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Can you embrace Reformed Samaritanism and still believe in Jesus or Muhammad?
When it comes to matters of faith, things are seldom either “black or white”. Rather, truth is always
somewhere in the middle of the all opposite extremes. Case in point: Does faith in Jesus necessarily demand
that you embrace all of the claims made by the noble Christian religion? Well, not in all cases.
In fact, Reformed Samaritanism allows his followers to believe in the words attributed to any prophet [Jesus,
Moses, Muhammad, Zoroaster, etc], as long as such words are in full agreement with the Torah (instruction)
brought forth by our master Moses [peace and blessing be always upon him]... So, you can indeed follow
Reformed Samaritans, and at the same time believe in Jesus.
What you can't do, is to believe that Jesus is the Supreme God; that his words are above the words revealed
to our master Moses; that the New Testament completes and supersedes the Old testament; that Jesus
perfectly obeyed God's commandments (so that you don't have to obey them); Or that God's favor is the
result of your personal faith, and not of your personal obedience to the good commanded by the Creator.
Why can't Reformed Samaritans believe any of these things? Because they directly contradict the
unquestionable word of God given to our master Moses. And, when it comes to such paramount issues, the
God of Moses doesn't change His mind. As is written: “For I am הוהי (the Lord), I change not...- Malachi 3:6,
King James Bible...
In what sense is Christianity “the good thief” religion?
The Gospel’s narrative is emotionally overpowering, as it claims Jesus was God’s true Passover lamb, who
was sacrificed in order to redeem all men, regardless of their race. As is written: “For Christ, our Passover
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lamb, has been sacrificed. Therefore let us keep the Festival… And he died for all, that those who live should
no longer live for themselves, but for him who died for them and was raised again”- 1 Corinthians 5:7-8, & 2
Corinthians 5:15 (New International Version).
What’s the problem with claiming Jesus to be the literal fulfillment of the Passover feast described in the
Law? Well, the problem is that “the facts, don’t match the theory”. In other words, the gospel states that Jesus
was killed in order to redeem all men, by the method of crucifixion, on an open mount (mount Calvary), and
by murdering foreign soldiers (Romans) representing an enslaving regime. Finally, Jesus was supposedly
raised from the grave on the third day, thereby making good his sacrifice.
But God’s Law tells otherwise, as it says by the third day the Passover lamb was already spoiled [so it could
no longer be eaten by anybody]; it tells that the lamb’s throat had to be cut, and it’s body roasted over fire
(not nailed to a cross, in order to be crucified); it tells that only the loving Hebrew parents could kill the lamb
(and not any cruel, blood stained soldier from any oppressing regime); it tells that the lamb had to be
sacrificed indoors (and not outdoors, nor upon any hill, as the latter would have been considered idolatry);
and it finally tells that only the firstborn son of the Hebrew household’s would be redeemed by the lamb’s
sacrifice (and not any other person from any other family, let alone other race).
Thus, the discrepancies between the two narratives are so great [and so many], that we could fairly say that
the Christian claim of Jesus being “God’s Passover lamb” is an elaborated forgery; an ancient case of
“identity theft”. On the other hand, we could also say that, if Christianity has stolen the Passover narrative,
it’s theology can be considered to be that of “a good thief”; sort of like the person who steals someone’s else
identity [or bears a false witness], in order to achieve what he [or she] considers to be a good and worthy goal
(which for Christians would be to bring people into faith in Jesus).
And the pages of the Hebrew scripture are full of similar cases, were even good and noble people were
tempted to do the same: Think of Sarah, pretending to be Abraham’s sister (in order to keep him safe from
those who would lust after her); think of Tamar, pretending to be a harlot (in order avoid a childless death);
think of Jacob, pretending to be Esau (in order to receive the firstborn blessing); think of Leah, pretending to
be Rachel (in order to obey her father, and get married before her younger sister); think of Joseph, pretending
to be a native Egyptian (in order to eavesdrop on his unsuspecting brothers); think of the Gibeonites,
pretending to be members of a far away nation (in order to strike a peace deal with the unsuspecting
Israelites).
So, although definitely a sinful behavior to be avoided by all true believers, to falsely impersonate someone
else [or to bear a false witness] doesn’t necessarily means that you [or your religion] does not count with
God’s favor, as “doing good” often means choosing the lesser of two evils. May the God of Abraham bless
and guide all of our beloved Christian brothers!
Reformed Samaritans do not worship Jesus. Instead, they worship the God that Jesus himself worshipped
(the Heavenly Father). And from whence do we know that Jesus also worshipped this God? We get it from
the Christian writings, when they go on to say: "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ..."-
2 Corinthians 1:3, King James Bible
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