-THE WRITTEN WORD OF GOD-
“Then went out to (John The Baptist) Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region round about Jordan: and were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins. But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, o generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance: and think not to say within yourselves, we have Abraham to our Father; for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham. And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire”…MATTHEW 3: 5-10.
“Be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves…..JAMES 1:22.
“Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, the Lord knoweth them that are His. And let everyone that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity”…2ND TIMOTHY 2:19.
-THE RECEIVED WORD OF GOD-
(I passionately plead with all who desire to make heaven at last to read this message and digest it. It may be the last chance for many, even in the Church of Jesus Christ, to make amends and to reconcile with the Lord again.)
Men and brethren, our devotional and inspirational bookshelves are littered with millions of books on such matters as, the true meaning and essence of salvation, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ - of issues of justification, sanctification, Holy Ghost baptism and of eternal life, etc., etc. And many more authors are preparing to add to these discussions in near future. These discussions seem to be endless, at times going beyond the simple written word of God, which is the Bible.
No doubt, brethren, many of these books have increased the knowledge of the things of God among believing folks and beyond. Surprisingly though, not many of the books have been able to help folks to know Who our God really is and of His ways. Many in the Church are daily buried in volumes of materials about our Lord Jesus Christ, yet fewer and fewer folks are getting to understand the Redeemer talk less of His redemption. We have found ourselves in the midst of much knowledge about our God but little godliness to show for it. And this has become one of the greatest tragedies of today’s Christianity, and heaven is worried about that.
People of God, it has become very urgent that the Church of Jesus Christ be equipped on what salvation in Christ is truly all about. Let me inform all who love our Lord Jesus Christ and His appearing that the salvation purchased by our Lord can be summed up in these words: “you are forgiven, but go and sin no more”. This is the simplest and purest definition of salvation in Christ Jesus, and that is what many theologians and “experts” in things of God will not like folks to know. They have become as lawyers whom our Lord described as blocking the door of knowledge while at the same time refusing to enter therein themselves!
But for those who still care to know, salvation in Christ Jesus is in place when a sinner is forgiven of all his or her sins, having accepted that what our Lord wrought on Calvary was for him or for her. And having made that acceptance, he or she goes on to repent of his or her sins and accept our Lord as Lord and personal Savior. And having done that, he or she then makes a binding commitment never to continue in the same sins for which our Lord died in the first place. This is salvation in its purest form.
But many have deviated from this simple matter. They have tried, over the years, to make this matter as complicated as possible. Some have focused on the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is given essentially to bring and maintain salvation, and altered it to mean another thing altogether. Some have perverted the grace of our Lord to mean an opportunity for a man or a woman to continue in the same sins for which Christ died, in the same sins from which he or she is saved, yet without consequence. Even where they opt to admit the possibility of consequence, they choose to call it reward for works! What a shame.
But these scoffers must proceed not further. Let the Church of Jesus Christ begin to understand from this very day that sin and compromise are not part of the works for which believers would be rewarded in heaven. Yes, true believers in Christ shall be rewarded in heaven according to the works they did while on earth. But works here refer strictly to activities we carried out on earth for the love of Christ – such as winning souls, giving generally and all manners of charity works. Works here and as far as the Bible and heaven are concerned include all the steps we take in righteousness in order to fulfill our God-given assignment on earth. You can name the rest of what constitutes works of righteousness by taking a cue from what is given here.
Furthermore, let it be known to all kingdoms, nations, races, tribes, languages and tongues, that sin and all manners of compromising lifestyle are not works, in sense of what the scriptures refer to as works by which believers shall be rewarded in heaven. Believing folks, who make heaven at last, but who did not do their works of righteousness on earth, shall not be rewarded in heaven, but they will make heaven in any case. They are adjudged to have wasted their God-given talents and will lose their rewards for not doing that. Yet they would be saved.
But believers who die in sin will not make heaven at last, not to talk of not receiving or not receiving reward in heaven! This is a terrible truth hidden from many believers for centuries, but which is revealed this very day. Only believers whose names are found in the Lamb’s Book of life shall face issues of reward or no reward for works done or not done on earth. The name of a believer who is living in sin is already blotted out of the Lamb’s Book of life and will not be anywhere near heaven to receive or not receive any reward whatsoever. This is the foundation truth about our lives as believers.
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