute the flag, sing the "Star Spangled Banner," or
    celebrate Christmas or birthdays. They are not allowed to serve in the armed
    forces.
  30. Satan was entrusted with the obligation and charged with the duty of
    overseeing the creation of the earth, Children, p. 55

Rabu, 15 Oktober 2008

WASPADA!!! Inilah Salah Satu Contoh MESIAS PALSU - Jose Luis De Jesús Miranda

Seorang pendeta dari gereja Growing In Grace di South Florida yang mengaku bahwa dirinya adalah mesias, diyakini memiliki pengikut sebanyak seratus ribu jiwa. Jose Luis De Jesús Miranda, 60, seorang bekas penjahat dan pecandu narkoba mengajarkan bahwa tidak ada lagi dosa, iblis telah dihancurkan dan neraka tidak berlaku lagi buat anak-anak Tuhan. “Kita tidak percaya akan dosa, iblis dan neraka,” ujarnya dalam sebuah wawancara dengan stasiun televisi CNN.

Berbeda dengan Yesus yang kita percayai yang tidak merasa takut untuk pergi dari daerah satu ke daerah yang lain, De Jesus mempekerjakan sebuah unit pengawal pribadi yang menyertainya ke mana saja. la mengenakkan rompi anti peluru baik ketika berkhotbah di Kolombia, maupun ketika mengendarai mobil BMW-nya dalam perjalanan dari rumah gerejanya di Miami Florida.

Para pengikutnya percaya bahwa mereka diciptakan untuk menikmati Sorga, tidak peduli bagaimana cara mereka di dunia ini.
Berbeda dengan pendapat para hamba-hamba Tuhan yang sedikit pun tidak melihat Yesus hidup dalam kehidupan Jose Luis De Jesus. Sebaliknya, mereka melihatnya sebagai seorang pemimpin sekte sesat yang memanipulasi banyak orang untuk kepentingan pribadi. 

Rodriguez, seorang pandeta, dari Gereja Sidang Jemaat Allah, mengkritik beberapa pihak dari kalangan karismatik yang mempermudah orang-orang seperti De Jesus. “Pentakosta kadang­-kadang menjadi sebuah kegerakan yang dikontrol oleh keinginan manusia dan bukan Alkitab,” jelasnya. “Kemudian, ada beberapa orang yang pada akhirnya me­ngambil keuntungan dari hal ini,” tambah Rodriguez.

Rodriguez memperhatikan bahwa banyak dari pengikut sekte ini yang ber­asal dari kalangan Pentakosta. “Ini adalah peringatan yang serius. Kita harus kem­bali mengajar FirmanTuhan dengan keras, termasuk juga bagi gereja Karismatik dan Pentakosta,” jelasnya.

Mereka yang terjebak dalarn pe­ngajaran-pengajaran sesat biasanya akan sangat terluka secara emosi. Apalagi ketika mereka kehilangan semua yang mereka miliki. “Gereja harus bertindak cepat dan menghentikannya dengan cepat,” jelas Matthew Oglive yang merupakan direktur dari bagian Preministry Study di Univer­sitas Dallas.

Para pengikut De Jesus percaya bahwa setiap gereja yang tidak percaya bahwa De Jesus adalah anak Allah harus dimusnahkan. Hal yang terbaru adalah ketika para pengikut De Jesus melakukan pawai di pusat kota Miami dan menyerukan bahwa De Jesus adalahYesus Kristus dalam wujud manusia.

Berasal dari Puerto Riko, De Jesus mulai terlibat narkoba sejak usia 14 tahun dan sempat masuk keluar penjara akibat keterlibatannya dalam berbagai bentuk kejahatan. Sebelum mempromosikan dirinya sendiri sebagai juruselamat dua tahun yang lalu, dia pernah mengatakan bahwa ia adalah seorang ciptaan yang supra na­tural bernama El Otro (sesuatu yang lain). Sebelumnya, ia juga pernah mengaku sebagai jelmaan dari Rasul Paulus.

Bulan Februari, berdasarkan laporan dari Newsweek Magazine, ia juga pernah menyebut dirinya sebagai antikris dan memiliki tato bergambar angka 666 di tangannya. Ia juga berkata bahwa karena dirinya adalah penjelmaan Yesus, maka ia menolak untuk tetap menyembah Yesus sebagai Tuhan dan Juru Selamat.

“Tidak perlu dijelaskan lagi bahwa orang ini adalah seorang penyesat. Kita tidak perlu penjelasan lebih lagi untuk hal ini,” jelas Rodriguez. “Orang ini adalah David Koresh dalam komunitas Latin,” lanjutnya.

De Jesus menceraikan isteri pertamanya karena menolak mempercayai apa yang ia ajarkan, demikian surat kabar The Miami Times. Sementara anak laki-­lakinya Jose Luis Jr, juga telah menolak pengajaran De Jesus

Di lain pihak, Terry Jones Salter, salah seorang pendiri dari World Ministries di Forth Myers berduka atas orang ini, yang menurutnya telah dibodohi. Ia berkata bahwa dia berdoa untuk De Jesus dan semua orang yang telah disesatkannya. Salter juga mengkhawatirkan bahwa hal ini akan berdampak luas untuk kekris­tenan secara keseluruhan. Tapi ia juga melihat hal ini sebagai sebuah kesempatan untuk gereja menyatakan apa yang men­jadi kebenaran.

“Kita tidak boleh mengabaikan hal ini, tapi dalam waktu yang sama kita harus memperlengkapi jemaat Tuhan dengan kebenaran yang sejati. Kita harus meng­gunakan kejadian ini sebagai pelajaran dan mempergiat kelas-kelas pendalaman Alkitab yang berbicara tentang semua hal yang berhubungan dengan penyesatan. Kebenaran adalah pilihan satu-satunya dalam memerangi kepalsuan,” demikian Salter menegaskan.