But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing
into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. (1 Tim 6:6,7)
He will swallow up death forever. The Sovereign LORD will wipe away the tears from all faces; he will remove the disgrace of his people from all the earth. The LORD has spoken. In that day they will say, "Surely this is our God; we trusted in him, and he saved us. This is the LORD, we trusted in him; let us rejoice and be glad in his salvation." (Isa 25:8,9)
WICKED John MacArthur on the Adulterous Marriage [teaches "PRACTICING" adulterers are saved]
How Can I Discern Jesus' Voice After Prayer
The Parable of the Sower [AUDIO]
Backsliders Stray From the Path
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When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or superior wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God. For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. I came to you in weakness and fear, and with much trembling. (1 Cor 2:1-3)
After this, Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. There he met a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to see them, and because he was a tentmaker as they were, he stayed and worked with them. Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks. (Acts 18:1-4)The mystery there is: WHY the fear and trembling? Is he referring to the following command or something else?
Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always OBEYED - not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence - continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, (Phil 2:12)The importance of obedience is further demonstrated in the following verse; it is easy to gloss over that part because, as in the above verse, the mention of obedience is found in the dependent clause and not the independent, main clause of the verse.
Now that you have purified yourselves by OBEYING THE TRUTH so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply, from the heart. (1 Pet. 1:22)KEEP YOURSELF PURE. Why?
Blessed are THE PURE IN HEART, for they will see God. (Mat 5:8)
MAKE EVERY EFFORT to live in peace with all men and TO BE HOLY; WITHOUT HOLINESS NO ONE WILL SEE THE LORD. (Heb 12:14)
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The churches in the province of Asia send you greetings. Aquila and Priscilla greet you warmly in the Lord, and so does THE CHURCH THAT MEETS AT THEIR HOUSE. (1 Cor 16:19)
Give my greetings to the brothers at Laodicea, and to NYMPHA AND THE CHURCH IN HER HOUSE. (Col 4:15)
For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them. (Mat 18:20)**The Philippian church was very small. It consisted of Lydia and her household (Acts 16:13-15), as well as the jailer and his household (Acts 16:30-34), yet they were the first to help support Paul financially with his missionary work (Phil. 4:15). That fact also implies that the sizeable church at Antioch, which initially sent the apostles Paul and Barnabas off (Acts 13:2,3), did not financially help them.
Mega-churches of today exist because the Word of God is NOT being fully proclaimed. See 2 Tim. 4:3,4. The 'leaders' there use partial truths and avoid many vital scriptures; they have MISLED the people.
We have been warned:
I urge you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Keep away from them. FOR SUCH PEOPLE ARE NOT SERVING OUR LORD CHRIST, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they DECEIVE THE MINDS OF NAIVE PEOPLE. (Rom. 16:17,18)
But now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, (Rom 3:21,22)
With one voice they cried out, "Away with this man! Release Barabbas to us!" (Barabbas had been thrown into prison for an insurrection in the city, and for murder.) Wanting to release Jesus, Pilate appealed to them again. But they kept shouting, "Crucify him! Crucify him!" For the third time he spoke to them: "Why? What crime has this man committed? I have found in him no grounds for the death penalty. Therefore I will have him punished and then release him." But with loud shouts they insistently demanded that he be crucified, and their shouts prevailed. (Luke 23:18-23)A different account gives the specific answer:
But THE CHIEF PRIESTS AND THE ELDERS PERSUADED THE CROWD TO ASK FOR BARABBAS AND TO HAVE JESUS EXECUTED. "Which of the two do you want me to release to you?" asked the governor. "Barabbas," they answered. "What shall I do, then, with Jesus who is called Christ?" Pilate asked. They all answered, "Crucify him!" (Mat 27:20-22)
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"Woe to you, Korazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! If the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to the skies? No, you will go down to the depths. If the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day. But I tell you that it will be more bearable for Sodom on the day of judgment than for you." (Mat 11:21-24)
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Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us RUN WITH PERSEVERANCE THE RACE MARKED OUT FOR US. (Heb 12:1)
Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has come on you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. (1Pet. 4:12)
Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings. (1 Pet. 5:8,9)Perhaps, because of these trials, Paul felt compelled to follow up on the new Christians to encourage them to remain in the faith.
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Anyone, then, who knows the good he ought to do and doesn't do it, sins. (James 4:17)Do NOT downplay this type of sin. WHY? Because of this:
"Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.' "They also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?' "He will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.' "Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life." (Mat 25:41-46)
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Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? What does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: "I will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people." "Therefore COME OUT FROM THEM AND BE SEPARATE, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you." (2 Cor 6:14-17)
They think it strange that YOU DO NOT PLUNGE WITH THEM INTO THE SAME FLOOD OF DISSIPATION, and they heap abuse on you. (1 Pet 4:4)ANSWER: In short, it means to withdraw and NOT associate with the sinful who are 'doing their sinful thing'. We have nothing of substance in common with them. They are darkness, while the saints are light.
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The Real Mary Magdalene of the Bible
The Father of Lies [AUDIO]
Nadab, Abihu and Spontaneous Human Combustion
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And you, my son Solomon, acknowledge the God of your father, and serve him with wholehearted devotion and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands every motive behind the thoughts. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but IF YOU FORSAKE HIM, HE WILL REJECT YOU FOREVER. (1 Chron. 28:9)Especially since Solomon backslid, BE VERY CAREFUL and GUARDED spiritually (1 Cor. 10:12). [Though Solomon did not return to salvation, others, upon repentance did - Lk. 15:24; James 5:19,20; Rom. 11:20-23.]
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"He was a HAIRY MAN," they answered, "WITH A LEATHER BELT AROUND HIS WAIST." "It was Elijah the Tishbite," said the king. (2 Kings 1:8, BSB)
From there Elisha went up to Bethel. As he was walking along the road, some youths came out of the town and jeered at him. "Go on up, you BALDHEAD!" they said. "Go on up, you BALDHEAD!" (2 Ki 2:23)
John WORE CLOTHING MADE OF CAMEL'S HAIR, WITH A LEATHER BELT AROUND HIS WAIST, and he ate locusts and wild honey. (Mark 1:6)
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Wherever I banish them, ALL THE SURVIVORS of this evil nation WILL PREFER DEATH TO LIFE, declares the LORD Almighty.' (Jer 8:3)Despite his miseries there, Daniel prayed 3 times a day (Dan 6:10), and he was highly esteemed before God (Dan 9:23; 10:11; 10:19) in those adverse circumstances.
**The earthly life of many godly people of the past was very hard and filled with trouble. YOU are not alone. See also Heb. 11:35-39 and Acts 22:4.
Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and that the LORD your God brought you out of there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. Therefore the LORD your God has commanded you to observe the Sabbath day. (Deu 5:15)
But those enemies of mine who did not want me [Jesus] to be king over them - bring them here and kill them in front of me. (Luke 19:27)
In your anger do not sin : Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and DO NOT GIVE THE DEVIL A FOOTHOLD. (Eph 4:26,27)
IF you cannot relate to that statement - if you are still addicted to drugs, alcohol, porn, gambling, and the like, SINCERELY GO TO GOD IN DEEP REPENTANCE OF SIN AND CHOOSE TO SERVE HIM FAITHFULLY. Your SOUL depends on it. See also Titus 3:3 and 2 Peter 2:20-22.
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As soon as Judas took the bread, Satan entered into him. "What you are about to do, do quickly," Jesus told him, but no one at the meal understood why Jesus said this to him. Since Judas had charge of the money, some thought Jesus was telling him to buy what was needed for the Feast, or to give something to the poor. As soon as Judas had taken the bread, he went out. And it was night. (John 13:27-30)BTW: Catholics wrongly ascribe John 6:53,54 to their communion, but the first communion of the Bible never happened until 7 chapters later.
Moreover, Jesus does not change (Heb. 13:8), and he will actually serve the overcomers at the marriage supper of the Lamb:
It will be good for those servants whose master finds them watching when he comes. I tell you the truth, he will dress himself to serve, will have them recline at the table and will come and wait on them. (Luke 12:37)The overcomers will serve God throughout eternity (Rev. 22:3c).
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In those days Hezekiah became ill and was at the point of death. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to him and said, "This is what the LORD says: Put your house in order, because YOU ARE GOING TO DIE; YOU WILL NOT RECOVER." Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and PRAYED TO THE LORD, "Remember, O LORD, how I have walked before you faithfully and with wholehearted devotion and have done what is good in your eyes." AND HEZEKIAH WEPT BITTERLY. Before Isaiah had left the middle court, the word of the LORD came to him: "Go back and tell Hezekiah, the leader of my people, 'This is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: I HAVE HEARD YOUR PRAYER AND SEEN YOUR TEARS; I WILL HEAL YOU. ON THE THIRD DAY FROM NOW YOU WILL GO UP TO THE TEMPLE OF THE LORD. I WILL ADD FIFTEEN YEARS TO YOUR LIFE. And I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria. I will defend this city for my sake and for the sake of my servant David.'" Then Isaiah said, "PREPARE A POULTICE OF FIGS." THEY DID SO AND APPLIED IT TO THE BOIL, AND HE RECOVERED. (2 Ki 20:1-7)
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Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the secretary, "I have found the Book of the Law in the temple of the LORD." He gave it to Shaphan, who read it. (2 Ki 22:8)It all started there with God's word and led to wonderful changes through King Josiah, who received the truth of scripture. Read 2 Kings 23. A GREAT REVIVAL occurred.
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After this letter has been read to you.... (Col 4:16)
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He replied to him, "Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?" Pointing to his disciples, he said, "Here are my mother and my brothers. For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother." (Mat 12:48-50)
... and the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch. (Acts 11:26)
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"You will not surely die," the serpent said to the woman. (Gen 3:4)
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The Altered Catholic Ten Commandments
Hands Were Lifted up to the Throne of the LORD
Vatican's Leading Exorcist, Gabriele Amorth, and His Mary [SHOCKING!]
Sardis and Philadelphia [AUDIO]
Lethal Spiritual Danger From False Teachers
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We proclaim him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ. To this end I labor, struggling with all his energy, which so powerfully works in me. I want you to know how much I am struggling for you and for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not met me personally. (Col 1:28-2:1)
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He [Apollos] began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they invited him to their home and EXPLAINED TO HIM THE WAY OF GOD MORE ADEQUATELY. (Acts 18:26)Such correction is not being unloving or divisive. Too many won't receive scriptural correction, but seemingly Apollos did.
...whoever ignores correction leads others astray. (Prov 10:17)
...whoever heeds correction is honored. (Prov 13:18)
...he who hates correction will die. (Prov 15:10)
A mocker resents correction... (Prov 15:12)
...whoever heeds correction gains understanding. (Prov 15:32)
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Jesus said to them, "I tell you the truth, at the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, YOU WHO HAVE FOLLOWED ME WILL ALSO SIT ON TWELVE THRONES, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. (Mat 19:28)**In a similar way, one whose name is in the Book of Life at one point can have his name blotted out afterwards.
The Son of Man will go just as it is written about him. But woe to that man who betrays the Son of Man! IT WOULD BE BETTER FOR HIM IF HE HAD NOT BEEN BORN. (Mark 14:21)
While I was with them, I protected them and kept them safe by that name you gave me. NONE HAS BEEN LOST EXCEPT THE ONE DOOMED TO DESTRUCTION so that Scripture would be fulfilled. (John 17:12)
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**Question for Seventh Day Adventists: The mark of the beast will be necessary to buy and sell (Rev. 13:16-18); if Sunday worship is the mark of the beast, and you don' t worship on Sunday, then how is it that you are able to buy and sell?
On an aside: Digging into the meaning of "mark" (via bible Greek dictionary), as stated in Revelation 13:16-18, yields a definition of a sharp, pointed stake, like a palisade. Such a finding has nothing to do with Sunday worship.
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Salvation is far from the wicked, for THEY DO NOT SEEK OUT YOUR DECREES. (Psa 119:155)
...the COMPLACENCY of fools will destroy them; (Prov 1:32)Are YOU lukewarm? TAKE WARNING - Rev. 3:16.
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But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be LOVERS OF THEMSELVES, LOVERS OF MONEY, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, WITHOUT LOVE, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, NOT LOVERS OF THE GOOD, treacherous, rash, conceited, LOVERS OF PLEASURE RATHER THAN LOVERS OF GOD - having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with them. (2 Tim 3:1-5)
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For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. It teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the blessed hope - the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good. THESE, THEN, ARE THE THINGS YOU SHOULD TEACH.... (Titus 2:11-15)
Even while these people were worshiping the LORD, they were serving their idols. To this day their children and grandchildren continue to do as their fathers did. (2 Kings 17:41)
He [Hezekiah] removed the high places, smashed the sacred stones and cut down the Asherah poles. He broke into pieces the bronze snake Moses had made, for up to that time the Israelites had been burning incense to it. (It was called Nehushtan.) (2 Ki 18:4)
...Everyone on the side of truth listens to me. (John 18:37)
...They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. (2 Thess 2:10)
Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth. (John 17:17)
Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers. (1 Tim. 4:16)
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...Christ died for the ungodly. (Rom 5:6)To say Jesus did not die for everyone (as Calvinism claims) - even for those who will, in the very end go to eternal fire, is to say that those who do go to eternal fire are not ungodly (which is ludicrous).
Calvinism's third point (limited atonement) is demolished by scripture (God's word), but will you receive it?
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The SECOND CHANCE After Death Doctrine
Six Bible Facts For Saturday Sabbatarians To Ponder
The True Servant of God [AUDIO]
Did Jesus Teach Eternal Security Or Once Saved Always Saved?
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At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. (Titus 3:3)
For it is because of these things that the wrath of God is coming upon the SONS OF DISOBEDIENCE, (Col. 3:36)
See that no one deceives you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the SONS OF DISOBEDIENCE. (Eph. 5:6)
See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive PHILOSOPHY, which depends on HUMAN TRADITION and the BASIC PRINCIPLES OF THIS WORLD rather than on Christ. (Col 2:8)"Once a son, always a son" is a prime example of reasoning from the natural, as the eternal security proponents often do.
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For we do not write you anything you cannot read or understand.... (2 Cor 1:13)***TIMOTHY even "publicly read" God's word for all, both saved and lost:
Until I come, DEVOTE YOURSELF TO THE PUBLIC READING OF SCRIPTURE, to preaching and to teaching. (1 Tim 4:13)
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. (Mat 6:34)
"And they will go out and look upon the dead bodies of those who rebelled against me; their worm will not die, nor will their fire be quenched, and they will be loathsome to all mankind." (Isa 66:24)
From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests and teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life. Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. "Never, Lord!" he said. "This shall never happen to you!" Jesus turned and said to Peter, "Get behind me, SATAN! You are a stumbling block to me; YOU DO NOT HAVE IN MIND THE THINGS OF GOD, BUT THE THINGS OF MEN." (Mat 16:21-23)Note what a "stumbling block" there is!
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Demetrius is well spoken of by everyone--and even by the truth itself. We also speak well of him, and you know that our testimony is true. (3 John 1:12)Demetrius, the idol maker from Ephesus, is mentioned in Acts 19, as is also a person named Gaius. Apparently, the Gaius of 3 John knew who Demetrius was, and that is why John updated him (but this time in a commendatory way, indicating that Demetrius might have gotten saved). It is, therefore, possible that same Gaius of 3 John was Paul's traveling companion at that point:
Soon the whole city was in an uproar. The people seized GAIUS and Aristarchus, Paul's traveling companions from Macedonia, and rushed as one man into the theater. (Acts 19:29)Moreover, the Gaius of 3 John was commended by John the Apostle for helping traveling Christian evangelists with their needs (3 John 5-8). WHY? That type of support is what all Christians are to do, but perhaps Gaius offered such help because he himself was a traveling Christian evangelist.
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Dear friends, although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt I had to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints. For certain men WHOSE CONDEMNATION WAS WRITTEN ABOUT LONG AGO have secretly slipped in among you. THEY ARE GODLESS MEN, who change the grace of our God into a license for immorality and deny Jesus Christ our only Sovereign and Lord. (Jude 3,4)Without question, OSAS teachers of our day change grace into a license to sin. Their counterfeit grace drips with a license to sin. Their popularity doesn't mean they are right, or even children of God. In fact, their popularity confirms the following points:
For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, THEY WILL GATHER AROUND THEM A GREAT NUMBER OF TEACHERS TO SAY WHAT THEIR ITCHING EARS WANT TO HEAR. THEY WILL TURN THEIR EARS AWAY FROM THE TRUTH AND TURN ASIDE TO MYTHS. (2 Tim 4:3,4)
But there were also false prophets among the people, just as THERE WILL BE FALSE TEACHERS AMONG YOU. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them - bringing swift destruction on themselves. MANY WILL FOLLOW THEIR SHAMEFUL WAYS AND WILL BRING THE WAY OF TRUTH INTO DISREPUTE. (2 Pet 2:1,2)
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Woe to them! They have taken the way of Cain; they have rushed for profit into Balaam's error; THEY HAVE BEEN DESTROYED IN KORAH'S REBELLION. (Jude 1:11)HOW were they DESTROYED since those grace changers were still physically alive eating with the saints at their love feasts (Jude 12), etc.? 2 Peter 2 similarly declares:
But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them - BRINGING SWIFT DESTRUCTION ON THEMSELVES. (2 Pet 2:1)ANSWER: They were DESTROYED spiritually.
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Though you already know all this, I want to remind you that the Lord delivered his people out of Egypt, but LATER DESTROYED THOSE WHO DID NOT BELIEVE. (Jude 1:5)
And the angels who DID NOT KEEP their positions of authority but abandoned their own home--these he has kept in darkness, bound with everlasting chains for judgment on the great Day. (Jude 1:6)
In a similar way, Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding towns gave themselves up to SEXUAL IMMORALITY AND PERVERSION. They serve as an example of those who suffer the punishment of eternal fire. (Jude 1:7)Proving from scripture, Jude cites:
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"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. (Mat 23:25,26)Referring to Christian women, Peter wrote:
Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes. Instead, it should be that of YOUR INNER SELF, THE UNFADING BEAUTY OF A GENTLE AND QUIET SPIRIT, which is of great worth in God's sight. (1 Pet 3:3,4)
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For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me and for the gospel will save it. (Mark 8:35)In that case, lost is the victory, that is, to lose his own self-willed life and keep it lost in favor of doing God's will instead. In contrast, to go back to (or "find") your old life will cause you to lose your spiritual life. See also Rom. 8:13; Gal. 5:19-21; etc.
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The Crucifixion of Jesus, Our Precious Lord and Savior
Salvation [AUDIO]
Do All Five Points of Calvinism Hang or Fall Together?
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They said to him [Samuel], "You are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways; now appoint a king to lead us, such as all the other nations have." But when they said, "Give us a king to lead us," this displeased Samuel; so he prayed to the LORD. And the LORD told him: "Listen to all that the people are saying to you; it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected me as their king. As they have done from the day I brought them up out of Egypt until this day, forsaking me and serving other gods, so they are doing to you. (1 Sam 8:5-8)**It is, therefore, BEST to pray to God, "IF IT BE YOUR WILL" (Mt. 6:10).
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Hezekiah rested with his fathers and was buried on the hill where the tombs of David's descendants are. All Judah and the people of Jerusalem honored him when he died. And Manasseh his son succeeded him as king. MANASSEH WAS TWELVE YEARS OLD WHEN HE BECAME KING, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years. (2 Chr 32:33-33:1)
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Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!' (Mat 7:23)
Those along the path are the ones who hear, and then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved. (Luke 8:12)
If they have escaped the corruption of the world by knowing our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and are again entangled in it and overcome, they are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning. It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than to have known it and then to turn their backs on the sacred command that was passed on to them. Of them the proverbs are true: "A dog returns to its vomit," and, "A sow that is washed goes back to her wallowing in the mud." (2 Pet 2:20-22)
holding on to faith and a good conscience. Some have rejected these and so have shipwrecked their faith. Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan to be taught not to blaspheme. (1 Tim 1:19,20)
The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith. Some have wandered away from these and turned to meaningless talk. (1 Tim 1:5,6)
"Then the man who had received the one talent came. 'Master,' he said, 'I knew that you are a hard man, harvesting where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed. So I was afraid and went out and hid your talent in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you.' "His master replied, 'You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed? Well then, you should have put my money on deposit with the bankers, so that when I returned I would have received it back with interest. "'Take the talent from him and give it to the one who has the ten talents. For everyone who has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him. And throw that worthless servant outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.' (Mat 25:24-30)
Granted. But they were broken off because of unbelief, and you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but BE AFRAID. For if God did not spare the natural branches, he will not spare you either. Consider therefore the kindness and sternness of God: sternness to those who fell, but kindness to you, provided that you continue in his kindness. Otherwise, you also will be cut off. And if they do not persist in unbelief, they will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again. (Rom 11:20-23)
Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. BE FAITHFUL, even to the point of death, and I will give you the crown of life. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. He who overcomes will not be hurt at all by the second death. (Rev 2:10,11)
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**There were NO KJV onlyites in the 1st century, nor the 2nd century, 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc. centuries - not until 1611. YOU are not imitating the earliest Christians by using the KJV. Has the KJV translation become your IDOL?
Though you already know all this, I want to remind you that the Lord delivered his people out of Egypt, but later destroyed those who did not believe. (Jude 1:5)
But now you must rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips. Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator. (Col 3:8-10)
On an aside: many wrongly believe America is Babylon the Great. Though America is wicked and in great need of repentance, America is not Babylon the Great.
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Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. Such were some of you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God. (1 Cor. 6:9-11, NASB)
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To know the truth, go to the scriptures directly. Do not rely on a "pastor" or preacher to "interpret" the Bible for you. Oftentimes, they present partial truths or a truncated gospel message. An example of such a truncated gospel message is the popular "Romans Road Plan of Salvation".
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...WHERE I AM, MY SERVANT ALSO WILL BE. My Father will honor the one who serves me. (John 12:26)
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and TAKE YOU TO BE WITH ME THAT YOU ALSO MAY BE WHERE I AM. (John 14:3)Are YOU God's servant?
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For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. (2 Pet 1:5-7)
But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness. (1 Tim 6:11)
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When Jesus said this, one of the officials nearby struck him in the face. "Is this the way you answer the high priest?" he demanded. "If I said something wrong," Jesus replied, "testify as to what is wrong. But if I spoke the truth, why did you strike me?" (John 18:22,23)
At this the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth. Then Paul said to him, "God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! You sit there to judge me according to the law, yet you yourself violate the law by commanding that I be struck!" (Acts 23:2,3)
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