Towards a better new world part 3

Towards a Better World
Towards A Better World - Part 3
Success and failure according to the teachings of Christianity
Extracted from my Amazon Book
Towards a better life
Sabry Shaheen

Jesus taught that when we obey God and do good works;
we will pass the test of this world and will become qualified
to receive God’s rewards in heaven
In Matt 5:13-16, Jesus taught that the believers should act as
the salt to protect against corruption and as a light to guide
others to the truth
You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has
become tasteless, how can it be made salty again? It is
no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out
and trampled underfoot by men
Success and failure according to
Christianity

You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill
cannot be hidden; nor does anyone light a lamp and put
it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives
light to all who are in the house. “Let your light shine
before men in such a way that they may see your good
works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven
The same is also written in mark 9:50 and Luke 14:34-35
In Matt 7:7-11, Jesus urged the believers to ask God and to
knock the door; he wanted us to trust that God answers our
prayers
Christianity

Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will
find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks
finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. Or
what man is there among you who, when his son asks
for a loaf, will give him a stone? “Or if he asks for a
fish, he will not give him a snake, will he?
“If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to
your children, how much more will your Father who is
in heaven give what is good to those who ask Him!
The same is also written in Luke 11:9-13
Christianity

In Matt 7:13-14, Jesus warned those who follow the
majority
Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is
wide and the way is broad that leads to
destruction, and there are many who enter
through it.
For the gate is small and the way is narrow that
leads to life, and there are few who find it
Most people ignore that teachings and say ‘As long as I am
with the majority, I should be fine’, but they are wrong
according to the teachings of Jesus in Luke 13:24-27,
Matthew 7:13-14
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In Matt 7:15-20, Jesus warned from the false teachers who
mislead people; he advised us to identify them from their
bad deeds Beware of the false prophets, who come
to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are
ravenous wolves. You will know them by their
fruits. Grapes are not gathered from
thorn bushes nor figs from thistles, are they? So
every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree
bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot produce bad
fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit.
Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut
down and thrown into the fire. So then, you will
know them by their fruits
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In Matt 12:38-39, Jesus blamed those who asked him to
perform miracles
Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to
Him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from
You.” But He answered and said to them, “An evil
and adulterous generation craves for a sign;
and yet no sign will be given to it but the sign of
Jonah the prophet
The same is also written in Mark 8:11-12, luke 11:29-32
In Matthew 7:21-23 Jesus warned of the false teachers who
claim to perform miracles; he advised that only the believers
who obey will enter the kingdom of heaven
Christianity

Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter
the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the
will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to
me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in
your name and in your name drive out demons and in
your name perform many miracles?’ Then I will tell
them plainly, ‘I never knew you.
Away from me, you evildoers!
In Matthew 22:35-40, Jesus confirmed the teachings of the
Old Testimony like Deuteronomy 6:5 and Leviticus 18:4-5
You must love God with all your heart, all your soul,
and all your mind.' This is the first and greatest
commandment. A second is equally important: 'Love
your neighbor as yourself.'
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All the other commandments and all the demands of
the prophets are based on these two commandments
In Luke 10:25-28 Jesus was asked
“Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal
life?” He said to him, “What is written in the
Law? How do you read it?” And he
answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with
all your heart and with all your soul and with all
your strength and with all your mind, and your
neighbor as yourself.” And he said to him, “You
have answered correctly; do this, and you will live.”
The same teaching is written in Mark 12:28-34
Christianity

Mark 12:33 teaches: And to love one’s neighbour as
himself, is much more than all burnt offerings and
sacrifices
What Jesus taught here is not different from the wisdom
taught by the old testimony Hosea 6:6
For I desire mercy and not sacrifice, And the knowledge of
God more than burnt offerings
In Mark 10:17-19 Jesus did not accept the title of ‘Good
Teacher’ and said Why do you call me good? No one
is good but God alone; he confirmed the law, he did not
mention the atonement or the mistake of Adam or that he
came to die for the sinners. Like other Prophets, he has
simply confirmed the law
Christianity

"Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal
life?"
Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one
is good but God alone.
You know the commandments: 'You shall not murder;
You shall not commit adultery; You shall not steal; You
shall not bear false witness; You shall not defraud;
Honor your father and mother.'"
The same teachings are written in Matthew 19:16-19 and in
Luke 18:18-20
Luke 12:16-21 is a parable to warn most people who
treasure for tomorrow while turning a blind eye to the
hungry people we see everyday
Christianity

Then he told them a parable: "The land of a rich
man produced abundantly. And he thought to himself,
'What should I do, for I have no place to store my
crops?'
Then he said, 'I will do this: I will pull down my barns
and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain
and my goods. And I will say to my soul, 'Soul, you
have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat,
drink, be merry.'
But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night
your life is being demanded of you. And the things you
have prepared, whose will they be?' So it is with those
who store up treasures for themselves but are not rich
toward God."
Christianity

John 12:25 warns those who like to "live it up" urging them
to prepare for the eternal life
Those who love their life in this world will lose it.
Those who care nothing for their life in this world will
keep it for eternity
The same is also confirmed in Matthew 10:39 and Matthew
16:25
The same is also mentioned in Luke 9:23-25, Mark 8:34-35
Matthew 13:44 teaches us to give everything to obey so that
we get God’s rewards for the righteous
The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a
field, which someone found and hid; then in his joy he
goes and sells all that he has and buys that field
Christianity

James 4:1-5 also warns those who compete to enjoy the
pleasures of this life
What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don't they
come from your desires that battle within you? You
want something but don't get it.
You kill and covet, but you cannot have what you
want. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because
you do not ask God. When you ask, you do not
receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you
may spend what you get on your pleasures.
You adulterous people, don't you know that friendship
with the world is hatred toward God? Anyone who
chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy
of God
Christianity

John 15:10-11 reminds us of the rewards for obedience
If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my
love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments
and abide in his love.
I have said these things to you so that my joy may be
in you, and that your joy may be complete
Luke 6:27-36 and Matthew 5:38-42 set the high standard for
wise dealing with others; such teachings would replace
hatred by compassion and would transform earth into a
paradise
Christianity

But I say to you that listen, Love your enemies, do
good to those who hate you, bless those who curse
you, pray for those who abuse you. If
anyone strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also;
and from anyone who takes away your coat do not
withhold even your shirt.
Give to everyone who begs from you; and of him who
takes away your goods do not ask them again. And as
you wish that men would do to you, do so to them
But love your enemies, do good, and lend, expecting
nothing in return. Your reward will be great, and you
will be children of the Most High; for he is kind to the
ungrateful and the wicked. Be merciful, just as
your Father is merciful
Matthew 7:12 reminds us of the “Golden Rule”, the common
ground wisdom taught by all wise teachers
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So whatever you wish that men would do to you, do
so to them; for this is the law and the prophets
Matthew 6:24 urges us to shift from the material life into a
spiritual life
No one can serve two masters; for a slave will either
hate the one and love the other, or be devoted to the
one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and
wealth
Matthew 12:50 teaches that the real family of the prophet
are the obedient believers
For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is
my brother and sister and mother
Christianity

Luke 6:46-48 teaches that solid faith foundations are based
on obedience to the teachings
Why do you call me 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I
tell you? I will show you what someone is like who
comes to me, hears my words, and acts on them. That
one is like a man building a house, who dug deeply and
laid the foundation on rock; when a flood arose, the
river burst against that house but could not shake it,
because it had been well built
The same is also taught in John 14:15 and John 14:21
If you love me, you will keep my commandments
John 14:21 They who have my commandments and keep
them are those who love me; and those who love me
will be loved by my Father, and I will love them and
reveal myself to them
Christianity

In Matthew 25:31-45 Jesus described the final judgment as
being based on good works; he clarified that those who obey
the law will be saved
Salvation is not based solely on belief and nothing else;
salvation is not granted to those who merely profess
acceptance of Jesus without actually performing kind or
compassionate deeds
Jesus did not teach that a man is justified by faith without
the deeds of the law; In Matthew 16:27 and John 5:29, Jesus
has confirmed that God will reward each person according to
his deeds; those are the basic teachings of the old testimony
like the verses taught in Psalm 62:12, Ecclesiastes 12:14, and
many other old testimony verses
Christianity

Matthew 25:41-46 teach that when we give the poor, we
give to God
Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand,
Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire,
prepared for the devil and his angels: For I was an
hungred, and ye gave me no meat:
I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: I was a
stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed
me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw
we thee anhungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked,
or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto
you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of
these, ye did it not to me.
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And these shall go away into everlasting punishment:
but the righteous into life eternal.
Matthew 6:19-20 is an advice to have Treasures in heaven,
not in earth
Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth,
where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves
break in and steal. But store up for yourselves
treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not
destroy, and where thieves do not break in and
steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will
be also.
Matthew 13:18-23 is a parable on those who accept the
teachings and do good deeds
Christianity

Listen then to what the parable of the sower means:
When anyone hears the message about the kingdom and
does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches
away what was sown in their heart. This is the seed
sown along the path. The seed falling on rocky ground
refers to someone who hears the word and at once
receives it with joy. But since they have no root, they
last only a short time. When trouble or persecution
comes because of the word, they quickly fall away. The
seed falling among the thorns refers to someone who
hears the word, but the worries of this life and the
deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it
unfruitful. But the seed falling on good soil refers to
someone who hears the word and understands it. This is
the one who produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty
or thirty times what was sown
Christianity

In Matthew 15:6-9 Jesus faced those who nullify the word of
God for the sake of their traditions
they are not to ‘honor their father or mother’ with
it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of
your tradition. You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he
prophesied about you:
“‘These people honor me with their lips, but their
hearts are far from me.
They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely
human rules.”
The same teaching that they ignore God’s law and prefer
fathers traditions is also mentioned in Mark 7:6-9
Christianity

And He said to them, “Rightly did Isaiah prophesy of
you hypocrites, as it is written:
‘THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR
LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME.
‘BUT IN VAIN DO THEY WORSHIP ME, TEACHING AS
DOCTRINES THE PRECEPTS OF MEN.’ “Neglecting the
commandment of God, you hold to the tradition of
men.”
He was also saying to them, You are experts at setting aside
the commandment of God in order to keep your tradition
In Luke 13:3 and13:5, Jesus taught that repentance is
necessary for salvation
But unless you repent, you too will all perish
Christianity

Matthew 3:8-10 clarifies that prophets preach of repentance
Prove by the way you live that you have repented of
your sins and turned to God. Don’t just say to each
other, ‘We’re safe, for we are descendants of
Abraham.’ That means nothing, for I tell you, God can
create children of Abraham from these very
stones. Even now the ax of God’s judgment is poised,
ready to sever the roots of the trees. Yes, every tree
that does not produce good fruit will be chopped down
and thrown into the fire
Matthew 3:2 and 4:17 shows that John and Jesus preached
repentance
Christianity

Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom
of Heaven is near
Matthew 9:13 teaches that Jesus came to call the sinner to
repentance
I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, for I came not to call
the righteous, but sinners to repentance
In Luke 15:7 and 15:10, Jesus taught that there is joy in
heaven over repentant sinner
I tell you that even so there will be more joy in heaven
over one sinner who repents, than over ninety-nine
righteous people who need no repentance.
Even so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the
angels of God over one sinner repenting
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Luke 15: 32 clarifies that the Repentant Sinner was dead and
is alive again
But it was appropriate to celebrate and be glad, for
this, your brother, was dead, and is alive again. He was
lost, and is found
James 5:19-20 urge us to guide the lost person to the truth
and to bring him back to God
My brothers, if one of you wanders from the truth,
and someone causes him to return, you should know
that whoever turns a sinner from his wandering path
will save him from death and cover many sins
In John 5:30-31 and 12:49-50 Jesus taught that he is only
delivering the message of God
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I can do nothing on my own. I judge as God tells me.
Therefore, my judgment is just, because I carry out the
will of the one who sent me, not my own will.
If I were to testify on my own behalf, my testimony
would not be valid
I don’t speak on my own authority. The Father who
sent me has commanded me what to say and how to
say it. And I know his commands lead to eternal life; so
I say whatever the Father tells me to say
In John 17:3, Jesus taught that the father is the only true God
Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only
true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent
Christianity

James 1:5 urges us to ask God for wisdom
If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who
gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will
be given to you
James 1:22-26 urge us to be doers of the law, and not
hearers only
But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what
it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. For
if you listen to the word and don’t obey, it is like
glancing at your face in a mirror. You see yourself, walk
away, and forget what you look like.
Christianity

But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets
you free, and if you do what it says and don’t forget
what you heard, then God will bless
you for doing it. If you claim to be religious but don’t
control your tongue, you are fooling yourself, and your
religion is worthless
James 2:14 and 2:17 teach that faith without works is dead
What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he
has faith but does not have works? Can faith save
him?
Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is
dead
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