It is one thing to defend a truth but to go to the great lengths that some of you go to defend the “Lose-it†belief tells me that many of you that you just want and desire to be able to lose your salvation.
Instead of going to the apostle God sent to teach the body of Christ truths to you today (Paul) where the saint’s position and security is clearly expounded you go all over the bible to places where the body of Christ is not even in existent!
Instead of believing clear passages such as, Phil. 1:6; Eph. 1:13; II Tim. 1:12; Col. 2:10; Gal. 2:16, 20; Eph. 2:8, 9; Rom. 8:38, 39 which were written to the body of Christ for this day and age you go to….
Ex. Matt 24 and others like it – enduring to the end – context future tribulation - no Calvary yet - body of Christ not formed or present yet. Gal. 5 – fallen from grace – these folks were seeking to be justified by the law; Revelation – tribulation book; Hebrews – Jews trying to enter into a future rest (land); Ezekiel; Gospels, again no Calvary yet - body of Christ not formed or present yet and many other passages.
You find the words faith, enduring, works, believe, obey in other places besides Paul and apply them doctrinally to you and justification today and when you find them in Paul the context is not justification or positional truth but practical truths.
Bottom line – instead of taking clear passages from Pauline truths meant for the body of Christ meant for the redeemed saint today you find obscure, suspect passages elsewhere that don’t apply to the blood-bought saint in the body of Christ. Oh, the passages are clearly there but they are clearly not doctrinally for the blood-bought saint today.
Now – let’s get mean here. Do you know why many of you folks would rather seek to climb Mt. Everest without oxygen instead of taking a leisurely walk around the block? I’ll give you my opinion.
1. You really want to think you can lose it so you can stand before God with all your filthy rags and good works and tell God, “Look Lord, I kept the faith, I endured, I obeyed – look at all I did that others didn’t do. Now, I know you helped me but my you couldn’t have done it without me and my faith and my obedience and my enduring!†And while you are standing there proud as a peacock and puffed up as a bull frog in heat expecting a big pat on the back the Lord for all your efforts God will kick you and you worthless baggage of works and faith out into the lake of fire.
2. I think many of you who seek to prove you can lose it never had it in the first place – you can’t see the truth of the gospel for it has been hid from you – II Cor. 4:3.
You had better quit trying to convince people a saint can lose it and start begging God to show you the true gospel that Christ died for your sins and get justification settled!
God bless 8-)
Instead of going to the apostle God sent to teach the body of Christ truths to you today (Paul) where the saint’s position and security is clearly expounded you go all over the bible to places where the body of Christ is not even in existent!
Instead of believing clear passages such as, Phil. 1:6; Eph. 1:13; II Tim. 1:12; Col. 2:10; Gal. 2:16, 20; Eph. 2:8, 9; Rom. 8:38, 39 which were written to the body of Christ for this day and age you go to….
Ex. Matt 24 and others like it – enduring to the end – context future tribulation - no Calvary yet - body of Christ not formed or present yet. Gal. 5 – fallen from grace – these folks were seeking to be justified by the law; Revelation – tribulation book; Hebrews – Jews trying to enter into a future rest (land); Ezekiel; Gospels, again no Calvary yet - body of Christ not formed or present yet and many other passages.
You find the words faith, enduring, works, believe, obey in other places besides Paul and apply them doctrinally to you and justification today and when you find them in Paul the context is not justification or positional truth but practical truths.
Bottom line – instead of taking clear passages from Pauline truths meant for the body of Christ meant for the redeemed saint today you find obscure, suspect passages elsewhere that don’t apply to the blood-bought saint in the body of Christ. Oh, the passages are clearly there but they are clearly not doctrinally for the blood-bought saint today.
Now – let’s get mean here. Do you know why many of you folks would rather seek to climb Mt. Everest without oxygen instead of taking a leisurely walk around the block? I’ll give you my opinion.
1. You really want to think you can lose it so you can stand before God with all your filthy rags and good works and tell God, “Look Lord, I kept the faith, I endured, I obeyed – look at all I did that others didn’t do. Now, I know you helped me but my you couldn’t have done it without me and my faith and my obedience and my enduring!†And while you are standing there proud as a peacock and puffed up as a bull frog in heat expecting a big pat on the back the Lord for all your efforts God will kick you and you worthless baggage of works and faith out into the lake of fire.
2. I think many of you who seek to prove you can lose it never had it in the first place – you can’t see the truth of the gospel for it has been hid from you – II Cor. 4:3.
You had better quit trying to convince people a saint can lose it and start begging God to show you the true gospel that Christ died for your sins and get justification settled!
God bless 8-)
