From: Sam
To: The Path of Truth
Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2014 4:44 AM
Hi.
I read some of the things you wrote about the rich man in torment. And how man has added to Gods word.
Would this scripture be one of them? When Jesus says to baptize in the name of The Father Son and Holy Spirit?
I’m asking because in the book of Acts. They only baptized in the name of Jesus. And not in the trinity formula.
have many questions this being just one.
All Glory be to God Most High.
Sam.
From: Sam
To: The Path of Truth
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2014 4:50 AM
Subject: Help and understanding needed.
Hi Victor.
My name is Sam and I live in Australia.
I need to talk with someone who knows the LORD.
I’m in a bad place mentally. Spiritually. Physically.
All Glory be to God.
Sam.
From: Victor Hafichuk
To: Sam
Cc: Paul Cohen
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2014 2:53 PM
Subject: Re: Help and understanding needed.
Hi Sam,
Amen! All glory be to God, indeed!
There’s nothing too big or too hard for our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He and His Kingdom reign supreme over everything, both good and evil. That will never change. He has redeemed us from the pit of destruction and we have found Him Faithful and True in all things.
Write telling us about yourself and we’ll see what the Lord has to say about it.
We received your other letter and Paul will be getting back to you with an answer to your question.
Victor
From: Sam
To: Victor Hafichuk
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 3:42 AM
Subject: Re: Help and understanding needed.
Hi Victor
Thank You Very much for your reply. I’m using my sisters computer because I’ve only got my phone for the internet.
Now where do I start. I’m 50yrs of age. Born in Australia, Greek parents, brought up as a Greek Orthodox. My mother was the one to teach me about Religion. She would read to me about God and saints from a young age.
When I would listen about these things, my very being would light up. How wonderful I would feel within my soul to listen about all these things.
But of course I would grow up and do as the world does. Have girlfriends, drink, go out to disco’s in those days, smoke dope, etc. But somehow, I was still different to everyone I knew. One time at a disco (night Club) some people that where there asked me if I could take them in my car to some place in that same town. I said, “yes I could”, so three or four people jumped in my car and off we went. It wasn’t very far out of town, and they said, to “turn left here”, so I did. It was a long drive way and as I was driving down it, I started to get a Very Very bad feeling. I stopped the car and asked what and why we were going to this house. They told me It was a séance ( speak to the dead stuff). I said “this is as far as I would go, and if anyone wanted they could come back with me, but whoever wanted to go could walk from there.” They all got out off the car and started walking. I backed up my car and left.
Years later when I was in my twenties. Greek Easter was coming up, and it was time to fast as was our tradition. Would fast some years and other years I would not. This one year I decided to do it properly, I fasted (no animal products), no milk, cheese, meat, etc. – and prayed. But this time I stopped smoking tobacco as well. Well about 10 days into it, I was asleep in my bedroom when I felt the most evil presents I could ever imagine. The dark presence was so deep it seemed to go through my very bones. I was paralyzed, I could not move, I was so afraid like never before. Then I felt as if hands were placed on my chest and I was pushed down. I can not explain it.
But can I say it was as if I was on one of those little blow up rafts that’s people use in the swimming pool. and something was pushing me down deeper into the water. and I felt that if I was completely pushed under water, that I would be lost forever. I tried so hard to move, or speak. I just managed to say the words, “Jesus Help”, and before I could complete and say the word “ME”, what ever it was just vanished. Nothing, Gone, vamoose, GLORY GLORY BE TO GOD. But soon after as weeks went past I went back to the Norm of the world.
Can I call this Part one? And continue soon.
Thank You Victor for reading part of my life.
God Bless.
Sam
From: Sam
To: Victor Hafichuk
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 4:59 AM
Subject: Re: Help and understanding needed.
Hi Again Victor,
I have asked my sister if I could keep using her computer a bit longer tonight, and she said ok.
I would like to skip to 1990 when I got married to a very pretty virgin Greek Girl called Aliki. The first year of marriage I was not the best husband in the world, some what lazy, out of work etc.
Together we had two children, Boy and a girl. We went through hard times and good times. Rented a house for about two years then we got a loan from the bank and bought a house in our home town of Renmark.
We had our ups and downs like all married people do. But about 15yrs into our marriage my wife was working in a carrot packing shed. There was a young man there who would drive the forklift, and at lunch times they would all sit together. This young man of 17yrs of age would talk to my wife, and she would tell me about him, his name was Brad. And as the months would go by, she would tell him, “forget it Brad, as its not going to happen because I’m married.” As more time went past, Aliki and I would have our ups and downs. at some point she started to confide in him.
A time came when Brad was having his 18th birthday and some of the people from his work were invited to his birthday as was my wife. Things went drastically wrong from here on. Aliki wouldn’t talk about him to me any more. She would go for long walks, come up with excuses to get out of the house and go for drives etc. To cut a long story short. They started seeing each other out of work.
I asked her to stop working there. and she did. That same week, Aliki was going to go see her sister who was having marriage issues as well. I ask Aliki not to go as we had enough of our own problems. Her sister lived 300km away. But Aliki went anyways. It was a Friday. That same day Brad took the day off work to go see his mother, who lived about 150kms away in the same direction.
Cutting the story short. Two days later, Aliki was coming home, and it was getting dark when she took the wrong turn and got lost. She was not familiar with those roads. She did not ring me for help, but she rang Brad to go find her. When Brad found her it was dark and I was asleep around 10:30 or so. They started to have sex in the car.
At this very time I was woken up by a terrible pain in my soul. I feel to my Knees and started to pray. I could say nothing but “LORD I just want my wife back”, “I just want my wife back”, “I just want my wife back”, “I just want my wife back.” Over and over and over and over and over and over, till I was exhausted and soon after fell asleep.
(Im in tears at this minute)
I learnt later that at the time I was praying, Brad had started to have sex with my wife. And half way through, Aliki saw a flash of my face and called out my name, she then pushed him off her and said, I cant do this any more.
She came home very late, climbed into bed with me and went to sleep. Around 9:30am the next morning, the phone rang.
Aliki got up to answer it, as I also woke up. I recalled my dream of all my teeth crunched up in my mouth and I spat them all out. She spoke to some one from the place which she had worked. Aliki started to shout “NO NO NO he’s DEAD.”
That young man had come back, was washing His fathers Truck, (his father was a truck driver) and had simply collapse and died.
NO explanations, two autopsies were done on him with No cause of death found.
Im running out of time. Can we call this part two, and I can continue soon?
Thank You Victor.
God bless,
Sam
From: Sam
To: Victor Hafichuk
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 4:20 PM
Subject: Part 3
Hi Victor
In 2003 I had a back injury at work. Upper and lower back. Very painful for first 2yrs. This put pressure on my marriage as well.
Brad happened around 2005. After Brad we moved to Goolwa beach because my wife always wanted to live by the sea.
I had not really recovered over my wife’s adultery yet. But things between us were slowly getting better. Then her sister who had left her husband by this time. And was living near Goolwa. Got involved with Aliki again. They started going out together. And I found myself looking after my children and her sister’s children while they went out. It got worse and worse. Coming home later and later.
Aliki had another 6 more adulterous affair’s. Then finally she told me it was over between us. I was and still am shattered. She divorced me a year later.
She used Mat. 5:32 and 19:9 to justify her divorce. Which has no right to use.
I found myself back in Renmark living with my parents. I cried and cried. Prayed. Fasted. And cried. For two years the crying was intense. I did not want this life any more. I am a damaged man.
I must mention. After Brad and before the divorce Aliki got involved with tarot card readings. I believe this is where the enemy got a powerful strong hold in our life.
More soon.
Thank you Victor for reading this far.
God bless.
From: Sam
To: Victor Hafichuk
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 7:20 PM
Subject: Part 4
Hi Victor.
Some time after my separation from my wife. I could now begin to see my own filthiness and sins.
I repented to the best of my ability. I asked the Lord for peace within my soul. I asked for relief from my physical pain. I did not receive any peace nor relief. I did however receive a dream which I think was from the Lord.
In my dream my wife and I went to a restaurant for dinner. We were at the front and there was just us. The waiter came who I did not see. Next thing I knew we were at the back laying on operating tables. The Surgon who I did not see took something out of me and Aliki. Then we were at the front again. The waiter served me what came out of Aliki and Aliki got served what came out of me. She ate it all. And I ate most .
I think it meant we are one flesh.
I must go now.
More soon
Sam
From: Sam
To: Victor Hafichuk
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 8:59 PM
Subject: Part 5
When we first separated.
My children remained with my wife. About one year later my Son came to live with me. About 8 months after that my daughter came to live with me also. And about 3 years after that the family dog which Aliki didn’t want any more also came back and is now living with me.
I thank the Lord for this.
Aliki lived with another man for who she left me for. That lasted for about 4yrs. She now (as far as I know) lives on her own. Have not spoken to her for years now. As any communication with her causes much pain.
There is much more but this should be enough to give you an idea of my background.
Where I am now.
Some time ago my mother was in need of personal help because of her old age. My sister suggested I should apply for government carers payments. By the time the papers got organized my mother died from a massive stroke. My father also suffered a stroke shortly after so my sister urged me to apply for carers payment for him. But he wasn’t that bad at the time. And we went into the doctors to fill out the forms. We bluntly lied about some things to make sure I would qualify for it.
He who sins after receiving the truth. There remains no more sacrifice for sins. I’m in deep shit with the Lord.
Victor I have no idea any more about anything. I know only that Jesus is King of Kings and Lord of Lords. And that every knee will bow before him. And confess him as Lord. No matter what happens or what one believes.
All Glory belongs to God Almighty.
Sam.
From: Sam
To: Victor Hafichuk
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2014 9:29 PM
It is not Gods will that any should perish. If it be His will that he calls my wife unto himself. That she maybe saved.
From: Paul Cohen
To: Sam
Cc: Victor Hafichuk
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2014 8:15 AM
Subject: First Question
Hi Sam, Paul here.
I wrote the letter below before you sent your story to Victor in several emails. Lord willing, you will hear back on that soon. For now, take to heart the words Victor wrote you in his first letter, because those aren’t just nice, comforting words. They are truth of Truth:
There’s nothing too big or too hard for our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He and His Kingdom reign supreme over everything, both good and evil. That will never change.
Here’s my reply to your question:
You ask if Matthew 28:19 is an authentic Scripture (I include verse 20 because it is part of the same sentence and thought):
“Therefore go and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things, whatever I commanded you. And, behold, I am with you all the days until the end of the world. Amen” (Matthew 28:19-20 MKJV).
There are two ways to question the authenticity of a Scripture.
One – the words in the version of the Bible you’re reading didn’t appear in the oldest known manuscripts.
This way doesn’t apply here, because Matthew 28:19 appears in all known manuscripts.
Two – the words in the Bible, such as Luke 16 about the rich man and Lazarus, don’t agree with the teaching of the Lord and aren’t seconded or confirmed by any other witnesses.
This way doesn’t apply to Matthew 28:19 either, because the Name of Jesus Christ IS the Name of the Father and Holy Spirit, all One and the Same God:
“For to us a Child is born, to us a Son is given; and the government shall be on His shoulder; and His Name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace” (Isaiah 9:6 MKJV).
“And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and His Name one” (Zechariah 14:9 KJV).
Jesus Christ is the Name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. There is no “trinity” formula, which implies three separate beings.
“Philip said to Him, Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us. Jesus said to him, Have I been with you such a long time and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father. And how do you say, Show us the Father?” (John 14:8-9 MKJV)
The section Jesus Christ Is God sheds more light on this matter. Keep reading on our site for answers to all your questions, Sam. Most importantly, believe the Lord and do as He says.
Paul
From: Victor Hafichuk and Paul Cohen
To: Sam
Sent: Friday, November 21, 2014 4:27 PM
Subject: The Issue There
Sam, your problem is you. You are in idolatry and your wife is your idol, your god. If you could have her restored to you, God would no longer be of any importance to you. You’re only going to Him for what you can get, not to do what is right in His sight. It is selfishness, pure wickedness.
You aren’t seeking His Kingdom and His righteousness; you’re seeking to have your way. You’re not looking to be a blessing to God, believing and loving Him with all your heart, soul, mind and strength; you’re not even looking for Aliki’s benefit, which is why, in part, she went looking for something better. You’re looking for benefits for yourself. You’ve been utterly selfish.
You need to repent. You need to let Aliki go and not look back. You have worshipped an idol and in doing so, you have angered God. He is a jealous God and will not tolerate any other gods before Him. He gave her to you, you worshipped her and God has taken her.
You must consider and confess these things to God and repent. It cannot go well for you otherwise.
Victor and Paul
From: Sam
To: Victor Hafichuk
Sent: Friday, November 21, 2014 10:40 PM
Hi Victor and Paul
Thank You for the Truth in this matter. I know most of Whats being said in your reply is the case.
Jesus said without me you can do nothing. I started backsilding and ask for strength to stop sliding. I did not have the strength. So now I’m in a bad place. Will the Lords spirit come back I don’t know. Can I say it like this. I’m far from town. I have broken both my legs. I ring hospital with my mobile phone for help. I’m told there is plenty of help as soon as I get back in town. I can’t get back into town to receive the help when I have not got the strength to walk there.
Who can overcome with there own strength? Without Jesus I can do nothing. Yes, I do love my wife. Husband’s love your wife as Jesus loves (his bride) the church. And died for her.(church). I have tried Victor. I can’t do it on my own.
Glory Be to God Almighty.
Sam.
From: Victor Hafichuk
To: Sam
Cc: Paul Cohen
Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2014 8:26 AM
Subject: Clarification
Sam, just so you understand, you aren’t being instructed to love, but to forsake, your wife.
Victor