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ÐÌà8  àòòÔ#†XûôXh#Xûô%#ÔÔ‡1XûôXhXûôÔ1€òòóóóóJudge€not,€that€ye€be€not€judged.€òòóóòò2€òòóóóóFor€with€what€judgment€ye€judge,€ye€shall€beÐ ¨&D # Ðjudged:€and€with€what€measure€ye€mete,€it€shall€be€measured€to€you€again.€òòóóòò3€òòóóóóAnd€whyÐ ”'0!$ Ðbeholdest€thou€the€mote€that€is€in€thy€brotherððs€eye,€but€considerest€not€the€beam€thatÐ €("% Ðis€in€thine€own€eye?€òòóóòò4€òòóóóóOr€how€wilt€thou€say€to€thy€brother,€Let€me€pull€out€the€moteÐ l)#& Ðout€of€thine€eye;€and,€behold,€a€beamòòòòóó€isóóòòóó€in€thine€own€eye?€òòóóòò5€òòóóóóThou€hypocrite,€first€castÐ X*ô#' Ðout€the€beam€out€of€thine€own€eye;€and€then€shalt€thou€see€clearly€to€cast€out€the€moteÐ D+à$( Ðout€of€thy€brotherððs€eye.òòóó€òòMatthew€7:1ð!ð5óóÔ#†XûôXX1Xûô##ÔÔ‡#XûôXXXûôÔÐ0,Ì%)Ð Ð  ЇWhen€òòMatthew€7:1óó€is€read€an€interpreted€in€context,€it€is€not€condemning€all€judging.€It€isÐ d Ðcondemning€hypocritical€judgement.€Get€the€beam€out€of€your€eyes€before€you€try€to€get€the€splinterÐ Pì Ðout€of€your€brotherððs€eyes!€òòJohn€7:24óó€says:€ð ðJudge€not€according€to€the€appearance,€but€judgeÐ <Ø Ðrighteous€judgmentðð.Ô#†XûôXX#Xûôn&#ÔÔ‡#XûôXXXûôÔÐ ( Ä ÐChristians€are€to€judge€righteous€judgment.€The€sad€thing€is€that€most€of€the€time€òòMatthew€7:1óó€isÐ  ° Ðquoted€it€is€coming€straight€through€Satanððs€mind€into€your€mouth.€What€is€the€greater€tragedy€is€thatÐ  œ ÐMatthew€chapter€7€is€the€chapter€in€the€New€Testament€that€has€the€strongest€condemnation€of€falseÐ ì ˆ Ðprofessors.€Matthew€chapter€7€is€a€condemnation€of€the€religionists€that€go€about€to€establish€theirÐ Ø t Ðown€righteousness€by€working€in€and€through€the€church.€They€do€religious€works€in€the€power€ofÐ Ä ` Ðtheir€flesh€and€expect€heaven€in€return,€or€at€least€not€to€be€cast€into€hell.€The€Lord€Jesus€ChristÐ °L  Ðhimself€will€say€I€never€knew€you.€Letððs€read€a€little€more€of€it€in€in€context:Ð œ8  ÐÌà8  àÔ#†XûôXX#XûôS(#ÔÔ‡#XûôXXXûôÔòò13€óóEnter€ye€in€at€the€strait€gate:€for€wideòò€isóó€the€gate,€and€broadòò€isóó€the€way,€that€leadethÐ t  Ðto€destruction,€and€many€there€be€which€go€in€thereat:€òò14€óóBecause€straitòò€isóó€the€gate,€andÐ `ü  Ðnarrowòò€isóó€the€way,€which€leadeth€unto€life,€and€few€there€be€that€find€it.€òò15€óóBeware€ofÐ Lè  Ðfalse€prophets,€which€come€to€you€in€sheepððs€clothing,€but€inwardly€they€are€raveningÐ 8Ô  Ðwolves.€òò16€óóYe€shall€know€them€by€their€fruits.€Do€men€gather€grapes€of€thorns,€or€figsÐ $À Ðof€thistles?€òò17€óóEven€so€every€good€tree€bringeth€forth€good€fruit;€but€a€corrupt€treeÐ ¬ Ðbringeth€forth€evil€fruit.€òò18€óóA€good€tree€cannot€bring€forth€evil€fruit,€neitheròò€canóó€aÐ ü˜ Ðcorrupt€tree€bring€forth€good€fruit.€òò19€óóEvery€tree€that€bringeth€not€forth€good€fruit€isÐ è„ Ðhewn€down,€and€cast€into€the€fire.€òò20€óóWherefore€by€their€fruits€ye€shall€know€them.€òò21Ð Ôp ÐóóNot€every€one€that€saith€unto€me,€Lord,€Lord,€shall€enter€into€the€kingdom€of€heaven;Ð À\ Ðbut€he€that€doeth€the€will€of€my€Father€which€is€in€heaven.€òò22€óóMany€will€say€to€me€inÐ ¬H Ðthat€day,€Lord,€Lord,€have€we€not€prophesied€in€thy€name?€and€in€thy€name€have€castÐ ˜4 Ðout€devils?€and€in€thy€name€done€many€wonderful€works?€òò23€óóAnd€then€will€I€professÐ „  Ðunto€them,€I€never€knew€you:€depart€from€me,€ye€that€work€iniquity.€òòMatthew€7:13„Ð p  Ð23óóÔ#†XûôXX#Xûôö+#ÔÔ‡#XûôXXXûôÔÐ\øÐ Ð  ÐòòóóÔ#†XûôXX#Xûôw2#ÔÔ‡#XûôXXXûôÔÌHow€then€are€we€to€discern€false€professors€and€false€prophets€if€we€are€not€to€judge.€The€rule€isÐ 4 Ð Ðcontext,€context,€context.€Never€pull€a€verse€out€of€context€especially€to€justify€your€sin.€It€may€workÐ  !¼ Ðwith€men,€but€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€will€see€right€through€it.€A€verse€pulled€out€of€context€is€aÐ  "¨ Ðpretext€to€teach€or€preach€false€doctrine.Ð ø"” ÐAnother€thing€that€amazes€me€is€the€Christian€parents€who€will€tolerate€the€most€ungodly€conductÐ ä#€  Ðout€of€their€own€children€and€even€defend€them€in€their€sin.€I€am€not€talking€about€those€ChristianÐ Ð$l! Ðparents€who€were€saved€after€their€children€were€grown€even€though€there€is€much€application€forÐ ¼%X" Ðthem€in€what€I€am€saying.€What€I€am€talking€about€is€Christian€parents€who€raised€their€children€inÐ ¨&D # Ða€Christian€home€and€yet€once€those€children€become€adults,€the€parents€will€allow€those€childrenÐ ”'0!$ Ðto€participate€in€what€is€condemned€as€sin€by€the€Word€of€God.€Ô#†XûôXX#XûôÞ2#ÔÔ‡#XûôXXXûôÔMothers€are€usually€the€greaterÐ €("% Ðoffender€in€this€area€even€though€fathers€are€guilty€of€it€many€times.€A€man€has€abdicated,€or€givenÐ l)#& Ðup,€his€God€given€responsibility€to€put€sin€out€of€his€home€if€he€yields€to€a€wifeððs€insistence€that€anÐ X*ô#' Ðadult€or€minor€childððs€sin€be€tolerated€in€his€home.€To€shirk€this€responsibility€is€sin.€Sin€shouldÐ D+à$( Ðnever€be€tolerated€by€a€Christian€man€in€his€own€home.€It€is€a€bad€testimony€and€the€yielding€of€theÐ 0,Ì%) Ðsanctity€of€the€home€to€Satan.€When€you€yield€to€Satan€in€your€home,€then€he€becomes€the€masterÐ d Ðof€your€home.€If€you€say€that€you€are€a€Christian€and€tolerate€sin€in€your€home,€then€you€are€guiltyÐ Pì Ðof€hypocrisy.€Known€sin€in€the€home€will€quench€the€work€of€the€Holy€Ghost€in€lost€family€membersÐ <Ø Ðand€will€create€division€in€the€home.€Known€sin€will€limit€what€the€Holy€Ghost€could€do€with€youÐ ( Ä Ðboth€inside€and€outside€your€home.€Known€sin€will€grieve€the€Holy€Ghost€which€will€lead€toÐ  ° Ðdiscontent,€strife,€and€sometimes€even€hatred.€€IN€SHORT,€TO€TOLERATE€SIN€IS€SIN€ITSELF.Ð  œ ÐIf€your€tolerate€sin€in€your€home€then€you€become€a€partaker€of€that€sin.€Paul€told€Timothy€in€€òò1Ð ì ˆ ÐTimothy€5:22óó:òò€ð ðóóLay€hands€suddenly€on€no€man,€neither€be€partaker€of€other€menððs€sins:€keep€thyselfÐ Ø t Ðpureðð.Ô#†XûôXX#XûôY7#ÔÔ‡#XûôXXXûôÔ€Folks,€the€Holy€Ghost€abides€in€purity.€Soul€winning€is€an€issue€of€purity.€The€apostle€JohnÐ Ä ` Ðalso€said€that€if€you€receive€sin€into€your€house,€then€you€become€a€partaker€in€that€sin.òò€2€John€6„11Ð °L  Ðóósays:Ð œ8  ÐÌà8  àÔ#†XûôXX#Xûôx=#ÔÔ‡#XûôXXXûôÔòò6€óóAnd€this€is€love,€that€we€walk€after€his€commandments.€This€is€the€commandment,Ð t  ÐThat,€as€ye€have€heard€from€the€beginning,€ye€should€walk€in€it.€òò7€óóFor€many€deceiversÐ `ü  Ðare€entered€into€the€world,€who€confess€not€that€Jesus€Christ€is€come€in€the€flesh.Ð Lè  ÐThis€is€a€deceiver€and€an€antichrist.€òò8€óóLook€to€yourselves,€that€we€lose€not€those€thingsÐ 8Ô  Ðwhich€we€have€wrought,€but€that€we€receive€a€full€reward.€òò9€óóWhosoever€transgresseth,Ð $À Ðand€abideth€not€in€the€doctrine€of€Christ,€hath€not€God.€He€that€abideth€in€theÐ ¬ Ðdoctrine€of€Christ,€he€hath€both€the€Father€and€the€Son.€òò10€óóIf€there€come€any€unto€you,Ð ü˜ Ðand€bring€not€this€doctrine,€receive€him€not€intoòò€youróó€house,€neither€bid€him€GodÐ è„ Ðspeed:€òò11€óóFor€he€that€biddeth€him€God€speed€is€partaker€of€his€evil€deeds.€òò2€John€6„11óóÔ#†XûôXX#XûôÔ>#ÔÔ‡#XûôXXXûôÔÐÔpÐ Ð  ÐòòóóÔ#†XûôXX#XûôáB#ÔÔ‡#XûôXXXûôÔÌNotice€the€use€of€the€phrases€ð ðcommandmentsðð,€ð ðtransgressethðð,€ð ðdoctrine€of€Christðð,€and€evil€deeds.Ð ¬H ÐWhat€the€Holy€Ghost€is€saying€through€John€is€that€if€you€invite€into€your€house€those€that€walk€notÐ ˜4 Ðafter€the€commandments€or€that€transgress€and€abide€not€in€the€doctrine€of€Christ€that€you€becomeÐ „  Ða€partaker€in€their€evil€deeds.€Allowing€those€transgressors€into€your€home€is€like€inviting€Satan,€orÐ p  Ðan€antichrist€into€your€home.€To€allow€such€like€into€your€home€is€to€bed€down€with€the€Devil.€NoteÐ \ø Ðalso€that€those€who€abide€in€sinful€behaviour€ð ðhath€not€Godðð.€In€plainer€words,€they€are€NOTÐ Hä ÐSAVED.€òòEphesians€5:7óó€says:€ð ðBe€Not€ye€therefore€partakers€with€themðð.€We€are€to€have€noÐ 4 Ð Ðfellowship€with€the€unfruitful€works€of€darkness,€but€rather€reprove€them€(òòEphesians€5:11óó).€TheseÐ  !¼ Ðverses€are€very€powerful€especially€if€you€consider€that€they€occur€in€the€longest€passage€in€the€NewÐ  "¨ ÐTestament€dealing€with€relationships€and€holiness€in€the€church,€in€our€lives€individually,€and€in€our€Ð ø"” Ðfamily€life.€Read€it€for€yourself€in€Ephesians€4€and€5€where€we€find€65€verses.€Paul€is€saying€the€veryÐ ä#€  Ðsame€thing€John€is€in€òò2€Johnóó€except€he€has€added€quite€a€few€more€details.€You€cannot€makeÐ Ð$l! Ðexceptions€for€your€family€members.€We€have€two€sons€who€will€not€bring€their€shack€ups€with€themÐ ¼%X" Ðinto€our€homes€because€they€know€we€will€not€put€up€with€it.€They€also€know€that€we€believe€thatÐ ¨&D # Ðtheir€behaviour€is€ungodly.Ð ”'0!$ ÐYou€should€not€allow€your€children€to€rest€in€the€delusion€that€they€are€saved€if€they€continue€in€openÐ €("% Ðsin€such€as€drug€and€alcohol€use,€fornication,€adultery,€sodomy,€pedophilia,€and€pornography€becauseÐ l)#& Ðif€the€rapture€takes€place€and€your€children€have€been€under€conviction€of€the€Holy€Ghost€they€areÐ X*ô#' Ðwithout€hope€in€the€tribulation.€To€accept€such€behaviour€is€to€accept€the€very€real€possibility€thatÐ D+à$( Ðyour€children€are€on€their€way€to€hell€if€you€do€not€make€a€conviction€bringing€stand€based€on€theÐ 0,Ì%) Ðholiness€of€God.€Here€is€the€warning€from€the€word€of€God:Ð d ÐÌà8  àÔ#†XûôXX#XûôHC#ÔÔ‡#XûôXXXûôÔòò6€óóSeeingòò€it€isóó€a€righteous€thing€with€God€to€recompense€tribulation€to€them€thatÐ <Ø Ðtrouble€you;€òò7€óóAnd€to€you€who€are€troubled€rest€with€us,€when€the€Lord€Jesus€shall€beÐ ( Ä Ðrevealed€from€heaven€with€his€mighty€angels,€òò8€óóIn€flaming€fire€taking€vengeance€onÐ  ° Ðthem€that€know€not€God,€and€that€obey€not€the€gospel€of€our€Lord€Jesus€Christ:à8@¸ƒà€òò2Ð  œ ÐThessalonians€1:6„8óóÔ#†XûôXX#XûôM#ÔÔ‡#XûôXXXûôÔÐì ˆÐ Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòòÔ#†XûôXh#Xûô@O#ÔÔ‡#XûôXhXûôÔ7€óóFor€the€mystery€of€iniquity€doth€already€work:€only€he€who€now€lettethòò€will€letóó,€untilÐ Ä ` Ðhe€be€taken€out€of€the€way.€òò8€óóAnd€then€shall€that€Wicked€be€revealed,€whom€the€LordÐ °L  Ðshall€consume€with€the€spirit€of€his€mouth,€and€shall€destroy€with€the€brightness€ofÐ œ8  Ðhis€coming:€òò9€òòóóóóEven€him,€whose€coming€is€after€the€working€of€Satan€with€all€powerÐ ˆ$  Ðand€signs€and€lying€wonders,€òò10€óóAnd€with€all€deceivableness€of€unrighteousness€inÐ t  Ðthem€that€perish;€because€they€received€not€the€love€of€the€truth,€that€they€might€beÐ `ü  Ðsaved.€òò11€óóAnd€for€this€cause€God€shall€send€them€strong€delusion,€that€they€shouldÐ Lè  Ðbelieve€a€lie:€òò12€óóThat€they€all€might€be€damned€who€believed€not€the€truth,€but€hadÐ 8Ô  Ðpleasure€in€unrighteousness.òòóóÔ#†XûôXX#XûôÓO#ÔÔ‡#XûôXXXûôÔ€òò2€Thessalonians€2:7„12óóÔ#†XûôXX#Xûô§S#ÔÔ‡#XûôXXXûôÔÐ$ÀÐ Ð  ÐÌAs€a€parent,€or€a€soul€winner,€you€cannot€trust€somebody€elseððs€profession€of€salvation.€Only€themÐ ü˜ Ðand€the€Holy€Ghost€know€for€sure€that€they€are€saved.€The€only€thing€that€you€can€possibly€believeÐ è„ Ðis€the€fruit€of€repentance€in€their€lives€and€even€that€can€be€deceptive.€It€is€especially€true€today€thatÐ Ôp Ðthe€proof€of€salvation€is€in€the€walk€and€not€in€the€talk.€€If€you€are€a€parent€that€has€a€child€in€openÐ À\ Ðsin,€it€is€best€to€assume€that€they€are€lost€and€prepare€a€course€of€action€based€upon€that€assumption.Ð ¬H ÐDo€not€worry€about€offending€them.€If€they€are€lost,€is€it€better€to€offend€them€than€to€let€them€dieÐ ˜4 Ðin€their€sin€and€go€to€hell.€If€they€are€saved€and€they€get€offended,€they€will€get€over€it.€MostÐ „  ÐChristian€parents€in€America€who€think€their€children,€including€adult€children,€are€saved€are€in€badÐ p  Ðneed€of€a€reality€check.€€Never,€never€get€upset€when€a€person€questions€whether€or€not€one€of€yourÐ \ø Ðprofessing€children€is€saved.€€Never,€never€argue€with€a€person,€especially€a€child,€whether€they€areÐ Hä Ðsaved€or€use€the€expression€ð ðyou€know€you€are€savedðð€when€they€are€doubting€their€salvation.€WhenÐ 4 Ð Ðyou€do€either€of€those€you€are€hindering€either€the€correcting€work€or€the€convicting€saving€work€ofÐ  !¼ Ðthe€Holy€Ghost€of€God.€Only€them€and€the€Holy€Ghost€of€God€know€for€sure€that€they€are€saved.€IfÐ  "¨ Ðyou€enter€yourself€into€the€mix,€you€are€guilty€of€usurping€the€ministry€of€God€the€Holy€Ghost.€It€isÐ ø"” ÐGod€the€Holy€Ghost€that€does€the€drawing€and€convicting.€It€is€God€the€Holy€Ghost€that€does€theÐ ä#€  Ðconversion.€It€is€God€the€Holy€Ghost€that€does€the€regeneration,€or€resurrection.€It€is€God€the€HolyÐ Ð$l! ÐGhost€that€gives€the€assurance€of€salvation.€You€put€yourself€in€the€place€of€the€Holy€Ghost€of€GodÐ ¼%X" Ðwhen€you€argue€with€someone€ð ðthat€they€know€they€are€savedðð€regardless€of€whether€their€lifeÐ ¨&D # Ðscreams€that€they€are€on€their€way€to€hell€fire€and€damnation.€If€there€is€no€fruit,€then€they€are€notÐ ”'0!$ Ðrooted€in€the€tree€of€life.òò€óóIf€you€are€in€open€sin,€you€cannot€convince€me€that€you€are€saved.€If€youÐ €("% Ðare€having€constant€doubts€about€whether€you€are€saved€do€not€tell€me€that€the€devil€is€making€youÐ l)#& Ðdoubt€your€salvation.€The€Devil€would€never€do€that€if€he€knew€you€were€lost.€€Let€me€return€to€myÐ X*ô#' Ðearlier€illustration€about€my€friend.Ð D+à$( ÐI€was€on€my€way€to€a€funeral€one€Friday€night€in€Newport,€Tennessee€when€I€received€a€phone€callÐ 0,Ì%) Ðfrom€a€friend.€He€told€me€that€he€urgently€needed€to€talk€with€me.€We€talked€about€things€in€generalÐ d Ðfor€a€little€while€after€I€arrived€at€his€house.€Then€we€started€talking€about€the€Bible€which€is€wereÐ Pì Ðwe€always€end€up€at€in€our€conversations.€As€our€conversation€progressed,€we€got€into€aÐ <Ø Ðconversation€about€devils.€From€there€we€ended€up€in€the€scriptures€where€I€started€a€discussionÐ ( Ä Ðabout€salvation€when€he€all€of€a€sudden€blurted€out€that€he€did€not€think€he€was€saved.€I€had€myÐ  ° Ðdoubts€about€his€salvation€for€a€long€time€because€of€his€life€style€and€some€long€standing€doctrinalÐ  œ Ðissues€rooted€in€his€Roman€Catholic€upbringing€and€his€obsession€with€the€Pentecostalism€of€his€exÐ ì ˆ Ðwife.€He€is€obsessed€with€tongues,€fear€of€losing€salvation,€Holy€Ghost€baptism,€devils/demons,€andÐ Ø t Ðprayer€clothes.€Knowing€his€back€ground,€I€asked€him€if€he€had€ever€been€saved€or€did€he€believeÐ Ä ` Ðthat€he€had€lost€his€salvation.€I€could€not€get€a€straight€answer€out€of€him€other€than€referring€to€someÐ °L  Ðsin€in€his€life.€I€knew€the€devil€had€walked€into€the€room€when€his€Pentecostal€friend€walked€in€andÐ œ8  Ðkept€telling€him€ð ðyou€know€you€are€savedðð.€I€strongly€sensed€the€presence€of€evil€from€that€momentÐ ˆ$  Ðon.€What€a€hindrance€from€the€devil.€Since€that€time€he€has€gone€from€bad€to€worse€in€hisÐ t  Ðtemperament.€He€has€gone€to€frequent€use€of€curse€words€in€his€conversation.€When€I€tell€him€thatÐ `ü  Ðhis€drunken€brother€is€not€saved,€he€tells€me€that€his€brother€says€he€knows€God.€And€I€say,€yehÐ Lè  Ðthatððs€scriptural.€So€do€the€devils€know€God€and€tremble€(òòJames€2:19óó),€but€they€will€not€be€goingÐ 8Ô  Ðto€heaven.€He€said€that€he€had€never€heard€that€before.€After€the€devil€inserted€his€friend€into€theÐ $À Ðconversation,€we€were€never€able€to€get€back€to€salvation€again€that€night.€Of€course,€the€root€causeÐ ¬ Ðof€his€lack€of€assurance€of€salvation€was€a€lack€of€repentance.€He€really€liked€the€one,€two,€threeÐ ü˜ Ðrepeat€after€me€prayers.€ð ðOne,€two,€three€repeat€after€me,€and€in€hell€spend€an€eternityðð.€That€is€theÐ è„ ÐDevilððs€poetry€in€motion.€My€friend,€Mike,€was€a€victim€of€ð ðEasy€Believismðð,€or€what€some€folksÐ Ôp Ðcall€ð ðEasy€Prayerismðð.€He€had€been€manipulated€by€a€Ô_ÔmarketeeringÔ_Ô€salesman€into€praying€anÐ À\ Ðunbelieving€sinnerððs€prayer€where€there€was€no€evidence€of€the€convicting€work€of€the€Holy€Ghost,Ð ¬H Ðand€then€pronounced€saved€by€a€crooked€salesman.€He€was€a€faithless,€baptized,€and€unrepentantÐ ˜4 Ðfalse€professor.€Apostate€churches€and€apostate€and€heretical€Ô_Ôso„Ô_Ôcalled€ð ðsoul€winnersðð€get€so€manyÐ „  Ðfalse€professions€today€for€at€least€eight€reasons.€Those€reasons€are:Ð p  ÐÌà8  à1.à0` Ð Ð àSending€forth€unsaved€and€unholy€seed€bearers.ÐHä` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  à2.à0` Ð Ð àSending€forth€unholy€saved€seed€bearers€who€lack€the€spiritual€discernmentÐ 4 Ð Ðof€how€to€deal€with€lost€folks€because€they€have€grieved€the€Holy€Ghost.Ð !¼` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  à3.à0` Ð Ð àUsing€corruptible€seed€(in€other€words€any€book€but€the€King€James€Bible)Ð "¨` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  à4.à0` Ð Ð àLack€of€knowledge€of€the€scriptures€dealing€with€salvation.Ðø"”` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  à5.à0` Ð Ð àNo€conviction€of€the€Holy€Ghost.Ðä#€ ` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  à6.à0` Ð Ð àNo€presentation€of€faith€and€repentance.ÐÐ$l!` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  à7.à0` Ð Ð àRefusing€to€forsake€canned€salvation€plans€when€it€is€obvious€that€the€HolyÐ ¼%X" ÐGhost€is€leading€in€a€different€direction.€The€Romans€Road€and€otherÐ ¨&D # Ðð ðcannedðð€presentations€of€the€gospel€do€not€work€in€many€cases.€TheÐ ”'0!$ Ðspiritually€discerning€soul€winner€must€be€ready€and€willing€to€take€aÐ €("% Ðdifferent€path€when€led€of€the€Holy€Ghost.€Most€of€the€breathlessÐ l)#& Ðpresentations€of€the€gospel€today€do€not€give€the€Holy€Ghost€time€to€work.ÐX*ô#'` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  à8.à0` Ð Ð àNo€push€for€a€public€confession€of€faith.€Saved€folks€are€not€ashamed€of€theÐ D+à$( ÐGospel.Ð0,Ì%)` Ð ` Ð  ÐòòóóÔ#†XûôXX#XûôT#ÔÌThe€word€repent€in€its€different€forms€is€used€in€the€New€Testament€64€times€in€54€verses.€TheÐ Pì Ðmessage€we€get€from€these€facts€should€be€that€God€is€very€serious€about€this€doctrine€of€repentance.Ð <Ø ÐIn€fact€God€is€so€serious€about€repentance€that€He€says€ð ðExcept€ye€repent,€ye€shall€all€likewiseÐ ( Ä Ðperishðð.€The€three€absolute€essentials€in€salvation€are€faith,€repentance,€and€public€confession.Ð  ° ÐÌA€survey€of€professions€of€faith€in€the€Southern€Baptist€Convention€was€completed€in€1993.€DuringÐ ì ˆ Ðthat€particular€year,€there€were€150,000€so„called€professions€that€were€accompanied€by€baptism.€InÐ Ø t Ða€follow€up€survey,€the€following€statistics€were€revealed€concerning€the€original€150,000€baptisms.Ð Ä ` ÐOf€the€150,00€baptisms,€40.5%,€or€60750€baptisms,€were€for€what€the€candidates€said€wasÐ °L  Ðconversion.€Of€the€150,000€baptisms,€3,000€were€under€5€years€of€age.€The€remaining€86,250€wereÐ œ8  Ðbaptized€because€they€REDEDICATED€their€lives!€What!€Whatever€happened€to€believerððsÐ ˆ$  Ðbaptism?€You€do€not€baptize€folks€for€rededication.€Baptism€is€a€one€time€act€that€follows€faith€andÐ t  Ðrepentance.€This€particular€survey€covered€854€churches.€What€is€wrong€with€this€picture?!€€We€haveÐ `ü  Ða€whole€denomination€of€so„called€Baptists€where€the€majority€of€baptisms€are€for€rededications.Ð Lè  ÐThat€is€a€slap€in€the€face€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€and€the€church€of€the€Living€God!€It€shows€theÐ 8Ô  Ðdepth€of€apostasy€and€heresy€in€Americaððs€Baptist€churches.€I€believe€that€the€tragedy€of€the€realÐ $À Ðsituation€is€much€worse€than€the€above€figures€revealed€even€in€1993.€I€doubt€very€seriously€thatÐ ¬ Ðeven€10%€of€the€above€150,000€were€saved.€Here€we€are€33€years€later€and€do€you€really€think€theÐ ü˜ Ðsituation€is€any€better?€I€will€assure€you€that€it€is€much€worse€now€than€then.€I€am€convinced€thatÐ è„ Ðmost€people€that€tell€me€they€are€saved€when€we€are€out€knocking€doors€are€lost€and€on€their€wayÐ Ôp Ðto€an€eternally€burning€hell.€I€will€no€longer€ask€anyone€if€they€were€to€die€today€if€they€know€forÐ À\ Ðsure€that€they€are€going€to€heaven,€but€I€will€ask€them€if€they€are€sure€they€are€not€going€to€hell.€TheÐ ¬H ÐLord€Jesus€Christ€never€referred€to€heaven€when€dealing€with€a€lost€sinner€about€their€salvation.€HeÐ ˜4 Ðalways€dealt€with€their€sin€and€the€reality€of€hell.€Hell€is€an€eternally€burning€place€for€lost€sinnersÐ „  Ðat€the€end€of€a€Christ€rejecting€life.€You€will€burn€in€hell€for€eternity€if€you€do€not€put€your€faith€inÐ p  Ðthe€Lord€Jesus€Christ,€repent€of€your€sins,€and€make€a€public€confession€of€faith.€If€you€have€notÐ \ø Ðrepented€of€your€sin,€there€will€be€no€fruit.€If€there€is€no€fruit,€there€is€no€root€of€salvation€and€theÐ Hä Ðtree€of€your€false€profession€will€die.€The€tree€of€life€does€not€consistently€bring€forth€corrupt€fruit.Ô‡#XûôXXXûôÔÐ 4 Ð ÐòòóóÔ#†XûôXX#XûôŽ~#ÔSo€what€was€missing€from€the€above€Southern€Baptist€scenario€and€many€like€Independent€BaptistÐ  !¼ ÐScenarios?€The€obvious€conclusion€is€that€most€of€these€people€were€not,€and€are€not,€saved.€TheyÐ  "¨ Ðhad€never€come€to€repentance€in€their€hearts.€They€had€a€head€knowledge€of€the€existence€of€theÐ ø"” ÐLord€Jesus€Christ,€but€it€went€no€further€than€that.€I€can€have€a€complete€knowledge€of€the€BiblicalÐ ä#€  Ðfacts€concerning€salvation,€but€as€long€as€I€do€not€receive€those€facts€and€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€intoÐ Ð$l! Ðmy€heart€through€faith€and€repentance€I€am€still€a€lost€sinner€on€my€way€to€hell.€Are€you€saved€andÐ ¼%X" Ðstill€on€your€way€to€hell€as€most€of€the€above€Southern€Baptist€ð ðConvertsðð€are.€The€problem€is€thatÐ ¨&D # Ðthey€have€received€another€gospel€unto€condemnation€in€eternally€burning€torment€in€the€lake€of€fire.Ð ”'0!$ ÐThe€above€false€ð ðconvertsðð€should€have€been€told€that€the€Bible€says€the€following€about€repentance:Ð €("% ÐÌà8  àÔ‡#XûôXXXûôÔòò3€óóI€tell€you,€Nay:€but,€except€ye€repent,€ye€shall€all€likewise€perish.€òò4€óóOr€those€eighteen,Ð X*ô#' Ðupon€whom€the€tower€in€Siloam€fell,€and€slew€them,€think€ye€that€they€were€sinnersÐ D+à$( Ðabove€all€men€that€dwelt€in€Jerusalem?€òò5€óóI€tell€you,€Nay:€but,€except€ye€repent,€yeÐ 0,Ì%) Ðshall€all€likewise€perish.€òòLuke€13:3„5óóÔ#†XûôXX#Xûô8ƒ#ÔÔ‡#XûôXXXûôÔÐdÐ Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†XûôXX#Xûôø„#ÔÔ‡#XûôXXXûôÔòò19€óóRepent€ye€therefore,€and€be€converted,€that€your€sins€may€be€blotted€out,€when€theÐ <Ø Ðtimes€of€refreshing€shall€come€from€the€presence€of€the€Lord;€òòActs€3:19óóÔ#†XûôXX#Xûôˆ…#ÔÔ‡#XûôXXXûôÔÐ( ÄÐ Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòòÔ#†XûôXh#Xûô‡†#ÔÔ‡#XûôXhXûôÔ18€óóWhen€they€heard€these€things,€they€held€their€peace,€and€glorified€God,€saying,Ð  œ ÐThen€hath€God€also€to€the€Gentiles€granted€repentance€unto€life.òòóóÔ#†XûôXX#Xûô‡#ÔÔ‡#XûôXXXûôÔ€òòActs€11:18óóÔ#†XûôXX#Xûô ˆ#ÔÔ‡#XûôXXXûôÔÐì ˆÐ Ð  ÐòòóóÔ#†XûôXX#Xûô_ˆ#ÔÌà8  àÔ‡#XûôXXXûôÔòò21€óóTestifying€both€to€the€Jews,€and€also€to€the€Greeks,€repentance€toward€God,€andÐ Ä ` Ðfaith€toward€our€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€òòActs€20:21óóÔ#†XûôXX#XûôÓˆ#ÔÔ‡#XûôXXXûôÔаL Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòòÔ#†XûôXh#Xûô¶‰#ÔÔ‡#XûôXhXûôÔ9€óóNow€I€rejoice,€not€that€ye€were€made€sorry,€but€that€ye€sorrowed€to€repentance:€forÐ ˆ$  Ðye€were€made€sorry€after€a€godly€manner,€that€ye€might€receive€damage€by€us€inÐ t  Ðnothing.€òò10€óóFor€godly€sorrow€worketh€repentance€to€salvation€not€to€be€repented€of:Ð `ü  Ðbut€the€sorrow€of€the€world€worketh€death.òòóóÔ#†XûôXX#XûôIŠ#Ô€Ô‡#XûôXXXûôÔòò2€Corinthians€7:9„10óóÔ#†XûôXX#Xûôú‹#ÔÐLè Ð Ð  ÐÌThe€message€to€five€of€the€seven€churches€in€the€book€of€Revelation€was€to€repent.€Those€that€areÐ $À Ðcondemned€in€the€book€of€Revelation€were€condemned€because€they€did€not€repent€(four€differentÐ ¬ Ðtimes).€Repentance€is€the€only€way€to€restoration€and€regeneration.€For€the€lost€sinner,€repentanceÐ ü˜ Ðis€the€only€way€to€establish€an€eternal€relationship€with€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€For€the€saved€sinner,Ð è„ Ðrepentance€is€the€only€way€to€maintain€fellowship€with€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.Ð Ôp ÐFor€a€person€to€get€saved€they€must€first€realize€that€they€are€lost€and€on€their€way€to€hell.€The€personÐ À\ Ðmust€also€be€under€the€conviction€of€the€Holy€Ghost.€You€cannot€get€saved€any€time€that€you€want.Ð ¬H ÐGod€must€draw€you€through€the€conviction€of€the€Holy€Ghost€A€person€must€also€put€their€faith€andÐ ˜4 Ðtrust€in€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ,€repent€of€their€sin,€and€make€a€public€confession€of€their€faith.Ð „  ÐRepentance€does€not€mean€that€you€must€quit€every€sin€before€you€can€get€saved.€That€would€be€aÐ p  Ðworks€based€or€Lordship€Salvation.€What€follows€below€are€Ô_ÔsomeÔ_Ô€Bible€facts€about€salvation:Ð \ø ÐÌà8  àÔ‡#XûôXXXûôÔòò44€óóNo€man€can€come€to€me,€except€the€Father€which€hath€sent€me€draw€him:€and€I€willÐ 4 Ð Ðraise€him€up€at€the€last€day.òòóóÔ#†XûôXX#Xûô¥‘#Ô€Ô‡#XûôXXXûôÔòòJohn€6:44óóÔ#†XûôXX#Xûôy’#ÔÐ !¼Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ‡#XûôXXXûôÔòò10€óóAs€it€is€written,€There€is€none€righteous,€no,€not€one:€òò11€óóThere€is€none€thatÐ ø"” Ðunderstandeth,€there€is€none€that€seeketh€after€God.€òò12€óóThey€are€all€gone€out€of€theÐ ä#€  Ðway,€they€are€together€become€unprofitable;€there€is€none€that€doeth€good,€no,€notÐ Ð$l! Ðone.€òòRomans€3:10„12óóÔ#†XûôXX#Xûô“#ÔÔ‡#XûôXXXûôÔм%X"Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòòÔ#†XûôXh#Xûôº”#ÔÔ‡#XûôXhXûôÔ23€óóFor€all€have€sinned,€and€come€short€of€the€glory€of€God;€òòRomans€3:23óóÔ#†XûôXX#XûôM•#ÔÔ‡#XûôXXXûôÔД'0!$Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòòÔ#†XûôXh#Xûôß•#ÔÔ‡#XûôXhXûôÔ23€óóFor€the€wages€of€sinòò€isóó€death;€but€the€gift€of€Godòò€isóó€eternal€life€through€Jesus€ChristÐ l)#& Ðour€Lord.€òòRomans€6:23óóÔ#†XûôXX#Xûôr–#ÔÔ‡#XûôXXXûôÔÐX*ô#'Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòòÔ#†XûôXh#XûôM—#ÔÔ‡#XûôXhXûôÔ6€óóFor€when€we€were€yet€without€strength,€in€due€time€Christ€died€for€the€ungodly.€òò7Ð 0,Ì%) ÐóóFor€scarcely€for€a€righteous€man€will€one€die:€yet€peradventure€for€a€good€man€someÐ d Ðwould€even€dare€to€die.€òò8€óóBut€God€commendeth€his€love€toward€us,€in€that,€while€weÐ Pì Ðwere€yet€sinners,€Christ€died€for€us.€òò9€óóMuch€more€then,€being€now€justified€by€hisÐ <Ø Ðblood,€we€shall€be€saved€from€wrath€through€him.€òò10€óóFor€if,€when€we€were€enemies,Ð ( Ä Ðwe€were€reconciled€to€God€by€the€death€of€his€Son,€much€more,€being€reconciled,€weÐ  ° Ðshall€be€saved€by€his€life.€òò11€óóAnd€not€onlyòò€soóó,€but€we€also€joy€in€God€through€our€LordÐ  œ ÐJesus€Christ,€by€whom€we€have€now€received€the€atonement.€òòRomans€5:6„11óóÔ#†XûôXX#Xûôà—#ÔÔ‡#XûôXXXûôÔÐì ˆÐ Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†XûôXX#Xûôm›#ÔÔ‡#XûôXXXûôÔòò3€óóJesus€answered€and€said€unto€him,€Verily,€verily,€I€say€unto€thee,€Except€a€man€beÐ Ä ` Ðborn€again,€he€cannot€see€the€kingdom€of€God.€òò4€óóNicodemus€saith€unto€him,€How€canÐ °L  Ða€man€be€born€when€he€is€old?€can€he€enter€the€second€time€into€his€motherððs€womb,Ð œ8  Ðand€be€born?€òò5€óóJesus€answered,€Verily,€verily,€I€say€unto€thee,€Except€a€man€be€bornÐ ˆ$  Ðof€water€andòò€ofóó€the€Spirit,€he€cannot€enter€into€the€kingdom€of€God.€òòJohn€3:3Ô_Ô„5óóÔ#†XûôXX#Xûôý›#ÔòòóóÔ‡#XûôXXXûôÔÔ_ÔÐt Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòòóóÔ#†XûôXX#Xûôdž#ÔÔ‡#XûôXXXûôÔÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò16€óóFor€God€so€loved€the€world,€that€he€gave€his€only€begotten€Son,€that€whosoeverÐ Lè  Ðbelieveth€in€him€should€not€perish,€but€have€everlasting€life.€òò17€óóFor€God€sent€not€hisÐ 8Ô  ÐSon€into€the€world€to€condemn€the€world;€but€that€the€world€through€him€might€beÐ $À Ðsaved.€òò18€óóHe€that€believeth€on€him€is€not€condemned:€but€he€that€believeth€not€isÐ ¬ Ðcondemned€already,€because€he€hath€not€believed€in€the€name€of€the€only€begottenÐ ü˜ ÐSon€of€God.€òòJohn€3:16„18óóÔ#†XûôXX#Xûôçž#ÔÔ‡#XûôXXXûôÔÐè„Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò36€óóHe€that€believeth€on€the€Son€hath€everlasting€life:€and€he€that€believeth€not€the€SonÐ À\ Ðshall€not€see€life;€but€the€wrath€of€God€abideth€on€him.€òòJohn€3:36óóÔ#†XûôXX#Xûô}¡#ÔÔ‡#XûôXXXûôÔЬHÐ Ð  Ðà8  àòòóóÔ#†XûôXX#XûôÈ¢#ÔÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ‡#XûôXXXûôÔòò8€óóBut€what€saith€it?€The€word€is€nigh€thee,òò€evenóó€in€thy€mouth,€and€in€thy€heart:€thatÐ „  Ðis,€the€word€of€faith,€which€we€preach;€òò9€óóThat€if€thou€shalt€confess€with€thy€mouth€theÐ p  ÐLord€Jesus,€and€shalt€believe€in€thine€heart€that€God€hath€raised€him€from€the€dead,Ð \ø Ðthou€shalt€be€saved.€òò10€óóFor€with€the€heart€man€believeth€unto€righteousness;€and€withÐ Hä Ðthe€mouth€confession€is€made€unto€salvation.€òò11€óóFor€the€scripture€saith,€WhosoeverÐ 4 Ð Ðbelieveth€on€him€shall€not€be€ashamed.€òò12€óóFor€there€is€no€difference€between€the€JewÐ  !¼ Ðand€the€Greek:€for€the€same€Lord€over€all€is€rich€unto€all€that€call€upon€him.€òò13€óóForÐ  "¨ Ðwhosoever€shall€call€upon€the€name€of€the€Lord€shall€be€saved.€òò14€óóHow€then€shall€theyÐ ø"” Ðcall€on€him€in€whom€they€have€not€believed?€and€how€shall€they€believe€in€him€ofÐ ä#€  Ðwhom€they€have€not€heard?€and€how€shall€they€hear€without€a€preacher?€òò15€óóAnd€howÐ Ð$l! 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