Saved By Faith But Grow By Knowledge
Do the Children of Truth (those who obey The Father of
Truth because they love Him) have to get everything right all the time to be saved?
Do they have to know everything in the Book of Truth (The Bible) to be saved? What does the Father of Truth (YHVH aka God aka THE LORD) expect from His Children?
The truth is that the Book of Truth contains the Doctrine of Truth and there is a right teaching on every subject. However, not every subject is of equal importance. The Man of Truth (Yeshua HaMashiach aka Jesus Christ) plainly taught that the weightier matters of the Law must be attended to first. This plainly means that the lessor matters of the Law must be attended to afterwards.
More over, no one should be held to a standard of knowing everything and never being wrong about anything. Rule fifty-one (Sometimes you're wrong) applies to everyone. Even the Man of Truth had to grow in wisdom when he was on this Earth (Luke 2:40). So why should anyone think that they do not need to do so as well?
So it is alright to be wrong about somethings sometimes. Not everything is life and death. The real problem is when someone cannot admit it when they are wrong no matter what evidence is presented, especially from the Book of Truth (Ecclesiastes 4:13).
This is not to say that the Children of Truth should not be striving to learn the Doctrine of Truth so that they can learn how to better walk in the truth. They should be seeking out the truth that is found in the Book of Truth on every subject so they can become more like the Man of Truth (John 17:17). There is nothing that pleases the Father of Truth more than when His Children are walking in truth (3 John 1:4).
Still even when the Children of Truth are seeking out the Doctrine of Truth they can still see some things differently without any of them teaching the Doctrine of Lies. The truth is that some things in the Book of Truth are very plain to see while others are not. Even the very plain things have to be learned and that takes time.
It is important to remember that everyone is born as a baby into the House of Truth and then has to grow up from there. The Children of Truth grow to be like the Man of Truth by following the Man of Truth to the best of their understanding and ability (John 14:21). Someone who has been following the Man of Truth for twenty years should not see things the same way as someone who has been following him for twenty minutes (1 Corinthians 13:11). The Children of Truth grow by taking in the Word of Truth like a baby grows by taking in milk (1 Peter 2:1-3).
Also some things can only be understood the Spirit of Truth (Ruach HaQodesh aka The Holy Spirit aka The Holy Ghost) revealing them (1 Corinthians 2:9-11). Those things simply cannot be understood unless the Spirit of Truth teaches them (1 Corinthians 2:12-14). Some things were even hidden in the Original Covenant (Tanach aka The Old Testament) from the Prophets of Truth who wrote it (Ephesians 3:3-5).
Even then the Spirit of Truth uses the Book of Truth to teach the Children of Truth (John 14:26). The Children of Truth still have to do their part and study the Book of Truth in order to learn the Doctrine of Truth (2 Timothy 2:15). Some things were even hard for the Apostles of Truth who wrote the Renewed Covenant (B'rit Chadashah aka The New Testament) to understand (2 Peter 3:15-16).
The Spirit of Truth will lead the Children of Truth into the truth about all subjects in the Book of Truth once they are mature enough to hear it (John 16:12-14). The Children of Truth cannot digest the harder parts of the Doctrine of Truth until they have mastered putting the easier parts into action (Hebrews 5:12-14). The Children of Truth are only ready for the deeper things after they have firmly grasped the six foundational doctrines (Hebrews 6:1-3).
So not all of the Children of Truth are not at the same level of maturity. Not all will be able to put in the same amount of study. The truth is that most of the Children of Truth are not going to be able to read Hebrew and Greek. (It even takes study to know for certain that Greek was the language of the Renewed Covenant with the certain exception of one book.) In fact, for most of history, most of the Children of Truth did not even have access to copies of the original manuscripts in the original languages. Sometimes they have not had access to all parts of the Book of Truth in their own language but only the most important parts so that they might not put the cart before the horse.
The truth is that the Doctrine of Lies has a greater variety of doctrines than the Doctrine of Truth. For any question where there is only one right answer there is always a multitude of wrong answers. The Doctrine of Truth is restricted to only the doctrines that are taught in the Book of Truth while the Doctrine of Lies contains every doctrine that is in opposition to what is taught in the Book of Truth.
More than that, over time it is easy for some of the Doctrine of Lies to get mixed into the doctrine of religious professionals. The vast majority of the Doctrine of Lies that has been mixed in the doctrine that religious professionals teach did not originate with them but rather was taught to them by someone else. Sometimes a doctrine from the Doctrine of Lies has been being repeated for so many generations that only a few of the Children of Truth will even attempt to examine it carefully enough to determine if it agrees with the Book of Truth.
Even then, they may be relying on a translation that was translated incorrectly. Also the language that it was translated into may have changed since the time of translation so that the translation no longer means the same thing that it meant when the translation was originally done. In fact, the translation may even have been intentionally altered from the original text like in the case of one disturbing sentence that appears in many modern translations. So the translation may actually support the doctrine from the Doctrine of Lies and the only way to know that it is not part of the Doctrine of Truth is to read the actual original language text. For most of the Children of Truth throughout most of history this was not even possible.
For these reasons the Children of Truth are not condemned when they ignorantly disobey the commandments of their Father. The Father of Truth does not treat ignorance the same way as willful disobedience (Numbers 15:28-30). The Father of Truth does not put His Children out of His Family for doing stupid things out of ignorance (Psalm 73:22-24). Even blaspheme can be forgiven when it is done in ignorance (1 Timothy 1:12-14). For this reason the Man of Truth has the same compassion on those who sin out of ignorance as His Father (Hebrews 5:1-6).
This by no means means that the Father of Truth wants His Children to remain ignorant. He would not have them ignorant of the fact that all of Israel will be saved (Romans 11:25-27). He would not have them ignorant of how the children of Israel were all baptized and were all with the Man of Truth in the wilderness (1 Corinthians 10:1-4). He would not have them ignorant of the gifts that come from the Spirit of Truth (1 Corinthians 12:1-3). His Children should not be ignorant of the devices of the Father of Lies (HaShatan aka Satan Aka The Devil) that are designed to destroy their effectiveness in this world (2 Corinthians 2:9-11). He would not have them ignorant of the resurrection of the Children of Truth who have died and the snatching away of those are still alive when they all meet the Man of Truth in the air together (1 Thessalonians 4:13-17). He would not have them ignorant of His desire to that no one should perish in the second death as being the only reason that He has delayed the final judgment of the Children of Lies (2 Peter 3:7-9).
The Father of Truth wants people, especially His Children, to come out of ignorance. People first come into the House of Truth when they start repenting of the acts of disobedience that they did in ignorance (Acts 3:17-19). The Father of Truth wants people come to know Him in the House of Truth instead of worshiping Him in ignorance (Acts 17:23-27). The Father of Truth commands people to repent once they are no longer ignorant of Him and His ways (Acts 17:28-31). He does not want people to be zealous in establishing their own righteous while being ignorant of their need to submit to the Man of Truth to gain His righteousness (Romans 10:2-4). The Father of Truth wants people to come out of ignorance so their hearts will no longer be blind to the life that is only found in obedience to Him (Ephesians 4:17-19). The Father of Truth does not want His Children to continue to live in the same way as they did when they were ignorant of how to live a life of holiness in the House of Truth (1 Peter 1:14-16). The Children of Truth should live a life free from sin that puts to silence those who are ignorant of His ways (1 Peter 2:15-16). The Father of Truth does not want them to live like scoffers who are willingly ignorant of the judgment that He has already demonstrated against those who rebelled against Him (2 Peter 3:3-6).
So knowledge of the Doctrine of Truth is very important but it is not everything. If you are one of those people who thinks that everyone must live up to the standard of knowledge of the Doctrine of Truth that you have acquired over many years to be saved then you just need to get over yourself. No matter how much you know you do not know everything. You do not even know what you do not know. You might be disobeying Him in ignorance in some manner because you do not have some minute detail correct. You do not want the Father of Truth deciding your fate based on His knowledge of the Doctrine of Truth so stop doing this to other people because it is blinding you to what really matters (Matthew 7:1-3).
Knowledge of the Doctrine of Truth by itself only puffs up the pride of the person who possess it while love builds up other people so they can know the Father of Truth (1 Corinthians 8:1-3). It really makes no difference how much knowledge you have of the Doctrine of Truth if you do not have love for other people (1 Corinthians 13:2). The Father of Truth allows trouble to come upon those who have the most knowledge of the Doctrine of Truth to keep them from being destroyed by pride over having more knowledge than other people (2 Corinthians 12:7-10). Those who have the most knowledge of the Doctrine of Truth are supposed to use that knowledge wisely and in humility by demonstrating how to live in a way that is pleasing to the Father of Truth (James 3:13).
The truth is that faith in the Man of Truth is the only thing that can justify anyone and no amount of knowledge of the Law of Truth (Torah aka The Law) can save anyone (Galatians 2:15-16). People are saved by faith in the Man of Truth and not by knowing of the Doctrine of Truth so well that they never make a mistake (Ephesians 2:8-9). Love that come from faith in the Man of Truth surpasses all knowledge of the Doctrine of Truth (Ephesians 3:17-19). Faith in the Man of Truth that brings salvation will show itself in acts of love towards other people (James 2:14-17).
Still the Father of Truth expects His Children to change their behavior once they know what He wants instead of willfully disobeying Him (James 4:17). It would have been better for people to have never came into the House of Truth than to leave it through continual willful disobedience (2 Peter 2:20-22). The Children of Truth obey the Father of Truth to the best of their understanding because they love Him (1 John 5:3).
So even though the Children of Truth are saved by faith in the Man of Truth they grow by knowledge of the Doctrine of Truth. Knowledge of the Doctrine of Truth allows them to admonish one another to do what is pleasing to their Father (Romans 15:13-14). Knowledge of the Doctrine of Truth allows them to operate in every gift of the Spirit of Truth while they wait for the return of the Man of Truth to this Earth (1 Corinthians 1:4-7). Knowledge of the Doctrine of Truth allows them to cast down every imagination and stronghold that opposes obedience to the Father of Truth (2 Corinthians 10:4-6). Knowledge of the Doctrine of Truth allows them to understand the power of their Father over everything that opposes His kingdom (Ephesians 1:17-21). Knowledge of the Doctrine of Truth allows them to grow to be like the Man of Truth instead of being deceived by the Doctrine of Lies (Ephesians 4:13-15). Knowledge of the Doctrine of Truth allows them to learn how to live a life that is pleasing to their Father (Colossians 1:9-11). Knowledge of the Doctrine of Truth allows them to live a new life that is based on the Man of Truth instead of their temporary status in this world (Colossians 3:9-11). Knowledge of the Doctrine of Truth allows them to escape the corruption of this world (2 Peter 1:2-4). Knowledge of the Doctrine of Truth allows them to grow to become more and more like the Man of Truth (2 Peter 3:15-18).
Of course, no one can grow by knowledge of the Doctrine of Truth until they come into the House of Truth by faith in the Man of Truth. The fear of the Father of Truth is the first knowledge of the Doctrine of Truth that everyone must learn before they can understand anything else (Proverbs 1:5-7). The fear of the Father of Truth comes from seeking out to His commandments to put them into practice (Proverbs 2:1-5). The Father of Truth is the One Who gives people the ability to understand the Doctrine of Truth (Proverbs 2:6-9). No one can grow by knowledge of the Doctrine of Truth until they come to the Father of Truth (Proverbs 9:9-10). No one can come to the Father of Truth except by first coming into the House of Truth by faith in the Man of Truth (John 14:6). Everyone comes into the House of Truth by putting the Man of Truth in control of their lives because they have faith that the Father of Truth raised him from the dead (Romans 10:8-10). The Father of Truth desires all people to come into the House of Truth to be saved by faith in the Man of Truth so they can begin to grow by the knowledge of the Doctrine of Truth (1 Timothy 2:3-4).
Come into the House of Truth.
Do they have to know everything in the Book of Truth (The Bible) to be saved? What does the Father of Truth (YHVH aka God aka THE LORD) expect from His Children?
The truth is that the Book of Truth contains the Doctrine of Truth and there is a right teaching on every subject. However, not every subject is of equal importance. The Man of Truth (Yeshua HaMashiach aka Jesus Christ) plainly taught that the weightier matters of the Law must be attended to first. This plainly means that the lessor matters of the Law must be attended to afterwards.
More over, no one should be held to a standard of knowing everything and never being wrong about anything. Rule fifty-one (Sometimes you're wrong) applies to everyone. Even the Man of Truth had to grow in wisdom when he was on this Earth (Luke 2:40). So why should anyone think that they do not need to do so as well?
So it is alright to be wrong about somethings sometimes. Not everything is life and death. The real problem is when someone cannot admit it when they are wrong no matter what evidence is presented, especially from the Book of Truth (Ecclesiastes 4:13).
This is not to say that the Children of Truth should not be striving to learn the Doctrine of Truth so that they can learn how to better walk in the truth. They should be seeking out the truth that is found in the Book of Truth on every subject so they can become more like the Man of Truth (John 17:17). There is nothing that pleases the Father of Truth more than when His Children are walking in truth (3 John 1:4).
Still even when the Children of Truth are seeking out the Doctrine of Truth they can still see some things differently without any of them teaching the Doctrine of Lies. The truth is that some things in the Book of Truth are very plain to see while others are not. Even the very plain things have to be learned and that takes time.
It is important to remember that everyone is born as a baby into the House of Truth and then has to grow up from there. The Children of Truth grow to be like the Man of Truth by following the Man of Truth to the best of their understanding and ability (John 14:21). Someone who has been following the Man of Truth for twenty years should not see things the same way as someone who has been following him for twenty minutes (1 Corinthians 13:11). The Children of Truth grow by taking in the Word of Truth like a baby grows by taking in milk (1 Peter 2:1-3).
Also some things can only be understood the Spirit of Truth (Ruach HaQodesh aka The Holy Spirit aka The Holy Ghost) revealing them (1 Corinthians 2:9-11). Those things simply cannot be understood unless the Spirit of Truth teaches them (1 Corinthians 2:12-14). Some things were even hidden in the Original Covenant (Tanach aka The Old Testament) from the Prophets of Truth who wrote it (Ephesians 3:3-5).
Even then the Spirit of Truth uses the Book of Truth to teach the Children of Truth (John 14:26). The Children of Truth still have to do their part and study the Book of Truth in order to learn the Doctrine of Truth (2 Timothy 2:15). Some things were even hard for the Apostles of Truth who wrote the Renewed Covenant (B'rit Chadashah aka The New Testament) to understand (2 Peter 3:15-16).
The Spirit of Truth will lead the Children of Truth into the truth about all subjects in the Book of Truth once they are mature enough to hear it (John 16:12-14). The Children of Truth cannot digest the harder parts of the Doctrine of Truth until they have mastered putting the easier parts into action (Hebrews 5:12-14). The Children of Truth are only ready for the deeper things after they have firmly grasped the six foundational doctrines (Hebrews 6:1-3).
So not all of the Children of Truth are not at the same level of maturity. Not all will be able to put in the same amount of study. The truth is that most of the Children of Truth are not going to be able to read Hebrew and Greek. (It even takes study to know for certain that Greek was the language of the Renewed Covenant with the certain exception of one book.) In fact, for most of history, most of the Children of Truth did not even have access to copies of the original manuscripts in the original languages. Sometimes they have not had access to all parts of the Book of Truth in their own language but only the most important parts so that they might not put the cart before the horse.
The truth is that the Doctrine of Lies has a greater variety of doctrines than the Doctrine of Truth. For any question where there is only one right answer there is always a multitude of wrong answers. The Doctrine of Truth is restricted to only the doctrines that are taught in the Book of Truth while the Doctrine of Lies contains every doctrine that is in opposition to what is taught in the Book of Truth.
More than that, over time it is easy for some of the Doctrine of Lies to get mixed into the doctrine of religious professionals. The vast majority of the Doctrine of Lies that has been mixed in the doctrine that religious professionals teach did not originate with them but rather was taught to them by someone else. Sometimes a doctrine from the Doctrine of Lies has been being repeated for so many generations that only a few of the Children of Truth will even attempt to examine it carefully enough to determine if it agrees with the Book of Truth.
Even then, they may be relying on a translation that was translated incorrectly. Also the language that it was translated into may have changed since the time of translation so that the translation no longer means the same thing that it meant when the translation was originally done. In fact, the translation may even have been intentionally altered from the original text like in the case of one disturbing sentence that appears in many modern translations. So the translation may actually support the doctrine from the Doctrine of Lies and the only way to know that it is not part of the Doctrine of Truth is to read the actual original language text. For most of the Children of Truth throughout most of history this was not even possible.
For these reasons the Children of Truth are not condemned when they ignorantly disobey the commandments of their Father. The Father of Truth does not treat ignorance the same way as willful disobedience (Numbers 15:28-30). The Father of Truth does not put His Children out of His Family for doing stupid things out of ignorance (Psalm 73:22-24). Even blaspheme can be forgiven when it is done in ignorance (1 Timothy 1:12-14). For this reason the Man of Truth has the same compassion on those who sin out of ignorance as His Father (Hebrews 5:1-6).
This by no means means that the Father of Truth wants His Children to remain ignorant. He would not have them ignorant of the fact that all of Israel will be saved (Romans 11:25-27). He would not have them ignorant of how the children of Israel were all baptized and were all with the Man of Truth in the wilderness (1 Corinthians 10:1-4). He would not have them ignorant of the gifts that come from the Spirit of Truth (1 Corinthians 12:1-3). His Children should not be ignorant of the devices of the Father of Lies (HaShatan aka Satan Aka The Devil) that are designed to destroy their effectiveness in this world (2 Corinthians 2:9-11). He would not have them ignorant of the resurrection of the Children of Truth who have died and the snatching away of those are still alive when they all meet the Man of Truth in the air together (1 Thessalonians 4:13-17). He would not have them ignorant of His desire to that no one should perish in the second death as being the only reason that He has delayed the final judgment of the Children of Lies (2 Peter 3:7-9).
The Father of Truth wants people, especially His Children, to come out of ignorance. People first come into the House of Truth when they start repenting of the acts of disobedience that they did in ignorance (Acts 3:17-19). The Father of Truth wants people come to know Him in the House of Truth instead of worshiping Him in ignorance (Acts 17:23-27). The Father of Truth commands people to repent once they are no longer ignorant of Him and His ways (Acts 17:28-31). He does not want people to be zealous in establishing their own righteous while being ignorant of their need to submit to the Man of Truth to gain His righteousness (Romans 10:2-4). The Father of Truth wants people to come out of ignorance so their hearts will no longer be blind to the life that is only found in obedience to Him (Ephesians 4:17-19). The Father of Truth does not want His Children to continue to live in the same way as they did when they were ignorant of how to live a life of holiness in the House of Truth (1 Peter 1:14-16). The Children of Truth should live a life free from sin that puts to silence those who are ignorant of His ways (1 Peter 2:15-16). The Father of Truth does not want them to live like scoffers who are willingly ignorant of the judgment that He has already demonstrated against those who rebelled against Him (2 Peter 3:3-6).
So knowledge of the Doctrine of Truth is very important but it is not everything. If you are one of those people who thinks that everyone must live up to the standard of knowledge of the Doctrine of Truth that you have acquired over many years to be saved then you just need to get over yourself. No matter how much you know you do not know everything. You do not even know what you do not know. You might be disobeying Him in ignorance in some manner because you do not have some minute detail correct. You do not want the Father of Truth deciding your fate based on His knowledge of the Doctrine of Truth so stop doing this to other people because it is blinding you to what really matters (Matthew 7:1-3).
Knowledge of the Doctrine of Truth by itself only puffs up the pride of the person who possess it while love builds up other people so they can know the Father of Truth (1 Corinthians 8:1-3). It really makes no difference how much knowledge you have of the Doctrine of Truth if you do not have love for other people (1 Corinthians 13:2). The Father of Truth allows trouble to come upon those who have the most knowledge of the Doctrine of Truth to keep them from being destroyed by pride over having more knowledge than other people (2 Corinthians 12:7-10). Those who have the most knowledge of the Doctrine of Truth are supposed to use that knowledge wisely and in humility by demonstrating how to live in a way that is pleasing to the Father of Truth (James 3:13).
The truth is that faith in the Man of Truth is the only thing that can justify anyone and no amount of knowledge of the Law of Truth (Torah aka The Law) can save anyone (Galatians 2:15-16). People are saved by faith in the Man of Truth and not by knowing of the Doctrine of Truth so well that they never make a mistake (Ephesians 2:8-9). Love that come from faith in the Man of Truth surpasses all knowledge of the Doctrine of Truth (Ephesians 3:17-19). Faith in the Man of Truth that brings salvation will show itself in acts of love towards other people (James 2:14-17).
Still the Father of Truth expects His Children to change their behavior once they know what He wants instead of willfully disobeying Him (James 4:17). It would have been better for people to have never came into the House of Truth than to leave it through continual willful disobedience (2 Peter 2:20-22). The Children of Truth obey the Father of Truth to the best of their understanding because they love Him (1 John 5:3).
So even though the Children of Truth are saved by faith in the Man of Truth they grow by knowledge of the Doctrine of Truth. Knowledge of the Doctrine of Truth allows them to admonish one another to do what is pleasing to their Father (Romans 15:13-14). Knowledge of the Doctrine of Truth allows them to operate in every gift of the Spirit of Truth while they wait for the return of the Man of Truth to this Earth (1 Corinthians 1:4-7). Knowledge of the Doctrine of Truth allows them to cast down every imagination and stronghold that opposes obedience to the Father of Truth (2 Corinthians 10:4-6). Knowledge of the Doctrine of Truth allows them to understand the power of their Father over everything that opposes His kingdom (Ephesians 1:17-21). Knowledge of the Doctrine of Truth allows them to grow to be like the Man of Truth instead of being deceived by the Doctrine of Lies (Ephesians 4:13-15). Knowledge of the Doctrine of Truth allows them to learn how to live a life that is pleasing to their Father (Colossians 1:9-11). Knowledge of the Doctrine of Truth allows them to live a new life that is based on the Man of Truth instead of their temporary status in this world (Colossians 3:9-11). Knowledge of the Doctrine of Truth allows them to escape the corruption of this world (2 Peter 1:2-4). Knowledge of the Doctrine of Truth allows them to grow to become more and more like the Man of Truth (2 Peter 3:15-18).
Of course, no one can grow by knowledge of the Doctrine of Truth until they come into the House of Truth by faith in the Man of Truth. The fear of the Father of Truth is the first knowledge of the Doctrine of Truth that everyone must learn before they can understand anything else (Proverbs 1:5-7). The fear of the Father of Truth comes from seeking out to His commandments to put them into practice (Proverbs 2:1-5). The Father of Truth is the One Who gives people the ability to understand the Doctrine of Truth (Proverbs 2:6-9). No one can grow by knowledge of the Doctrine of Truth until they come to the Father of Truth (Proverbs 9:9-10). No one can come to the Father of Truth except by first coming into the House of Truth by faith in the Man of Truth (John 14:6). Everyone comes into the House of Truth by putting the Man of Truth in control of their lives because they have faith that the Father of Truth raised him from the dead (Romans 10:8-10). The Father of Truth desires all people to come into the House of Truth to be saved by faith in the Man of Truth so they can begin to grow by the knowledge of the Doctrine of Truth (1 Timothy 2:3-4).
Come into the House of Truth.
posted by The House Of Truth @ April 26, 2015
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