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 1 Corinthians 3:16 / God Has Provided A Glorious Temple Not Made Of Stone God first provided a paradise garden to meet with men; then God gave Moses instructions to build a portable Tabernacle for men to meet with Him; later Solomon constructed a fabulous temple dedicated for the purpose of Israel to meet with God; but now Christ has provided for God to dwell within us individually The Church is God’s Sacred Space Back when the Old Testament stories were still being lived out, God designated sacred spaces for His people to meet with Him. First, God planted a garden in Eden—a beautiful space in paradise for His prized creations. Next, the tabernacle was a portable space in the wilderness for the Israelites who’d been rescued from Egyptian slavery. Then, the temple was a permanent space in Jerusalem for the people of Israel. In all instances, these were specially chosen places of worship, as well as tangible signs of God’s presence. The Creator of everything that exists can’t be confined to a garden, a tent, or a building, but it was in those sacred spaces where heaven and earth could overlap. Fun fact: Garden imagery is all over the decorative details of both the tabernacle and the temple: palm trees and pomegranates, water lilies and almond blossoms, lions and oxen, vibrant colors and precious metals. Such designs are meant to point back to the beginning—before things went wrong. Because a holy God loves sinful people, we have a separation problem. That’s why priests were appointed as representatives—mediators for things like worship, sacrifices, and atonement. And though it worked for a while, it was only a temporary solution. But when Jesus showed up, He not only fulfilled the Old Testament prophecies and temple purposes, but He also bridged the gap. No longer was there a need for a temple made of wood or stone, but of flesh and blood. No longer was there a need for endless sacrifices, because Jesus, the ultimate high priest, had provided the ultimate sacrifice—Himself. Finally, God’s Spirit could now dwell with and inside of His people, the new and improved “temple.” That’s why Paul asked the Corinthians: “Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you?” 1 Corinthians 3:16 ESV We serve a God who meets people where they are: in the garden, in the wilderness, in the temple, in themselves. So if you’re a follower of Christ, remember: You are the place where His Spirit now dwells. You are the vessel in which He lives and moves and works and empowers. You are the place where heaven and earth collide. From the YouVersion Bible study App Rhythm of Reflection for today |
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youtube.com The verse referenced in the video… “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16) “What does it mean to believe in Jesus?” www.gotquestions.org |
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youtu.be Video is 34:16 Tom posts daily videos in which he quotes Scripture, discusses world events from a Biblical and End Times perspective, shares comments from viewers and presents the Gospel. I don’t see all his videos but I never regret watching one. I like his analogy of predicting the Rapture to predicting the timing of rainfall in a storm that he discusses early on in this video. |
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“Isaiah Describing The Gospel” youtube.com Video is 2:56 Isaiah 53, maybe the greatest Messianic prophecy in the Old Testament, was written around 700 B.C. (i.e. 700+ years before Jesus Christ’s crucifixion and Resurrection.) |
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“The gospel of Jesus Christ. Word of God. Why we need salvation and how we are saved.” youtube.com Video is 57 seconds |
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Isaiah 9:2 / The Gospel Is "a great light" Will see a great light; Those who live in a dark land, The light will shine on them. / NASB [a] Isaiah 9:2 Ch 9:1 in Heb Isaiah wrote about "the great light" which is Christ Jesus 🙏 736 years before Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem. This short video (1:43) describes the Gospel of Jesus as the great light 🕯️ come to mankind so that we could find our way to God, and break free from the gloom which has kept us chained to hopelessness because of our sins. This Teaching Clip made me think of you. Watch Isaiah 9:2 by Darasimi Oyor: www.bible.com From the YouVersion Bible study App Rhythm of Reflection for today |
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The Gospel Is Summarized In Three Verses 16 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His [a]only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him. 18 He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the [b]only begotten Son of God. [a] Or unique, only one of His kind [a] Or unique, only one of His kind When I read this today it was suddenly so clear; Here is the Gospel of Jesus Christ 🙏 |
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“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.” (John 3:16-18) …is what does it mean to believe in Jesus. This article provides a great (the only in my view) answer… “What does it mean to believe in Jesus?” www.gotquestions.org |
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Friendship With God Through Faith 🙏 In Jesus Promises: Friendship with God The great promises of God are found throughout Scripture from the Old Testament to the New. And…so many of the promises are found in the beautiful poetry of the psalms. Today’s psalm promises that we are friends with God. Psalm 25:14 (ESV) The friendship of the Lord is for those who fear him, and he makes known to them his covenant. “Fear” and “friendship.” Those words normally don’t go together. How can the “friendship of the Lord” be for those who “fear him”? Doesn’t fear cause us to run away? Isn’t friendship for those who stay close? Certainly, for some, fear and friendship do not go together. Sin has created a gap between us and the holy God. That gap of sin leaves us separated from God. His final judgment on sin and sinners is forever. Man’s sin problem produces fear, or certainly should! However, God loves us so much that he did something to bridge the gap. He sent his Son, Jesus, to die on the cross for our sins. Jesus took the Father’s judgment for our sins on himself. With Jesus, fear becomes our honor and respect for God, demonstrated by thankful obedience. Have you trusted in Jesus to make you a friend of God? If you haven’t, I invite you to pray this prayer. Dear God, I know right now that I am not your friend. My sin separates me from you. I know that on my own, I can never bridge the gap between us. But right now, I trust in your Son, Jesus Christ, who took my sins and died for them on the cross. I am asking that you make me your friend through the work of Jesus. In his name, I pray. Amen. The friendship of the Lord is for those who fear him, and he makes known to them his covenant. Psalm 25:14 ESV From the YouVersion Bible study App "Promises In the Psalms" |
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James 4:4 You adulterous people,[a] don’t you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God. I shouldn't quote if it on no verbatim, my apologies |
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“He Was Going To Hell Before This Conversation!” youtube.com Video is 54 seconds Believe and receive… “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.” (John 3:16-18) “And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.” (Acts 16:30-31) “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.” (John 5:24) <<AI Overview In John 5:24, Jesus states that those who believe in him have eternal life, and have already passed from death to life: Eternal life: Believers have eternal life right now, not just in the future. Passing from death to life: This means that believers have been brought out of spiritual death and into the life of God in Christ. Present reality: Eternal life is a present reality, not just a theological abstraction. Impact on present lives: The truth that believers have passed from death to life impacts their present lives, creating a tension between the “already” and the “not yet”. Here are some other things that John 5:24 means: Believers will not come into judgment. The death of Christ is a security against all condemnation. Believers will stand in judgment, but be acquitted by the righteousness of Christ.>> www.google.com |
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<<Medic4Christ 3 hours ago Christianity has gotten so off course that we have forgotten why the reformation happened in the 16th century. We have become so ignorant about the gospel that we are moving right back to Roman Catholic doctrine, and don’t realize it. But worse yet, many don’t see the danger of such a thing anyway, so they don’t understand the protest. Folks, forget purgatory, the worship of Mary, indulgences, praying to dead people, the idolatry of praying to and worshiping saints, transubstantiation, confessing to a priest, the pope, or any of the other many errors of the Catholic Church. The only issue that really matters is the gospel! The hill we die on, like Paul before us, should be what saves a man’s soul! Since when has the doctrine of justification become a SECONDARY issue? The doctrine of justification is the CRUX of the entire Christian faith! To corrupt it is to corrupt the entire thing! This is no secondary issue. I am appalled to see so many Christians willing to accept men as “teachers” of “truth” who clearly deny that salvation is attained ENTIRELY by Jesus Christ! If salvation depends on men and their effort, then Jesus Christ ceases to be Savior, and men have replaced the Savior in the salvation of mankind. If what I do, or how I live determines where I go when I die, then salvation is NOT by grace, not FREE and Christ is not the Savior; we are. If I need to “cooperate with grace” in order to MERIT grace, then it ain’t grace and never was! If salvation is a CO-EFFORT, and not entirely achieved by the Risen Lord Jesus Christ, then He didn’t really finish what He started and the burden of eternal life is no longer on the shoulders of the Savior, but on each and every one of us. So much for His yoke being easy and His burden being light. Folks, we must all take a HARD LINE against any doctrine that seeks to supplant the work of Christ with human effort. If salvation requires OUR effort, then it was never a gift and it isn’t free. It’s just that simple. Salvation is either entirely of Christ, or we have not graduated from the Old Covenant system and nothing has changed. We are all still under the law, Christ changed nothing, and we all better get to work, or else. Some good news that is... It honestly baffles me that Christians are OK with being spoon fed this doctrine. So many are lining up to eat it, and they see nothing wrong with it. The desire to live upright lives is motivated by the true, unadulterated, grace of God. But that can only be true if the threat of hellfire is removed. Otherwise every good work you do will be motivated by such. Good works motivated by fear and dread, are not good works at all. The path to life really is narrow…>> |
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“What is The Gospel of Jesus Christ? (The Gospel Explained & Made Simple)” youtu.be Video is 6:47 <<What is the gospel of Jesus Christ? Do you know how to explain the gospel? This video message is the gospel explained and made simple. It is important to understand this explanation of the gospel, so that you understand the true gospel, and that you know how to share the gospel with friends and other unbelievers. In short, the gospel is God's plan of redemption (the only way to eternal life). This was accomplished through Jesus Christ's life, death, and resurrection from the dead. It is the good news of salvation for all who repent and believe. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16 ESV)>> |
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Nowhere in numerous salvation verses/passages in the Bible is commandment keeping and works mentioned… “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.” (John 3:16-18) “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” (Romans 10:9-10) “Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?” (John 11:25-26) “And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.” (Acts 16:30-31) “And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world. I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.” (John 8:23-24) “And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.” (1 John 5:13) “Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.” (Galatians 2:16) “And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.” (John 6:40) “Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole. This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner. Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” (Acts 4:10-12) “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” (Romans 6:23) Where in those verses are commandment keeping and works mentioned? It’s amazing how prideful the flesh is – most people simply cannot accept that salvation is a gift. They need behavior and works to be part of salvation to satisfy their ego, so they can feel they earned their way into Heaven. Not for nothing did Jesus say in Matthew 7 that the way to eternal life is narrow. Most people won’t admit they are unworthy of Heaven, cannot make themselves worthy of Heaven and need a Saviour… “Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.” (Matthew 7:13-14) Here are two more salvation-related verses/passages in the Bible that say nothing about commandment keeping and works (and there are more…) “But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many. And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification. For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)” (Romans 5:15-17) “I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.” (Galatians 2:21) I thought that guy’s video on the Gospel was good until he snuck in a brief comment about how a commitment to follow Christ was necessary – again basing salvation on man’s efforts and not solely on believing in the finished work of Jesus Christ on the cross. But I overlooked that (and shouldn’t have) because he immediately said he wasn’t talking about sinless perfection (which no man can achieve) and that Christians would still sin (obviously, even the Apostle Paul spoke of his propensity to do what he didn’t want to do and to not do what he did want to do in Romans 7 and spoke in Galatians of the struggle between the Spirit and the flesh that all Christians experience.) The point is not to justify sin – it’s to de-link it from salvation because the Bible de-links it from salvation. Salvation is by Grace alone through faith alone in Jesus Christ alone. “What does it mean to believe in Jesus?” www.gotquestions.org |
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<<The point is not to justify sin – it’s to de-link it from salvation because the Bible de-links it from salvation.>> Meant to say… The point is not to justify sin – it’s to de-link *sinful behavior by humans* from salvation because the Bible de-links that from salvation. Obviously sin itself (by humans) is the reason why Jesus Christ died on the cross! |
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youtu.be Video is 3:52 I think this really speaks of a believer’s identity in Christ and is referenced by the Apostle Paul most plainly in 2 Corinthians… “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” (2 Corinthians 5:17) (ESV) Not sure what his issue is with “free Gracers.” He should have elaborated on that as God’s Grace is free and salvation and righteousness are gifts from God obtained by believing in Jesus Christ. “What does it mean to believe in Jesus?” www.gotquestions.org |
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“This Got Me Worked Up….” youtu.be Video is 17:49 Amazing to me (and very sad) how many so-called “men of God” distort and corrupt the Gospel of Jesus Christ. This is the Gospel… “Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:“ (1 Corinthians 15:1-4) This is how someone gets saved… “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.” (John 3:16-18) “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” (Romans 10:9-10) “Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?” (John 11:25-26) “Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas, And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.” (Acts 16:29-31) “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.” (Ephesians 2:8-9) As Medic4Christ says in the above video about false teachers who mix the law/works and God’s Grace… “We have strayed so far from the Gospel. People don’t even know it anymore. It makes me so mad, guys. It makes me so frustrated. And then I listen to…actual men of God, and they’re afraid. They’re afraid to call these people out for what they are. I don’t know if it’s because of these people’s celebrity status, they have churches, they’re afraid that their churches will revolt. I don’t care ‘cause none of it matters. I don’t care if your church revolts. What matters more? We’re in a war, a spiritual war, every day. What matters is Christ and Christ crucified, and nothing else.” AMEN From the YouTube channel “Be Still and Know…” “Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;” (Colossians 2:14) <<The "nailing to the cross" is a powerful image that emphasizes the finality of the forgiveness we have in Christ. It signifies that sins and their consequences are completely dealt with and cannot be held against us. Christ’s victory over sin also puts to shame our accusers. Jesus rose again…our sin debt did not.>> Jesus Christ warns against mixing the law (Old Covenant) and God’s Grace (New Covenant…) “No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment, for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse. Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.” (Matthew 9:16-17) The Apostle John separates the law from God’s Grace – and Grace and truth are on the side of Jesus Christ… “For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.” (John 1:17) The Apostle Paul says the purpose of the law was never to justify man before God, but to condemn man and show man his need for a Saviour… “Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.” (Romans 3:19) “Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster. For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.” (Galatians 3:24-26) |
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Here’s what he said that i disagree with… “God is the one who determines who’s in and who’s out… That’s God’s right and His right alone.” The reason I disagree with this is it sounds like he’s saying believers have to wait until after they physically die to find out if they’re saved – and that completely contradicts the Bible, which says believers can know they have eternal life while still alive on earth. Here are a few verses that say that… “These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.” (1 John 5:13) “Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.” (1 John 4:17) “Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.” (1 John 4:4) “In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,” (Ephesians 1:13) And here’s where I think Medic4Christ contradicts his earlier statement… “They have created an entire generation of believers, “believers” who don’t believe in the supernatural, who don’t believe in demons, who don’t believe in spiritual warfare…that they can’t know from one day to the next whether they’re one of the elect or whether they’re in or out. They have robbed an entire generation of assurance and peace and trust in the promises of God…” What Medic4Christ said earlier, that God and God alone determines if someone is “in or out” is not only not Biblical – (God has offered the gift of salvation to all, and it’s up to us to accept or reject it) – it also robs believers of “assurance and peace and trust in the promises of God.” |
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<<Medic4Christ 7 hours ago Final Justification - From Monergism.com Final Justification is a theological error that teaches that while a person is initially justified by faith in Christ, their final justification before God is dependent on their covenant faithfulness or good works. This belief finds roots in Roman Catholic theology and later developments within certain post-Reformation movements. Roman Catholicism has historically taught that justification is a process, where faith, ALONG WITH INFUSED RIGHTEOUSNESS AND WORKS, contributes to one’s FINAL STANDING before God. The Council of Trent (1545-1563) affirmed this view, declaring that works done in grace CONTRIBUTE TO ONES FINAL SALVATION. This is the teaching of John Piper, N.T. Wright, Doug Wilson and many others who call themselves "reformed". The question I have for all of you is this: By the above clear definition, is this a FALSE GOSPEL or not? And if you would say that this is NOT a false gospel, I would love to hear what IS a false gospel in your view, in the comments below. The second question I have for you is this: If indeed you conclude this IS a false gospel, should we call individuals who teach this while masquerading as men of God, BROTHERS? I had several comments in my last video from people whose delicate sensibilities were wounded because I dared to raise my voice in defense of the gospel. Funny, they don't seem to get so offended when the faith of many is trashed and overturned by these wolves masquerading as sheep. Why is that exactly? Do we get offended when the shepherd of the flock shouts down the wolf and swings his rod to strike down the animal trying to kill the flock? Do we tell him he should have spoken more quietly and been less defensive? Why are we more offended at those contending for the gospel, than those perverting it? Riddle me that...>> |
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Good passage about the meaning of the word “repent” in the Bible that I saw as a comment under a YouTube video about the Gospel. “Repent” is an English translation from the original Greek word “metanoia,” which actually means to change one’s mind… “And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples, He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost. And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism. Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.” (Acts 19:1-4) This is the (great!) video under which I saw the Acts 19:1-4 passage… “YES Ray! YOU have been WRONG about Repentance & The GOSPEL all these years!!!” youtu.be Video is 18:26 BTW, the phrase “repent of your sins” does not appear anywhere in the New Testament (or, I suspect, in the Old Testament) and the Bible says in several places that God repented. Are we supposed to believe God was repenting of sins? |
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“The Wedding Garment: The Only Thing Standing Between Us And Wrath.” youtu.be Video is 17:33 |
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• The Bible wouldn’t say people can know they’re saved if their salvation were dependent upon an unknown standard of commandment keeping and unknown quantity of good works. • Salvation is described as a gift (and even a free gift) in the Bible. • Sins have always been forgiven through a substitutionary blood sacrifice (animals in the Old Testament, Jesus Christ in the New Testament.) Sins have never been forgiven through commandment keeping and good works. And sin is what separates humans from a holy God. • The purpose of the Mosaic law was to condemn man and show man his need for a Saviour. See Galatians 3:24-26. • Those who want to be justified by the law have to keep the whole law and keep it perfectly, which no one but Jesus Christ has done or can do. As both the Apostle Paul and James said, if you offend in one point of the law, you offend in it all (i.e. God’s standard is perfection.) And Jesus in the Gospels redefined adultery as looking on a woman with lust and redefined murder as hating someone (because they had been committed in the heart.) • The Gospel as stated by the Apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 makes no mention of commandment keeping or works. • The false gospel of salvation by commandment keeping and works puts people’s focus on themselves and not on Christ and serving others. It’s the exact opposite focus a Christian should have. “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) • Christ deniers who promote a false gospel cannot say what Jesus Christ accomplished on the cross, cannot identify the Gospel, and cannot say how believers can know they are saved while still physically alive on earth. Those should be red flags to anyone who hears their false gospel. • The false gospel of salvation by commandment keeping and works indulges man’s ego, which is anathema to God. • The false gospel of salvation by commandment keeping and works creates divisions in the body of Christ as its adherents boast in their flesh and compare themselves (favorably of course!) to others. Their focus is (again) not on God or serving others but on themselves. People who have not accepted Jesus Christ as their SAVIOUR are not saved and not in the body of Christ. “And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world. I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.” (John 8:23-24) |
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