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The False Jesus of the Modern Church

9/20/2022

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“For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him.”– 2 Cor. 11:4
The real Jesus is the one that matches the description of the Bible. Real Christianity is the one whose faith and practice is aligned with Holy Scripture. Nevertheless, there is “another Jesus” that is deceiving backslidden or unconverted professing Christians. Therefore, Paul was compelled to expose this false Jesus in 2 Corinthians 11:4. For, a spirit is ministered by the false Jesus, but it isn’t the Holy Spirit. A gospel is ministered by the false Jesus, but is isn’t the true Gospel that saves the soul.

Clearly, not every Jesus preached under the sun is the real one. The Muslims have their Jesus. The Mormons have their Jesus. The Catholics have their Jesus. The Jews have their Jesus. The New Agers have their Jesus. The list could go on. Nevertheless, what about your brand of so-called Christianity? Most Christian Churches are so far from God and contrary to Holy Scripture that they fit into the same category. The Modern Churches have their Jesus! But he isn’t the real one for the most part. Christians in general are so sinful that their Jesus isn’t the real one either. 
“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?” - 2 Cor. 13:5
Examine yourselves! Do you have the real Jesus? Or is it another Jesus that was made up by the preacher down the street? This is idolatry! When people make up a god in their own mind that suits themselves, and then they call that god, Jesus, this is the false Jesus of the Modern Church. It is our responsibility to discern the true Jesus from the false Jesus. It is our responsibility to discern true Christians from false Christians. To do so we must look beyond the “Christian” veneer that is put on display outwardly. 
“Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? 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.” – Matt. 7:15-20
Last century Christianity is largely no better than 1st century Judaism. Through the many multitudes of falsely converted Jews, the devil was essentially occupying all the synagogues of the land of Israel. The devil was ready and waiting for Jesus when he came to the Jews. This was his plan all along. So, when Jesus came to Judaism, all the denominations of Judaism united against their own Messiah and crucified Him!

Even so, the same could be said about Modern Christianity. The devil is now occupying the pulpits of the Modern Church of the Gentiles! The devil is ready and waiting to deceive true Christians when and if they darken the door of the Modern Church by inundating them with false doctrines. Nevertheless, now, as in the 1st century, it is our responsibility to discern and identify ourselves with the one and only Jesus Christ of the Bible! It is our responsibility to openly confess the true Jesus in distinction from the false Jesus, and to promote the true One publicly without shame. 
“Whosoever therefore shall confess Me before men, him will I confess also before My Father which is in Heaven. But whosoever shall deny Me before men, him will I also deny before My Father which is in Heaven. Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. And a man's foes shall be they of his own household. He that loveth father or mother more than Me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after Me, is not worthy of Me. He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for My sake shall find it.” – Matt. 10:32-39
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The Shocking Conversion of a Famous Religious Figure

9/19/2022

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“But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.” – Matt. 23:13
It was foretold long ago that hypocrisy would plague the Church in the Last Days (2 Tim. 3:1-5, Jude 1:1-25). The most famous religious figures of Christianity in Africa and America are no different than the Pharisees (2 Tim. 4:3-4). They have a beautiful outward form of spirituality that deceives the masses, while the things that they are saying and doing in the name of God are without the love of the Father (2 Tim. 3:5; Lk. 18:9; 1 Jn. 2:15-17). 
“Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess. Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness. Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.” – Matt. 23:25-28
God looks to the heart while the common man looks on the outward appearance (1 Sam. 16:7). Herein lies the problem. For, with a great show of confidence, especially in public preaching and prayer, the Pharisees were obviously a lot different than the average sinner in town, but according to the Scriptures they were still condemned before God (Lk. 18:9-14).
“Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.” - Mat 15:12-14
Saul of Tarsus was a famous religious figure of his day. As a highly educated Pharisee whom the people trusted (Acts 22:3, 23:6; Acts 7:54-60), it appeared outwardly that he was a very righteous man. The average person would have believed that he was a prayerful man because he lived a lifestyle of fasting and prayer, even praying long prayers (Lk. 18:12, Matt. 23:14). The average person would have believed he was a man of the Bible because he occupied the pulpits of the Churches of Judaism, called Moses’ seat, and preached directly from the word of God to the people (Matt. 23:2-4; John 5:39-47). He even traveled long distances to preach to sinners for the making of one disciple, thus giving the appearance that he loved the souls of men (Matt. 23:15). 
“But all their works they do for to be seen of men…” – Matt. 23:5 
According to the traditional understanding of the people concerning the righteousness and godliness of true religion, Saul of Tarsus was widely regarded as blameless (Php. 3:6, Isa. 29:13). He faithfully tithed of all that he possessed (Lk. 18:12, Matt. 23:23). He dressed right, acted the part, and sat in the seats of honor (Matt. 23:5-6). Then, suddenly, the man was knocked off his high horse of pride by the blinding light of Jesus Christ (Acts 9:1-18, 22:1-24, 26:1-32)! In one moment of time, this famous religious figure realized that he was a lost sinner, and a hypocrite, and then he fasted and prayed for three days with great mourning over his sins (Acts 9:9). Thereafter, upon being gloriously converted to Christ in truth, he arose and proclaimed the experience of salvation to others by the power of the Gospel! As a result, he suffered great persecution. Nevertheless, the beauty of Christ in salvation was so glorious, he regarded anything and everything else as dung in comparison to having a real relationship with God through Christ. 
“But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith: That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;” – Php. 3:7-10
Sadly, most people are so ignorant of the Bible, they don’t know they are following a religious hypocrite. They don’t know they are following a blind leader of the blind on the broad way to hell (Matt. 7:12-14). They are still just going through the motions without any true love for God! Things in this generation might change if men and women pick up the Bible and read it for themselves with trembling, humbling themselves to God in truth (Isa. 66:1-2; Isa. 57:15). 
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The Salvation Testimony of a Former Witch

9/16/2022

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The Salvation Testimony of
​Lindsay (Middleton) Klingbeil

I desire to share my testimony of conversion with you, and give glory to God for saving my soul. Thanks be to Christ for His incredible mercy! May the Lord open your eyes to the fearful and wonderful realities of eternity that each one of us will face. I do hope you will take the time to read this testimony in full.

As a child I had some awareness of God, as my mom would occasionally take us to church, and some of our family friends were religious. The things of God were never spoken about much in my home, and we didn't own a bible, until a religious family friend gave me one. My concept of God was never deepened, as the things of this world captivated my heart and I saw much hypocrisy in the church-goers around me.

At the age of eighteen I shamefully began to indulge in all the sinful desires of my heart. I threw away my (shallow) belief in God and instead, began reading the Bible just to disprove it and deter others away from Christianity. I began to drink almost every weekend, and do various drugs, along with practicing witchcraft. At first, I truly enjoyed myself… but as I fell deeper and deeper into these sins, my life became a living nightmare. And so, the scripture is true: "Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap." (Galatians 6:7).

All of my relationships were vain and selfish. I was pretending to be happy, and only living for the next time I could get high. Joy and peace were nowhere to be found. "There is no peace, saith the Lord, unto the wicked." (Isaiah 48:22). 

My infatuation with witchcraft grew, so much so that the desire of my heart was to become a psychic-medium. Generally, a day wouldn't pass without reading my tarot cards. Very specific and shocking predictions I made would come to pass. I also shamefully preformed many satanic rituals in hopes to gain more wisdom and power.

​Through various online resources, my eyes began to open regarding the nature of these evil practices. There was true darkness surrounding me every day because of my lifestyle and fear began gripping my very soul. I could no longer sleep in the dark, and oftentimes I resorted to staying at my mother’s house for comfort and some sense of security. I did not understand what was happening, but now I know that I was possessed with demonic spirits because of my sins of witchcraft and sorcery. 
"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places." - Ephesians 6:12 

"And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us." - Acts 16:16a
In my overwhelming desperation, I sought for the Bible I was gifted as a child that my mother had in her basement. Upon reading, I found great peace that surpassed anything I had experienced prior. All of my previous witchcraft, rituals, drinking and drugs could not give me this peace. The words of this Holy book were powerful. There was truth among these pages, and truth is what I wanted all my life. This was the drawing presence of the Holy Spirit speaking to me through the word of God (John 6:44). And so, I began to question all my beliefs, as I was a shameless and expressive hater of God prior to that time. Yet now, I could not resist the truth of God’s existence. I decided to devote myself wholly to Him all my days. I denounced all of my ties to witchcraft and reformed my life to the Bible the best I knew how.
O the countless hours I spent in prayer every day! O the ways in which I mustered up religious zeal to evangelize to strangers! Days without number I spent my time listening to sermons and reading the Bible. There was a great reformation of my lifestyle, but I had never been born of the Spirit of God (born again), though I didn't know this at the time.

​The Spirit of Christ is the only One who can empower a wretched, depraved sinner to walk as a Saint by freeing them from sin and bringing them into the presence of the living God by the blood of Christ! 
"Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." - John 3:3

"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." – John 3:5

​"And this is life eternal, that they might KNOW thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent." – John 17:3 
I found myself asking the Lord if I had ever been born again. One fateful night, He gave me my answer.

Upon the discovery of certain street preachers that I found online, I became utterly convicted that I did not have what they had. One of the them said in a video, "Salvation is not the strong belief of the atonement of Christ (factually). Salvation is not the strong belief in the doctrine of imputed righteousness (intellectually). It's the actual person of Jesus Christ with you (in the belief), and you're having communion! That's salvation and nothing less!"

I was heartbroken, for I knew that my "experience of salvation" was nothing like this. The Jesus Christ that these men preached was entirely different from who I thought was Jesus Christ. Religious yet unsaved people create a “Christ” to their own liking. One who is tolerant of sin, one who allows compromise with the world, one who is just like them. "Thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself." (Psalm 50:21). It was the "religious" people of Christ’s day who crucified their own God without recognizing Him! "He is despised and rejected of men: a man of sorrows, and acquianted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not." (Isaiah 53:3). The scriptures warn about the very deception that was upon me, "For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him." (2 Corinthians 11:4). I saw the true Christ in these earthen vessels (2 Corinthians 4:7). He was despised of men, though loved all men desperately. He was HOLY! 
After listening to many of the videos that night, I found myself praying for the Lord’s mercy and salvation. Gradually, the smell of smoke started to enter the room while I was praying. Not understanding where the scent was coming from, I decided to open the back door for air. Still, it would not leave. In my concern, I left the house (that I was house-sitting) and returned to my own. In agony of soul over what I had heard from these men of God, I was praying beside my bed late into the night, when suddenly, I began feeling as though I was falling into hell. The smell of smoke in my nostrils was unavoidable, and the insides of my body began to feel as though they were burning. It truly felt as though I was losing consciousness and teetering between two worlds. I grabbed onto my surroundings with all strength, but nothing could keep me from the power of death and the terror of hellfire. "There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death." (Ecclesiastes 8:8a).

All my might, all my wisdom, and all my religious activity could not save me! All I knew to do was call upon the name of the Lord. Jesus Christ, King of kings and Lord of lords! After some time the experience ended, but being deeply distraught, I stayed in the same spot until around 7am, all too terrified to fall asleep lest I never woke up again!

The Lord had thoroughly convinced me of the lost state of my soul, and the reality of eternal torment. The days following were some of the most agonizing in my life. With tears, I sought the Lord for His saving grace, but could not find it. I tried repenting of my sins and believing the Gospel. Why wasn’t it working? It is because when a person gets saved it's the sheer mercy of a Sovereign God. He chooses who He will bestow the gift upon, and it is never guaranteed to anyone when and if they make a mere decision. "It is the gift of God" (Ephesians 2:8b)! "Salvation belongeth unto the Lord" (Psalm 3:8)! During this time, the sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" by Jonathan Edwards shook my soul to the very core and plunged me into utter desperation to flee from the wrath of God to come!

A false church I attended at this time told me that all I needed to do was believe on Jesus. As I tried to do this, I had a mirage of peace and joy for a time, but still felt uncertain about my standing before a just and holy God. I was greatly leavened by this false church (1 Cor. 5:6), and instead of crying out to God for His mercy, I stopped seeking first his kingdom, and even began to doubt the experience of hell I had. The Lord in His mercy gave me another chance. I had a dream one night, filled with all manner of abominable sins. At the very end of the dream there was a close-up almost cinematic image of a woman lounging on her side. The visual began to focus on her face. 

As I was beholding this woman, her very essence disturbed me greatly and gave me an overwhelming feeling of disgust. Suddenly I awoke from my sleep, and upon sitting up, an overwhelming sense that I was dying and going to everlasting destruction fell over me again. As this was happening, I knew that the woman in the dream represented me, and that I was an abomination in God’s sight because of my sin (Prov. 15:9, 26, 16:5). Frightened, I got to the ground to pray, and there was tangible darkness around me (Exodus 10:21).

Again, all I could do was cry to Jesus Christ for His saving hand, and eventually everything was back to normal, but I knew that I needed some help. I had been trying to seek the Lord for salvation, and felt I was getting nowhere, and the preacher from the online videos came immediately to my remembrance. "For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety." (Proverbs 24:6). In this day and age where true Christians are few and far between, and biblical churches are almost non-existent, all I knew to do was message these men whom I knew to walk with God! I took a flight to Texas, in a last chance effort to find salvation in Christ for my lost and dying soul. I had done everything I knew to do by myself at home, and salvation was still afar off. I cried to God for weeks, listened to the most fearful sermons, fasted from food in hopes that God would turn away His wrath, as He did towards the Ninevites in the Book of Jonah, but it was all to no avail. I believed that these truly converted Christians in Texas could help me, as they had Christ Himself living through them by the Holy Spirit.

Upon arrival, I was welcomed and almost every day someone came to preach the truth of God’s Word to me. During my time seeking the Lord in Texas, the Lord gave me a spiritual revelation of my own depravity. Beforehand, I had believed myself to be a great sinner, but it was merely an intellectual understanding. Now, the Lord was revealing my true nature to me by the word of God, on a heart level. I ​saw that there was truly no good thing in me; not one ounce of humility, absolutely no selflessness, and no true love.
"As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one. Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips: Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness: Their feet are swift to shed blood: Destruction and misery are in their ways: And the way of peace have they not known: There is no fear of God before their eyes." - Romans 3:10-18
Only when a person sees that THIS is his or her nature, can anyone truly see their need for Christ. "They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick" (Matthew 9:12). After exactly 4 weeks of seeking God and being humbled by the truth of Scripture, some brothers came to preach to me and the LORD poured His Spirit upon me through the hearing of faith! "So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." (Romans 10:17)! By hearing the voice of the living God, I was saved (1 Thess. 1:4-5, 2:13)! 
“Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God. For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.” - 1 Thessalonians 1:4-5

​"It pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe." – 1 Corinthians 1:21
I saw a distant vision of the cross of Christ, and in one moment of time the Lord made me an entirely new creature. I was born again! "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new." (2 Corinthians 5:17). My heart was filled with joy unspeakable! I walked home that night gazing at the stars, and glorifying God with my whole heart. For the first time in my life, I knew and worshipped the living God in truth. The presence of the Lord was with me. Merciful art thou O God!

The morning after I was saved, I woke up from a dreamed filled with much sin. While this may have tempted me in the past, my heart's new desire was to pray, read the Bible and utterly glorify God. These are things that I never hungered for, on a heart level, when I was a lost false Christian. As a false Christian, I could clean up the outside, but could never escape the sins of the heart. "For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thought, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceith, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: All these things come from within, and defile the man." (Mark 7:21-23). The Lord has graciously set me free from the inward sins that I was previously enslaved to! He has also put love in my heart, where in times past, I could not love in truth!

​This is truly a testimony of God’s own glory, in that He can change the vilest soul and wash it white as snow, by the blood of Jesus Christ! 
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ADULTERY

9/15/2022

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A Heinous Crime that Warrants the Death Penalty 

“Thou shalt not commit adultery.” – Ex. 20:14
Have you ever committed adultery? Maybe not. Even if you haven’t, your friends and acquaintances likely have committed adultery. Everyone needs to know about this dangerous and deadly sin! For, marriage is a sacred bond that was legally authored by God, and therefore it is justly protected by Heaven. Those who secretly or openly interfere with other people’s marriages through the sin of adultery need to know that justice will be served. It is inescapable! Speaking of this, it was written, 
“Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.” – Heb. 13:4 
A reckless pursuit of sex in total disregard for marriage would make you a condemned whoremonger in the sight of God (whoremonger = one who practices lewdness). Even though adultery isn’t considered a crime in the democratic governments of the free world nowadays, adultery was lawfully punished by the death penalty in the Kingdom of God of the Old Testament. Why? Because it is a “heinous crime” in the sight of God (Job 31:11). 
“And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.” - Lev 20:10
Committing this sin even one time is a disastrous mistake. It was prohibited by law because it hurts the Person of God. It was punished by the death penalty because it simply cannot be tolerated. Herein, the Moral Law depicts the personality of the Moral One. Stop and think about this! Adultery pains the holy heart of God so much that such men and women were deemed unworthy of life itself! God, the Creator, who is pleased to give men life, is so appalled at this sin and remorseful over those who commit it, that He unapologetically demanded that they would be put to death. 
“Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.” – Matt. 5:27-28 
Many religious people can honestly say that they would never commit adultery. You know who I am talking about. These people proudly affirm that they would never engage in sexual activity with another man or woman in physical presence outside of wedlock. Nevertheless, these noble people of society are not hereby justified. Much to their surprise, they may still end-up being condemned by God as an adulterer on Judgment Day! Why? Lust. The inward desire is all that it takes. According to Matthew 5:27-28, you can be an adulterer at heart without ever committing the heinous act outwardly. Are you guilty? Have you ever looked with lust upon a man or woman outside of marriage? Do you look with lust? This is a heart issue (Mark 7:20-23). Don’t take it lightly. Don’t be deceived! God will judge you as a serial adulterer for the lustful thoughts of your heart. 
“Be not deceived: neither fornicators…nor adulterers…shall inherit the Kingdom of God.” – 1 Cor. 6:9-10 
Fearfully, it is better to have no eyes at all, than to be lustful with your eyes. This is a cursed condition of heart and mind, to have “eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin…” (2 Pet. 2:14). Hell exists to rid the earth of such people! Emphasizing this, Jesus said, “And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the Kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire:” (Mark 9:47). Think about it! God, the Creator of the eye, could wish that He had never given men eyes at all, if and when men impenitently choose to use their eyes for adultery. Even so, the next time you find yourself starring at the painted face of a promiscuous woman, you should feel like you are looking into the face of death itself! This is the shocking reality. 
“Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids. For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.” - Pro 6:23-26

“She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.” – Prov. 23:28
This is God's honest truth. This should change your point of view (Prov. 6:32). Sexual predators are on the prowl everywhere! They are actively hunting, and you are the prey. This is your everyday environment in real life as you go about your day. Things are even worse in cyberspace! Shameless women who flaunt themselves immodestly, and regularly engage in fornication or adultery, are the sexual predators of society that the world praises. Meanwhile, modern-day harlots prostitute their bodies online in a multibillion dollar industry of adult entertainment called Pornography. Looking into or through the window of cyberspace is a quick path of secrecy to the virtual fornications and adulteries of internet whorehouses. 
“For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil: But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword. Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on Hell. Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.” – Prov. 5:3-6

“So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him…I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt. I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves. For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey: He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed. With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.” - Pro 7:13, 16-21
 
“For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her. Her house is the way to Hell, going down to the chambers of death.” – Prov. 7:26-27
The next time a woman’s mouth, lips, and eyelids attract your attention, you should feel that your soul is in grave danger. She will catch you if she can! Whether by the scent of her perfume or the flattery of her words, she hopes you will ignore your conscience and scorn the judgment of God in the Bible. This is an emergency situation! The Seductress is a ruthless serial killer who murders her houseguests and buries their bodies in the yard. The sharp point of a two-edged sword in the gut would get anyone’s attention! Right? Albeit, countless strong men have been slain by her because they disregarded the danger. Casual indifference in such circumstances will prove fatal. Come morning time, the Seductress will wipe her mouth as though she had done no evil. She will dress-up and go out again to allure someone else into another night of barbaric excitement. One after another her unsuspecting guests end-up populating Hell. 
“Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.” – Prov. 30:20

“Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:” – Prov. 5:8

“For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead. None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.” - Pro 2:16, 18-19

“But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of Hell.” - Prov 9:18
Now is the time to reconsider your choice of lifestyle if you are actively engaged in the sin of adultery, whether it be inwardly or outwardly, committed in physical presence or cyberspace. Adulterers and Adulteresses are dark creatures of the night that deserve to go to Hell (Job 24:15-17; Jn. 3:19-20)! There is another path (Matt. 7:13-14). However, few men and women ever heed the call from God to repent. They refuse to acknowledge the bitterness and destruction of their way of life. They blindly stagger onward. Why? Maybe it’s because holiness, modesty, chastity, purity, fidelity, and loyalty aren’t popular virtues among ladies (1 Jn. 2:15-16). Sadly, the men are even worse! For, we live in an “adulterous and sinful generation” that is ashamed of the Word of God (Mk. 8:38). Therefore, you are going to have to make a choice (Prov. 1:29). Choose life (Ezek. 33:11)! Otherwise, like all the rest, you will die without understanding.
“And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger? For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings. His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins. He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.” – Prov. 5:20-23
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The Prosperity Gospel

9/13/2022

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Preachers for Hire are a Curse to Africa 

“For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.” – 2 Cor. 8:9
Do you pay your Preacher for God’s blessings? Then he is a hireling! Jesus Christ, the Messiah, never had anything good to say about hirelings (John 10:12-13). Why would you trust the judgment of a man you have to pay for prayers and prophecies (Prov. 17:23)? Naturally, with a little bribery he will give you a “good” prophecy (Micah 7:3). This is the way of the Witch Doctor. “Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?” (Gal. 4:16). Money can’t buy divine favor! That’s the truth. Jesus cursed the rich and blessed the poor (Luke 6:20, 24), while your neighborhood prosperity Preacher blesses the rich and curses the poor. “Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.” (James 5:1). 
Do you pay your Preacher to go to Church? The House of God shouldn’t operate like the marketplace. Jesus flipped the tables and chairs of the salesmen and moneychangers (Matt. 21:12-13). Money shouldn’t be on your mind at all when you go to the House of God. Nor should it be in your prayers (Matt. 6:5-34). You cannot serve God and money! It’s impossible. Jesus said, “for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other” (Matt. 6:19-24). 
Do you admire your Preacher because he is rich? Or does your Preacher teach you to admire others who are rich? Jesus solemnly declared to everyone, everywhere, that it is nearly impossible for a rich man to “enter into the Kingdom of God” (Luke 18:24-25)! Why would you want to be rich and famous? That which is highly esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of God (Lk. 16:15). It is very rare for a “wise” and “noble” man of the world to get truly converted to Christ (1 Cor. 1:26-29, Matt. 18:3). Rich men are to be pitied because most of them are void of true faith in God, and spiritually bankrupt, while God has chosen the poor to be rich in faith (James 2:5-6). 
Do you want to follow Jesus Christ? Then stop following your Preacher. Only follow him inasmuch as he follows Jesus Christ (1 Cor. 4:17). Face the facts of the Bible! Most modern-day Preachers are nothing like Jesus Christ. The Messiah shocked the public with the free grace of His healing touch (Luke 6:19). He never once asked for money! The Son of God was a foot-washer, and He taught His followers to be humble in following His example (John 13:13-17, Php. 2:5). The Apostles followed suit in obedience to the Word (1 Cor. 4:8-13). To avoid reproach they would refuse to charge people for anything at all, even when it came to tithes and offerings (Acts 20:34, 1 Thess. 2:9, 2 Thess. 3:8). Why? They didn’t want the message of the Gospel to be confounded by the presence of money (1 Cor. 9:12, 15-19), like Simon the Sorcerer was deceived to think that the gift of the Holy Spirit could be purchased with shillings (Acts 8:19-24). 
“But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.” - 1Tim. 6:9-10
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The Godlessness of the Good Man

9/13/2022

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The Sin of Self-Righteousness 

“There is none that doeth good, no, not one.” – Rom. 3:12
Do you like to surround yourself with good people? Modern society teaches us that goodness comes with age and maturity. Ask your parents and they will tell you that life experiences have a way of causing people to outgrow the phase of brazen mischief and riotous behavior. Professionals tell us that education and intelligence can make good people even better. Nevertheless, God says the exact opposite. 
“There is none that doeth good, no, not one.” – Rom. 3:12

“…there is none good but one, that is, God.” – Mk. 10:18
Are you a good person? Sinners only get worse with time. Anyone claiming to be good is committing yet another act of rebellion, and it’s called the sin of self-righteousness. This is when people claim to be righteous while the LORD clearly says that they are sinful and justly condemned. 
“There is none righteous, no, not one:” – Rom. 3:10 
Now is the time to start questioning what you have been told your whole life. Few people will ever come to a knowledge of the truth because of their downright refusal to take a different path than the world (Ps. 10:4). 
“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: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.” – Matt. 7:13-14
The unpopular path is the narrow way (Lk. 16:15). Rarely will the wise and noble men of this world ever take this path because they don’t want God to tell them what to do (1 Cor. 1:26-29). They are too busy caring for the things of this world to get right with God (Lk. 12:16-21). They feel they have more important things to do than to be religious (Luke 14:16-24). They are too wise in their own eyes to believe that their success in this world is “unprofitable”, without merit, and totally “vain” in the sight of God (Rom. 3:12, Isa. 5:21, Eccl. 1:2-3). 
“There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.” – Rom. 3:11-12

“For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.” – 1 Cor. 1:19 
The best man of this world is totally blind (Eph. 4:17-19; John 3:3, Matt. 13:14-15, 15:14). The good man is godless! Literally, these people are living a life void of the presence of God (Rom. 8:7-8). That’s not to say that they aren’t trying to do “good things”. Many of them try to do what is right with the knowledge that they have of the Bible. Nevertheless, because they are attempting to keep the commandments of God in their own power, in the flesh, all of their righteous deeds are as filthy rags in the sight of God. 
“But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.” – Isa. 64:6
The good man is still godless even if he is imitating the commandments of God in the flesh. This is nothing more than a pretty mask on an ugly face. The LORD doesn’t want mere imitators that proudly appear righteous outwardly while inwardly they are still sinners by nature (Matt. 23:27-28; 2 Pet. 1:4). It is impossible for people to characteristically copy the LORD in the flesh in an attempt to glorify God, and in this the Word of the LORD is fulfilled, “That no flesh should glory in His presence.” (1 Cor. 1:29). 
“For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.” – Rom. 8:5-8
Even the “good” things that wicked people are doing amount to more sin against God (Isa. 64:6). You can love your wife and kids, work hard, go to Church, and give to the poor, and you will still die and go to hell at the end of the day. Why? Because God didn’t create you to live a life independent from Him with an alien sense of your own righteousness and morality in the flesh (Rom. 10:3). Therefore, anything and everything you have ever done for every second of every minute of every hour of every day has been nothing but sin your entire lifetime. For this reason, Jesus said, “You must be born again” (John 3:3, 5). Only then will you come to live, move, and have your being in God (Rom. 8:1, 13, Gal. 5:16). You must be reconciled to God through Jesus Christ by the power of the Gospel (2 Cor. 5:17-21)! 
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Lordship Salvation - Voices from Church History

9/13/2022

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"Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" - Acts 16:30 

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“If the professed convert distinctly and deliberately declares that he knows the Lord's will but does not mean to attend to it, you are not to pamper his presumption, but it is your duty to assure him that he is not saved. Do you imagine that the Gospel is magnified or God glorified by going to the worldlings and telling them that they may be saved at this moment by simply accepting Christ as their Saviour, while they are wedded to their idols and their hearts are still in love with sin? If I do so, I tell them a lie, pervert the Gospel, insult Christ, and turn the grace of God into lasciviousness.” - Charles Spurgeon
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“If we are not obedient unto Christ we may rest assured that we have not the Spirit of Christ – and are none of His.” – Charles Spurgeon  

“Many are troubled because the Gospel interferes with their sin.” – Charles Spurgeon 

"A man is not saved against his will, but he is made willing by the operation of the Holy Ghost. A mighty grace which he does not wish to resist enters into the man, disarms him, makes a new creature of him, and he is saved." – Charles Spurgeon
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"Jesus didn't die to save us from Hell. That's a fringe benefit! He died to get total occupation of us..." - Leonard Ravenhill 

“If He is not Lord of all, He is not Lord at all.” – Leonard Ravenhill 
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"If you're going to be a true Christian, I'll tell you one thing amongst others: it'll be a lonely life. It's a narrow way and it becomes narrower and narrower and narrower.” – Leonard Ravenhill 
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“To those who want to receive Christ as Saviour in order to have a passport to Heaven, but desire to remain in their sins and in the world, we must be faithful and declare like Peter, 'Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God. Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee. For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity' (Acts 8:21-23).” - James Stewart
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"I claim no right to myself, no right to this understanding, this will, these affections that are in me. Neither do I have any right to this body or its members, no right to this tongue, to these hands, feet, ears or eyes. I have given myself clear away and not retained anything of my own." - Jonathan Edwards 

"How can you expect to dwell with God forever, if you so neglect and forsake him here?" - Jonathan Edwards 

"Resolution One: I will live for God. Resolution Two: If no one else does, I still will." - Jonathan Edwards 
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"Those who have not bowed to Christ's scepter and enthroned Him in their hearts and lives, and yet imagine that they are trusting in Him as their Saviour, are deceived, and unless God disillusions them they will go down to the everlasting burnings with a lie in their right hand." - A.W. Pink 

"We do not ask, Is Christ your "Savior," but is He, really and truly, your Lord? If He be not your Lord, then most certainly He is not your "Savior." Those who have not received Christ Jesus as their "Lord," and yet suppose Him to be their "Savior," are deluded, and their hope rests on a foundation of sand." - A.W. Pink 
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"Many say they love God but they hate His laws. "Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us" (Psa. ii. 3). God’s precepts are compared to cords, they bind men to their good behaviour; but the wicked think these cords too tight, therefore they say, Let us break them. They pretend to love Christ as a Saviour, but hate Him as a King. Christ tells us of His yoke (Matt. xi. 29). Sinners would have Christ put a crown upon their head, but not a yoke upon their neck. He were a strange king that should rule without laws." - Thomas Watson 
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"...Nowhere [in the Bible] are we ever led to believe that we can use Jesus as a Savior and not own Him as our Lord. He is the Lord and as the Lord He saves us, because He has all of the offices of Savior and Christ and High Priest and Wisdom and Righteousness and Sanctification and Redemption! He is all of these things and all of these are embodied in Him as Christ the Lord." ("I Call It Heresy!") - A.W. Tozer 

"The idea that God will pardon a rebel who has not given up his rebellion is contrary both to the Scriptures and to common sense." - A.W. Tozer 
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"Christ has bands and cords for us; those that will be saved by him must be ruled by him..." - Matthew Henry 

​"It will not be asked at the great day, “Who ate flesh, and who ate herbs?” “Who kept holy days, and who did not?” Nor will it be asked, “Who was conformist and who was non-conformist?” But it will be asked, “Who feared God and worked righteousness, and who did not?” Nothing (is) more destructive to true Christianity than placing it in modes, and forms, and circumstantials, which eat out the essentials." - Matthew Henry
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"Somebody said, 'It is so easy to get saved.' Yes, all it will cost you is a full surrender to the Lord Jesus Christ. All you've got to do to be saved is to die: that's all it costs to get to Christ." - Rolfe Barnard 
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'I have fought a battle over America, and time after time preachers have said in their pulpits, 'Rolfe Barnard is a liar,' when I preached - but I am not a liar when I say, 'Any salvation that doesn't bring you to a glad, happy submission to the rule of God in your life is not what Jesus bought on the cross.' This little stuff they call salvation now, that allows men and women to claim Jesus as Saviour without their wills being broken to His will, and without gaining glad submission to where men and women rejoice in the rule of Christ Jesus - that is no salvation at all!' - Rolfe Barnard 

"I tried to get God to save me without throwing down my rebellion, but that just won't work. You just can't do it and call yourself a Christian. If you do, you're certain to go to hell. Until your rebellion is crushed and you surrender to do his will, there is no salvation." - Rolfe Barnard 

"My dear unsaved friend, tears do not count if your heart is in rebellion. More than tears are needed. A great ONCE-FOR-ALL "LORD, I SURRENDER" is needed! Repentance is not an emotion or excitement, but repentance includes it. No man has ever been able to repent who did not get terribly excited in the very seat of the affections of his soul about the heinousness of his sin and the desperateness of his relation, or lack of it, to Almighty God! What is repentance? It is one great deliberate act of the soul, the whole man, in obedience to the call of God. It is turning from and turning to. It is putting your hand on your sin and pulling it out. That is what repentance is...Have you repented? Have you been able – as you sought a new heart, as you put yourself in the hands of a Sovereign God, have you been able to abhor yourself, your old nature and your sinful way, and turn utterly, renouncing all hope in self, to put your confidence and your trust and your surrender in the Lord Jesus Christ? I hope you have." - Rolfe Barnard 

"Our first appeal is to rebels who have taken up arms against their Creator, and it is an appeal which is nothing less than the demand for surrender. The Gospel faces the world with terms and does not simply subdue it with a glow. The message is still, 'Jesus is Lord,' The Lord Jesus Christ will not settle for anything short of the total absolute surrender, not of our time or our money, but of ourselves to Him as God's Lord for time and for eternity." - Rolfe Barnard 
Must Jesus bear the cross alone, And all the world go free? 
No, there’s a cross for everyone, And there’s a cross for me.

The consecrated cross I’ll bear Till death shall set me free; 
And then go home my crown to wear, For there’s a crown for me.

How happy are the saints above, Who once went sorrowing here! 
But now they taste unmingled love, And joy without a tear. 

Upon the crystal pavement, down At Jesus' pierced feet,
Joyful, I'll cast my golden crown, and His dear name repeat.

O precious cross! O glorious crown! O resurrection day! 
Ye angels, from the stars come down, And bear my soul away.
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- "Must Jesus Bear the Cross Alone?"
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"Is Christ Your Lord?" - A.W. Pink

9/10/2022

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We do not ask, Is Christ your "Savior," but is He, really and truly, your Lord? If He be not your Lord, then most certainly He is not your "Savior." Those who have not received Christ Jesus as their "Lord," and yet suppose Him to be their "Savior," are deluded, and their hope rests on a foundation of sand. Multitudes are deceived on this vital point, and therefore, if the reader values his or her soul, we implore you to give a most careful reading to this little tract.

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When we ask: "Is Christ your Lord?", we do not inquire, Do you believe in the Godhood of Jesus of Nazareth? The demons do that (Matt. 8:28, 29) and yet perish notwithstanding! You may be firmly convinced of the Deity of Christ, and yet be in your sins. You may speak of Him with the utmost reverence, accord Him His Divine titles in your prayers, and yet be unsaved. You may abominate those who traduce His person and deny His Divinity, and yet have no spiritual love for Him at all.

When we ask, "Is Christ your Lord?" we mean, does He in very deed occupy the throne of your heart, does He actually rule over your life? "We have turned every one to his own way" (Isa. 53:6), describes the course which all follow by nature. Before conversion every soul lives to please self. Of old it was written, "every man did that which was right in his own eyes", and why? "In those days there was no king in Israel" (Judges 21:25). Ah! that is the point we desire to make clear to the reader. Until Christ becomes your King (1 Tim. 1:17; Rev. 15:3), until you bow to his scepter, until His will becomes the rule of your life, SELF dominates, and thus Christ is disowned.

When the Holy Spirit begins His work of grace in a soul, He first convicts of sin. He shows me the real and awful nature of sin. He makes me realize that it is a species of insurrection, a defying of God's authority, a setting of my will against His. He shows me that in going my "own way" (Isa. 53:6), in pleasing myself, I have been fighting against God. As my eyes are opened to see what a lifelong rebel I have been, how indifferent to God's honor, how unconcerned about His will, I am filled with anguish and horror, and made to marvel that the thrice Holy One has not long since cast me into Hell. Reader, have you ever gone through this experience? If not, there is very grave reason to fear you are yet spiritually dead!

Conversion, true conversion, saving conversion, is a turning from sin to God in Christ. It is a throwing down the weapons of my warfare against Him, a ceasing to despise or ignore His authority. New Testament conversion is described thus: "Ye turned to God from idols to serve (be in subjection to, obey) the living and true God" (1 Thess. 1:9). An "idol" is any object to which we give what is due alone unto God--the supreme place in our affections, the molding influence of our hearts, the dominating power of our lives. Conversion is a right-about-face, the heart and will repudiating sin, self, and the world. Genuine conversion is always evidenced by "Lord what wilt Thou have me to do?" (Acts 9:6). It is an unreserved surrendering of ourselves to His holy will. Have you yielded yourself to Him? (Rom. 6:13)

There are many people who would like to be saved from Hell, but who do not want to be saved from self-will, from having their own way, from a life of (some form of) worldliness. But God will not save them on their terms. To be saved, we must submit to HIS terms. Listen to His terms. "Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts, and let him return unto the Lord, and He will have mercy upon him" (Isa. 55:7). Said Christ, "Whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be My disciple" (Luke 14:33).

Men must be turned "from darkness to light, and the power of Satan unto God" before they can "receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified" (Acts 26:18).

"As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, walk ye in Him" (Col. 2:6). That is an exhortation to Christians, and its force is, Continue as you begin. But how had they "begun"? By receiving "Christ Jesus the Lord"; by surrendering to Him, by subjecting themselves to His will, by ceasing to please themselves. His authority was now owned. His commands now became their rule of life, His love constrained them to a glad and unreserved obedience. They "gave their own selves to the Lord" (2 Cor. 8:5). Have you, my reader, done this? Have you? Do the details of your life evidence it? Can those with whom you come into contact see that you are no more living to please self? (2 Cor. 5:15)

O my reader, make no mistake upon this point: a conversion which the Holy Spirit produces is a very radical thing. It is a miracle of grace. It is the enthroning of Christ in the life. And such conversions are rare indeed. Multitudes of people have just sufficient "religion" to make them miserable. They refuse to forsake every known sin--and there is no true peace for any soul until he does. They have never "received Christ Jesus the Lord" (Col. 2:6). Had they done so, "the joy of the LORD" would be their strength (Neh. 8:10). But the language of their hearts and lives (not their "lips") is, "We will not have this Man to reign over us" (Luke 1.9:14). Is that your case?

The great miracle of grace consists in changing a lawless rebel into a loving and loyal subject. It is a "renewing" of the heart, so that the favored subject of it has come to loathe what he loved, and the things he once found irksome are now winsome (2 Cor. 5:17). He delights "in the law of God after the inward man" (Rom. 7:22). He discovers that Christ's "commandments are not grievous" (1 John 5:3), and that "in keeping of them there is great reward" (Psa. 19:11). Is this your experience? It would be if you received Christ Jesus THE LORD!

But to receive Christ Jesus the Lord is altogether beyond unaided human power. That is the last thing which the unrenewed heart wants to do. There must be a supernatural change of heart before there is even the desire for Christ to occupy its throne. And that change, none but God can work (1 Cor. 12:3). Therefore, "Seek ye the Lord while He may be found" (Isa. 55:6). "Search" for Him "with all your heart" (Jer. 29:13). Reader, you may have been a professing Christian for years past, and you may have been quite sincere in your profession. But if God has condescended to use this tract to show you that you have never really and truly "received Christ Jesus the Lord", if now in your own soul and conscience you realize that SELF has ruled you hitherto, will you not now get down on your knees and confess to God your self-will, your rebellion against Him, and beg Him to so work in you that, without further delay, you may be enabled to yield yourself completely to His will and become His subject, His servant, His loving slave, in deed and in truth?
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Conditions of Peace before a Lionlike King

9/8/2022

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The Lordship of Jesus Christ

Teaching #2: Conditions of Peace before a Lionlike King
“Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand? Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace.” - Luke 14:31-32
This is good counsel from a gracious God. These are strong reasons to become a true disciple of the Messiah. War is coming! It’s midnight, and in the morning a great battle will be fought. Sinners will one day see it with their own eyes in all of its dreadful glory, but for many it will be too late. They will not survive the war because when God offered peace they didn’t come to terms with the divine agreement. Even so, every detail of divine prophecy will be fulfilled. 
“And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of Him that sitteth on the Throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: For the great day of His wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?” - Rev 6:15-17
Two thousand years ago, at the 1st coming of Christ, the Son of God appeared as the Lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world (John 1:29, 36). In love and humility, the Lord Jesus Christ passionately pursued the salvation of sinners through making the ultimate sacrifice (Isa. 53:2, Matt. 11:29). He shed his own blood for our souls!

In the near future, at the 2nd coming of Christ, the Son of God will appear as a Lionlike King to take over the world (Rev. 5:5, Gen. 49:9-10, Num. 24:9). In wrath and vengeance, the Lord Jesus Christ will zealously pursue the annihilation of rebellious sinners with such ferocity, the carcasses of sinners will be scattered about from one end of the earth to the other (Jer. 25:30-33). He will shed the blood of the nations and stain all His garments red through the violence of war (Isa. 63:1-6, Rev. 19:11-21).

Do you see the difference? Where the Son of God was meek before, He will then be majestic; where He was lowly, He will then be lofty; where He was mortal, He will then be immortal; where He was weak, He will then be all powerful; and where He was criminalized and crucified before, He will then be an all-conquering King! 

When great monarchs of ancient history went to war, the conquered nations became subservient through a covenant of peace. Even so, Jesus Christ is extending to you conditions of peace long before the war. What are the conditions of peace? Wave the white flag of surrender! Make Jesus Christ your personal Lord and Savior. Come to a place of absolute surrender before the LORD. The power of the Gospel can accomplish this in your depraved human heart (1 Cor. 12:3).

Don’t get this wrong! Jesus Christ is not asking you to repent. This isn’t an invitation. The Son of God is commanding you repent (Acts 17:30)! The Lordship of Jesus Christ requires absolute surrender and total subjection from sinners, or you will have to face the unrelenting power of divine wrath without mercy (Heb. 10:26-27). Jesus Christ is Lord of all, and if you don’t give him your all, you will be counted among His enemies (Ex. 20:3, James 4:4; Luke 6:46-49). 
“But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them,
bring hither, and slay them before me.” - Luke 19:27 (Php. 2:10-11)
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A Personal Confession that Jesus Christ is the Lord

9/8/2022

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The Lordship of Jesus Christ 

Teaching #1: A Personal Confession that Jesus Christ is the Lord 
“And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?” - Luke 6:46
Without question, Jesus Christ is the Lord! The only question is if Jesus Christ is your Lord. Or are you the lord over your own life? That’s the point of the question in Luke 6:46. Have you come to a place of absolute surrender before the Lord? The Son of God is offended when people pay tribute through empty words. “This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.” (Mat 15:8).

Professing Christians these days think that they can please God with mere words by addressing Jesus Christ respectfully through verbalizing the divine titles that He deserves, not knowing that a lifestyle of disobedience to Jesus Christ renders it all vain. The heathen, as falsely converted Christians, have infiltrated the Church and led it astray through “vain repetitions” that are without merit before the throne of God. “But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.” (Matt. 6:7).

The Lordship of Jesus Christ requires your obedience. Any confession that Jesus is the Lord without obedience means absolutely nothing. Even if your so called “Christian” life is filled with much spiritual activity –prophesying, casting out devils, and many wonderful works – you will still be condemned before God if you are living in sin. 
“Not 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. 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.” - Matt. 7:21-23 
These “Christians” are so confident that they deserve to go to Heaven, that they are arguing with God as they are denied entrance into glory! Can you believe it? Their confession of Jesus as the Lord proved to be false. Why? Jesus told them, “I never knew you: depart from Me, ye that work iniquity.” (Matt. 7:23). Despite the abundance of spiritual activity in their lives, these “Christians” were so sinful that they stood condemned on Judgment Day. However, it’s only because they were never truly Christian to begin with. Jesus said that He “never” knew them. A devil masquerading in the name of Jesus deceived them (2 Cor. 11:4)! It gave them power to do so many impressive things, while distracting them from the fact that they are still in bondage to sin.

If the spirit that you are communing with isn’t making you holy, then it’s not the Holy Spirit (Heb. 12:14). If the words you are hearing in the spirit aren’t making you free from sin, allowing for a life of obedience to God, then you are not hearing the truth of Jesus Christ the Lord. “If ye continue in My word, then are ye My disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” (John 8:31-32). You’ve been taught that if you “call upon the name of the Lord” that you “shall be saved” (Rom. 10:13), but you must call upon Him in truth and with sincerity (Ps. 145:18). You must come to a place of absolute surrender before the LORD. Otherwise, Jesus Christ will despise your prayers (Ps. 66:18, Prov. 15:8, 28:9, Isa. 1:15, James 4:3)! Jesus Christ is the Lord, but he must become your Lord for your prayers to be sincere resulting in salvation. True faith in the Gospel produces obedience (Rom. 6:1-7, 10:9-10). 
“Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous. He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.” – 1 John 3:7-10
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