BAD SIDE OF THE GOOD NEWS
Oddly enough; Jesus taught more about Hell than he did about
Heaven.
The Doctrine of Hell has disappeared from the pulpit and no
one has even noticed.
Hell has been relegated to the corner of the relic room in a
museum.
We are now taught that ALL WE NEED IS LOVE and a positive
self-image.
Our calling
is not to taste good like HONEY; but to bring stinging SALT that heals wounds.
First Word
There is some Bad
News about the Good News which
is not spoken of very much in the Church.
Today in an interview; Baptist Sunday School
Teacher President Jimmy Carter said
that in “his opinion” in our society today, Jesus
would have approved of Gay Marriages.
This certainly flies in the face of scripture. - NYOBS 18.05 SAME SEX MARRIAGE
Re-labeling a cup of
poison to say COOL-AID does not make it any less lethal,
it just makes it more
attractive.
If a doctor misdiagnoses a disease, it could have
serious consequences; a person could die.
The same thing applies to a misdiagnoses of the
disease of Sin, its SPIRITUAL MALPRACTICE.
As a Nation we have a desire to show only the
loving side of God and not the WRATH side.
In the beginning, scripture says that God made man
in His own image….
Today Man is making God in his own image. – An
imaginary deity of his own creation.
Leviticus 18:22 – Gay
Marriage is an abomination (it’s in the book)
22 You shall not lie with a male as one lies with a female; it is an abomination. (NASB)
22 You shall not lie with a male as one lies with a female; it is an abomination. (NASB)
1 Corinthians 6:9 – These
rebellious people - on the road to HELL
9 Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men. (NIV2011)
9 Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men. (NIV2011)
Universalism
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Universalism is a doctrine that in its
simplest form states that, because God is a God of Love, that “IN THE END” all
people will be saved and gathered together into Heaven. – Therefore there
cannot be a place which contains a Chamber
of Horrors like hell that has infinite (long term) punishing for a finite (short term) mistake.
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The earliest expression of
Universalism
came out of the mouth of Satan when he said; “You will not surely die”.
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Jesus Himself planted a fence post when
He said, NOT everyone that says “Lord, Lord” will enter the kingdom of Heaven.
– So according to Jesus; ALL WILL NOT BE SAVED.
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Here’s the scary one – The
Disciples asked Jesus, “Lord, will those who are saved be few?” And he
said to them, “Strive to enter through the narrow
door; for many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able.
– Jesus will say, “I tell you, I do not
know you”. – Once the Master who has the keys, shuts the door, no one
can open it and enter.
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Those on the outside of
the door
will insist that they be escorted into the Kingdom on their own merits; on the
basis of what they have done; their WORKS.
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Confessing with your Mouth that Jesus is Lord does
not automatically bring Salvation - You must confess with your mouth and BELIEVE
in your heart that God raised Jesus from the dead.- Even the Demons believe
that Jesus is Lord; but they just do not accept it. – The demons in scripture
were expecting torment from Christ, not Salvation.
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The Gift of Salvation is not to be taken
lightly; you should work out your own salvation with fear and trembling before
God. – It’s not BLAB it and GRAB it. – The road is hard to eternal life and the
gate is narrow and few find it; but if you seek,
you WILL find it.
Genesis 3:3-4 – Satan’s
Universalism lie - Nobody really dies
3 but God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.
4 But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die”.
3 but God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.
4 But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die”.
(ESV)
Matthew 7:21-23 – Everyone WILL NOT enter the
Kingdom
21 Not everyone who says to
me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my
Father who is in heaven.
22 On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’
23 And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’ (ESV)
22 On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’
23 And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’ (ESV)
Matthew 7:14 – The Gate is narrow and few find it.
14 For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few. (ESV)
14 For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few. (ESV)
Luke 13:23-24 - Many will seek to enter, but will not
be able
23And someone said to him, “Lord, will those who are saved be few?” And he said to them,
24 Strive to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able.
23And someone said to him, “Lord, will those who are saved be few?” And he said to them,
24 Strive to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able.
(ESV)
Luke 13:25-28 – Once The Door is shut, it cannot
be opened
25 When once the master of the house has risen and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, ‘Lord, open to us,’ then he will answer you, ‘I do not know where you come from.’
26 Then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.’
27 But he will say, ‘I tell you, I do not know where you come from. Depart from me, all you workers of evil!’
28 In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God but you yourselves cast out.
25 When once the master of the house has risen and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, ‘Lord, open to us,’ then he will answer you, ‘I do not know where you come from.’
26 Then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.’
27 But he will say, ‘I tell you, I do not know where you come from. Depart from me, all you workers of evil!’
28 In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God but you yourselves cast out.
(ESV)
Revelation 3:7 – Jesus has the Door Key - No one
can open or close
7 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: ‘The words of the holy one, the true one, who has THE KEY of David, who opens and no one will shut, who shuts and no one opens. (ESV)
7 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: ‘The words of the holy one, the true one, who has THE KEY of David, who opens and no one will shut, who shuts and no one opens. (ESV)
Mark 3:10-11 – Demons confess “Jesus is Lord”
10 for he had healed many, so that all who had diseases pressed around him to touch him.
11 And whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, “You are the Son of God.”
10 for he had healed many, so that all who had diseases pressed around him to touch him.
11 And whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, “You are the Son of God.”
(ESV)
Matthew 8:29 – Have you come to torment us?
29 And behold, they cried out, “What have you to do with us, O Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?”
29 And behold, they cried out, “What have you to do with us, O Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?”
(ESV)
Philippians 2:12-13 – Work out your Salvation with
seriousness
12 Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling,
13 for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure. (ESV)
12 Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling,
13 for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure. (ESV)
Deuteronomy 4:29 - If you seek God; He WILL be
found
29 But if from there you seek the LORD your God, you WILL find him if you seek him with all your heart and with all your soul.
29 But if from there you seek the LORD your God, you WILL find him if you seek him with all your heart and with all your soul.
(NIV2011)
Romans 10:8-9 – Confess with Mouth – Believe in
Heart
8 But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim);
9 because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you WILL be saved. (ESV)
8 But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim);
9 because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you WILL be saved. (ESV)
Second
Chance
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Postmortem Conversion is the term that is used
for someone who has died and gets a second chance to accept Jesus Christ as the
Son of God.
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PC’s hang their hat on the scriptures that
says “How can they believe in Him of whom they have never heard” and the
second scripture indicating that Jesus went to the lower parts of the earth; to
HELL and preached to them; they believed and all went to heaven.
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Point of Inquiry – I must point out that
at death, everyone has already been judged.
– There is a HOLDING TANK; Hell for the un-believer and Paradise for the
believer.
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From the beginning of time the bad guys in torment
accumulated on one side of a great gulf in Hell and the good guys that believed
in the one God of creation were on the other side in a place called “Abraham’s
Bosom” or Paradise. – They already believed in God the Creator, but had
not heard “the good news” of God the Son; the Messiah.
·
Jesus preached, they believed, and He
not only took them to Heaven, but took the whole place called Paradise with
Him. – This enlarged Hell for more unbelievers. – Everyone had already been
judged before Jesus preached to them about the “Good News”. – That’s why they
were already in “the holding tank” of Paradise.
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God points out that if man knew nothing
else, just by looking at God’s creations he would be able to know God. – God
has been clearly revealed and man is WITHOUT EXCUSE. – Scripture says to set
your house in order BEFORE you die.
THERE IS NO SECOND CHANCE
There’s
just more Good News and more Bad News.
Romans 10:14-15 – How can
they believe if they have not heard
14 How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching?
15 And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!”
14 How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching?
15 And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!”
Luke 16:22-23 – Death –
escorted to Hell or Heaven
22 The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side (Paradise). The rich man also died and was buried,
23 and in HADES, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side. (ESV)
22 The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side (Paradise). The rich man also died and was buried,
23 and in HADES, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side. (ESV)
Ephesians 4:9-10 - Jesus descended to the lower parts of earth
9 Now this expression, "He ascended," what does it mean except that He also had descended into the lower parts of the earth? (Hell)
10 He who descended is Himself also He who ascended far above all the heavens, so that He might fill all things. (NASB)
9 Now this expression, "He ascended," what does it mean except that He also had descended into the lower parts of the earth? (Hell)
10 He who descended is Himself also He who ascended far above all the heavens, so that He might fill all things. (NASB)
1 Peter 3:18-20 – Jesus
Preached to believers that did not obey
18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit,
19 in which he went and proclaimed to the spirits in prison, (Paradise)
20 because they formerly did not obey, when God’s patience waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were brought safely through water. (ESV)
18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit,
19 in which he went and proclaimed to the spirits in prison, (Paradise)
20 because they formerly did not obey, when God’s patience waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were brought safely through water. (ESV)
Ephesians 4:8 – He led those captive in Paradise
to Heaven
8 therefore He says: "When He ascended on high, He led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men." (NKJV)
8 therefore He says: "When He ascended on high, He led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men." (NKJV)
Psalm 19:1-9 – All creation
declares the glory of God
1 The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.
2 Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals KNOWLEDGE.
3 There is no speech, nor are there words, whose voice is not heard.
4 Their voice goes out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them he has set a tent for the sun,
5 which comes out like a bridegroom leaving his chamber, and, like a strong man, runs its course with joy.
6 Its rising is from the end of the heavens, and its circuit to the end of them, and there is nothing hidden from its heat.
7 THE LAW of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple;
8 the PRECEPTS of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes;
9 the FEAR of the LORD is clean, enduring forever; the RULES of the LORD are true, and righteous altogether. (ESV)
1 The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.
2 Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals KNOWLEDGE.
3 There is no speech, nor are there words, whose voice is not heard.
4 Their voice goes out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them he has set a tent for the sun,
5 which comes out like a bridegroom leaving his chamber, and, like a strong man, runs its course with joy.
6 Its rising is from the end of the heavens, and its circuit to the end of them, and there is nothing hidden from its heat.
7 THE LAW of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple;
8 the PRECEPTS of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes;
9 the FEAR of the LORD is clean, enduring forever; the RULES of the LORD are true, and righteous altogether. (ESV)
Romans 1:18-20 – No excuse – God has been clearly
revealed
18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth.
19 For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them.
20 For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are WITHOUT EXCUSE. (ESV)
18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth.
19 For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them.
20 For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are WITHOUT EXCUSE. (ESV)
2 Kings 20:1 - Set your house in order BEFORE you die.
1 In those days Hezekiah became sick and was at the point of death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him and said to him, “Thus says the LORD, ‘SET YOUR HOUSE IN ORDER, for you shall die; you shall not recover.’” (ESV)
1 In those days Hezekiah became sick and was at the point of death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him and said to him, “Thus says the LORD, ‘SET YOUR HOUSE IN ORDER, for you shall die; you shall not recover.’” (ESV)
Neutralism
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Neutralism – I just made that word
up. – That’s when someone says they don’t think about God one way or the other;
they are just neutral – Maybe there is a god; maybe there’s not.
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Man is already destined to a horrible place and
needs to be rescued; first there is Hell and then the Lake of Fire – This is a
terrible state of affairs; man is perishing for lack of knowledge and as
watchmen on the wall, we must sound the alarm to save all who “WILL”
hear the trumpet call. – Reaching out to save someone from indescribable, eternal
destruction is serious stuff for the Believer.
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God says that we are either Weeds
or Wheat; Goat or Sheep – We cannot be neutral -whoever is not for Him is
against Him. – Whoever does not believe is condemned already. – We have already
made our decision.
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A day will come when the Good will rise
to life and the Evil will rise to be condemned.
Matthew 25:32-33 – We are either Sheep or Goats
32 Then all the nations will be arranged before him and he will sort the people out, much as a shepherd sorts out sheep and goats,
33 putting sheep to his right and goats to his left. (MSG)
32 Then all the nations will be arranged before him and he will sort the people out, much as a shepherd sorts out sheep and goats,
33 putting sheep to his right and goats to his left. (MSG)
Matthew 13:30 – We are either Weeds or Wheat
30 Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, "First gather together the tares (weeds) and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn. (NKJV)
30 Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, "First gather together the tares (weeds) and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn. (NKJV)
Luke 9:50 – We are either a Believer or a
non-believer.
50 But Jesus said to him, "Do not forbid him, for he who is not against us is on our side." (NKJV)
50 But Jesus said to him, "Do not forbid him, for he who is not against us is on our side." (NKJV)
John 3:17-19 - Whoever does not believe is condemned already
17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.
19 And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. (ESV)
17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.
19 And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. (ESV)
John 5:28-29 - Good will rise to live – Evil rise
to be condemned
28 Do not be amazed at this, for a time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice
29 and come out—those who have done what is good will rise to live, and those who have done what is evil will rise to be condemned. (NIV2011)
28 Do not be amazed at this, for a time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice
29 and come out—those who have done what is good will rise to live, and those who have done what is evil will rise to be condemned. (NIV2011)
Hosea 4:6 – We are destroyed because of our lack
of knowledge
6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge (NASB)
6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge (NASB)
Annihilationist
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The Question has always been; how
can a loving God make anyone go through eternal terror, pain, torment and
punishment forever?
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An Annihilationist is someone who believes
that when an UNBELIEVER dies; he goes to hell and is destroyed, burned up and
ceases to exist.
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My
son Mike said, “Hey, I will take that deal; you can sin all you want and the
only consequence there is; is that you will cease to exist” - What a deal; down,
dead and done.
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My
other son David commented, “We were ALL made in the image of the Immortal God
and the Believer will become like Him; immortal – All men have the potential
to be Immortal.
·
I would have considered
myself as an Annihilationist until I spent time studying this subject in the
Bible. – I have included in this
commentary my comments and scriptures that would support the “Annihilation
Doctrine” even though now I refute it. – Here we go…
Ø It’s only “The Fire”
that is unquenchable and Eternal and it’s “the smoke” that rises forever, not the
punishment.
Ø Eternal Punishment
vs: Eternal Punishing - Eternal Damnation – Annihilation –
Total Destruction – Thrown Away – Burned Up – These are all words that indicate
the Finality of Death for the wicked.
Ø The term eternal
is not speaking of its duration, but its permanent results, its
finality. - They will be forever CONSUMED, not forever TORMENTED.
Ø Eternal denotes
that it’s all over, no more chances – The wicked will NOT EXIST anymore. They will be Completely destroyed – Cut off –
Broken – Perish – Consumed – Burned like in an oven – Stubble leaving neither
root nor branch.
Ø God’s Final punishment
is not a vindictive punishment, but is the permanent annihilation of sin,
because GOD IS LOVE.
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I embraced all of this because of the
Bible scriptures… But for some reason all of the fence post of these scriptures
did not line up with the fence post of the rest of the Bible.
·
Is the Bible self-contradictory?
– Either I am wrong; the Bible is wrong or I am interpreting it wrong.
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Did Christ cease to exist when He died?
– The Bible says NO, He was not annihilated, but went down into the earth, into
Hell and then was resurrected on the third day. – If Christ ceased to exist, so
would the trinity.
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The Annihilation doctrine
comes from the belief that God is only a GOD OF LOVE, therefore He has no
WRATH. – We look for a “loophole” in scripture to escape Hell. - This desire is
from our own imaginary mind in an effort to get relief from the thoughts of Eternal
Punishment. – It’s a lie born out of the pit of Hell.
Matthew 25:46 – Eternal Punishment or Eternal
Punishing
46 These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life." (NASB)
46 These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life." (NASB)
Psalm 37:10 – The Wicked SHALL BE NO MORE
10 In just a little while, the wicked will be no more; though you look carefully at his place, he will not be there. (ESV)
10 In just a little while, the wicked will be no more; though you look carefully at his place, he will not be there. (ESV)
Psalm 37:38 – The Wicked shall BE DESTROYED – CUT
OFF
38 But the transgressors shall be destroyed together; The future of the wicked shall be cut off. (NKJV)
38 But the transgressors shall be destroyed together; The future of the wicked shall be cut off. (NKJV)
Isaiah 1:28 – The wicked shall be BROKEN and will
PERISH
28 But rebels and sinners will both be broken, and those who forsake the LORD will perish. (NIV2011)
28 But rebels and sinners will both be broken, and those who forsake the LORD will perish. (NIV2011)
Isaiah 1:28 –Wicked COMPLETELY DESTROYED -
CONSUMED
28 But rebels and sinners will be completely destroyed, and those who desert the LORD will be consumed. (NLT)
28 But rebels and sinners will be completely destroyed, and those who desert the LORD will be consumed. (NLT)
Malachi 4:1 – Burn like in AN OVEN will be stubble
BURNED UP
1 For behold, the day is coming, Burning like an oven, And all the proud, yes, all who do wickedly will be stubble. And the day which is coming shall burn them up," Says the LORD of hosts, "That will leave them neither root nor branch. (NKJV)
1 For behold, the day is coming, Burning like an oven, And all the proud, yes, all who do wickedly will be stubble. And the day which is coming shall burn them up," Says the LORD of hosts, "That will leave them neither root nor branch. (NKJV)
2 Thessalonians 1:9 – Their DESTRUCTION is
permanent
9 They will be punished with everlasting destruction and shut out from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might (NIV2011)
9 They will be punished with everlasting destruction and shut out from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might (NIV2011)
Ephesians 4:9-10 – Christ descended to Hell first
9 (Now this, "He ascended"--what does it mean but that He also first descended into (hell) the lower parts of the earth?
10 He who descended is also the One who ascended far above all the heavens, that He might fill all things.) (NKJV)
9 (Now this, "He ascended"--what does it mean but that He also first descended into (hell) the lower parts of the earth?
10 He who descended is also the One who ascended far above all the heavens, that He might fill all things.) (NKJV)
1 Corinthians 15:4 – Jesus was raise to Life on
the 3rd day
4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, (ESV)
4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, (ESV)
The
Seven Fence Post of Christ
·
Jesus
placed a fence post in the ground when He said SEVEN TIMES that the wicked will
be cast out into outer darkness where there will be weeping and gnashing
of teeth. – This is spoken of in the
present and continuance tense. – Seven is the number of completeness.
·
This
weeping and wailing is both the emotional and physical condition
of the rejected man.
·
I
would like to point out that the gnashing of teach is more than just
pain, it is the continued blasphemous words of defiance still being uttered and
directed toward God; the tears comes not from repentance, but from relentless
pain.
·
Outer darkness is worse than the physical pain of Hell, it is
the total separation from God.
1 - Matthew 8:12 – Weeping and gnashing of teeth
12 while the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” (ESV)
12 while the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” (ESV)
2 - Matthew 22:13 – Weeping and gnashing of teeth
13 Then
the king said to the attendants, ‘Bind him hand and foot and cast him into the outer
darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
(ESV)
3 - Matthew 24:51 - Weeping and gnashing of teeth
51 and will cut him in pieces and put him with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. (ESV)
51 and will cut him in pieces and put him with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. (ESV)
4 - Matthew 25:30 - Weeping and gnashing of teeth
30 And cast the worthless servant into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
30 And cast the worthless servant into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
(ESV)
5 - Luke 13:28 -Weeping and gnashing of teeth
28 In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God but you yourselves cast out.
28 In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God but you yourselves cast out.
(ESV)
6 - Matthew 13:42 - Will be WAILING and gnashing of teeth
42 and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth. (NKJV)
42 and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth. (NKJV)
7 - Matthew 13:50 - Will be WAILING and gnashing of teeth
50 and cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth." (NKJV)
50 and cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth." (NKJV)
ECP
·
Eternal Conscious
Punishment
– There is a view that ONLY the believer will have eternal life. – This
is true, eternal life is a gift from Jesus Christ that the Un-believer does not
receive, but that does not mean the un-believer ceases to exist. - Life and
death are both forms of existence – The unbeliever will still exist and stand
at his own judgment.
·
In the Story of Lazarus and
the rich man, we find Lazarus in a section of Hell know as Paradise or
Abraham’s bosom and the rich man on the other side of Hell in torment with a great
gulf fixed between the two. – It should be noted that they both still existed,
this would rule out the doctrine of “Annihilation”, which I formally
embraced as truth. - This parable is
believed to be a true story since this is the only time a person was specifically
named in one of the parables told by Jesus. - NYOBS 15.36
ABRAHAM’S BOSOM
·
In the story of the three
Hebrew boys
cast bound into the fiery furnace; by God’s design they were unbound, walking
around, unhurt and their clothes didn’t even smell like smoke. God can cause people to exist un-consumed,
even in a burning fire that was stoked seven times hotter than normal. – Seven
is “completeness”, meaning Nebuchadnezzar made the fire as hot as he
possibly could.
·
In the story of Moses, the
burning bush by design was not consumed.
·
Scripture teaches that by God’s will,
design and plan, that in Hell’s fire even the worm does not die. There is endless food provided by the
un-believing wicked and the fire is never quenched; it is Eternal Conscious
Punishment.
·
This Eternal Fire was not prepared for man,
but for Satan and his angels, however those that rebel like Satan and his
Angels will inherit their same fate. – The Bible refers to them as those on His
LEFT; the cursed, the goats, the tares, the weeds.
(Interestingly, today we refer to those on the LEFT as extremist and those on
the RIGHT as conservative.)
·
To make it clear, GOD said the unbeliever
will be in un-ending misery, tormented day and night, forever
and ever.
·
A Non-entity cannot receive punishment.
– A punishment that cannot be felt is not punishment. – Punishment is indescribable
suffering - Suffering is pain. - You are an “entity” in Eternal Conscious
Punishment.
Hebrews 9:27 – There is an
existence after death
27And inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once and after this comes judgment, (NASB)
27And inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once and after this comes judgment, (NASB)
Luke 16:19-26 – The Good and the Bad both exist
after death
19 There was a rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day.
20 And at his gate was laid a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores,
21 who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man’s table. Moreover, even the dogs came and licked his sores.
22 The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried,
23 and in Hades, BEING IN TORMENT, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side.
24 And he called out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the end of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I AM IN ANGUISH in this flame.’
25 But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and Lazarus in like manner bad things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in anguish.
26 And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, in order that those who would pass from here to you may not be able, and none may cross from there to us.’
19 There was a rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day.
20 And at his gate was laid a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores,
21 who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man’s table. Moreover, even the dogs came and licked his sores.
22 The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried,
23 and in Hades, BEING IN TORMENT, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side.
24 And he called out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the end of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I AM IN ANGUISH in this flame.’
25 But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and Lazarus in like manner bad things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in anguish.
26 And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, in order that those who would pass from here to you may not be able, and none may cross from there to us.’
(ESV)
Daniel 12:2 – The un-believer will wake up to ETERNAL shame
2 Many who have been long dead and buried will wake up, some to eternal life, others to ETERNAL shame.
Daniel 12:2 – The un-believer will wake up to ETERNAL shame
2 Many who have been long dead and buried will wake up, some to eternal life, others to ETERNAL shame.
(MSG)
Isa 66:24 – The WORMS
crawl in – The WORMS crawl out
24 "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."
NIV
Mark 9:47-48 – The worm does not die – fire is not
quenched
47 thrown into hell,
48 where their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched. (ESV)
47 thrown into hell,
48 where their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched. (ESV)
Exodus 3:2 - The bush was
on fire, but it did not burn up.
2 There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in flames of fire from within a bush. Moses saw that though the bush was on fire it did not burn up. (NIV2011)
2 There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in flames of fire from within a bush. Moses saw that though the bush was on fire it did not burn up. (NIV2011)
Daniel 3:19-20 – Heat the fire seven times as HOT
19 Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with fury, and the expression of his face was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He ordered the furnace heated SEVEN TIMES more than it was usually heated. (ESV)
19 Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with fury, and the expression of his face was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He ordered the furnace heated SEVEN TIMES more than it was usually heated. (ESV)
Daniel 3:24-25 – The fire did not consume the
Hebrew boys
24 Then King Nebuchadnezzar was astonished and rose up in haste. He declared to his counselors, “Did we not cast three men bound into the fire?” They answered and said to the king, “True, O king.”
25 He answered and said, “But I see four men UNBOUND, walking in the midst of the fire, and they are NOT HURT; and the appearance of the fourth is like a son of the gods.” (ESV)
24 Then King Nebuchadnezzar was astonished and rose up in haste. He declared to his counselors, “Did we not cast three men bound into the fire?” They answered and said to the king, “True, O king.”
25 He answered and said, “But I see four men UNBOUND, walking in the midst of the fire, and they are NOT HURT; and the appearance of the fourth is like a son of the gods.” (ESV)
Matthew 25:41 – Fire prepared for Satan and his
Angels.
41 Then he will say to those on his LEFT (The Unbeliever), ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. (ESV)
41 Then he will say to those on his LEFT (The Unbeliever), ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. (ESV)
Revelation 20:15 – Name NOT written in the Book of
Life
15And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire. (ESV)
15And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire. (ESV)
Revelation 14:11 – NO REST day or night
11 And the smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever, and they have no rest, day or night, these worshipers of the beast and its image, and whoever receives the mark of its name.” (ESV)
11 And the smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever, and they have no rest, day or night, these worshipers of the beast and its image, and whoever receives the mark of its name.” (ESV)
Revelation 20:10 - TORMENTED
day and night FOREVER & EVER
10 and the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever. (ESV)
10 and the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever. (ESV)
Degrees of Punishment
·
Although
Hell is Hell; if it is of any conciliation; for some people Hell will be worse
than for others. – There will be degrees
of punishment to look forward to.
·
The
more that you have been given, the more that will be expected. – The more you
know, but did not act on, the more severe will be your punishment. – Based on
degrees of culpability, there will be so to speak, “few lashes” vs; “many lashes”
of the whip. – NYOBS 30.27 – TWO JUDGMENTS
Luke 12:46-48) – The more
you know, the more will be required
46 the master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know, and will cut him in pieces and put him with the unfaithful.
47 And that servant who knew his master’s will but did not get ready or act according to his will, will receive a SEVERE BEATING.
48 But the one who did not know, and did what deserved a beating, will receive a LIGHT BEATING. Everyone to whom much was given, of him much will be required, and from him to whom they entrusted much, they will demand the more. (ESV
46 the master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know, and will cut him in pieces and put him with the unfaithful.
47 And that servant who knew his master’s will but did not get ready or act according to his will, will receive a SEVERE BEATING.
48 But the one who did not know, and did what deserved a beating, will receive a LIGHT BEATING. Everyone to whom much was given, of him much will be required, and from him to whom they entrusted much, they will demand the more. (ESV
Matthew 11:20-22 –
Punishment more bearable for others
20 Then he began to denounce the cities where most of his mighty works had been done, because they did not repent.
21 Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
22 But I tell you, it will be more bearable on the Day of Judgment for Tyre and Sidon than for you. (ESV)
20 Then he began to denounce the cities where most of his mighty works had been done, because they did not repent.
21 Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
22 But I tell you, it will be more bearable on the Day of Judgment for Tyre and Sidon than for you. (ESV)
Matthew 10:15 - Punishment
more bearable for others
15 Truly, I say to you, it will be more bearable on the Day of Judgment for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town. (ESV)
15 Truly, I say to you, it will be more bearable on the Day of Judgment for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town. (ESV)
13 The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and
death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was JUDGED
according to what he had done. NIV
23 I will strike her children dead. Then all the
churches will know that I am he who searches hearts and minds, and I will REPAY
each of you according to your deeds. NIV
Rev 18:5-6 – Sins
remembered and PAID BACK DOUBLE
5 her sins are piled up to heaven, and God
has remembered her crimes
6 Give back to her as she has given; pay her back DOUBLE for what
she has done. Mix her a double portion from her own cup. NIV
Terminology
·
To destroy something is to ruin
it or make it unfit for that which it is was originally designed to
be or do. – A car that has been compacted FLAT can no longer function as a car,
but it does not cease to exist.
·
A Soul is utterly destroyed,
ruined, made unfit for what it was created for when it is cast into utter
darkness and separated from the light of God; it is destroyed, but it still
exists.
·
Forever and Ever is used over and over to
emphasize the concept of ETERNITY.
·
Limited Eternity – You cannot limit the
duration of punishment for the un-believer without limiting the duration of
eternal life for the believer. – They are both FOREVER.
·
Hell is both a “State”
and a “Place”.
Ø A State - You have lost the blessings of God and are out
of His presence and His light; in darkness where you are cursed and condemned.
Ø A Place - A prison where you are in indescribable ceaseless
misery and torment day and night, forever and ever and ever. – A place without
hope; only tears of pain and voices of rebellion. - NYOBS 21.30 HEAVEN - NYOBS 06.22 HELL – NYOBS 15.25 PURGATORY -
·
Satan, Fallen Angels,
Demons & Unbelievers are not the same, all have different natures,
however make no mistake, they will all share in the same ultimate fate; the Lake
of Fire.
·
I would like to point out
here
that Satan is not in charge of Hell; he is just one of the boys in torment; he
can change nothing.
The Nature of God
·
God is Omni-present – He is present in Hell –
Not his light nor His Love, but the absence of his Light, leaving only Darkness
and His WRATH.
·
God cannot act contrary to
His Holy nature
– There are some things God cannot do; He cannot Lie nor break His
covenant. - In Him there is no variation
or changing of His Nature.
·
God Hates Sin because sin comes from
Satan. – Satan is the Father of Sin – We are born in Sin and Satan is our
Father. – We need to be “Born Again” through the Son of God. - Jesus Christ appeared to destroy the sinful
works of Satan. - God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our
sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ.
·
The Omnipotence of God – God after a fashion, has
restricted His own Omnipotence (all-powerfulness) by the very act of
creating man with FREE CHOICE. – Jesus Christ, the Son of God could do no
mighty work in His own home town, because of the people’s own Free Choice
to NOT believe in Him.
·
The Ultimate work of the
Cross
is the Love of Christ summoning us to Repentance and to Faith. – It’s the
trumpet call of the night watchman - You can WAKE UP and get ready or you can
go back to sleep. – The Watchman has done His part – The rest is up to you.
James 1:17 - There is no
variation or change in God’s Nature.
17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. (ESV)
17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. (ESV)
Mark 6:4-6 – The Free Choice to not believe
limited Jesus’ work
4 But Jesus said unto them, a prophet is not without honor, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.
5 And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them.
6 And he marveled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages, teaching.
4 But Jesus said unto them, a prophet is not without honor, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.
5 And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them.
6 And he marveled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages, teaching.
(KJV)
1 John 3:8 – Sin will be destroyed by God
8 the one who practices sin is of the devil; for the devil has sinned from the beginning. The Son of God appeared for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil.
8 the one who practices sin is of the devil; for the devil has sinned from the beginning. The Son of God appeared for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil.
(NASB)
2 Corinthians 5:21 – Jesus made the Believer right
with God
21 For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ.
21 For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ.
(NLT)
Ezekiel 33:3 – The Watchman sounds the alarm of warning.
3 When the watchman sees the enemy coming, he sounds the alarm to warn the people. (NLT)
3 When the watchman sees the enemy coming, he sounds the alarm to warn the people. (NLT)
God’s
Wrath
·
I dug out my basement and built a retaining wall with cement
blocks. One night after a big rain, I
heard very low frequency sounds coming from my basement which I could feel lying
in my bed; deep sounds like the breaking of bones.
·
Water had accumulated behind my new walls and slowly began to bow it
out. - First just a quarter of an inch, then the rain filled that up and then it
moved out another quarter of an inch till finally so much water had continued
to accumulate behind the wall that it pushed down the whole wall moving all the
furniture in front of it… What a disaster…
·
God’s Wrath is accumulating behind the walls of our society and
we can already see the cracks, and one day if we do not shore up the wall with
repentance and prayer, HIS WRATH will burst through with fury. – There in NO DOUBT.
·
God is not a harmless God – He executed those who
presumptuously touched His Ark. – Jesus overthrew the loan shark’s tables in
the temple and then threw the merchants out.
·
Our problem is we just don’t HATE sin like God Hates sin. –
God has in the past cut loose a company of destroying angels that made a path
for his WRATH. – The purpose of God’s wrath is not so much to punish, but to
REFORM; to ultimately produce good, because God takes no pleasure in the death
of the Wicked. – God’s Wrath is COURSE
CORRECTOR -
Colossians 3:5-6 – The WRATH of God is coming. - No doubt
5 Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.
6 Because of these things the wrath of God IS COMING upon the sons of disobedience,
5 Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.
6 Because of these things the wrath of God IS COMING upon the sons of disobedience,
(NKJV)
Revelation 14:10 – Wrath and ANGER poured out - No doubt
10 must drink the wine of God’s anger. It has been poured full strength into God’s cup of wrath. And they will be tormented with fire and burning sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and the Lamb. (NLT)
10 must drink the wine of God’s anger. It has been poured full strength into God’s cup of wrath. And they will be tormented with fire and burning sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and the Lamb. (NLT)
Hebrews 12:29 - God is
a CONSUMING fire – Wrath No doubt
29 For our God is a consuming fire. (KJV)
29 For our God is a consuming fire. (KJV)
Jeremiah 21:6 – God will STRIKE DOWN – Wrath - No
doubt
6 And I will strike down the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast. They shall die of a great pestilence.
6 And I will strike down the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast. They shall die of a great pestilence.
(ESV)
Jeremiah 21:10 – God will set his face FOR HARM. -
No doubt
10 For I have set my face against this city for harm and not for good, declares the LORD: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.’
10 For I have set my face against this city for harm and not for good, declares the LORD: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.’
(ESV)
Matthew 21:12 – Jesus had WRATH – no doubt
12 Jesus went straight to the Temple and threw out everyone who had set up shop, buying and selling. He kicked over the tables of loan sharks and the stalls of dove merchants.
12 Jesus went straight to the Temple and threw out everyone who had set up shop, buying and selling. He kicked over the tables of loan sharks and the stalls of dove merchants.
(MSG)
Psalm 78:49-50 – Cut loose a company of DESTROYING
angels.
49 He let loose on them his burning anger, wrath, indignation, and distress, a company of destroying angels.
50 He made a path for his anger; he did not spare them from death, but gave their lives over to the plague.
49 He let loose on them his burning anger, wrath, indignation, and distress, a company of destroying angels.
50 He made a path for his anger; he did not spare them from death, but gave their lives over to the plague.
(ESV)
Psalm 7:11 - God is ANGRY
with the wicked EVERY DAY
11 God judges the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day. (KJV)
11 God judges the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day. (KJV)
2 Samuel 6:6-7 – WRATH because of an error in
judgment
6 And when they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah put out his hand to the ark of God and took hold of it, for the oxen stumbled.
7 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah, and God struck him down there because of his ERROR, and he died there beside the ark of God. (ESV)
6 And when they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah put out his hand to the ark of God and took hold of it, for the oxen stumbled.
7 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah, and God struck him down there because of his ERROR, and he died there beside the ark of God. (ESV)
Ezekiel 18:32 - I have no
pleasure in the death of anyone
32 For I have no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Lord GOD; so turn, and live.” (ESV)
32 For I have no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Lord GOD; so turn, and live.” (ESV)
2 Chronicles 7:14 – Humble yourself and I will
hear and forgive
14 Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land. (NLT)
14 Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land. (NLT)
1 Thessalonians 5:9 – The Believer is not appointed
to Wrath
9 For God hath NOT appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, (KJV)
9 For God hath NOT appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, (KJV)
The Make Believer
·
Sunday Christian - A follower of Christ
can go to Sunday School and Church, sing
the songs of Praise - Enter into prayer - Be a part of laying hands on the sick
- See the Holy Spirit at work in healings and miracles - Taste the sweetness of
communion with the other saints… And still not be a part of the Faith. – This
week in Charleston, SC; a young man worshipped and prayed for an hour in church
and then killed nine of the people who welcomed him into their congregation.
- NYOBS 35.02 –
FALLING FROM GRACE
·
How can you fall away?
the Bible teaches that once you are
saved you are always saved.
·
As
Jesus taught His followers, they experienced the miracles of healings; the
casting out of demons; the feeding of thousands and tasted the power of the
Holy Spirit; but at some point they could not spiritually discern His
teachings which caused them to WALK AWAY.
·
IT IS IMPOSSIBLE for someone like this with
their own ability and power to come back to the Faith; except by the GRACE
of Jesus Christ. - With Him all things
are possible.
·
According
to Scripture the rain waters all the soil, some good and some not so good. Some brings forth good vegetation and
some brings up worthless weeds, thorns and thistles; but both got the
same water. NYOBS 30.27 –
TWO JUDGMENTS
·
A True Believer will not
leave the Faith.
– A Make-Believer will; this proves that they were never a part of the Faith to
begin with.
·
How can you know if you
are a True Believer? - God said, you will know them by their fruits’; their
actions. – Take a close look at your “check book”; listen to your speech and
your SONGS; look at your activities. – Do they honor God or bring shame?
·
The Fruit of the Spirit has nine expressions; but
all nine of them are exhibited as just ONE fruit - Love, Joy, Peace, Patience,
Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness and Self-Control. – They are
utilized along with the Gifts of the Spirit for the perfecting of the Saints
and the building up of the Church body. – Does your actions build up the Church
and strive for the perfection that is offered through Jesus Christ?
·
Adam and Eve were not kicked out of
the Garden because of their sin; they were kicked out because they DID NOT
CONFESS their sin and seek forgiveness.
Instead they blamed each other as well as God for their actions –
Obedience brings Mercy and Blessings – Disobedience brings Judgment.
·
Lip Service - Are you just going
through the motions, having only “a form of Godliness”? – Is God’s word spoken
through your mouth, but not spoken in your actions?
·
We are told to examine
ourselves
before we take part in communion. Do we
have unconfessed sin? – Do we need a “course correction” in our life?
·
God does not have any STEP
CHILDREN; only Children. You are not a child of God because your Mama
is. – Life is Choice Driven – Are you a Believer or a Make-Believer?
John 6:66 – Many DISCIPLES left the Faith.
66 As a result of this many of His DISCIPLES withdrew and were not walking with Him anymore. (NASB)
66 As a result of this many of His DISCIPLES withdrew and were not walking with Him anymore. (NASB)
1 John 2:19 – The left because they were MAKE
BELIEVERS
19 They went out from us, but they did not really belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us; but their going showed that none of them belonged to us. (NIV2011)
19 They went out from us, but they did not really belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us; but their going showed that none of them belonged to us. (NIV2011)
2 Timothy 3:2-5 MAKE BELIEVERS
have a form of Godliness
2 People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,
3 without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good,
4 treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God—
5 HAVING A FORM OF GODLINESS but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people.
2 People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,
3 without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good,
4 treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God—
5 HAVING A FORM OF GODLINESS but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people.
(NIV2011)
Hebrews 6:4-6 – Believers & MAKE BELIEVERS
taste the power
4 For in the case of those who have once been enlightened and have tasted of the heavenly gift and have been made partakers of the Holy Spirit,
5 and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come,
6 and then have fallen away, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE to renew them again to repentance, since they again crucify to themselves the Son of God and put Him to open shame.
4 For in the case of those who have once been enlightened and have tasted of the heavenly gift and have been made partakers of the Holy Spirit,
5 and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come,
6 and then have fallen away, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE to renew them again to repentance, since they again crucify to themselves the Son of God and put Him to open shame.
Matthew 19:25-26 - With God all things are possible
25 When his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, WHO THEN CAN BE SAVED?
26 But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, with men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
25 When his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, WHO THEN CAN BE SAVED?
26 But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, with men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
(KJV)
Hebrews 6:7-8 – The Rain waters; Some Useful; Some
Worthless
7 For ground that drinks the rain which often falls on it and brings forth vegetation useful to those for whose sake it is also tilled, receives a blessing from God;
8 but if it yields thorns and thistles, it is worthless and close to being cursed, and it ends up being burned.
7 For ground that drinks the rain which often falls on it and brings forth vegetation useful to those for whose sake it is also tilled, receives a blessing from God;
8 but if it yields thorns and thistles, it is worthless and close to being cursed, and it ends up being burned.
(NASB)
Matthew 7:16 – Will know the MAKE BELIEVER by
their FRUIT
16 By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thorn bushes, or figs from thistles?
16 By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thorn bushes, or figs from thistles?
(NIV2011)
Galatians 5:22-23 – FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. (NASB)
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. (NASB)
Ephesians 4:12 – Gifts are for the PERFECTING of the saints
12 for the perfecting of the saints, unto the work of ministering, unto the building up of the body of Christ:
12 for the perfecting of the saints, unto the work of ministering, unto the building up of the body of Christ:
(ASV)
1 Corinthians 11:27-28 –
EXAMINE YOURSELF
27 So anyone who eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord unworthily is guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord.
28 That is why you should examine yourself before eating the bread and drinking the cup. (NLT)
27 So anyone who eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord unworthily is guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord.
28 That is why you should examine yourself before eating the bread and drinking the cup. (NLT)
Description of a Believer
- How can
you identify a Christian? – You will know them
by their fruits; their works. - Your checkbook will tell what’s in your
heart. – We do not do good WORKS to BE saved – We do good works
because we ARE saved. NYOBS 14.17 ANOTHER GOSPEL MORMONS JEHOVAH WITNESS
- The Sermon on the
Mount is not about promises of blessings to the child of God, but is a
DESCRIPTION of the child of
God.
1
They are not proud in spirit – They know that they are spiritually
bankrupt and can offer God nothing.
2
They mourn over perishing souls – They anguish over sins of others –
They want righteousness to prevail. – They have compassion for injustice and
afflictions.
3
They are meek, mild and kind – bearing patiently – They do not
murmur or seek power – They accept opposition, insults and provocations.
4
They Hunger and thirst to do God’s will – To know Christ and
make Christ known.
5
They are merciful; showing compassion and mercy even when it not
convenient, because they themselves have received mercy and compassion – They
do not show mercy to get mercy.
6
They are pure in heart with singleness of purpose, no hidden motives
or self-interest. They are
utterly sincere in their faith.
7
They are peacemakers, not only keeping the peace, but bringing men
into harmony with each other – Working to calm the waters – knowing that many
will resent their efforts.
Matt 5:3-9 –
Sermon taught by Jesus on the Mountain.
3 Blessed are the poor
in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 Blessed are they that
mourn: for they shall be comforted.
5 Blessed are the meek:
for they shall inherit the earth.
6 Blessed are they which
do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
7 Blessed are the merciful:
for they shall obtain mercy.
8 Blessed are the pure
in heart: for they shall see God.
9 Blessed are the peacemakers:
for they shall be called the children of God. KJV
Matt 7:20 – You will know them by their
fruits
20 Therefore by their fruits you will know
them. NKJV
The
Plan
·
God has put into effect the Plan
of Salvation and has offered it freely to all; some of their own choice will
ultimately reject it. – No one is “forced” to receive the Free Gift to enter
the family of God. – Life is Choice Driven.
·
The Holy Spirit plants the Seed in the Believer – We get to water
it – God does the harvesting when He separates the weeds from the wheat.
·
Sadly; even though the Seed is sown in all people, some hearts are
just too hard for the seed to take root, people are just too concerned with the
cares of this world and Satan is able to steal their seed.– NYOBS 16.02 ATHEISM
·
Does unbelief in God
nullify His existence?
– Shake your fist in the air, kick up dust, tear your clothes, shout
obscenities – None of this nullifies the existence God.
·
The
Atheist would say, “Show me where God is” – I would say, “Show me
where God isn’t”.
·
The Grand Reunion is when our spirit personalities
re-unite with our bodies; some old, some new and spend everlasting eternity
somewhere. – The eternal destiny of the individual soul is settled, established
and fixed before his death and is un-revocable. – Infinite
happiness or indescribable distress. – All who are in hell have chosen it.
·
The Decision to follow Christ is not “Fire
Insurance” to find a “loop hole” to avoid Hell, but is the seriousness of
living out a life that is pleasing to God.
·
It’s not enough that the Believer has
been saved from the fate of Hell; but is also called to mourn over
perishing souls – to anguish over sin – to want righteousness to prevail. – to
have compassion for injustice and afflictions – to reach out in tears, prayers
and actions to those who are still perishing in an effort to keep their name
from being blotted out of the BOOK OF LIFE. – The wages of sin is death
and one day there will be a PAY DAY.
·
Everyone’s name has already been written
in the Book of Life, but it’s up to us individually to CHOOSE whether
our name stays there or is blotted out.
Rom 3:3-4 – Unbelief does
not nullify God.
What if some did not have faith? Will their
lack of faith nullify God's faithfulness?
4 Not at all! Let God be true, and every man a
liar. NIV
Mark 4:4-7 – Hard Hearts -
Cares – Satan Steals The Seed
4 And it happened, as he sowed, that some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds of the air (Satan) came and devoured it.
5 Some fell on stony ground (a hard heart), where it did not have much earth; and immediately it sprang up because it had no depth of earth.
6 But when the sun was up it was scorched, and because it had no root it withered away.
7 And some seed fell among thorns (cares of this world); and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no crop. (NKJV)
4 And it happened, as he sowed, that some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds of the air (Satan) came and devoured it.
5 Some fell on stony ground (a hard heart), where it did not have much earth; and immediately it sprang up because it had no depth of earth.
6 But when the sun was up it was scorched, and because it had no root it withered away.
7 And some seed fell among thorns (cares of this world); and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no crop. (NKJV)
John 6:36-37 - Whoever
comes I will never cast out
36 But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe.
37 All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out. (ESV)
36 But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe.
37 All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out. (ESV)
Revelation 3:5 - Will not BLOT his name out of the book of life
5 He that overcomes, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will NOT BLOT out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels. (KJV)
5 He that overcomes, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will NOT BLOT out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels. (KJV)
Revelation 20:15 – Name NOT
found written in the Book of Life
15 And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire. (ESV)
15 And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire. (ESV)
By your
words you are acquitted or condemned
But I tell you that men
will have to give account on the Day of Judgment
for every careless (blasphemous) word they have spoken.
For by your words
you will be acquitted,
and by your words you
will be condemned.
For out of the overflow of
the heart the mouth speaks.
Matt 12:34-37 NIV
In the multitude of
counselors,
there is wisdom.
Proverbs 11:14
I
am grateful to those that went before me providing concepts, ideas, historical
information, and scripture verses.
Because of them I can stand on their shoulders and see further that I
otherwise ever could have.
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Systematic Theology – Stanley M. Horton
The Other Side of the Good News – Larry Dixon
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