Perhaps just before… this discussion, it is best if I simply tell all of “YOU”… to first read “All” of these verses dealing with “False Christians”. Know this, that ‘all’ those that “SAY”… They are Christian are ‘Not’ necessarily so! No, I am not judging… but simply speaking [Ezekiel 2:7] ‘what’, God has already said in His Word, The Bible, The Truth of God, the God of the Bible, and Christ Jesus, the Messiah, Savior of all Mankind, Lord of Lords, and King of Kings! IF you ‘disagree’… Please, argue with His Word!
(Isaiah 8:20) To the law = and = to the testimony: = “IF” = ‘they’ = do “Not” speak = according to this = “WORD”, = it is because = there is = no light = in them.
(2Corinthains 11:13-14-15) For such = ‘ones’ = are false apostles, = deceitful workers, = transforming themselves = into the apostles = of Christ.
(2Cor 11:14) Did not even = Satan = marvelously transform himself = into = an = angel of light?
(2Cor 11:15) Therefore = it is no great thing = ‘if’ = his ministers = also transform themselves = as ministers of righteousness, = whose end = shall be = according to their works.
(Matthew 7:21-22-23) Not everyone = ‘WHO’ = says to Me [Jesus], = Lord! = Lord! = shall enter = the kingdom of Heaven, = but = ‘he’ = who does the will [Word] = of My Father [God] = in Heaven.
(Matt 7:22) “MANY” = will say = to Me = in that day, = Lord! = Lord! = Did we not prophesy = in Your Name, = and = through Your name = throw out demons, = and through Your Name = do = ‘many’ = wonderful works?
(Matt 7:23) And then = I [Jesus] = will say to ‘them’ = I = “NEVER” = knew you! = Depart from Me, = those = working = lawlessness!
(Luke 6:26) Woe = to ‘You’ = when = ‘All’ men = shall speak well = of ‘You’! = For so = their fathers = did = to = the false prophets.
(Matthew 24:23-24-25) Then = if = ‘any’ man = shall say to you, = Lo, = here is Christ! = Or, There! = Do “NOT” = believe it.
(Matt 24:24) For = ‘False’ Christs’ = and = ‘False’ prophets = will arise = and = show great signs = and wonders [miracles]; = so much so = that, = ‘if’ = it were possible, = they would deceive = even = the elect.
(Matt 24:25) Behold, = I [Jesus] = have told = ‘you’ = beforehand.
(2Peter 2:1-2) But = there were also = ‘false’ prophets = among the people, = even as = there will be = ‘false’ teachers = among ‘you’, = who secretly = will bring in = damming heresies, = even = denying the Master [Jesus] = Who bought them, = bringing on themselves = swift destruction.
(2Pet 2:2) And = “MANY” = will follow = their pernicious ways, = and = because = of them = the way of “Truth” [The Bible] = will be = ‘evil’ = spoken of.
(1John 4:1) Beloved, = Do “NOT” = believe every spirit, = but = ‘try’ the spirits [Isaiah 8:20] = to see = ‘if’ = they are of God, = because = “MANY” = ‘false’ prophets = have gone out = into the world.
(1John 2:19-20-21) They [Pseudo Christians] = went ‘Out’ = from us, = but = they were “NOT” = of us; = for = “IF” = they were of us, = they would have = continued = with us. = But = they = went out = so = that it might be = “Revealed” = that they were = “NOT” = all = of us.
(1Jn 2:20) But you = have an Anointing = from = the Holy One, = and = you know = all things.
(1Jn 2:21) I have = ‘not’ written = to you = because = you = ‘do not’ know = the Truth, = but = because = you ‘know’ it, = and = know that = ‘NO LIE’ = is of = The “TRUTH”.
(Jude 1:3-4) Having made = ‘all’ = haste = to write to you = about = the common salvation, = beloved, = I = had ‘need’ = to write = to you = to ‘Exhort’ you = to “Contend Earnestly” = for = the “FAITH” = once delivered = to the saints.
(Jude 1:4) For = certain men = crept in ‘secretly’, = those = having been of old previously written into this condemnation, = ungodly ones = ‘perverting’ = the Grace of our God = for unbridled lust, = and ‘denying’ = the only Master, = God, = even our Lord = Jesus Christ.
(Luke 18:8) I [Jesus] = say to = ‘you’ = that He [God] = will avenge them = ‘speedily’. = Yet when = the Son of Man = comes, = shall He = find = [True Biblical] “FAITH” = on = the earth?
About now… someone is saying, “Just Who the ‘H**L’… do you think you are… to say… “Who is and Who is ‘Not’… A Christian?” Well, it is ‘Not’… I… but it is what… “God’s Word” says… Who is and Who is ‘Not!’ Perhaps if You will, take a section of ‘Scripture’, at a time, you will see what God says? Those that ‘do not’ believe, in the “Complete Authority” of the Bible, the “Word of God”… “DO NOT”… belong to God. Simple Enough…? Perhaps these Bible Verses… will help…?
(Romans 8:9) But = you are = ‘not’ in the flesh, = but =in the Spirit, = “IF” = the Spirit of God = dwells in = ‘you’. = But = “If” = anyone = has “NOT” = the Spirit of Christ, = he is = ‘NONE’ = of His [Christ Jesus].
(1Corinthians 2:12-to-16) But = we have ‘not’ = received the spirit = of the world, = but = the “Spirit from God”, = so that = ‘we’ = might know = the things = that are freely = given to us = by God.
(1Cor 2:13) These = things = we also speak, = ‘not’ = in words = which man's wisdom teaches, = but = which = the “Holy Spirit” = ‘teaches’, = comparing spiritual things = with spiritual.
(1Cor 2:14) But the = “NATRURAL” = ‘Man’ = does “NOT” = receive = the things = of the Spirit of God, = for = they are = “FOOLISHNESS” = to him; = ‘Neither’ = can he ‘know’ them, = because = they are = spiritually discerned.
(1Cor 2:15) But he = who = is spiritual = judges [discerns] ‘all’ things, = yet = he himself = is judged = by no one.
(1Cor 2:16) For = ‘who’ = has “Known” = the mind of the Lord, = that he = may instruct Him? = But = we have = the mind of Christ [by the Holy Spirit and the Word of God].
(1John 2:20) But = ‘you’ = have an “anointing” [Holy Spirit] = from = the Holy One [God], = and = you ‘know’ = all things.
Simply put… by these verses, when ‘One’… is Born Again [from above]… by the Holy Spirit of God, that person receives, The Holy Spirit, and the ability to ‘know and understand’… the Word of God. Without that “Holy Spirit”… ‘eternally sealing’ that person… he or she ‘cannot’ understand the Word of God, The Bible. Oh yes, they can… like the Pharisees and Scribes and Lawyers of Jesus day… “take a mental assent”… but, they could ‘not’ even discern that… ‘Christ Jesus’ was the… “Promised Messiah!”
So it is today in America… that ‘Many’ simply say they are Christian… because it is a “Cultural Thing!” Surely if they live, in a county that has… ‘In God we trust’… on their money and they sing, “God bless America”… they must ‘all’ be Christian? Absolutely… “Not!” Read again those verses that stated out this blog, and tell me what Christ Jesus said about the… “MANY”… that called Him, Lord and did many wonderful things. He said… “I Never Knew You, that practice lawlessness.”
(John 16:13-14) Howbeit = when [John 7:38-39] = He, = the Spirit of Truth [The Holy Spirit], = is come, = He = will guide ‘you’ = into = all “Truth”: = for He = shall not speak = of Himself; = but = whatsoever He shall hear, = that shall He speak: = and = He = will show you = things to come.
(John 16:14) He [The Holy Spirit] = shall glorify Me [Jesus]: = for He = shall receive of Mine, = and shall show it = unto you.
Once Again… When ‘One’… is Born Again by the Holy Spirit of God… the Bible becomes ‘Alive’ to that one… because the Holy Spirit… reveals God’s Truth… found in God’s Word. The Bible, the Word of God… has God’s Revealed Truth… to be taught by “God’s Holy Spirit”… to the Believer, “Who” is sealed with God’s Holy Spirit. For example, there is an Indian [the country] dialect called “Urdu”. You cannot read its writing nor speak its words… till you know “Urdu”. It is the same with God’s Spiritual Truth… you cannot ‘know & understand’ it… till God’s Holy Spirit… reveals it to You!
(John 6:63-to-66) It is = the [Holy] Spirit = that makes ‘alive’, = the flesh = profits nothing. = The Words = that = I [Jesus] = speak to you = are Spirit = and = are Life.
(John 6:64) But = there are = “SOME” = of ‘you’ = who = do ‘not’ believe. = For Jesus knew = from the beginning = ‘who’ = they were = who = did ‘not’ believe, = and = who is the one = betraying Him.
(John 6:65) And = He said, = Because of this = I = said to you = that = “NO” One = can come = to Me [Jesus] = unless it was given = to him = from = My Father [God].
(John 6:66) From this time = “MANY” = of His disciples = went back into = the things behind, = and = walked = ‘no’ more = with Him.
Pretty Strong Words… from the God Man, the Son of God! Yet they are Truth. The “MANY” are here today too. If Satan can disguise himself as an angel of light and his ministers disguise themselves…. Just How “Many”… are like them? Turn on any Christian Radio or TV Channel and you will see and hear, some of them. The “KEY”… that unlocks this deception is simply… “The Holy Word of God!” Church or Religious doctrine and teaching that ‘Does Not’… “One Hundred Percent”… agree with the Word of God… is part and parcel of the Lie from Satan. Jesus prayed this prayer… to God… for ‘those’… that are His. Simply read ‘all’ of John chapter “17”.
(John 17:17) Sanctify them = through = Your = Truth. = Your Word = is Truth.
(Psalms 138:2) I = will worship = toward = Your holy temple, = and = praise = Your Name = for = Your loving-kindness = and for = Your “Truth's” sake; = for = You [God] = have magnified = Your “Word” = above ‘all’ = Your Name.
When someone is ‘Religious’… they will ‘NOT’ validate the “Truth of the Bible”. It is because they ‘Do Not’ have God’s Holy Spirit… validating it for them as… “God’s Truth!” ‘Many’ place their Church teaching ‘above & before’ the Word of God. Still ‘Many’ more… know ‘About’ God… without knowing Him, personally, because God’s Holy Spirit… ‘Does Not’… live within them. “IF” you do not have a hunger for the Spiritual Truth of the Word of God, “THEN”, perhaps it is because you are ‘not really’ a Biblical Christian and do not have God’s Holy Spirit… revealing… His Truth…?
(Romans 8:11-to-17) But if = the Spirit [Holy] = of the One = Who raised up Jesus = from the dead = dwells in you, = the One = Who raised up Christ = from the dead = “Shall Also” = make your mortal bodies = “Alive” = by His Spirit = Who = dwells in you.
(Rom 8:12) Therefore, = brothers, = we are not debtors = to the flesh, = to live according = to the flesh.
(Rom 8:13) For = if = you live = according to the flesh, = you shall ‘Die’. = But = “if” you = through the [Holy] Spirit = mortify the deeds [works] = of the body, = you = shall live.
(Rom 8:14) For as = “MANY” = as are led = by the Spirit of God, = they are = the sons = of God.
(Rom 8:15) For ‘you’ = have ‘not’ = received the spirit of bondage = again to “Fear”, = but ‘you’ = Have ‘received’ = the [Holy] Spirit of adoption = by which = ‘we’ cry, = Abba [daddy], = Father [God]!
(Rom 8:16) The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are the children of God.
(Rom 8:17) And = ‘if’ = we are children, = then = we ‘are’ heirs; = heirs of God = and = joint-heirs = with Christ; = so that = ‘if’ = we suffer with Him [Jesus], = we may ‘also’ = be glorified = together.
Prayer: “Father God”… I have always thought I was a Christian, but I never understood Your Word, the Bible. I mocked when ‘others’ used it and I considered a weapon, when other quoted it to me. Lord God, You alone know my heart and mind and soul. The very best I know how… I ask to be Your Child… and thank you for Christ Jesus dying in my place… for my “Sin/Sins”. I thank You for Your Mercy and Your Grace to me… who deserves only death. Lead me into Your Word and ‘grow’ me up, as Your Child, I humbly ask this… in Jesus’ Name and for Your Glory…! Amen & Amen!
Thank you for Your EAR! Roger //Email// atruth459@yahoo.com
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