True Devoutness

You can only love God as much as the person you hate most.

 

Some folks trust God so much they would be pretty insulted with a certificate of salvation. Some even still love God after you tell them they are doomed.


Once Saved Always Saved is definitely in the bible:

Genesis 3
4The serpent said to the woman, “You surely will not die!

Its the first thing Satan preached.

 

Well believing your born again is very reassuring, But hearing it from God is greater.

God can even tell you to your face, you are saved.

Ezekiel 33

13“When I say to the righteous he will surely live, and he so trusts in his righteousness that he commits iniquity, none of his righteous deeds will be remembered; but in that same iniquity of his which he has committed he will die.

God can tell you face to face, YOU ARE SAVED. Hearing it straight from God is greater.

"You will surely live" Sin.......you fall.



Galatians 5

19Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality, 20idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions, 21envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.


Paul gives SAVED believers a WARNING.


7You were running well; who hindered you from obeying the truth?

If we are consistent we say no one can hinder you from obeying the truth.



From the beginning Satan preaches excuses to sinning. And even when you do sin he says its God's fault for withholding grace.

NOPE. When you sin its your fault.

 

When God himself says one is righteous then it is so. Your better off explaining a "ceremonial" wickedness to be consistent.

Its better if you believe what the bible says instead of having to make up opposite meaning.

Not only do you fall, but you can destroy, perish brothers who Christ died for.

1 Corinthians 8
11And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died? 12But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.


Matthew 23
15“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you travel around on sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as yourselves.

Telling folks they can't fall from sinning only makes them twice as much a son of hell.



Matthew 24
13“But the one who endures to the end, he will be saved.



Once Saved Always Saved is Satan's doctrine. Adam and Eve were once pure.


Who gave this deal?

Just kneel before me, worship me, believe I am the Lord and The kingdom of heaven is yours.

Satan gave that deal to Jesus.

Matthew 4
9and he said to Him, “All these things I will give You, if You fall down and worship me.”

What do you have to do to be saved? Would you have us believe Jesus gave the exact same deal Satan does?

THE EXACT SAME DEAL. Just accept me as your LORD and you get in the kingdom!


Luke 10
25And a lawyer stood up and put Him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” 26And He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How does it read to you?” 27And he answered, “YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND; AND YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.” 28And He said to him, “You have answered correctly; DO THIS AND YOU WILL LIVE.”


Jesus Christ says the right way. Satan's way is not Jesus' way. Satan loves once saved always saved. Satan wants sin.

Satan hates scriptures needs to always change it. Loves everything BACKWARDS.


The word of the Lord says:
James 2
24You see that a man is justified by works and not by faith alone

Satan whispers......BACKWARDS:
You see that a man is justified by faith alone and not by works.


Instead of scribbling new meanings, rewriting the word of God backwards and adopting Satan's doctrine, Why not become a bible believing Christian?

I'm not saying your faith is wrong. I'm just saying you don't believe what you say you do. It would be nice if there was consistency.

 

If a person were self-righteous then it would have just claimed they were wicked.

We are talking about GOD declared. God gives 2 examples. One he declared righteous then falling and one who he declared wicked and damned yet changing his ways.


Heres the other contrast you have not read:

Ezekiel 33

14“But when I say to the wicked, ‘You will surely die,’ and he turns from his sin and practices justice and righteousness, 15if a wicked man restores a pledge, pays back what he has taken by robbery, walks by the statutes which ensure life without committing iniquity, he shall surely live; he shall not die.

He is indeed talking to a wicked person. He is telling them they will not be saved.

God is telling them to their face. That man changes...... God says he is going to be saved.


Here is the verse prior to that:

13“When I say to the righteous he will surely live, and he so trusts in his righteousness that he commits iniquity, none of his righteous deeds will be remembered; but in that same iniquity of his which he has committed he will die.


Just like the other verse, he is indeed speaking to a righteous person. We already heard how he handles wicked person.

He gives two examples. One is a man righteous, pure, elect, declared saved by God, yet he falls. The other is a wicked man, damned, totally out of God's favor yet he is saved.



Jesus gives a similar instance.

Mathew 21
28“But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, ‘Son, go work today in the vineyard.’ 29“And he answered, ‘I will not’; but afterward he regretted it and went. 30“The man came to the second and said the same thing; and he answered, ‘I will, sir’; but he did not go. 31“Which of the two did the will of his father?” They said, “The first.” Jesus said to them, “Truly I say to you that the tax collectors and prostitutes will get into the kingdom of God before you.


The status is the same for both. Both are sons of the man.

 

Imputed holiness is what the righteous guy had. And he thought because of his status he was exempt and had a license to sin. God doesn't call what he had a false righteousness.
You still got this idea that the bad thing about sins is the consequences of sin. The worst thing about sin is the sin itself.
A pious man, one who loves God would rather go through hell over and over then offend God.
To never sin again is the PRIZE not the chore.
You never see God upset with someone who is upset with themselves. We see the opposite of chosen or elect, the opposite of favor. God calls a man wicked, Tells him he will not be saved and will be damned. A man cut from what most people call reward, YET he repents, changes his ways, practices righteousness God says this man is going to LIVE.

God didn't stick his hand up his back and work him like a puppet. This man repented. Am I saying this wicked man gets credit? No this guy can't even breathe, his heart can't even give one beat without God's aid.

God teaches us things, He doesn't just hit "delete" on your mind and writes a new person.