“Ask and it will be given to you;
seek and you will find;
knock and the door will be opened to you…”
I appeal to everyone who considers themselves a Christian. Think about this, if you were specifically offered redemption of all your sins at the expense of the martyrdom of an innocent person, would you have enough conscience to accept this sacrifice, and even with joy and reverence bear this in your memory all your life?
Is this really an incomprehensible Heavenly Justice? Let’s assume it is.
Then how did people become righteous in times before Christ, prior to His sacrifice, including characters of the Old Testament? How did the people like Sergiy Radonezhsky, Seraphim Sarovsky, Seraphim Vyritskiy, and Alexander Svirsky achieve holiness? It was only by personal long-term labor, fulfilling the Commandments.
I will not mention the contradictions in the opinions of the apostles and their contradictions with the Word of Christ. That is a separate subject.
What happened after the murder of Jesus Christ?
Humanity, despite the “redeeming” sacrifice, for the last two thousand years has been rapidly spiraling down into an un-spiritual abyss.
The masses of multimillions that consider themselves believers and redeemed by the sacrifice are still overcome with suffering. It is only logical that the atonement of sins is equivalent to the return of innocence before the Law of God. Then the fulfillment of the Commandments is of no use. So, why do people suffer, if they are redeemed?
How did at least the Christian part of humanity thank God for the sacrifice that He made for the happiness of each one of us?
In the stretch of two thousand years countless wars, executions, secret murders, tortures, and persecutions have been committed, including by the Christian denominations in the name of God. This is with the Words of Christ present on their flags: “Do not kill”, “Do not judge, so you will not be judged”, etc.
Observing the history up until today, one can see that people are morally degrading, and having a clean conscience is not honorable, with the exception of a small number.
Therefore, the so-called “sacrifice” did not aid in the removal of sins, at least not amongst believers, and, thus, creating a decent life, protected from adversities.
The claim that the sacrifice redeems people’s sins absolutely contradicts the Law of Retribution on merit: “What you sow, that must you reap”. The claim is that sinners sowed their sins all their lives and innocent Jesus Christ answered for them with death. If the Creator’s plan was in the redeeming sacrifice through His Son, then in all the Gospels this idea would be repeatedly emphasized from the first person, that is, by the mouth of Jesus Christ. As if saying: you people yourselves cannot conquer your sins and redeem them. I must sacrifice Myself, as the only opportunity to help you in redemption. This does not appear in any of the Gospels. On the contrary, He prayed three times in the Garden of Gethsemane: "My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from Me ... " (Matthew, Ch. 26, v. 39, 42, 44). He did not want to die and be tortured. If the sacrifice was acceptable to the Creator, then Judas cannot be blamed for betrayal. Judas, in this case, is the necessary intermediary in the fulfillment of the mission. On the contrary, Jesus repeatedly stressed the need to fulfill the Commandments as a pledge of love for God.
I am reminding you that the Law of Retribution is from God and not the manmade misinterpretation, which indulges human laziness. The Son of God summoned a battle with all vices, which laziness is the mother of.
What is the purpose of God’s descent to Earth?
He invoked people to return to living by the Laws of the Father. It is life according to the Commandments that leads a person to innocence before the Creator. “Everyone who sins is a slave to sin.” And the sinner will always be crushed by his fate for not complying with the Laws of this World, which is controlled by the Will of God from the beginning of times. There are no innocent people on Earth, thus, we live worse and worse.
Have people learned to live by the Commandments in two thousand years? No! Most of them do not even try. And the few who would like to, do not know how. Why?
Perhaps, the soul is saved not by sacrifice, but by obeying the moral Commandments? Who is the conductor of the Teaching of Christ? The Christian denominations are, but in order to teach people how to obey the Laws, first, the teachers themselves must have personal experience in doing so. Second, it is necessary to awaken the desire of the flock to fulfill the Laws.
But for that we need examples of spiritual purity, which is achieved by a life according to the Commandments and, as a result, this gives prosperity in destiny. This obvious prosperity visible to all will stimulate people to live in accordance with the Laws. In addition, the word of such a pastor will be supported by the power of Light, for he practices what he preaches.
Let’s turn to the Authority of the New Testament.
The Gospel of Matthew, chapter 22, verses 37, 38: “Jesus replied: 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment'.”
What is the love for God? Jesus Christ Himself answered that.
Gospel of John, chapter 14, verses 15, 21, 23, 24:
v. 15. “If you love Me, keep My commands.”
v. 21. “Whoever has My commands and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father…”
v. 23. “Anyone who loves Me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.”
v. 24. “Anyone who does not love Me will not obey My teaching. These words you hear are not My own; they belong to the Father who sent Me.”
Above are the direct words of Christ, which clearly point out that without the fulfillment of the Commandments there is no love for God. So, the first and greatest Commandment is not being fulfilled.
You can praise God with your lips your entire life, cry and kiss icons, observe fasts, visit churches, and attend worship, but yet never learn to love God.
Gospel of Matthew, chapter 7, verse 21: “Not everyone who says to Me: 'Lord, Lord' will enter the Kingdom of Heaven, but only the one who does the will of My Father who is in Heaven.”
Let’s summarize. Was there a sacrifice? – Yes, there was! But it does not bear redemption, which has been proven by the post-Christian history of wars, lies, violence, and hypocrisy.
The greatness of the heroic deed of Jesus Christ is that He withstood the attacks of the evil masses, which were taught by the leaders of the denominations of that time. He gave people the Teaching on how to save the soul if, of course, it will be applied in practice, which is a victory over spiritual laziness.
His Word must not only be quoted but made a way of being, which would give people a decent life as a result.
This is the essence of the sacrament of Communion. Only a spiritually growing person can be a participant in the spiritual purity shown by Christ.
Otherwise, there is no connection in spirit and all that remains is the symbols – unleavened bread and wine without real love for God.
Where there is no love there is no God, and everything is dead and hypocritical!
Believers await the Second Coming, but He will not say anything new and will only demand again to keep the Commandments. After all, people have not changed and a great number of sins have now accumulated.
Whether we believe in God or not, whether we really accept the Law of Retribution (what you sow, that you shall reap) or not, it works, condemning people to the manifestations of the corresponding consequences in their destiny.
The overwhelming majority refuses to recognize this interconnection. If they accepted the Law, they would have only themselves to blame for all their quandaries, and that is very undesirable! It is a self-gratifying relief to shift the entire blame on your relatives, neighbors, government, or corruption, and to envy, accuse, and so on. But these groups of offenders are merely the instruments of the Will of God, who return our own sins back to us.
From the time of the first sins, this Law had been told to man as universal knowledge of responsibility for one’s behavior.
Also, the knowledge had been given on how to redeem sins, which is included in the New Testament.
Gospel of Matthew, chapter 6, verses 14, 15: “For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.” “But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.”
In the prayer, referred to as the “Lord’s Prayer”, which was given by Jesus Christ, appears also the same formula of redemption: “…and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors…”. In reality, there are a great number of grievances that constitute non-forgiveness among believers. Therefore, according to the essence of the prayer, God is not forgiving us either. That is because resentment speaks of the non-acceptance of the well-deserved punishment for past sins. That adds to the burden of guilt. Sincerely forgiving from the bottom of our hearts, we, thus, recognize the lawfulness of the punishment. This is real respect for the Law of God and real redemption of sin.
This is the essence of Christian humility before adversities of fate. Every day, episode after episode we receive everything that we deserve based on our past behavior. Our sensible mind is an instrument that requires logical explanations of why we should forgive. Awareness of the Law is what gives an understanding of the causal relationship between sin (crime) and restraining of rights (punishment) in this most just World from God.
Why does God’s punishment not start with the major and global offenders? They are obvious, and they live a seemingly good life.
In the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 5, verse 44, Jesus says: “Love your enemies.” What did He mean? If we try to love our enemies without understanding why, our mind will not accept it, or it will be hypocrisy. Only several years of experience allowed me to realize the meaning of this phrase.
Who in due time forced me to change my position from the agnostic to the believer? They were the enemies that created an unbearable situation. They forced me to seriously examine what my fault was before God, as well as what I must do and how to do it. That is the first benefit.
Who in the process of redemption of sins through forgiveness creates negative moments in life? Those are the enemies – offenders. There is no process of redemption without them. That is the second benefit.
Having achieved pretty good health after a while without doctors or medicine, and also a more favorable life, I became a little bit lazy in spirit, resting on my laurels. Then, once more, troubles started increasing yet again from my enemies. They do not allow you to remain lazy. That is the third benefit.
As you can see, only through experience came an understanding of why I should love my enemies – they are useful in the process of spiritual development.
Commandments! The exhortation for their fulfillment is so often heard in sermons.
A beginner in the battle for his soul must know that the Law requires restoring order not only in the visible and audible spectrum of behavior but also in thoughts and emotions. They have an impact on health and life as well.
Against each of the negative emotions, such as resentment, fear, envy, vanity, anger, despondency, etc., there is a specific technique. The fact of the matter is that without defeating negative emotions there is no taming of negative thoughts. “Keep the hearth of thought pure.” The fact is that the speed of emotional waves is much faster than the speed of electromagnetic waves, in the range of which our mind works. Faster waves dominate over slower waves. These occurrences were explained by the discoveries of modern physics in the field of torsion waves.
What are the pivotal points in the victory of the spirit over sin?
1. Faith. Jesus called faith the key to Heaven.
2. Goal. “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” The spiritual goal must prevail over the earthly goals.
3. Presence of will and patience. “The Kingdom of Heaven is taken by force.”
4. Control of the brain activity, through which the Darkness will attempt to derail you. “At all times - watch and pray.”
5. Understanding the essence of humility as the only way to actually redeem sins.
In addition to the Bible, there is another book that has helped me and others to deeply understand the interaction between the spirit and the body, the structure of the World, the operation of the Laws, the status of man, and what the Darkness is and its influence on the psyche. This book "In the Light of Truth" has three volumes, written by Oskar Ernst Bernhardt (1875 - 1941). The text of the book is a Revelation. In the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 24, verse 14, there is mention of the Gospel that will be given to people shortly before the Last Judgment as one of the signs of the End of the Ages and as a forerunner before the coming of the Messiah. I think this is It.
I hope this article causes some degree of contemplation from the section of society that has preserved Honor and Conscience but underestimates the power of the teaching of the Christian faith.
Understanding the essence of any issue from the source was taught to us in educational institutions. I, first of all, advise you to also understand the Christian religion from the source - Christ. It is simple and clear, for it is from God.
If, however, the above words do not convince you - live as you will, as you please, for God granted us all the freedom of choice.
The framework of this article does not allow for the delivery of a comprehensive methodology for combating sin – this can be found in lectures.
August 2018
Yuri Lutsenko
