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2128 South Crystal Lake Dr.
Lakeland, FL 33803
863-738-0775
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Religions we are sometimes confused with
Some think that we are part of a Jewish religion because we have faith in the one true God as they do, just as Jesus did; however, the Jewish religion believes in the one true God and may call him Father, but they don’t know Him as Father because they don’t understand the blood of the contact between man and the Father that can only be understood by accepting the Messiah that He sent to guide us into this understanding. In contrast, follow the Messiah Jesus by the power of the Holy Spirit and this leads us into a supernatural knowing of the one true Father who happens to be Almighty God – we see the God of Jesus as our Father who happens to be the Almighty God of the Jews. Jesus taught and died for this knowledge to be revealed to us who believe in the Messiah.
The Jewish Religion
For those who have a religious background and may be confused about us being defined by our faith and not our religion, may want to try to define us by a religion that they are familiar with; however, our religion is not our faith, it is just man, guided by the Holy Spirit, developing some guidelines in order to help us on our journey by taking time to remember and be thankful to our heavenly Father for the many things that He has done for us, not least of which was to send the Messiah Jesus to us, it is designed to develop unity with our brothers and sisters, and it is to encourage us in our journey in seeking the kingdom of God. More about our religion's traditions later. For now let's focus on misconceptions.
Some confuse us with the Christian religion because we believe in Jesus as our Messiah; however, we know that Jesus is a man and not a god who is equal with his Father and God, but The Way to the Father. He is the Anointed One (Messiah) sent by the one true God to lead us into the knowledge of the Fatherhood of God and into God’s kingdom to develop us as His children.
The Christian Religion
A cult is a devotion directed toward a particular person (religion, object, etc.). As such, we are a cult because we are seeking to follow Jesus of Nazareth in our journey in the kingdom of God. Those who do not understand the kingdom of God and are more comfortable with the laws of religion then the spiritual life fear those who chose to follow the Spirit, do what is right, and trust the Father with the results because it isn’t something that they can control or manipulate for their advantage.
Others think that we are part of some kind of Christian cult because we seek the kingdom of God through Spirit and Truth instead of through religion. And because of our knowledge and confession of Jesus as the Messiah, but our rejection of believing something that Jesus didn’t believe in, namely, a trinity godhead of three equal Gods, or a God with three different manifestations (personalities). However, we are not a part of any established religion, but simple seekers of the kingdom of God.
There are some religions that believe in similar things that we do because it is truth gained by seeking; however, the difference is that they seek knowledge instead of a supernatural walk and faith. We seek the kingdom of God by following His Spirit, doing what is right (even to our own hurt), and trusting our heavenly Father with the results. Read our pamphlet “It’s that simple…”
Others think that we are part of some kind of Christian cult because we seek the kingdom of God through Spirit and Truth instead of through religion. And because of our knowledge and confession of Jesus as the Messiah, but our rejection of believing something that Jesus didn’t believe in, namely, a trinity godhead of three equal Gods, or a God with three different manifestations (personalities). However, we are not a part of any established religion, but simple seekers of the kingdom of God.
There are some religions that believe in similar things that we do because it is truth gained by seeking; however, the difference is that they seek knowledge instead of a supernatural walk and faith. We seek the kingdom of God by following His Spirit, doing what is right (even to our own hurt), and trusting our heavenly Father with the results. Read our pamphlet “It’s that simple…”
A Jewish or Christian Cult
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