[Elmer G. White]

It is well-known that the main goal of Jesus is to protect us from His own Wrath. God hates humanity's actions ever since the Fall (Genesis 3:6) that He foresaw and prepared the Waste Disposal Site of Hell to those who fail to Fear and Obey Him (Ecclesiastes 12:13). This strategy has paid off well and many dozens of people are one day going to join Jesus in Heaven (1 Thessalonians 4:15).

The procedure is as follows:

• God offers us protections against our Faith™ and Obedience.
• If we accept and follow Him, He'll Save® us from His own Punishment.
• If we don't accept His offer by our Free Will, He'll kick our assess. Sorry for the strong language but it is necessary to get the Unsaved attention.

Matthew 8:25
And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish.

The Mob is very similar. Many shopkeepers in Godless Italy but also in Godly U.S. of A. are forced to yield to the Mob. Basically, the Mob will protect the businesses from their wrath. This strategy has paid of even better than Jesus's, as hundreds of thousands of businesses worldwide pay protection money to prevent the Mob from punishing them. It is questionable if Free Will is applied. As we can see, the actions of Jesus and Mob are at first glance similar. This can be best explained in pictorial form as follows:





Luke 12:5
But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.

Fear! The common denominator. Without Fear no-one would follow Jesus! People would just happily engage themselves in anal intercourse, scientific studies, astronomy and restaurant dinners. Without the threat of Hell no-one would need to follow Jesus. Without Fear no-one would pay the Protection Racket. They'd just use their savings to develop their businesses and pay better wages to their employers and gather funds for their children's college education. Jesus cannot tolerate this. Nor can the Mob. Hence, we move on to slide #3.



Luke 13:28
There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.

Fear is a great initiative. The threat must be Real® to be intimidating enough to change the behavior of the victims (mob) or sinners (Jesus). The Mob offers physical violence and threatens your Loved Ones. Jesus goes one better! He'll offer Eternal Torment for both you and your Loved ones. The Reward is in both cases readily available: the Fear-evoking agency will refrain from hurting you if you Obey. Simple and in its Way (Jesus IS the Way; John 14:6) elegant. But there are also other Rewards. Yay!



Finally! The difference between Jesus and the Mob. The rewards by the Mafia are lame and unrealistic, they are unimportant. In addition to protection, the Boss will let you attend his parties, help your offspring become a new generation of wiseguys, etc. There are all token gifts, nothing tangible. Instead, Jesus will give you Rewards in the Supernatural Realm of Heaven. It's so much better than anything here on Earth!

Matthew 6:19-20
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:




There you have it! Superficial similarities are unimportant. Jesus is God, while the Mob is just a bunch of criminals. This alone proves us that the methods of Jesus are pure Gold, merciful and good and those of the Mob evil and disgusting.




Yours in Christ,

Elmer