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May 27, 2009
You Are Special
Hello everyone and welcome, thanks for all the new members and for your letters. I ask that you study with me the Word of God Rightly Divided as you are asked in 2Timothy 2:15.
Ephesians 2:4 But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, 5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ (by grace ye are saved;)
(I will pause between some of these verses to speak on some things; Notice above, That God loved us, even when we were dead in sins. This is important to show you that you don't have to be a good person or clean up yourself to be good enough for God to accept you, nothing could be farther from the truth. He died for sinners, the ungodly, the Ephesians that Paul is writing to here; were not included in his original teachings because they were idol-worshiping, uncircumcised, pork eating, Gentiles.
Paul finds out later these people had heard the gospel that he had preached and wrote them this letter. The Ephesians are such as we. Back then, they were not allied with Israel and didn't worship the God of Israel, but later got saved and Paul is praising them for it and telling them how it came to be and what they have in Christ. I urge you to read the whole book of Ephesians when you can, it is important that you see that we were all put in one body called The Body of Christ.)
6 And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: 7 that in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace and his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
(Paul is showing them that they are going to be shown to someone someday as a body of believers, and it will be Glorious.)
8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; it is the gift of God:
9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
(read those 2 verses again)
(If it is a gift and you have to do something for it, then it isn't a gift. I'm not mincing words here, it is the truth.)
This is where I usually lose everyone, but if you believe words in the bible mean what they say as they say it where they say it then you won't have a problem with this, you are saved by GRACE, unmerited favor through no work of your own, no priest, confirmation, baptism, doing great things for God, unless you see your salvation as a finished work Christ and that you as it were, will lay aside all your works and good deeds and say, I'm simply trusting what Christ did for me at Calvary for my salvation, plus or minus nothing. Or, That will either save me or I'll go to hell.
You see Christ died for all your sins, all of them is all of them, so the moment you trust Christ, you are placed in the body, and there is no way you can lose your salvation. If you have already been judged, found guilty and crucified, because your sins were placed on Christ, then you have no sins. God cannot see you in sins, He sees you in His Son, as a finished work.)
11 Wherefore remember, that ye being in times past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;
12 That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world: 13 But now in Christ Jesus ye who were sometimes far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.
14 For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall off partition between us; 15 having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law contained in ordinances; for to make in himself twain one new man, so making peace;
(Paul is now explaining that there is no difference, there is neither Jew nor Greek, we are all one. Israel is left out of the picture, the only way a Jew can be saved today is by believing that Jesus Christ died for their sins. You will find this hard to explain to a Jew, believe me, I know.)
Colossians 3:1 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
2 Set your affection on things above not on the earth.
3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
4 When Christ shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
One day out there in the future, this time of Grace we are living in is going to come to a close, then we will be changed and caught out of here, because it will then be a time of judgment for Israel and the nations, for 7 years, (which is called the 70th week of Daniel and the time of Jacobs trouble) (tribulation) you cannot be here. God cannot pour His wrath out on us in Judgment if we are saved. Also, there will be the Gospel of the Kingdom being preached again just like it was before Israel was destroyed and cast off. (strictly Jewish in Nature) Then there will be the 144,000 preaching and angels flying around preaching "The Everlasting Gospel" so there has to be a clean break between the two times. If you are left here without having been saved by grace, I don't see anywhere there is any hope for you, do not believe books that say you will get a second chance in the tribulation, because: "They will be given a strong delusion from the Lord and will believe a lie and be damned because they received not the love of the truth that they might be saved."
You are special, get your Bible and read these things for yourself, don't believe me or anyone else when it comes to your salvation, it is far too important, really folks, if you die and go to hell, there is no hope. I have set before you today life and death, choose life and know that you are someone very special in the eyes of God through your salvation by Jesus Christ.
One day, I will give an account of everything I have told you today and in times gone by, your blood is on my hands if I'm wrong, so know this, I have seen and heard it all, but there is but one truth for your salvation today. It is that Christ died for your sins, believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, right now where you are, don't leave this site until you are sure. Very Sure. I love you and have a burden for you and the entire world to learn this great truth, but there is little time and people put it off and are stubborn, self righteous and deceived by religion. Don't let that be your downfall, your pride will not help you in hell.
Study to show thyself approved, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
Amen.
Posted by michael at May 27, 2009 07:20 PM