We are born by our parents into a nation on this earth into the form of the flesh of man. That nation has laws of man which we are to follow. I learned the laws without thinking much about those laws.
Later I was born again by God by HIM giving me HIS Spirit. Then I read The New Testament Bible and learned the laws of God. And as a Christian, I then followed those laws of God, trying to conform my way of life to what I read in the Holy Bible.
Romans 12:2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Believing this truth:
2 Timothy 3
16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: 17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
The New Testament Bible presents the laws of God to the New Testament church.
There are many churches today. All come under the authority and rule of Jesus in the New Testament Bible. But many churches that profess Jesus to be Lord, have set up rules for the church opposite to the New Testament Bible. When they fell away from the Holy Bible, they became churches of antichrist, opposite to Christ.
When Jesus returns HE, the Word, will judge all individuals by that which they do and that which they profess on this earth, whether they do the Holy Scriptures or fail to uphold the word of the Holy Scriptures in their lives. and they will be "rewarded by God" at the judgment seat of Christ for the good or for the evil they do.
Judgment seat of Christ.
2 Corinthians 5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
If we conform our thinking to Holy Scripture and do what that scripture says and teach others these ways and laws of God, we will be judged for that. If we fall away from that taught in the Holy Scripture and set up doctrines opposite to Bible, we will be judged for falling away.
2 Thessalonians 2 (when Jesus returns) 8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of HIS mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of HIS coming:
9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
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(I took being a Christian very seriously.)
The first church I attended, after I was born again, was a church that was antichirst, but professing to be a church of Jesus.
When I saw a scripture and knew the pastor of that church was teaching us exactly opposite to that which was spoken in the Bible, I did not return to that church again but did go to another church group.
That antichrist pastor was teaching us that "tongues were of the devil."
Paul says: (Holy Bible)
I Corinthians 14:39 Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.
(This is not the only doctrine that was antichrist, opposite to the NT Bible in that church which I first attended as a new Christian. As I attended other church groups, and read the Holy Bible, I saw other scripture being taught at those church groups that were opposite to what I read in the Bible.)
I left that church group when I saw they taught something opposite to Bible.
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Pam Padgett raised Catholic. When Pam was born again and began reading the Bible while she continued to attend a Catholic church. But she ended up with a long list of things being done and being taught at the Catholic church which were either not in the Bible or were opposite from that which she saw in the Bible.
(She was even taught not to read the Bible when she went to Catholic elementary school and the Catholic church.)
Pam left the Catholic church after she was born again and saw those teachings they were doing which were opposite to that taught in the Holy Bible.
Then Pam went to a non denominational church and God told her to leave that church also since they were teaching things at that church which were opposite to Bible.
If we stay at a church that has fallen away from Holy Bible and set up a doctrine opposite to Holy Scripture, that church is antichrist and we will be judged by God for staying where they have fallen away from a verse of scripture.
We must leave that church or have the judgment of God fall on us that falls on those who are profess a doctrine opposite to that which is taught in the Bible.
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There are some weak, immature, people who allow themselves to be offended when they are corrected by godly correction and they leave their church group for that.
Hebrews 12
Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before HIM endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
3 For consider HIM that endured such contradiction of sinners against Himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.
4 Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.
5 And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of HIM:
6 For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom HE receiveth.
7 If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?
8 But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.
9 Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?
10 For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but HE for our profit, that we might be partakers of HIS holiness.
11 Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.
12 Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;
13 And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed.
14 Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
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Recently a woman in our little church group wrote me an e-mail and thanked me for all the things I have taught her, and then she said, "Remove me from the church list."
(She had been in our group since 1980.)
I removed her as she requested and informed our church group that she had asked to be removed. Another church member in our group said, "What happened? Did I miss something?"
I called the woman who quit. I asked her if I had taught something wrong. She said, "No." Finally she said she thought she was embarrassed." I didn't understand and she couldn't explain what it was.
God had me say to her, "Do you really want to do this." She said, "No. I would miss sharing things of God and scripture with the church."
I put her back on the mailing list.
But I was stirred up by God over what she had done and finally I sent the following warning to her with a copy to all in our little group.
Barbara:
I really believe you are in danger of being turned over by God to strong delusion if you should return to politics and worship of Trump ... or any man
You were like a leaf being blown by wind when you told us to remove your name from church list the second time.
(I was amazed at how you showed the church not to matter to you.)
If
that happens a 3rd time, you might not be able to be brought back
because the delusion you were living under when you did this the
previous 2 times when you did this showed great weakness and carelessness over something very important.
2 Thessalonians 2
11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: 12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
If God deludes us how can we come back?
You left so easily. like leaf blowing in wind.
If
I were you, I would be terrified and hold fast very hard to good and
abstain from evil, for twice the church meant nothing to you. How can
this be? ask yourself.
Charles
Beeson kept warning me not to return to the world when I had shown no
evidence of doing evil because he thought I might return ... but twice
you've shown evidence of strange things going on in your thinking when
you actually left the church. None of us can be saved by leaving those
people who are truly of God.
For
the next time, I think God will let you go with the world ... it is
like purchasing your ticket to hell to have that lust toward politics
in you, for that is where the politics is headed.
I
really think you should read the entire book of Jeremiah to see how God
can destroy a people that were called by HIS name in OT.
And see how Jacob clung to that angel and wouldn't let go.
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I have not heard anything from this woman since sending this email to her. But it is a warning to each of us.
The Bible teaches us that God creates both good and evil. God raises up evil against wrong doers when they persist in going against HIM by doing wrong. Jeremiah certainly shows us that over and over.
Even as great a man as Solomon was had that happen because Solomon failed to obey God. And God raised up an adversary against Solomon and removed 11 of the tribes of Israel from Solomon's kingdom.
I Kings 11
1 But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites;
2 Of the nations concerning which the LORD said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon clave unto these in love.
3 And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart.
4 For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father.
5 For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.
6 And Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and went not fully after the LORD, as did David his father.
7 Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon.
8 And likewise did he for all his strange wives, which burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods.
9 And the LORD was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned from the LORD God of Israel, which had appeared unto him twice,
10 And had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods: but he kept not that which the LORD commanded.
11 Wherefore the LORD said unto Solomon, Forasmuch as this is done of thee, and thou hast not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded thee, I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy servant.
12 Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it for David thy father's sake: but I will rend it out of the hand of thy son.
13 Howbeit I will not rend away all the kingdom; but will give one tribe to thy son for David my servant's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake which I have chosen.
14 And the LORD stirred up an adversary unto Solomon, Hadad the Edomite:
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