@whereu,
You speak about tradition, deception, and testing everything by the Word—yet you completely miss some of the clearest warnings Yeshua gave, especially about those who think they know Him but are deceived by lawlessness and self-righteousness.
Matthew 7:21-23 (NIV) – “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!’”
That word “evildoers” is lawless ones in the Greek. These people did works, used His name, but Yeshua said He never knew them—because they walked in disobedience.
And again, Yeshua made it clear:
Matthew 22:14 (NIV) – “For many are invited, but few are chosen.” Matthew 7:13-14 (NIV) – “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.”
So when you imply that few agree with me, you’re not insulting me—you’re just proving what Yeshua already said: the path is narrow, and few find it. I don't expect the crowd to walk it. I expect resistance. I expect rejection. And I welcome it—because it shows I’m not following the broad road.
And no—I’m not alone. Just because the handful of posters here represent a mixed bag of Muslims, JWs, Catholics, atheists, and everyone else in between, doesn’t mean there aren’t thousands worldwide who read Scripture the way I do and stand where I stand—on what is written, not what is watered down.
If you're serious about rejecting tradition and clinging to truth, then I invite you to stop assuming you know my heart or that I stand alone. I stand on the Word of YHWH, and with others who do the same—even if we’re only a remnant.
And Yeshua’s words—not mine—are what will separate truth from deception in the end.
