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God requires your personal participation. Otherwise there is no relationship.

“But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; 16 Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.” 1 Peter 1:15-16

What is holiness? Holiness is being born again and presently set apart to the LORD, the very “first love” of your life – otherwise repentance is essential (Ezekiel 33:12-13; Luke 13:3; Revelation 2:4-5; 1 John 1:7-9, etc.).

“And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.” 1 Thessalonians 5:23

“HOLINESS IS NOT THE WAY TO JESUS. JESUS IS THE WAY TO HOLINESS.” ANONYMOUS

“When the saint ceases to seek after holiness, purity, righteousness, truth; when he ceases to pray, stops reading the Word and gives way to carnal appetites, then it is that Satan comes.” unknown

Beware of the false teachings, the false teachers who do not preach the cross, the blood, the absolute necessity of the crucified life, enduring to the end, the holiness of God and His requirement that you be holy in order to be ready to meet Him at His soon coming.

“Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them. 18 For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.” Romans 16:17-18

As is the case in this message, the remnant body of Christ will absolutely obey the mandate of our LORD to mark, to expose the heresies and those who peddle them.

“Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints. 4 For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness (license to sin), and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.” Jude 3-4

OSAS is simply a lie of Satan, told by his human emissaries, to cause saved people to disregard the things God says in His Word concerning the essential requirement for them to endure to the end, of keeping all sin out of our lives, of truly fearing God, of worshipping Him with our whole spirit, soul, and body.

“Therefore, thou son of man, say unto the children of thy people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression: as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turneth from his wickedness; neither shall the righteous be able to live for his righteousness in the day that he sinneth. 13 When I shall say to the righteous, that he shall surely live; if he trust to his own righteousness, and commit iniquity, all his righteousnesses shall not be remembered; but for his iniquity that he hath committed, he shall die for it.” Ezekiel 33:12-13

Concerning this passage above, one believer wrote the following:

“What a rebuke to those who think that a man once born again will be saved regardless of what he does (see Righteousness Defined). It is plainly written here that “the righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression.” There can be no misunderstanding of such a simple statement. It is clear that a righteous man cannot continue to be righteous when he sins; and his past experience in God, grace, the new birth, and obedience cannot and will not save his soul if or when he sins. The fact is emphasized by being stated another way: “neither shall the righteous be able to live for his righteousness in the day that he sinneth.” Again, the truth is declared that if righteous man trusts in his righteousness to save him, should he go back into sin, the fact is that all his righteousnesses shall not be remembered; “but for his iniquity that he committed, he shall die for it” (Eze_33:13). Still again, in Eze_33:18 it is stated that “when the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die thereby.” Thus four times here God plainly says that a backslider will not continue to be saved when he goes back into sin again, all statements being uttered by Him to the prophet in answer to the question in Eze_33:10, “If our transgressions and our sins be upon us, and we pine away in them, how should we then live?”

A 14-fold Answer to This Question:

1.    God has no pleasure in the death of the wicked—either a wicked man who has not repented or one who has repented, lived for Him for a time, and then gone back into sin (Eze_33:11-19).
2.    The wicked must turn from his wickedness to live (Eze_33:11).
3.    The wicked man is invited and commanded to turn from his wickedness or he will die in his sins and be lost.
4.    The righteousness of the righteous shall not even deliver such a man if he returns to sin (Eze_33:12).
5.    In the day that a righteous man goes back into sin he will incur the penalty of the broken law, and be separated from God as all other sinners are (Eze_33:12-13).
6.    Past righteousness will not save a righteous man when he transgresses and becomes a sinner again (Eze_33:12-19).
7.    The wickedness of the wicked will not damn his soul if and when he repents and turns from his wickedness to serve God and live in righteousness (Eze_33:13-19).
8.    God shows no partiality. He will not save the wicked until he repents and turns from sin to live right; and He will not continue to save the righteous man if he turns from his righteousness and lives in sin (Eze_33:12-19).
9.    All the righteousness of the righteous will not be remembered to cause God to excuse him in the day that he sins; for his iniquity that he commits he will die (Eze_33:13).
10.    When God says to the righteous that he will surely live if he continues in righteousness or die if he goes back into sin, that is what is meant.
11.    When God says to the wicked that he will die, and he turns from his sins to do that which is lawful and right, then he will live and that is what is meant (Eze_33:14-15).
12.    All the sins of the wicked will not be remembered and mentioned to him to damn his soul when he turns from them to do that which is lawful and right; he will surely live (Eze_33:16).
13.    When the righteous turns from his righteousness and commits sin, he will even die thereby (Eze_33:18).
14.    When the wicked turns from his wickedness to do that which is lawful and right, he will live thereby (Eze_33:19).”

As you die so shall you be, eternally.

“He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.” Revelation 22:11

“This states the fact that as a man dies he will be forever, so there will be no second chance to improve the life and character of any lost one in all eternity (cp. Heb_9:27).”

IF those living in sin weren’t in danger of eternal hell fire, WHY O WHY would the Son of God have spoken the following words?

“And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into THE FIRE THAT NEVER SHALL BE QUENCHED: 44 Where THEIR WORM (consciousness) DIETH NOT, and the fire is not quenched. 45 And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into THE FIRE THAT NEVER SHALL BE QUENCHED: 46 Where THEIR WORM (conscious feelings) DIETH NOT, and THE FIRE IS NOT QUENCHED. 47 And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire: 48 Where THEIR WORM DIETH NOT, and THE FIRE IS NOT QUENCHED. 49 For every one shall be salted with fire (preserved in suffering), and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt.” Mark 9:43-49

The divine threat of being “CUT OFF”

“Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear: 21 For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee. 22 Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.” Romans 11:20-22

Jesus came to save us from our sins not to give us an excuse for them or to arbitrarily cover them (Matthew 1:21; John 1:29; Titus 2:11-14, etc.). We are saved by grace and from sin as we abide in Christ – on His stated terms, the cross (Romans 6).

Here below is my reply to a lady who chided me for not agreeing with her OSAS/eternal security tirade – that is, her peddling this lie and deceiving others by doing so. She claimed I wasn’t rightly dividing the Word of truth.

REPLY:

It’s convenient to throw out the “you’re not rightly dividing the Word” Scripture to cover for your own agenda…. especially when you’ve never launched an honest, full scale study of God’s Word for yourself, following His truth no matter where it leads. No person in History has ever been saved, began immediately studying God’s Word for themselves with no man’s input, and come out with the idea that they are “once saved always saved” or “eternally secure”… cliche’s that appear nowhere in God’s Word. The same satan who animated and spoke through the snake in the Garden to mislead mankind, is doing the same today through snake pastors who pass on this doctrine of devils and cause men to “depart from the faith.” (1 Timothy 4:1-2)

Please tell us what happened the last time sin was found in Heaven.

Then, tell us all what Satan’s very first lie was to mankind (Genesis 2:17; 3:4). Then tell us the result (Rom 6:23). “Death” always means separation.

The wages of sin is still “death.” (Romans 6:23)

Then please tell us how that God somehow changed His definition of sin … after He sent Jesus. “I am the LORD, I change not.” (Malachi 3:6, etc.)

After that, tell us how the LORD Almighty is no longer “Holy, holy, holy” and somehow will now accept into His holy presence those who die in rebellion against Him (Ps 5:4; Heb. 1:13; Isaiah 6:3; 1 Peter 1:15-16; Rev 4:8; 21:8, etc.).

Eternal security is the promise Satan gave to the man and the woman in the Garden of Eden. So how could it not be a doctrine of devil’s???

“unite my heart to fear thy name.”

This may be the most important prayer you ever pray!!!

“Teach me thy way, O LORD; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name.” Psalms 86:11

Heavenly Father, arrest our hearts today with Thy holy fear. Quicken Your conviction in our innermost being to love, to worship, to fear, and to obey You. In the name of Jesus Christ. Amen LORD.

Being saved by grace doesn’t mean we have license to living in sin and God’s Word addresses this much. Romans 6:1-2, 15; Titus 2:11-12… Jude even warns us of the OSAS grace perverters who teach another gospel, a false gospel grace-perverting gospel that gives license to sin (Jude 3-4).

“What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? 2 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?” Romans 6:1-2

Let’s look at what real divine grace looks like in the life of every individual who truly has it – as opposed to those who falsely claim to have it while using it as a license to live in sin.

“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.” Titus 2:11-14

Have you noticed that the false OSAS preachers NEVER show their prey that passage above? And, notice that readiness, holiness at His coming are inseparabe. Those who are truly saved by His grace are “denying ungodliness and worldly lusts” in light of “the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ.” If that’s not what your life looks like, you are in utter need of repentance. And, the reason you’ve been sold on a false grace message is because of your own lack of truly repenting and laying down your life in this fleeting world, denying self, taking up the cross, and following Jesus for real (Luke 9:23-24; 14:33; 17:33; 19:27).

“EVERY man” who is ready for the return of Christ or to meet him in death, is doing what?

“And EVERY man that hath this hope in him PURIFIETH HIMSELF, even as he is pure.” 1 John 3:3

False leaders today also hide this one below from the dupes who refuse to read God’s Word thoroughly and honestly for themselves:

“Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:” Hebrews 12:14

There are a whole lot of personal pronouns used by the osas clan. Their “salvation” seems to be all about them and not God who is “Holy, holy, holy” and will no co-exist with sin (Psalms 5:4; Habakkuk 1:13; Isaiah 6:3; Revelation 4:8; 1 Peter 1:15-16, etc.). They have created a false god in their own unrepentant imagination, a god who allows them to live as they wish and still promises them eternal glory. False. The last time sin was found in Heaven God ejected it and the sinner – lucifer. So what makes us falsely believe we are going to God’s holy Heaven with sin in our lives?

Have you studied Jesus’ parable of the 10 virgins? All 10 were engaged to the Bridegroom, Jesus. Yet only 5 were welcomed into His bridal chamber. The other 5 were rejected after being engaged to Christ (Matthew 25:1-13).

What was the very first lie satan told? Who did he tell it to? Did they take the bait? If so, did they then fall – were they separated from God? Yes. Genesis 2:17; 3:4.

This message below blows the lid off the false grace message of the modern church:

******IF YOU STILL believe the heretical myth of “once saved always saved,” (OSAS) or “perseverance of the saints,” it is certainly not because you learned such a fairy tale in God’s Word. Also, those who believe this doctrine of devils, stand to be weakened and lose out in the end due to the robbing effect such a lie has on the hearts of men whose hearts are vanquished of the fear of the LORD for believing such a myth.

According to the New Testament record, authentic saving faith is NOT un-forfeitable, but rather can be:

“Cast off” – 1 Timothy 5:11-12
“Put away” and “Made shipwreck” of – 1 Timothy 1:19
“Denied” – Revelation 2:13
“Denied” – 1 Timothy 5:8
Departed from – 1 Timothy 4:1
Failed – Luke 22:32
Overthrown – 2 Timothy 2:18
“Erred from” – 1 Timothy 6:10
“Erred” from – 1 Timothy 6:21
Fallen Away from: One can “fall away” from his believing/saving faith and be lost “again” – Luke 8:13; 15

OSAS death nail …. just how dishonest can you be to ignore this? “IF we deny him, HE ALSO WILL DENY US.” 2 Tim. 2:12

Speaking TO HIS OWN people, the LORD says “IF we deny him, HE ALSO WILL DENY US.” 2 Timothy 2:12

Was the apostle Paul lying to us? Speaking TO HIS OWN people, the LORD says “IF we deny him, HE ALSO WILL DENY US.” (2 Timothy 2:12)

Repeatedly we see that many OSAS people simply do not wish to abide in an obedient relationship with the Savior they claim is their LORD, on HIS stated (Bible) terms. “Depart from me” is what they will hear if they do not repent (Matthew 7:21; 25:41).

Loving and being faithful to Jesus is not works salvation. It’s called a relationship, something the OSAS rebels simply do not want – because they love darkness rather than light, they love this world and their sin more than Christ (John 3:19-21; James 4:4; 1 John 2:15, etc.). So, they misuse Holy Scripture to justify their sinful rebellion against the LORD.

Those who are truly saved by grace are His workmanship CREATED in Christ Jesus to do good works (Ephesians 2:8-10).

Yet some are fully allergic to personal responsibility and seek to treat Christ as a whoremonger would use a woman for his own self-serving gratification when he feels like it and ignore her until he wants to use her again.

“If ye love me, keep my commandments.” John 14:15

“Ye are my friends, IFFF ye do whatsoever I command you.” John 15:14

“He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.” 1 John 2:4

“They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.” Titus 1:16

Since when is obeying the One you love – IF you in fact love Him – legalism or works salvation? Sounds like a love problem going on….a “first love” problem where people serve the god of self and vainly believe they are going to use Jesus to get them out of hell and into Heaven. Scripture assures us that Jesus sees it all and each of us shall reap what we sow and so we are not be deceived by false teaching like OSAS (Galatians 6:7-8).

Sir, if you are not faithful to your wife, if you commit adultery against her, she has the God-given right to divorce you …. Just as the Bridegroom divorced 5 of the 10 virgins He was espoused to. He shut them out of the eternal bridal chamber (Matthew 25:1-13).

So you are saying that JESUS CHRIST, the Great Bridegroom of Heaven, is going to bring into glory an unfaithful bride, a blemished, a sinful whorish bride to be married to Him eternally? If so, you don’t know Him! Read Jesus’ parable of the 10 virgins, all of which were espoused (engaged) to be married to the Bridegroom (Jesus) but only 5 of them made it into the bridal chamber. The other 5 were shut out. Read Matthew 25:1-3.

“OSAS (eternal security) creates believers who emphasize faith in Jesus while dismissing obedience to His commandments as self righteousness, trying to earn salvation, trusting in your own works etc.” Teddy Caldwell

Is Your Wife a Legalist for Wanting You to Love and be Faithful to Her? [podcast]
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Does Sin Defile a Saved Person? [podcast]

Can You Forfeit Salvation by Living in Sin? [podcast]

Grace vs Holiness [podcast]

ARE THE BELIEVER’S PRESENT AND FUTURE SINS AUTOMATICALLY FORGIVEN? [podcast]

Is YOUR Work Finished just Because Jesus’ Work is Finished?

The Truth about Holiness [podcast]

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Weeping Men Win Men [podcast]

“They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. 6 He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves (harvest, eternal reward) with him.” Psalms 126:5-6

“The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.” Psalms 34:18

“The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.” Psalms 51:17

“Blessed are the poor in spirit (desperate for God): for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 5:3

“Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.” Matthew 5:4

The words “mourn” and “mourning” appear 96 times in God’s Word. Ever heard a message on it?

“Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. 10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.” James 4:9-10

“Excellent message/podcast! Thank you. Makes me think of Matthew 5:4 “Blessed are those who mourn: for they shall be comforted.” We mourn as God shows us our evil wicked flesh. And see how much we are not like Him. As He begins to transform us into the image of Christ, all of the sudden, we begin to be filled with the compassion of Christ. And we see through the eyes of Jesus that the lost are without a shepherd! And need Jesus. Anyone who calls themselves a Christian and has not died to self will never have the eyes of Christ because they are still looking through the lens of self.” Karen Cochran

“Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. Matthew 5:6

“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” Matthew 5:16

“For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.” Luke 19:10

“Sowing in tears suggests a time of hardship or distress, possibly due to famine, exile, or personal trials. The imagery of sowing is often used in Scripture to represent the act of investing or laboring in faith, even when circumstances are difficult. This can be connected to the Israelites’ return from Babylonian exile, a period marked by sorrow and uncertainty. The tears symbolize the pain and suffering endured during such times, yet they also imply hope and trust in God’s promises. The act of sowing, despite tears, indicates faith in a future harvest, a theme echoed in Galatians 6:9, which encourages perseverance in doing good.

will reap with shouts of joy
Reaping with joy signifies the fulfillment of God’s promises and the reward for faithful endurance. The transformation from tears to joy highlights the redemptive power of God, who turns mourning into dancing (Psalm 30:11). This phrase assures believers that their labor and suffering are not in vain, as God will ultimately bring about a joyful harvest. The joy of reaping is not just personal but communal, reflecting the collective celebration of God’s people when His promises are realized. This concept is seen in the return of the exiles to Jerusalem, where their restoration was marked by joy and thanksgiving. The imagery also points to the eschatological hope found in Revelation 21:4, where God wipes away every tear, and eternal joy is established. The phrase can be seen as a type of Christ, who endured the cross for the joy set before Him (Hebrews 12:2), illustrating the ultimate sowing in tears and reaping in joy.”

“Psalms 126:5
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy – This is either a maxim which they gather from their own history, or it is a fact which they are now witnessing. We see the benefit of humbling ourselves under the mighty hand of God; we have now a sweet return for our bitter tears. Or, We have sown in tears; now we reap in joy. We are restored after a long and afflicting captivity to our own country, to peace, and to happiness.” Adam Clarke

“126:5, 6 The first year after their return would be especially difficult. There would be no crops to harvest right away. They would have to make a fresh start by planting their crops and waiting for harvest time. It would be a period of austerity, of doling out the meager food supplies as frugally as possible.

There would be a certain sorrow or frustration about sowing the seed for that first crop. Here is a farmer whose barrel of grain is low. He can use the grain to feed his family now or he can sow most of it in hope of an abundant supply in days to come. He decides to sow it, but as he dips his hand into his apron and scatters the seed over the plowed land, his tears fall into the apron. He is thinking of his wife and children, of the skimpy bowls of porridge, of how sacrificially they will have to live in the days till harvest. He feels as if he is taking food out of their mouths.

But a cheering word goes out to the returned exiles:

He who continually goes forth weeping, bearing seed for sowing, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him. So they go forth and sow the seed. Their present anguish will be more than compensated by the joy of bringing their sheaves of ripened grain to the barn.

The principle applies also, of course, in the spiritual realm. Those who live sacrificially for the spread of the gospel may endure present privation, but what is that compared to the joy of seeing souls saved and in heaven worshiping the Lamb of God forever and forever?

It is true also in the matter of soul winning. Someone has wisely said, ‘Winners of souls are first weepers for souls.’ So our prayer should be:

Let me look on the crowd as my Savior did,
Till my eyes with tears grow dim.
Let me view with pity the wandering sheep
And love them for love of Him.”

—Author unknown” Believer’s Bible Commentary

“The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.” Proverbs 11:30

“Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.” Psalms 2:8

You are the LORD’s—”Ye are bought with a price”

“What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? 20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” 1 Corinthians 6:19-20

Many who were bought by the precious blood of Jesus are now serving mere men – they are serving men who are building their own kingdom instead of Christ’s kingdom.

“Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men.” 1 Corinthians 7:23

JESUS did not come and die on the cross and rise again from the dead to make you a “good church member” or so you could squander your one life on politics. “Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God” (Luke 9:60). If you are not actively seeking His face for and participating in executing His Great Commission mandate, you are out of the will of God (Matthew 28; 18-20; Mark 16:15-20; Luke 24:47; Book of Acts). Read that again. Share.

All who committed to Christ are absolutely committed to His stated will—the Great Commission.

“Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.” Luke 9:60

Jesus repeatedly declares to us the commission He’s sent us on and for which we shall all give personal account.

“Go thou and preach the kingdom of God.” Luke 9:60

All who committed to Christ are absolutely committed to His stated will—the Great Commission.

Those who have forgotten, and are not obeying Christ’s Great Commission command, clearly reveal that they have forgotten and departed from Christ. Matthew 7:21

“And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever. 4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.” Daniel 12:3-4

“It seems the remnant is sensing the urgency of responding to God’s call as they see the hour is late. They are seeing the need to invest in things that are lasting and eternal not temporal. Satan knowing his time is short is coming down with great fury and wrath and will manifest himself with great intensity (Revelation 12:12). As we are beginning to see, Satan wants to take as many souls with him into the eternal flames as possible. Be awakened to the Great Commission that the Lord has called us to (Matthew 28:18-20). Win souls to Jesus so they can be in Glory with Him forever and not burning in the eternal flames of fire from which there is no escape.” Karen Cochran

The Harvest Is Plentiful, the Laborers Few

“And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. 36 But when he saw the multitudes, HE WAS MOVED WITH COMPASSION ON THEM, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd. 37 Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; 38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.” Matthew 9:35-38

Jesus’ compassion that HE puts in us immediately causes them to respond to Him… endears them to Him as their hearts are crying out for Him and His mercy. Amen.

ARE THOSE not engrossed in the Great Commission mandate of Jesus, wasting their one life on earth? Read that again and repent. Obey God. Read the end of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Then Acts. Now.

Let’s roll saints! Ministry updates.

“People are more sold out and supporting politics than surrendering to Jesus Christ and supporting sharing the Gospel. Temporal over eternal is wrong every time.” Dana Phyllis Carter

IF you are not participating in the the “Father’s business,” the Great Commission, it’s because you are full of your self, evil hearted, self-centered….. and in need of true repentance before it’s too late—which will always bring forth the fruit of obedience, of good works, of Great Commission action (Matthew 3:7-10). Repent now and when you do, for real, you are going to scamper, hasten, to fervently seek the face of the Almighty and be all about HIS business, not your own. The reason you’ve been doing your own business and not His, is because you do not know Him (Matthew 7:21). The Great Commission mandate is seen here Matthew 28:18-20; Mark 16:15-20; Luke 2:49; 24:47, 49; Book of Acts.

When God matters to you, when you love Him, truly, His work, His mission matters to you.

IF you claim to be saved and aren’t doing YOUR part in the Great Commission…. it’s time to repent. Anyone not doing the mission of Christ is lukewarm at best.

The true remnant body of Christ is about the “Father’s business” of edifying the saints and winning the lost—not their own or any other business. While on earth Jesus said “I must be about my Father’s business” and those who are truly following Him are doing the same (Luke 2:49).

May all who are godly pray for increase in order to increase Christ’s kingdom and not their own standard of living in this fleeting sinful world but rather their standard of giving to His work so others can be saved and the saints of Christ equipped, nourished, fed, fruitful and blessed (2 Corinthians 9:6-11; Ephesians 4:28).

“But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.” Deuteronomy 8:18

The Great Commission is the Father’s Business and all who are known of Christ are participating. Notice how if you are truly a member of Christ’s bride, you are busy about HIS business—“And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely” (Revlation 22:17).

All of God’s people are LOSERS …. We lose, we give up our own lives in this world to gain HIS—resurrection life now and forever.

As God is stripping us through the daily cross life, the persecutions, the fruit-bearing resurrection victory is going to transpire in our lives!

“As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. 37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.” Romans 8:36-37

“I welcome His stripping. Throw me in the fire of affliction dear Lord. Because the more of His resurrection life is breathed into you the more you want!” Karen Cochran

The Great Commission: Jesus is Holding YOU Accountable to participate with the other members of His remnant body.

Weeping Men also Protect Others, Protect Christ’s Body

Here’s the passage—please read this carefully:

“(For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: 19 Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.) 20 For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: 21 Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.” Philippians 3:18-21

The 3 Ways God’s People Participate in Christ’s Great Commission

1. Praying for Christ’s labourers (Matthew 9:35-38).

2. Witnessing, sowing and communicating the Word (Matthew 28:18-20; Mark 16:15; Luke 8:11).

3. Supporting, supplying those of God’s people who are doing His Great Commission, preaching the Word (Matthew 6:1-21; 2 Corinthians 9:6-11; Philippians 2:25; 4:16-20).

YOUR PRAYER

Father, in Jesus’ name, please grant Your people that heart of flesh to be “moved with compassion” upon those who do not yet have You as their Great Shepherd. Break me dear LORD, please. Use me for Your glory in this last hour as we are on the precipice of Your return dear LORD, Master Jesus! In Jesus’ name.