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(PART I) SECRET BIBLE POWER.
(PART II) MIRACLE DOCUMENTED.
(PART III) ONCE SAVED NOT ALWAYS SAVED.
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(PART I) SECRET BIBLE POWER.
"For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places."
(Ephesians 6:12 NKJV)
In the following article I will show you how to unlock the secret power of your Bible!
The Bible is the most powerful book in existence. It has changed the lives of millions of People throughout the world.
It is the most printed book of all time. Millions of people have been killed for reading the Bible and following its teachings.
When put into use, the Bible will change who you are. The person you are will overwhelming change. The old you will die so to speak, and ultimately you will gain "Eternal Life" (you will live forever with God)!
You will see new truths come to life every time you read the Bible through, new ideas you didn't see the time before will appear. The Bible is the only book in the world which will READ YOU! This will become apparent to you as you read it with a true heart. The Bible is the Word of God, it is Spiritual, it is powerful.
The Bible was written by men of God who were filled with the Spirit of God as they wrote.
HOW TO UNLOCK THE SECRET POWER OF YOUR BIBLE:
1. Reading Your Bible With The Heart Of A Child.
(And Jesus called a little child to Him, set him in the midst of them, and said, "Assuredly I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore whoever humbles himself as this little child is greatest in the kingdom of heaven." Mathew 18:2-4 NKJV)
Reading your Bible with the heart of a child means to humbly believe, trust, and obey the word of God. Once you have decisively decided to do this God will awaken something very deep within you that you once knew as a small child. The hope that is newly kindled within you will be very exciting.
2. Building Your Faith With Power In The Holy Spirit.
(So then Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. Romans 10:17 NKJV)
(And we are His witnesses to these things, and so also is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey Him. Acts 5:32 NKJV)
(All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 NKJV)
Building your Faith is simple. It requires (A) much time in the word of God and prayer (spending time with God), and (B) obedience to God and His word.
Faith does not come all at once but rather it grows. It starts very small, but with diligence becomes very powerful.
The more you practice these the more your Faith will build with Power in the Holy Spirit. God will give you the Peace which surpasses all understanding. (Philippians 4:6-7)
The Power of the Holy Spirit is not for your own selfish desires, but rather to serve God and others and to overcome the evil one.
3. How To Read Your Bible.
Read your Bible starting at the book of Mathew in the New Testament (Mathew is near the back of the Bible). Read without skipping all the way through Revelation. Read at least 15 minutes a day. Read the New Testament several times before going on to the Old Testament.
Once you have finished reading the New Testament several times, listen to the Old Testament starting in Genesis all the way through Malachi. (The Old Testament is very difficult to read once you get past the book of Exodus). Use a device to listen to the Old Testament.
I suggest using a NKJV (New King James Version) of the Bible or my second choice would be a NIV (New International Version). Do not start with a KJV (King James Version)
of the Bible because it is written in Old English and difficult to read. If you can't get one of these, use the Bible you have.
Start praying for 5 minutes a day and work up from there. If you can, get on your knees when you pray.
If you can, get up early and give the very first part of your day to the Lord.
In Closing.
(For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 1 Corinthians 1:18 NKJV).
If you have never given the Bible a chance, why not give it a try for 30 days. You may lose everything, (friends, family, treasured habits, who you are currently, etc.) but if you do, I promise you will gain much more.
You will gain a new Family, God's family, in addition you will gain Love, Joy and Peace in your soul and spirit!
You will also answer that nagging question once and for all "Why am I here?", And ultimately you will gain Eternal Life!
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(PART II) MIRICLE DOCUMENTED.**************
Why is prayer so often discounted as “make believe” to be categorized with such things as Santa Clause, or the results so disappointing that believers are embarrassed to tell the truth?
In this age of scientific reasoning it can be hard to find out the truth about prayer because “miracles” are so often discounted out of hand as not possible. However, we must follow the evidence no matter where it leads us.
A well documented example of a modern day miracle is the documented medical history of Bruce Van Natta featured on the History Channel show “Miracles Decoded" (Season 1, Episode 8).
In an attempt to discredit this event as a miracle the producers of the show were ultimately forced to come to the conclusion that there were no scientific explanations for the medically documented event.
In November 2006 Bruce Van Natta was crushed while working underneath a logging truck. Clinging to life Bruce was transported to University Of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison WI.
Bruce was attended by the former “Presidential on-call” surgeon Michael J. Schurr M.D. who signed the five page Operative Note.
Bruce endured multiple surgeries which left him with only 3.1 feet of small intestine. This length of small intestine was not long enough to sustain life but would lead to a slow death of undernourishment.
A Christian by the name of Bruce Carlson went and prayed for Bruce Van Natta after claiming that he felt God leading him to do so. Miraculously Bruce Van Natta said he felt his intestines instantly growing inside him.
It was later confirmed by X-ray, CT, and Doppler scans that Bruce Van Natta had indeed grown approximately 6 feet of small intestine to a length of 9.84 feet.
So Why are successful “Miraculous” prayers so rare?
(1) First we must realize what God is trying to accomplish through prayer. God’s priority is filling His heavenly kingdom with “Saved” people, all else is secondary or not at all. Because of this God blesses his children and responds to prayer to the extent that it will bring us closer to God through Jesus Christ and/or to draw others to believe on God through His son Jesus Christ.
(2) God tells us He does not hear sinners. God will listen to our initial desperate surrendered cry out to Him if we truly are willing to surrender EVERYTHING to Him by following His Son Jesus Christ’s leading.
God will by no means continue to listen to the prayers of him/her who is not dead serious about committing their lives to the leading of Jesus Christ. We may stumble, but we may not quit. God searches our hearts and they are bare before Him.
(3) We must believe in our heart of hearts that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, died for our sins, rose from the dead, and shared with us His righteousness so that we can come to God in prayer because we are now Holy through Jesus Christ.
(4) We must confess Jesus Christ to others without shame. The Christian who is ashamed of Jesus Christ will not be heard nor accepted by God.
(5) We must pray for things that are in God’s will, His scripture gives us many examples of what things to pray for which are in His will.
We must ask ourselves “will the answered prayer bring us and/or others closer to God and His kingdom through Jesus Christ”. Many times we do not know ourselves, but God does.
(6) We must forgive all people, that means ALL from our hearts or God says He will by no means hear us. People are still accountable for their actions though.
(7) We must not judge others, we may hold people accountable for their actions, but we must give up judging ourselves better than others.
God tells us that the souls of ALL men/women are absolutely “filthy, wretched, miserable and naked” before coming to Jesus Christ.
If we “habitually” judge our souls to be better than others souls such as those of: family, friends, coworkers, people we meet on the street, politicians, people on TV, etc., we forfeit the righteousness we have through Jesus Christ by claiming our own righteousness.
Neither we nor our prayers will be accepted with a judging heart. God tells us to “ humbly esteem” others better than ourselves.
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(PART III) ONCE SAVED NOT ALWAYS SAVED*************
(SECTION A) I will show you actual bible verses which show that king Saul lost his salvation.
(SECTION B) I will show you over a hundred bible verses that show you can lose your salvation.
(SECTION C) "Works of The Law" vs. "Works of Faith".
(SECTION D) Conclusion, Including "Debunking being tormented in hell forever!"
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(SECTION A)
Bible verses which show King Saul lost his salvation.
King Saul (who was at first anointed by God) hated David.
David had slain Goliath and had become more famous than king Saul. King Saul spent the rest of his life trying to kill David.
King Saul also performed priestly duties which were against the command of God, killed eighty-five priests of God and consulted with a witch.
Consider the following verses;
1. I Samuel 10:1;
Then Samuel took a flask of oil and poured it on Saul's head and kissed him, saying, " Has not the Lord anointed you ruler over His inheritance"....
2. I Samuel 10:10;
When he and his servant arrived at Gibeah, a procession of prophets met him; the Spirit of God came powerfully upon him, and he joined in their prophesying. When all those who had formerly known him saw him prophesying with the prophets, they asked each other, "What is this that has happened to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?"
3. I Samuel 16:14;
Now the Spirit of the Lord had departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord tormented him.
4. II Samuel 7:15;
(The Lord is talking to King David who is on his deathbed, about one of his descendants.) "But My love will never be taken away from him, as I took it away from Saul, whom I removed from before you".
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Over a hundred Bible verses which show that you can lose your salvation. *** (number 1--77)*** (each number may contain multiple verses). ****
All the following verses of the Bible except the first one are from the New Testament, and most occur after the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
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1. Proverbs 9:10, Psalms 111:10;
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.
2. Philippians 2:12;
Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
3. Philippians 3:11-13;
…… If, by any means, I may attain to the resurrection from the dead. Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead.
4. 1st Corinthians 15:1-2;
moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand, by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you-- unless you believed in vain.
5. Hebrews 6:4-6;
For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted the heavenly gift, and have been partakers of the Holy Spirit, and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, if they fall away, to renew them again to repentance, since they crucify again for themselves the Son of God and put Him to an open shame.
6. 1st Timothy 4:1;
Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons, speaking lies and hypocrisy, having their own conscience seared with a hot iron….
7. Hebrews 3:12-14;
Beware, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God; but exhort one another daily, while it is called “today,” lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. For we have become partakers of Christ if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast to the end.
8. Hebrews 10:26;
For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries.
9. Romans 11:20-22;
…..Do not be haughty, but fear. For if God did not spare the natural branches, He may not spare you either, Therefore consider the goodness and severity of God: on those who fell, severity; but toward you, goodness, if you continue in His goodness. Otherwise you also will be cut off.
10. Hebrews 4:11;
Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall according to the same example of disobedience.
11. Colossians 1:21-23;
And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now he has reconciled in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach in his sight- if indeed you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and are not moved away from the hope of the Gospel which you heard…..
12. 2nd Peter 2:20;
For If, after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, the latter end is worse for them than the beginning.
13. James 5:19-20;
Brethren, if anyone among you wanders from the truth, and someone turns him back, let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from death and cover a multitude of sins.
14. Matthew 24:12-13;
And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. But he who endures to the end shall be saved.
15. James 1:22;
But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
16. 2nd Corinthians 6:1;
We then as workers together with Him also plead with you not to receive the grace of God in vain.
17. Luke 9:62;
….No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back is fit for the kingdom of God.
18. 2nd Corinthians 13:5;
Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you? --unless indeed you are disqualified.
19. Matthew 24:48-51;
But if that evil servant says in his heart, My master is delaying his coming, and begins to beat his fellow servants, and to eat and drink with the drunkards, the master of that servant will come on a day when he is not looking for him and at an hour he is not aware of, and will cut him in two and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
20. Philippians 3:18-19;
For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the Cross of Christ: whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame-- who set their mind on earthly things.
21. 1st Corinthians 9:27;
But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified.
22. Hebrews 2:1;
Therefore we must give the more Earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away.
23. Galatians 6:7-9;
Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life. And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.
24. 1 John 2:3-6;
Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments. He who says, “I know Him,” and does not keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him. He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked.
25. 2nd Peter 1:10-11;
Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble; for so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
26. 1st Timothy 1:19;
Having faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected, concerning the faith have suffered shipwreck....
27. Matthew 10:22;
And you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved.
28. I John 2:15;
Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
29. James 4:4;
Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
30. Luke 13:24;
Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able.
31. Acts 14:22;
Strengthening The souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and saying, We must through many tribulations enter the kingdom of God.
32. 1st Thessalonians 3:5;
…… I sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter had tempted you, and our labor might be in vain.
33. Romans 2:7;
…… Eternal life to those who by patient continuance in doing good seek for glory, honor, and immortality, but to those who are self seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness--indignation and wrath.
34. Hebrews 6:11-12;
And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence to the full assurance of Hope until the end, that you do not become sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
35. 1st Corinthians 16:17;
Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy which temple you are.
36. Hebrews 5:9;
And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him......
37. 2 Timothy 2:3;
You therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
38. James 1:12;
Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of Life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.
39. Hebrews 3:6;
......But Christ as a Son over his own house, whose house we are if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the Hope firm to the end.
40. 1st Thessalonians 3:8;
For now we live, if you stand fast in the Lord.
41. 1st Corinthians 10:12;
Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall.
42. Matthew 7:21-23;
Not everyone who says to me Lord, Lord, shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in your name, cast out demons in your name, and done many wonders in your name? And I will declare to them, I never new you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!
43. Matthew 16:24;
…...If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
43. 2nd Timothy 2:19;
…...Let everyone who names the name of Christ depart from iniquity.
44. Hebrews 10:35-36;
Therefore do not cast away your confidence which has great reward. For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise......
45.Hebrews 10:38-39;
"Now the just shall live by faith; But if anyone draws back, My soul has no pleasure in him." But we are not of those who draw back to perdition, but those who believe to the saving of the soul.
46. Romans 13:11;
And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed.
47. 1st Timothy 1:13;
…...But I obtained mercy because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
48. 1st Corinthians 4:1-2;
Let a man so consider us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover it is required in stewards that one be found faithful.
49. James 2:26;
For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
50. James 2:24;
You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only.
51. James 2:14-18;
what does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has Faith but does not have works? Can Faith save him?
If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, and one of you says to them, "Depart in peace, be warmed and filled," but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit? Thus also Faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.
But someone will say, "You have faith and I have works," Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.
You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe - and tremble!
52. Mathew 13:19-23;
When anyone hears the word of the kingdom, and does not understand it, then the wicked one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is he who received seed by the wayside.
But he who received the seed on stony places, this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy; yet he has no root in himself, but endures only for a while, for when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles.
Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.
But he who received seed on the good ground is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces: some a hundred fold, some sixty, some thirty.
53. 1st Peter 4:12;
Beloved do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you as though some strange thing happened to you.
54. 1st Peter 1:7;
That the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ... ….
55. 1st Thessalonians 2:4;
……..But God who tests our hearts.
56. 1st Corinthians 10:13;
no temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man but God is faithful who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape that you may be able to bear it.
57. Matthew 25:1-13;
Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them, but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
But while the bridegroom was delayed, they all slumbered and slept, And at midnight a cry was heard: behold the bridegroom is coming; go out to meet him!
Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said to the wise, "Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out."
But the wise answered, saying, "No, lest there should not be enough for us and you; but go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves".
And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut.
Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, "Lord, Lord, open to us!" But he answered and said, "Assuredly, I say to you, I do not know you."
Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.
58. Hebrews 3:18-19;
And to whom did He swear that they would not enter His rest, but to those who did not obey? So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.
59. Hebrews 9:28;
…...so Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. To those who eagerly wait for Him He will appear a second time, apart from sin, for salvation.
60. 1st Corinthians 12:3;
…... and no one can say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit.
61. 2nd Thessalonians 2:11;
And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie, that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
62. Mathew 7:14;
Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.
63. Luke 18:8;
When the Son Of Man comes, will He really find faith on earth?
64. Hebrews 8:10;
For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put my laws in their mind and write them on their hearts…...
65. Hebrews 8:13;
In that He says “A new covenant,” He has made the first obsolete.
66. Hebrews 8:1;
There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.
67. Romans 8:12-14;
Therefore, brethren, we are debtors—not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.
68. 1st Corinthians 9:20-21;
and to the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might win Jews; to those who are under the law, as under the law, that I might win those who are under the law; to those who are without law, as without law (not being without law toward God, but under law toward Christ), that I might win those who are without law......
69. Romans 2:12;
For as many as have sinned without law will also perish without law, and as many as have sinned in the law will be judged by the law.
70. Galatians 5:17;
For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish.
71. 2 Peter 3:16-17;
As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which untaught and unstable people twist to their own destruction, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures. You therefore, beloved, since you know this beforehand, beware lest you fall from your own steadfastness, being led away with the error of the wicked.
72. I Thessalonians 4:7;
For God did not call us to uncleanness, but in holiness.
73. II Thessalonians 1:8;
...in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.
74. II Timothy 2:12;
If we endure, we shall also rein with Him. If we deny Him, He will also deny us.
75. Romans 7:6;
But now we have been delivered from the law, having died to what we were held by, so that we should serve in the newness of the Spirit and not in the oldness of the letter.
76. II Corinthians 3:3;
.....written not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of flesh, that is, of the heart.
77. II Corinthians 3:6;
....who also made us sufficient as ministers of the new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
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"Works of "the Law." Vs. "Works of Faith."
( Romans 7:6) But now we have been delivered from the law, having died by what we were held by, so that we should serve in the newness of the Spirit and not the oldness of the letter).*******
There is much confusion about the subject of "Works" . There are Two types of works. one must look at the context of the surrounding scriptures to see which of the two types of "Works" the author is referring to.
When you see the word "Works" in the scriptures you must correctly select which type of "Works" are being discussed or you will not understand the passage.
There are (1) "Works of the Law", and there are (2) "Works of Faith".
"Works of the Law" are following the writing on tablets of stone by the finger of God. "Works of faith" are written on the heart, following Jesus Christ's leading through the Holy Spirit.
Works of the Law and Works of Faith cannot possibly be the same Covenant (contract), or working at the same time!
The two different "works" however can be similar and contain some of the same commands from God, for example the "Law" and the leading of the Holy Spirit "Faith" would both command us not to murder or to steal.
(1) The "Works of the Law" refer to the 10 commandments in the Ark of the Covenant and and the six hundred laws of Moses hanging on the side of the Ark of the Covenant. These "Works of the Law" were fulfilled by Jesus Christ. Thus the veil (a literal curtain) between man and God's presence (God's presence resided above the Ark of the Covenant) was rent in two from top to bottom when Jesus Christ died. The old covenant was fulfilled by Jesus Christ living a sinless life under the Old Covenant.
When we became a Christian our "old selves" died spiritually along with Jesus Christ and our sins were forgiven. Now because of Jesus Christs resurrection we are a new spiritual creation "Born Again" in Jesus Christ's righteousness.
We are no longer under the Old Covenant ("Works of the Law").
(2) Now God has written his Law on our hearts through the leading of the Holy Spirit.
Our past, present and future sins have been forgiven by the blood of Jesus Christ as long as we confess and repent of our sins.
(This means contritely asking God in the name of Jesus Christ for forgiveness of our sins and no longer practicing them, we may stumble but must keep confessing and repenting in sincerity).
If we die physically while intentionally habitually practicing sin, we will not receive the gift of Eternal Life. God through Jesus Christ has already forgiven our sins as long as we confess and repent of them daily in sincerity!
Submitting to Jesus Christ through following the leading of the Holy Spirit is the evidence of our Faith. This is the "Works of Faith".
Abraham operated by the "Works of Faith" four hundred years before Moses with the "Works of the Law" were given by God.
We too must operate by "Works of Faith" as Abraham did. When the New Testament describes the incredible Faith that Abraham had as well as other Old Testament heroes, it does so by listing off their "Works of Faith". which they performed.
If we are not passionate about God we will sooner or later become entangled in the world again and start doubting. Eventually we will stop believing! No one can be saved in unbelief! We must habitually spend time in the "Word of God" and in "Prayer". We must also learn to "Wait" on God.
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(SECTION D)
Conclusion including debunking being tormented in hell forever!
Brothers, Sisters and Friends,
There are two great misconceptions in the "modern" Christian faith;
1) Once saved always saved, you can not lose your salvation. (Not True!)
2) Unrepentant sinners are tormented in hell for all eternity. (Not True!).
In this website I have already dealt with the misconception of "Once saved always saved", (Not True!).
The other misconception; "unrepentant sinners being tormented in hell for all eternity", (Not True!).
Lets follow the logic: In the book of Genesis we read that God protected the "tree of life" with a cherubim and a flaming sword which turned every way. God did this so that fallen man would not stretch out his hand and eat of the "tree of life" and live forever....(Genesis 3:22-24).
Now, if the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ gave everybody whose ever lived (past, present and future), eternal life i.e. an immortal soul, then God blocking off the tree of life in the book of Genesis was a complete and utterly useless waste of time that served no point what soever.
So when we read in the New Testament that Jesus Christ died for the sins of the world, we must also realize that this gift is only in operation for those who act upon it.
John 3:36: He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides upon him.
The scriptures tell us that those in the past looked forward to the messiah (they did not know what His name would be) and those of us alive now look back to the messiah (Jesus Christ).
You may ask; "What about those who never learned about the Messiah?"....The scriptures tell us that those who naturally keep the laws of God without knowing about them "are a law unto themselves". (Romans 2:14-16) I believe that they will be covered by Jesus as well.
Lets look at a difficult passage: Mark 9:47-48;
("And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye, rather than having two eyes, to be cast into hell fire-- where "their worm does not die, And the fire is not quenched...").
We must realize that Jesus Christ directly referenced this verse from the Old Testament, "Isaiah 66:24" This verse is about the "carcasses of men".
These verses speak to the "Finality" of the situation, NOT the "Duration" of the situation!
We see the same theme of "Finality" NOT "Duration" almost always when we see similar words and phrases in the Old Testament. (Isaiah 34:9 11, Amos 5:6, Jeremiah 7:20,17:27, Exodus 21:6 and Mathew 3:12 in the New Testament....).
I would like to share a quote from the renowned Baptist scholar, translator and author of the "Weymouth New Testament". Richard Francis Weymouth 1822-1902;
(“My mind fails to conceive a grosser misinterpretation of language than when the five or six strongest words which the Greek tongue possesses signifying destroy or destruction are explained to mean maintaining an everlasting but wretched existence.
To translate black is white is nothing to this.”).
An ongoing debate is whether Martin Luther 1483-1546, (Father of the Protestant Reformation) believed in torment of the soul in hell forever.
Many have argued that since Martin Luther uses the term of "sweet sleep" when referring to the soul, that the soul must be immortal. However, he is most likely referring to the state of the soul after the body has died before "The Judgement".
There may be other arguments as well of which I am not aware of.
In other writings of Martin Luther we see great disdain for the idea of an immortal soul apart from salvation;
In 1520, in his Defense of 41 propositions from 1517; article/proposition 27; Here are two of the many doctrines considered heresies by Martin Luther which he argued against…. “….d) that he (the Pope) is Emperor of the world and king of heaven and earthly god; e) that the soul is immortal; and all these endless monstrosities in the Roman dunghill of decretals….”.
One of the earliest and most outspoken critics of the "Being tormented in hell forever" movement was William Tyndale.
(William Tyndale 1494-1536) was one of the leaders of the "Protestant Reformation".
William Tyndale is well known as one of the earliest translators of the Bible into English. He was burned at the stake for his Faith.
Tyndale wrote: “The true faith putteth [setteth forth] the resurrection, which we be warned to look for every hour. The heathen philosophers, denying that, did put [set forth] that the souls did ever live”.
Continuing on, there are difficult verses in the Bible which can be hard to explain on both sides of the argument. However, I believe the strongest argument is for a complete death of body and soul in the "second" death after the judgement.
For more Biblical proof please research the subjects of; "CONDITIONAL IMORTALITY" and/or "ANNIHILATIONISM".
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Christianity in general;
I recommend any new Christian to start by reading the New Testament section of the Bible (Matthew through Revelation) two or three times before reading the Old Testament.
Do not skip around but rather read straight through.
I would recommend a beginner to read about 20 minutes a day to start.
I recommend a beginner to start with a (NKJV) New King James Version of the Bible because of its easy readability. You may want to switch to a King James Version (KJV) Bible later which is much more difficult to read as it is written in Old English.
Many Christians consider the King James Version (KJV) Bible to be the standard for all Bibles.
I also recommend a beginner to start praying every day. Start with five minuets a day and work up from there.
A most excellent book that teaches you prayer that actually works is; "Answers to Prayer" by George Muller.
In closing, thousands of our fellow Christians are spiritually dying, Would you help share this website by telling at least Two people about this website?
Thanks for your prayers, God bless!
Nathaniel David Hopper
Columbus GA. 31904
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