And I Will Profess Unto Them, I Never Knew...Who, Exactly?
Some people say that God accepts all religions, but that’s not what Jesus taught us. He said at Matthew 7: 21-23 “Not everyone saying to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the Kingdom of the heavens, but only the one doing the will of my Father.” So it is necessary for us to learn what the will of God is and then to do it. This is a serious matter because Jesus compared people who do not obey God to criminals, “workers of lawlessness.”
Jesus warned us that when we want to do the will of God, we will face challenges. He said: “Go in through the narrow gate, because broad is the gate and spacious is the road leading off into destruction, and many are going in through it; whereas narrow is the gate and cramped the road leading off into life, and few are finding it.” (
Matthew 7:13, 14) The cramped road, or the right way to worship God, leads to everlasting life. The spacious road, or the wrong way to worship God, leads to death. But YHWH God (Jehovah) does not want anyone to die. He gives everyone the opportunity to learn about him.(
2 Peter 3:9)
Jesus said that we can identify those who worship God in the right way. We can do this by examining what they believe and what they do. He said: “By their fruits you will recognize them.” And he added: “Every good tree produces fine fruit.” (
Matthew 7:16, 17) This doesn’t mean that those who worship God are perfect. But God’s servants always try to do what is right. So what will help us to identify those who worship God the right way?
The Bible says: “All Scripture is inspired of God and beneficial for teaching, for reproving, for setting things straight, for disciplining in righteousness, so that the man of God may be fully competent, completely equipped for every good work.” (
2 Timothy 3:16, 17) The apostle Paul wrote to Christians: “When you received God’s word, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men but, just as it truthfully is, as the word of God.” (
1 Thessalonians 2:13) True worship is based only on God’s Word, the Bible. It is not based on human ideas, traditions, or anything else.
Everything Jesus taught was based on God’s Word. (
John 17:17.) He often quoted the Scriptures. (
Matthew 4:4, 7, 10) True servants of God follow Jesus’ example and base everything they teach on the Bible.
Psalm 83:18 tells us we should worship only the true God YHWH (Jehovah) when it says : “You, whose name is YHWH (Jehovah), you alone are the Most High over all the earth.” Jesus wants people to know exactly who the true God is, and he taught people God’s name. (
John 17:6.) Jesus said: “It is YHWH (Jehovah) your God you must worship, and it is to him alone you must render sacred service.” (
Matthew 4:10) So, as God’s servants, we should follow Jesus’ example. We should worship the
only true God who's name is YHWH (Jehovah), we should use his name, and we should teach others God’s name and what he will do for us.
Jesus taught his disciples to love one another. (
John 13:35.) It doesn’t matter where we’re from, what our culture is, or whether we are rich or poor. Our love for one another should unite us as brothers and sisters. (
Colossians 3:14) So true servants of the true God YHWH (Jehovah) do not go to war and kill people. The Bible says: “The children of God and the children of the Devil are evident by this fact: Whoever does not practice righteousness does not originate with God, nor does the one who does not love his brother.” And it adds: “We should love one another; not like Cain, who originated with the wicked one and slaughtered his brother.” (
1 John 3:10-12; 4:20, 21)
We should use our time, energy, and material things to help and encourage one another. (
Hebrews 10:24, 25) We should “work what is good toward all.”(
Galatians 6:10)
We need to obey Jesus because he is the only way to God. The Bible says: “There is no salvation in anyone else, for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must get saved.” (
Acts 4:12) In
Chapter 5 of this book, we learned that YHWH God (Jehovah) sent Jesus to give his life as a ransom for obedient humans. (
Matthew 20:28) YHWH God (Jehovah) has chosen Jesus to rule as King over the earth. That is why the Bible tells us that we must obey Jesus if we want to live forever.(
John 3:36)
Jesus didn’t participate in politics. When he was on trial, he told the Roman ruler Pilate: “My Kingdom is no part of this world.” (
John 18:36.) Like Jesus, his disciples are loyal to God’s heavenly Kingdom, and for this reason, no matter where we live, we do not get involved in politics. However, the Bible commands us to obey “the superior authorities,” that is, the governments. (
Romans 13:1) We obey the laws of the country where we live. Of course, when a law conflicts with God’s laws, we imitate the apostles, who said: “We must obey God as ruler rather than men.”(
Acts 5:29; Mark 12:17)
True servants of the true God YHWH (Jehovah) and the true disciples of Jesus Christ should believe that God's Kingdom is the only solution for the world's problems. Jesus said that the “good news of the Kingdom” would be preached all over the world. (
Matthew 24:14.) No human government can do what God’s Kingdom will do for us. (
Psalm 146:3) Jesus taught us to pray for God’s Kingdom when he said: “Let your Kingdom come. Let your will take place, as in heaven, also on earth.” (
Matthew 6:10) The Bible tells us that God’s Kingdom will destroy all human governments and that “it alone will stand forever.”(
Daniel 2:44)
So I bthink people should ask themselves, who base their teachings on the Bible? Who tell others about God’s name? Who show genuine love toward one another and believe that God sent Jesus to save us? Who do not get involved in politics? Who preach that only God’s Kingdom can solve our problems?’ It is only YHWH Witnesses (Jehovah’s Witnesses).[
Isaiah 43:10-12]