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oneinchrist
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Revelation 3:1-6
And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith He that hath the seven spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy WORKS, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art DEAD.
Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have NOT found thy WORKS perfect before God.
Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.
Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy.
He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before My Father, and before His angels.
He that hath an ear let him hear what the spirit saith unto the churches.
OK, We see there is a problem with the church, Jesus gives the solution.......then......if the solution is ignored.......the consequence.
Problem: Works are not perfect. Why? Most assuredly because they are not in accordance with the will of God. They are man devised works and therefore will not amount to any real advance for the kingdom.
Solution: Jesus: "Remember therefore, how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast", and repent. Apparently,Jesus is telling them to repent of of a religiosity that has put His teachings on the backburner.
If obey: Jesus will not blot out his Name out of the book of life.
The lesson seems pretty clear to me. We cannot separate "faith in Jesus" from "faith in His Word." ......no matter what doctrine of salvation that we hold to.
With love in Christ, Daniel
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Betty Louise
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Kindgo,
I agree with what you are saying my grandparents were members of the Church of God of Prophecy.
Several times a year I visited her and it was always at a different time each year. Yet, I never heard her Pastor preach on anything but about how women should never cut her hair, wear pants, or short sleves. They did not wear wedding rings either. But these people walked around like they were God's favorite children. She told me my dad was going to hell for wearing a wedding ring. Of course that included my mom but she did not care about my mom.
Their Church was about salvation through works.
Today we have the opposite problem many Churches are teaching that everybody ends up in Heaven.
We do need to be aware of wolf's in sheep clothing in the pulpit.
Paul did no hesitate to accuse Peter in front of the Church when he did wrong. We also need to warn out brothers and sisters of false teachers in the world. With television false teachers can reach millions today. Many Christians watch Christian TV, which can be a blessing but among the good teachers are false teachers. This is why we send out warnings on BBS so that an innocent one does not get caught up in false Gospel. We must be like Paul and stand up for the truth. Many times, there will be those who do not want to hear the truth, but the truth must be given. This is not a time, to be silent we must speak the truth while there is time.
betty
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Luk 21:28 And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.
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Kindgo
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Wrong..again brother...
It is possible for many church goers to turn aside from the truth and to believe many fables:
The fable that you must earn your way before God.
The fable that God only loves you when you are good.
The fable that you should walk around thinking of yourself as better than others because you are a Christian.
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Kindgo
Inside the will of God there is no failure. Outside the will of God there is no success.
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becauseHElives
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Kindgo, for your much speaking you said nothing...
Revelation 3:5 He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
He that overcometh,
the same shall be clothed in white raiment;
and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life,
pretty easy to understand if I don't try and twist the scriptures to pervert them to say something else
This is the same thing Yahshua said in "Matthew 24... And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved"
But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved"
“For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. (2 Tim. 4:3).
Kindgo who are thess warnings addressed?
I will answer for you.... they are addressed to believers!
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Strive to enter in at the strait gate:for many, I say unto you will seek to enter in, and shall not be able. ( Luke 13:24 )
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Kindgo
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Revelation 3:5, "He who overcomes will thus be clothed in white garments; and I will not erase his name from the book of life…"
Does this mean that my name can be blotted out of the book of life and that I can lose my salvation?
No not at all.
Some people believe that this verse teaches that your name can be erased from the book of life.
Notice that the verse doesn't say that a person's name can be blotted out of the book. It says, "I will not erase his name from the book of life."
Rather than being fearful of being blotted out, this verse gives assurance that a believer's name cannot be erased.
Every city had a register which recorded each resident. If a person moved or died, his name was blotted out of the book.
Jesus says, "You might get erased from that book, but you will never be erased from My book."
This verse doesn't teach you can lose your salvation, but that you can't.
When were the names written in the book of life?
Jesus told His disciples to "rejoice that your names are recorded in heaven." (Luke 10:20).
Christ told them to REJOICE because their names were already recorded in heaven.
They couldn't rejoice if they could be blotted out the next day.
Revelation 17:8 says, "And those who dwell on the earth, whose name has not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, will wonder when they see the beast…"
Why would God write in a person's name if He knew that He would have to blot it out?
Notice it doesn't say that their names were blotted out, but that their names were never written in.
From when?
From the foundation of the world.
Saved people's names were recorded at that time. "Just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world…" (Eph. 1:4)
How can He choose us before we are even born?
We are chosen "according to the foreknowledge of God the Father…" (1 Peter 1:1-2).
God knew ahead of time who would call upon Him to be saved, and He recorded their names before the foundation of the world.
Some have taught that a person can be saved, then lost, then saved, then lost, etc.
That would mean that God would write down the name, then erase it, then write it in, then erase it-the Book of Life would be pretty messy.
No, God doesn't make mistakes. God doesn't have an eraser on His pencil.
But doesn't Revelation 3:5 promise this only to those who "overcome"?
The apostle John, who wrote the book of Revelation, also wrote First John. He explained what it means to be an "overcomer" in 1 John 5:4: "For whatever is born of God overcomes the world."
Everyone who is born of God is an overcomer-and will not have his or her life erased from the Book of Life.
What about those who appear to be Christians but then quit the faith?
Were their names erased from the Book of Life?
John explained that as well. "They went out from us, but they were not really of us; for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us; but they went out, so that it would be shown that they all are not of us" (1 John 2:19).
No, their names weren't erased. They never were believers in the first place, meaning their names were never written in the Book of Life.
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Kindgo
Inside the will of God there is no failure. Outside the will of God there is no success.
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becauseHElives
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WildB....Is this statement true or false....
"Our Churches are filled with a great many people who are not saved. I'm sure you agree with me. Are they in the Lamb's Book of Life? I think so. But their names are not going to stay there unless they make a decision for Christ."
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Strive to enter in at the strait gate:for many, I say unto you will seek to enter in, and shall not be able. ( Luke 13:24 )
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Carol Swenson
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Romans 8:9 - 10 (ESV)
9 You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. 10 But if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
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becauseHElives
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# All those who have repented and have truly trusted Christ for salvation are eternally secure. (Romans 8:1)
this is an interesting scripture to prove eternally secure position... this chapter of Romans , no wait the whole book of Romans says those that walk after the Spirit are Eternal secure!
1There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
the implication is if you are walking after the flesh you are condemned....
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Strive to enter in at the strait gate:for many, I say unto you will seek to enter in, and shall not be able. ( Luke 13:24 )
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WildB
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# The Bible is the inspired, infallible Word of God. (Deut. 8:3, II Tim. 3:16, II Peter 1:20-21)
# The King James Version remains the most accurate version of the Masoretic Text and the Textus Receptus.
# One God is revealed in three persons - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. (Matt. 28:19, II Cor. 13:14)
# Every person (except Jesus Christ) was or is born a sinner under the judgment of death. (Romans 3:10, Romans 3:23, Romans 5:12)
# Salvation is only by grace through faith in Jesus Christ who died for sin. (John 3:16, Romans 6:23, Romans 8:33-34, Romans 5:8-9, I Tim. 2:5, Titus 3:5)
# All those who have repented and have truly trusted Christ for salvation are eternally secure. (Romans 8:1)
# Personal holiness is the fruits of salvation. (Galations 5:22-23)
# The Holy Spirit is active in the world today, as well as in the life of the believer, gifting and equipping the saints for their ministries. (John 14:16, Acts 1:8)
# There is a literal eternal heaven and a literal eternal hell. (John 14:2, Luke 16:19-31, II Cor. 5:1-10)
# The Scriptures are to be dispensationally interpreted.
# All Christians, living or dead, will be glorified and translated to heaven before the Great Tribulation begins. (I Cor. 15:51-53, Col. 3:4, I Thess. 4:13-18, I Thess. 5:1-5)
# God's promises to Israel will be fulfilled in the Millennium (Kingdom Age). (Eze. 36, Isa. 2:1-4, Isa. 11, Isa. 55:12-13)
# Jesus Christ will reign from Jerusalem for one thousand years. (Matt. 24:30, Rev. 20:1-6, Isa. 65:17-25)
# The unsaved will be judged and receive eternal judgment for sins at the Great White Throne of Judgment. (Rev. 20:11-15)
# God is still on the throne. . .and prayer changes things.
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