Tuesday, October 14, 2014

"THERE IS NO OTHER!"

Galatians 1:6-9                (ESV)
"6 I am ASTONISHED that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of CHRIST and are turning to a different gospel-
7 not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of CHRIST.
8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed.
9 As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be accursed."


The term "Chrislam" has been used in recent years by some to say that 'we all worship the same GOD' and that we MUST get along better!  Scripture is rather clear that there is only ONE gospel of CHRIST---- and the Apostle Paul states in verse seven "NOT THAT THERE IS ANOTHER ONE"!  

In the latter portion of verse seven, scripture states "but there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of CHRIST"!  In Genesis 3:1 we are informed that the serpent (or enemy) was more subtil (crafty, deceitful, or beguiling) than any other beast that GOD made.  The enemy will camouflage himself to appear as even "and Angel of Light" to deceive as many as HE can.  

1 Corinthians 8:6 says very adeptly "yet for us there is one GOD, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one LORD, JESUS CHRIST, through whom are all things and through whom we exist."   "THERE IS NO OTHER!"  Others may believe that their god is equal, but FOR US there is NO OTHER!  Scripture does NOT instruct us to persecute or destroy others, but to love them and pray for them that they not be blinded (2 Corinthians 4:4) and see the Light!  

The Names of God (NOG) version of 2 Samuel 22:32 says "Who is Elohim but Yahweh? Who is a rock other than our Elohim?"  Elohim is another word for GOD.  There is no sharing GOD's glory with anything else.  We need to be aware that any attempt to share HIS glory is a proclamation that someone/something else is as magnificent as THE ONE WHO spoke our worlds and lives into existence!  YAHWEH is the ONLY GOD and "THERE IS NO OTHER!"

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