The holy faith of reformed samaritanism


Such a person is righteous; he will certainly live



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Reformed Samaritanism General Overview

... Such a person is righteous; he will certainly live
. This is the declaration of the Lord God”- Ezekiel 18:5-
10, Christian Standard Bible. 
He who claims the Hebrew God is limited by any physical circumstance (therefore being in need of 
help) blasphemes the Creator, and won’t be granted the privilege of enjoying God’s deliverance 
Hebrew Scripture tells that, once upon a time, the city of Samaria was surrounded by a powerful army, and 
Hebrew people living inside of it were starving to death, with no one able to do anything about it. 
Then, prophet Elisha foretold that the very next day there would be so much plenty, that flour would be sold 
at a ridiculously low price. A captain of Israel heard Elisha’s words and, being of little faith, made a 
blasphemous remark [questioning God’s power in a contemptuous fashion]. As is written: 
«Then the captain, the king’s right-hand man, responded to the man of God, “Look, even if the Lord were to 
make windows in heaven, could this really happen?” Elisha announced, “You will in fact see it with your 
own eyes, but [the Divine punishment upon you will be that] you won’t eat any of it”»- 2 Kings 7:2, 
Christian Standard Bible. 
Why was the above captain so gravely mistaken? Because he arrogantly chose to ignore what is taught by the
Hebrew Scripture-- that God created mankind in order to give human beings the privilege of participating in 
God’s own designs. But Scripture also states that, from the Creator’s standpoint, any participation (or “help’) 
we humans might provide is an optional choice-- not an absolute necessity. 
Why? Simply because, being an infinite, all knowing, all present, and all powerful God, the Creator is 
restrained only by His own will-- and not by any physical need nor limitation He might ever have to face [as 
nothing is too difficult for Him]. And from whence do we know it? Well, consider the following examples: 
--Did God need any human being, in order to create the Universe? Not at all! (He did it all by Himself, using 
only His word) 
--Did God need any human being, in order to destroy the world (back in the days of Noah)? Absolutely not! 
(He used instead a water Deluge) 
--Did God need any human being, in order to stop the builders of Babel’s tower? None whatsoever! (He used
instead verbal confusion) 
--Did God need any human being, in order to tell Abraham to leave his native country, and come to the land 
of Canaan? None at all! (He spoke directly to Abraham, most likely thru dreams) 
--Did God need any human being, in order to let Moses know His plans? None! (He sent an angel who spoke
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directly to Moses, from the midst of the burning Bush) 
--Did God need any human being, in order to defeat the Egyptian army (drowning them at the Red Sea)? 
Nope! (He used the sea, which returned and covered them all) 
--Did God need any human being, in order to let Israel know His will? Of course not! (At Mount Sinai, He 
spoke directly to Israel, letting them know His Ten Supreme “principles”, or “commandments”) 
--Did God need any human being, in order to feed the whole nation of Israel during the 40 years spent in the 
wilderness? Of course not! (He gave them heavenly bread, which fell directly from heavens on a daily basis) 
--Did God need any human being, in order to feed Elijah? None! (He used instead ravens that brought him 
bread morning and evening) 
--Did God need any human king, in order to defeat the army surrounding Samaria during the days of prophet 
Elisha? Not at all! (He caused the Aramean camp to hear the sound of chariots, horses, and a large army, so 
they fled their camp) 
--Did the Holy one need any human captain, in order to bring Jonah back to land (so he could go on 
preaching repentance to the Ninevites)? Definitely not! (He used instead a great fish) 
--Did God need any human being, in order to defeat the Assyrian army surrounding Jerusalem during the 
days of king Hezekiah? None whatsoever! (He sent an angel, who in a single might killed 185,000 soldiers) 
--Did God need any human being, in order to defend Daniel from the lions? Absolutely none! (He sent 
instead an angel, who shut the lions mouth) 
The fact is that only a Pagan soul would be so shamelessly brazen as to know all of the above, and yet persist
on the idea that God has needs and limitations He can't overcome without the help of human beings [thereby 
implying that the Creator isn't really Almighty, and that flawed, weak, and mortal human beings are in the 
same league with God!]. May the Creator have mercy of us all! 

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