Mon, Jan 13th - 4:52PM
co posting with serola
TRUST GOD’S WORD OF INERRANT TRUTH-IT IS
IMPOSSIBLE FOR GOD TO LIE
We know, brothers and sisters, that God
commands us to test all teachings by scripture. It cannot be said often enough
that scripture interprets/teaches scripture, proves, , authenticates, and backs
up scripture within the context of the whole of scripture from beginning to end
without error AND WITHOUT ANY CONTRADICTIONS WHATSOEVER. The word of God fully
defends itself by scripture and corrects those in need of correction by
scripture.Heb
4:12.
MORE PEOPLE WILL BELIEVE IN
JESUS CHRIST AND GO TO HEAVEN THAN THOSE WHO WILL REJECT HIM AND GO INTO THE
LAKE OF FIRE
Mat
7:13Enter 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: Mat
7:14Because strait is the
gate, and narrow is the
way, which leadeth unto life, and few there
be that find it.
Some interpret Mt 7:13-14 TO MEAN IN
ERROR that Jesus teaches that most people will go into the lake of fire and not
be saved. However, the scriptures make it clear that a false doctrine has been
made out of these few verses.
Jesus was addressing unbelieving Jews of
the flesh, who boasted of being righteous based merely on human genetics, along
with those who claimed to be righteous on the basis of said faith with no
evidence of love and obedience towards God. See Mat
8.
it's not uncommon for the ignorant to
mistakenly misinterpret scripture, likely due to poor or no teaching. however,
the righteous will receive correction, but the wicked never will.
It is blasphemous to willfully teach that
Lord Jesus came to die on the cross, to leave most people lost and condemned to
the lake of fire. The children of the devil sneak in amongst the saints in vain
to pervert God’s word and turn the good news into toxic bad news that salvation
is unachievable for most persons so most will die in the lake of fire: Luk
6:45.
The everlasting absolute truth, is found
in the whole of scripture, therefore, the correct interpretation is that there
will be too many people to count that will believe and enter into heaven. See
and believe the truth of the inerrant absolute authority of scripture in the
verses below, and many more than I can put here.
Mat
8:11And I say unto
you, That many shall come from the
east and west, and shall sit
down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the
kingdom of heaven.
Rev
7:9
After this I
beheld, and, lo, a GREAT MULTITUDE, WHICH NO
MAN COULD NUMBER; of ALL nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the
throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with
white robes, and palms in their hands;
Those who bypass the scriptures
wholistically tend to make doctrines in error, that would not have occurred had
they looked at the whole of scripture rather than bits or pieces of it. We
know, holy people, that the scriptures are more than merely words on a page. It
is the sole spiritual food for you, me, us the whole church and each member in
particular.
Jesus still speaks today, still
fellowships today, seeks intimacy today, still comforts, heals, guides,
protects, teaches, corrects, disciplines, nourishes His church today through
His word, and lives in His people with God our Father and God the Holy Ghost.
I implore you brethren continually eat
and drink into Christ the King who will fill you to the full, establish you,
make your heart glad, and fill you with His love, truth and strength.
Brothers and sisters, we know that we all
initially arrive saved, coming in with our hang-ups, habits, thoughts,
feelings, ways of living and acting some of which are unacceptable to God
because they are out of sync with scriptures. God commands us to understand
that He does not negotiate, compromise, cut a deal, bargain, or change His word
to please men, again God never does that-although men may wrongly change His
word to please men-again God never does.
Thanks to God, that as we learn that we
can trust that He loves us and wants the very best for us, we turn over to Him
those things that He commands that we freely relinquish/yield up to Him,
turning to obey Him out of love to please Him not ourselves. Raise your hand,
brethren, if you struggled with some carnal thing, you thought you couldn’t
give up and/or couldn’t master nor change, but perhaps after many attempts and
false starts you submitted in love and trust to Jesus and overcame that
thing(s). I raised mine a few times and it likely won’t be the last time.
For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even
to the dividing
asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a
discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
The New Covenant of Jesus Christ we know,
dearly beloveds, isn’t about merely knowing stuff about Him, but personally
knowing Him who has given all of Himself to us. Knowing that He saved us is of
the utmost importance, but He also wants us to know/understand Him in a
personal relationship borne out of the intimacy of His actually living deep
inside of our spirits and is with us every moment. Jesus loves us so much He
cannot ever bear to be apart from us in any way. Nothing of us is hidden from.
Him He sees and knows more about us than we do of ourselves. How can we deny
giving all of ourselves to one who has given all of Himself and His life to us?
2Ti
2:15
Study to
shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth
not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
Holy brethren, as we go back in time
through the scriptures we see:
The Pharisees were essentially one of the
cults that we first hear about in the New Testament. We know that under the Law
only a descendent of the tribe of Levi could operate as a priest. Anyone not of
the Levitical priesthood attempting to operate as priests God commanded to be
put to death: Num
3:10.
By the time of Christ’s earthly ministry,
the Levitical priesthood was thoroughly corrupted. Anybody who could pay could
play, and we find this cult in the temple with their man -made doctrines paying
tithes and stealing widows’ houses, acting as priests unchallenged, except by
Lord Jesus: Mat
23:14. Jesus condemned them because they
corrupted the people and actually hindered people from getting into
heaven: Mat
23:13; Mat
23:15.
Some of the pharisees believed in Jesus,
and Paul having met the resurrected Christ. Jesus warns us about wolves in
sheep’s clothing it is not much different now. This is one of many reasons we
must study and live God’s word so that we will not be deceived.
Jhn
3:1
There was a man of the
Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:
Jhn
3:2
The
same came to Jesus by night, and said unto
him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a
teacher come from God: for no
man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.
Brothers and sisters, Nicodemus was a
careful man, a fearful man obviously coming to Jesus by night to avoid
detection by his cult the Pharisees, who were throwing out any members caught
following Christ. Nicodemus’s wealth, and power was gained through his
membership as a Pharisee, and they had the power to take it all away: Jhn
12:42
Nicodemus acknowledges initially that only
the invisible God could give a man power to do the great miracles that Jesus
did. Jesus made no response to Nicodemus’ recognition of Him as a teacher for
Jesus is far more than any mere teacher, He is the Son of God, the Christ.
Most certainly, holy brethren, Nicodemus
initially clearly has an obvious, although unspoken agenda, in case Jesus is
the real Christ to secretly become a follower to gain eternal life in the world
to come and avoid persecution and the loss of his money and power as a member
of the pharisees in this present evil world.
Lord Jesus immediately tests out
Nicodemus’s claims of or acknowledgement of God being behind the miracles he
saw Jesus do.
Jhn
3:3
Jesus answered and said unto
him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a
man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of
God.
Jesus makes it clear that no man can know
God or enter into heaven through man made doctrines, rules, or ideologies which
are set up to further the goals of man- made institutions and/or organizations,
etc in this present evil world that God has set a termination day to utterly
destroy. There is only one way into eternal life, and it is through faith in
God alone, who opens the eyes of the believers, and grants them the power and
will to consciously follow Him out of obedience and love to please Him above
all.
Jhn
3:4
Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a
man be born when he is old? can he enter the
second time into his mother's womb, and be born?
Nicodemus doesn’t get it. Yet Jesus
handles him with kid gloves and gives further teachings to help him understand
the spiritual nature of salvation.
Jhn
3:5
Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I
say unto thee, Except a man be
born of water and of the Spirit, he
cannot enter into the kingdom of God. Water here means the word
of God sent down with the Holy Ghost the Spirit of truth whom the believer
receives the moment he or she believes: Eph
5:26
that He might sanctify and cleanse her
with the washing of water by the word,
Verily, verily means: Amen absolutely
firm. Jesus declares this twice. There are absolutely no exceptions, no
alternatives, plan b’s, multiple choices, man- made doctrines, ideologies,
programs, men or creatures, etc through which people can be saved other than
through faith in God the Son Jesus Christ.
Water here has nothing to do with water
baptism an ordinance of the church done after salvation by the believers to
show their public identification as followers of Christ.
Jhn
3:6
That which is born of the
flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the
Spirit is spirit.
Saints (G40 hagios), no matter how that
dead adamic natural flesh is dressed up, painted, celebrated, lauded as having
the means through fleshly ceremonies, rules, regulations, doctrines, etc to be
able to make people holy and allow them to enter heaven it is never going to
happen, and all who die unrepentant shall be cast into hell.
Again, everyone claiming to be born through
the works of mere men have been born dead. Only those taking God at His word
are born through the Spirit - alive forevermore and have the right to enter the
kingdom of God.
Lord Jesus is not done; He really wants
Nicodemus to understand where he needs to be to make his salvation certain.
Jhn
3:7
Marvel not that I
said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
After this Jesus still cautions- actually
warns Nicodemus that he has no reason to be puzzled at this point-new birth is
only attained freely through faith not by any works.
Jhn
3:2
The
same came to Jesus by night, and said unto
him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a
teacher come from God: for no
man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.
Brothers and sisters, Nicodemus was a
careful man, a fearful man obviously coming to Jesus by night to avoid
detection by his cult the Pharisees, who were throwing out any members caught
following Christ. Nicodemus’s wealth, and power was gained through his
membership as a Pharisee, and they had the power to take it all away: Jhn
12:42
Nicodemus acknowledges initially that only
the invisible God could give a man power to do the great miracles that Jesus
did. Jesus made no response to Nicodemus’ recognition of Him as a teacher for
Jesus is far more than any mere teacher, He is the Son of God, the Christ.
Most certainly, holy brethren, Nicodemus
initially clearly has an obvious, although unspoken agenda, in case Jesus is
the real Christ to secretly become a follower to gain eternal life in the world
to come and avoid persecution and the loss of his money and power as a member
of the pharisees in this present evil world.
Lord Jesus immediately tests out
Nicodemus’s claims of or acknowledgement of God being behind the miracles he
saw Jesus do.
Jhn
3:3
Jesus answered and said unto
him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a
man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of
God.
Jesus makes it clear that no man can know
God or enter into heaven through man made doctrines, rules, or ideologies which
are set up to further the goals of man- made institutions and/or organizations,
etc in this present evil world that God has set a termination day to utterly
destroy. There is only one way into eternal life, and it is through faith in
God alone, who opens the eyes of the believers, and grants them the power and
will to consciously follow Him out of obedience and love to please Him above
all.
Jhn
3:4
Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a
man be born when he is old? can he enter the
second time into his mother's womb, and be born?
Nicodemus doesn’t get it. Yet Jesus
handles him with kid gloves and gives further teachings to help him understand
the spiritual nature of salvation.
Jhn
3:5
Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I
say unto thee, Except a man be
born of water and of the Spirit, he
cannot enter into the kingdom of God. Water here means the word
of God sent down with the Holy Ghost the Spirit of truth whom the believer
receives the moment he or she believes: Eph
5:26
that He might sanctify and cleanse her
with the washing of water by the word,
Verily, verily means: Amen absolutely
firm. Jesus declares this twice. There are absolutely no exceptions, no
alternatives, plan b’s, multiple choices, man- made doctrines, ideologies,
programs, men or creatures, etc through which people can be saved other than
through faith in God the Son Jesus Christ.
Water here has nothing to do with water
baptism an ordinance of the church done after salvation by the believers to
show their public identification as followers of Christ.
Jhn
3:6
That which is born of the
flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the
Spirit is spirit.
Saints (G40 hagios), no matter how that
dead adamic natural flesh is dressed up, painted, celebrated, lauded as having
the means through fleshly ceremonies, rules, regulations, doctrines, etc to be
able to make people holy and allow them to enter heaven it is never going to
happen, and all who die unrepentant shall be cast into hell.
Again, everyone claiming to be born through
the works of mere men have been born dead. Only those taking God at His word
are born through the Spirit - alive forevermore and have the right to enter the
kingdom of God.
Lord Jesus is not done; He really wants
Nicodemus to understand where he needs to be to make his salvation certain.
Jhn
3:7
Marvel not that I
said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
After this Jesus still cautions- actually
warns Nicodemus that he has no reason to be puzzled at this point-new birth is
only attained freely through faith not by any works.
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