Letter to Supreme Leader of Iran, now OPEN

Fri, October 14, 2011 3:15 pm

Dear Supreme Leader of Iran, Sayyid Ali Khamenei,

Greetings once again to you in the precious name of the Lord Jesus Christ, who laid down His life for all of us in order that we MAY have life-everlasting!

Democratic politicians are just puppets(?) in the hands of the corporate oligarchy, who are the current rulers of the world. They want to deflect the blame for the present *Great Disruption* and insecurities all over the world to these politicians. Strictly speaking, USA is the de facto UN, where the rest of the citizens of the world don’t even have a say. Will we see the likes of the French Revolution again, the world over?

This is a faithful saying: “A man who remains stiff-necked after many rebukes will suddenly be destroyed – without remedy” (Proverbs 29:1). Father الله had said to the Lord Jesus Christ: “Sit at My right hand, until I put YOUR enemies beneath your feet” (Psalm 110:1).

So you must not “hide” your testimony about the Lord Jesus Christ, lest you come across as an enemy yourself of the Lord Jesus Christ. I pray once again that the Father الله open every Muslim’s eye to SUBMIT their free-will to this clear WILL of His, which is:

None should have to pay their own penalty for their sins, but all AVAIL Jesus Christ’s sacrifice for them! 

I know you have received only “one talent” of information about Jesus but you need to act upon that information given to you. For there is a warning in Matthew 25:24-30 to the one who has received even little.

“Independent” nations cannot afford to say they are independent/sovereign, for they are not (John 19:11; Romans 13:1). They need to make a public Declaration of their Dependence–a dependence on the King of kings and the Lord of lords (Revelation 17:14)! The Father יהוה/الله/ God/బ్రహ్మ is LORD–the ALL-IN-ALL (1Cor 15:28). And to His right is Jesus Christ, the Lord of all in heaven and on earth (Psalm 110:1; Acts 10:34-43; Matthew 28:18).

Respected Sayyid Ali Khamenei,

Just as we are like lords unto our wives, the Lord Jesus Christ is Lord of ALL mankind; and Father (الله) is His LORD (1 Cor 11:3). So we need to come to terms with that and respect this hierarchy, which the Jews neglected and have therefore been rejected. “Moreover, the Father judges no one, but has entrusted all judgment to the Son, that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father (الله), who sent him” (John 5:22-23).

Looking forward to rejoicing with you as many Muslims from all around the world come to hear your testimony and be saved. May be even right now, since the time is up as i see it. In *two* days, the Lord told me earlier this morning, is “Passover”. Remember, it is Jesus alone who can forgive sins because He alone paid our sin debt for all sins we have committed till the day we have heard this information. He who has ears let him hear what the Spirit says.

This is my زكاة (Zakat) and صداقه (Sadaqah) of eternal-life-giving-food (information) to you and to all Muslims that you witness to, using this. Thus says the Lord:

“Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

Affectionately,

Caleb Surésh Motupalli

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India stands taller than America?

Straining on gnats while swallowing camels!

We are not broad brushing all Americans here. But the state of a union is a macrocosm of its family unit. The family too is a microcosm of state.

There are the obvious evils by individuals and then there are marco-evils by corporates/nations that are often times very subtle and go unnoticed. Because it is assumed that might is right. That is why the Lord has ordained the Communion/Table in order that we introspect at all levels–as an individual, as a family, as a city, as a state, as a nation, and as a humanity–and only then partake of it. We explore more on this in Engineering Divinity.

It is not just a case of corporate evil that America as whole is guilty of, i do blame Americans in general, beginning with some of the big names in the church itself, for being frogs in the well, overly concerned only about their own families, own country, at the expense of the rest of the world–a kind of selfishness expected only of heathen people. America is not an isolated country or some new world; it is the melting-pot of the whole world. This means that all the nations of the world have invested their ALL in it.

The doer, not the hearer is justified. India stands out better than America, having got independence through Christian nonviolence.

We are applying Romans 2:12-16

12 For all who have sinned without the Law will also perish without the Law, and all who have sinned under the Law will be judged by the Law; 13 for it is not the hearers of the Law who are just before God, but the doers of the Law will be justified. 14 For when Gentiles who do not have the Law do instinctively the things of the Law, these, not having the Law, are a law to themselves, 15 in that they show the work of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness and their thoughts alternately accusing or else defending them, 16 on the day when, according to my gospel, God will judge the secrets of men through Christ Jesus.

Whether you are a Christian or a “Gentile”, the yardstick is the Law, which we all need to surpass in the final analysis (Matt5:20). No doubt, at conversion, you got all your sin debt paid in full; you had the unclean spirit in you exorcised/cleansed. But having swept it and put in order, have you taken the second step of filling your life with love and obedience? Or have you allowed it to be filled by seven more evil spirits, more wicked than the former? It is not how much of the Holy Spirit we have. Rather, how much the Holy Spirit has of us!

I am not here discounting the difference between the wheat and the tares. I do recognize that they both look alike even though there is a big difference. One has had his sin debt (even if it is a trillion dollars) paid in full. The other, none. But as we have explained in Just Punishment: abused mercy/grace deserves treble punishment (Luke12:47-48; Heb10:26-32; James3:1 on teachers, who will incur stricter judgment).

As we have studied elsewhere, Rom3:25 along with 2Pet1:9 and Matt12:43-45 is basis for my case that only sins prior to conversion have been paid for. So there remains not only the sin of commission but also sin of omission (James4:17). The old adage that you can now get drunk and sleep it off, for, you do not sin in your sleep, does not hold water. How many do you know in Church (which is currently dominated by Americans) who DO NOT regard their salvation as a fire-insurance? In other words, how many DO NOT think, once-saved-is-always-saved? When they are singing this sub-conscious lullaby to themselves and others, where will the motivation for love, obedience & fruit come from? Any guilt the Holy Spirit brings to their attention every now and then is hushed. So much so that finally, the Spirit is put out.

Is the Lord’s yoke too much of a burden to bear? Is it an impossible goal to ask those who have derived immortal power, simply by inserting their plug in the socket, to now merely TELL others to do likewise?

Arminian Ethic & Wedleases

The Washington Post proposal on this subject has surely opened a can of worms.

As a teacher, who will be judged more severely, i take upon this subject with fear and trembling. The following analysis is just to begin the discussion and should not be construed as definitive.

A partner is either a blessing or a lesson in a person’s life that God has placed. A blessing is an encouragement to continue while a lesson is suggestive of a termination.

The crime of disrespect/lack of love may not be grounds for capital punishment as some expect to happen. God gives a second chance as He does with teeth.

Women lose their virginity after the wedding and will be the losing partners in the non-renewal of wedleases. Women will also be the bigger losers as they will not possess the graces that they once did. Shame is the intensely painful feeling they would have of believing they are flawed and therefore unworthy of love and belonging. Therefore, a divorce rather than the convenience of a wedlease seems more appropriate.

But divorce has become something of a stigma among churchgoers, so much so that the wronged party–the victim–is seen as the evil one and demonized when they ask for a divorce. Verses like “‘I hate divorce,’ says the Lord,” are invoked. And the married life, if there is one at all, goes on as a bondage rather than as a blessing.

People’s character changes and some take wedlock as a license to sin as do many a Calvinist, who believes once-saved-is-always-saved.

The relationship between a husband and his wife is likened to the relationship Christ has with His Church (Eph5:23-33). Dr. John Piper agrees that God sets aside corporate election of Israel for the sake of the election of individuals from around the world, is after the fact. What this means to a marital relationship is that there is no such thing as permanence or unconditional love. Eternal security exists only as long as the fish remains in water.

Is it not a good testimony when people renew their vows like Ram & Sita upon the expiry of a wedlease that maybe in place? Opportunity should be given to good couples to stand out in the midst of darkness. But we are not to create darkness for darkness sake. The context of an expired wedlease could exist for the renewal of vows to have any import or meaning. With a renewed wedlease, a marriage has the groundswell for happiness.

“What God has joined together, let no man separate,” holds true. But the prerogative for marriage, divorce or the establishment of a workable wedlease is with Christ, whom the Church possesses.

Children are not a side to the whole issue. Women are actually saved through childbearing (1Tim2:15). As for men, they should take responsibility for the children and not shrug from it. At this point, it seems to me that divorce, however smearing it maybe to one’s character, is the only viable instrument that society can afford to have. The Arminian freewill of renewing vows–if not a wedlease–in the context of a possible divorce, would be the only demonstration and assertion of love on the part of the husband, and respect on the part of the wife.

Co-laboring Prayer — The Heard Prayer

“In the days of His flesh, He offered up both prayers and supplications with loud crying and tears to the One able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His piety” (Hebrews 5:7).

“Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a RIGHTEOUS man can accomplish much” (James 5:16).

 

Piety should not be merely for the sake of piety. Prayer must of necessity be true dependence on God for things you cannot handle yourself (not for help with decisions such as going to a barber or not). Being faithful in little things, means just that — faithfully executing the given work, not take the work back to God for execution. As foolish as it sounds, this is exactly what people are doing.

This statement on Prayer was simply a general statement about the bigger problem in our churches, who claim privilege merely because they are conduits/priests to God and nothing more. Some even claim to be self-declared ‘lords’ of some groups, thinking everyone is making prayer requests to them, the lords, and not to the Lord of Lords. It is that very same conceit that i am against.

They claim to be very pious, saying, “Prayer, Prayer” or “Namaaz, Namaaz” (aka “Lord, Lord” – Matt7:21) but inside they are ravenous wolves. As for you, brethren, do not be like them. Be pure. Without conceit.

Now consider: The resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ is central to the salvation of mankind. Most of us think that our Lord rose from the dead because He was God. But that negates the perfect sacrifice He offered in the capacity of being incarnate and man alone. Luke a Physician, in chapter 11 verse 20, took care to mention that the miracles that Jesus performed were, so to speak, “by the finger of God” and thus not Jesus’ own doing. John also quotes Jesus as saying that He did not do or say anything on His own initiative but by the Father (John 8:26-29; 12:49). And Jesus always told His believers that their faith has made them well, implying that it was not His doing alone. As for the miracle of all miracles, Hebrews 5:7 above reveals the secret of how Jesus Himself rose from the dead. The Life Application Study Bible has this comment on the verse: “Have you ever felt that God didn’t hear your prayers? Be sure you are praying with reverent submission (piety), willing to do what God wants. God responds to His obedient children.” Thus says the Holy Spirit through Billy Graham, “What you are, speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.” So piety it is…religion it is…self-will bowed to God’s will it is…love and serve the least of His brethren it is…for God to hear and answer our prayers.

Christ offered intercessory prayers on our behalf along with a love and service to us—His brethren—to the extent of dying for us. In other words, He did not simply pray for our redemption but “He entered the most holy place …with His own blood” (Heb 9:12). The Amen came from the earthquake after He said, “Father into Your hands I commit my Spirit.”

While Christ offered once to bear the sins of many, it is not without reason that John tells us that our love for our brethren should be to such an extent that if necessary we too should lay down our lives for them (Hebrews 9:28; 1 John 3:16). Alas, what kind of faith do we see today? Let alone lay down our lives for our brethren, we have nothing except the one talent of Word to serve them with, as we pray for their various needs. Our prayers are similar to how James puts it: “Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed,” but we do nothing about their physical needs.

The Model Prayer that the Lord taught us is a kind of prayer that does not let us off the hook like how ordinary prayers do. It is really an introspective prayer that ushers us to love and co-labor with God and neighbor so that we become one.

We may find that as we pray, the answer lies within us. We may realize that we are the answer to those prayers. You maybe a lawyer, a businessman, a carpenter, an engineer, or a good cook who can invite the people who requested prayer, to your house—or if you are a company, to your board meeting—to find solutions to the questions raised during prayer.

Jesus says that if we have done good to the least of His brethren, it is the same as doing good to Him itself. James sheds light by saying that if we know the good that we ought to do and do not do it, we sin (James4:17). And Paul warns that the wages of sin is death. If religion you say is not in the vision of the Lord, it is perhaps you have not understood Him at all.

The word ‘Almighty’ is NOT a misnomer. We have a freewill that sometimes takes us astray, but God is able to correct it and put us back in course. While colaboring prayer is the only prayer there is, and that salvation is synergistic, and that it pleases God to use & work through His sons in His schemes, a case for prayerless action cannot be made. God alone is the source of power in the “electric socket”. By Colaboring Prayer we mean: By faith we are merely putting the plug in the socket to get power, while helping ourselves with goods & services. But the real good is the “hydro-electric plant”.

As for how we “pray without ceasing” (1Thess5:17), Brian Pruitt has this to say:

“There is no point except self-centered purpose in telling God our needs, or reminding Him of His needs – no matter how noble, so He might give them. He already knows and He does.

Instead, if we live consciously we will have what is needed, our attitude and thinking will be virtuous as needed, all in fulfillment of His vision – not ours, without so much as asking.”

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Friendship Evangelism

Initially, we do need to scratch them where it itches before giving them the eternal-life-giving-food. If that means sugar-coating your bitter-pill (truth), by all means do it! But let’s not use a hosepipe to drive the amrutham down someone’s throat. Friendship Evangelism is evident in Jesus’ own ministry (Jn6:26-27). In 2Tim4:3-4, Paul is speaking of those who exchange the truth for a lie altogether; not merely in the coating.

This is not salvation-by-works as is often misunderstood. A coating is a coating. We should not go overboard in an attempt to please. Nor should we come across as a fake in our love for others. But any humanitarian aid should only serve as a sugarcoat to the eternal-life-giving-food. Use available resources for maximizing results both in quantity and quality. A point to remember here is that God does not usually call the Qualified, but qualifies the Called. But also remember that there are matthews, whom He calls, who are from the beginning, God’s works-in-progress.

In short: Give the beggar the eternal-life-giving-food. Sugarcoat if you must. If not this life, he will have the more enduring eternal-life.

Friendship here, is anesthesia before the tortuous incision by truth on the diseased hearts of men.

But in all this, let us never forget the example that Christ set for us in His costly caring for us. How we’ve been befriended! “Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends” (John 15:13).