Showing posts with label Disciples of Jesus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Disciples of Jesus. Show all posts

Saturday, June 21, 2025

“THE UNDILUTED TRUTH ABOUT ‘CHRISTIANITY’” BY DONALD I. AND JOSIMAR SALUM


 “THE UNDILUTED TRUTH ABOUT ‘CHRISTIANITY’” BY DONALD I. AND JOSIMAR SALUM

We are not Christians as defined by religion. We are disciples—followers of Christ.


What is called “Christianity” is not what Jesus taught.


It is not the true worship of God, even though many “Christians” claim to worship Him.


It is not believing in Jesus Christ according to the Scriptures, even though many profess His name.


It is not attending church services, even though millions gather weekly around religious traditions.


So, what is Christianity?


Christianity is a religious system—a human structure that often mimics the truth but does not embody it.


It can imitate the life of Christ, but it is not His life.


It can preach about righteousness, yet often lacks the manifestation of righteousness through the Spirit.


It promotes form without transformation.


It proclaims God while often lacking His presence.


True discipleship is not Christianity. It is the outworking of Christ’s life in us through the Holy Spirit.


It is the daily walk of Christ in us—not through religion, but through revelation, intimacy, and obedience to the Spirit of Christ.


The Word of God is not just heard or spoken—it is lived.


A disciple does not merely attend services—they manifest the Kingdom of God in every area of life.


We are not called to be religious “Christians” living by the flesh. We are called to be sons of God, walking by the Spirit, revealing Christ through love, obedience, holiness, and truth.


Religion cannot produce this. Only the Spirit can.


This is the Ekklesia—those who are called out of the world system, not to practice a religion about Christ (which He neither founded nor endorses), but to walk in union with Christ, in fellowship with those who are like Him.


#ASONE

Tuesday, April 08, 2025

ARE YOU A DISCIPLE OF JESUS?



ARE YOU A DISCIPLE OF JESUS?

Revised and expanded with Scripture

By Josimar Salum

   Introduction: The Call to True Commitment

   Commitment is more than a decision; it is a covenant. According to the dictionary, it is the act of entrusting or pledging oneself to something or someone. In our case, commitment to Jesus is the voluntary surrender and binding of ourselves to God and His will.

   Ask yourself:

Do I truly give myself, my life, and all I have to Jesus?

Am I so bound to Him that there is no turning back?

Is my life aligned with His mission, not just His blessings?

   Following Jesus demands total commitment to His person and His purpose. But we live in a generation of superficiality—relationships, convictions, and even faith are often shallow and disposable.

   2 Timothy 3:1–5 (NKJV) warns that in the last days, men would be “lovers of themselves… having a form of godliness but denying its power.”

   We must ask:

Are our friendships disposable?

Is our faith cultural or covenantal?

Are we members of an organization, or of Christ’s living Body?

   Many today leave churches like canceling a gym membership. When trials or offenses arise, people walk away from years of spiritual fellowship as if it meant nothing. But the call to follow Christ is not about personal comfort—it’s about covenant loyalty.

   1. A Disciple Begins with Repentance

   To be a disciple, you must first repent—a radical change of mind and direction, not just sorrow for wrong deeds, but a turning away from sin at the root.

   Isaiah 55:6–9 (NKJV):

   “Let the wicked forsake his way… Let him return to the Lord, and He will have mercy on him…”

   Repentance is not merely feeling bad for sin—it is surrendering your thoughts, worldview, and identity to God’s truth. We were not only sinners; we were sin—corrupt at the root.

   2 Corinthians 5:21 (NKJV):

   “For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.”

   Jesus died to make us righteous. His call is not only to forgive but to transform us.

   Luke 24:46–47 (NKJV):

   “…that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name to all nations…”

   Acts 2:38 and Acts 3:19–21 emphasize this same truth:

Repentance brings forgiveness

Forgiveness brings refreshing

Refreshing prepares us for restoration

   Repentance is the foundation of discipleship.

   2. A Disciple Believes and Loves Jesus

   Faith is more than intellectual agreement; it is trust, rooted in love.

   Proverbs 3:5–6 (NKJV):

   “Trust in the Lord with all your heart… and He shall direct your paths.”

   John 3:16 (NKJV):

   “…whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.”

   Belief in Christ flows from love for Him. We trust only those we love. True faith does not waver with circumstances.

    Luke 10:27 (NKJV):

    “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart… and your neighbor as yourself.”

   A disciple loves God deeply and trusts Him completely.

   3. A Disciple Follows Jesus Daily

   Following Jesus isn’t a one-time decision—it’s a daily dying to self.

    Luke 9:23 (NKJV):

   “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.”

   You cannot follow Jesus and live for yourself. Discipleship is costly.

    Luke 14:26–27, 33 (NKJV):

   “Whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple… Whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple.”

   You cannot be His disciple unless you’re willing to lose everything for Him—reputation, possessions, relationships, even your own life.

   Mark 10:29–30 (NKJV):

   “There is no one who has left house or family… who shall not receive a hundredfold now… and in the age to come, eternal life.”

   But the reward is Christ Himself—eternal life, and fellowship with God.

   4. A Disciple Seeks God’s Kingdom First

   Discipleship is not about being blessed, but about being faithful. It is not about what we get, but who we become.

   Matthew 6:33 (NKJV):

   “But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.”

   Many seek God for what He can give them. But true disciples seek Him because He is worthy—He is the treasure.

   Matthew 6:25–34 shows that worry has no place in the life of a disciple. God knows our needs. We must seek His Kingdom, not His provisions.

   Conclusion: Many Are Called, Few Are Chosen

   Matthew 22:1–14 (NKJV):

   Jesus told of a king who prepared a wedding feast, but those invited made light of it. Some ignored the call, others mocked and killed the messengers. Only those who responded were worthy. Even then, one man came without the proper garment—he accepted the invitation, but not the transformation.

   You may be called, but if you do not come clothed in righteousness—repentant, believing, and obedient—you will be cast out.

   Final Challenge:

Are you truly committed to Jesus, or are you a casual believer?

Have you repented, believed, and decided to follow Him at any cost?

Are you bound to Him in an unbreakable covenant?

   #ASONE

Thursday, November 26, 2020

HOW CAN A DISCIPLE OF JESUS ​​WITH A SOUND CONSCIENCE SUPPORT THE DEMOCRAT PARTY PLATFORM? And regarding the theory of a World anti-Christ ... By: Josimar Salum



HOW CAN A DISCIPLE OF JESUS ​​WITH A SOUND CONSCIENCE SUPPORT THE DEMOCRAT  PARTY PLATFORM? And regarding the theory of a World anti-Christ ... 


By: Josimar Salum


In these last elections, two very clear positions in all areas of life have emerged. In the first part is the positions defended by Donald Trump and Michael Pence and in the second part the positions defended by Joseph Biden and Kamala Harris:


1. Judeo-Christian values ​​VS. moral liberalism, moral neutrality, Hollywood culture, anything goes, even the legalization of pedophilia.


2. Free, market capitalism VS. Socialist, communist agenda


3. America first VS. Fragile America in favor of other countries


4. Jobs in the country, Made in USA VS. Large companies like Apple, etc. in China, and in other countries of slave labor.


5. New trade relationship with China and blocks, lower deficit. VS. Pro-China


6. Pro-law and order VS. Absurd restrictions on the police, riot, disorder, cut of financial resources for the police


7. Treatment for drug addicts, prohibition and combat VS. Liberalization and decriminalization of all drugs


8. Strong borders VS. Borderless nation


9. Pro-family VS. Same-sex marriage


10. Parent-oriented pro-education, choose school for children VS. Parents does not choose, state-controlled school


11. Individual pro-freedoms VS. restriction of individual freedoms by the State


12. Pro-Constitution VS. Rewriting the Constitution, subjective interpretation


13. Pro-religious freedom VS. Persecution of Evangelicals, Catholics and Jews


14. Pro-Israel VS. Support restricted to Israel, return to Iran deal


15. Preservation of the environment with sustainable economy VS. Paris Agreement, end of the oil industry


16. Private property VS. State interferes with private property


17. Smaller and less intrusive state VS. Giant state, exaggerated civil service, obliges citizens to comply with laws that hurt their individual conscience


18. Defence of children in their mother's womb VS. The woman has the right (Pro-Choice) to kill the child in her womb


19. Free pro-market VS. Economic activities over-regulated by the State


20. Pro-entrepreneurship VS. Trade unions, associations


21. Drastic tax reduction VS. Huge tax increase


22. Fight the pandemic without closing the economy and people locked at home, vertical VS. Economy close, horizontal


23. Respect and support for Christian churches and other religions VS Persecution of pastors who disagree with the Government


24. Individuals contributed to the campaign, organic VS. Big banks and big companies made millionaire donations, Wall Street financing 


25. Legal Pro-immigration VS. Open borders for everyone, especially Muslims. Biden promised to lift all restrictions on Muslims entering the country


In closing, I would like you to consider the following:


1. Many believers in their eschatological darings foreshadow the coming of the antichrist, but they are too late. Do you believe that there will be a single antichrist dominating the whole earth?


2. Over 1 billion and 400 million people in China are already under the Antichrist. It is one of the most closed and enemy regimes of the Gospel that exists on the face of the Earth. Whoever is caught with a Bible or even just a page of the Bible is arrested, tortured, and destroyed. An entire antichrist system rules the country, it is the Chinese Communist Party. Please don't tell the Chinese brothers that the antichrist is coming. China has had its antichrist system for decades.


3. There are 1 billion and 800 million Muslims in the world who live under a heavy, extremely restrictive regime, without individual freedoms, where in many countries women are abused, and if anyone in most Arab countries suggests that they follow Jesus it is persecuted, arrested, tortured or killed. For our Arab brothers and sisters who converted from Islam to Jesus, Antichrist is Islam and has its false prophet, Mohamed


4. In India, 1.4 billion people are equally subject to the rule of another antichrist, the Hindu religious system. Preaching the Gospel in India is a crime. Persecution of brothers and sisters often leads to death.


5. And the largest Christian religion in the world, Apostolic Roman Catholic Church is led by a man who has declared his support for homosexual civil unions and other matters of faith breaking ancient traditions. He recently kissed the hand of an Islamist leader, recognizing the union of all expressions of faith, one by one denying the foundations of the Catholic faith. “Jesus” is just as important as Buddha, Muhammad, and any other religious icon. This pope is an antichrist. But don't be offended if you are a Catholic. Many Catholic bishops in the church are speaking so openly.


6. The whole of Europe lives after post-Christianity and is immersed in Islamization, some countries totally capitulated to the will of an increasingly existing population under Sharia Law.


7. There are and high-tech companies and media giants that control information for the public almost everywhere in the world, as in these communist, Arab and Hindu countries. The western world is controlled by this giant “Eagle Eye” media - in reference to the film, through narratives that aim to deceive, steal, silence all Voices of Truth. Welcome to the world of #StayHome and #UseMasks.


We are going back to the times of the Roman empire where the institutionalized church will blend in once and for all with the powers of this world, but behold, God is raising up His Church in millions of cities, millions and millions of disciples of Jesus are breaking the world, with the whole system, leaving this Babylon (this is a great mystical city) dedicated to the Beast of the Apocalypse, which is Satan, the ancient serpent.


The Voice of the Lord is moving not only the earth, but the whole sky. The Kingdom now announces that it cannot be shaken or removed.


Welcome to the decade of the Body of Christ. It is the ongoing manifestation of God's children. Tremendous days are to come, where Jesus' will be clearly defined.


“Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, for our “God is a consuming fire.” Hebrews 12:28‭-‬29 


See who you align with, my brother, my sister. See what ideology you mix with. See who you sympathize with. There is no way to say that you follow Jesus and support an inequitable line as you see in this country and in the world.


Here is the Word of the Bridegroom: “Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters."

Matthew 12:30


#ASONE


Translated by: Filipe S.S. Gouvea