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WOLVES DRESSED LIKE SHEEP!

WOLVES DRESSED LIKE SHEEP!

Proverbs 31:9 (King James Version) Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy. "Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? Or who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?" (Psalm 94:16 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth and find out what pleases the Lord. Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather Expose Them. For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret. But everything Exposed by the light becomes visible, for it is light that makes everything visible. This is why it is said. Wake up o sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you. Ephesians 5: 8-14. We are to be careful, when it comes to assuming people are Christians because they wear a cross! There are many wolves in sheep’s clothing in these Latter days! Remember that all satan followers have access to the same wardrobe of deception. Anyone can wear a cross! Only Jesus knows their heart! Never assume that because a person wears a cross that they are Christians! Satan has sent many people out to tempt the opposite sex into falling for them! Never let any woman, lead you into an evil lifestyle! It is only by our love for our heavenly Father that changes us to light true light! For the evil ones it is only by their love for satan that changes them into darkness! Its not who loves you! Its who do you love? That changes you into good or evil,Darkness or Light! Wolves dressed in sheep’s clothing, the servants of satan! They are the seed of satan! They can be just conmen men and women that have chosen to follow there father satan! You can find them at work; you can find them at church! There are many that preach and teach and are pastors, ministers, and preachers you will no them by their fruit. Some just pretend to want to be your friend and some just come to you for help but sooner or latter if they belong to satan the evil one will come out! They look sweat and kind and harmless like a sheep! Some are very beautiful on the outside, But in them is a ravaging wolf a devil! They are in the churches and they are on TV, they are everywhere. I will try to cover them all! But remember! They look just like you and me, but on the inside they are evil! Beware of the wolf dressed in sheep’s clothing!! And beware of the wolf that pretends to want to be a sheep!! <)))>< The Obscure! These are the ones you have to watch out for. I call them the Deceivers. Jesus referred to them in Matthew 7:15. Deceivers wear the cloak of a shepherd. They talk about Jesus, the cross, God, the Scriptures, the church, and the Holy Spirit. They mingle with true Christians and appear to be evangelical. They are on the radio and television and are members of many churches; they speak from pulpits, and write books and some may even be sitting right next to you. They look like Christians. They are not as obvious as heretics. Titus 3:10 says that we are to rebuke heretics. Apostates are obvious because they have denied the faith. But deceivers are subtle. The Lord is not warning us about heretics or apostates in Matthew 7:15. He is warning us about people who sound like Christians and appear to teach the gospel. We shouldn't be surprised that there will be people like that. " Satan himself is transformed into a beautiful outward appearance." He is hidden among us. "Therefore, it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness " They are subtle deceivers in our midst. Jude 4 says, " there are certain men crept in unawares " I don't know if you are finding them, but they are everywhere. THE CHARACTERISTICS OF FALSE PROPHETS Sometimes when I point out a false prophet with the help of the Word and Spirit of God, other Christians get upset. They say, "That person is a deceiver? Impossible!" But all the criteria needs to be examined. Many do not know that the Scripture commands us to judge. The Lord Jesus Christ commanded, "JUDGE RIGHTEOUS JUDGMENT" (John 7: 24). He told a man, "Thou hast rightly judged" (Luke 7:43). To others, our Lord asked, "Why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?" (Luke 12:57). The Apostle Paul wrote, "I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say" (1 Corinthians 10:15). Again, Paul declared, "He that is spiritual judgeth all things" (1 Corinthians 2:15). It is our positive duty to judge. "Beware of false prophets!" (Matthew 7: 15) is the warning and command of our Lord. But how could we "beware" and how could we know they are "false prophets" if we did not judge? And what is the God given standard by which we are to judge?" To the Law and to the Testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them." (Isaiah 8:20). "Ye shall know them by their fruits" (Matthew 7: 16), Christ said. And in judging the "fruits", we must judge by God's Word, not by what appeals to human reasoning. Many things seem good to human judgment which are false to the Word of God. "Come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord"(2 Corinthians 6:17, read verses 14-18) and "From such turn away." (2 Timothy 3:5). "{Withdraw yourselves" (2 Thessalonians 3:6). "And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them" (Ephesians 5:11). "Abhor that which is evil: cleave to that which is good" (Romans 12:9). Prove all things; hold fast that which is good".(1 Thessalonians 5:21). It would be impossible to obey these injunctions of God's Word unless it was right to JUDGE!! The ones who have such a hard time with judging are the ones that have something to hide! Let me tell you what they look like: Their Words False prophets are pleasant. They mingle with Christians and talk like Christians. However, it's not what false prophets say that gives them away; it's what they don't say. They talk about Jesus, the cross, and heaven, but never talk about sin, hell, true repentance, true forgiveness, submitting to God, living a Godly lifestyle, doing God’s will, mourning, meekness, and humility. They only talk about how to be happy. False prophets appear to live right. You say, "If someone is a false prophet, his life wouldn't be clean." Some of them live superficially clean lives, but deep inside they are rotten. I agree with what commentator John A. Broadus said, "When some false teachers of ruinous heresy are men of scrupulous conduct and pleasing general character and even appear devout, this may be morally ascribed to their early religious habits" (Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew Philadelphia: American Baptist Pub. Society, 1881). False prophets appear to walk the Christian walk. They may appear to be fine, but are vile on the inside. They suppress their depravity for the sake of their reputation. Sometimes when such a person's sin is revealed, the people in the church just say, "We are supposed to be forgiving," and the false prophet continues in his sinfulness. False prophets are deceptive. Beware: Deceivers are all around us. They are not as obvious as heretics and apostates; they look like Christians. False prophets will have an end. According to Matthew 7:22, they will say to Jesus at the time of judgment, " Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name? " In other words, they will say, "We were Your preachers." Prophets of Revelation and Prophets of Proclamation The false prophets mentioned in Matthew 7 were not the kind of prophets that received revelation from God. There were Old and New Testament prophets that God spoke through directly, but not all prophets received direct revelation. The word prophesy means "to speak before." That's why the gift of prophecy still exists: It is not just a revelatory gift, it is nonrevelatory also. A prophet is one who proclaims God's Word. The false prophets in Matthew 7:22 will claim to have prophesied in Christ's name. Some of them might say they received revelations from God, but basically they will claim to have declared Christ's name. The Lord will say to them, " I never knew you; depart from Me, ye that work iniquity" (v. 23). Christ will send false prophets into everlasting damnation. They Will Not Be Alone The great tragedy is that the false prophets won't go to hell alone; for "many there be who go in that way" (Mt. 7:13). Second Peter 2:2 says that "many shall follow their pernicious ways " A great number of people will be deceived, and their end will be eternal destruction. Second Peter 2:1 says, " there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who secretly shall bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord that brought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction." They are not alone; many will follow them to the same fate. b. They Will Not Be Spared Second Peter 2:4-6 says, " God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell and spared not the old world, but saved Noah and [turned] the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes " If God did all that, then He will not spare false prophets. He will "reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished." False prophets will "utterly perish in their own corruption. They are cursed children, for "whom the mist of darkness is reserved forever". In Revelation 19:20, we read that the false prophet of the Antichrist and the Antichrist himself will be thrown into the lake of fire, which will burn forever. Christ has warned us. The first word in Matthew 7:15 is "beware." We have examined the definition, the danger, the deception, and the damnation of false prophets. Be on the lookout: They are very dangerous because they are deceptive and their deception leads to damnation. Do not be deceived! By the False prophets or by the followers of satan that have been deceived by satan and are sent out to deceive others. But God will judge the deceived and the deceiver! Beware of the wolf dressed in sheep’s clothing!! And beware of the wolf that pretends to want to be a sheep!! False prophets are those who tell false truths or leave out the truth or in modern terms simple lie and speak the lies to others! They call good bad and bad good they listen to Satan, the god of this world. Telling the Truth is Love letting some go to the lake of fire because you're too scared to tell the Truth is Hate. As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die...(Ezekiel 33:11) Revelation 21:8, But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the 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 death. I pray for all who have been fooled by satan and his children and buy this world. I pray that God opens your eyes and ears to the Truth! I Pray that you turn from sin, and you repent and give your life to JESUS CHRIST I pray this for all but I also pray it for those I have tried to help. We know that "knowing God" is an all-important goal in our life if we ever are going to be in His image. How can we possibly make right choices and walk in His steps, conformed to Him, if we do not know what His point of view is? God shows a relationship between how a person dresses and the reality of what he or she is in their heart. Now added to this is that Jeremiah 17:9 says, "The heart is deceitful above all things, and is incurably sick." This fact in Jeremiah 17:9 has a direct tie to the illustration God used in Isaiah 47. The deceived Babylon, portrayed as a woman, looks very attractive on the outside to the deceived, but God shows that Babylon herself is among the deceived. She says of herself "she is a lady," when, by God's righteous judgment, she clearly is not. We are going to add another principle to this that also comes from the book of Isaiah. Isaiah 5:20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil;? This is what we are seeing in Isaiah 47.?That put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! He is talking about people who have everything backwards from the truth; that is, everything in terms of God and His purpose. He is talking about the deceived. They judge things from a different (than God's) and wrong point of view. They speak admiringly of Babylon, calling her "tender and delicate." But from God's point of view, the reality is shown when He tells her, "Take off your skirt and bare your thigh." He said that, because when God looks on her heart—the place where the conduct is generated, He sees a harlot. This difference between perception and reality is important to understand. It is not difficult for one's "incurably sick heart" to see things different from their reality, and that is why it calls "evil good, and good evil." Now this false perception is true regarding clothing styles. Every parent ought to understand this principle because of their experience with children. Children rankle under, and they groan, resist, and fight against your decisions regarding what they can do and what they cannot do. The reason is they do not understand as fully as you those choices have consequences. Clothing, what is worn on the outside, should reflect our conversion, witnessing that we are the sons of God. And at one and the same time, in a reciprocal manner, clothing will affect conduct. Marketers know this, and in terms of morality the conversion of our heart should always determine the selection of what we wear. Unfortunately, not everybody thinks this way, and it is very easy for our heart to misjudge clothing's affect on others and us. But brethren, it is not unimportant to God. Clothing is one of the major symbols used in the Bible to reflect a person's righteousness, and unrighteousness. We are going to go back to the New Testament to one of Jesus' early teachings in the Sermon on the Mount. Matthew 7:15 Beware of false prophets, which come to, you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. This is exactly the way Babylon came to people. They thought she was tender and delicate. God saw that she was a harlot. Here Jesus is applying this same principle in regard to false ministers. On the one hand false ministers look, on the outside, as though they are all right, but actually on the inside they most assuredly are not all right. A minute or so ago I said that not everyone thinks like God, and so here Jesus brings our attention to be on guard against false teaching. The illustration that He used reflects the subject of this sermon, and in fact this whole series. There are deceived people who distort the truths of God, God's word, and misinform their hapless victims. In this case the sheep's clothing is being used as a deception much as in Isaiah 47. It is very interesting that Jesus used this term. Sheep's clothing confirms the fact that the sheep, God's representatives, God's children, should be known by the clothing they wear. One of the indirect lessons of this little teaching right here is that clothing should match what is in the heart. God has made us, and in Psalm 100 He says, "We His children are the sheep of His pasture," and that His ownership of us should be visible by what we wear as part of the conduct of our life. Jesus is warning us that some people appear to be one thing, but the reality is another. The truth is that "sheep's clothing" is distinctive. There should be a distinct and appropriate modesty in our attitudes, words, conduct, and our dress should also reflect the same. Matthew 18:3-10 And Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, Except you be converted, and become as little children, you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receives me. But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea. Woe unto the world because of offences! "Many are called, but few are chosen." He is urging us to conform to God's way, to be appropriately clothed with God's righteousness. There is a parallel all the way through the Bible between clothing and righteousness, and between clothing and unrighteousness. Once again, clothing is the illustration. There is definitely a tie between the symbolism of clothing, and the practical application in one's life. I Timothy 2 again, and we are going to look at the rest of these descriptive words. The next word is translated in the King James "shamefacedness." This reinforces the sense of modesty. That word today means "decent." It has the sense of withdrawing, of being bashful, and it directly confronts the aggressive seductiveness of the harlotry God portrays in Proverbs 7, Isaiah 3, and Ezekiel 16, and I might add also Isaiah 47. The next word translated "sobriety" means "soundness of mind." It means "sanity." It figuratively means "self-control." Today it might be translated "with propriety." Propriety means fit, correct, dignity, decorum, appropriate. "Having complete control over the passions and desires so that they are lawful, and reasonable; a certain curtailment and regulation of passions, both removing those that are improper and excessive, and also arranging those that are necessary to the proper time, and in moderation." Paul really gives quite a description here. Now let me sort of sum this up. A woman once asked an English minister what manner of dress was proper for a Christian woman. He replied, "Madam, so dress yourself so that people who have been in your company can hardly recollect what you had on." The whole context of what Paul wrote reflects what that English minister said, but we will put it into modern terminology: "She should not put herself in order in any manner that draws overt attention to her person, or to any particular part of her body, whether her hair, eyes, breast, navel, hips, or legs." Our clothing should reflect cleanliness. It must be appropriate to the occasion. It must reflect modesty, simplicity, gentleness, and reverence, as Paul taught, and also a quiet spirit, or contentment, as Peter recorded. The first line of verse 9 of the Living Bible says: "And women should be the same way; quiet, and sensible in manner and clothing." Both Peter and Paul reflect the biblical theme concerning attire, and that is that the inner (the heart or spirit) and the outer (the conduct and attire) must parallel each other, and that the inner must be motivated by respect for God, self-control, modesty, and decency. Matthew 18:3-10 And Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, Except you be converted, and become as little children, you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receives me. But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea. Woe unto the world because of offences! "Many are called, but few are chosen." He is urging us to conform to God's way, to be appropriately clothed with God's righteousness. There is a parallel all the way through the Bible between clothing and righteousness, and between clothing and unrighteousness. Once again, clothing is the illustration. There is definitely a tie between the symbolism of clothing, and the practical application in one's life. I am going to read that to you from the Living Bible, and maybe it will be more understandable because they have updated the terms. The Living Bible translation of Isaiah 3:16-24: Isaiah 3:16-24 Next He will judge the haughty Jewish women, who mince along, noses in the air, tinkling bracelets on their ankles, with wanton eyes that rove among the crowds, to catch the glances of men. The Lord will send a plague of scabs to ornament their heads. He will expose their nakedness for all to see! No longer shall they tinkle with self-assurance as they walk, for the Lord will strip away the artful beauty, and their ornaments, their necklaces and bracelets, and veils of shimmering gauze. Gone shall be the scarves and ankle chains, headbands, earrings, and perfumes, their rings and jewels and party clothes and negligées, and capes and ornate combs and purses; their mirrors, lovely lingerie, beautiful dresses and veils. Instead of a sweet smelling perfume, they will stink. For sashes they will use ropes. Their well-set hair will all fall out. They will wear sacks instead of robes. Actually this whole chapter shows what God is going to do to Israel's women, and why. Actually the whole chapter shows what God is going to do to Israel, because He takes the men to task very strongly as well in the first part. He specifically singles out the attitudes, conduct, manner of dress, and ornamentation of Israel's women. What was in her heart was the acknowledgement of beauty from her peers. The sum of His anger points to the undeniable fact that her outward adornment reflects the arrogance, haughtiness, pride and aggressive seductiveness of their self-centered hearts. This is very important. Clothing reflects WHO WE ARE and where we stand in relation to God. God is using clothing to set His people off, to set them apart, and to sanctify them. Even as the Sabbath sanctifies us and sets us apart, so does clothing. I Timothy 2:9-10 In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with braided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array. But (which becomes women professing godliness) with good works. I Peter 3:1-5 Likewise, you wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without [or apart from] the word be won by the conduct of the wives: While they behold your chaste conduct coupled with fear. Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel: But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price. For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands. Ladies, the single most prominent complaint that I receive against you by both menand women, but especially from men, is in regard to how you dress. The complaint is that it is too sexually stimulating. Now think about this. Do you want your teen-age daughter to be a stumbling block, leading men and boys to sin? Perhaps you are unaware of a specific way that men and women are different that touches on this issue. Men are much more sexually stimulated by the sense of sight than women, and that is why pornography is aimed directly at men, and why fashion designers design women's clothing to reveal certain body areas. And so tops should not be so tight as to draw attention to the breasts, or expose portions of the breasts. Hemlines should be below the knees. Skirts should not be slit so high that they draw attention to the thighs, and be loose enough so that they drape nicely to cover the thighs when seated. Attire must not be that which overtly draws attention to the self in a vain or a casual display, but parallels the childlike innocence that Jesus taught. The principle here as taught by Jesus is serious, because the manner of dress may reveal the carelessness and the lack of love in one's heart. Remember, the Lord likened His servants to sheep. The natural enemy of a sheep is a wolf. But Jesus didn't just say a false prophet was a wolf, He said a ferocious wolf. On top of all this, this deadly enemy of sheep won't appear dangerous because they will look innocent and harmless like Christians, for they are dressed in sheep's clothing! Things are not always as they first appear. We must be careful. It's part of our battle. The child of God must constantly be both self-controlled and alert because of the devil's schemes (1 Pet. 5:8). This is especially true in our day. I say this with 2 Tim. 3:13 in mind. This verse reads: "... evil men and women impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived." Even Jesus had a Judas who pretended all was right. But this scoundrel had a secret that eventually came to light. What seems normal can be deadly. Sad to say, we must beware. For among repentant sinners evil people rig their snare. So the moral of this poem Is to be alert and wise. Do not let some baa-a-ad imposter Pull the wool over your eyes. Beware of the wolf dressed in sheep’s clothing!! And beware of the wolf that pretends to want to be a sheep!! As children of God we are to be the light in the world, and Expose the Evil that lives in the darkness of the world! Satan is constantly trying to bring christens, servants of the Lord Jesus Christ into darkness! Listen brothers and sisters we are all involved in a spiritual battle. If you are going to Expose seeds of satan than you need to bring them into the light! Our responsibility is to Expose them and give them the Truth! Satan uses the wolves, his servants his seed, in sheep’s clothing to get close to the sheep to deceive them to come into the darkness and lose sight of the light! To fall away! We are to expose them to bring them out into the light! And in the light they will be exposed for who they really are and the one they really serve! To turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins...Acts 26:18. The truth will come out! And they will be judged by the truth! But only by the truth is there any hope for them to be saved! There is no chance in hell for them to be saved by living the lie! And receiving their false truth by others that are living the lie. It is only by the truth coming out that they can be set free from the lie! This is loving your enemies! They need Jesus! And you may be the only one that may be willing to bring them out into the light! Into the truth of Jesus Christ! He is there only hope! As He is our only hope also! Love your enemies don’t just ignore them or make excuses for them. But if you love them than Expose them and then give them to God! Only God can change a hardened heart! Only God! but only by the truth can they find God Isaiah 58:1 Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins. In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them, which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. 2 Corinthians 4:4. Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others Ephesians 2:2-3. To turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins...Acts 26:18. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places Ephesians 6:12. Our witnessing should reflect this. In other words, preaching should be the warning of the wicked from his way; letting him know that he is a disgusting and filthy sinner in the eyes of God. But that in spite of that, God is giving him or her the opportunity to REPENT and turn to God if he or she believes in His death, burial and resurrection-His redemptive work on the cross. But be it known that He requires holiness (be ye holy even as I am holy). He is a "jealous God that will have no other Gods before Him". And if you continue to "willfully sin after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there is NO MORE sacrifice for sins, just a fearful looking forward to of the fiery indignation that God has reserved for his enemies" (Hebrews 10:26). Call them to account and show them their faults. Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils. 1 Corinthians 10:21. We MUST Tell People to REPENT! John the Baptist said "Repent" (Matt 3:2) Jesus said "Repent" (Matt 4:17; 9:13; Mark 1:15; Luke 5:42, ), apostles said "Repent" (Mark 6:12) Paul said, "Repent" (2 Cor 7:9) Peter said "Repent" (Acts 2:38) Proverbs 6:16-17 These six [things] doth the LORD hate: yea, seven [are] an abomination unto him A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood. Psalm 139:21, 22 Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee? I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies. they must be told that God requires them to REPENT and believe in Jesus Christ's redemptive work on the cross to be saved and escape the fires of hell. In the verses in the Gospels there is a persistent theme: If you do not REPENT, you will perish. It doesn't say you will perish if you don't believe (although you will obviously), the emphasis is on the repentance. We have herd-telling folks to "Turn or Burn", "Get Right or Get Left". Is embarrassing But is that embarrassment because the method is wrong, or is it a problem with our own pride in our own hearts? Unfortunately, there is so little church discipline and proper teaching about holiness and sin, that sin runs amok in the camp! And preachers who have hidden sins cannot effectively preach against it, because their heart condemns them as they preach. So they stay with the "grace, mercy and compassion" message instead of the "holiness, justice and judgment" message. They are both aspects of God's nature, but those who continue to practice sin and tolerate it within the church concentrate on one to the exclusion of the other. I believe that is why the American Christian Church is in the condition it's in. In American churches, we are not called upon to live holy lives; we are offered "counseling" for our "problems". We are not called to account for our sins. We offer cliches for our sin, such as "Christians aren't perfect, just forgiven" or "Be patient, God isn't finished with me yet". We are NOT told that if we fail to conform to God's Holy Word and Law that we will be denied communion, or even the fellowship of other believers. This is what Paul demanded of the Corinthians, and of us as well. In failing to do so, we have let sin run rampant within the church, making her totally ineffective in calling the world to repentance. This won't change until we repent of our own sin, demand the same within the church and the church leadership and begin to preach boldly in the marketplace the true message of salvation. THE CHURCH AND THE WORLD---DECEIVED! The church and the world once walked apart On the changing shores of time. For according to God's Holy Bible, The church and world don't rhyme. How can two walk together, Unless they be agreed? How can a Christian love the world, Unless he be DECEIVED? *** The Bible says love not the world, Neither the things therein. Although some try to walk with God, While they still live in sin. Unequally yoked they walk on, Hand in hand agreed, The church and the world, the best of friends, DECEIVING and being DECEIVED. *** Many are called, but few are chosen To walk salvation's trail. Though multitudes have filled the pews, They're just dressed up for HELL! They tickle their ears and scratch their backs, Before they have believed. And add them to the Church of God, How sad, so many DECEIVED! *** They build their empires to the sky, To show the works of man. They brag and hammer with the world, Though they build on sinking sand. Their vast domains will tumble down, Though now they can't conceive, That eternity will soon reveal That the so-called church was DECEIVED! *** They preach the love of Jesus, Without the wrath of God. They're trying to walk the middle Where Jesus never trod. He preached Repent! Or Perish! Today they preach, believe. And multitudes are going to church And going to Hell, DECEIVED! *** Down through the bloody trail of time Our fathers fought the fight Proclaimed the holy Word of God, Stood up for what was right. Today we've lowered our standards, The Bible is not believed. There is a way that seemeth right, Someone is sure DECEIVED! *** Religion cannot satisfy The sinful heart of men. The soul cannot be pacified, "Ye must be born again." You must repent of all your sins, Before you can believe! *** Turn from your wicked ways to Christ! Or go to Hell--DECEIVED! Jesus did not cover up the lies of others but brought them into the open for all to see! We are suppose to stand for the truth because if we don’t we fall for the lie! The truth will set you free!! We are to give the truth of Jesus Christ to the lost to tell them to repent and turn away from sin and to believe and except the gospel! Go and sin no more! If they will not than we are to convict them and have nothing to do with them, we are not suppose to be around the wicked and scornful we are not to be their friends. We are to separate ourselves from them! Have no part of them. Don’t even sit with them or associate with them in any way! Do we teach this in the church? Not in many. Dose the bible? Yes! Do you sit with the ones who love God? Do you site with the ones who don’t? Do you sit with the wicked the workers of evil? We are to have no fellowship with the wicked for they will try to deceive us! They are sent from the father of all lies! Some pretend to be stupid or just innocent victims, but will take advantage of you or your brother or sister in Christ. We are our brothers and sisters keeper! We as children of God are to expose them so that our brothers and sisters in Christ don’t fall victim to their evil works! Those who do evil and associate with evil and condone evil are evil. If we are not giving them Gods truth and exposing them than we are like them! If you give them Gods truth one on one they will become angry and then they will stay away from you because they don’t want to here it! Satan and his children can go to church and here the word of God but when they are subjected to the truth one on one convicted, that drives them out! Or sets them free! It’s not by singing songs or hearing a preacher preach, it’s by bring them into the light of Gods truth to weather or not they are living the truth! Do they keep Gods commandments? Do they do Gods will? Are they submitted to God? Are they servants of God? Dose their love come from God? Is there fruit of God? Are they christens or are they wolves and deceivers pretending to be? “In this house we will submit to the lord Jesus Christ and do His Will not ours!” You see they can here the word and they can wear crosses and talk about God and Jesus and go to church and pretend to be Christians. They do this on the outside to appear to be loving and kind and followers of Christ, but they cant live the word on the inside because inside there hearts are selfish and evil! They are wolves dressed like sheep! The modern day churches don’t want to offend any one because then they will lose attendance. We are not here to pacify them! We are here to be witnesses of the truth of God to them! Many Christians think that it wrong to tell people what their behavior, their lifestyles, their fruits, really are not of God but are from the one whom they really serve! We are to call them by there fruits. Lets read some things that Jesus and the disciples told them. DOGS" Matt. 7:6 Jesus said, "Give not that which is holy unto the dogs" (See also 2 Peter 2:20-22, Rev. 22:15) "SWINE" Matt. 7:6 "...neither cast your pearls before swine" "VIPERS" Matt. 3:7 "O generation of vipers..." (See also Matt. 12:34, 23:33 and Luke 3:7) "HYPOCRITES" Matt.6:2 "...as the hypocrites in the synagogues..." (See also Matt.6:5, 16, 15:7, 16:3, 22:18, 23:13-15, 29, 24:51, Mark 7:6, Luke 11:44, 12:56) "CHILDREN OF THE DEVIL" John 8:44 "You are of your father the devil..." (See also Acts 13:10) "PERVERSE" Mat. 17:17"...O faithless and perverse generation" (See also Luke 9:41, Acts 20:30, Phil. 2:15, 1Tim. 6:5) "REPROBATE" 2Cor 13:5-7 "...except ye be reprobates" (See also Rom 1:28, 2Tim. 3:8, Tit. 1:16) "HEATHEN" Mat. 6:7 "...as the heathen do" (See also Mat.18: 17, Act 4:25, 2Cor. 11:26, Gal. 1:16, 2:9, 3:8) "FOOLS" Mat. 23:17 "...Ye fools and blind" (See also Luke 12:20, 1Cor.15:36, Mat.23:19, Luke 11:40, 24:25, Eph. 5:15) "WICKED AND ADULTEROUS" Mat. 16:4 "A wicked and adulterous generation" (See also Mat. 12:45, 13:49, 18:32, 21:41, 25:26, Luke 19:22, 1Cor. 5:13, 2Thes. 3:2, 2Pet. 2:7, 3:17) "O YE OF LITTLE FAITH" (Christ's favorite name for His apostles!) Mat.6:30, 8:26, 14:31, etc., etc., etc. "STIFFNECKED AND UNCIRCUMCISED" Acts7:53 "...stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart" "LIARS, EVIL BEASTS, SLOW BELLIES" Titus 1:12 (See also 2Peter 2:12, Jude 10) "ADULTERERS AND ADULTERESSES" Hebrews 13:4 "...whoremongers and adulterers God will judge" James 4:4 "Ye adulterers and adulteresses..." (See also Rom 7:3, Mat. 12:39, 16:4, Mark 8:38) "WHITED WALL" Acts 23:3 Paul to the high priest. And there are many more statements that some Christian’s might think weren’t very nice or politically correct! Ye That Work Iniquity. This is the truth and we are to give the truth to them! We are not here to win a popularity contest we are here to win souls for the Kingdome of God and the bible tells us how to do it. We just have to do it Gods way not the world’s way! How can you attempt to pull them out of the darkness if you are afraid to be the light? We are too "Take up the cross and follow me" Don't be scared to tell people to repent. It is okay for people to be convicted and told that they aren’t living right and that they need to REPENT or PERISH. Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's Table, and of the table of devils. 1 Corinthians 10:21. Don’t feel sorry for the evil people but feel sorry for the ones they pray on and warn them of the danger. For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth and find out what pleases the Lord. Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather Expose Them. For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret. But everything Exposed by the light becomes visible, for it is light that makes everything visible. This is why it is said. Wake up o sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you. Ephesians 5: 8-14. Signs to look for: Selfishness! Unforgivness! Prideful! Vanity! Spoiled! Self pity! Self-serving! Filthy talkers! Many relationships! Many marriages! Lovers of pornography, drugs and alcohol and money. They will come to deceive you into falling in love with them and once you do they will turn on you like a raging wolf! Like a demon from hell! They are thieves sent from satan to steal the truth from you and abuse you and put Oppression on you! Abuse.... an act by which one inflicts physical or emotional mistreatment or injury on another, purposely or through negligence or neglect and often on a regular basis. Oppression.... an arbitrary, unjust or cruel exercise of power over a person, creating in that person a sense of having a tremendous burden or of being kept down, and resulting in a severe test of physical, emotional, psychological or spiritual strength. You, who are children of the Father and friends of His Son, who hear His voice and follow His path...You are the light for the world. Bring the light of the Son into the darkness of the abused and oppressed. God has made it clear that when we act against the burden of oppression and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, our light will rise in the darkness and night will become like the noonday. (Isaiah 58:9-10) “And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges; I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan’s seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth. But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak to cast a stumbling block before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit fornication. So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate. Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.” (Rev 2:12-17) The third letter was written to the believers at “Pergamos”. Pergamos was the ancient Capital of Asia and located 50 miles north of Smyrna. This church was apparently in the heart of all manner of evil as The Lord described it as being a place where “satan dwells”, and yet, though being in the midst they did not deny the faith, nor the name of The Lord. But, despite their faithfulness in these areas, there was yet still found by The Lord fault in them. In this letter, they are known as “The Compromising Church”. This church was such that they believed and spoke the truth, but yet COMPROMISED IT by allowing those who held firm the doctrines of Balaam and the Nicolaitans to enter in and dwell amongst them. These were indeed false and evil doctrines that had NO place among the believers on The Lord Jesus Christ. Balaam was a false prophet who was deeply involved in “animal divination”. It was assumed by those who worshipped “other gods” that there was some “power” in this practice, and that through his (Balaam’s) animal rituals, he could influence the actions of “their gods”. Now, Balak (King of Moab) saw how the Lord God had blessed Israel, and he was indeed afraid of the people fearing they would overtake the Moabites and dwell in the land. Thus, he sought out the false prophet Balaam believing he had the power to bless and curse and what he spoke would be so. His desire was that Balaam would curse Israel, and persuade The Lord God, The God of Israel to remove his blessings from them. But instead of curses, Israel received even GREATER blessings. In like manner, the doctrine of the Nicolaitans was against the teachings of The Lord, in that their practice was extremely immoral and idolatrous. The Lord despised of these doctrines, and he give stern warning to the believers at Pergamos to REPENT. For they had involved themselves in pagan feasts where the food had been sacrificed to idols, and committed all manner of sexual immorality (common practices of the Nicolaitans). These believers were WITHOUT excuse, for KNOWING those things the Lord hate, they yet still participated in them. They KNEW the truth and yet compromised it by receiving a lie, and indulging in it. The same it is today. While the believers at Pergamos were without excuse, EVEN MORE SO are those who profess to be believers and yet close their eyes and shut their ears to all manner of sin and evil WITHIN the church, and those who even engage in such behavior many deeming it as “harmless”. It truly amazes me how “the church” can become so actively, and vocally involved condemning the sins of those of the world, yet turn their face away from the blatant and UNHIDDEN sins within the church pretending all is well. We can condemn the sexual immorality of the world, but yet REFUSE to deal with this sin within our OWN members (The Body of Christ). We can condemn those of the world who hate, but yet REFUSE to remove this cancer from parts and members of the Body of Christ. We speak against segregation and separatism in the world, while the church has the GREATEST amongst the two within it’s members. White church, black church, protestant and Catholic church, Baptist, Methodist, Lutheran, and so on…Where did all this foolishness come from? Certainly this is NOT the will of our Father. For such have been proven to ONLY keep separatism ALIVE within the Body of Christ. These denominational walls (which we’ve ALLOWED the enemy to bring in) will continue as long as they are STANDING, to DIVIDE THE CHURCH! Thus, how are we qualified to judge the world and their evil, while our own house remains dirty, unswept, and unclean? We KNOW what the word of God has taught concerning the Body of Christ in that we are ALL parts and members of one another, thus when parts are JOINED they are to become ONE, yet we continue to dismember ourselves desiring rather to enter into the kingdom as GROUPS, rather than as ONE. But there shall be NO groups of individual beliefs within the Kingdom of Heaven. ALL who shall enter in, will enter in having the SAME heart, the SAME mind, the SAME faith, in ONE ACCORD and it will be done so FIRST, in this life, within the TRUE church, “THE BODY OF CHRIST”. Therefore, it is imperative that WE do NOT compromise that which we know to be the TRUTH according to The Word of God by receiving and/or participating in the doctrine of lies. Before we can condemn homosexuality in this WORLD, let us REMOVE sexual immorality within the church! WE KNOW it’s there, as it has NOT remain hidden and although the church may attempt to cover the sin and pretend it’s not visible, it HAS BEEN EXPOSED TO THE WORLD and we are to them as HYPOCRITES while judging them, the sin remains in us! I know that many within the church may feel those who continue in sin, those who openly and viciously hate their brother, etc. it is their problem, their sin, what does their sin have to do with me? Do you still not know that a little leaven, leavens the WHOLE LUMP, and all we need to do is scratch the wound and it will bleed, become infected, and SPREAD? The Lord COMMANDS that we be Holy. He is not coming back for a dismembered, barely able to stand body, but IS coming back for a body that IS COMPLETE…WITHOUT SPOT, WITHOUT WRINKLE! IF we truly love Him, we will strive to follow HIS commandments, and seek to be as He is. We would LOVE one another as HE commanded that we should. We would submit to and follow the Spirit and reject those things of the flesh. We would NOT for ourselves or ANYONE compromise the truth for the sake of momentary pleasure, but will STAND FIRMLY on the Truth, speaking and LIVING the Truth of the Word of God EVERY DAY of our lives! We must FIRST cleanse ourselves before we can even attempt to address the sins of the world, for WE are to be THE LIGHT unto THE WORLD. If inwardly there is darkness, how then can the light be exposed? Be NOT of “The Compromising Church”. Remember that everything we do, has ONSEQUENCE! And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead. Be watchful, and strengthen the things, which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God. Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee. Thou hast a few names even in Sardis, which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy. He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. ” (Rev 3:1-6) Outwardly, having the appearance of being alive while inwardly, they are dead…The church at Sardis (Capital of Lydia, an area known for it’s worship of the idol “Artemis” the “so-called” goddess of fertility) was located about 30 miles Southeast of Thyratira, and is the subject of the fifth letter written to those described as being “The Dead Church.” The life of the body is the spirit. When the spirit departs, the body is then considered dead. Such as it were in the body of believers at Sardis. Through the observation of man, everything about this church “outwardly” appeared perfect, but the Lord observed the inward and found much imperfection thereof. They had become “spiritually dead”, despite their known reputation of being “spiritually vital.” The name they had made of themselves, as being a church that was “alive” and “godly”, was in essence an illusion, for the only Godliness they possessed was that of having a “form” of it. They lacked the true power of God because they had not the Spirit, and what little there was left among them was quickly perishing as well. The Lord warns them to strengthen the little that did remain, and to “be watchful”, as it is clear the cause of their spiritual death was due to the fact that they’d let their spiritual guard down. They no longer were careful in their watch against sin, but became slothful with the exception of a few there whom the Lord acknowledged as “not having defiled their garments” (not have given themselves over to sin and had remained faithful to The Lord), and for such he declared would walk with him in white, for they were worthy. There are many today as there were in the church at Sardis who fit perfectly into what would be labeled as “The Dead Church”. They have become “spiritually dead”. They appear to be full yet they are truly empty. They appear to be “on fire” outwardly, while inwardly they’ve long since doused the flame. They work their works without perfection, for they’ve lost their purpose for the works, as they are no longer done through genuine love, but to be seen and praised by man. They are so caught up in the “outward” that they’ve neglected the “inward”, and have removed the Spirit from leadership by welcoming the things of the flesh. Services have become ritualistic and robotic, where man dictates and the Holy Spirit waits his turn. The Spirit is not given opportunity to “have his way” and fill the sheep of the Lord with His presence, but is welcome at set times, and removed abruptly when man believes he has been filled. However, the truth of the matter is in such cases, they’ve never truly experienced the presence of Almighty God, despite the illusion they cast off as having been in the presence of his Glory. For only a TRUE hunger and desire for Him will usher in his presence. Not by words alone, but from the depth of ones soul, for he CANNOT be manipulated, nor will he appear and disappear upon command. The Spirit of the Lord comes where He is indeed welcomed. He comes not to put on a show as He’s not about theatrics, but about POWER and comes to draw us into that perfect place of fellowship with our Father. Many within “the dead church” attempt to operate in the things of the spirit WITHOUT the Spirit, and this is virtually IMPOSSIBLE to do. Walking in trespass and sin, spiritual ignorance, being carnal minded, hypocrisy, unbelief, alienation from God and the like, all will result to “spiritual death”. WITHOUT the Spirit, the body is dead….WITHOUT the Leadership of THE SPIRIT, there is NO leadership….Those of “the dead church” problems begin when they take their focus off the spirit and by letting down their spiritual guard, they are open to sin and deception. This may even come in the form of “godliness”, but may not be the “God Commanded” thing to do. Because it may “look” good, doesn’t mean it is indeed good or needful. For example, to build great buildings for the “spoken purpose” of congregating the sheep may appear to be the “godly” thing to do, but the “God Commanded” thing to do would be to first FEED the sheep. For while much focus is being placed on glorifying and expanding the beauty of the building, The TRUE temple where The Holy Spirit is housed, The body of Christ, his beloved sheep go hungry both physically and spiritually. While the building of stone is strengthen, the body is weakened and glory is given to the building while the Spirit is no more. Having the body WITHOUT the Spirit will produce NO good fruit. We must be spiritually minded in ALL things. Just as the church at Sardis was commanded of the Lord to “Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent” so it is to all who’ve become spiritually dead in the things of The Lord. Remember the blessedness of the Lord, his grace, his mercy, his unfailing love, and how it was you received Him and cling to this! RETURN BACK to your first Love in sincere repentance, giving the Holy Spirit His rightful place in you! If you’ve CONFESSED Jesus as LORD of your life, LET HIM INDEED BE SUCH! Remember that without the Spirit, the body is as dead! It is the spirit that quickeneth, the flesh profiteth NOTHING! Reading: Romans 9:22-28 "I am the Way and The Truth and the Life" (Jn 14:6) There are many who are Christians for generations but they have never experienced personal salvation. They regularly read their Bible, say their prayers, attend the Church Services, and so on. But they would not be in a position to give an instant "yes" answer to the question, "Are you saved?" In the same way, there are numerous non-Christians we attend Gospel Campaigns and listen to Christian radio or TV programmes regularly, without ever coming into a personal experience of salvation. The reason is that these sincere people have never been told the simple steps to God's great Salvation. Today can be your day of Salvation if you follow these three simple steps— * Accept! And repent! Accept that you are a sinner before God. Our so-called good characters may even be a hindrance for our personal salvation. Our own righteousness is like filthy rags before God (Isa 64:6). May be you are free from apparent bad habits. But it is "from the heart" that sins like evil thoughts, covetousness, envy, pride and the like spring forth (Mk 7:21,22). We "all" have sinned and fallen down from God's standard (Rom 3:23). Unless we accept our lostness, we will not acknowledge the need for redemption. * Believe! And repent! You must believe that Jesus Christ bore your sins on the Cross and died for you. Basically we are enemies to God, because we have gone astray as sheep from the Shepherd and have been walking against the Law of God (Isa 53:6). Christ came to reconcile us with God the Father (1 Tim 2:5). He suffered and shed His blood for us. His blood alone can cleanse us from all sin (1 Jn 1:7). Believe on the Name of Christ and receive Him as your Sinbearer and Saviour (Acts 16:31). * Confess! And repent! Declare through words what you have believed in your heart. When you confess that Christ is the Lord of your life, you will be saved (Rom 10:9). Baptism in water is a sign of your commitment to Christ and a step of obedience to God (1 Pet 3:21) but remember you must be born agine! Born of the spirit so that you can live by the spirit! If we confess our sins, God is faithful and Just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: REPENT ye, AND BELIEVE the gospel." Don’t Date Or Marry An Unbeliever! Bitterness and resentment will soon enter into the picture, putting an even bigger distance between the two of you and causing more problems. In many situations, once the resentment does set in, the unbelieving mate just may have learned enough Scripture from you to hurl it like tiny bullets of truth to pierce your heart. After all, the Bible is true. And even though he or she may not believe it, they know that you do - and he or she may love to see you crumble under conviction, condemnation, or confusion from his attacks upon you and your faith. The Word of God is a powerful tool... even in the hands of the unrighteous. You may think I have painted an unrealistic picture of the ruin of a marriage, but I have read hundreds of letters - all full of the "same story." It's almost impossible for a marriage like this to survive (and they usually don't) unless the believer compromises his or her faith almost to the point of having none. So it's not only the probable death of a marriage I am talking about, but a possible spiritual death as well. I believe that's why the Bible gives us such a strong warning against a union of this kind. Beware of the wolf dressed in sheep’s clothing!! And beware of the wolf that pretends to want to be a sheep!! When the evil wolf is after you, you must leave a trail of truth! The truth is like poison to the ones who do evil! You do this so that when the evil one backtracks you and it will! They find the trail of truth, and then the truth of its evil ways if still inside of them it will come out! And then it can’t deceive you! It can’t manipulate you or control you! Basically it can’t sneak up on you from behind to stab you in the back, to hurt you! The trail of truth will bring out the truth from the wicked evil dowers! If they repented and receive a new heart than the truth that it finds will not put them in a raging vengeful desire, but they will be forgiving and understanding that it was all true but God has changed there heart and the evil has been cast out of them! They will for the first time understand true love! But if there heart is still evil they will show it! All it takes to bring out the wicked is to give them the truth! They must repent! And mean it! In order for God to help them, to save them, Ezekiel 3:17 (King James Version) Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me. "Ye that love the LORD, hate evil....." (Psalm 97:10) Only if Jesus Christ lives in you can you be righteous. For without submitting to Jesus none can be righteous. Give up your life for Him and He shall give you a new life that will lead you to the narrow gate that few will ever find, this gate leads to True Life. It is not built of wood or stone! But is built of faith and trust and unconditional love for Jesus Christ. Give up your choices give up your free will and follow Jesus Christ. The world will persecute you but remember they did this to Jesus Christ first and if He is in you they will do the same to you, And to Shut you up they may even want you crucified. "Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely,for My sake. Rejoice, and be exceedingly glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you." (Matthew 5:11-12)...2 Thessalonians 1 (King James Version) Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth; So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure: Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer: Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you; And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power; When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day. Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power: That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Thessalonians 2 (King James Version) Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time. For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. 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: Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness. But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle. Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace, Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work. 2 Thessalonians 3 (King James Version) Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you: And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for all men have not faith. But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil. And we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you. And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ. Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us. For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you; Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you: Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us. For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat. For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies. Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread. But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing. And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed. Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother. Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all. The salutation of Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in every epistle: so I write. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. Please know it is not wise to take any man's word for anything, so prove all things for yourself from the pages of your own Bible.......Judas--if true love never ceases how could you, my friend, have come to this!! To sell me for thirty silver pieces and betray me with a kiss!! Judas--remember what I taught you!! do not despair while hanging on the rope!! it's because you sinned that I have sought you;!! I came to give you hope!! Judas--let us pray and hang together!! you on your halter, I upon my hill!! dear friend, even if you loved me never,!! you know I love you still!!! (Author unknown) To anyone that teaches that you don’t have to submit to God and His commandments, they are the ones that are working for satan because they have sold there souls to satan because they have eaten of his fruit and have been Deceved by it! Do not eat of there fruit their lies!! Because they will lead you to destruction and to the lake of fire! Trust only in the words of God! "JUDGE RIGHTEOUS JUDGMENT" Matthew 5:20 (King James Version) 20 For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven. Proverbs 31:9 (King James Version) Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy. The Apostle Paul admonished believers, "Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned: and avoid them. For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple" (Romans 16: 17-18). This apostolic command could not be obeyed were it not right to judge. God wants us to know His Word and then test all teachers and teaching by it. Notice also that it is the false teachers who make the "divisions", and not those who protest against their false teaching. And these deceivers are not serving Christ, as they profess, "but their own belly", or their own "bread and butter", as we would put it. We are to "mark them and avoid them". "Come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord"(2 Corinthians 6:17, read verses 14-18) and "From such turn away." (2 Timothy 3:5). "{Withdraw yourselves" (2 Thessalonians 3:6). "And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them" (Ephesians 5:11). "Abhor that which is evil: cleave to that which is good" (Romans 12:9). Prove all things; hold fast that which is good".(1 Thessalonians 5:21). It would be impossible to obey these injunctions of God's Word unless it were right to JUDGE!! Matthew 5:20 (King James Version) 20 For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:48 (King James Version) 48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.