Preparing to live a holy life begins IN THE MIND! The man or woman who is holy
demonstrates the characteristic of self-control in all areas of their life! The goal is to "set your hope fully on the grace to be
given you" ... meaning: as you expect Jesus’ coming at any moment,
live as though He would be here any second! Purity is the idea for the Church
of Christ something the church of man clearly can't see. Christ Church is
always prepared for His return. Peter says holiness is more than just rules or
laws, it is righteous living! Holiness is a real change on how we live and
what we think! It is not just a religious concept; it is a concrete lifestyle. Holiness
is a simple concept, it means being set apart by God to reflect His will in
this world. Since God is set apart from the evil of this world we must be also.
"Without
holiness, no man shall see God!"
Second,
Satan designed to deceive the people and cause rapid church growth is to have
the church of man never preach against sin, or the consequence of sin (Roman
6:23). “Sin is lawlessness” and much more than “transgression of law” ( I John
3:4). Lawlessness (anomia); as John uses the term, includes the tendency
towards transgression and the motive which impels it, as well as the deed
itself.
The
term “lawlessness” identifies sin as the characteristic in men which repudiates
restraint or control from a source outside themselves. By it a man becomes his
own standard of truth: “truth” is whatever he wants it to be—and therefore a
lie. Through “lawlessness” man also becomes his own measure of good: the “good”
is what he desires to satisfy his own ego, and therefore may be the cruelest
evil for other people.
Satan's design is to have the church of man never preach Hell. "Thou wilt not leave my
soul in hell, neither suffer thine Holy One to see corruption" (Acts 2:27).The
third translation of Hell in Scripture is "gehenna" a term always
associated with fire (Matthew 5:22,29,30;
10:28; 18:9; 23:15,33).
There is half a dozen different references to "Hell fire" in the
Bible.
This is the most
explicit example of the Lord's teaching about Gehenna: "And if thy hand
offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than
having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched" (Matthew 18:8-9,
43- 449).
From a superficial
reading one might feel a certain repugnance about
eternal fires and
never-dying worms.
.
The word Gehenna
comes from the Hebrew Ge-Hinnom, which was in fact a geographical location. It
means the Valley of Hinnom, sometimes referred to as Tophet. It was a valley on
the edge of the (then) city of Jerusalem and from the earliest times it was a
place of ill repute - associated with idolatrous worship and abhorred by the
Jews because of horrific practices associated with false worship.
In the days of Josiah
the valley was cleansed and its evil practices forbidden (II Kings 23:10). Its
infamy lived on and it became a place for Jews to burn the refuse of the city;
later they used it to dispose of the carcasses of animals and unburied
criminals after
execution. For this
purpose and to avoid the stench of putrefaction, fires were kept burning there
continually and it became synonymous with death and condemnation.
nature of divine judgment.
Nothing can prevent
or interfere with the declared judgment of God upon those who turn their backs
on Him. "God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell
(II Peter 2:4). Korah,
Dathan and Abiram, who, when they spoke against Moses and rebelled against God,
suffered a unique punishment when "the ground clave asunder - the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them
up . They went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and
they perished" (Numbers 16:31-33).
Heaven is real, Hell is
real, and there is an eternal life after death in one of two real locations. As
humans, the current death rate is 100 percent, believe it or not, the Bible is
right about what happens after death. More than 250,000 people die every day
and go either to Heaven or Hell. The wise man will consider what awaits us on
the other side of this life that end so quickly. Satan want the church of man
to be unprepared for death. But those who are wise will go to a reliable source,
the Bible for them self to investigate what's on the other side. And when they
discover that the choices they make during their brief stay in this world will
matter in the world to come, they will begin to live their life in a way that
please God not their flesh.
'Enter through the
narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to
destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the
road that leads to life, and only a few find it' (Matthew 7:13-14). So Heaven is not our default destination, if
you have not made a choice for Christ Jesus as Lord and Savior; you are already
on your way to Hell. Heaven is not automatic, we are born in the dying option
as sinners. Unless our sin problem is resolved, the only place we will go is
our true default destination....Hell.
Hell will be inhabited
by people who haven't received God's gift of redemption by Christ Jesus (Revelation
20:12-15). Hell will be a place of utter misery, it will be a place of
conscious punishment for sins, with no hope of relief. Christ Jesus says more
about Hell than anyone else in the Bible (Matthew 10:28;13:40-42; Mark9:43-44).
He refers to it as a literal place and describes it in graphic terms -
including raging fires and the soul that doesn't die. Christ says the unsaved
'will be thrown outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and
gnashing of teeth' (Matthew 8:12). The unrighteous will go away to eternal
punishment, but the righteous to eternal life' (Mathew 25:46). Thus if Heaven
will be consciously experienced forever, Hell must be consciously experienced
forever.
All roads do not lead to
Heaven or the Father God, as Satan wants us to believe. Only one road does: Christ
Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life; 'No one comes to the Father except
through me' (John 14:6). All other roads lead to Hell, don't fall for Satan's
lie. Choose the truth of the Bible and accept Christ Jesus' sacrifice on the Cross
for your sins. Realize that he was resurrected on the third day, and now sits
at the right hand of God the Father making intercessions for you. Accept Jesus
Christ as your Lord & Savior, confess your sins to God & repent of your
sins, and surely, we'll meet in Heaven.
Satan don't
want the church of man to preach against
the entertainment industry of America because that is where he is reeking the
most havoc. He don't want the church of man to preach against abortion,
homosexuality, or fornication because this keeps a man in his dying hell bound
condition. How can the church of man teach against the influences of the world
when they are knee-deep in it.
The church of man doesn't minister
effectively to the youth, they baby sit them with worldly devices, this is how
Holy Hip Hop was born in the church. The idea of it was birthed by the homosexual
minister Eddie Long whose son is a Holy Hip Hop rapper called "Young
Dirty!" The church of man is mega flesh, and a mega-mess, and God is not
pleased with it. Come from among them and be separate (II Corinthians 6: 17).
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