Baphomet, the character pictured here, is a popular figure tied to many pagan rituals and organizations. He has also been referred to as “the talking goat’s head”, “the goat of Mendes,” and “the horned god.” Because this idol has ties to so many pagan groups, no one is 100% certain who used it first. Groups throughout history who have used depictions of Baphomet in their rituals include (but are not limited to) Islamic mystics, the Knights Templar, Kabbalah, Roman pagans, Greek pagans, Druids, witches (both Wiccans and black witches), satanists, and Freemasons. If anything, it shows that false religions have spiritual ties to each other and since they have those ties, it is no wonder that there is a push among all false religions to have a one world religion that preaches about all roads leading to “God.”
The picture here of Baphomet was drawn by a man named Eliphas Levi, whose name appears in the lower part of the picture. He was a 19th century Kabbalah mystic in France who established many teachings followed today by those involved in magick and the occult. His real name was Alphonse Louis Constant and he at one time had the desire to be a Catholic priest but eventually left the seminary and the Catholic Church to embrace occultic teachings, beginning with Rosicrucianism. After leaving seminary, he changed his name to Eliphas Levi, which he thought to be the Hebrew version of his birth name.
This idol drawn by Eliphas Levi is chock full of occultic symbols. One of the first things you will notice is the pentagram on Baphomet’s forehead. The pentagram, whether upside down or right side up, is a very prominent occultic symbol. According to Levi in a book he wrote on transcendentalism, the pentagram symbolizes the power of the mind to dominate the spiritual realm in order to interact with “legions of angels and hosts of fiends”, or, as we Christians would say, it is symbolic of interacting with devils.
On Baphomet’s right arm is the word “solve” while on his left arm is the word “coagula.” Together the words form the phrase “solve coagula” or “solve et coagula.” This phrase means “solution and coagulation” and is a philosophy based on medieval alchemist practices. Alchemy was the belief that base metals could be changed to gold, that panaceas existed to cure all ills and needed to be discovered, and that with enough experimentation, one could discover an elixir to give longevity to life. It also included the use of occult magic in an attempt to bring these theories to reality. The phrase “solve et coagula” was the mantra used referring to the process of breaking down elements and hardened positions (solving) so those elements could be changed, or transmuted, to be united in a different form (coagula). Levi thought this phrase applied to the religious/spiritual realm where people’s unenlightened beliefs could be broken down and then changed to more enlightened paths that would unite everyone to a new perspective that would put everyone into agreement. In other words, he wanted to break down the Christian belief that Jesus is the only way to God, or other “divisive” doctrines, so that all mankind could unite to follow his god in a one world religion.
If you look at Baphomet’s hands, the index finger and second finger on each hand are up. These hand signals (the “peace” sign) are symbolism used in the occult world as well as in the Catholic Church and Eliphas Levi applied this signal to his own occultic ideas. Actually, the two philosophies symbolized in this hand signal, whether they are used in the Catholic Church or in occultic settings, are both false doctrines. The Catholic portrayal of Jesus below shows a Catholic Jesus (a false Christ) using the hand signal. The two-fingered signals used by Baphomet and the false Christ symbolize 1)Apostolic Succession, and 2)Temporal Power.
Apostolic succession in Catholicism is the doctrine that only the Pope is the true head of Christ’s church on Earth and that he sits in the seat of Christ (i.e. he is the “vicar of Christ”). Temporal power is the doctrine that the Pope has authority and sovereignty over all the rulers of every nation on Earth. To the occultist bowing down to Baphomet, apostolic succession is translated into the belief that Baphomet is the god in every religion, therefore all religions lead to god. The doctrine of temporal power is translated into the belief that Baphomet has the power to rule all nations. It is only through the acceptance of his doctrines that peace, victory, and unity can take place on Earth, according to occultist teachings.
In Baphomet’s lap, you see two serpents criss-crossing up a pole with a hole in Baphomet’s abdomen. Two serpents going up a pole is the ancient symbol of the staff of Hermes in Greek paganism, and the caduceus of Mercury in Roman paganism. This occultic symbol means Baphomet opens the path to Kundalini energy (taught in Hinduism), also known as the “Serpent Power”, that when released causes the occultist to transcend to higher levels of enlightenment to unite the body, mind, and spirit in well-being. It is also a phallic symbol representing the act of generation (especially sex outside of marriage) and promotes the occultic/pagan belief that sex brings the person who participates in it great power and control in their own lives and control over the individuals they have sex with.
Those who buy into all of these evil doctrines that Baphomet represents are terribly deceived. Baphomet’s pentagram may promote contact with devils, but God’s word says, “…I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils. Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord’s table, and of the table of devils,” [1 Corinthians 10:20-21]. Devils, although they transform themselves into angels of light, are nothing but deceivers who bring darkness and like thieves come only to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. But Jesus Christ has come so we can have life more abundantly [John 10:10].
Baphomet may claim he wants to “solve coagula”, but this is nothing more than a plot to blaspheme God’s name as he opposes God in a feeble attempt to exalt himself above God. Those who follow Baphomet may seek to destroy the true church of Christ, but upon the rock of Christ God has built his church, and the very gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Greater is he that is in Christian believers, than he that is in the world [1 John 4:4].
Peace, victory, and unity may be promised by Baphomet by his claims to have all power on Earth, but true peace can only come through Jesus Christ, the true Prince of Peace. Real victory over sin, death, hell and every work of the devil only comes through the Lord Jesus Christ, who alone has been given all power in heaven and earth [Matthew 28:18]. True unity can only be displayed when there is unity of the Holy Spirit and of godly faith in the believers of Jesus Christ.
Baphomet promises enlightenment through his serpent power, but in reality it is the entrance of God’s word into our hearts that gives us light and understanding [Psalm 119:130]. God’s word is a lamp unto our feet and a light unto our path, providing us with more understanding than any ungodly teacher or ungodly elder [Psalm 119:99, 100, 105].
So who is this Baphomet? None other than the great deceiver known as Satan, Lucifer, Beelzebub, Belial, and the devil.
Sources:
Furnivall, F. J., The Compact Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1979.
Valiente, Doreen, An ABC of Witchcraft, Phoenix, Custer, WA, 1988.
Grant, Kenneth, The Magical Revival, Samuel Weiser, New York, 1973.
Hall, Manley P., The Secret Teachings of All Ages…, The Philosophical Research Society, Los Angeles, 1978.
–posted by Harry A. Gaylord–
penultima
/ June 12, 2009This is, truly, an excellant article. It is not focused on too much today in (various) churches but it is indeed true that, “[...] we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places” (Ephesians 6:12, KJV).”
What about the symbolism of the half moons in the top left and bottom right corners? (Did, I miss you expound on that?) What are your thoughts?
harryagaylord
/ June 12, 2009penultima,
Thanks for your comments. I left out the crescent moons because I couldn’t find anything on them and didn’t know what they meant. But after further research, I was able to find out more information when I tracked down a translation by A. E. Waite of Eliphas Levi’s “Dogma et Rituel de la Haute Magie.” In English, the title is “The Ritual of Transcendental Magic.” On p. 82 of that book, Eliphas Levi makes the following blasphemous statements about Baphomet:
“Now, all the fathers of the Church, who have concerned themselves with Jewish symbolism, have recognized in the immolated goat the figure of Him Who assumed, as they say, the very form of sin. Hence the Gnostics were not outside symbolical traditions when they assigned this same mystical figure to Christ the Liberator. All the Kabalah and all Magic, as a fact, are divided between the cultus of the immolated and that of the emissary goat. We must recognize therefore a Magic of the Sanctuary and that of the wilderness, the White and the Black Church, the priesthood of public assemblies and the Sanhedrin of the Sabbath. The goat which is represented in our frontispiece bears upon its forehead the Sign of the Pentagram with one point in the ascendant, which is sufficient to distinguish it as a symbol of the light. Moreover, the sign of occultism is made with both hands, pointing upward to the white moon of Chesed, and downward to the black moon of Geburah. This sign expresses the perfect concord between mercy and justice. One of the arms is feminine and the other masculine, as in the androgyne of Khunrath, those attributes we have combined with those of our goat, since they are one and the same symbol. The torch of intelligence burning between the horns is the magical light of universal equilibrium; it is also the type of the soul, exalted above matter, even while cleaving to matter, as the flame cleaves to the torch. The monstrous head of the animal expresses horror of sin, for which the material agent, alone responsible, must alone and for ever bear the penalty, because the soul is impassible in its nature and can suffer only by materializing. The caduceus, which replaces the generative organ [penis], represents eternal life; the scale-covered belly typifies water; the circle above it is the atmosphere, the feathers still higher up signify the volatile; lastly, humanity is depicted by the two breasts and the androgyne arms of this sphinx of the occult sciences. Behold the shadows of the infernal sanctuary dissipated! Behold the sphinx of mediaeval terrors unveiled and cast from his throne! Quomodo cedidisti, Lucifer!
The dread Baphomet henceforth, like all monstrous idols, enigmas of antique science, and its dreams, is only an innocent and even pious hieroglyph.”
It’s obvious that these devilish doctrines are affecting what we see going on in the world. The caduceus is a phallic symbol promoting fornication and Baphomet is androgynous–having both female and male body parts. Androgyny is what we see promoted in rock-n-roll and in the world at large when people espouse bisexuality, transgenderism, or homosexuality.
Perduable
/ July 3, 2009This essay while completely biased on the christian side unfortunately shows the author did the most minute amount of research but surely the eyes were afraid to dig too deep into what they were affixed. Baphomet is a symbol and nothing to do with pagan. Unless by pagan you assume one means because they don’t believe in christ? Ponder this thought on the highest levels and you may assume a minute amount of enlightenment. That which could be thought is false! From a completely unbiased (I.E. Agnostic(I don’t assume to have any answers because there are no questions.)) point of view there is but one meaning of this beast! Baphomet represent qualities attributed to the forces that created the great world weather you call that force God Jesus Mahammed Jah Jehova Iam whatever makes no difference. This is the symbol they taught their followers to respect creation, life, death, continuence, love, imperfection, the universe, all summed up into one symbol which by the way is a card among the taro deck. The taro being a wheel representing the cycle of life and the story of the forces that created it. The moons you seem to misunderstand represent the movement of the moon, orbital. The position of the moon, waxing and waning. The harmony of both the dark (eclipsed) moon as well as the bright (enlightened) side of the moon appearing to balance an equation. Does this mean worship the goat head, no it simply means stare at this symbol and you will find universal truths. To call all of this devils and to say that jesus (ha) is the only way to attain knowledge obviously you don’t know the internet that well. You assume to read a few articles on a symbol you have no knowledge of that you are of merit to post a report of venomous slander against that what you do not understand. Such disrespect is a quality of christians passed down from their predecessors. That’s my two cents care to debate I won’t be back on this page contact me directly Crazedlude@hotmail.com.
harryagaylord
/ July 4, 2009Perduable,
I’m rather glad you won’t be back on this page. Yes, I have a bias in favor of Christianity just as you have a bias in favor of your beliefs. Biases, when based on the truth of God’s word, are a good thing and are pleasing to Jehovah, the God of the universe. I’d much rather please him than be concerned about offending you or any other unbeliever.
By “pagan” or “heathen” I mean anyone who does not believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, which is what the Bible teaches. As far as your attack on my research goes, I went to the source of the one who depicted Baphomet and the other pagan resources who discuss him. I even quoted in my comment from Eliphas Levi’s book for his meaning of the picture of Baphomet he drew. And you’re disputing information that has come directly from him. The fact that Baphomet is a representation of the devil and devilish beliefs is not venomous slander, it’s the truth.
Your bias against godliness, truth, and righteousness in the things that I’ve shared here simply reflects the fact that you hate the one true God and what he represents while you sugarcoat the devilish lies you’ve bought into as being the truth. You call evil good, and good evil; you mistake darkness for light, and light for darkness; you also mistake bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter when it comes to spiritual matters [Isaiah 5:20].
Allison
/ March 1, 2010I am so glad to be free of this So called NEW AGE THINKING, which is simply the same old lies from Satan as was in the beginning of time!
Praise Jesus, and woe to those who choose not hear.
We however, are commanded by the Savior to pray for your eternal salvation as well. You call that ignorance.
Find God, and inherit and receive his Grace.
nonignorant
/ July 14, 2009I believe the baphomet represents accepting the world for as its seen; all the elements and creatures. Accepting that everything’s the way it is because a collection of stories in an old book or a man at a podium tells you so is unbelievable. The world is as it is and no mystical being or god made it so. Christians truely are the most hypocrital and ignorant people on earth. Always saying to “accept all men as we are all gods children” yet telling me I’m wrong for not follwing your beliefs.
harryagaylord
/ July 14, 2009I’m not a Christian who says “we’re all God’s children.” We may all be created by God, but only those who know Jesus are God’s children. The Bible has been proven many times over not to be just a collection of stories. There are countless people whose lives have been completely changed for the better because of God’s word being preached to them. Call us whatever you want and be a hater all you want, but the lives of us Christians are filled with the Lord’s joy, peace, and grace whether times in our lives are rough or copacetic. We don’t have to always depend on ourselves or other people since God is always with us. We can let ourselves down, other people can let us down, but even when that happens, God remains faithful to us and always works things out when we are weak. Who do you have when you fail or when others fail you? I imagine that must be a miserable, empty type of existence.
Baphomet is not symbolic of any good thing. But you are so blinded by the evil in your heart, such a statement won’t make any sense to you. So if you want to keep playing into the devil’s hands with your false beliefs, you have the free will to do so.
Anonymous
/ July 16, 2009belive what you like that brings you peace for those who seek exturnal influence have yet to look inside at themselves
harryagaylord
/ July 16, 2009True peace can only come from the Lord Jesus Christ. This peace from the Lord has a pre-requisite that a person examine themselves to see that they are sinful inside, having a dead spirit that only Jesus Christ can revive when they acknowledge they are sinners, turn away from their sins, and confess that Jesus is the only Lord. There is no other real peace that can be acquired by man apart from this simple truth. If a religion does not have the Lord Jesus Christ as the only way to God, that religion only has a cheap imitation of real peace.
Animus Messor
/ September 24, 2009hello harry a gay lord.
my name is Animus Messor and i am a loving Wiccan witch. interestingly enough, i am a follower of the Roman Catholic church… the base of all Christian and Lutheran and Protestant beliefs.
you misunderstand many things and are so blind by your one sided view that you have failed to research the basics.
the pentagram is a symbol of the four elements and the fifth element known as the spirit (not sure if you have heard of that word before) it shows the spirit’s power over said elements and depicts that one can control the elements if the spirit’s will is there.
Then you say that when we communicate with angels we are in fact communicating with demons. are you then saying that angels do not exist and/or can not be reached? harry, have you ever communicated with your guardian angel? i have. i have also communicated with my loving spirit guide named Alastaar. they are only there to protect us. angels and demons alike may be contacted, it is up to you which you decide to talk to.
You go on to say that “In other words, he wanted to break down the Christian belief that Jesus is the only way to God, or other “divisive” doctrines, so that all mankind could unite to follow his god in a one world religion.” you can not say “in other words” because you do not know his opinion. he is clearly stating, by what you wrote, that we should form together and agree. be peaceful, is that not what God wishes for? Peace?
And, again, you state falsely that the Temporal Power is the complete power of the pope over ALL nations. it is, in fact, the pope’s power over Catholics, from which your religion descended.
To answer Penultima’s question, the half moons are a symbol of the goddess, and in this portrait a symbol of balance. the goddess symbol, looking like this )0( shows the three stages of Her life. maiden, mother, and crone. this is linked with the stages of the moon.
In your reply to Perduable you state that [God] appreciates biases… WRONG AGAIN! how can God, who loves everyone, want you to be bias? my dear sir you have lost all meaning to your words. you only look to strike out at that which you do not understand. you think with your book and not with the mind that God has given you.
I am here to say that you sir are a poor excuse for a Christian because you have no earthly right to judge. or do you not accept that part of the Bible? you are to love EVERYONE regardless of race sex or CREED. or did you skip over that part also? another important fact is that the Christians created Satan in their stories so that there was a negative. we could all live in a place where everyone went to paradise, but no. there must immediately be evil! God said let there be no god greater than I. well they are all equal harry. as long as we love the deity that we follow, they are equal. I love all three of my deities and can not wait to meet them all in the glorious afterlife. in the end we are all striving towards paradise. learn to love harry and you shall find peace.
Matt 5:43-44
43 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour,
and hate thine enemy.
44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you,
do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully
use you, and persecute you;
I Jn 4:7
Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one
that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
Anonymous
/ September 25, 2011The “Christian” belief was here before the roman church my friend. It was after the paganistic beliefs couldn’t be forced onto everyone else, that Constantine thought of a good lie to win a war , then the Holy Roman Empire forced this new, very biased Christian religion onto everyone that was in countries Rome ruled. The beliefs/rules of today’s Christian religion was enforced under penalties of death over 2000 years ago, and now it is known as the truth. One verse in the bible should be enough to make people desire to be more educated on this matter, my people are destroyed for lack of knowledge, or seek wisdom of the Lord, or the parable of walking in the light, cause right now y’all in the dark. O’ snap dark is satanic, watch out
harryagaylord
/ September 24, 2009[i am a loving Wiccan witch]
Yes, you are loving. You are in love with evil and with every evil thing and evil person in agreement with your wicked doctrines.
[i am a follower of the Roman Catholic church… the base of all Christian and Lutheran and Protestant beliefs.]
Wrong! The roman catholic church was started by Constantine the Great in the 300s AD. True Christianity started centuries before catholicism when the Lord Jesus Christ came to earth. I am not “Protestant.” I believe in Jesus Christ, who hath saved me, and called me with an holy calling, not according to my works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given to me in Christ Jesus before the world began [2 Timothy 1:9]. My faith has nothing whatsoever to do with the false religion of roman catholicism which is the harlot wearing scarlet in the book of Revelation. So it’s no wonder that a Wiccan is a proud member of the roman catholic church.
[the pentagram is a symbol of the four elements and the fifth element known as the spirit]
Yes. And the spirits symbolized by the pentagram are Satan and his fallen angels who kept not their first estate [heaven], but left their own habitation, who God hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day [Jude 1:6]
[Then you say that when we communicate with angels we are in fact communicating with demons. are you then saying that angels do not exist and/or can not be reached?...i have also communicated with my loving spirit guide named Alastaar.]
Your spirit guide is a devil. For Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers [and his fallen angels] also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works. [2 Corinthians 11:14-15]
You communicate, or pray, to your angel and praying to angels is the worship of angels. I, as a true believer in Jesus Christ, have no need to pray to a created being like an angel when I can go directly to their righteous Creator who rules over the whole universe. The Bible is against praying to (worshipping) angels–”Let no man beguile [deceive] you of your reward in a voluntary [false, phony] humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,” [Colossians 2:18]
[you can not say “in other words” because you do not know his (Eliphas Levi's) opinion.]
I’ve read some of Eliphas Levi’s words, so I do, in fact, know his opinion about embracing ecumenism while rejecting Christ as being the only way to God.
[you state falsely that the Temporal Power is the complete power of the pope over ALL nations. it is, in fact, the pope’s power over Catholics, from which your religion descended.]
No, my “religion” did not descend from catholicism as I explained above. When Constantine started his false church, Christianity already existed and was vibrant. True Christians knew roman catholicism was a cheap imitation of the real thing and they refused to join and were persecuted as a result.
Temporal power is the belief that the Pope has power over ALL nations, not just catholics. They just don’t preach this doctrine out in the open because most people would reject it. This teaching went underground at Vatican II. But everytime you see a Pope landing in some foreign country and bending over to kiss the ground, this is symbolic of his belief in his power over all nations.
[the half moons are a symbol of the goddess]
You can bow down to the moon all you want, and your false goddess, but the Bible calls this idolatry and “Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters…shall inherit the kingdom of God,” [1 Corinthians 6:9-10]
[how can God, who loves everyone, want you to be bias?]
You talk against bias, but you clearly have a bias of your own. You are biased against the truth that Jesus Christ is the only way to salvation. God’s word says, “He that believeth on the Son (Jesus Christ) hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him,” [John 3:36] And this is the same John who you quoted out of context at the end of your comment.
Yes, God is biased against evil. Revelation 20:15 says, “And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.” In Revelation 21:8 it says, “But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.”
The Bible tells us those who are in the book of life are the ones who believe only in Christ. Those who are unbelievers, like you, and sorcerers, like you, and idolaters, like you, and liars, like you, are thrown into the lake of fire. Once again, this is the same John you quoted that wrote this. But I hope you see the error of your ways and repent of your sins and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ before this happens to you.
[another important fact is that the Christians created Satan in their stories]
Christians did not create Satan. Satan was mentioned in ancient writings that precede any writings of Christians. The book of Job, which is a book written earlier than Genesis, talks about Satan. The prophet Isaiah talks about Satan’s (Lucifer) origins in Isaiah 14 and it was written in the 700s B.C. The prophet Ezekiel also talked about Satan’s (king of Tyrus, anointed cherub) origins in Ezekiel 28 which was written in the 500s B.C.
Wiccans believe in lies, so it’s no surprise that you can’t accept what the Bible says or what a true Christian tells you. But I rebuke all of your lies and false doctrines in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. And I pray for you in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ that you will be saved.
Just for future reference–there is a snowball’s chance in hell that I will ever take spiritual advice from someone who is openly wiccan or a witch.
sumdumbgoogooguypan
/ September 24, 2009wow open up your mind to the possibilty that there is more to life then a book which was put together by a roman in the time of pagan worship for the good of the roman empire ……. before the book there were many Gods as we have many constellations. who was their god back then? maybe in actual fact the only God that has always ever been there is inside us all regardless of weather or not we call it this or call it that.
so how can someone be evil if they do their best to be a good person?? after all actions speak louder then words don’t they. oh yeah and did’nt J.C. say blessed he whom is full of darkness for the light in the body is the eye????….something like that anyway. anways save yourselves I got my ride:)
harryagaylord
/ September 25, 2009sumdumb,
You have bought into revisionist history as far as the Bible is concerned. Constantine and his flunkies put together bastardized manuscripts to form what today is known as the Catholic Bible. The true manuscripts which were preserved by real God-fearing believers in Christ were brought together to form the Textus Receptus, which is the Authorized Version.
Since you’re not Christian, here’s a truth u may not be aware of–Satan always tries to mimic whatever God does. So he found some deceived people to help Constantine create a mimic of the true Bible.
God said–”Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.” That means belief in God’s word, the Bible, gives spiritual, eternal life. It’s so important that God claims it’s more important than food.
[before the book there were many Gods]
No there weren’t. But you’d disagree because you believe the lies you’ve been taught since you’re in the world and not a believer in Christ. Man, in the beginning, worshipped the God of the Bible–Yahweh. Then after the fall of the first man and woman, eventually “…when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things…Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator.” [Romans 1:21-23, 25]
Man turned his back on the one true God and came up with many gods who mankind made based on God’s creatures, including humans.
[how can someone be evil if they do their best to be a good person??]
Because God’s word says, “But we [humans] are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags.” [Isaiah 64:6]. Jesus said “there is none good but one, that is, God.” [Matthew 19:17] God is the only good person in the whole universe and he considers all our good works as worthless rags unless we confess Jesus as Lord. This is why Jesus said “…ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he [God, the Messiah], ye shall die in your sins,” [John 8:24]
[oh yeah and did’nt J.C. say blessed he whom is full of darkness for the light in the body is the eye????]
No, he didn’t. You’re not even close. Here’s the scripture you misquoted–
“The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single [focused], thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness. Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.” [Luke 11:34-35]
Reason
/ October 1, 2009Ah, you guys crack me up. Spiritual = Delusional. Will the dark ages will never end?
harryagaylord
/ October 2, 2009Actually, spiritual is only delusional when it does not acknowledge that Yahweh is the one true God and that one can only come to Yahweh through faith in his Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. The “dark ages” will continue until Jesus Christ comes back to reign on the Earth. We’re in the dark ages now because the majority of people in the world won’t accept the truth as proclaimed in the Bible.
Jesus said, “I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.” [John 12:46] That’s why the world is in the dark ages–they refuse to believe in Christ.
MyGodReigns
/ October 9, 2009The god of darkness has put a mask over people’s eyes not to see the truth and he is doing it through all possible forms even the government and media are falling prey to this!
I am only glad that Jesus is coming again!
nik afridi
/ November 7, 2009well hold on guys,my english is a little poor sorry for that but i’d like to add my comments too, i am not christan i am muslim but what our brother harryagaylord said in uper peragraphs is i think right coz u know there was jesus and its not a story there was a mirricle on that time when jesus got born i mean every one know, it is true that jesus will come back and he will be as old as he left ok we believe that but harryagaylord brother! can you please tell me how jesus left this world i mean how he died? i am sure your answer is ‘ becoz of jews’. then why you people forgave them and why they are still on this world? i believe that the christianity is true but not the new one coz its been changed by american people about 400 years ago and they changed some of pages from bible and they withdraw the murder case of jesus from jews i think i am agreed with older christianity not new. thankz
Bill
/ December 8, 2009Many people believe that the Bible was changed 400 years ago, but have you ever investigated this yourself or do you just believe it because that is what you were told. There are over 20,000 manuscripts of the New Testament and there are several that are more than 1,400 years old.
Jesus said (about His life) in John 10:18-
“No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.”
The nails did not hold Jesus on the cross. His love for us did, and His desire to take the punishment for our sins so that we can be acceptable to God.
Jesus is the sacrifice that saves us, like the ram was the sacrifice that saved Abraham’s son.
But Jesus rose again, lives today, and wants a personal relationship with you.
harryagaylord
/ November 8, 2009nik,
[can you please tell me how jesus left this world i mean how he died?]
Jesus was crucified on a Roman cross after Jewish religious leaders brought false accusations against him so they could put him to death. Jewish leaders, because of their jealousy and hatred, persuaded a very reluctant Pontius Pilate to order Christ’s death by crucifixion.
[i am sure your answer is ‘ becoz of jews’. then why you people forgave them and why they are still on this world?]
Because the Jews are not the only ones responsible for Jesus’ death. Jesus, who is God, knew before he came to Earth as a human that he would die. That was his ultimate purpose for coming here. His mission was to die for the sins of all mankind [1 John 2:2] from Adam, the first human, to the last person who will be born right before God brings the present Earth to an end.
This is why true Christians are not preoccupied with blaming the Jews, even if they were wrong. All of us are in some way responsible for Christ’s death. But Jesus’ death was not the end of the story. Since he came back to life on the third day of being in the grave, the Jews ultimately did not win in the end. It is pointless to ask why the Jews still exist for crimes committed by their forefathers when the majority of people in the world violate God’s laws and reject him, just like some Jews do. All humans can only be saved as a result of the undeserved favor we receive from God by believing that Jesus Christ is Lord whether we are Jew or non-Jew. All humans have an evil nature, so claiming or implying that Jews deserve to be extinct is hypocritical.
[i believe that the christianity is true but not the new one coz its been changed by american people about 400 years ago]
I don’t know what you mean here because true Christianity has never changed. There are many false religious systems set up by humans that call themselves Christian, but they’re not really Christianity. Newer versions of the Bible which are not based on the Textus Receptus manuscripts may have tweaked the story, but Bibles like the English King James Version is based on the truthful manuscripts and did not change the story. Either way, the Jews are not the problem you should be concerned about. Your worst problem, like the rest of humanity, is your sinful nature and you, like the rest of us, need to have Jesus Christ as your Lord.
samanthacheryl
/ January 13, 2010I think this is a well written article and you are obviously very well read as far as The Bible is concerned. But I would encourage you to speak with kindness, as it is a fruit of the Holy Spirit, which Jesus speaks of in detail. We are to love our neighbors, and that is not only expressed in our sharing of the Gospel with them, but also the manner in which we do so. Jesus was a humble and loving man, who spoke the truth and performed miracles from a kind and compassionate heart, unlike the wise priests of His day who preached and healed out of pride and self-righteousness. Christ’s love is neither condemning nor judgmental, but a source of freedom from our flesh and the consequences of our sin.
And after all, isn’t that what we Christians are: followers of Christ? We are to follow the things He did but also the manner in which He did them.
Allison
/ March 3, 2010I am just new here and realize I am commenting on old threads, but what hasn’t been said in kindness here? I am feeling very welcomed and blessed to have found this site.
squees
/ March 4, 2010It still amazes me, how much fear and interrogation are used in the christian religion. Baphomet is a sigil (or symbol) representing the universal union between positive and negative energies. It is parallel to the symbol of the Tao (yin yang) and can be considered one and the same. Many people associate Freemasons with the view of Baphomet as a symbol of wisdom and higher intelligence although there is no documented evidence of Freemasonry’s belief in Baphomet.The name appears to be a combination of two Greek words baphe and metis meaning “absorption of knowledge.” A popular misconception is that Baphomet represents “evil” or the Christian Satan. This is only because of similarity of the goats head. In the 19th century the name came into popular English-speaking consciousness with the publication of various works of pseudo-history that tried to link the Knights Templar with conspiracy theories elaborating on their suppression. In 1854, with the publication of Dogme et Rituel de la Haute Magie by Eliphas Lévi the name Baphomet became associated with a “Sabbatic Goat.”
The Christian God is a god of hidden lies. No one can know the Father. The Father keeps himself hidden up above us and can not be reached.
Satan is the giver of knowledge. To follow God is to follow blindly. To follow Satan is more likely to be opened to the truth.
Or not.
harryagaylord
/ March 5, 2010squees,
The genuine gospel of the Bible that true Christians preach happens to be the truth even if you hate it. The definition of “interrogation” means “the process of asking questions,” so is that the word you intended to use or did you mean to use “intimidation”? Because there is nothing wrong with asking questions if you seek the truth in a harmless way. But if you mean intimidation, you are not accurately describing true Christianity. It is pagans who have tried to intimidate, persecute,and kill Christians since Christianity began because you hate it when the truth about God, sin, and the consequences of sin are preached.
As far as your argument that Baphomet is an innocent symbol, if you wanted to use examples of its innocence, you should not have used Taoism or Freemasonry as examples. They are both steeped in occultic deceptions. But then again I guess you are too, based on your comment.
Baphomet was tied to the Knights Templar by their own admission in the few historical documents that remain that they themselves created centuries ago. So it started way before Eliphas Levi came along. So you’re either lying or you’re ignorant of the history you claim to know. Personally, I believe you state this false history from a deceptive heart since you believe that Satan is the giver of knowledge.
Your spiritual father, Satan, is a liar and deceiver and you have embraced his character which makes you a liar and deceiver just like him.
To follow God is to follow spiritual truth to understanding why things are the way they are on Earth and in the universe. God has proven that he says the truth and is the originator of truth since throughout the ages the Bible has proven true in its history and its science. Archaeology has proven the Bible true time and time again and cosmology even shows that what the Bible says is true and I have given all kinds of scientific proof of this in several other posts. But we Christians have accepted by faith that God has spoken the whole truth and nothing but the truth. It is when we accept what he says that we then see how he backs up what he says in the Bible.
Your god, on the other hand, is the one that people like you follow blindly. Satan has blinded your mind and you’ve willingly given in to the lies he has told you. You really need to wake up before it’s too late.
You think you’re on the right path, but there is a way that seemeth right unto a man when the end thereof is the way of death. And that’s the path you’re on. Oh, BTW, God has shown us Christians how things will turn out in the end. Even when people like you will continue to cause the death of Christians and will promote your hatred of God–even when it looks like Christianity is losing the battle against your evil–GOD WILL WIN IN THE END AND SATAN WILL LOSE! Satan and all his followers will end up burning in the lake of fire. BELIEVE THAT!
So maybe it’s time for you to switch teams by turning away from your sins and bowing down to the true God–the Lord Jesus Christ.
Allison
/ March 6, 2010oh yea he’s the God of Knowledge.
That is why he has to work hidden behind deception and lies.(like entertainment and secret societies and false religions, evil governments etc. How many truths/lies does he need to have)? Confusion is his game, not knowledge.
Jesus Christ is the Way The Truth and the Light. No Man shall enter unto the Father but through him. BUT WE WILL THROUGH HIM.
The one true God is right here in the open for us all. We need only seek his word.
Get on your knees and repent brother. It is not too late…yet
Allison
/ March 6, 2010AMEN
Anonymous
/ March 22, 2010It all started as, and still is metaphor. It is fine as metaphor, but people start loosing it once they pass that point.
You mock a wiccan like they’re delusional and then say
“Actually, spiritual is only delusional when it does not acknowledge that Yahweh is the one true God and that one can only come to Yahweh through faith in his Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. The “dark ages” will continue until Jesus Christ comes back to reign on the Earth. We’re in the dark ages now because the majority of people in the world won’t accept the truth as proclaimed in the Bible.”
So people are delusional if they don’t believe that: a talking snake is the cause of all evil, that god used to like blood sacrifices and genocide, that god (omniscient, omnipotent) expresses REMORSE after flooding the earth and promises not to do it again… even though he could have just seen the future, that there is a huge amount of literature that is far older than the oldest found copies of any books of the Old Testament that tell stories that the Old Testament could have simply modified (one example the Epic of Gilgamesh and other Sumerian tales), there are many biblical prophecies which never came true, god demands that people who work on the sabbath be condemned to death and also rebellious children who drink too much (Leviticus), and that in all of his wisdom… God couldnt think of any better way to try to save humanity than to send his son on a suicide mission in Jerusalem, and that the entire planets way of averting ETERNAL torture is to believe in him and only him, and that a book that is supposedly written by God himself but in strewn with inconsistency. There really wasn’t a better way?
The answer is… Yes, there is.
How do we answer what the Bible really is then? Since even a small amount of literary criticism instantly shows it isn’t the infallible word of God.
It is a collection of writings (with huge amounts of alternate texts from the same period omitted, read them and you’ll see why) by a group of Bronze Age and approximately 1900 year old men who were trying to make sense of the world based on observations, and based on mystic experiences that became dilluted into theology. Read Exodus, Moses was learned in the Egyptian tradition, an initiatory mystery religion. They were savage and warlike, and their God became savage and warlike. Then a Jewish Mystic named Jesus comes along and tries to overturn the violent Jehovah into a God of Love and Forgiveness, he is killed as a revolutionary and after his death diefied and the hell filled guilt ridden visions that were in the scribe’s minds polluted what probably started as a decent philosophy.
But who knows, I don’t have the false sense of absolutely being write as you do so it probably won’t matter to those running Christianity 2.0 as their operating system, but to anyone not brainwashed beyond hope… Look at the stars at night, feel the fresh air, be thankful that you are alive now, give up your ego-games, make amends, raise good kids, love your spouse, and be kind and never stop learning. Not because you are afraid of punishment, but because you are a thinking human with the humility and awe you should have while revolving through infinite space on a planet around a star among billions of stars.
Peace.
harryagaylord
/ March 22, 2010Your comments just prove my point about people being delusional who don’t believe in the Lord Jesus Christ.
First of all, a talking snake is not to blame for evil in the world. Adam and Eve are to blame for listening to what Satan told them. And your attacks against the Bible only show your ignorance about the God who created the Earth and the rest of the universe.
Not all prophecies in the Bible have been fulfilled yet because those unfulfilled prophecies will be fulfilled in the future (duh!). You can’t sit there and say that some of it’s prophecies haven’t been fulfilled as long as the Earth still exists and history is still in the process of being made every day. The Bible has had enough prophecies fulfilled in the past and in today’s times to prove how truthful it is. Your criticisms are nothing more than you accepting without question what you’ve been told by people who hate God like you. You’ve neglected to do your research, because if you actually did research, you would find that the Bible is one of the most historically accurate records ever written and that it is also scientifically sound in what it says.
And if you did some research, you would know that the story of Noah pre-dates the story of Gilgamesh.
I have covered the criticisms you raise in several of my other posts so I won’t go into them here. The basic reason you can’t understand the Bible and what it teaches and why Jesus Christ had to come to save mankind by his death is because, for one, you’ve allowed Satan to blind your mind to the truth, and secondly, because “the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.” [1 Corinthians 2:14] Since you don’t have the Spirit of God, your spirit inside of you is spiritually dead and you can’t understand who God is and why he does what he does.
So the bottom line is that you are deceived and therefore delusional. Even if someone explained everything to you concerning the Bible and proved to you how true it is, you still wouldn’t be willing to accept it because you embrace your deceptions, just like the Jews of Jesus’ day who knew for a fact that Christ rose from the dead, but still devised lies to steer people away from the truth.
If you’re so convinced about the lies you believe, why are you wasting your time trying to debate me about the Bible? The Bible existed way before you or I did and greater people than you have tried to snuff it out but they have all failed and they will always fail. You will fail too. Why? Because God’s word will never pass away, it’s truth will never pass away, and the God who gave his word to us will never pass away.
CW
/ September 10, 2010Harry,
I have been reading your replies to your readers and I had to stop here to say something: While I agree that your statements are quite true, the delivery is threatening. People just don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care. This is a modern statement of how loving first is the only way others will consider your statements.
While there are so very many passages of scripture that are purely black and white such as the path to eternity being through Christ alone, there are also many “best practices”, if you will, that can be applied in a myriad of ways. None of them right or wrong as long as they are done in love. Proselytizing, for example, can be done in many ways. While the intention is good, the delivery can have the opposite effect if not done purely out of love.
For example, calling someone a sinner or a liar because of their potentially ignorant association with new age cults, or another religion will likely be received the wrong way. While the statement remains true even if not said, humility and love is lacking. The bible says all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. This is universal and includes you and me. If I was an unbeliever who received a response such as these, I would find Christianity demanding, condemning & without freedom. I would miss the fact that Christianity is quite receiving, loving & with more freedom than you felt before. Most view the God of Christianity as demanding when it’s quite the opposite.
Hopefully, this message is received as constructive since I mean no attack on you personally or other. In fact, your firm grip on biblical knowledge can have a drastic impact if delivered with humility and love just as Jesus did. Hopefully you can do it, because I find it very difficult holding my tongue when I know I can deliver that last blow that will take them down! But then what…?
Allison
/ March 22, 2010You must get to know God in order for him to be real for you Anonymous.
I am living proof he is real, if you care to take a look at my newest post on Harry’s article on the prophesies that have been proven to have happened here on Earth.
I hope you decide to really look further, because the belief system you have set up for yourself is going to fail you miserably in a sooner time frame than you think.
I just love people who think they know what is in the Bible, when it is clear you haven’t read it, just listening to what others have planted in your head. Go out on a limb, I challenge you to start with the books in the New Testament, Get to know the people who walked with Jesus, and heard from God directly, and made sure to write it down. Then go back and start with Genesis, and learn the word of God.
I was mixed up also for a long time. But as I said before, I have all the proof I will ever need, and you can have that also. Instead of condemning without really knowing what you are talking about, Try instead to learn. Then see if you still feel the same. I’ll pray for you, and I don’t take that statement lightly. I am praying that you are brave enough to really search for answers.
xDarkEmox
/ March 29, 2010I cannot see how people can believe that the Baphomet is Satan, and that Satan represents evil. Nor that people can believe in a God. What Christianity doesn’t understand is that there is NO proof whatsoever of an existance of a “god” of any form. The only person that one should worship is oneself, as that is the only consistancy in your life.
Also, I would like to comment on the so called “Seven Deadly Sins (SDS)”.
These are simply traps to keep people always begging “God” for forgiveness. These so called “SDS” are actually the path to self-fullfillment, and keeps Christians from achieving higher in life, for example :
Avarice (greed) + Envy + Pride = Aspiration to better oneself, and to revel above others in society.
As I said, the SDS were carefully selected by Christianity so that man would always be sinning, and therefore is a trap made by Christianity to keep men begging for forgiveness to “God”.
Anton Szandor LaVey had the right ideas. LaVeyan Satanism is the way forward for humanity.
harryagaylord
/ March 29, 2010If you read history to see all of the crimes against humanity and evil committed in the name of Baphomet and Satan, then you would clearly see how they represent evil, unless, of course, you have no conscience.
As for your statement that there is no proof of God’s existence, that is completely wrong. If you would take some time to search out how accurate the Bible is in its historical statements and events, you would know that it tells the truth. I have done several posts here showing how the Bible predicted events that were then fulfilled years, decades, or centuries after the prophecies were written. I even did a recent series proving scientifically, without using the Bible, the existence of God. You can read them for yourself if you click on my “science” subject in the cloud on the right side of the screen.
Basically, the Big Bang theory, the 2nd law of thermodynamics, the fact that the universe is expanding, the radiation afterglow existing in space from the Big Bang, the existence of great galaxy seeds in the radiation afterglow in space, and Einsteins theory of general relativity all point to the fact that the universe had a beginning from nothing and that a Supreme Being had to have created the whole universe. This fact has already been attested to by great scientists like Einstein, Hubble, Robert Jastrow, Arno Penzias, Robert Wilson, and other scientists. All of these scientists, with the exception of Jastrow, got Nobel prizes for their scientific discoveries and admitted that the Bible was accurate in its account of the Creation and in the existence of God.
So for you to sit there & say there is no proof of God’s existence just means you’re just too lazy to do your research and that you would much rather embrace a false doctrine that caters to your faulty, sinful way of thinking. You would much rather have a god created in your own evil image. It’s easier that way and doesn’t require too much thought on your part. Furthermore, you just couldn’t fathom how off-base you are. Then you would have to admit to yourself (gasp!) that you’re actually wrong, and the Bible is right.
Since the Bible has already been proven to be accurate, anyone who has researched the history recorded in it and who is logical can conclude that the God of the Bible must exist and that the Bible is telling the truth. Therefore, what he says about sin, Satan, and salvation must also be true. But then they must have faith to embrace that truth and apply it to their lives.
Anton LaVey was a pervert and a miscreant. He was a disciple of Aleister Crowley. Crowley, who LaVey followed, was involved in sacrificing humans (mainly children), committed every type of sexually deviant behavior he could get away with from bestiality to bisexuality to pedophilia, called up devils in seances, abused every drug he could get his hands on, just to name a few things he did. Then Anton LaVey came along and did the same twisted, ungodly things. How is that supposed to be the way forward for humanity? If anything, he’s reverting humanity back to barbarism and illogical, immoral, anarchist behavior that would make us worse than beasts who roam the wild.
But thanks for leaving a comment. That means you automatically go on my prayer list since I know you stopped by. And I’ll be praying for you in the name above every name–the Lord Jesus Christ–with the hope that you will one day surrender to the true master of the universe and experience freedom from slavery to sin.
xDarkEmox
/ March 30, 2010Wow. Your really passionate about this arn’t you.
Allison
/ March 29, 2010We are not concerned at what you call lack of proof for the existence of the true God the creator of Heaven and Earth.
I have seen proof in my life that God is real, and I have seen proof in my life that Satan is real, for he had me in his evil grip once as he has you now.
The road to salvation IS NARROW and does require faith. When you repent, and pledge yourself to Jesus Christ as your savior, you begin to receive the blessings of faith, and they are real for sure. Yes we are in a war against your evil ruler down here on earth. Go ahead and pledge yourself to that monster when the Anti-Christ takes over and forces people to choose him.You will become a robotic slave, for your master cares only for himself. As for us that have faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, we shall be protected, and receive eternal life with God. We will walk on streets paved with gold, and those who choose the way of your Anton LaVey, will burn in the pit of fire and brimstone. Brother or Sister, forever will be a very long time. Don’t you ever ask yourself, why all these Satan followers in entertainment end up broke, sick and dead? If he is so great why is that? They got from him their fame, when he is done with them he spits them out. He is using you as well. God Bless you I hope you wake up soon.
harryagaylord
/ March 30, 2010Amen, Allison!
And, yes, DarkEmo, I am passionate about God and his word. He rescued me from slavery to sin, grabbed me out of spiritual darkness and ignorance, has healed me physically in the past when I cried out to him, has provided me with a bright future in his presence forever, he has protected me from enemies who rose up to destroy me in some way or another, and I’ve seen firsthand how he has completely changed people’s lives 180 degrees from their drug abuse, drunkenness, and other destructive behaviors. So, yes, I’m passionate and proud of the God I serve.
Anonymous_2
/ June 25, 2010Harry, give up man.. you’re just beating round the bush, trying to prove ‘unbelievers’ wrong by quoting from the very thing they’re finding fault with – the bible. And it doesn’t really seem like ‘God’ influences us or the world, if he does exist, that is.. No one can really deny the existence of Wicked people living really happily (whatever happened to the righteous god) and God-fearing, pious people, who’re so ‘in-love’ with God, that they’re living the rest of their lives miserably. What do they stand to gain, at the end of it all ??
Just have to admit that it just sucks fot the people who are putting all their faith in God, for they would have ended up much happier if they had put that very faith or trust in themselves.
Finally, forgive me if I’m being a little rude, but for all you know te Bible (I think you’re thorough with it), you’re just acting like most priests now-days- get this feeling in your head that ONLY you are going to be saved and ALL the others are going to suffer. I don think CONDEMNING everyone else around you who doesn’t necessarily believe what you do is what your GOD wants. If god can’t really help the suffering, i really don’t think there’s any need to worship him. It’s not worth arguing that those who’re suffering are actually BEING PUNISHED for all the evil they’ve been upto or by saying THEY’LL BE REWARDED IN HEAVEN…
harryagaylord
/ June 25, 2010After all that God has done for me and after all the promises he’s kept and after all the prophecies that have been fulfilled from his word leads me to say that I will never give up. The very thing that unbelievers find fault with–the Bible–has been proven to be factually accurate time after time. For instance, there was a time that people didn’t believe the Hittite people existed like the Bible says, then in 1906, ancient clay tablets were found that gave the history of Hittites and their empire. People didn’t believe that Canaanites were as evil as the Bible says they were in Leviticus and Deuteronomy, then ancient clay tablets were found in Syria from 1929 to 1937 and 1948 that talked about the Canaanites and all of their immoral practices like sacrificing their babies to their pagan gods and their bestiality.
The Bible also said the Earth was round [Proverbs 8:27, Isaiah 40:22] centuries before scientists discovered it was really round and Hindus, Buddhists, and Muslims had all said the Earth was flat. With the exception of Revelation, the New Testament was complete by the 60s AD and in the gospels, Jesus predicted in the 30s AD that Jerusalem and its temple would be overthrown by the Romans and his prediction came true 40 years after his prediction in 70 AD. People doubted that Pontius Pilate existed like it said in the Bible until ruins were found in the ruins of Caesarea in Israel that named Pontius Pilate as the Roman “Prefect of Judea.”
So history and science prove the facts mentioned in the Bible. Those who don’t believe that it’s completely true lack faith based on facts and they are historically ignorant as well as scientifically ignorant.
God helps suffering people every day. You just don’t see it because you’re not really looking for it. You’re just looking for some way to justify your own sins since you love sin, so God’s not doing what you want, when you want, and how you want is just your way of justifying your wickedness. Those who genuinely put their trust in the Lord are not miserable as you claim. By your statement I would say you really don’t know any genuine Christians and this is just another way you’re trying to encourage yourself in your evil.
If unbelievers are so happy, why do they drink so much or use drugs or cheat on their spouses or sleep around with so many people like they do? Then all they have to show for it is their own unhappiness. Why do so many unbelievers commit suicide? Why are they so unhappy even when they get lots of money? True Christians, on the other hand, are rather well-adjusted in our society and are content.
I serve God because he has proven that he can be trusted. My faith is in him because the record has shown century after century that he is reliable.
And I’ll end by saying that if you want to get your point across in a believable way, you should probably use a spell-checker and work on your grammar a little bit.
CW
/ September 10, 2010Harry,
Sorry to post so many times, but I can’t help myself
I would like to point out to your readers that becoming a Christian and following Jesus doesn’t suddenly make the entire universe easy or all of your bad habits & additions go away. In some cases, people are set free from it, but in others, it still remains a battle.
I have fought with drinking, smoking and other bad habits in my life, but God is always gracious & forgives me. Christianity is a walk and sometimes you trip or fall, but it makes you appreciate the days you can run. It doesn’t guarantee that every day of your life will be joyous and happy. It does guarantee that at the end of the day you can put your mind at rest by trusting God and placing your worries with Him.
I have known Christians who fall into alcoholism & even one who committed suicide. Temptations still exist, but shifting your focus to God helps with this. Becoming a Christian is the very first step, but certainly not the last. We still have daily choices to make; some of which can make us very unhappy and maladjusted.
CW
/ September 10, 2010Anonymous_2,
Unfortunately, when people hear about Christians, they think of fire, brimstone, the crusades & going to hell if you don’t turn from your wicked ways. A summary of the Christianity from another person just won’t cut it. You have to research it for yourself.
People constantly think that God is this “cosmic Santa Claus” that sits in the sky and will do their bidding if they just pray hard enough. The truth is, He has a will of His own much like we have plans for our own lives. It all comes down to choice. God has choices just like we do. However, it is not in His nature to be evil therefore He doesn’t (won’t) sin, but He still has the choice to do it just like Jesus had the same choice when he was 100% man. It’s difficult to understand that the choice is still there even if you never take it. Satan, on the other hand, is evil by nature and interacts with this world to a large degree. There are terrible things that happen in life that are most certainly a direct result of someone’s choice. What I’m trying to say is that we, as humans with a sinful nature, are headed down the path of evil which ultimately ends up in that “hot place”, for lack of a better way to describe eternal damnation in fire and torment. GOD doesn’t send us there… we send ourselves. Without the choice to worship God and choose eternal life through Jesus, what better are we than robots created to do God’s bidding? Love is a choice. If you made someone love you with no other option, how would that make you feel? It’s ultimately just you loving yourself.
A world without choice wouldn’t exist. It would be fabricated like a computer with programmed emotions. Is that really love?
Some punishments in life are just a result of a bad choice. You wouldn’t blindly put your fingers into a table saw and blame God or the devil for your missing fingers, would you? In the same way, some wars are started simply because of a poor choice. While God could certainly have put an end to it with a wave of His hand, we wouldn’t learn from our choices. Unfortunately, those choices can impact innocent people.
We were created free to love and hate. God deserves our praise even if the most He ever did was chose to give us life and the ability to love. Would you want life any other way?
me..
/ September 17, 2010what religion really is Lord Jesus’ religion??
cause I’m catholic, and if the Vatican is involved in Illuminati, I don’t know what to believe anymore..
right now I don’t even see the purpose of going to church.. pls reply.
harryagaylord
/ September 17, 2010Jesus of Nazareth was born a Jew, but came to fulfill the Mosaic law on our behalf and to die for our sins. God established the Mosaic law as a temporary fix until it was time for him to come to Earth as the man we know as the Lord Jesus. Therefore, if we believe by faith that Jesus is the Lord (i.e. God), that he died for our sins, and that he rose from the dead, then he saves us from sin and from the punishment of hell to live with him after our physical death. This is all that is required to become a Christian. Then after we are saved, we do works in our lives to please God. These are the basics of Christianity.
Roman Catholicism falsely teaches that we must do works to be saved, like baptism in the Catholic Church, membership in the Catholic Church, taking the eucharist, etc. But it is by grace (God’s unmerited, undeserved favor toward us) that we are saved through faith, not by works.
I would then have to ask–are you saved based on what I just said? Then I would suggest you get a King James Version of the Bible and read Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John to get understanding about who Jesus really is. And in the meantime ask God to reveal to you which church or what believers he wants you to associate with for worship. The Holy Spirit will then lead you in the right direction if you listen to his guidance as you continue to read the Bible, his word.
John A. Krantz
/ May 19, 2011The baphomet doesn’t deserve respect and people who are offended by this article are hypocrital cowards who have the gall to dismiss Jesus Christ as some illogical and childish fable.
When obligated to choose a path, I chose Christianity because I despise hypocrisy, oppression and genocide which are the very things those who either follow Satan as an actual fallen angel who opposes God or “Satan” as a supposedly harness virtue of adversarial enlightenment are being led into via these false promises of enlightenment. There is no need to stand up against God who created us by choosing some other route that is said to bind it all together. These people who believe they must find some other way that doesn’t deem their actions as sins are in for a rude awakening in their efforts to unite the world as one without “all that ‘god’ nonsense”. There is no secularly united world with no major problems. The most major of all problems is trying to build a global society that is completely Godless and ungodly in the first place. Revelation 6:4
harryagaylord
/ May 19, 2011Amen. Thanks for your very poignant comment John.
Anonymous
/ July 26, 2011IMHO I beleive anything at all is possible. I am a LaVeyan Satanist. While I do not follow the bible directly I respect it for there is much wisdom to be found inside. P.S. You come off as arrogant to me, seeing as you called those who beleived differently dillusional.Btw im almost certain Einstein was an atheist. Correct me if i’m wrong
harryagaylord
/ July 26, 2011The Bible is indeed full of wisdom but if one does not come to the realization that it highlights man’s ultimate need, then none of the wisdom in it will do you any good. And man’s ultimate need is to have a restored relationship with God by being saved from the evil nature all humans inherited from the first man Adam. That salvation can only come through Jesus Christ, the sinless Lord whose blood is the only thing that cleanses us from sin. The only thing Anton LaVey’s teachings or Satan can do for you is lead you to the everlasting punishment of hell. They cannot save you from your evil nature to which you are enslaved. Genuine freedom can only come through Jesus Christ.
I am not arrogant, but confident in what the Bible says and in the unfailing, righteous, almighty power of Jehovah. LaVey’s so-called power could not save him from death. Satan’s power could not keep him from getting kicked out of heaven and won’t prevent his ultimate doom in the lake of fire. But the Bible gives us a more sure word of prophecy to let us know that the power of people like LaVey and his spiritual father Satan are anemic in comparison to the omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent Jehovah.
And about Albert Einstein, no one is completely sure where he stood spiritually. But his theory of general relativity backs up what the Bible says about time, matter, and energy having a beginning whether he believed in God or not.
Bruce
/ November 29, 2011The words “true, false, right, or wrong” have no place in religion….You don’t know the truth, and neither do I. After all, if you “know” you’re right, what use does faith have?? No one knows the truth, dude. And when you say “false religion,” it’s obvious that you mean “Any religion other than my own,” which makes you sound like a bigot.
Oh, and from what I understand, the crescent moons, along with the corresponding hand signals, make reference to the phrase “As above, so below.”
But I suppose I could be wrong, for I do not profess to know the “truth.”
harryagaylord
/ November 29, 2011You said “You don’t know the truth, and neither do I”, but is that really true? If you don’t know the truth, then how do you know your statement is true? In order for you to declare that I don’t know the truth, you have to base such a statement on something you believe to be true. By default, you have implied that there is absolute truth, otherwise you cannot claim that “‘true, false, right, or wrong’ have no place in religion.” If there were no truth, you could not make this declaration. Since you claim that you don’t know the truth, this means I can dismiss everything you said because it isn’t true.
Your statement is utter nonsense, poppycock, and folderol and shows how blind you are because this statement is self-defeating. Since you “do not profess to know the ‘truth’” then you have all but admitted how foolish you are for even leaving your comment to argue against me. If you really believe you don’t know the truth, you would’ve kept your nonsensical comment to yourself. Therefore, in your self-defeat you have proven that absolute truth exists. If it didn’t exist then how could an architect build a safe building according to exact measurements and standards? If all of his builders could not agree on 1 foot equalling 12 inches because they all had their own truth, then any building they would build would not be safe. If I punch you in the face because I believe this is the true way to handle my dispute with you, then you would be wrong to object to my punching you, since you don’t know the truth. And a police officer trying to arrest me for assaulting you would be wrong to do so. That’s just how ridiculous your argument is.
But, you may ask, what do these examples have to do with religion? It is good religion that prompts us to make laws that tells us we should avoid doing things (like building unsafe buildings) that threaten people’s lives and to treat people as we ourselves want to be treated.
HairyStraightlord
/ December 8, 2011This is like an analysis of comic books characters for ‘adults’.
karen
/ February 5, 2012Well harry you’ve really educated me on some things I didn’t know as a christian. I’ve noticed knowing about a religion is like researching as scientist do…sometimes you get confused but there’s something I believe that there’s only one true God who created the heaven and earth he is the beginning and the end and “I am that I am”, it’s even annoying when the devil tries 2 snatch his glory even when he was created by God but it only proves that God is patient in his wrath b’cos put yourself in his shoes how would u feel if u gave life 2 something not living before, u pamper feed and treat it nicely and even give it power 2 control some parts of your properties and he decides 2 repay u with greed,betrayal,lies,deceit–it’s heart breaking,but I have one thing 2 say,I know am only human and that I’m not perfect but I believe in christ jesus and in the end good prevails over evil..-i even see that in movies too…and that satan and his followers would perish but I pray that idolaters like wiccans, witches, those that practice satanism would open their eyes 2 see the light. Of course they’ve been blinded by the devil and been carried away by the fake things he’s promised…y not ponder and ask questions like that which the devil is promising, is he the owner?
harryagaylord
/ February 5, 2012Amen, Karen. You make some very good points, especially about questioning Satan whether he owns what he’s promising. Many people fail to do that because they allow him to blind their minds & since most people who give in to him don’t know Christ, they really lack spiritual discernment.
NICK
/ April 16, 2012dont believe everything you read on the internet @HARRYAGAYLORD
The catholic church IS THE CHURCH, Don’t be decieved. Do you really think for 1300 years THE MOST HIGH GOD would let his church HIS CHURCH BE DECIEVED BY THE DEVIL! for the LORD
SAID,
“And I also say unto thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.”
YOU have been decieved my sir, my brother in christ. You do not understand what you speak, People have the ability to sin, but the teaching of the CATHOLIC CHURCH will never be prevailed against, for it is the teaching of the FATHER, THE SON, AND THE HOLY SPIRIT!
“He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me, and I in him.”
John 6:55 ” For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink.”
“Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.”
The CATHOLIC CHURCH, is the only church along with the greek orthodox church, who have a true EUCHARIST, THE BODY AND BLOOD OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. WHICH HE WANTS US TO PARTAKE IN, FOR WE ABIDE IN HIM, AND HIM IN US.
BROTHER, YOU MUST SEEK THE TRUTH, FOR CHRIST IS THE TRUTH, AND CHRIST IS IN THE EUCHARIST, WHICH HE CLEARLY STATES, AND WHAT THE EARLY CHURCH BELIEVE. READ THE CHURCH FATHERS, AND SAINT JOHN OF THE CROSS. YOU WILL SEE
Harry A. Gaylord
/ April 16, 2012Nick, Satan is the master counterfeiter, mimicking spiritual gifts, Christ, the Bible, & the church. The Catholic Church is a cheap imitation of the real one.
Anonymous
/ April 16, 2012what a joke man, your full of lies you have nothing to respond to what is in YOUR OWN BIBLE!
if you actually go into the history books, you will realize all that abotu constantine is complete BS! the Catholic (universal) CHURCH, IS HIS CHURCH
Harry A. Gaylord
/ April 16, 2012I’m not going to argue with you. I’ve already discussed Catholicism in detail in a previous post entitled Sweet deceptions: Catholicism and Christianity blow-by-blow. Anyone who wants to know the truth can read it. You’re free to believe as you wish, but the spiritual lies on which Catholicism is based will never be the truth.