Christians Are Called to Rule

By D. A. Taylor

"Executed to Suppress His Message" explains how institutionalized Christian religions acquired vast financial resources by suppressing the teachings of Christ, then substituting their own humanly-created doctrines for our Lord's gospel. By turning a blind eye to our Lord's commands against using money within the Church, Christian leaders have built hundreds-of-thousands of churches and acquired millions of members — but in doing so, they have hidden Christ's good news about a God of infinite love and forgiveness, as they work to frighten people into church attendance, by promoting a fictional gospel about a God of judgment and punishment.

• Language: English
• Publisher: D. A. Taylor
• Release date: Sep 9, 2017
• ISBN: 9781370735075

D. A. Taylor

When I was in my late twenties, I enthusiastically jumped into a Protestant denomination. I was very dedicated and spent 25 years attending church every week, bible studies 1-2 times a week, and volunteering for every service and evangelical task I could find. Later I was ordained and occasionally spoke before the congregation. I was well on my way to the Kingdom of God (or so I thought).But toward the end of my church experience, the senior pastor of my denomination passed away and another man took over. This new man determined that certain church doctrines were wrong—and he began to change those doctrines. This caused quite a commotion, forcing the denomination into several doctrinal camps. Many high-ranking pastors left, took brethren with them, and started new churches. My head was spinning: I had left Catholicism to find Protestantism, which I considered God’s true religion. But now my Protestant world was falling apart.So I decided to find out which senior pastor had the “right” doctrines. For many months, I spent all my spare time studying the Bible: I never had studied like this before; instead I just believed what I heard from the pulpit. Of course, I was told that I should “prove all things.” But I thought this meant I should make sure the speaker accurately quoted the Scriptures. Yet now as I reflect back, perhaps I was just too lazy to study on my own?And as I carefully studied the Bible, I discovered numerous Scriptures I had never heard at church. It became clear that my church was not preaching a great deal of what Jesus taught. Thus I wondered: “Am I in the wrong Protestant denomination?” So I set about to research other denominations and what they believed: Baptist, Methodist, Assembly of God, Church of Christ, Lutheran, Adventist, Evangelicals, etc. I discovered how each of these denominations had vastly different views on doctrine. So why were their doctrines so radically different?Then I decided to go through the gospels and carefully document all of Jesus’ teachings. I took my list of the Lord’s teachings and compared it to the doctrines of major Christian denominations. And when I did this, I discovered something profound: each and every Christian denomination ignored the same set of Jesus’ teachings. These teachings are never mentioned at church; nor are they discussed in church literature; neither are they described in any denominational Statements of Belief.Across the board, churches and their pastors ignore these specific doctrines of Jesus Christ. They are never, ever shared with God’s people. Moreover, both the Bible and church history show how even back in the 1st Century, preachers were suppressing these very same doctrines.How important are these teachings of Jesus? He was killed to suppress them.So I wrote Executed to Suppress His Message to explain how key teachings of Jesus were suppressed, modified and replaced in order to raise up Christian churches in the image of the Old Covenant religions Jesus condemned.I hope that you will find this book informative—and that it will strengthen your personal relationship with God.God bless,D. A. Taylor

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Introduction

Welcome to Volume 4 of Executed to Suppress His Message.

In Volume 1 we saw how money-funded, institutionalized religions suppress the teachings of Jesus Christ, so they can promote their own particular doctrines and beliefs. And now with this volume, we continue to address these suppressed teachings.

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In Matthew 22:14, Jesus said, "For many are called, but few are chosen." And then in John 6:44-45, and John 6:65, Jesus explained how no one can come to Him, unless God the Father grants His offer of salvation, then draws or calls that person to Christ.

But what is God’s purpose for calling Christians? Does God draw certain people to Himself so they can be saved, while the rest of humanity is forever lost?

Or is there another purpose for God’s calling?

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1 — The Christian Calling

Christianity teaches:

That God calls Christians to repent of their sins and accept Christ, and thereby escape God’s punishing wrath so they can go to heaven.

But Jesus Christ taught:

Christians are called to be kings and priests who shall rule over and eventually own the Kingdom of God.

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Most Christians believe that God has specially chosen them to spend a blissful eternity in heaven, while He sends the rest of humanity off to Hell. Here’s one of the Scriptures that lead to this conclusion:

I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture (John 10:9).

And if we were to study no further, we easily could come away thinking that God’s purpose for calling Christians is salvation itself: that is, to escape the penalty of sin and obtain eternal salvation in heaven.

However, Romans 8:28 shows that God’s calling is more complicated:

And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.

The apostle Paul wrote that God has a specific purpose for calling Christians. And just like everything else in Christianity, we cannot simply assume what that purpose is: we must allow the Scriptures to explain what Paul meant.

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God’s Calling: An Invitation

With the passage quoted above, the original Greek translated called also means invited. So God does not simply call people, He also invites them to do something. Here’s an example:

Paul, a bond-servant of Christ Jesus, called as an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God (Romans 1:1).

Did you notice how Paul’s calling included being set apart for a special purpose? God invited Paul to be an apostle.

So what has God invited you to do?

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Why Did God Call You?

What is God’s purpose for calling you to be a Christian? Few know it, but the Bible shows that just like Paul, God calls each and every Christian to perform an occupation — and it’s an occupation that goes far beyond your personal salvation.

God’s purpose for calling Christians is well-documented in the Scriptures. Jesus talked about it. The apostles and prophets wrote about it. Furthermore, this occupation is so incredible — so awesome — that it makes all the rewards of this earthly life pale into insignificance.

But you’ve probably never