Many
people (Christians) are taught that all you have to do to be saved is to
confess that you believe in Jesus. After this confession you are saved and you
cannot loose your salvation. It is said "Once saved, always saved!
People
say they are weak, therefore they will always sin, sin cannot be prevented as
we live in a sinful world, but grace is all we need to be saved. They say Jesus
died for all sins, so, no matter what a person who believes does right or wrong
they are saved by grace.
For
arguments sake, let’s look at 2 examples of people who profess to believe in
Jesus and say they are saved.
First
example: A
married man goes with his work colleges to a strip show to watch naked girls
dancing on poles.
He
has no worries because the Pastor told him Jesus loves him and Jesus knows we
are weak.... Actually what he says by going to the strip show is that he is not
sinning, he is not doing anything wrong, he is only having fun, no harm done, and
it is only naked girls.
His
wife will not have a problem with him watching naked girls, as long as he does
not touch the girl.
Second
example: A
married woman, who attends church every Sunday, goes to town wearing a
revealing top with most of her bosom hanging out.
Other
men see her and lust after her and she in return flirts with them, thinking no
harm is done it is just having fun.
Her
husband loves her in the top and therefore approves of her walking in public
with these revealing clothes.
Both
these two examples are people that believe in "Once saved, always
saved."
Many
say Heavenly Father was strict in the Old Testament but in the New Testament
His Son Yahusha (Jesus) came and changed all that into love. Love your neighbour
and love Jesus.
After
His death, He left us with love and grace.
Is
this what you have been taught? Is this what the scripture (Bible) says?
I
was taught in this way and lived this way most of my life. I believed and
trusted the pastor/preacher that what he was teaching me was all true.
Round
about seven years ago I read/studied the Scriptures (bible) from the first book
(Genesis) to the last book (Revelation), which took me 1 year and 3 months of
study. I studied every single day and also making notes of important verses.
In
doing so I realized after reading the complete scriptures that I was only
taught half the truth.
What
does Heavenly Father say in His word about people who say they believe in him
and still live in sin?
Question:
Were the 2 examples I gave of the married man going to a strip show and the
married woman wearing revealing clothes + flirting acceptable in the eyes of
Messiah Yahusha.
Are
they sinning?
Another
question; what is love? If I love my wife, would I flirt with other woman or
would I watch another woman's naked body.
Do
I really love my wife if I do this!
What
does scripture say about love!
Do
you know that obedience is a love issue?
Messiah
(Jesus) replied, "If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching/commands
(His Word). My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home
with him. He who does not love me will not obey my teaching (His Word). These
words you hear are not my own; they belong to the Father who sent me." - John 14:23-24.
What
is His teaching? It's the Word, His living word, the Bible/Scripture that is
His teaching. And Messiah says that His word comes from His Father. Yahuah does
not change!
If
you love Him, then you will do His teaching. Obedience is a behaviour issue.
Let's
lock this down. We obey only if our behaviour conforms to the Heavenly Father's
commands. We disobey if our behaviour does not conform to the Father's
commands.
Locking
this down even further - ignorance is not an excuse. For the wrath of Yahuah
(Heavenly Father) is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and
unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because that
which is known about Yahuah is evident within them; for Yahuah made it evident
to them. For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His
eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood
through what has been made, so that they are without excuse - Romans 1:18-20.
What
these verses are saying is that Father has made sure that everyone will know
what is right and what is wrong, this was given to all from the beginning of
creation. We have no excuse in knowing what is right or wrong we are born with a
certain amount of this knowledge of what is right or wrong....as time goes by
we may suppress this knowledge or we become so used to sin and sinning that our
consciences become insensitive but there is no excuse as His Word is available
to everyone. The Word is the truth.
The
2 examples above of the man and the woman.... They are out right fools!
Because,
although they knew Elohim, they did not esteem (respect & admiration) Him
as Almighty, nor gave thanks, but became self-centred in their reasonings, and
their undiscerning heart was darkened - Romans 1:21.
Claiming
to be wise, they became fools, and changed the esteem of the trustworthy
(righteous) Elohim into the likeness of an image of corruptible (dishonest)
man, and birds and 4-footed beasts and of reptiles - Romans 1:22-23.
People
became self-centred, everything is about self because they take Yahuah's
respect and change the respect to them self and man.
Heavenly
Father says He will give them up for uncleanness (filth) in lust of their
hearts, to disrespect their bodies among themselves, who changed the truth of
Elohim into falsehood, and worshipped and served what was created rather than
the Creator....... - Romans
1:24-25.
Think
of the 2 people; the man that went to the strip show and the woman that flirted
and wore revealing clothes.
Father
says He will give them the lusts (filth) of their hearts, because they changed
Father's truth into falsehood. They will worship their self, their bodies,
other bodies, idols, gold, silver, money, anything that was created by Elohim
rather then the Almighty Father Himself.
Almighty
(Elohim) will give them over to the following: degrading passions; women sex
with women or animals (scripture says, exchange natural relations for what is
against nature), men sex with men (homosexuality), committing indecency
(pornography, watch naked woman, wearing indecent clothes) and receiving back
the reward which was due for their straying (drifting away) - Romans 1:26-27.
Do
you still think the 2 people (strip show & revealing clothes) are doing
nothing wrong in Yahusha (Jesus) eyes?
In
the 2 examples I used above do you know why they think it is okay to still sin?
It's
because Heavenly Father has given them over to their lust. Messiah will not be
mocked!
Messiah
says in Romans 1:28,
even as they did not think it worth-while to possess the knowledge of Elohim,
Elohim (Almighty God) gave them over to a worthless mind, to do what is
improper.
You
hear what Messiah Yahusha (Jesus) is saying, if you think His word/truth is not
important for you and you carry-on living in sin, then He will give you over to
worthlessness and wickedness to do all the lusts of your heart.
This
is what He says you will be given over too in (Romans 29-31); unrighteousness, whoring,
wickedness, greed, evil; filled with envy, murder, fighting, deceit, evil
habits; whisperers(suspicion/secrecy), slander (backbiting),haters of Elohim,
insolent(abusive/insulting), proud(self), boasters(brag/talking big), devisers
of evils, disobedience to parents, without discernment, covenant breaking,
unloving, unforgiving, ruthless.
Look
at this list and ask yourself, have I been given over to this.
I
look at the list and ask the Spirit of Yahuah (Holy Spirit) to convict me of
anything I am doing wrong.
Listen
to verse 32; who,
though they know the righteousness of Elohim, that those who practice (sinning)
such deserve death.........
If
you know the truth and you prefer anyway to practice in sin, then you deserve
death.
Messiah
said in Matthew 5:28,
anyone looking at a woman (or man) to lust for her (she is beautiful, I would
like to sleep with her) has already committed adultery (sin) with her in his
heart.
Messiah
is light (clean/righteous) and no darkness is in Him.
The
2 examples of the married man watching a strip show and the married woman
revealing her body and flirting with men are confessing Yahusha (Jesus) (the
LIGHT) but partaking in darkness (sin) and Messiah says He is ONLY LIGHT, in
Him is NO DARKNESS.
These
2 examples of the people behaving unclean are according to the Bible not see
the kingdom of Yahuah.
Repent
(turn away from sin) and be in light, the light of Messiah.
Praise
Yah all the time!
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