“DON’T YOU DARE DISTURB MY LITTLE ETERNAL SECURITY PARTY!”
Excerpt from the book Lie of the Ages
“Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever: That this is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not hear the law (Word) of the LORD: Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits.” Isaiah 30:8-10
In this Isaiah 30 text we see a startling revelation of the Holy Spirit of God. He has His prophet here record this warning, to alert His people of the threat of smooth talking deceivers who lead His people astray. This warning would cover the whole span of the history of mankind, leading up to and including the return and ultimate reign of Jesus Christ. The LORD told his prophet Isaiah to write these things “that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever.” By this alone we know that the danger of these smooth talking counterfeits is for our day. So let those who have ears to hear, hear what the Holy Spirit is saying to our hearts in this late hour.
So many today, claiming to be God’s children, do not “endure sound doctrine” when confronted with the authentic preaching of the Word (2 Tim. 4:2-5). Instead of hearkening to the truth their ears hear, they cry “Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits.”
To illustrate the point here, let’s ask ourselves a few simple and very important questions:
- Do I love God’s Word and hunger and thirst for more and more of it?
- Am I in the Word daily?
- Have I surrounded myself with those who love the Bible and are consequently comfortable and desirous to talk Scripture?
- Am I involved in a group or local church that is merely following the latest evangelical fad book or leader or movement?
- Do I migrate to leaders (Bible study or otherwise) who truly honor and lead directly into and through the Holy Scriptures?
Unfortunately there are a very minuscule few who truly preach the Word in our day. Most preach the words of mere men – their own or others programs. But when God’s Word is preached, men are warned to “flee from the wrath to come” (Lk. 3:7). It seems that so many who are woefully “at ease in Zion” flee the truth and instead, intentionally migrate to one of the scores of smooth talking local church builders of our day who preach the gospel of ease in order to draw in and retain supporters (Amos 6:1). It is heart-rending that these man-pleasing, smooth talking deceivers litter the landscape of the church world in our day. Does this not reveal that every man desires to do what is right in his own eyes and not die to self and do the will of the Father in Heaven? See 1 Kings 17:6; Matthew 7:21; 12:50; John 4:34; James 1:22; 4:4-10.
As foretold several times in the New Testament, very few people love the truth in this late hour (1 Thess. 2:3; 1 Tim. 4:1-3; 2 Tim. 3:1-7). Regrettably, most would rather exalt mere men and their teachings above God who has lifted His Word above His own name (Ps. 138:2). In their hearts they say “hurt not the oil and the wine (pleasure and ease)!” They say “Don’t you dare mess with my Laodicean playhouse! (Rev. 3:14-19; 6:6) I want my cake and to eat it too!” Like the Laodiceans who were carnally fat and spiritually skinny, many in this last hour want a life of ease, not realizing that in God’s eyes they are
“wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked.” These Laodiceans refused to endure sound doctrine, and those whom Jesus warned would be spewed from Him (vomited out of His mouth/body; rejected). Many today say in their hearts “We don’t want to hear the hard truths of God! Don’t you dare interrupt the flow of ease and pleasure! Give us the promise of eternal security without personal responsibility! If you do, we will find one of the many leaders who will not teach on sin and righteousness and the full-counsel of the Word! Entertain us or we will pick up our toys and go play somewhere else!”
Beloved, beware of community churches and the emergent church movement which are sweeping the evangelical world and littering the landscape of Laodicean America! Beware of cotton candy pseudo “Christian” books and works that focus on being purpose-driven instead of pure and Word and Holy Spirit-led! Beware of writings that center on being wild of heart and not holy in heart! Beware of wannabe local pastors who don’t have their own identity in Christ and their own life in the Word of God and therefore follow sheep-clothed, wool-cloaked wolves who have national influence! Rebuke them sharply and expose them and depart unless they repent! (Rom. 16:17-18; 2 Tim. 4:2-5; Tit. 1:13)
Far more dangerous than the mass murderous ministries of Jim Jones and David Koresh, are men today who are deceitfully leading their flock into spiritual darkness and death with their deadly and insidious lies. This is the epitome of what the LORD Jesus described as the blind leading the blind into the ditch of eternal destruction (Matt. 15:14). These leaders are doing these things for 2 reasons:
- They serve themselves and not Christ and therefore refuse to instruct their people in the full-counsel of the LORD (Acts 20:20, 27, 32; Phil. 3:17-21).
- The people they lead, like so many among us, do not personally study and know the Word of God, so cannot discern these leaders as false. (The people who do not know and obey God’s Word will be destroyed for lack of knowledge (Hos. 4:6; Matt. 22:29; 2 Thess. 2:10-12).
False teachers reciprocate the sinful desires of unsaved, unsanctified men. Beguilers tell the people what their depraved hearts wish to hear, instead of naming sin and calling them to repentance before a holy God (2 Tim. 4:3). This is what Christ and His apostles did (Matt. 4:17; Lk. 13:3, 5; Acts 3:19).
The landscape of the modern church world is littered with entrepreneurial CEO type moguls who use various marketing schemes and entertainment gimmicks to farm their communities for unearned, un-cleansed souls whom they never call to repent from living a life of rebellion. Below is a partial list of essentials that govern and drive today’s beguilers who seek to grow their church businesses in our communities.
Every single mainstream evangelical leader who is teaching OSAS is dead wrong. Many do such due to being taught of mere men while rejecting the written counsel of the One they claim to be representing.
“Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest (pervert) judgment.” Exodus 23:3
It simply doesn’t matter the size of their audience, opulent ministries, influence, or charisma, etc. God’s Word is final authority and never hints of an unconditional eternal security. Let’s take it one step further: Every leader not warning and exhorting his audience of the essential of enduring to the end in obedient faith toward Christ, is not fulfilling His calling and will receive judgment for such (Col. 1:28; 2:8; 2 Tim. 4:1-2). The only security God’s Word promises is in abiding or remaining in full relational trust in Christ.
The Word of God annihilates any and all possibility of there existing an unconditional eternal security. If OSAS existed in the mind of the Almighty He would have simply transparently come out openly and told us in His Word (Ps. 33:11). “The thoughts of his heart” have been transmitted through His holy apostles and prophets and recorded to all generations in His Word and there is no hint of an unconditional eternal security found therein (Ps. 33:11).
ESSENTIAL COMMANDMENTS OF FALSE LEADERS
The Unspoken Creed of Modern Deceivers
Cardinal Rule #1:
Thou shalt not obey Jesus Christ and preach repentance. This is what He prescribed in order that He might grow His true Church as He wills. Ignore the severe truths of the Bible because it won’t make you successful in men’s eyes and maximize your monetary earning potential in this life. Instead, seek out popular men who can tell you how to be a good church growth student and farm your community to grow your church business.
Cardinal Rule #2:
Thou shalt not teach people that God is holy, that sin separates men from Him, and that without exception He requires all who will be eternally saved to “be ye holy for I am holy.” Cardinal Rule #3:
Thou shalt tend only to the light fanfare of fun and entertaining things like coping, financial prosperity, physical healing, getting blessed, pop psychology, and light things catering to building up the self life which Jesus commanded men to “deny.”
Cardinal Rule #4:
Thou shalt entertain sinful goats who think they are saved and not feed sheep. Only say things that make the largest segment of society feel comfortable at all costs. This is how you will be able to build a large church business. Never ever, ever tell the people that Jesus Christ requires them to deny themselves, take up their cross daily and really and truly follow Him or they are not His.
Cardinal Rule #5:
Thou shalt make people feel like they are a part of a community. Make them feel like they belong and that they are accepted without question or exception and that God okays them in their sins whether they repent or not.
Cardinal Rule #6:
Thou shalt be friendly and sensitive to seekers while ignoring the need to fear God and preach the undiluted full-counsel of His Word. Oh, make sure you use one of the many artificial, corrupt new versions of the Bible that are supposedly easier to read and have removed and distorted the central doctrines of the Christian faith. Beware because using the real English Bible (KJV) would convict people of sin and might actually cause people to have to learn new English words, increasing their vocabulary and making them smarter and wiser and able to discern who you really are (Ps. 19:7; 119:99-100).
Cardinal Rule #7:
Thou shalt not preach on the vivid reality of hell and eternal judgment to come and how Jesus spoke more about hell than Heaven. This might make people feel uncomfortable in their sins and not patronize or pay you to continue to lead them astray.
Cardinal Rule #8:
Thou shalt purposely ignore and dodge all the myriad of Scriptures that deal with crucifying the self life, denying sinful pleasure in this life and truly following Jesus. This would offend and alienate people from your cause.
Cardinal Rule #9:
Thou shalt not preach any convicting word that brings shame on sinful consciences. If so you would run some off and they would no longer help you build your local church business.
Cardinal Rule #10:
Thou shalt act as if you believe the Bible is God’s Word and yet don’t really spend much time getting directly into it. Rather, bring in fad books written by best selling authors who do not exalt Jesus Christ by declaring His Word – undiluted. If you want to grow your own financial portfolio, do not preach the full-counsel of God’s Word – holiness, repentance, being born again, hell, denial of self, judgment to come, etc. Make sure you do not make one of God’s 66 glorious divinely-inspired books the text book for smaller group studies. People might get convicted of their sins, repent, and begin to personally learn God’s Word for themselves and won’t allow you to continue to mislead them and will not see the need for you (“Pastor Wonderful”) to tell them what to believe.
Cardinal Rule #11:
Remember that your whole goal is to look successful in the eyes of men and to grow your congregation numerically and not spiritually. Thou shalt not specifically and by name preach on sin and call men to repent of their life of iniquity. The blessed and ancient altar call must be removed. Since you won’t be preaching repentance from sin before a just and holy God and Judge, you will not need an altar call. Obeying Christ by calling men to repent is not conducive to your own personal cause and popularity among men and may cause people to get truly saved and begin serving Christ and having an eternal perspective and not buying in to your selfish interests to build your entertainment club disguised as a church. Be careful to remember that people who truly know and fear God do not support false prophets and if you truly preach the Word some will repent and see who you really are and leave your circus act.
Cardinal Rule #12:
Thou shalt completely ignore the New Testament book of Acts and the baptism in the Holy Ghost which would empower and make His disciples true witnesses of the KING of all kings and draw their allegiance to Jesus and advancing His eternal kingdom which would take away their heart affections and energies from your own self-serving program and cause.
Cardinal Rule #13:
Thou shalt not truly and ceaselessly preach the Word of God since that would make true disciples. If so they might realize they really don’t need you but rather the nail-scarred risen Savior and LORD and go forth doing His bidding ministry – building up the saints and winning the lost – which would lessen your own importance and position.
Cardinal Rule #14:
Only deal with surface issues like self-esteem, relationships, coping, and things pertaining to selfish interests. Make sure those in your little bless me club are comforted in their sin and believe they are eternally secure no matter what filth and wickedness they get into after their initial profession of faith. This will tickle their ears and embolden them to continue to live in sin and enjoy being led to believe that God will still accept them into His holy Heaven. This is another good way to get people to feel good and continue to come and give their money to your little entertainment club. Do not preach God’s Word as Paul told Timothy to do. Most people want to be told ear-tickling lies and so in order to have a large following, you must be selective about what you preach.
Cardinal Rule #15:
Jesus told you that you must lose your life in this world to gain it. If you were to obey what He said, you would then lay it all down and truly be Christ’s and serve Him and no longer be a “deceitful worker” and pawn of Satan (2 Cor. 11:12-15; Phil. 3:17-19). Also, be aware that if you truly repent you will no longer be a hireling wolf who preys upon people, using them as a means to your own selfish end. If you were to really get right with the LORD you may lose the riches of this fleeting world and begin laying up eternal treasure.
You know when you have been to an entertainment house instead of a New Testament church when you have heard no heart-circumcising, convicting, word charged with the fear of the LORD. Inherent in the very words of the original Gospel is the fear and love of God. When it is communicated in the Holy Spirit, hearts are changed. God-fearing men are infused with and infuse those who hear their messages with the divine Person of Christ who reverberates in their hearts through the preached Word (Jn. 5:39; 2 Tim. 4:1-4). If one leaves a church gathering having had nothing substantial deposited in his heart, yet has been entertained, he can be sure that he was not at a true New Testament gathering of faithful remnant saints (Acts 2:42-47; 9:31; 20:27-32).
If one seeks to be entertained it is because he is bored due to not having an authentic, living, breathing relationship with His very Creator.
In a message titled That Dreadful Day No One Wants to Talk About, the late David Wilkerson wrote:
“How is the body of Christ responding to these (lastdays) warnings? In many churches, there is no mention of atrocities, of terrorism, of tragic pandemics. Instead, the messages being brought forth from those pulpits are comprised of motivational pep talks, jokes, entertainment. It’s all spiritual baby food, with no word spoken about coming judgments.” World Challenge Pulpit Series, February 5, 2007
Don’t Spoil My Little Party!
Some do not wish to “endure sound doctrine” but rather seek ease of life and so migrate to those leaders who will tell them what their un-purged hearts wish to hear instead of the hard truths of God’s Word (Amos 6:1; 2 Tim. 4:2-4).
Whatever we sow we will reap and this includes what we choose to hear and how we hear and process the words of our LORD (Matt. 7:21-29; Mk. 4:24; Lk. 8:18; Gal. 6:7-9). Just as falsehood robs the fear of God from the hearts of men, conversely the truth – when fully embraced – steals and dissolves the excuses, self-deception and compromise right out of our hearts! “Lie not against the truth” but rather “receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.” (James 1:21; 3:14)
Some see the crystal clear biblical doctrine of a conditional eternal security as a threat to the sinful, worldly lifestyle they are accustomed to living. When some who have been taught this lie of the ages initially hear the piercing Word of God taught and the Holy Spirit begins to convict their hearts, they react with: “Oh please don’t spoil my little party! Don’t ruin the god I have created to suit my own whims and the lifestyle I wish to live! I don’t want to really have to die to myself and take up my cross and genuinely walk with Jesus! Did He really mean we had to? I just want to have a fire insurance policy – please don’t bother me with Scripture that commands me to truly obey Christ!”
It is a deadly occupation to determine truth by how it fits ones lifestyle instead of by what God defined it as in His Word (Jn. 17:17; Rom. 3:3-4). Judgment Day is coming and it will be too late to go back and relive this brief earthly life. We are only given one chance to live this life and yet how we choose to live it will determine our eternity. Many who today claim to know Jesus Christ and even call Him “Lord” will be shocked to be terminated by Him into the bowels of eternal fire on that Great and Terrible Day (Matt. 7:15-26; 25:40-46). Isn’t it time to get transparent and authentic?
They Claim That God Isn’t Fair
Here is a very telling passage of divine truth where the hearts of those who espouse this no-responsibility-for-sin teaching is found:
“Yet the children of thy people say, The way of the Lord is not equal (fair): but as for them, their way is not equal. When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die thereby. But if the wicked turn from his wickedness, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby. Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O ye house of Israel, I will judge you every one after his ways.” Ezekiel 33:17-20
Just like today, in Ezekiel’s day, many of the people were saying that God’s way was not equal (fair) because He had told them earlier on and here that those righteous people who turn back to sin would perish and have no security. The people simply didn’t like that the LORD said that “When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die thereby.” Like many today, these people who were among the people of God, wanted to remain living their lives as they wished and not truly submitted to the LORD. They were living in a mythical fairytale like “salvation” plan which required no change of life or their lifestyles of comfort. And they wanted the comfort of knowing they were secure no matter how they lived.
Think about this for a moment: Many today who balk in their hearts at the requirements for salvation (real faith that is evidenced by good works), have expended much effort, time and money to earn their educational degrees and other accomplishments in this fleeting life. Many of these same people never think twice about exerting whatever is required of them to obtain their temporal prize, yet murmur at the thought of the divinely-given conditions set forth to remain in fellowship with Him (Matt. 10:22; 1 Jn. 1:7, etc.). It’s like they don’t want to be bothered with any of the details of walking with the LORD and yet want to believe they still have eternal life due to their one little sinner’s prayer and church affiliation, etc.
While being accused of being unfair, the LORD said to His people in Ezekiel’s day that their way wasn’t equal/right. Here’s the reasons some people then and now do not like the way of the LORD is:
- They are not submitted under the Lordship of Christ, but while professing to know Him have a mere “form of godliness” while denying the true surrender to His Lordship (2 Tim. 3:5; Tit. 1:16).
- These people do not want to believe there is any consequence for their actions. They would rather follow a false cliché (OSAS) instead of truly dying to self that Christ might live in and through them, making them holy and ready for His soon return (Lk. 21:34-36). 3) They don’t want to acknowledge that their soul is in the balance, hinging upon their obedience to the LORD, and that they are not unconditionally eternally secure so as to grant them assurance and comfort while living in sin.
I have personally met and spoken with numerous people who while claiming to be Christians, absolutely did not want to imagine that the life of a disciple of Christ can be treacherous and painful at times. In hundreds of conversations with those who want to feel “eternally secure” in their life of ease, most of these people have revealed that they do not want to believe that by divine mandate, they truly have to live holy and face, confess, and forsake their sins or they will forfeit their place with the LORD.
“When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die thereby.” Ezekiel 33:18
WARNING: “…Lay hold on eternal life…” (1 Tim. 6:12) “LAY HOLD on eternal life” or it may get away from you – if you leave your first love. Doesn’t this all boil down to having or not having Christ as first love – the One we truly love the most? Jesus warned the Ephesian believers:
“Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.” Revelation 2:4-5
Jesus had “somewhat against” many of His very own people at Ephesus. Friend, if the Son of man sat down with you this day to discuss your relationship to Him, would Christ warn that you have left your first love? Would He reveal that in reality He wasn’t truly the One you loved the most – above all others and things, including yourself?
SO, Jesus told His own people that they must “repent” because they left Him as their “first love” and yet you claim they would still go to Heaven if they didn’t obey Jesus by repenting? Wow! You are a lying devil! Revelation 2:4-5
Each individual must choose. We all do choose. If Jesus is not my very “first love”, I have no one to blame but myself for making the deliberate decision to place other things or people in front of Him. Hell awaits. (Revelation 2:4-5)
Jesus told His own people they were “lukewarm” and getting ready to be vomited/rejected by Him and yet you still believe OSAS/eternal security? You are a vile heretic who is lying against the LORD you claim to serve! Repent sinner. Revelation 3:15-16
Jeremiah 7 – Are We Truly “Delivered to do all these Abominations?”
“Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit. Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not; And come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered to do all these abominations?” Jeremiah 7:8-10
The LORD here tells His people that they “trust in lying words, that cannot profit.” He cites them for the sins of stealing, murder (hatred of any kind), adultery, lying, and idolatry. Yet He says that while living in and justifying these offences to His holiness, they come before Him as if all their sin doesn’t matter and that none of their sins can hinder their relationship with Him who is holy – “And come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered to do all these abominations?”
Basically these people who once walked with the LORD claimed immunity from divine judgment due to their embracing of the lie of the ages. They vainly believed they were eternally secure and yet were under the judgment of a holy God. Like many today they deceived themselves into believing that God was love, He would never condemn them for their sins. They refused to “behold” His “severity” on those in the past who “fell” and were “cut off.” (Rom. 11:19-22)
He cites them for the sins of stealing, murder (hatred of any kind), adultery, lying, and idolatry. Yet He says that while living in and justifying these offences to His holiness, these people come before Him as if all their sin doesn’t matter and that none of their sins can hinder their relationship with Him who is holy. – “And come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered to do all these abominations?”
Are we truly “Delivered to do all these Abominations?” In other words, are we now free to sin because we are saved by His grace? Isn’t this exactly what the Holy Spirit warned and answered once and for all times in Romans 6? “What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?” (v1-2) Okay, let’s break this truth down:
- The Question: “Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?”
- The answer: “God forbid.”
Any person not saved and delivered from living in sin, is not saved from the penalty of sin – eternal death – damnation.
“Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?” Romans 6:16
Those who “yield” themselves to obey God are His servants and will reap “righteousness.” Those who obey the sinful nature are sinning “unto death” or spiritual separation.
Are we reasoning and leaning to our own understanding by thinking the Almighty doesn’t see all of what we think upon and do? Are we vainly believing He will automatically excuse these sins? Is it time to find out what He has told us plainly about un-confessed sin and the consequences? Are we diligently studying and listening to what the LORD told us in no uncertain terms?
Like the people of Jeremiah’s day, millions today are fulfilling the last days prophecy found in 2 Timothy 3. Many today have a “form of godliness” and yet are “denying the power” of Christ’s authority in their personal lives. “Power” here refers to Lordship, rule and reign. Those who claim Christ as Savior and have not submitted themselves under His rule and reign, where He truly consumes their lives, have only an outward formula of godliness and will be found wanting on Judgment Day, void of the “fruit” without fail consistent with saving faith (Matthew 7:15-23). Many have been led to believe that they can mix a little easy believism and Sunday morning church service into the activities of their lives and everything will be fine. If ones supposed faith in Christ does not translate into a complete life change from the inside out, he should fall afresh upon the mercy of God in deep repentance and trust (Matt. 3:7-8; 2 Cor. 5:17-18). Masses have been taught that because they went down to some church altar at some point, they are eternally secure (OSAS) and yet are not living unto the LORD and are therefore not ready to meet Him. If ones daily “fruit” or works “deny” Christ, he is not of God (Matt. 3:8; Tit. 1:16). Also, once one is saved, he is mandated to continue to seek God and be transformed in his thinking and lifestyle or he will “fall away” from the LORD (Lk. 8:13; Heb. 3:12-15; 10:26-39). One truly may have confessed Jesus Christ as LORD and been saved, but the recipient of salvation is required by the One who gave the gift to “continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel.” (1 Cor. 15:2; Col. 1:22-23; Heb. 3:6)
There is never the promise of an unconditional eternal security – not once. It was never a part of God’s agreement with man. In fact, right in the midst of the clearest definition of the “gospel” He told us that we must “keep in memory” what we have learned and been blessed with in His salvation, or we will lose out (1 Cor. 15:1-4).
When confronted with Bible passages which refute these heretical beliefs, some are faced with the reality of having to actually crucify the deeds of their sinful nature. Sadly, many run in defiance of this truth. They scurry and remain in hiding behind the thin, temporal veneer and false comfort zone of a supposed license to sin. Isn’t this exactly what God said of the people of the prophet Jeremiah’s day? (Jer. 7:8-10) This is tragic and has been established in the hearts of many by those who claim to be Christian leaders who continually reinforce and foster such a lie.
Quite frankly, the Bible truth of a conditional eternal security can be scary to some, especially at first, but the fruit of embracing this divine truth will always ultimately yield the fear of the LORD which is clean, and the fruit of holiness and clear a conscience. Be sure of this: those who are the remnant of Christ in our day are not afraid of what He plainly told us in His Word. They face His truth with humble, honest and open hearts and seek His face to change any and everything in their lives which do not align with the Master of their souls – Jesus Christ, their first love.
Those who fear and obey the LORD are blessed with His comfort and not a counterfeit comfort which will ultimately lead to eternal damnation. After obeying the LORD against much opposition, the early Church was blessed:
“Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.” Acts 9:31
As we see in this insightful passage in Acts 9:31, “the fear of the LORD” is a blessing and will always ultimately result in “the comfort of the Holy Ghost.” It is ultra important for those who will trust Jesus to the end, to remove from their lives all false teachers who do not teach the fear of the LORD, the need for personal holiness, and to believe to the end to be saved. If one desires to truly follow Christ, he must dethrone any and all of his favorite teachers – “idol Shepherds” – and look fully and solely to the LORD Jesus Christ and His precious Word (Zech. 11:17).
Jesus wants to save us from the lie of the ages which says that as God’s people, we are free to live in sin. Such is the first falsehood told to man which led to the fall of man into sinful separation from His Maker. Saints, the wages of sin is still death in God’s unchanging economy and His people are never to forget this (Romans 6:1-2, 15, 23).
Some who read this will feel hopeless to overcome certain sins in their life which in part have been enabled by the “it’s -okay-to-live-in-sin” lie. But please allow me to encourage you to keep pressing toward the mark of knowing Jesus more and more – you are going to look back and be so eternally glad you endured in His grace and overcome (Rev. 23). No sin or sins are any match for His infinite power and grace! (Rom. 6:14) Get back under His glorious grace! Lay it all down saint and watch the wonderful grace of God make you free to love and serve Him in all your thoughts and ways as you fervently await His soon return.
“Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul.” 1 Peter 2:11
“A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.” Proverbs 29:5
Beloved of the LORD, do not buy into these lies which are of the evil one. His plan is to seduce your soul into disobedience – as he did with Adam and Eve – which will lead to the serving of self-interests and lusts and cause you to fall away from the LORD. Seduction is accomplished with flattery not rebuke. Reject these lies and live a life of rejoicing, fasting, prayer, Bible study and witnessing. Give thanks and declare the Good News in light of the soon return of the Son of God.
PRAYER: Jesus fill me with Your love and grace and a deep conviction for Your holy truth. I rejoice in You alone Jesus and have no confidence in the flesh. Bless my heart to be honest and obedient to You heavenly Father and never hide behind a lie that justifies my sin. Strike my heart with the fear of the LORD and grant me Your anointing to help others in the same. In Jesus’ name, amen.
Flash Point:
Those who espouse the OSAS doctrine of devils only do so because they simply do not want to die to self in this fleeting world and thereby prove they are counterfeits. The Psychology of Eternal Security Book
Abiding
Nourished Up and Enduring to the End [podcast]
Recently a dear brother in Christ related this testimony to me of our LORD’s work in his life:
“I had a ‘back to Jesus’ moment after the election. As I was horribly disappointed in our country and the dividing of even my own friends, I was praying: ‘I’ve lost faith in my country, I’ve lost faith in my friends…’ then it hit me… I had put my faith in the wrong things. It’s so easy to depend on others. But now I am trusting only in my Lord and Savior.”
“For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.” Hebrews 11:10
“For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.” Hebrews 13:14
Satan seeks to seduce God’s people with counterfeit causes – causes outside of that which is clearly defined by Holy Scripture as Christ’s Gospel cause! A moral cause is not necessarily the work of the Messiah. Loving the LORD with all of our being and doing His work, the work of the Gospel is His will as we are “new creature(s)” in Christ and His “ambassadors,” sent forth by Him to teach His Word (Matthew 28:18-20; 2 Corinthians 5:20).
HAVE WE EXALTED FREEDOM ABOVE CHRIST – THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN GIVE IT? “Thou shalt have no other gods before me” (Exodus 20:3-5) and “No man can serve two masters” right? (Matthew 6:24)
Do we love Jesus more than freedom? Do we love His Great Commission more than the cause of getting our country back?
In fact we have no freedom if we are not born again and presently walking with and abiding in Jesus on HIS stated terms (John 8:31-32; 15:1-16). Jesus came to save, heal, and grant freedom in the Spirit, from Satan, and freedom from sin to those who are His (Matthew 1:21; Luke 4:18; John 1:29; Acts 26:18; Titus 2:11-14; 1 John 3:1-10, etc.). Here, listen to the Son of God ….
“As he spake these words, many believed on him. 31 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, IF ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; 32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” John 8:30-32
The LORD makes free those whom He saves, those who continue in an abiding relationship with Him (John 15).
You must “desire the sincere milk of the word” and feed your spirit the Word of God daily or you will grow weak very quickly and fall away (1 Peter 2:2). Jesus calls us to be “Nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine” (1 Timothy 4:6).
A Good Servant of Christ Jesus
Jesus is KING and kingdom living is all about exalting KING Jesus – not mere men or organizations or ministries! It’s only then that His divine “nourishment” is going to flow down into His beloved body!
“Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind, 19 And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God.” Colossians 2:18-19
Heaven’s “nourishment” only transpires when KING Jesus is truly exalted.
“I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.” Isaiah 42:8
Modern church pawns want you to become enamored with THEM, not CHRIST. It’s a sales job! Beware. Read Colossians 2:18-19 closely.
“If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained.” 1 Timothy 4:6
Feed. Feast. Fuel. Those who choose not to feast upon and fuel their hearts and minds with God’s Word daily, are not going to make it. They will walk weak, empty, and malnourished, just as the 5 foolish virgins did and were shut out of the kingdom (Matthew 25:1-13). They have freely chosen not to be “nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine” (1 Timothy 4:6).
“As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:” 1 Peter 2:2
Daily drinking the healing oil of God’s Word assures divine nourishment and wholeness in your spirit. God’s Word gets in us only when we get into it – and seek Him in it daily. Memorize Jeremiah 15:16 now.
“Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts.” Jeremiah 15:16
JUST as none of us understand but know the blessing of food nourishing our physical bodies, so the Word of God nourishes our spirit man, our hearts. It’s a daily must. Feeding and being nourished by the words of God is an imperative (Job 12:23; Jeremiah 15:16; Hebrews 5:11-14; 1 Peter 2:2, etc.). His Word cannot get into us and nourish us until we get into it! Let the nourishment begin!
“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly (abundantly)…” Colossians 3:16
Note here in the above passage, we see Christ instructing those who believed upon Him to “continue in my word.” This was Jesus’ perfect opportunity to tell these new believers that they were “eternally secure” but He didn’t because He’s the Son of God and not a false prophet!
Jesus says that it’s only “IF ye continue in my word” that you will know the truth, be made free and walk in the liberty, the freedom He alone can grant from sin! See John 8:31-32, 36. YOU GOT SAVED? GOOD – NOW STAY SAVED!
“Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.” Hosea 10:12
You must turn your heart to the LORD – in true worship – in order to walk in the liberty that He alone can give!
“Nevertheless when it (your heart) shall turn to the Lord, the vail (that blinds) shall be taken away. 17 Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.” 2 Corinthians 3:16-17
Fake “bibles” such as the NIV teach that “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free” (Galatians 5:1). Read that again. In the context of the whole of Scripture, we must ask: Did Jesus come to set us free for freedom’s sake or to be set free from sin in order to serve Him as new creatures? (2 Corinthians 5:17-18). Any student of God’s Word knows that this NIV rendering of Galatians 5:1 is a contradiction, a lie. | Fake “bibles” Exposed!
“For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.” Galatians 5:13
“As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.” 1 Peter 2:16
As was foretold, we are seeing that some are departing from the faith, listening to devils and their doctrines from the fake “bibles” and false prophets of today, instead of being daily nourished up in the pure words of God and helping feed Christ’s flock. Get a King James Bible.
“Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; 2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron; … 6 If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained. … 16 Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.” 1 Timothy 4:1-2, 6, 16
Any person who is teaching that it’s impossible to “depart from the faith” (to leave Christ) after being saved, is a false teacher (Luke 8:13).
“Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God. 13 But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. 14 For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end; 15 While it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.” Hebrews 3:12-15
“For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance. 35 Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward. 36 For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise. 37 For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry. 38 Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him. 39 But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.” Hebrews 10:34-39
“And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.” Galatians 6:9
Be not deceived: You cannot sustain a life with Christ without daily fellowship with Him!
“In your patience possess ye your souls.” Luke 21:19
“And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.” Matthew 10:22
So many today who claim Christ view salvation as something they did in the past and not a present relationship with Christ on His stated terms (John 15; Titus 1:16).
Okay so think about the last time you heard this passage read in a “church” gathering. Well, have you ever heard it read? These are the warning words of the very and soon coming LORD and Savior.
“All these are the beginning of sorrows. 9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake. 10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. 11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. 12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. 13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.” Matthew 24:10-13
“And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts. 16 And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness; 17 And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word’s sake, immediately they are offended. 18 And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word, 19 And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful. 20 And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.” Mark 4:15-19
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Beware of “Private Interpretation” [podcast]
NO MAN GAVE THE TRUTH AND NO MAN CONTROLS IT
ANY person who doesn’t uphold God’s Word as final divine authority on all matters of faith, is 100% “NOT of God” according to the Son of God (John 8:47).
“Let God be true and EVERY man a liar.” Romans 3:4
Is God or are mere men confused?
“For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.” 1 Corinthians 14:33
Beware of those who violate, who speak contradictory to other parts of God’s Word in order to sell you on their “revelation.” Known truth, biblically stated truth must never be contradicted. The LORD is not confused and so we conclude that anyone upholding what they believe to be truth that contradicts known biblical truth, is confused at best. Beware of what the Holy Spirit calls “private interpretation.” (2 Peter 1:19-21) More in a moment on this.
Many seek to use commentaries, historians and the like to paint the picture, the outcome they desire because they do not love the LORD and therefore His truth. If God wanted us to have more it’d be in His Word…. I am not opposed to background information but that’s not divinely inspired Holy Scripture and many people try to change the outcome of biblical truth by using extra-biblical sources. Beware. They attempt to create a path to an unbiblical conclusion because they are “not valiant for the truth.” (Jeremiah 9:3)
It’s convoluted theology to speak against, contrary to the whole of the Word of God which among other things says “ALL scripture is given by inspiration of God.” (2 Timothy 3:16) Ignoring known, clearly stated Bible truth to perpetrate a certain view is bearing false witness against the LORD, is confusion, and is violence against the Holy Scriptures and the picture painted by the WHOLE of God’s Word. This is also a refusal to rightly divide the Word of truth but instead a deliberate, subjective ignoring of divine truth in order to perpetrate an agenda (1 Corinthians 2:13; 2 Timothy 2:15).
Many today interpret the Bible for their own self-serving purpose or liking, based on being predisposed to certain traditions, philosophies, and clichés. This is exactly what Jesus cited the false religionists of His day for doing (Mark 7:6-9).
God gave His Word to us and will reveal Himself and His will to each of His saints as they seek Him, studying His words thoroughly, diligently, daily.
“Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me. 40 And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.” John 5:39-40
God gave us the Holy Scriptures to reveal to us who He is and yet, the individual must come to Jesus personally to know Him and understand His Precepts, His kingdom truths. Like the religionists Jesus is addressing above, many who think they know God are not known of God at all because they refuse to truly repent and seek His holy face.
Exactly as Jesus warned, there are “many false prophets” today to accommodate counterfeits, tares (Matthew 7:15; 24:11).
Many times we hear men stand up to speak, claiming they’ve been studying a topic in the Bible extensively – and insinuating that on the basis of THEIR study, you should just buy wholesale everything they’re about the say. There are “many deceivers” operating today (2 John 7-11). Out of the pride of their hearts we hear men preface their message this way, boasting of their study, to set up and snare the unlearned, the gullible when in reality many of them have simply borrowed the errors of other men. Yet we must judge all that is taught against our own personal, diligent study of the whole of God’s Word and never buy the subjective claims of mere men. This is the very reason so many are deceived today. Following man’s supposed revelation, interpretations, instead of getting God’s revelation for ourselves, firsthand, is the recipe to be deceived. There are no shortcuts to personally, thoroughly studying the whole counsel of God’s Word for ourselves. | The Importance of Personal, Organic Bible Study
This scenario often plays out when someone is teaching on the end times, claiming or insinuating that they have come up with special revelation. At times they will claim to definitely know and have figured out who the antichrist is, the specifics and timing of end time events, and secrets about these last days. Yet, at least some of those things they claim to have special knowledge of are not specifically, expressly written in the Bible. Beware of the “private interpretation” of mere men.
“We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: 20 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. 21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.” 2 Peter 1:19-21
God’s Word, the words of God recorded in Holy Writ, were inspired by the Holy Spirit and were not written from any mere man’s “private interpretation”, nor are the words of God to be twisted and done violence to by anyone today for their own “private interpretation” to promulgate their own view, doctrine, or agenda.
Notice in this passage above that through Peter, the Holy Spirit puts the personal responsibility upon the individual disciple to “take heed” to the Word of God, to study it daily, diligently as the revelation of Christ and His will rises in our hearts, dawns on us – “ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts.”
God expects His people to study thoroughly and to know His Word for themselves.
“Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” 2 Timothy 2:15
No man controls the truth nor does he control the interpretation of divine truth which is self-evident and to be first and foremost studied and understood by individual disciples. Yes, God calls elders out to teach HIS Word, to let God’s Word dwell richly among His people, and yet the LORD alone teaches the individual believers heart His truth (Colossians 3:16). This is the individual priesthood of each and every blood bought saint of Christ. Jesus saves the individual sinner first and foremost who is then and only then an individual member of His one body (Ephesians 4; 1 Corinthians 12).
“But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things. 21 I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth. …26 These things have I written unto you concerning them that seduce you. 27 But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.” 1 John 2:20-27
Ultimately, and most importantly, God teaches each and every one of His individual saints – “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:” (John 10:27)
Those who aren’t objective with the whole counsel of Scripture clearly prove their hearts are not honest, not authentic, and sincere before the LORD (Luke 8:15; John 7:16; 2 Corinthians 2:17; 2 Peter 3:16, etc.).
Beware of Being a “Back it Up” Bubba
Personally studying God’s Word from Genesis to Revelation, organically, is ultra-important. | The Importance of Personal, Organic Bible Study
To “back up” a belief with Scripture seems to really mean: “I believe ABC doctrine and I’m hell bent on finding Bible verses to prove it!” In other words someone like this doesn’t really care what the whole of Scripture teaches as much as they care to hold on to some pet doctrine (it’s usually something to justify their sin such as the falsehood of eternal security).
Some put forth their subjective beliefs and defend those beliefs by saying “I can back everything up with scripture.” Satan can too as we see him do when tempting Jesus (Luke 4). The devil used Scripture out of context as many today do. Are we merely backing up what WE say and what WE currently believe with Scripture or are we simply reading and diligently studying the whole counsel of Holy Scripture and letting GOD speak for Himself as we “compare spiritual things (Scripture, known truth) with spiritual things”? (1 Corinthians 2:13; 2 Timothy 2:15) Big difference. Think about that. Men and devils can deceitfully make the Bible say anything THEY want it to say but that doesn’t make it biblically sound and true. We must beware of our own tendency to espouse and hold on to philosophies, notions, and doctrines that do not line up with the whole counsel of God’s Word and we must be corrected (2 Timothy 3:16-17).
“All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: 17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.” 2 Timothy 3:16-17
The disciple of Jesus, without exception, will be ever more rooted and grounded in the final divine authority of the written Word of God.
Jesus told us exactly who is “of God” and who is “NOT of God.”
“He that is OF GOD heareth God’s words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are NOT OF GOD.” John 8:47
ALL who are “of God” uphold His Word as final divine authority, with no exception.
When discussing any matter, specifically spiritually, the main issue is what God’s Word says, which is His “truth” and when one is valiant for His truth, such a man will not rely on anything except God’s Word (Jeremiah 9:3; John 17:17). God says we can be CERTAIN about what He says concerning any topic revealed in His Word – “Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge, 21 That I might make thee KNOW the CERTAINTY of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?” (Proverbs 22:20-21)
We must honestly examine our own selves to see WHY we believe WHAT we currently believe. Discernment, “rightly dividing the word of truth” seem to be concretely connected to searching the Scriptures as we see with the Bereans who tested Paul and all that he taught, right? (2 Timothy 2:15; Acts 17:10-11) Lots of people who talk about discernment trust their own subjective discernment instead of letting the written WORD be their two edged sword of discernment (Hebrews 4:12). Many believe they are discerning correctly and yet aren’t daily, diligently being grounded in the written Word, which God will never contradict (2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:19-21).
The Berean Saints are a Great Example to us Today
“And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. 11 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.” Acts 17:10-11
May the reader be exhorted to become intimately familiar with the above passage, noticing that the Bereans didn’t even take Christ’s apostle Paul at his word. No, they “searched the scriptures daily” for themselves to see “whether those thing were so” that Paul was preaching.
As was the case with the Berean disciples who listened to Paul preach, God intends for us to partake in, to hear preaching and yet, all must be cross examined against our own personal searching of His Word for ourselves (2 Timothy 2:15; 3:16-17). On that note, do you remember when the LORD Jesus spoke to the woman at the well and how when He revealed Himself to her as the Messiah she ran out and told everyone? Yet, those men didn’t fully embrace Christ till they personally went to see Him for themselves.
“The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men, 29 Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ? 30 Then they went out of the city, and came unto him. … 42 And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.” Acts 4:28-30, 42
No Greek or Hebrew is needed and is certainly not the main rule of interpretation. We must take God’s preserved Word for what it clearly states in our own language, as we compile, compound, put together Scripture with Scripture (Isaiah 28:16; 1 Corinthians 2:13). This is the method of priority in apprehending truth, the highest, stated rule of interpreting truth. A thorough gathering of all Scripture pertaining to the given study, is essential.
“TAUGHT OF GOD”
“It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all TAUGHT OF GOD. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.” John 6:45
“But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are TAUGHT OF GOD to love one another.” 1 Thessalonians 4:9
The LORD alone is “the truth”, gave us His truth – His written Word – and presides over it, teaching it to His people (John 14:6; Psalms 146:6, etc.). His written Word is final divine authority and taught by Him to His people in abiding relationship (John 14:26; 16:13-14).
Beware of “Private Interpretation”
Being crucified with Christ means one is emptied of self, self-will, self-agenda, and abandoned to God’s will. This means that such a person searches out and embraces the biblical truth, no matter where it leads. He never bends the truth to try to fit a tradition or doctrine but rather reject any previous believed notion when the Word says differently (Romans 3:4; 2 Timothy 2:15; 3:15-17, etc.).
Those who engage in the sinful activity of privately interpreting Scripture, do so because …
- They themselves are un-repentant, not denying self, taking up the cross, and following Jesus (Luke 9:23-24; 2 Timothy 4:2-4)
- They refuse to let God be true and every man a liar – beginning with their own wicked hearts (Romans 3:4)
- They value tradition about divine truth (Mark 7:6-9)
- They do no hold God’s Word as final divine authority though they claim to (John 8:47)
- They refuse to be honest with the whole counsel of Holy Scripture (2 Timothy 2:15; 3:15-17)
Beware of those who seek to control the interpretation of God’s Word – those who impose their own notions and doctrine onto God’s truth. There are many who read things into Scripture which are not in the Scriptures. Let’s read again our central passage:
“We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: 20 Knowing this first, that NO PROPHECY OF THE SCRIPTURE IS OF ANY PRIVATE INTERPRETATION. 21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.” 2 Peter 1:19-21
“Private interpretation” seems to point to the agenda and act of self application based on tradition or preconceived notions. Not allowing God to speak for Himself via a thorough study of the whole counsel of His written Word. Application or interpretation based on self desires or that which conforms to some extra-biblical notion or doctrine of men.
Here’s the Greek word for “private”
G2398
ἴδιος
idios
id’-ee-os
Of uncertain affinity; pertaining to self, that is, one’s own (agenda); by implication private or separate: – X his acquaintance, when they were alone, apart, aside, due, his (own, proper, several), home, (her, our, thine, your) own (business), private (-ly), proper, severally, their (own).
Greek word for “interpretation”
G1955
ἐπίλυσις
epilusis
ep-il’-oo-sis
From G1956; explanation, that is, application: – interpretation.
Total KJV occurrences: 1
Not only did the Holy Ghost give us God’s written Word, but also it’s the Holy Ghost that teaches individual saints. Here’s how:
“Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which THE HOLY GHOST TEACHETH; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.” 1 Corinthians 2:13
Believers are “taught of God” as they study and collate Scripture. This is never to be infringed upon or controlled by elders. That’s one reason for the plurality of elders in the local expressions, the gatherings of Christ’s body. There’s safety in a plurality of elders who should thereby be held accountable and rebuked when needed (Titus 1:5, etc.).
As Christ’s saints continue “stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers”, they compare, put together, collate line upon line, Bible verse upon Bible verse, in ordain to be “taught of God” His truth (Acts 2:42; Colossians 3:16).
“Reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine”
RED FLAG: When you witness a man, an elder, who dodges or doesn’t want certain BIBLE verses read, due to that truth contradicting his tradition/heresy, you know you have a man who is in need of repentance (Mark 7:6-9). Such a man’s heart is not captive to the Word of God. He has his own evil agenda. Such a wolf will seek to impose his doctrine of men and devils on others and must be rebuked.
“Against an elder receive not an accusation, but before two or three witnesses. 20 Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear.” 1 Timothy 5:19-20
“Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.” 2 Timothy 4:2
The root reason people choose the lie of OSAS is that they simply refuse to truly repent and lay down their lives in this fleeting world. So they are willing to wax over and avoid mountains of biblical truths and warnings. They have their own agenda they hold in reserve. They are not given over to Christ. They believed and were saved and yet didn’t continue in the truth – which Jesus says is essential.
Many times, the ones who cry “context, context, context” are those taking God’s Word out of context in order to perpetrate their heresy. They don’t want the real context because though they pose as Christians, they are not men of truth and so don’t honestly follow the Word of God honestly, no matter where it may lead. They don’t like the context of Holy Scripture – because it simply doesn’t say what they want it to say. They have a predetermined outcome, a doctrinal goal they want to reach and are willing to bait and switch, do acrobats, and ignore Scripture that doesn’t agree with their heresy. These are not honest people. Their goal is to reach their predetermined conclusion.
The Bible reveals that un-repentant people migrate to false teachers, false doctrines (2 Timothy 4:3-4).
“For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; 4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.” 2 Timothy 4:3-4
Counterfeits invent ways to excuse themselves from accountability to Scripture. Though they regularly and selectively refer to and read the Old Testament Scriptures, when you quote or read them Holy Scripture from the Old Testament to expose OSAS, they will scream “but that’s Old Testament!” Nice try. But “ALL scripture” is given to New Testament saints and we are told that we are taught by those very Scriptures (2 Timothy 3:17; Romans 15;4; 1 Corinthians 10:11). Also, this same truth as is taught in the passage below, is also taught and confirmed all over the New Testament and from Genesis to Revelation.
“Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel? 12 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 33:11-13
Eternal Security is a Lie from Hell.
The Ultimate Teacher is Divine
“But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.” John 14:26
“Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. 14 He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.” John 16:13-14
GOD alone “keepeth truth”, is the Divine Source and Steward of His Truth
“…the LORD his God: 6 Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever:” Psalms 146:6
Notice the Hebrew word for “keepeth” here….
H8104
שָׁמַר
shâmar
shaw-mar’
A primitive root; properly to hedge about (as with thorns), that is, guard; generally to protect, attend to, etc.: – beware, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep (-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch (-man).
Total KJV occurrences: 468
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John Wesley on Calvinism, Once Saved Always Saved, and Conditional Security
“Calvinists, who deny that salvation can ever be lost, reason on the subject in a marvelous way. They tell us, that no virgin’s lamp can go out; no promising harvest be choked with thorns; no branch in Christ can ever be cut off from unfruitfulness; no pardon can ever be forfeited, and no name blotted out of God’s book! They insist that no salt can ever lose its savor; nobody can ever ‘receive the grace of God in vain’; ‘bury his talents’; ‘neglect such great salvation’; trifle away ‘a day of grace’; ‘look back’ after putting his hand to the gospel plow. Nobody can ‘grieve the Spirit’ till He is ‘quenched,’ and strives no more, nor ‘deny the Lord that bought them’; nor ‘bring upon themselves swift destruction.’ Nobody, or body of believers, can ever get so lukewarm that Jesus will spew them out of His mouth. They use reams of paper to argue that if one ever got lost he was never found (John 17:12); that if one falls, he never stood (Rom. 11:16-22 and Heb. 6:4-6); if one was ever ‘cast forth,’ he was never in, and ‘if one ever withered,’ he was never green (John 15:1-6); and that ‘if any man draws back,’ it proves that he never had anything to draw back from (Heb. 10:38,39); that if one ever ‘falls away into spiritual darkness,’ he was never enlightened (Heb 6:4-6); that if you ‘again get entangled in the pollutions of the world,’ it shows that you never escaped (2 Pet 2:20); that if you ‘put salvation away’ you never had it to put away, and if you make shipwreck of faith, there was no ship of faith there!! In short they say: If you get it, you can’t lose it; and if you lose it you never had it. May God save us from accepting a doctrine, that must be defended by such fallacious reasoning!” ~ John Wesley
OSAS people make a vain attempt at redefining the words of Scripture to fit their own self-serving agenda of lukewarmness, cross-less rebellion. For example they hyper-focus on “eternal” in the term “eternal life” while intentionally refusing to synthesize the whole of what Scripture states. Purposely, they do not distinguish between initial and final salvation and refuse to believe that after being saved, the recipient of His salvation must “endure to the end” to be “saved.” (Matthew 10:22; 24:13; John 15:6; Colossians 1:23; Hebrews 3:6, 12-14; 10:26-39; 2 Peter 2:20-21; Revelation 2-3, etc.) They hyper-focus on the word “gift” and teach that a gift could never be lost which the rest of Scripture does not agree with. They then take the word “sealed” and make it to be permanent which it cannot possibly be because the same Greek word for “sealed” is used of Jesus’ tomb which we all know was NOT permanently sealed – it was unsealed when Jesus came out of that grave! (Matthew 27:66) In this they bear false witness against the LORD and act like some Scriptures are more divinely inspired than others. This practice reveals the evil and deceit of their own hearts. While they scream, “context, context, context,” they themselves syphon things out of the immediate and overall context of Scripture. Not just some Scripture in the Bible but rather “ALL scripture is given by inspiration of God…” (2 Timothy 3:16-17) It must all be synthesized, put together, compared (1 Corinthians 2:13). Error will result in the hearts and lives of those who do not personally search, study, and revere “ALL scripture” in God’s Word.
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