Let's follow along in the mind of a false pastor, a false shepherd, and how he shreds the truth of God while proclaiming to stand for Christianity.
This is the plague we have in Western society that allows secularism into our homes.
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Let's follow along in the mind of a false pastor, a false shepherd, and how he shreds the truth of God while proclaiming to stand for Christianity.
This is the plague we have in Western society that allows secularism into our homes.
PART 2
PART 3
Whereas some believe the gospel is found in the definition of what is a true Christian, the definition of a true Christian (among many defining characteristics) isn't just someone who believes they can be free from sin but someone who is indwelt by the Holy Spirit of God.
Unless one is born again (John 3:3) they can't see the kingdom of God let alone conquer their sins.
Desiring to be free from sin is obviously to be coveted but it's not the gospel.
Our being free from sin is a consequence of believing the true gospel which is that we believe that Christ is the Son of God, The Creator, who came into the world to die for our sins and by faith, God, the Holy Spirit indwells us by God's grace.
Having made Him Lord of our lives. We now walk in the Holy Spirit, purifying ourselves and growing in Christ to a mature stature towards the resembling of Christ's perfect moral standard, by God's grace and power.
We're saved by grace alone, through faith alone, and in Christ alone. It is a gift of God and not of our merit or "good" works.
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The falling away, the rebellion,
THE APOSTACY in the last days:
2:1 Now we request you, brethren, with regard to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him,
2 that you not be quickly shaken from your composure or be disturbed either by a spirit or a message or a letter as if from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come.
3 Let no one in any way deceive you, for it will not come unless the apostasy comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction,
4 who opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, displaying himself as being God.
5 Do you not remember that while I was still with you, I was telling you these things?
6 And you know what restrains him now, so that in his time he will be revealed.
7 For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only he who now restrains will do so until he is taken out of the way.
8 Then that lawless one will be revealed whom the Lord will slay with the breath of His mouth and bring to an end by the appearance of His coming;
9 that is, the one whose coming is in accord with the activity of Satan, with all power and signs and false wonders,
10 and with all the deception of wickedness for those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth so as to be saved.
11 For this reason God will send upon them a deluding influence so that they will believe what is false,
12 in order that they all may be judged who did not believe the truth, but took pleasure in wickedness.
13 But we should always give thanks to God for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth.
14 It was for this He called you through our gospel, that you may gain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
15 So then, brethren, stand firm and hold to the traditions which you were taught, whether by word of mouth or by letter from us.
16 Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope by grace,
17 comfort and strengthen your hearts in every good work and word.
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Truly there is a distracting delusion upon people today.
Hebrews 10:25 encourages us not to forsake the assembling especially "as you see the day approaching". How can we discern the day approaching? Christ rebuked the religious leaders of His day because they couldn't tell the "signs of the times".
Could that be us today? I believe so. Those of us who consider ourselves religious but can't tell the signs of the times we're in today. And yet, no one can argue against the fact that we're in unprecedented times.
We are the live as though The Lord can come at any moment.
Is the Bible corrupted like many in the world claim? The answer is NO.
The claim of corruption fails so bad, it fails on various fronts. In fact, it's so unfounded and ungrounded, it stands completely against any evidence to the level of being unreasonable.
Check out this conversation and equip yourselves to aswer the skeptic brethren.
For more on answering this and many other objections to the Bible, check out my YouTube playlist titled:
"Truth vs. Skeptics"
God bless!
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Those who are hostile to the faith want to use the issue of slavery in the Bible as though it is the Achilles heel against the faith. But in order to do that, one has to completely side-step, hop-scotch, and fully ignore Biblical culture and history. This is not a very scholarly or honest approach to study any historical and ancient text.
Also, the question always arises ... Why are there so many Christian denominations out there? Is God not in control of His Church or is He after all, the author of confusion? ...
I'll try and answer both these topics in my next podcasts.
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