Re: Satan's Witnesses' Lies About The Gospel of the Kingdom

To begin, every local church I've ever been a part of has a systematic 
way of evangelizing the lost and communicating the gospel to them. They 
all support missionaries who do this globally. The idea that none of the 
churches has been preaching the gospel of the kingdom till "Jehovah's 
Witnesses" (Satan's Witnesses) came along, is as blatant a contradiction 
to reality as it can be.

Next, Satan's Witnesses ("Jehovah's Witnesses") do NOT preach the saving 
gospel. They preach a false gospel.

What Is The Gospel Of The Kingdom?

Matthew 24:14—"And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed 
throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the 
end will come." (Matthew 24:14 ESV)

"This gospel of the kingdom." Jesus declares that a specific message 
must be preached. To find the true servants of God, we must look at what 
message they are actually preaching. Is the "gospel of the kingdom" 
merely a message about a geopolitical government destroying earthly 
nations, or is it something far deeper?

1 Corinthians 15:1-4—"Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I 
preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, and by which 
you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to 
you—unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you as of first 
importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in 
accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised 
on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures," (1 Corinthians 
15:1-4 ESV)

How does the Apostle Paul define the "gospel"? The Bible defines the 
gospel as the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ for our 
sins. This is the saving message of first importance. Any message that 
leaves out the true sacrificial death and bodily resurrection of Jesus 
Christ as God in the flesh is not the gospel of the Bible.

Acts 20:24-25—"But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious 
to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I 
received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of 
God. And now, behold, I know that none of you among whom I have gone 
about proclaiming the kingdom will see my face again." (Acts 20:24-25 ESV)

Are the "gospel of the grace of God" and the "proclaiming of the 
kingdom" two different messages? No. The Bible uses these terms 
interchangeably. Paul was testifying to the gospel of the grace of God, 
and in the very next breath, he describes this work as "proclaiming the 
kingdom." The gospel of the kingdom is the gospel of God's grace shown 
through Jesus Christ.

Romans 14:17—"For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and 
drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit." 
(Romans 14:17 ESV)

What is the nature of the Kingdom of God today? The Bible says the 
Kingdom of God is a spiritual reality characterized by righteousness, 
peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit, brought about by the work of Christ 
in the believer.

Proposition: The "gospel of the kingdom" is the good news of salvation 
from sin, reconciliation with God, and the spiritual reign of God in the 
hearts of believers, accomplished entirely through the death, burial, 
and resurrection of Jesus Christ.


How Is The Gospel To Be Preached?

Mark 16:15—"And he said to them, 'Go into all the world and proclaim the 
gospel to the whole creation.'" (Mark 16:15 ESV)

Does Jesus restrict the preaching of the gospel to a single, mechanical 
method, such as distributing literature from door to door? No. He 
commands His disciples to "proclaim the gospel to the whole creation" by 
every available means.

Acts 5:42—"And every day, in the temple and from house to house, they 
did not cease teaching and preaching that the Christ is Jesus." (Acts 
5:42 ESV)

What was the message of the early disciples when they preached from 
house to house? The Bible says their message was "preaching that the 
Christ is Jesus." They did not go to point people to a human 
organization or to distribute magazines, but to point people directly to 
the Savior, Jesus Christ.

Philippians 1:15-18—"Some indeed preach Christ from envy and rivalry, 
but others from good will... What then? Only that in every way, whether 
in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed, and in that I rejoice." 
(Philippians 1:15-18 ESV)

What is the essential element of true preaching that brings joy to God's 
servants? The Bible says it is that "Christ is proclaimed." The true 
success of preaching is not measured by the number of countries we have 
registered offices in, or the number of magazines we distribute, but by 
whether the true Christ is being proclaimed to lost souls.

Proposition: The biblical command to preach the gospel is fulfilled 
whenever and wherever the true message of Jesus Christ is proclaimed to 
the world, regardless of the physical method used to deliver it.


Who Are God's True Servants?

Galatians 1:8—"But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to 
you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be 
accursed." (Galatians 1:8 ESV)

What happens if an organization is highly active, visits millions of 
homes, but preaches a different gospel? The Bible says that if anyone 
preaches a gospel contrary to the one preached by the Apostles, they are 
accursed. Zeal, organization, and global reach cannot validate a false 
message.

2 John 1:9—"Everyone who goes on ahead and does not abide in the 
teaching of Christ, does not have God. Whoever abides in the teaching 
has both the Father and the Son." (2 John 1:9 ESV)

Who has God? The Bible says only those who "abide in the teaching of 
Christ." If a group denies the true identity of Jesus Christ—such as His 
full deity and physical resurrection—they do not abide in the teaching 
of Christ, and they do not have God. They cannot be His true servants.

John 8:24—"I told you that you would die in your sins, for unless you 
believe that I am he you will die in your sins." (John 8:24 ESV)

What is the consequence of denying who Jesus really is? Jesus Himself 
said that if we do not believe that He is the great "I Am"—the eternal 
God in the flesh—we will die in our sins. An organization that teaches 
Jesus is merely a created angel is leading people to die in their sins. 
They are not preaching the true gospel of the kingdom.

Summary Proposition: The true servants of God are identified not by 
their organizational structure or their distribution statistics, but by 
their adherence to the truth of Scripture, specifically the proclamation 
of the true deity, death, and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. 
Anyone who denies who Jesus is, or who preaches a salvation based on 
organizational loyalty rather than faith in Christ alone, is preaching a 
false gospel and cannot be identified as the "one faith" of God.