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Who is a Samaritan (Hebrew) believer?



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Reformed Samaritanism General Overview

Who is a Samaritan (Hebrew) believer? 
The answer the question of who is a Hebrew believer is exactly the same as for the questions of who is a Jew,
a Christian, or a Muslim believer. And what would that answer be? That “the Tree is known by it’s fruits”! 
In other words, if your lifestyle bears witness to the fact that the supreme standard for all of what you say, do,
or think are the life, teachings, and actions ascribed [by God’s Law] to Moses, then you are indeed a true 
Hebrew believer; if it is instead the life, teachings and actions ascribed [by the Gospels] to Jesus, then you 
are a Christian believer; Finally, if it is the life, teachings and actions ascribed [by the Qur’an] to 
Muhammad, then you are a Muslim believer. 
As for the theological differences between these monotheistic traditions, it would be wise to remember that, 
in the eyes of God, it is “our fruit” what really matters, as God gives much more importance to our personal 
morality, than to our personal theology. 
And the former is clearly attested by king David, when he goes on to say that the righteous will abide in 
God’s holy mountain, regardless of their personal theology; As is written: 
“Lord, who shall dwell in thy Tabernacle? who shall rest in thine holy Mountain? He that walketh uprightly 
and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart. He that slandereth not with his tongue, nor 
doeth evil to his neighbor, nor receiveth a false report against his neighbor. In whose eyes a vile person is 
contemned, but he honoreth them that fear the Lord: he that sweareth to his own hindrance and changeth not. 
He that giveth not his money unto usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent: he that doeth these things, 
shall never be moved”- Psalm 15:1-5 (1599 Geneva Bible). 
The God of the Hebrew Bible isn’t an ideological dictator, nor is He a Religious Tyrant 
The Supreme God preached by our master Moses [blessed be He] isn't an ideological dictator, nor is He a 
religious tyrant who says: "It's my way, or the highway" [In other words, either you do, say, and believe 
exactly as I demand, or else you are doomed!]. 
And that's why we often find the Creator “setting up the stage” in such a way as to allow His stern judgment 
[as well as His manifested will] to be “conquered” [or “swayed”] by the human plead for mercy and 
compassion. 
And this is what happened to king Hezekiah, who after being told that he would die, was told instead the 
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following, “... Thus saith the Lord, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears:
behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of the Lord”- 2 Kings 20:5, KJV. 
And something similar could have happened to Sodom-- God would have pardoned it, had He found at least 
10 righteous men inside of it. As is written, “And he [Abraham] said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will 
speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten's 
sake”- Genesis 18:32, KJV. 
In short, God’s mercy always prevails upon His stern judgment, so that humans are never paid according to 
their wickedness (“He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. For 
as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear Him”- Psalm 103:10-11, 
Christian Standard Bible). 
And the former might explain the reason why, though God had told Adam that he would die the very day he 
ate of the tree (“But you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for on the day you eat 
from it, you will certainly die”- Genesis 3:17, C.S.B.), Adam was allowed to live almost 1,000 additional 
years (“So Adam’s life lasted 930 years; then he died”- Genesis 5:5, CSB). 
Likewise, though the Creator had cursed the Ground (“And He said to the man… The ground is cursed 
because of you” - Genesis 3:17, C.S.B.), the latter was still fruitful enough to feed the whole mankind. 
Finally, although God had cursed the woman (“He said to the woman: I will intensify your labor pains; you 
will bear children with painful effort. Your desire will be for your husband, yet he will rule over you” - 
Genesis 3:16, C.S.B.), when the latter is pretty, everybody runs after her. 

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