Posted by William Wilbur on September 24, 2009 at 5:59pm
YOUR GOD ... or ... MY GOD ... YOU DECIDEARE YOU TOO...WORSHIPING A GOD OF FAILURE...A GodWho always has to go from plan A to plan BA GodWho is running a "disaster control operation" from heavenA GodWho supposedly created creaturesHE CANNOT CONTROLCreatures that will wreck His original planThe foolish and unscriptural teachingis that God created a PERFECT archangelwho then SINNED AND REBELLED AGAINST GodBut ... BUT,here is the evil in this teaching:God did not INTEND,neither did He KNOWthat this was ever going to happen!!!Then, supposedly,God created PERFECT MANand put him in the garden of Eden,and never INTENDED for him to sin or rebel,nor did He KNOW it was going to happen!!FOILED AGAIN!!Then God sent His Son Jesus Christ to BE:"The SAVIOUR OF THE WORLD" (1John 4:15)And now we are taught by most Christiansthat JESUS CHRIST FAILED!!!He wanted to save the world,He tried to save the world,It was, in fact, His VERY WILLthat all mankind be saved (1Tim 2:4 & 4:10),but He COULDN'T DO ITMan's phantom "FREE WILL"proved to be FAR TO POWERFULFOR THE SON OF GOD TO OVERCOME...FOILED AGAIN!!!How many timesmust your God FAILbefore you find ANOTHER GOD?WAKE UP PEOPLE....God created EVIL, not Satanor any other supposed power greater than God (Isa 45:7)God uses evil for goodGOD planted the treeof the knowledge of good AND evil in the gardenIf man wanted to know "good"he had to partake of the tree of EVIL as wellBOTH WERE IN THE SAME TREE, IN THE SAME FRUIT!!!Both good and evil experiencesare necessary in the building ofGodly Character,and so God provides bothGod knew what He was doing,He knows what He is doing,He will continue doingexactly what He planned FROM THE BEGINNING!!!God is not...operating a "disaster control center"from his throne of the universeHe is not trying to "pick up the pieces"of a totally unexpected tragedythat he never saw comingHe is not trying to "figure out" a wayto somehow to get things backto being as good as they once wereHe is nottrying to "figure out"a way to out smart Satan-and he is not "falling behind" numericallyas far as how many will be savedand how many will be lostGod has a plan,and he is working out that planto perfection on a perfect scheduleGod has a "will" and he has his "intention"There are times,when we will go against his willaccorded with his divine plan-but we will never ever go against his intention-which is his intended FINAL RESULTContrary to popular belief;God's "WILL" was that man would sinand indeed be lost for a period of timebut his "INTENTION" is for ..ALL.. to be saved,and come to a knowledge of the truth-thus becoming Sons and Daughters of the Most HighIt was God-who planted the treeof the knowledge of good and evil-not SatanIt was God who put Satan there to do the temptingIt was God who made Adam and Eve Spiritually weakso that they would indeed partake of the tree according to planRom 8:20-22For the creature was made subject to vanity not willinglybut by reason of him (God) who hath subjected the same in hope;because the creature itself also shall be deliveredfrom the bondage of corruption into the glorious libertyof the children of GodFor we knowthat the whole creation groans and travails in pain until nowVanity-empty, vain, profitless, depravity (wickedness)Bondage-slavery, subjectionCorruption-spoil, ruin, deprave defile decay, destroy, perishGroan-moan, calamity murmur grief anguishTravail-pangs, pain, travail as in birth,Pain-anguish, starvingGod himself...subjected the whole creation to vanityand it is God himself who will deliverthe whole world from the bondageof corruption, pain, and sufferingThe Lamb of Godwas "slain from the FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD"The Salvation of Adam and Eve and the entire worldwas prepared way before they were ever even createdWhy do you suppose there was but one treecontaining both qualities of good and evil?Because you can't separate good from evilYou can't appreciate good-if you have never experienced evilYou can't appreciate light-if you have never experienced darknessYou can't appreciate eatingif you have never been hungryYou can't become a Son or Daughter of Godwithout knowing good and evilThe Father commissioned Yahushuah (Jesus)to be the Saviour of the worldWill he fail the Father, and not save the entire world?Read my writing:Have you been tested for Spiritual Color Blindness(Most Christians will die in their sins)You will then understand why Yahushuah (Jesus)said "few there be" that will find the narrow wayand stand before him without sinThe majority...will have "THEIR PART" in the Lake of fireand as was insinuated,some will receive few lashes (so to speak)and some will receive many-but you will not come out (but you ..do.. come out!!)until you've paid the uttermost farthlingHow can anyone be a minister of the gospeland doubt the God of Perfect Lovesaving ALL of His children?2Peter 3:9The Lord is...not willing that ANY should perishRom 11:32For God hath concluded them... ALL ... in UNBELIEF,that he might have mercy upon ALL1Tim 4:10because we trust in the living GOD,who is the SAVIOUR of ALL men,specially (but not only) of those that believe1Tim 2:4Who will have ALL men to be SAVEDand to come unto the knowledge of the truthLuke 3:6And ALL flesh shall see the salvation of GodJohn 12:32And I, if I be lifted up from the earth,will draw ALL men unto me1John 4:14And we have seen and do testifythat the Father sent the Sonto be SAVIOUR of the WORLD2Cor 5:19To wit, that GOD was in CHRIST,reconciling the WORLD unto himself,not imputing their trespasses unto them;and hath committed unto usthe word of reconciliationJohn 1:29Behold the Lamb of God,which taketh away the sin of the WORLDGod sent Yahushuah (Jesus)...to be SAVIOUR of the entire WORLDRom 5:19For by one man's disobedienceMANY WERE MADE SINNERS (MANY means ALL)so by the obedience of oneSHALL MANY BE MADE RIGHTEOUS (MANY means ALL)DO YOU REALLY BELIEVE THE BIBLEDo you really,I mean REALLY BELIEVEthe first half of 1Cor 15:22"FOR AS IN ADAM...ALL...DIE?" (ALL OR MANY?)Do you really,I mean REALLY BELIEVE the last half,"EVEN SO IN CHRIST SHALL..ALL.. BE MADE ALIVE?" (ALL or MANY?)Do you believe that Yahushuah (Jesus)only "wants or wishes" to save the world?Do you BELIEVE"our Saviour, God, who wants and wishesfor all mankind be saved and comeinto a knowledge of the truth"is a proper translation of 1Tim 2:4?Do you believe"Who WILLSthat ALL MANKIND BE SAVED"is also the proper translation?Do you BELIEVE Isa 46:11?"I have spoken it(as in He has spoken it in 1Tim 2:4 for example)I WILL ALSO BRING IT TO PASS:I have PURPOSED it,I WILL ALSO DO IT"Isa 46:9-10"I AM GOD, and there is none like meDeclaring the end from the beginning,and from ancient timesthe things that are not yet done,saying,My COUNSEL SHALL STAND,and I WILL DO ALL MY PLEASURE”YOU CANNOT BELIEVE BOTH;that God "WILLS" to save ALL mankindand that He WILL perform ALL His "PLEASURE"and will bring about ALL that He has "SPOKEN"and then BELIEVE...that He will NOT save ALL mankindand will NOT accomplish ALL His WILLand will NOT do all His PLEASUREand His COUNSEL will NOT standCan Yahushuah (Jesus)be SAVIOUR of the entire WORLDand NOT SAVE the entire WORLD?Will Yahushuah (Jesus)FAIL the Father and NOT SAVE the entire world?Heb 9:27And as it is appointed unto men once to die,but after this the judgmentIsaiah 26:9for when thy judgments are in the earththe inhabitants of the worldWILL LEARN RIGHTEOUSNESS1Cor 3:15If any man's work shall be burnedhe shall suffer loss but he himselfshall be SAVED yet so as by FIREALL things work together for good-and Yahushuah (Jesus)will SAVE the entire worldThe Prize and "High Calling" of God,is to be in the first resurrectionand be able to stand before him-and not to go through Purification by FireRemember, the Bible proclaims:1Co 12:3and that no man can saythat Yahushuah (Jesus) is the Lord,but BY the Holy GhostIt is this same Holy Spiritwhich seals us unto the day of redemptionEph 4:30And grieve not the holy Spirit of God,Whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemptionAnd so shall it be, even with the “unbelievers”when God’s judgments are in the earththe inhabitants will learn righteousnessthey will receive the Holy Spiritand they will bow and confessYahushuah (Jesus) is LordRom 14:11For it is written, (in Isaiah 45:23)AS I LIVE, saith the Lord,(does this sound like "maybe" he really means it?)every knee SHALL bow to me,(do you think “shall” means “maybe” or “possibly”?)and every tongue shall confess to God(do you think “every” means just a few?)Isa 45:22, 23“Look unto me, and be ye SAVED,ALL the ends of the earth;For I am God and there is none elseI have sworn by myself,the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness,and shall not return,(what part of the word “not” do people not understand?)That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swearRom 10:13For whosoever shall callupon the name of the Lord shall be savedAND BELIEVE ME...those who have "their part" in the Lake of Firewill be calling upon the Name of the Lord-They will learn righteousnessThey will bow before himand they will confess him as LordHOW GOOD OF A POTTER IS GOD?Rom 9:20-21"Nay but, O man,Who art thou that replies against GOD?Shall the thing formed (that’s us)say to HIM that formed it, (that’s GOD)Why have YOU made me thus?Rom 9:20-21Has not the Potter (GOD)power over the clay (man),of the same lumpto make one vessel unto honour,and another unto DISHONOUR?"GOD IS THE POTTER AND WE ARE THE POTCould anything be plainer?GOD, the Potter,does not owe an explanation to the potas to WHY He made the pot the way HE desired!!And God desiresto make some pots honorableand some pots DISHONORABLEWhy?Because He is a mean and nasty God?NO!!!because HE has a plan, a purpose,and intentions,to save ALL humanity in the endThat... IS THE "WILL" OF GODIsaiah 26:9for when thy JUDGMENTS are in the earththe inhabitants of the worldwill LEARN RIGHTEOUSNESSThen what about HELL....Things to ponderabout eternal punishmet forever and everADAM AND EVE WERE NEVERWARNED BY GOD OF ENDLESS PUNISHMENT"But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil,you shall not eat of it: for in the day that you eat thereofyou shall SURELY DIE" (Gen 2:17)The wages for eating the forbidden fruitwas "you shall surely die"And:"In the sweat of your face shall you eat bread,till you return unto the ground[not be turned into a terrorists hellholeof endless torture in some pagan hell]:for out of it [the ground] were you taken;for dust you are, and unto dust shall you return" (Gen 3:19)Death began immediatelyNotice a better translation of Gen 2:17:"…to die shall you BE DYING" (Concordant Old Testament)Their life was but a slow deathuntil they returned to the dust of the groundGod said that their judgment for sinningwas to be RETURNED to the groundfrom whence they cameThey didn’t come fromsome terrorists hellhole of torture in fire,so how could they "return" to such a placewhen God plainly statedthat they would "RETURN unto the ground?"They came from the earth and they returned to that earthGod cursed the serpent, and God cursed the ground,but nowhere did God curse Adam and EveGod pointed outthe different judgments against Adam and Eve,such as multiplied childbearing pains, sorrow in gathering foodall the days of his life, thorns, thistles, and sweat,but no mention of punishment in death or after deathIf Adam and Eve were to have a far greater punishment(trillions and trillions of times greater)at death or in death or after death,Why did not God warn them of such an horrible destiny?Why would God tell them one thingand then pull a trick on themand do something totally differentwhen the time came?Listen to what God said to Ezekiel:"When I say unto the wicked, You shall surely die[hey, isn’t that exactly what God did say to Adam?]and you give him not warning, nor speak to warn the wickedfrom his wicked way, to save his life;the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity;but his blood will I require at your hand" (Ezek 3:18)Are we to believe that God held Ezekielto a higher standard of morality than God holds for HIMSELF?God told Ezekiel that He would require Ezekiel’s bloodif he did not warn the wicked so they could be saved from deathDo we then turn around and accuse Godof a lower standard in which God Himselfhas utterly failed to warn the human race of a destinythat is trillions of times worse than mere death?God would hold Ezekiel responsiblefor the death of just one wicked person,whereas God Himself feels no responsibilityfor failing to warn the entire human raceof a fate trillions of times more severe?CAIN WAS NEVER WARNEDBY GOD OF ENDLESS PUNISHMENTNotice very carefully God’s conversation with Cain:"But unto Cain and to his offering He [God] had not respectAnd Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fellAnd the Lord said unto Cain, Why are you wroth?And why is your countenance fallen?If you do well, shall you not be accepted?And if you do not well, SIN lies at the doorAnd unto you shall be his desire,and you shall rule over him" (Gen4:5-7)God warned Cain that if he did not do well,that sin would be at his doorBut did God say"endless torment and punishment would be at his door?" No"And Cain talked with Abel, his brother;and it came to pass, when they were in the field,that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and slew himAnd the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel your brother?And he said, I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper?And He said, What have you done?The voice of your brother’s blood cries unto Me from the groundAnd now are you cursed from the earthwhich has opened her mouth to receiveyour brother’s blood from your hand:When you till the ground it shall not henceforthyield unto you her strength; a fugitive and a vagabondshall you be in the earth" (Verses 8-12)Did God threaten Cain with"endless punishmentin some subterranean hellhole of torture in fire?" NoBut notice Cain’s reply?"And Cain said unto the Lord,My punishment is greater than I can bearBehold, you have driven me out this dayfrom the face of the earth, and from Your face shall I be hid;and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth:and it shall come to pass, that every one [any one]that finds me shall slay me" (Verse 13-14)What? My punishment is greater than I can bear?If Cain thought being a fugitive and vagabondand having poor crops was greater than he could bear,what pray tell would he have thoughthad God told him that he would be punishedfor all eternity in some hellish pit of fire?Did God fail to tell Cain about the"endless torture" because He was afraidit would be too much for Cain to psychologically handle?Did God fail to inform Cain of his coming endless punishmentbecause He was afraid it might discourage him,or some other unfathomable fiendish foolishness?Search all we may, we won’t find thispagan doctrine of Christendom in the ScripturesBut hold on there’s moreWe are not finished with this account of Cain yet"And the Lord said unto him,Therefore, whosoever slays Cain,vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfoldAnd the Lord set a mark upon Cain,lest any finding him should kill him" (Verse 15)Let’s all use our brains together on this one:Cain is a murdererIt doesn’t get much worse than thatNot only a murderer, but, a murderer of his OWN BROTHERBut God tells us that if someoneshould find and slay Cain the murderer,then that person would have vengeancetaken on him seven times greater?SEVEN TIMES GREATERthan burning in some fabled hell for all eternity?Seven times greater than that?Are they kidding?Can any human mind conceive of a punishmentseven times GREATER than being tortured in fire for all eternity?Here then would be the orthodox logicof this whole scenario:Kill your brother, and receive a certain punishment:but kill the murderer of his brother,and receive "seven TIMES greater" punishmentThere is nothing greater, or "seven TIMES greater"than an eternity of torture in fireDoes someone wish to stop and seriously argue this point?Then how is it possible that any who would kill Cain,would have a punishment "seven times greater" than Cain,if his punishment is to be tortured in real fire endlessly?Cain’s punishment will not be an eternity of torture in fireCain died, just as his parents (Adam and Eve) diedBut there is no punishment in deathCain’s "punishment" was here on this earthwhile Cain was still alive, not afterAnd likewise, anyone who found and killed Cainwould have punishment on this earthwhile they were still alive,"seven times greater," than that of CainThe wages of sin is death not eternal life in hellif you die...you don't burn foreverif you burn forever...you don't dieThe Truth About HELL Just Might Burn You UpIF YOU DIE...You don't BURN foreverIf you BURN forever...YOU DON'T DIEFrom the Old Testament Hebrew Bible;Sheol was translated to hell(a chamber.... cave, tomb, or grave)When the Hebrew Bible was translated to GreekSheol then became hades(unseen underworld for the dead)The concept of tormentwas not associated with Sheolby any of the old testament prophetsAs Christianity was arisingThe Levitical Priesthoodbecame the privileged "learned"in regard to the letter of the lawTherefore, they were respected and fearedfor they had the power of life and deathWhen Rome under Titus invaded Palestine in AD 70the temple was destroyed and eventuallyRome accepted ChristianityAs the Popes of Roman Catholic Churchbegan their "holy apostolic succession"They quickly realized thatfear and ignorance worked much better than loveThe everlasting torments of Hellthus made its appearancein conjunction with the oppositealluring rewards of HeavenThis brought many peopleand much money into the churchYou were not allowed to have a Bibleas the church would instruct youin all matters concerning religionBut soon, an "enemy" would arisein the form of the Printing PressEx-communication from the church would be the resultif anyone was caught reading or having any portionof the Wycliffe BibleWilliam Tyndale and John Rogerswere burned at the stake for being translatorsTranslating from one language to anotherwas not always easy and errors were madeOne such example,was the translating of Hebrew and Greek wordsto the English words of eternal, everlastingand for ever and everThe hebrew word OLAM and the greek word AIONcan be simplified to the english equivalent of EON(age)for this explanationFirst of all, that which NEVER ceasescan only be in the SINGULAR formTherefore,if the hebrew OLAM or greek AIONequals the english EON(age)meaning TIME UNENDING (eternity)there could be but ONE such EON (age)One such time unendingYet many times, these words are usedas PLURALS in our scripturesSo, if there are timeswhen there are more than one EONS (ages)We must conclude that one of these EONS (ages)must of necessity be of A LIMITED DURATIONTherefore, if translators renderedcertain passages FOR EVER AND EVERthis would have to be an errorbecause if FOR EVER means time unending (eternity)It would be incorrectto attach to TIME UNENDING (eternity)another equal period of TIME UNENDING (eternity)by the added words of AND EVERThis error resultsin the "ETERNAL" nature of HELLequaling in the same languageour "ETERNAL" reign with ChristSo it would appearthat our life with Christ is to be ETERNALand that our suffering in HELL is to be ETERNAL alsoYet, what did Paul write about the reign of Christ?1Cor 15:24,25Then shall the end come,when he (Christ)hands over the Kingdom to God the FatherAFTER he has destroyedall dominion, authority, and powerFor he must reign UNTILhe has put all his enemies under his feetThe reign of Jesusis to be of a LIMITED durationwhich will at some point come to a terminationJust as the Lake of Fireis to be of a LIMITED durationwhich will at some point come to a termination-after having completed what it was truly designedby God the Father to accomplishThe words"everlasting"... "evermore"... "for ever"..."fore ever and ever"... and "eternal"...are no where found....not even once in any Hebrew or Greek manuscriptfrom which our modern language Bibles are translated!!One of the greatest lies about our loving Godhas made its way into the church and isbeing taught as truthInsinuating, that our Father in Heavenis a God of hatred and vengeanceAnd that he isthe greatest of all hypocrites-in that he teaches us to "be ye perfectas your Father in Heaven is perfect"... love your enemies!!yet he will torture his enemies in fire for all eternity...This most evil doctrine was designed to insurethat man would hate the loving CreatorThe truth is:God, is not going to and never intended toburn anyone, in the Lake of Fire for all eternity!!The first time Jesus came, it was NOTto condemn or judge the worldbut to save the worldThe next time Jesus comes it will beto judge the world in RIGHTEOUSNESSThose that will be cast into the Lake of Fire,will have their carnal sinful natures burned away!!In the consuming, purifying presence of Godthey will learn righteousnessHeb 9:27And as it is appointed unto men once to die,but after this the judgmentIsaiah 26:9for when thy judgments are in the earththe inhabitants of the world will learn RIGHTEOUSNESS1Cor 3:15If any man's work shall be burnedhe shall suffer loss but he himselfshall be saved yet so as by FIREYes, there will be punishment in this Lake of Firefor those who will be cast thereinshall burn in accordance with their sinful carnal naturesThe fire will not be quencheduntil all the sinful nature is burned away;resulting in that personlearning obedience and being made perfectThe wages of sin is death not eternal life in HellIf you die…you don’t burn foreverIf you burn forever…you don’t dieIf the wages of sin was to burn eternally in Hell-then Jesus,would have had to burn eternallyin Hell for taking all sin upon himself!!The wages of sin is death followed by a resurrectionRev 20:6Blessed and holy is he that hath partin the first resurrection:on such the second death hath no powerRev 2:11He that overcometh shall not beHURT (not killed) of the second deathMalachi 3:3He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silverThis verse puzzled some women in a Bible studyand they wondered what this statement meantabout the character and nature of GodOne of the women offeredto find out the processof refining silver and get back to the groupat their next Bible StudyThat week, the woman called a silversmithand made an appointment to watch him at workShe didn't mention anythingabout the reason for her interestbeyond her curiosity about the processof refining silverAs she watched the silversmith,he held a piece of silverover the fire and let it heat upHe explained that in refining silverone needed to hold the silverin the middle of the firewhere the flames were hottestas to burn away all the impuritiesThe woman thought about Godholding us in such a hot spotthen she thought againabout the verse that saysHe will sit as a refiner and purifier of silverShe then asked the silversmithif it was true that he had to sit therein front of the fire the whole timethe silver was being refinedThe man answered yeshe not only had to sit thereholding the silver in the fire;but he had to keep his eyes on the silverthe entire time it was in the fireIf the silver was lefta moment too long in the flamesit would be destroyed!!The woman was silent for a momentand then asked the silversmith:How do you knowwhen the silver is fully refined?He smiled at her and answeredOh, that's easy-when I see My IMAGE in it!!Is Elohim able to redeem anyone from hell?The Translators of the King James Versiontranslated the HEBREW word "SHEOL"to the ENGLISH word "HELL" thirty timesIf sheol is indeed hell,is God able to redeem anyone from this "hell"?Psalms 49:15But God WILL redeem my soulfrom from the power of the GRAVE: for he shall receive me SelahThe word "grave" in this verse is the Hebrew word "sheol"which is translated "hell" in no less than thirty other versesSo if "sheol" really is "hell"then there is "REDEMPTION" FROM HELLAnd in the GREEK:1Cor 15:55O death, where is thy sting? O GRAVE, where is thy VICTORY?The word "grave" in this verse is the Greek word "hades"which is translated "hell" in no less than ten other versesSo if "hades" really is "hell"then there is "VICTORY" OVER HELLBut the fearful, and unbelieving, and abominable,and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers,and idolaters, and all liars, shall HAVE THEIR ..PART..in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone:which is the second deathWhat is Brimstone anyway?Does it make the fire hotter and more painful?Is it caustic to the skin causing greater pain?Brimstone is defined by the dictionary as SulfurSulfur, is often called brimstone, burning stone, or ignited sulfurIt has been used in religious ceremonies forPURIFYING or fumigating buildings and for bleaching cloth(Encyclopedia Britannica, page 536)Methods of Production:Producers describe their methodof obtaining sulfur from the ore asPURIFICATION BY FIRE (Page 537)Interesting thought-Purification by FirePurification by a Lake of Fire?Physical Properties:Sulfur isTASTELESS, ODORLESS,AND OF NO EFFECT ON THE SKIN (page 537)Sulfur is aPOOR CONDUCTOROF HEAT AND ELECTRICITY (page538)Interesting thought-A poor conductor of HEATAn even more interesting thought-So if God were to put enough Brimstone into the Lake of Fire,it would actually have the potential of protecting those in the firelike an asbestos suit!!Am I going to fast for anyone?Do you see where I am going with this line of thinking?Malachi 3:3He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silverTo be the Saviour of the World...One must SAVE the entire WORLD!!The FiremanI teach that Yahushuah (Jesus)is the Saviour of the world-and that he can not beSAVIOUR OF THE WORLD-and notSAVE THE ENTIRE WORLDI get replies that Christcan be the Saviour of the world,and yetNOT SAVE THE ENTIRE WORLDThey give me this type of proof:When a fireman goes into a burning building to save trapped people,what happens if these trapped people refuse to be saved?Is the fireman not still a firemansimply because some do not wish to be saved?Here we see the foolishness of the carnal mind at workdesperately grasping for straws to supportan unscriptural theory-that Christ TRIES to save everyone...(just like a fireman tries to save those trapped in a burning building),but is unable to save everyone because many REFUSE to be savedTherefore Christ is STILL the Saviour of the worldeven if He doesn’t save everyone in the worldI have been told by Christians many timesthat most of humanity will CHOOSEto be burned in the pain of literal hell fire for all ETERNITY,rather than to be saved by Jesus ChristUTTER FOOLISHNESS!!Only an insane person would prefer to be burnedin literal torturing flames of firerather than to be saved by a fireman!!Futhermore, Any fireman worth his saltwill save men, women, children,and even cats, dogs, and other pets,WHETHER THEY WANT TO BE SAVED OR NOTImagine a mother being told by a firemanthat he left her little girl back in a burning buildingbecause the little girl didn’t want to be rescued by a fireman?Jesus Christ does not suffer the limitations of a fireman!Jesus Christ IS GOD! God does what He WILLS,and God wills to save all humanity (1Tim 2:4 and Isaiah 46:9-11)"GOD IS LOVE" 1John 4:8How many believe it?Do YOU believe it?Not if you also believethat God will torture the majority of mankindunmercifully in real fire for ALL eternity, you don’t1Tim 2:4"For this is good and acceptablein the sight of God our Saviour:Who WILL HAVE ALL MEN TO BE SAVED,and to come unto the knowledge of the truth"ONLY Christians(lead by Christian theologians,clergymen, pastors, and teachers)teach the whole world that Jesus Christ,the Saviour of the Whole World (1John 4:14),WILL NOT SAVE THE WHOLE WORLDThat he only "wants and wishes"that he could save the whole worldIt is ..ONLY.. THEY,who teach the world that this prophecyin 1Tim 2:4 will NEVER COME TO PASSBy the way, God NEVER, EVER"wishes" or "hopes" for ANYTHING!He "desires" things that absolutelyare certain to come about,but God never wishes or hopes for thingsthat may or may not come aboutConsider this:Suppose 1Tim 2:3-4did not say what is in our Bibles-but suppose it said the following:"For this is good and acceptablein the sight of God our Saviour;Who will ..NOT.. have all men to be saved,and to come unto the knowledge of the truth"Would not every single detractor who teachesthat God will NOT save all humanitythen use this Scripture toPROVE THAT GOD WILL NOT SAVE ALL MEN?YES OF COURSE THEY WOULD!YOU KNOW THEY WOULD!They would be delightedto show from the Scriptures a statementsaying that God "WILL NOT" save all men?And this Scripture would thenbe the one most profound statementsin all Scripture to back up their doctrinethat all men will NOT be savedThis would be their "proof text"that God most assuredlyWILL NOT save all menNow then,the ONLY difference between the fabricated verse aboveand the real verse found in all Bibles in 1 Tim 2:3-4is the addition of the word "not"So if the addition of the word "NOT"would prove that God will not save all men,then the deletion of the word "NOT"would have to prove that God WILL save all menSo if this verse had said thatGod "WILL NOT" save all men,then it would definitely meanthat all men will NOT be saved!!I don’t think there is a theologian alivewho would deny that!But here is the unbelievable irony of their teaching:since it says that God"WILL have all men to be saved"(according to theologians),this phrase alsoMEANS THAT GOD WILL NOT SAVE ALL MEN!Now, Imagineif 1 Tim 2:3-4 really did say that"God will NOT save all men,"and then I would try to argue(using the same stupid scholarship as theologians use)that this verse doesn’t really meanthat God will NOT save all men,but that it meansHe only "DESIRES" that all men "NOT" be savedwhen in reality they WILL all be saved,even if God were to sayHe "will NOT" save all menWould not my detractors try to laugh me to scornover such inane reasoning?OF COURSE THEY WOULD!YOU KNOW THEY WOULD!EVEN THEY KNOW THEY WOULDWell, guess what?The word "NOT" is NOT in this verseSo God really "WILL save ALL men!"Ask a hundred pastors or theologiansif your mother, let’s say, were to bow her kneesin the name of Jesus [Jehovah-Saviour] Christand confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, will she be saved?I am pretty sure all one hundred would say,"YES, OF COURSE!"Next ask the same one hundredwhether all those in heaven and earth...who will also bow and confessJesus as Lord will be saved,and I am pretty sure all one hundred would say,"NO, OF COURSE NOT!"See the difference?Me neither!!The Consuming Spiritural FIRE of GODWe are saved by grace through faith (Eph 2:8)However, that does not purge usfrom all our filthy thoughts and deedsNo, there is moreThere is also a consuming FIRE that God uses on us:"For other foundation can no man laythan that is laid, which is JESUS CHRISTNow if any man build upon this foundationgold, silver, precious stones,WOOD, HAY, STUBBLE;Every man’s work shall be made manifest;for the day shall declare it,because it shall be revealed BY FIRE;and the FIRE shall TRY EVERY MAN’S WORKof what sort it isIf any man’s work abide which he hath built thereupon,he shall receive a rewardIf any man’s work shall be BURNED,he shall SUFFER LOSS;but...[pay close attention to this BIG BUT]BUT HE HIMSELF[the one who had his works burnedand consumed in God’s consuming fire]SHALL BE SAVED[What will save him?],yet so AS BY FIRE" (1Cor 3:11-15)!!Ah dear readers,can we begin to understand the workings of God?God consumes with fire,the wood, hay and stubble in our livesThe things that don’t deserve to continueBut he REFINES the gold, silver, and precious stones(those doctrines and godly character traitsof God’s spirit that abide the fire)It is figurative language, it is an analogy,it is a parable, it is metaphorical(where one thing is called another thing)Our lives have either qualities of character(which are likened to gold and precious stones,things of value to refine and retain),or gross lacks in character(which are likened to wood, hay, and stubbleand which are not worthy to retain or preserve)And just as real literal fireis used to refine and purify gold and precious metals,so God’s SPIRITUAL FIRE refines and purifies usfrom our sinful and carnal natureAnd likewise, as real literal fireis used to burn up wood and stubble,so God’s all consuming SPIRITUAL FIREwill consume and burn up all the impurities in our lifeThese things MUST DIEThis purging is the SECOND DEATHAnd whether the person God subjectsto His consuming fire has many good qualities or none,the person himself shall be purged, purified, andSAVED BY GOD’S ALL-CONSUMING SPIRITUAL FIRE!!!We just read it in God’s Holy WordHow can any deny it?Every person who has ever livedwill be subjected to the cleaning fire of God’s spiritGod is the JUDGE (Rev 20;12) ...NOT SatanThis judgment throne is "WHITE" not black!God judges in righteousness"He shall judge the world with RIGHTEOUSNESS"(Psalm 96:13)"Because He [God] hath appointed a day,in which He will judge the world in RIGHTEOUSNESS"(Acts 17:31)Next I present a Scripture that many Christians hateI’ll bet you have never heard a sermon on this verseWe read that God has appointed a day (a period of time)in which He will "JUDGE" the whole worldRevelation 20:10-15 IS THAT DAY OF JUDGMENT!Now we know that those not found in the book of lifewill be put into FIRE, and they will be TORMENTEDThis is certainly part of this judgmentBut it is not literal fireLiteral fire burns up physical thingsand literal fire cannot harm spiritual thingsSo what does the fire do or accomplish? ...MUCH!This judgment in Revelation 20IS that worldwide judgment spoken of in many propheciesBut is the purpose of this worldwide judgmentto torture people by burning their fleshin real fire for all eternity?Is that HOW God judges in " righteousness" ?Absolutely notWe just read where God burns up our fleshly WORKS,and this is "tormenting" for sureBut God does not torture our flesh for all eternityDon’t get me wrong,there will be severe chastisementson those who despise God and His Savior and His GospelBut out of their ashes will come salvation!!Here is another marvelous Scripturewhich answers what happens to sinning humanitywhen God JUDGES THE WORLD in righteousness"For he [GOD] bringeth down them that dwell on high;the lofty city, he layeth it low, HE LAYETH IT LOW,even to the ground, he bringeth it even to the dust"(Isa 26:5)Make no mistake,God will judge the wicked with great severityHowever, ALWAYS FOR A BENEVOLENT PURPOSE:"With my soul have I desired thee in the night;yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early:for when Thy judgments are in the earth,THE INHABITANTS OF THE WORLDWILL LEARN RIGHTEOUSNESS" (Isaiah 26:9)!!There will come a timewhen those who only knewhow to blaspheme the name of God,will come to LEARN RIGHTEOUSNESSThey will not just "hear" of righteousness,no, they will actually "LEARN RIGHTEOUSNESS"!The whole book of Isaiahspeaks of judgments on Israel and on the nationsBut the end of all these judgmentsis SALVATION TO ALLNotice Isa 45:22-23,"Look unto me,and BE YE SAVED, ALL THE ENDS OF THE EARTH:for I am God, and there is none elseI have sworn by Myself,the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness[as in, ‘For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior;Who WILL HAVE ALL MEN TO BE SAVED, and to come unto theknowledge of the truth,’ I Tim. 2:3-4] ,and shall not return,That unto me EVERY KNEE SHALL BOW,EVERY TONGUE SHALL SWEAR"(See also: Phil 2: 9-11 & 1Cor 12:3)God’s words will NOT return empty or voidWhen God speaks, it will be doneWhen God wills, it will be doneWhen God desires, His desires WILL BE DONE:"Declaring the end from the beginning,and from ancient times the things that are not yet done,saying,MY COUNSEL SHALL STAND,and I WILL DO ALL MY PLEASURE ...I have spoken it,I WILL ALSO BRING IT TO PASS;I HAVE PURPOSED IT, I WILL ALSO DO IT"(Isa 46:10-11)Oh the blasphemy of those who teachthat God’s most heartfelt desiresWILL NOT COME TO PASS,but will utterly fail!!!Jesus Christ is not the "potential" Savior of the world;HE IS THE SAVIOR OF THE WORLD!!!HE WILL SAVE THE WORLD!!!How many self- appointed, bible- thumping,doomsday, fire and brimstone,eternal torture in hell preachersbelieve these verses in Isaiah?Not one that I know of!Most Christians have never been taughtthe Scriptures that I am giving youThese things are despised by manywho call themselves "Christian"And yet, God’s Word is FULLof such statements of God’s Salvation to ALLWHO ARE THE "FALSE CHRISTS"Who are they...who almost deceivethe VERY ELECT and DECEIVE MANY?We read that they are"false Christs" and "false prophets"But WHO are these false Christs and false prophets?How will we know them?What IDENTIFIES them asfalse prophets, liars, and deceivers?Here are just two Scriptureswhere Jesus gives us the IDENTIFYING SIGNSof the these false teachers, and deceivers:"MANY will say to me [Jesus] in that day,Lord, Lord [Master, Master], have we not:A: PROPHESIED[taught, preached] in Thy Name [Jesus]?B: In Thy Name [Jesus]have CAST OUT DEVILS [demons]?C: And in Thy Name [Jesus]done MANY WONDERFUL WORKS [miracles]?And then will I profess[plainly, openly, tell them to their face]I NEVER KNEW YOU: DEPART FROM MEYOU THAT WORK INIQUITY [lawlessness]" (Matt 7:22-23)"For MANY shall come in my name,saying [that], I [Jesus] am Christ,and shall deceive MANY" (Matt 24:5)Who are the "MANY" today who,(1) Teach and preach in the name of Jesus Christ?(2) Cast out demons in the name of Jesus Christ?(3) Do MANY (not a few, but many) WONDERFUL WORKS(not evils works, but good and wonderful works),in the name of Jesus Christ?...Who?The Russians? The Chinese? The Muslims?The Hindus? The Confucianists?The Buddhists? The Jews?The QUARTER BILLION Ethnic Religionists?The HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILLION Athiests?Do ANY of these worldwide religions"teach, preach, cast out demons,and do many wonderful worksIN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST?"No, they don’t!!Well then,WHO ARE THESE "MANY" who do these things?Do not "MANY"of the TWO BILLION CHRISTIANS in the world today,"teach, preach, cast out demons, and do manywonderful works IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST?"Then I would say that we have identifiedthe "many" that Jesus warned us aboutIt is not enough...to preach, teach, heal, and cast out demonsin the name of Jesus Christ-One has to also OBEYthe commandments and teachings of Jesus ChristJesus said that it is the "many" who do good words,but are guilty of "iniquity" which means "lawlessness"Next, who are the "MANY" today who say that,"Jesus IS THE CHRIST, THE MESSIAH?"No, don’t be deceived;it is not those few who occasionally claimthat they themselves are "Jesus the Christ"They don’t deceive the "MANY"Only some fool would ever be deceivedinto believing that some carnal idiotreally IS the ChristBesides, there are NOT "many"who make such a claim in the first placeBut there certainly are "MANY"who say and teach that JESUS is the REAL CHRIST!!And so it is not only thosewho "teach and preach and cast out demonsand do many wonderful works in the name of Jesus"who are DECEIVING THE MANY,but also there is a large group (many)who teach that "Jesus really IS THE CHRIST"and yet Jesus said it would be thesethat are also DECEIVING THE MANY!!Millions of Christianshave heard these Scriptures quoted all their livesBut, God forbid that they would pause a minute or twoto consider WHO REALLY ARE THESE PEOPLETHAT JESUS IS TALKING ABOUT THAT REALLY DOTHESE MANY WONDERFUL THINGSAND YET-DECEIVE THE MANY!!Jesus Christ said"I will BUILD My church..."(Matt 16:18)Where are God’s people (My people)?"And he cried mightily with a strong voice…And I heard another voice from heaven sayingCOME OUT OF HER MY PEOPLE,that ye be not partakers of her SINS,and that ye receive not of her PLAGUES" (Rev 18:2,4)Who is the "her"that "God’s PEOPLE" are to "COME OUT OF"but "Mystery Babylon the Great, Mother [catholic church]of Harlots [protestant daughter churches]and the ABOMINATIONS of the earth" (Rev 17:4-6)Today’s Church threatens the world of sinnerswith eternal torture in eternal fireif they do not...COME INTO...their Great Mystery Church of Abominations!!!"Know you not thatYOU ARE THE TEMPLE OF GOD,and that the Spirit of Goddwells IN YOU?" (1Cor 3:16)That's because,"God that made the world and all things therein,seeing that He is Lord of heaven and earth,DWELLS NOT IN TEMPLES MADE WITH HANDS" (Acts 17:24)No, God does not "dwell"in temples and buildings made with hands,but SATAN does "DWELL" in carnal churchesmade with hands (Rev 2:13)The Depths of Satan is found IN THE CHURCHHe doesn't attack the Churchfrom without, but from within:Where do we find "Satan’s seat (throne)?"Why, IN THE CHURCH (Rev 2:13)Where do we find "where Satan dwells?"Why, IN THE CHURCH (Rev 2:13)Where do we find "the doctrine of Balaam?"Why, IN THE CHURCH (Rev 2:14)Where do we find them who"say they are apostles (of Christ) and are not?"Why, IN THE CHURCH (Rev 2:2)Where do we find themwho have "left their first love?"Why, IN THE CHURCH (Rev 2:4)Where do we find them which"say they are (spiritual) Jews and are not,but are the synagogue of Satan?"Why, IN THE CHURCH (Rev 2:9 & 3:9)Where do we find"them that hold the doctrineof the Nicolaitanes, which thing I (Jesus) hate?"Why, IN THE CHURCH (Rev 2:15)Where do we find "that woman Jezebel,which calls herself a prophetess,to teach and to seduce my servantsto commit fornication and to eat thingssacrificed unto idols?"Why, IN THE CHURCH (Rev 2:19)Where do we find them that"have a name that you live, and are dead?"Why, IN THE CHURCHWhere do we find them that"are wretched, and miserable,and poor, and blind, and naked?"Why, IN THE CHURCH (Rev 3:17)And were do we find "the DEPTHS of Satan?"Why, IN THE CHURCH, of course Rev 2:24)THE CHURCH OF GOD IN PRIVATE HOUSESThere was a transition periodwhere the disciples still went up to the temple,but God’s intimate dealings would now be foundin more humble surroundingsWhen the Holy Spirit was poured outon the first Saints of Jesus,it was not in a synagogue, but in a house:"And when the day of Pentecost was fully come,they were all with one accord in one placeand suddenly there came a sound from heavenas of a rushing mighty wind,and it filled all the HOUSEwhere they were sitting" (Acts 2:1-2)Church services were held in houses:"Likewise greet the churchthat is in their house" (Rom 16:5)"The churches of Asia salute youAquila and Priscilla salute youmuch in the Lord, with the churchthat is in their house" (1 Cor 16:19)"Salute the brethrenwhich are in Laodicea, and Nymphas,and the church which is in his house(Col 4:15)"Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ,and Timothy our brother,unto Philemon our dearly beloved,and fellow labourer,and to our beloved Apphia,and Archippus our fellowsoldier,and to the church in your house"(Philemon 1-2)When we come to the famous Jerusalem Conferencein the fifteenth chapter of Acts, we readthat Paul and Barnabas were"…being brought on their way by the CHURCH…"(Acts 15:3)This is the Church of Jesus Christ,not the church of the synagogue systemNotice that in this conferencetheir determination was to not forcethe Law of Moses on new Gentile converts:"Then pleased it the apostles and elders,with THE WHOLE CHURCH…" (Acts 15:22)The High Priests did not attend this conferenceThis was the first "Policy Binding Counsel"of the Church of Jesus Christ,consisting of only those who believed,who formulated policy which would be bindingon the whole churchThe Jews had "synagogues"―church buildingsThe newly converted Christians came out ofthose synagogue church buildingsand their doctrines, and met in homesWhy?Mostly because Christ was not taughtor tolerated in these synagoguesIn order to worship and followthe teachings of Jesus Christ,it became necessary to "come out of her"...the synagogue system of religionWherefore...2Cor 6:17Wherefore come OUT from among themand be ye seperate, saith the Lord,and touch not the unclean thing,and I will receive youRev 18:4Come out of her, my people,that ye be not partakers of her sins,and that you receive not of her plaguesGod is calling his people ..OUT.. of the Churchesand thus hiding them in the shadow of his handJer 6:2I have likened the daughter of Zionto a comely and delicate womanIsa 51:16And I have put my words in thy mouth, andI have covered thee in the shadow of mine hand,that I may plant the heavens,and lay the foundations of the earth,and say unto Zion, Thou art my peopleCan anyone...by their own "FREE WILL" choose Christor Does God himself FORCE our steps?John 15:16Ye have not chosen me,but I have chosen you, and ordained you,that ye should go and bring forth fruit,and that your fruit should remain:Can you or anyone elseby their own "FREE WILL"come to JESUS CHRIST?John 6:44No man can come to me,except the Father which hath sent me draw him:and I will raise him up at the last day(greek word for draw above; helko = DRAG)Can you or anyone elseby their own "FREE WILL"decide to do GOD'S desires?Phil 2:13For it is God which worketh in youboth to will and to do of his good pleasureSo, by our own "FREE WILL"we can't choose Jesuswe can't come to Jesuswe can't even "internally" desire to do eitherSo, it's our Creator himselfwho begins this great work within our very beingsCan we have any confidence in this?Phil 1:6Being confident of this very thing ,that he which begun a good work in youwill perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:Amazing!!That's like a "FREE GIFT"Eph 4:7But unto every one of us is given graceaccording to the measure of the gift of ChristWhat exactly is this "GIFT" ?Eph 2:8For by grace are ye saved through faith;and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:Has every man received this gift of faith?Rom 12:3God hath dealt to every man the measure of faithIs it possible for us to increase our faith?Rom 10:17So then faith cometh by hearing,and hearing by the word of GodSo God himself, and the word of God;are the sources for receiving and increasing our faithFaith sure is of "great importance" to God!!Heb 11:6But without faith it is impossible to please him:for he that cometh to God must believe that he is,and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek himSo, as it is written;we must have faith ,we must believe that God iswe must believe he will reward usFREE WILL or DOES GOD "FORCE" OUR STEPS?God never uses the word force,but He does use words such as "directs" or "guides"It doesn't take a great deal of energyfor God to make people follow the footstepsthat He has established for themThe SLIGHTEST motivationsin our finances, stomach, social life, egos, etc.,will easily cause us to go either this way or that wayOf course none of this is of any valueunless we can establish it in God's WordNotice what God says regarding our "steps""...It is NOT IN MAN...to direct his steps..." (Jer10:23)"A man's heart deviseth his way:but the Lord DIRECTS HIS STEPS" (Prov16:9)God could have just as easily said: "...the Lord directs HIS WAY""Man's goings (Heb: steps) ARE OF THE LORD:how can a man then understand HIS OWN WAY?(it matters not if our steps are good or sinful)" (Prov 20:24)"For now thou NUMBEREST my steps(That's pretty specific): dost thou NOT watch over my SIN?" (Job 14:16)"The steps('steps' is used to symbolize ALL OF MANS DOINGS)OF A MAN ARE ordered (Heb: established)by the Lord" (Psa 37:23)If ALL man's steps are "established",then of necessitythey are ordered by God IN ADVANCEof him taking those ordered steps!!!With this in mind,Let's take a closer look at man's supposed "FREE WILL"ELOHIM'S FOREKNOWLEDGECONTRADICTS FREE WILLPhil 2:13it is God (not man)which works in you BOTH TO WILL (God causes us ‘to will’)and TO DO (God causes us ‘to do’)of His good pleasure" to bring about His intentionsAfter years of following Jesus daily,the apostles were not as yet convertedIn the evening of the last PassoverJesus tells Peter:Luke 22:31-32"And the Lord said, Simon, Simon,behold Satan has desired to have you,that he may sift you as wheat;But I have prayed for you,that your faith fall not:and when you are converted,strengthen your brethren"Yes indeed, "when you are converted"And just when might that be?Up until the very last day with their Lord,the apostles all believed that theypossessed the power of free will,which could enable them to choosetheir own destiny, and that they couldand would have the strength of self determinismand free will to maintain that courseBut Jesus told His disciplesthat they would all forsake HimIn other words,Jesus was foretelling of EVENTS that would cause(even ‘force,’ if you will) them to change their wills,against their previously stated willsThey of course, all deniedthat Jesus knew what He was talking aboutMark 14:27 & Zech 13:7"And Jesus said unto them,all ye shall be offended because of Me this night;for it is written, I shall smite the shepherd,and the sheep shall be scattered"The disciples all saidthat they would remain loyalbut Jesus said that they would allbe offended because of HimWas there a reasonfor God causing the disciplesto will loyalty to Jesus and thenin the same night to will to deny Jesus?Does God do anything in vain without a reason?This was all part of their conversion process!!God totally humiliated them by proving to themthat their own will was not freeto do what they wanted, but thatPhil. 2:13"it is God (not man) which works in youBOTH TO WILL (God causes us ‘to will’)and TO DO (God causes us ‘to do’)of His good pleasure"to bring about His intentionsIn just one night God smashedthe presumed "free will" of all the disciplesand they lost confidence in their flesh after that nightThere are two things that constantlyoppose and change the will of man,so that it cannot be said that the willis free to will its own destinyfor even a day or an hourWhat are these two factorsover which man has absolutelyno control whatsoever?CIRCUMSTANCESandGOD’S WILLCIRCUMSTANCES:God changes the minds and wills of mankindaround the world, a billion times a minute,through circumstances that "you know not"which are actually the cause of your choicesand your changed choicesWe are often if not most of the timecompletely unaware of what actuallycaused us to do or say or think as we doHow did all the disciples willto remain loyal to Jesus no matter what,at one moment in time, and in the next momentthey all changed their will to forsake Him?What changed their wills?Circumstances!!One moment they were at ease and safein the upper room, and at a later momentthey were in the garden surrounded by Roman Soldiers!Fear was the circumstancethat caused their (un-free) wills to changeSo it was the presence of certain circumstancesthat caused the disciples to will as they didBut what caused the circumstancesto be as they were to ensurethat they would will appropriatelyto fulfill Christ’s prophecy concerningtheir denying and forsaking Him?GOD’S WILL:Who was in charge of all these circumstances,which caused the disciples to change their wills?Why God, of courseThey did not want to change their willsThey did not desire to deny their Lord and SaviourThey did not wish to make liars of themselvesThey did not want to be shown to be cowardsWell then, why did they change their willsif they did not wish to change their wills?Were they free to not change their wills?No, they were not freeThe fear inside of them caused and made(and yes, FORCED, if you will) them to change their willAnd Jesus Himself told themthat they would change their wills,so how pray tell could it have been otherwise?God knew exactly what was neededto make all of the disciples change their willsGod said that they would change their willsand forsake Jesus,and God was not aboutto be made a liarPeter did not even know what it was that caused himto deny Christ until the "cock crew"In our above example with the disciples,not only did they change their emphaticallystated will, but, they did so against their stated willEven when they willed to change their will,they did so against their original desired willPeter did not want to deny Christbut he was made to deny Christby the mere fact that the alternative (fear)was greater than his desire to remain loyalAnd so, how was he "free" to remain loyal?NO he wasn’tPeter was no more "free" to not deny Jesusany more than he was "free"to be loyal in his original choiceBoth choices were caused,and once something is caused to happen,it could never had been otherwiseOnce the cause is set in motion,the effect must followGod brought about circumstances thatcaused, made, forced, Peter to dowhat he didn’t want to doHow then, can such a forced will, be free?Peter didn't will to deny Jesus,but he was clearly caused to do soThis is an example of how God causes mento change their will even when it is againsttheir initial will to do soHow much easier and unrecognizableare the millions of choices we makein which we very willingly make the decisions we do,because they often appear to be pleasant, profitable,and desirable choices?This exampleof the disciples forsaking Jesus is so important!!Can we believe that Jesuscould have told His disciples the following:"And Jesus said unto them,All ye shall be offended because of me this night,but then again,maybe not all of you will be offended,seeing that all of you have a free willOr maybe this to Peter:"And Jesus said unto him (Peter)Verily I say unto you, that this day, even in this night,before the cock crow twice, thou shall deny me thrice,but then again,maybe you won’t deny Me three times,seeing that you have a free willthat does not need to deny me even onceIt doesn’t depend on what I say,or circumstances brought about by my Father,or what God declares,but rather on your own "free will"Sounds a little sillywhen we look at it logically doesn’t it?Yet this is the contentionof those who believe in "free will"Maybe Peter will,but then again maybe Peter won’t,NOT EVEN GOD KNOWS FOR SUREAlmost sounds like blasphemy, doesn’t it?It is blasphemy to argue that when Godprophesies, states, and intendsthat someone do a particular thing,that the person is still at libertybecause of his supposed free will,to not do what God has saidYet this is what the theory of "free will" demandsThe fact that God has a foreknowledge of everythingproves that free will is an impossibility,True "free will" could alter the futureand therefore God could nothave an absolute and true knowledge of the futureTherefore, it is a grave error to statethat man has a free will that is not"made" or "caused" to do as it does,and yet state that God knows in advancethe only possible choice that a person must makeHow can one believethat if God states that a person will make choice A,that he is nonetheless still at liberty to make choice B?Let me restate that:Can God say that you WILL make choice A,but you can make choice B?Can God say that such and such, WILL happenbut that it doesn’t need to happen?The disciples WILL forsake and deny Christ,but they have a free choice NOT to forsake and deny Him?God knows in advancethat something WILL be a certain way,and yet it doesn’t have to be that way?Peter thought he possessed free will:Matt 26:33"Peter answered and said unto Him,Though all men shall be offended because of you,YET WILL I NEVER BE OFFENDED"Jesus responded that Peterhad no freedom of the willto stick by such a statement"Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee,That this night, before the cock crow,YOU SHALL DENY ME thrice" (Ver 34)Peter again respondsfrom the throne of his presumed free willand CORRECTS Jesus to His face:"Peter said unto Him,Though I should DIE WITH THEE,YET WILL I NOT DENY THEELikewise also said ALL THE DISCIPLES"(Ver 35)And the rest is historyWhen Peterwas confronted the third time we read this:Matt 26:74 & 75"Then began he to curse and to swear,saying, I KNOW NOT THE MANAnd immediately the cock crewand he went out, and wept bitterly"Free will? Where? Give it up!!What about all of the other discipleswho also thought they possessed this powerof free will and self-determinism?Matt 26:56"But all this was done,that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilledThen ALL THE DISCIPLES FORSOOK HIM, AND FLED"Free will? FREE will? FREE WILL?Where?If you still believe man has a will that is "free"from external and internal causes, beyond his control,then your arguments are not with me, but with God’s WordNow for maybe the most profoundand all-encompassing statements in all Scripture:Eph 1:11"In Whom (GOD) also we have obtained(‘obtained’ not ‘earned’) an inheritance,being PREDESTINATED(our ‘destiny’ was ‘pre’ arranged by God, not us)according to the PURPOSE OF HIM(not the free will, OF US!)Who WORKS ALL THINGS (EVERY thing)AFTER THE COUNSEL OF HIS OWN WILL(not OUR OWN WILL)What must I do to be SAVED?Must I "COME" TO CHRIST,and then "CHOOSE" CHRIST by my own "free will"?The Concordant Literal New Testamentis a better translation than the KJVin the following verse"Now we are aware that GOD[the word 'God' is left OUT in the KJV,but it is IN the Greek manuscripts]is working all togetherfor the good of those who are loving God[but just how does one come to 'love God?' continue...]who ARE CALLED[by GOD, not by our so-called 'free' will],according to the purpose[God's purpose in calling us]that, whom He foreknew[God knew before you were bornwhether He could be calling you now, or later]He designates BEFOREHAND also,to be conformed to the image of His Son,for Him to be Firstborn among many brethrenNow whom He designates BEFOREHAND, these HE calls also,and whom HE calls, these HE justifies also;now whom HE justifies, these HE glorifies also"(Rom 8:28-30)It is "HE"-GOD, Who does all these things!!NOWHERE do we see herethat you must first choose Christ of your own free will,and ..THEN.. God will do all these other thingsNO! GOD, has a purpose and perfect plan!!GOD does the calling,GOD conforms and transformsus into the image of His Son,GOD justifies us, andGOD will glorify us alsoIT IS ALL GOD!!And when God does do these things for those He calls,He also gives them ..FAITH.. to believe these things"For by GRACE are ye saved through FAITH;and that [that saving faith] not of yourselves:IT IS THE GIFT OF GOD" (Eph 2:8)HOW HARD IS IT GETTING SAVED?According to the sinners prayera person can be saved in about 15 secondsby saying some specially arranged wordsNot so! & Not true!!Getting Saved is the hardest most difficult thinganyone will ever have to go through in their entire lifetimeBeing saved is a lifetime process!!Just as we are in a lifetime processof being made into the image of God-Both are on-going processes!!Many times people use the following textsto prove that they are indeed savedIf you believe on the Lord you shall be savedIf you call upon the name of the Lord you shall be savedIf you get Baptized in the name of the lord you shall be savedIf you go through Jesus the door you shall be savedIf you receive Grace through Faith you shall be savedNow, follow me on thisAfter you have done one, two, or all of the aboveare you finally really and truly saved?Wait, I forgot one more:1Cor 1:21For after that in the wisdom of Godthe world by wisdom knew not God,it pleased Godby the foolishness of preachingto save them that believeDo you have to do all the aboveand then on top of that-Listen to the foolishness of my preachingto finally reach that status of being saved?My friends the one and onlyevidence that you are truly saved-will be when you come forthat the first resurrectionJohn 6:39And this is the Father's will which hath sent me,that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing,but should raise it up again AT THE LAST DAYJohn 6:40And 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 DAYJohn 6:44No man can come to me,except the Father which hath sent me draw him:and I will raise him up AT THE LAST DAYJohn 6:54Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood,hath eternal life; and I will raise him up AT THE LAST DAYJohn 11:24Martha saith unto him,I know that he shall rise againin the resurrection AT THE LAST DAYWe are in the on-going processof being saved and made into the image of GodThe completion of this processwill not take place until you riseat the first resurrection-AT THE LAST DAY!!Mat 24:13But he that shall endureUNTO THE END, the same shall be SAVEDGod has a perfect purpose and a planand he will accomplish his "WILL" ...which is:1Tim 2:4Who will (eventually)have ALL men to be saved,and to (eventually) come unto the knowledge of the truthYou can not take the next verseand make a teaching of it aloneas no scripture is of privateor ones own interpretationThe scripture following it;will explain the true meaning of the first versethat so many people quickly use to defendtheir salvation as being an already done dealRom 10:13For whosoever shall call uponthe name of the Lord shall be savedLuke 6:46And why call ye me, Lord, Lord,and do not the things which I say?In other words:If you are going tocall on me- the Lord and- call me Lordthen- YOU'VE GOT YO DO WHAT I SAY!! You have to believe on the Sonand the TESTIMONY that God gave to his Son1Jonn 5:9If we receive the witness of men,the witness of God is greater:for this is the witness of Godwhich he hath TESTIFIED of his Son1John 5:10He that believeth on the Son of Godhath the witness in himself:he that believeth not God hath made him a liar;because he believeth notTHE RECORD THAT GOD GAVE HIS SON1John 5:11And THIS IS THE RECORD, that Godhath given to us eternal life,and this life is in his Son1John 5:12He that hath the Son hath life;and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life1John 5:13These things have I written unto youthat 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 GodSo you must-Believe in and callupon the name of the LordDo the things he saysBelieve on the TESTIMONYGod gave of his Son What is the TESTIMONYthat GOD GAVE TO HIS SON?Rev 1:1The Revelation of Jesus Christ,which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servantsthings which must shortly come to pass;and he sent and signified it by his angelunto his servant John:Rev 1:2Who bare RECORD of the word of God,and of the TESTIMONY of Jesus Christ,There it is!!The TESTIMONY that God gave to his Sonis the Book of RevelationsIt's no wonder that we are sternly warnedthat no one is to add or take away from this bookREPENTANCE ... a deeper lookWhen the sun is shining-there is light and it is warm and dryWhen the sun goes downit gets darker, colderand towards the morningthe earth become damp with dewWould it then, be true to say:The sun is the causeof darkness cold and dampness?This may sound right-but it is not correctThe sun did not cause these thingsThese thing are automatically thereIt is when the sun comes up;that these things are taken awayLikewise...When God removeshis beams of light from mankindthey become dark and cold and dampGod is NOT the cause of those things!!Those things are automatically there-due to sin being in the worldWhen the sun is on one side of the earthGod doesn't have to supernaturallymake the other side dark-It's automatic!!and likewise;God does not have to force anyone to sinIt's automatic!!It is our "nature"to be sinning machineswith masses of sin are within usLet's go deeperJames 2:10For whosoever shall keep the whole law,and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of allThe above doesn't sayif you broke one of these lawsthat you have broke them all-but that you are guilty of allThis is why we really need to deeply repent always!!Remember Christ came to magnify the lawand thus made the Law a much higher and Spiritual lawCommitting adultery is sin-yet Christ taught a much higher spiritual messagethat even thought of committing adultery was sinThink for a minute-of a sin that you considerto be one of the most despicable of sinsWhen that person committed that sin;was he not also guilty of ALL the law?I didn't say he broke ALL the other lawsbut that he is indeed guilty of ALLLikewise if you break one of these lawsyou also would be guilty of ALLI didn't say you would ever commit thesame despicable sin you thought about-but that even in a sin you did commityou are just as guilty of ALLincluding the one you judged as so despicable!!Rom 2:1Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man,whosoever thou art that judgest:for wherein thou judgest another,thou condemnest thyself;for thou that judgest doest the same thingsRom 2:3And thinkest thou this, O man,that judgest them which do such things,and doest the same, that thou shaltescape the judgment of God?This is how serious sin is to God!!We may haven't literally committed the despicable sinbut any sin we do commit accounts usjust as guilty of any and ALL sins that are possibleGod makes vessles of honor and dishonorMost of us were blessed by God-being made NOT to travel downsuch a dark alley of despicable sinMay we stop judging the sins of othersand spend more time repenting for our own
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