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Jeremiah 21:8
"And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death."
God said:" I set before you a way of life, and a way of death!" Even though God and his Son Jesus Christ gave us a path to life.Not everyone will find their way..many more people will find Death!
1 Peter 4:18
"And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?"
If the righteous "SCARCELY" be saved..doesn't sound like many people will get to heaven. Do you believe this? I do.
And why did Jesus say this scripture below if he didn't mean it to be TRUE!
Matthew 7:13
"Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:"
Jesus is telling all of us that will listen - there is no free ticket to heaven.
God Bless
prayer for financial breakthrough
prayer of job breakthrough for my brothers akan and anietie after interview last month.
matthew 7:7 is real. i believe in prayer.
glory be unto god for this prayers answers in the name of jesus christ, amen.
We have people like that in our churches today. They're acting the part and they look like believers, but they are not saved. Some even leave the fellowship and denounce the whole thing, and people will say "See, they lost their salvation."
No, they were never saved to begin with or they wouldn't have left, and we see that in 1st John chapter 2, verse 19.
Jesus said in John chapter 10 my sheep hear my voice and I know them and they will never perish.
So who are His sheep? That would be you and I and every other person who has been born of God's Spirit. We belong to Him. We are His sheep. He knows us now.
So with that in mind, if I am saved and He knows me now, how could He tell me one day to depart and that He never knew me? That would not make sense at all.
We often say that we know the Lord, but what's more important is that He knows us. And if He knows us now, He will never tell us that He never knew us!
The notion once saved always saved is not the same as saying a Christian can sin all he wants to. A Person who wants to sin and have habitual sin in his life and claims he's a Christian because he or she "professed" they are Christian is a hypocrite, They never was known of the Lord as said in
Matthew 7:22-23. (KJV) Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
They done many works that went up in smoke, And the Lord didn't say they Lost their Salvation, HE SAID I "NEVER" KNEW YOU.
I suppose there's several issues here,
Some has denounced the faith and some is deceived, and that deception can come for several different reasons, One is by falling from grace by adding something to the finish work on the cross,
Some is led away by the flesh by great speakers and great presentation, Well versed individuals but lacking spiritual fruit. Prosperity preaching ect.. This is why Paul came with plain speech, He shined his light on the Lord. Christians or so called Christians today wants to broaden the way.
Do you mean your original question at the top of this thread?
I think struggle is common and normal. Paul openly admitted struggling with the flesh. I think this life is a test of our character and an ongoing challenge to emulate Jesus. We're sinners by nature, and we're covered by grace when we are genuine Christ followers. There's plenty of stuff to practice and be proactive with: armor of God, fruit of spirit, being a good neighbor, disclipling others, evangelism, etc.
I think part of the great deception is satan convincing Christians its ok to commit unlimited sin that our actions have zero consequence and we're getting in heaven regardless. It's unbiblical, is self-contradictory, and dangerous in my opinion. Satan is the father of all lies and behind pretty much every lie. I suppose some believe think satan is deceiving us into being more obedient than we need to be? What a strange argument. Obviously its the opposite, that most people are going to hell, including deceived Christians who stopped following Jesus and are unknowingly following the world (satan). Then our beliefs will be attacked if we attempt to call it out, which is interesting.
If everyone was going to heaven regardless, pretty much all of the new testament and all the teachings of Jesus wouldn't be relevant according to that view. But the reality is the opposite and some really should fear God. He's not just a buddy who gave a hall pass to commit unlimited sin and he's not a genie in a lamp there to serve us- quite the opposite. God hasn't given anyone immunity from judgment. 2 Corinthians 5:10 - there's someone on here who even claimed that Hitler will go in heaven. Deception and ignorance.
We need to get our act together and fast, because end times are near and judgment is near. Jesus already predicted what will happen- most will assume they're going to heaven, but they won't: Matthew 7:22
It's through grace we hope to be saved, but we MUST follow Him (ongoing action).
That's great to hear. Please do not fall for the lie that reciting a prayer will somehow grant you salvation. PLEASE study your bible and find a church who teaches what you learned, if what they teach cannot be found in the bible find a new church. To help you on your journey of learning "What must I do to be saved" please start with the following: We must hear him Matthew 7:25-25, We must believe in him John 6:47, We must confess him Matthew 10:32, We must repent or our sins Luke 13:3, We must be baptized Mark 16:16 & we must remain faithful Mathew 24:13. God bless!!!
If just believing in Jesus Christ will get you to heaven please reconcile these bible scriptures:
Luke 18:19-25
19And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God. 20Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother. 21And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up. 22Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me. 23And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich. 24And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God! 25For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
Why did Jesus tell the man to take further action if he wanted to reach the kingdom of God? We must not only believe in Jesus Christ. but we must live our lives accordingly. Not easy to do.but no free ticket. We must also take action - according to Jesus.
More scripture below confirming that attaining heaven will not be an easy task:
Matthew 7:13
"Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:"
Many people will take the path to destruction.
Today, there are way to many pastors and multitudes of people believing that they can just believe in Jesus Christ and continue to live their worldly lives
Something to think about.
God Bless
matthew 7:18-24
christ is the tree, we are the fruit.
without him we can do nothing.
we are the pot he is the potter.
we are dead in christ.
he is our life.
all the woks are christ.
psalms 104:30 thou sendeth forth thy spirit (christ), they are created (no works of us): thou renewest the face of the earth.
christ in you: thanks be to our god for the works of christ.
believing god's words is all it takes.
Just believing is not enough, we need to take action, and follow Jesus and be a "good tree" that produces "good fruit". If we are believing in Jesus and producing good fruit.we may get to heaven. Just believing is not enough according to Jesus, see below scripture:
Matthew 7: 18-24
18A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. 19Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 20Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. 21Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. 22Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? 23And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. 24Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock
Happy Sabbath Day and God Bless
If a person truly believes he will bare fruit.
The Holyspirit will sanctify,
Romans 6:1-4 . What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?
Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
Romans 8:11. But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
James 2:20. But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?
John 15:5. I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
Matthew 7:17-20. Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
2 Peter 1:20-21. Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
Isaiah 28:9-10. Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts.
For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:
The Same message is spread throughout the bible. a little here, and a little there.
All scripture should harmonize.
Amen.
You said the Millennium is a time of cleansing and you referenced
Ezekiel 39:12 And seven months shall the house of Israel be burying of them, that they may cleanse the land."
Here in Ezekiel is a clean up after Gog and Magog, It's 7 months, the Millennium will be 1000 years. It won't take neither for the Lord to cleanse the earth,
He created the heavens and Earth and all that was created in 6 days,
I believe the battle mentioned in Ezekiel and the battle in Revelation is two separate events because of location and the players involved.
Even so the Millennium wouldn't be a period of cleansing when the battle would be afterwards when Satan is released.
Joel said ALL NATIONS will be included in this battle.
I believe it will be a time of testing to show prideful man what's in his heart, where you see man is put in an ideal environment and still rebel in those conditions, it shows the heart of man, " INCURABLY WICKED "
note:
The church won't be here on earth during this period, we're already raptured up!!
Next you see the devil cast into the lake of fire, and then comes the judgment,
Revelation 20:13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: ( AND THEY WERE JUDGED EVERY MAN ACCORDING TO THEIR WORK'S.)
( BELIEVERS WONT BE JUDGED FOR OUR WORK'S, WE HAVE BEEN IMPUTED CHRIST RIGHTEOUSNESS!! ) WE came through the narrow gate.
I believe this is where you will see
Matthew 7:22-23. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
God bless
John 7:24
Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
2 Peter 2:8
(For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds
2 Thessalonians 1:6
Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;
Revelation 22:11
He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.
John 12:47
And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.
Matthew 7:1
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
1 Corinthians 11:31
For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.
Luke 6:37
Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
In your prayers, forgive. Then petition the Lord Jesus to be judge between those who offend your conscience and understanding of scripture. Jesus...is our go-to person in such matters.
Book of Job 1:
6 Now there was a day when the sons of God (evil angels) came to present themselves before the LORD (on His Throne), and Satan came also among them.
7 And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.
Comment=they show up when they have someone to accuse. Satan=Accuser
Always take your "legal issue" before the Lords Throne first. He has the best ATTORNEY, JESUS CHRIST.
1 John 2:1 The Advocate.
I think all Christians struggle with the temptations of sin. Paul wrote about his struggle: Romans 7:19
In my opinion there's a difference in a Christian genuinely trying to follow Jesus and occasionally messing up and getting a little off track...
VS.
A Christian who assumes he's saved, because grace, and now feel entitled to sin as much as he wants, because grace. He used to follow Jesus, but doesn't really think about it much anymore. He calls himself a 'good person' by his own standards. He enjoys the world, enjoys indulgences (sin) and rationalizes it as being OK. Then puts the world first pursuing fun, money, status, and following Jesus becomes a lower priority. He assumes he's going to heaven, because grace and his actions don't matter anymore and he's a 'good person'.
In my understanding, the Christian who knows he's a flawed sinner and desperately needs Jesus's grace and follows Jesus and tries to emulate Him and apply His teachings is on solid ground. The fact that someone cares and is thinking about it is a heathy sign: Luke 12:5. Sounds like you fit in this category. Remember Paul killed Christians and was forgiven, so no sin other than blasphemy is too great to be forgiven, if genuine repentance.
But the Christian who already assumes he's all good, and uses grace as a license to justify committing unlimited sin and following the world instead of Jesus, I believe is in danger.
Jesus warned His followers (Christians) over and over about heaven and hell through His parables, etc. That few people will go to heaven and most will go to hell.
Matthew 7:21
Hebrews 10:26 "For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,"
James 2:14-26 "...faith, if it hath not works, is dead..."
James 2:19 "Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble."
1 Peter 1:13
Romans 11
John 14:15
Matthew 12:31-32
Romans 14:12
1 Peter 1:5
The Bible says we will all first be judged. Not just non-Christians, not just "sinners."
Ecclesiastes 12:14
2 Corinthians 5:10
Matthew 12:36
We also know that some will be confident and assume they'll go to heaven, but won't get in.
Matthew 7:21
To me that means that no one is going to either of those places until after judgment day:
Revelation 20:11-15
Hebrews 9:27
1 Corinthians 4:5
And finally, if people don't go to heaven or hell when they die, where else do they go? Here's what the Bible says:
Job 14:12
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
1 Thessalonians 4:17
I believe just as 8 hours can pass in the snap of a finger will it seem like a snap of the finger for those "sleeping" will awake and rise to meet Jesus in the air then face judgment. This took time to put together and paste all these verses here for you, so I hope you likewise take a moment to hover over them and read them. I care.
You state that the only sin is unbelief! Jesus never said that. There are many sins, and christians along with believing in Jesus Christ - WE must also strive to be free from sin!
It sounds to me that you are saying as long as we believe in Jesus Christ we can continue to sin with no repercussions....
Why would Jesus say in the following verses "sin no more"?
John 8:11
"She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more."
John 5:14
"Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee."
This is "very powerful" scripture telling us that we must strive to be SIN FREE. Yes, we are imperfect, and we will sin and fall short, but when we do we must still pray for forgiveness and strive to change and walk in Christ.
It's not easy to get into heaven and this verse confirms:
Matthew 7:14
"Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it."
As Christians we CANNOT ignore the above scripture, or we will only be fooling ourselves......
God bless
John 13:36-37. Simon Peter said unto him, Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered him, Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me afterwards.
Peter said unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thy sake.
" Something we know Peter couldn't do.
Peter couldn't Agape the Lord the way he thought he could, "
And in the English it's not obvious but in
John 21:15 he basically admits it using phileo to answer the Lord.
"Yea, Lord thou knowest that I love thee "
not Agape as the Lord asked.
So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, YEA, LORD; THOU KNOWEST THAT I LOVE THEE. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.
The 3rd time the Lord asked he also used phileo, Instead of Agape and Peter wept.
What Peter couldn't do in John 13:36-37,
( Follow the Lord to his death )
The Lord tells him it's what he's "GOING" to do in John 21:18-19.
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not.
This spake he, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, FOLLOW ME.
Once filled with the Holy Spirit Peter preached the Gospel boldly knowing his fate was death.
It's amazing what we can do when the Spirit of God is in you.
You can know the scripture and walk alongside Christ but without the Holyspirit baptism WHEN YOU TRULY BELIEVE. it means nothing.
Matthew 7:22-23. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
AGAPE YOUR BRETHREN.
HERE BY WE KNOW!!
God bless.
I would just read what God says and ignore what man says. If you click on these or hover over them you'll see what each Bible verse says. It's clear to me what it says and means and is interesting how some others word hard to try to make it mean something else. 1 Peter 5:8
Matthew 7:14
Hebrews 10:26 "For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,"
James 2:14-26 "...faith, if it hath not works, is dead..."
James 2:19 "Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble."
1 Peter 1:13 "...hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;"
Romans 11
John 14:15 "If ye love me, keep my commandments."
Matthew 12:31-32
Romans 14:12
1 Peter 1:5 - "...salvation ready to be revealed in the last time."
People have freewill to choose good or evil:
Psalms 25:12
Joshua 24:15 "choose you this day whom ye will serve"
Psalm 119:30
Luke 16:13
Proverbs 3:31
Fear God:
Joshua 24:14
Psalms 25:12
Proverbs 1:29
Seek God:
Psalms 63:1
"I'm not a bad person". Everyone thinks they're good, including the wicked.
Romans 3:23
Mark 10:18
Yes, it will be "tight on Judgement Day" or when God calls us Home; that's why the road to Heaven is indeed narrow & the gate small ( Matthew 7:14) because many prefer to refuse God's offer, counting their load of sin as preferable than releasing it all upon Christ. Or those who try to force their way in, relying on their accumulated load of good deeds as necessary as well. And then it will be too late to make amends.
So any work you can do must be post-Salvation & not the reason for it. And that means, God's Spirit will lead you to work & witness in His Own Way. Pray about the matter - ask God to use your life, your hands, your mind in some way that will bless another. There are a myriad of ways that God chooses to use His children, whether in the Church or in the World & often the work may go unnoticed - but not by God.
Many going about doing things their way . They had no connection to God what so ever , deceived and deceiving. There was no cure for them . So beware they do not follow Gods instructions. Seek to be wise and follow , remember most are on the wide and broad way that leads to destruction.
Thanks friend, We need more posts on How to receive salvation rather than whether it can be lost,
Seek salvation then feed on the word.
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
1 Peter 2:2.
Spiritual growth is what I think is the next most important thing,
A lack of spirituality can mean one of two things,
Either a carnal Christian.
Or one who don't have salvation.
If you are a true born again Christian and feed on the word, there's nothing you can do to keep from growing.
A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
Matthew 7:18.
If there's sin in your life that will be dealt with as well.
John 6:57-58. As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.
This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.
John 6:63. It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
Key things about the manna in the wilderness.
1) You had to feed on it every day.
2) YOU HAD TO GET YOUR OWN!!
The true bread is the same way!!
2 Corinthians 13:5. Paul says to examine yourselves to see if Christ be in you.
John says when you are in Christ and Christ is on you, YOU WILL LOVE THE BRETHREN. You're in the light.
It's so easy to SAY Love Love, Love right?
We all Love someone!
So let's examine ourselves like this,
What about anger without a cause.
What about this Christian you just don't like? Ask yourself Why?
Where's the longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, forgiveness, Mercy, and Love that the bread of life bread of life supposed to have supplied you with?
Key words:
( The quickening spirit)
( Virtue )
( Baptism )
1 John 2:9. He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.
GB.
Theft/stealing
No other gods: theft of attention.
No other idols: attention.
No vain use of God's name: no theft of God's invocation, ceremonious only.
No work or direct theft of services on Sabbath.
Honor your parents or your land and life will be stolen.
Do not murder: theft of life.
Adultery is theft of Love/exchange of Love for lust.
No stealing: see above and below
No false witness: stealing another's opportunity to have the truth heard
No covet: falls back on adultery, idols and gods.
The further commandments and can also be reduced to either greed which is the motivation for theft.
theft is bad.
TLDR: Theft is the only sin.
Also blasphemy was mentioned as a warning for a reason. If someone claims Christians are without sin they are not being honest, Ecclesiastes 7:20. And someone claiming they can do whatever they want (sin) and face no consequences are gravely mistaken. John 14:15.
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Hebrews 10:26 "For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,"
James 2:14-26 "...faith, if it hath not works, is dead..."
James 2:19 "Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble."
1 Peter 1:13 "...hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;"
Romans 11
Matthew 12:31-32
Romans 14:12
It's puzzles me how you admit they're in unbelief but insists they're saved.
If you're in unbelief you're not saved, and you can't loose what you didn't have.
Judas was a follower, did he loose salvation? Or did he ever have it?
Concerning Acts 10:44. Look at the previous verse.-
Acts 10:43. To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever ( BELIEVETH ) in him shall receive remission of sins.
Yes, you get the Holyspirit the moment you believe. And when you do you will ABIDE, and want be broken off. "Refer to what Brother Jesse has already declared on this"
A Christian may start out fruitless but he want stay there, God is the vine dresser,
Same concept here in Mathews,
Matthew 7:17-20. Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
A GOOD TREE CANNOT BRING FORTH EVIL FRUIT, NEITHER CAN A CORRUPT TREE BRING FORTH GOOD FRUIT.
Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
My thoughts would be go back and consider the verses already given
God bless
Maybe you were intending to respond to me on a another thread- not sure.
There are 2 funamental differences of opinion among Christians:
1. Fight the good fight
2. The battle is already won
It seems some people believe Jesus did all the work and all someone needs to do is respond to an altar call once in their life for about 3 minutes and they are instantly saved for eternity. To them this means they can kick back and enjoy life, even enjoy sin, because grace, right?
That is a fundamental different perspective than one who reads the verses about running the race, keeping the armor of God on, watching out for the devil as a lion on the prowl waiting to devour you, living not of the world, being a light, realizing you're persecuted for your beliefs and trying to stand strong in the face of evil. Realizing that all the parables (warnings) Jesus gave about most people not making it to heaven is real, and realizing that He was even warning His own followers (Christians). If Jesus already paid the debt and won then why did Jesus preach at all? And why did Paul? Was that a waste of time? Should we fear God who can send us to hell as it says in the Bible?
Here's a page of verses related to running the race, etc. But if the battle is already won then why would any of this be written in the Bible and why would it be needed? Link
Is it conceivable that a lot of people will be surprised they aren't allowed into heaven? Even Christians who thought they were 'good people'? Who cried out Lord, Lord... and begged and rationalized. I think the reality is one group sometimes can rest in God's grace more, but the other group should be afraid of going to hell, should get their act together, should obey Jesus, should not follow the world of sin anymore. Jesus said to avoid sin, not enjoy sin. Satan is giving people fake news and people are believing it. Matthew 7:21
2 Corinthians 5:10 - all will have to face judgment, including Christians who assume they're saved, before salvation is actually given.
PG 3
Matthew 7:24-27 (KJV) Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man,"WHICH BUILT HIS HOUSE UPON A ROCK:"
And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
And every one that "HEAR" these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which "BUILT HIS HOUSE ON SAND:"
And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it. ( ONE MAN BUILT HIS HOUS UPON JESUS FINISH WORK ON THE CROSS.) Parallels to Hebrews 10:26-29.
( You can know the way, that doesn't mean you believe in it. you trying to climb up some other kind of way.)
2 Peter 1:8-11. Parallels with 2 Corinthians 13-5. Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, "except ye be reprobates?" (FRUITLESS)
2 Peter 1:8-9"For if these things be in you," and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins. IF WHAT THINGS BE IN YOU? ANSWER IN VERSES 5-7. "FRUIT" IF YOU LACK IT YOUR NOT SAVED. YOU KNOW THEM BY THER FRUIT. MATHEWS 7:16.
Romans 11:20-21 (KJV) Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:
For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee. Why were they broken off ? "Because of unbelief?
( Well if you're broken off because of unbelief and it takes belief to be saved then you're not saved, because you didn't believe whom he sent. John 5:38. And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye believe not. ( So how can you loose what you didn't have?)