More Catholic Witchcraft Infiltrating the Apostate Seminaries, Ministries, and Churches
“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.” 1 Timothy 4:1-2
WHAT is spiritual formation / contemplative prayer or centering prayer?
Spiritual formation/contemplative prayer/spirituality is just another self-centered, Christ-denying, self-righteous, works-based, occultic, pagan lie from hell!
Seminaries teach it and now many churches today are practicing new age witchcraft called contemplative prayer, or centering Prayer which is part of spiritual formation. It’s coming out of the Vatican which alone means it is of Satan. The following is taken from centeringprayer.com…
“Centering Prayer is a METHOD OF PRAYER, which prepares us to receive the gift of God’s presence, traditionally called contemplative prayer. It consists of responding to the Spirit of Christ by consenting to God’s presence and action within. It furthers the development of contemplative prayer by quieting our faculties to cooperate with the gift of God’s presence…
Centering Prayer is drawn from ancient prayer practices of the Christian contemplative heritage, notably the Fathers and Mothers of the Desert, Lectio Divina, (praying the scriptures), The Cloud of Unknowing, St. John of the Cross and St. Teresa of Avila.. It was distilled into a simple METHOD OF PRAYER in the 1970’s by three Trappist monks, Fr. William Meninger, Fr. Basil Pennington and Abbot Thomas Keating at the Trappist Abbey, St. Joseph’s Abbey in Spencer, Massachusetts.
Christian Contemplative Prayer is the opening of mind and heart – our whole being – to God, the Ultimate Mystery, beyond thoughts, words and emotions, whom we know by faith is within us, closer than breathing, thinking, feeling and choosing; even closer than consciousness itself. The root of all prayer is interior silence. Though we think of prayer as thoughts or feelings expressed in words, this is only one expression. Contemplative Prayer is a prayer of silence, an experience of God’s presence as the ground in which our being is rooted, the Source from whom our life emerges at every moment.”
ARE you seeking to experience God OR to KNOW HIM? (John 17:3)
“People want a word from God instead of the Word OF God.” Warren Smith
One Christian ministry defines this witchcraft this way:
“Contemplative/centering prayer promotes emptying the mind and experiencing a self-induced trance similar to the TM transcendental meditation practices taught in Hinduism. I believe voluntarily surrendering control of one’s mind exposes an individual to demonic influences. In contrast, God’s Word commands that we are to be ever sober and vigilant rather than slaves of hypnotic euphoria.
“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: 9 Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.” 1 Peter 5:8-9
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. 24 And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.” Galatians 5:22-24
The other great danger of the contemplative prayer movement is that it serves as a bridge between evangelical Christians and Roman Catholicism. Teresa of Avila was a faithful follower of Roman Catholicism’s false gospel of salvation through sacramental grace and merit. If your pastor proposes a contemplative/centering prayer initiative, it’s definitely time to find a new church.”
This is but a mere taste of what’s being taught in Satan’s seminaries and therefore by the seminarian wolves who’ve run the professing church world on a nose dive into apostasy (Isaiah 9:16).
The prayers of God’s people are answered due to the matchless name of Jesus Christ.
“Jesus saith unto him, I am THE way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. … And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.” John 14:6, 13-14
“And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you. 24 Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.” John 16:23-24
“For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;” 1 Timothy 2:5
When the Bible speaks of meditation it’s always associated unchangeably with meditation on God’s written Word!
“This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein (in the written Word) day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.” Joshua 1:8
“But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law (written Word) doth he meditate day and night.” Psalms 1:2
SADLY, modern seminarians are teaching occultism: spiritual formation and contemplative prayer/centering … required classes.
What the difference between yoga and spiritual formation/contemplative prayer? Very little.
Protestant seminaries were infiltrated in the 1950’s and 60’s by the Jesuits. They did this to stop the anointed preaching from the real Bible (KJB) which resulted in the loss of millions of souls trapped in the darkness of the antichrist roman catholic church.
Below are apostate ministries which are listed in alphabetical order. OR, if you re looking for a specific ministry, simple hit control F for find and put part of the name of that organization in the box.
DIVINE FILTER: All false movements and false teachers serve a divine purpose. They are allowed to snare all who don’t truly love Christ and therefore His Truth! Study 1 Corinthians 11:19; 2 Thessalonians 2:9-12 closely.
This below is a list of apostate ministries, seminaries, Bible colleges that are now promoting Spiritual Formation.
Abilene Christian University (Church of Christ) Abilene, TX (e.g. labyrinth)
Acadia Divinity College (Baptist) Nova Scotia, CANADA
ACTS Seminaries of Trinity Western University, BC, CANADA
Alberta Bible College (Church of Christ) Calgary, Alberta, CANADA
Alliance Theological Seminary (CMA) Nyack, NY
Ambrose University (CMA), Calgary, Alberta, CANADA (e.g., spiritual formation) (information)
American Christian College & Seminary (closed in 2005), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Anderson University (Church of God) Anderson, IN
Anderson University, Anderson, SC (Invited Sue Monk Kidd to a speaking event in March 2011)
Asbury Theological Seminary (UM), Wilmore, KY
Ashland Theological Seminary, Ashland, OH (e.g., The Shack)
Assemblies of God Theological Seminary, Valley Forge Christian College Branch Campus, Phoenixville, PA
Southeastern University (AOG) Lakeland, FL
Azusa Pacific University, Haggard School of Theology, Azusa, CA (e.g. Nouwen)
Baptist Theological Seminary of Southern Africa, Barclay College, Haviland, KS
Baylor University, Waco, TX
Beeson Divinity School, Birmingham, AL
Belmont University, Nashville, TN
Bethel University (East Coast campus), St. Paul, MN
Bethel Seminary, San Diego, CA
Biblical Theological Seminary, Hatfield, PA, Biblical Training (online)
Biola University, La Mirada, CA
Blufton University (Mennonite), Blufton, OH
Briercrest Bible College, Saskatchewan, CANADA
Bryan College Dayton, TN
California Baptist University. Riverside, CA
Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI
Campbell University, Buies Creek, NC
Campbellsville University, Campbellsville, KY
Canadian Mennonite University, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CANADA
Carey Institute, Vancouver, BC, CANADA
Carson Newman University, Jefferson City, TN
Cedarville University (Reformed Presbyterian), Cedarville, OH
Central Christian College (Free Methodist), McPherson, KS
Christian Theological Seminary, Indianapolis, IN
Christian University (GlobalNet), ministry of RBC Ministries – online
Cincinnati Bible Seminary (of Cincinnati Christian University), Cincinnati, OH
Cincinnati Christian University, Cincinnati, OH
Colorado Christian University, Lakewood, CO
Columbia Theological Seminary (Presbyterian), Decatur, GA
Columbia International University. Columbia, SC (e.g. labyrinth, Syllabus)
Corban University, Salem, OR
Cornerstone University, Grand Rapids, MI
Covenant Theological Seminary (Presbyterian), Nashville, TN
Crown College (CMA), Saint Bonifacius, MN
Dallas Theological Seminary, Dallas, TX
Drew University, Madison, NJ
Duke Divinity School (Duke University), Durham, NC
Eastern Mennonite Seminary, Harrisonburg, VA
Eastern Nazarene College, Quincy, MA
Eastern University, St. Davids, PA
Emmanuel Bible College, Kitchener, Ontario, CANADA
Emmanuel School of Religion, Johnson City, TN
Fresno Pacific University (Mennonite), (Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary), Fresno, CA
Friends University, Wichita, KS
Fuller Theological Seminary, Various Campuses Throughout US
Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary, Evanston, IL
Gateway Seminary (SBC), 6 Locations
George Fox Evangelical Seminary, Newberg, OR
Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary, California and Arizona
Gordon College, Wenham, Massachusetts
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, South Hamilton, MA
Goshen College (Mennonite), Goshen, IN
Grace College & Theological Seminary, Winona Lake, IN
Grace University, Omaha, NE
Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, AZ (connected with Ken Blanchard and has a spiritual formation program)
Greenville College (Free Methodist), Greenville, IL
Harding University, Searcy, AR
Harding School of Theology, Memphis, TN
Heritage College & Seminary, Kitchener, ON, CANADA
Hesston College, Hesston, KS
Hope College, Holland, MI
Hope International University (AKA: Pacific Christian College), Fullerton, CA
Houghton College, Houghton, NY
Indiana Wesylan University, Marion, IN
Intervarsity Christian Fellowship NW, Portland, OR
John Brown University, Siloam Springs, AR
Lancaster Bible College, Lancaster, PA
Lee University, Cleveland, TN
Le Tourneau University, Longview, TX
Lincoln Christian University, Lincoln, IL
Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA
Lindsey Wilson College, Columbia, KY
Lipscomb University, Nashville, TN
Luther Rice Seminary/University, Lithonia, GA
Mars Hill Graduate School (see Seattle School of Theology & Psychology), Bothell, WA 98021
Malone University, Canton, OH
Messiah College (Brethren in Christ Church), Mechanicsburg, PA
MidAmerica Nazarene University, Olathe, KS
Milligan College, Milligan College, TN
Montreat College, Montreat, NC
Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, Illinois
Mount Vernon Nazarene, Mount Vernon, OH
Multnomah University, Portland, OR
Nebraska Christian College, Papillion, NE
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, LA, (Dr. Francis Kimmitt)
Northern Baptist Theological Seminary, aka Northern Seminary, Lombard, Chicago, Rockford, IL
Northeastern Seminary, Rochester, NY, seminary@roberts.edu
Northern Seminary, Lombard, IL
Northpark University, and Northpark Theological Seminary, (Evangelical Covenant Church), Chicago, IL
Northwest Nazarene University, Nampa, ID
Northwestern College, Orange City, IA
Northwestern College (University of Northwestern), St. Paul, MN
Nyack College (CMA), Nyack, NY
Oklahoma Baptist University (SBC), Shawnee, OK
Oklahoma Christian University, Oklahoma City, OK
Oklahoma Wesleyan University, Bartlesville, OK
Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbonnais, IL
Oral Roberts University, Tulsa, OK
Our Daily Bread Christian University (online)
Ozark Christian College, Joplin, MO
Pacific Rim Christian College, Honolulu, HI
Palm Beach Atlantic University, Palm Beach, FL
Peace River Bible Institute, Sexsmith, AB, CANADA
Pepperdine University (Bible Lectures), Malibu, CA
Phoenix Seminary, Phoenix, AZ
Point Loma Nazarene, San Diego, CA
Prairie College of the Bible, Alberta, CANADA
Providence College and Seminary, Otterburne, Manitoba, CANADA
Reformed Theological Seminary, Several locations in U.S.
Regent College, Vancouver, BC, CANADA
Renovare Institute, Denver, CO
Roberts Wesleyan College (Free Methodist), Rochester, NY
Rockbridge Seminary, Springfield, MO 65804
Rocky Mountain College, Calgary, Alberta, CANADA
Rolling Hills Bible Institute, Rolling Hills Estates, CA
Samford University, Birmingham, AL
Seattle Pacific University (Free Methodist), Seattle, WA
The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology, Seattle, WA
Shorter University, Rome, GA
Simpson University (CMA), Redding, CA
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, NC
Southeastern University, Lakeland, Fl
Southern Nazarene University, Bethany, OK
Southern Wesleyan University, Central, SC
Southwest Baptist University, Bolivar, MO
Spring Arbor University (Free Methodist), Spring Arbor, MI
Talbot School of Theology (Biola), La Mirada, CA
Taylor Seminary/Taylor College, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Taylor University, Upland, IN
Tennessee Wesleyan College, Athens, TN
Texas Christian University (Disciples of Christ), Fort Worth, TX
Toccoa Falls College (CMA), Toccoa Falls, GA
Trevecca Nazarene University, Nashville, TN
Trinity Western University, Langley, B.C., CANADA
Trinity International University, Deerfield, IL
Tyndale University College & Seminary, Toronto, CANADA
Union University, 3 Locations in TN
University of Northwestern, St. Paul, MN
University of Valley Forge (AOG), Phoenixville, PA
Vanguard University (Spiritual Formation Program), Costa Mesa, CA
Western Seminary, Portland, OR; Sacramento, CA; San Jose, CA
Western Theological Seminary, Holland, MI
Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA
Wheaton College Graduate School (Spiritual Formation and Psychology), Wheaton, IL
Whitworth University, Spokane, WA
William Carey Institute, Vancouver, BC, CANADA
William Jessup University, Rocklin, CA
Note: All Christian Missionary Alliance Colleges in the USA promote Spiritual Formation
Note: All Nazarene Colleges & Universities in the USA . . . (is there some info missing here?)
Note: All Christian Missionary Alliance Colleges in the USA promote Spiritual Formation
Note: All Nazarene Colleges & Universities in the USA . . . (is there some info missing here?)
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The Warnings of the Book of Jude [podcast]



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Attend to My Words [podcast]

IF THE WORD isn’t flowing into you daily, you are falling away. Flood and fuel your heart and mind and body with the pure, the holy light of God’s Word daily and you will never famish! All darkness will be vanquished (Psalms 119:130). All who have been saved and yet aren’t in God’s Word and prayer daily – have rejected Christ, with no exception. Re-turn to the LORD prodigal. There’s no good outside of Christ the KING.
“The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.” Psalms 119:130
ALL who are not in God’s written Word daily are not hearing from God, do not have God’s wisdom and direction, and are walking in darkness – 100%.
The feeding of Christ’s flock would integrally involve exhorting them to diligently study and walk in God’s Word themselves, daily (John 21:15-17). Isn’t this exactly what the apostle Paul told Timothy to do? Yes. He told his understudy to “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)
One of the ways we know who the false ministers are, is that they want people dependent on THEM, not God. So, they don’t constantly exhort the people to get into God’s Word, the Holy Scriptures, for themselves. Run.
“This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.” Joshua 1:8
“He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live. … My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. 21 Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. 22 For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh. 23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. Proverbs 4:4, 20-23
“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
“Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.” Job 23:12
“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.” Colossians 3:16
“Over the last 5-10 years I can see where He has done this for me already, but the problem is …. it’s not enough! I want even more! One hour of study and prayer in the morning is not enough!” Christine
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The Over Population Delusion Exposed [video]

FACT: There are 100 people groups that are uncontacted and remain isolated from modern societies which is further proof of over population being an induced myth.
FACTS are dangerous to those who perpetrate lying propaganda. Example:
Threat: There Were 93,331 Drug Overdose Deaths in the US in 2020 and ZERO Deaths from Climate Change in the US in 2020
While these lying agents of the enemy of all souls push the “danger” of “global warming,” the simple facts eviscerate their agenda.
ALL of Creation, Including the Earth and its People, are Exclusively God’s Property
The LORD owns the earth, not you, luciferian. You are an antichrist sinner, less than a spec of dust in contrast to the Almighty who said “The earth is the LORD’S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.” (Psalms 24:1)
Depopulation Devils Exposed! The earth is the LORD’s and He said He wants it populated! (Psalms 24:1) Those who participate in deciding who lives and who dies are murderers in the eyes of the Almighty. And, any person encouraging people not to have children is encouraging something that is against what God stated and is a divine command that is still in full force – “And God blessed them, and God said unto them, BE FRUITFUL, AND MULTIPLY, AND REPLENISH THE EARTH, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.” (Genesis 1:28)
“Those who believe the over population myth should humbly read the Bible and it will wipe out their ignorance. Especially the book of Genesis.” Shadrack Rotich
No such thing as over population. Anyone who believes that has been deceived by the murderous depopulationists. Not long ago a study was done which proved that every person in the world could live comfortably in the state of Texas. The LORD who made the earth, made it to be inhabited and provide everything for such to happen. These are antichrists who are against the LORD and His plan to fill the earth with people (Genesis 1:28). Over population is a lie to push the agenda of depopulating the earth by murdering billions. It’s time to make peace with your Maker, the Judge of your eternal soul – before it’s too late. Peace with God
Those who believe in this lie of over population are bearing false witness against the Almighty and making a foolish, ungrounded indictment upon our Maker. Totally gullible. Bought the lies. It’s all an evil agenda to communize the world, and a communist world dictator is coming, the antichrist. Communism has never worked and never will – except temporarily for those ruling over the masses. Communism is the few self-appointed elites murderously ruling with tyranny. Only deceived souls are buying this delusion.
Below is a lost soul disagreeing with my above statements:
“The world is grossly over populated. We could do with a few generations who don’t want to have children. If everyone just kept popping them out like you suggest, how does the world sustain that many people?” Amy
MY REPLY:
Who the heck do you think you are pretending to decide who can live and who must die to suit the delusions you’ve gullibly bought into? You are completely selfish, sinner. What if someone, some other luciferian decides that YOU are expendable? – That you don’t matter and should be eliminated? Do you know what Jesus’ Golden Rule states?
“And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.” Luke 6:31
“The earth is THE LORD’s” not yours (Psalms 24:1) One thing’s for certain – There is a God and you are not Him.
“The earth is the LORD’S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.” Psalms 24:1
The LORD made the earth and doesn’t need puny finite beings like us “deciding” that there is not enough room for more people. Total selfishness. It’s not up to YOU to decide if God’s green earth is over populated. You are completely brain washed, indoctrinated into the religion of self-worship, secular humanism. Not long ago an extensive study showed that the whole population of the world could fit in the state of Texas, each person and family with a large piece of land. Case closed. Junk science. Lies.
Regrettably, you don’t yet see the end game agenda of these scams you’ve bought into. The lie of over population and the murderous depopulation agenda is are tools of the evil dictators in order to accomplish global dominance. This will bring the most horrific times the earth has ever seen under the antichrist.
“For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. 22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.” Matthew 24:21-22
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“Reformed Theology“, is just a fancy way of saying ‘We know better than Paul, the old testament prophets, even David! And the very apostles who walked with Jesus must be unlearned men or liars.’ Nay, I will not say such a thing of my LORD and Saviour, Christ Jesus. Let God be true, and >every< man a liar.” Jonathan Crane
It’s “ungodly men” who mislead the gullible with the eternal security heresy, and the heretical doctrines and system of calvinism. Jude warned us of just that, as did the prophets (Jude 3-4; Jeremiah 23:17, etc.). Then Jude reminds us of God’s judgment upon His own covenant people who were saved out of Egypt (the world) and then “afterward destroyed.” Then Jude reminds us that God judged the angels, a third of them, who rebelled against Him and were terminated from His domain, Heaven (Isaiah 14:12-15; Luke 10:18; Revelation 12:7-12, etc.).
“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, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ. 5 I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not. 6 And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.” Jude 4-6
The Book of Jude
Greeting
1 Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called:
2 Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied.
Judgment on False Teachers
3 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, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.
5 I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not.
6 And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.
7 Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.
8 Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.
9 Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.
10 But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves.
11 Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.
12 These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;
13 Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.
14 And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,
15 To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.
16 These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men’s persons in admiration because of advantage.
A Call to Persevere
17 But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;
18 How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts.
19 These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit.
20 But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,
21 Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
22 And of some have compassion, making a difference:
23 And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.
Doxology
24 Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,
25 To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.