of Christ and Temple of the Lord; how the three-in-one godhead con- ceals the true Plan of God; proof that God is a Family, currently com- posed of two Beings; your marvelous potential within that Family— and much, much more!
You no longer “lack knowledge,” but are now left with the ques- tion of whether you will accept or, like Israel, REJECT this knowledge.
Christ stated, “For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much REQUIRED” (Luke 12:48).
With knowledge comes responsibility. It usually means that
CHOICES must be made as a result of receiving it.
Which God?
Now notice several examples of how God REQUIRED Israel to make a
decision with the knowledge that He had given them.
Just before he died, and before giving the reins of leadership over to Joshua, Moses spoke this to all Israel on God’s behalf: “I call heav- en and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore CHOOSE life, that both
you and your seed may live: that you may love the LORD your God,
and that you may obey His voice…” (Deut. 30:19-20).
Similarly, a generation later, just before Joshua died, he spoke these words to all of Israel, assembled before him: “Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve Him in SINCERITY and in TRUTH: and put away
the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the fl ood, and
in Egypt; and serve you the LORD. And if it seem evil unto you to
serve the LORD, CHOOSE you this day whom you will serve; whether
the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the fl ood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell: but as for me and my house, WEWILLSERVETHE LORD” (Josh. 24:14-15).
We previously described how the prophet Elijah presented a stark choice to Israel, shortly before putting to death in the people’s pres- ence the 450 prophets of Baal. Let’s read the passage one more time: “And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt you between two opinions? If the LORD be God, follow Him: but if Baal,
then follow him. And the people answered him not a word” (I Kgs. 18:21).
Also, in the New Testament, Christ declared, “No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other” (Luke 16:13). do so few seem to care? Why are so few able to, or even interested in,
“connecting the dots”?
Jesus taught, “You shall know them by their fruits” (Matt. 7:16), and shortly followed this with “Wherefore by their fruits you shall
know them” (vs. 20). The fruits of what is labeled “Christianity” are
deplorable. If we are to believe Christ, the “god” behind all of this is exposed as one with AWFULFRUITS. On the basis of fruits alone, none
should want to serve this god! Yet, billions do!
Many of these will oppose this book, even to the point of vehe- mently attacking it. Your friends will almost surely resist what it con- tains. This is because truth, when it disagrees with central tenets of accepted Christianity, is invariably relegated to cult status.
Knowledge Brings Responsibility
It has been said that knowledge is of no purpose unless it is used. This book is no exception. You have been given much truth here in per- haps the most extensive, and certainly the most thorough, book you will ever read on the trinity.
Recall how the prophet Hosea summarized Israel’s problem then, and that of religionists and supposed “rationalists” of the modern age. This verse presents itself again—this time to you. Let’s reread it, and then examine several other vitally important scriptures:
“My people are destroyed for LACKOFKNOWLEDGE: because you
have REJECTEDKNOWLEDGE, I will also reject you, that you shall be no
priest to Me: seeing you have FORGOTTEN the law of your God, I will
also forget your children” (4:6).
Almost certainly, what you have learned from God’s Word through this book is entirely new to you—truly EXTRAORDINARY KNOWLEDGE, completely unknown to you before now. You have re-
ceived knowledge that only a relative few have understood through- out history. Your mind has been opened to understand precious infor- mation. With such a privilege comes responsibility.
Consider for a moment all that you now know: the trinity is not truth, and is not found in the Bible; the origin and history of the doc- trine; the convoluted logic of trinitarian thinking; who is behind the triune god; what is the Holy Spirit; the danger of following another Jesus; in what fashion God is one; God will not accept syncretism— mixing the true and the false; how to identify the true Church, Body
Now Decide!
The decision facing you is the same one that Israel faced over and over again, and that many thousands before you have faced since Christ built His Church.
God tells you that He does not accept indecisiveness—that you cannot serve two masters—that you cannot halt between two opin- ions as Israel did. God does not permit you to “answer Him not a word.” To make no choice is to make the WRONGCHOICE! One must
decide whether he will implement knowledge—he must decide which master he will serve—and he must decide WHICH GODHEWILLSERVE!
We saw in the book of Acts that Luke recorded this after describ- ing Paul’s reference to the “unknown god” on Mars’ Hill: “And the times of this IGNORANCE God winked at; but now COMMANDS all men
everywhere to repent” (17:30). Ignorance is the state of being without knowledge. Once knowledge is given—and is received—ignorance is no longer an excuse. God commands the one who has received knowl- edge to decide what he will do. This begins with the decision to serve “no other gods before” the true God!
This towering question looms: What will you DO with this knowledge? Will you disregard it—reject it—and merely move on with your life? Will you think about it at some more “convenient time”? Or will you act on—put to use—what you have learned and go on to serve the true God—and fulfi ll your INCREDIBLEHUMANPO- TENTIAL?
The perfect, brilliant, all-powerful and all-wise, eternal God who made the heavens and the earth—and you!—awaits your decision…