-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 FROM THE HOLY GHOST-
But what is sin, some may dare to ask? The answer is yet very simple and of the Bible: all unrighteousness is sin. And when the Bible says all it means all. And if one is eager to know the nature of sin I point that person to the Book of Galatians 5:19-21. There all that is sinful is summarized. And what is written in those Galatians verses have absolutely nothing to do with our works of righteousness.
Brethren, our works of righteousness are works we do as righteous folks. They are additions to our righteous living as Christians. On the other hand sin is what we do in unrighteousness.
When a believer commits sin he or she slips out of the righteousness that is in Christ Jesus unto unrighteousness. Therefore the works we do or do not do as part of our righteous walk in the Lord has nothing to do with a believer living in sin. The difference between the two is as the difference between the heaven and the earth. May the good Lord help us to understand this truth in Jesus name?
Brethren, no man or woman with unconfessed and unrepented sin will make heaven at last. Any form of sin or compromising lifestyle disqualifies a believer from heaven at last. And unless such sin or compromise is thoroughly confessed before the Lord and repented from, that man or that woman is a sure candidate of hell fire – pure and simple.
It is urgent and compelling therefore for all who name the name of our Lord not only to depart from sin, but much so to depart from all appearances of sin. Our God, the Creator of heaven and of earth, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, has zero tolerance for sin. And when I say zero I mean zero. Nothing and nobody that is defiled can stand before Him. His eyes cannot behold iniquity. Nothing that offends will ever make it into heaven.
Brethren, the essence of the Blood of Jesus Christ is that it cleanses us of all unrighteousness. Our Lord Jesus Christ shed His Blood on Calvary to purify folks from sin and all manners of unrighteousness. Therefore when we are saved, it is that Blood that purges us of the original Adamic sin. And when this is done we then stand before God justified, as if we never sinned at all. But when we continue in sin even after our salvation experience, what we are doing is trampling upon this Blood, and no living can imagine the consequences of this.
Yes, brethren, the mercies of our God endure forever. And that is why it is yet possible for a believer to commit sin, confess and repent from it, and is forgiven by our merciful God. But, as Apostle Paul asked, shall we then continue in sin that grace may abound? God forbid! For if we continue in sin the Lord will simple spew us out of His mouth and we will perish in sin. If we continue in sin, it amounts to impunity, and consequences are eternal. If we continue in sin we will get to a point where the mercies of our God would no longer avail us. If we continue in sin we would miss heaven at last.
Brethren, just few days ago our Lord Jesus Christ spoke to me about the mercies of His Father. He was referring to the general saying amongst believers that our God is a God of second a chance. Master Jesus said that that was true. But when I began to think of the possibility of a third chance, He interrupted my thoughts. He said as follows: “Yes indeed, My Father is merciful, but He is also a consuming Fire:” Those are the direct words of our Lord. And whosoever is reading this message must tremble at that.
Brethren of the Lord, we must not trample on the mercies of our God as many do in today’s Church. Today there is impunity amongst some believing folks who have developed the unholy attitude to ask for mercy, obtain mercy but continue the same sins all over again, and again - and then again and again running to the Lord for mercy. May I inform all who delight in that wickedness that, even though the mercies of our God endureth forever, we must not hastily forget also that our God is also consuming Fire. Whosoever is engaged in that vile lifestyle will surely end up exhausting the mercies of our God, as many had done in the past, and with eternal consequences.
Finally, for those who live in the error that once they are saved they remain saved irrespective of how they lived thereafter, I have some bad news for them: very bad news indeed. They have believed a lie, and that lie is as a vehicle that has one destination, and that destination is eternal damnation. They may continue to revel in quoting some verses from the epistles of Apostle Paul, but those scriptures would only end judging them at last. What they have deliberately forgotten is that the same Paul did also write that every soul that sinneth shall die! What they are doing is struggling hopelessly to wish away the terrible and eternal consequences, and I sincerely pity them.
Till I come your way again, do continue to live with this truth – that the Lion of the Tribe of Judah is roaring again and that the Lion Himself, our Lord Jesus Christ, will soon be on His way to take His people Home. Therefore live ready.
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