The holy faith of reformed samaritanism



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Reformed Samaritanism General Overview

«When using your hand's index finger in order to point at someone else faults, observe how three of your
fingers point back at you, as if to say: “First, judge yourself... and only then will you have the moral
standing to judge any other person”» 
Does God condemn the Christian who worships Jesus? Not necessarily! 
Our Christian brothers worship Jesus Christ, making him equal to God. And although making a mortal man 
equal to the immortal God may at first glance look silly (“God is not a man...”- Numbers 23:19), it doesn’t 
look so bad after considering the fact that ancient Greeks (as well as Romans) used to believe in mortal gods 
(so that Christian worship of Jesus might just be part of a deeply entrenched cultural Heritage). It also helps 
to keep in mind that the gospels were not only written in the Greek tongue, but that the Roman church carried
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the flag of Christendom for almost 1500 years. 
And the fact that Romans never saw a problem with making gods out of mortal human beings is attested by 
the fact that around 37 C.E. the emperor Caligula asked his own image to be set up (and worshiped) inside 
Jerusalem’s Temple. Fortunately, the emperor died before the edict could be implemented. 
But the truth of the matter is that since the Roman king (the emperor) demanded to be worshiped as a God, it 
would make perfect sense for an ancient Christian to say: «Wait a minute! If I am going to worship [as God] 
any human king, I would rather worship my Saviour (Jesus Christ), who is “King of Kings”». 
Thus, we may properly say that, in the eyes of the Creator, a Christian believer who worships Jesus Christ 
isn’t necessarily doing any evil. Why? Because the key issue of our foregoing discussion is that God looks at 
your heart. In other words, God will judge you according to the light you have been given- The more you 
know, the more it will be demanded from you; the less you know, the less will be demanded from you. 
And this is what we would expect from a God of mercy, and justice. As is written: “When my master, the 
king of Aram, goes into the temple of Rimmon to bow in worship while he is leaning on my arm, and I have 
to bow in the temple of Rimmon—when I bow [to the idol] in the temple of Rimmon, may the Lord pardon 
your servant in this matter”. So he [the prophet] said to him, “Go in peace [God knows your heart!]”- 2 
Kings 5:18-19 

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