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Jesus tells His True People of all ages that we shall know the enemy of the Truth Matt 7:14-20
14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
This includes first and foremost the fruit of their understanding of what Christ's Death was to accomplish in the purpose of God !
False teachers make a lot of noise that seems to give honor to Christ and His Saving Mission, but in reality they only dishonor it, by making Him come short of the Fathers Purpose as to exactly what results should flow and succeed from His Death.
We will look at some scriptures that reveal the purpose that was to be accomplished by Him dying for whom He died for, the Elect of God !
And anything short of these intended results would deem Him a Failure !
Titus 2:11-14
11 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
Vs 14 here makes a statement as to what Christ was to accomplish by His Death, here stated as : "He gave Himself for us" That means His Death,
And here is why, introduced by the conjunction hina in the word THAT which means:
I.that, in order that, so that :
hína (a subordinating conjunction) – for the purpose that (in order that), looking to the aim (intended result) of the verbal idea. 2443 /hína ("for the purpose that") is "the semantically marked (dramatic) way of expressing purpose in Greek (as compared for example to the plain infinitive)" (G. Archer).
To make it plain, it denotes God's Purpose ! And this is what scripture makes plain about the Almighty's Purpose:
Isa 14:24,27
The Lord of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand:
For the Lord of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul it? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back?
That word disannul means :
ii.to frustrate, make ineffectual
Now who can make ineffectual the Purpose of Christ's Death as stated in Vs 14 of Titus 2:14 ?
Heres what is stated, He died or gave Himself for us [Believers] that or for the purpose of :
redeeming us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
Now if this stated purpose is not accomplished for every soul Christ gave Himself for, then His Death was ineffectual to that end ! And every spirit that teaches , remember 1 Jn 4:1 that any for whom Christ died, shall fall short of being redeemed from all iniquity, purified unto Christ as a peculiar person, and made zealous of good works, that teacher is a false teacher, a antichrist ! We know this by their fruit, which opposes the Purpose of God in Christ's Death !
14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
This includes first and foremost the fruit of their understanding of what Christ's Death was to accomplish in the purpose of God !
False teachers make a lot of noise that seems to give honor to Christ and His Saving Mission, but in reality they only dishonor it, by making Him come short of the Fathers Purpose as to exactly what results should flow and succeed from His Death.
We will look at some scriptures that reveal the purpose that was to be accomplished by Him dying for whom He died for, the Elect of God !
And anything short of these intended results would deem Him a Failure !
Titus 2:11-14
11 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
Vs 14 here makes a statement as to what Christ was to accomplish by His Death, here stated as : "He gave Himself for us" That means His Death,
And here is why, introduced by the conjunction hina in the word THAT which means:
I.that, in order that, so that :
hína (a subordinating conjunction) – for the purpose that (in order that), looking to the aim (intended result) of the verbal idea. 2443 /hína ("for the purpose that") is "the semantically marked (dramatic) way of expressing purpose in Greek (as compared for example to the plain infinitive)" (G. Archer).
To make it plain, it denotes God's Purpose ! And this is what scripture makes plain about the Almighty's Purpose:
Isa 14:24,27
The Lord of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand:
For the Lord of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul it? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back?
That word disannul means :
ii.to frustrate, make ineffectual
Now who can make ineffectual the Purpose of Christ's Death as stated in Vs 14 of Titus 2:14 ?
Heres what is stated, He died or gave Himself for us [Believers] that or for the purpose of :
redeeming us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
Now if this stated purpose is not accomplished for every soul Christ gave Himself for, then His Death was ineffectual to that end ! And every spirit that teaches , remember 1 Jn 4:1 that any for whom Christ died, shall fall short of being redeemed from all iniquity, purified unto Christ as a peculiar person, and made zealous of good works, that teacher is a false teacher, a antichrist ! We know this by their fruit, which opposes the Purpose of God in Christ's Death !