The only
way we
can be
certain
we know
the
biblical
Jesus is
to know
the Word
of God.
As Jesus
Himself
stated:
Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit
of
itself,
unless
it
abides
in the
vine,
neither
can you,
unless
you
abide in
Me. I am
the
vine,
you are
the
branches.
He who
abides
in Me,
and I in
him,
bears
much
fruit;
for
without
Me you
can do
nothing.
[1]
In spite
of clear
warnings
from the
Scriptures
we know
many
will be
deceived
into
believing
in
“another
Jesus”
in the
last
days.
These
people
were
convinced
they
knew the
biblical
Jesus
but
instead
had been
seduced
by
Satan.
In
Jesus’
own
words:
Not everyone who says to Me, “Lord, Lord,” shall enter the
kingdom
of
heaven,
but he
who does
the will
of My
Father
in
heaven.
Many
will say
to Me in
that
day,
“Lord,
Lord,
have we
not
prophesied
in Your
name,
cast out
demons
in Your
name,
and done
many
wonders
in Your
name?”
And then
I will
declare
to them,
“I
never
knew you…"[2]
The very
fact
that
Jesus
never
knew
“them”
means
they
never
knew
Him.
This
clearly
suggests
sincere
“Jesus”
believing
people
can be
deceived
and
spend
eternity
in hell
because
they
chose to
believe
in
“another
Jesus.”
Everyone
knows
that the
Catholic
Church
believes
in an
orthodox
biblical
historical
Jesus,
born of
a virgin
in
Bethlehem,
the Son
of God,
the
Jesus
who died
on a
cross
and was
raised
from the
dead.
How can
anyone
dare
suggest
this is
not the
true
Jesus
who can
save us
from our
sins?
However,
the
Catholic
Church
teaches
that
salvation
was not
completed
by
Jesus’
death on
the
cross.
They
believe
each
Mass is
a
bloodless
sacrifice
that
requires
a
Catholic
priest.
The
apostle
Paul
warned
about
the
promotion
of
“another
Jesus."[3]
Do you
suppose
this
“other
Jesus”
he was
warning
about
was
similar
to Jesus
or very
different?
If Satan
wanted
to
counterfeit
the
Jesus of
the
Bible,
wouldn’t
it be
reasonable
to
suggest
this
counterfeit
Jesus
would be
a
biblical
Jesus
mixed
together
with a
few
characteristics
that are
not
biblical?
Consider
why Paul
warned
the
Galatians
and the
Corinthians
about
this
very
danger.
They had
embraced
the
biblical
Jesus,
but with
a twist.
They had
accepted
the
biblical
Jesus
but
added an
additional
requirement
for
salvation.
Instead
of Jesus
alone,
it was
Jesus
plus
works.
Paul did
not
hesitate
to speak
the
truth
with
boldness.
His
rebuke
was
harsh:
O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you that you should
not obey
the
truth,
before
whose
eyes
Jesus
Christ
was
clearly
portrayed
among
you as
crucified?[4]
It is
important,
therefore,
that we
be armed
with a
scriptural
arsenal
to help
us
identify
how to
discern
imposters
that
masquerade
in
Jesus’
name. In
Second
Corinthians
chapter
11, the
fourth
verse,
Paul
gave us
the only
answer
we need
to
detect a
counterfeit.
He said:
“For if
he who
comes
preaches
another
Jesus
whom
we have
not
preached…”
Any
Jesus
that is
not the
Jesus
according
to
Scripture
is not
the
Jesus of
Scripture.
I am
Roger
Oakland.
This has
been a
biblical
perspective
to help
understand
the
times.
