Reflections in Christ by Savannah

The Catechism of the Catholic Church never said that the Roman Catholic Church is the Church of God. In Part 1, Section 2, Chapter 3, Article 9, Paragraph 2 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church — titled “The Church – People of God, Body of Christ, Temple of the Holy Spirit” — the Church is described using three primary biblical images. According to the section on the “The People of God”, the Church is called the People of God. So who are the People of God? According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church #781-#782, the Church, or the People of God, are those people whom God acquired for Himself to acknowledge and serve Him in holiness. How to become a member of the Church or the People of God? According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church #782, the actual members of the Church, or the People of God, are those people who are baptized with water and baptized with the Holy Spirit.  Is baptism of water and baptism of the Holy Spirit the same?...

Hi! In this blog, I am going to share with you my encounter with a Catholic on 2024 who claims that Dismas, the repentant thief, was saved because Mary, the mother of Jesus, was interceding for him. My first reaction after I read his post was like, “What is this Christian talking about?” Deep inside, I feel that there is a need for me to ask him about his belief. So I asked him, “Is there a scripture to support your claim that Mary was praying to Dismas that is why he was saved?” He answered, “It is not wrong to assume that Mary was interceding to Dismas.” Look. Saying "this is how I feel" doesn't mean it's a fact. We have to be able to separate our emotions from reality. Feelings are valid, but they're not always accurate reflections of what's actually happening. Let us see what the Bible is telling us about the salvation of Dismas. In Luke 23:39-43, “And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us. B...

Every time I heard people saying that the Bride of Christ are the whole believers, I can’t stop shaking my head for real. I am disappointed, not to them, but to the church leaders. I always said to myself, ‘what church leaders are teaching Christians today!?’. Is teaching ‘God is love’ is the only thing they do? I don’t understand. What frustrates me even more is the growing confusion among Christians, largely caused by those who take it upon themselves to teach without being called by Yahweh. These individuals, having awakened from spiritual slumber, suddenly assume the role of teachers of God’s word, despite lacking divine appointment or true understanding. Don’t get me wrong, I am well-aware that the Bible states that everyone is commanded to preach the gospel (Mat28:19); and prophesy (Acts2:17), but it was never said that everyone is appointed to be a teacher. J ames 3:1  reads: My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation. No C...

In this blog, we are going to talk about the origin of ascended masters and if Christians should patronize the concept. So what is an ascended master? Ascended master is a term used to describe someone who finished their reincarnation cycle here on this planet Earth. Or, as they say, they are highly spiritually evolved souls who graduated from Earth School. Since then, they are now operating in the spiritual world and acting as spirit guides to help humanity reach enlightenment as well. According to scholars, the term “master” or “ascended master”, also known as the “Great White Brotherhood”, is a teaching that originates from theosophical society that was founded by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, Henry Steel Olcott and William Quan Judge in 1875 or 19th century in New York City. The theosophical society was founded to revive theosophy. What is theosophy?  Theosophy teaches that we are all a tiny small spark of God and we choose to embark on a spiritual journey. That the aim of the sou...

According to movies, yes. According to other churches, yes. Well, transferring from Paradise to hell, or vice versa, is unbibli c al. The Bible tells us that when a person dies, he is going to face the initial judgment. (Heb9:27) It's either he will go to Paradise or hell. That would be their temporary home while waiting for the final judgment. Can You Ever Leave Hell Once You're There Jesus tells us in Luke 16:26 about the Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus where the rich man is asking Abraham for some relief in hell. Then Abraham responded: "And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence. " The keyword here is: "b etween us and you there is a great gulf fixed". Meaning, there is no way for you to leave wherever you are. You don't need to feel sorry about them because on their own free will, they choose to be in hell in...

In the Old Testament, the Promised Land refers to the physical land which is Canaan. This land was said to be inhabited by seven nations, and these are Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites. That was the Promised Land of Yahweh to Abraham and to the Israelites back then. In the New Testament, the Promised Land has changed into the New Jerusalem which is spiritual.  Let me explain. This all started when the people of Babylon, led by King Nimrod, decided to build a tower, known as the Tower of Babel, to reach the heavens. Their goal was to make a name for themselves and prevent being scattered across the earth. However, God saw their pride and ambition as an act of defiance. To stop them, He confused their language, causing them to speak different tongues. Unable to understand each other, they abandoned the project and was scattered across the world. This story can be found in Genesis 11:1-9 KJV And the whole earth was of one language, and of ...

In Abraham and Jacob’s time, in the Old Testament, the Promised Land refers to the physical land which is Canaan. This land was said to be inhabited by seven nations, and these are Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites. That was the Promised Land of Yahweh to Abraham and to the Israelites back then.  Canaan Map 1 Canaan Map 2 In the modern times, the land that once was Canaan now encompasses Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, Jordan and Syria.  Modern-day Israel Does that makes them all the Promised Land? Of course not. It is clearly written in the New Testament that the Promised Land has changed into the New Jerusalem which is spiritual.  One thing that many people failed to recognize is that the Canaan was a large region that included not only the Canaanites but also other groups like the Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, Jebusites and Girgashites, as mentioned in the Bible. Whenever people hear the word "Canaan", they always thi...

Many believers misunderstand the concept of speaking in tongues. Today, many Christians assume that speaking in “strange tongues” simply means rapidly moving the tongue in an unusual way. However, according to the Bible, speaking in tongues is a supernatural ability to speak in a language that the speaker has never learned. When the believers of Lord Jesus received the Holy Spirit in Pentecost, the Holy Spirit empowered them to speak in strange tongues. In Acts 2:4–12, it is written: And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven. Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language. And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans? And how hear we every man in our own tongue, ...

There is no historical and biblical proof that December 25 is Yeshua’s birthday. The first three centuries Christians never celebrated Yeshua’s birthday. They are more focus on the resurrection of Jesus Christ. They do celebrate Easter, but not the death or birthday of Yeshua.  I often see contemporary Christians cite Tertullian of Carthage, Hippolytus of Rome, and Liber Pontificalis as references on why Jesus birthday was December 25. However, it seems like they intentionally ignore Clement of Alexandria who never mention the date December 25 as Jesus birth in his writings, and Origen of Alexandria who solemnly rejects the idea of "birthdays" as they viewed it tied to "pagan worship" in their time. Because some writings were disregarded, vulnerable Christians just blindly accept December 25, failing to recognize that all 1st-3rd century Christians did was "speculate", "calculate", and "debate" Jesus' birthday. They actually never ...