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Ðof€God.€òòLuke€16:27„31óó€says:Ð ”ä ÐÌà8  àòò27€óóThen€he€said,€I€pray€thee€therefore,€father,€that€thou€wouldest€send€him€to€myÐ l¼ Ðfatherððs€house:€òò28€óóFor€I€have€five€brethren;€that€he€may€testify€unto€them,€lest€they€alsoÐ X ¨ Ðcome€into€this€place€of€torment.€òò29€óóAbraham€saith€unto€him,€They€have€Moses€and€theÐ D!” Ðprophets;€let€them€hear€them.€òò30€óóAnd€he€said,€Nay,€father€Abraham:€but€if€one€wentÐ 0"€  Ðunto€them€from€the€dead,€they€will€repent.€òò31€óóAnd€he€said€unto€him,€If€they€hear€notÐ #l! ÐMoses€and€the€prophets,€neither€will€they€be€persuaded,€though€one€rose€from€theÐ $X" Ðdead.€òòLuke€16:27ð!ð31óóÔ#†Xé¸XXRXé¸m#ÔÔ‡RXé¸XXXé¸ÔÐô$D #Ð Ð  ÐÌFolks,€ð ðMoses€and€the€prophetsðð€is€the€word€of€God.€The€LORD€Jesus€Christ€is€saying€that€if€youÐ Ì&"% Ðwill€not€receive€the€word€of€God€as€the€source€of€your€salvation€from€hell€neither€will€you€receiveÐ ¸'#& Ðone€that€arose€from€the€dead€as€your€source€of€salvation€from€hell!€The€LORD€Jesus€Christ€is€the€oneÐ ¤(ô#' Ðthat€arose€from€the€dead!€In€Luke€16,€the€LORD€Jesus€Christ€is€putting€his€WORD€above€even€hisÐ �)à$( Ðresurrection.€The€Holy€Ghost€said€this€about€the€word€of€God€in€òòPsalm€138:1„2óó:Ð |*Ì%) ÐÐ h+¸&* Ðà8  àòò1€óó€I€will€praise€thee€with€my€whole€heart:€before€the€gods€will€I€sing€praise€unto€thee.Ð d Ðòò2€óóI€will€worship€toward€thy€holy€temple,€and€praise€thy€name€for€thy€lovingkindnessÐ Pì Ðand€for€thy€truth:€for€thou€hast€magnified€thy€word€above€all€thy€name.€òòPsalm€138:1„Ð <Ø Ð2óóÐ( ÄÐ Ð  ÐÌòòPsalm€138:2óó€is€an€amazing€statement€about€the€word€of€God.€That€is€especially€true€if€you€considerÐ  œ Ðthe€fact€that€100€times€God€specifically€calls€out€his€name€by€using€the€phrase€ð ðmy€nameðð.€He€isÐ ì ˆ ÐJEALOUS€for€his€name.€€Ô#†Xé¸XXRXé¸Û#ÔÔ‡AXé¸XXXé¸ÔThe€phrase€ð ðholy€nameðð€is€used€20€times€in€the€Old€Testament€in€relationÐ Ø t Ðto€the€name€of€God.€€The€name€of€God€was€considered€to€be€so€holy€that€most€Jewish€people€evenÐ Ä ` Ðrefused€to€speak€it.€€Scribes€when€they€were€preparing€to€write€the€name€of€God€(Jehovah)€inÐ °L  Ðmanuscripts€considered€the€name€to€be€so€holy€they€would€wash€their€whole€body€before€writing€it.€Ð œ8  ÐWould€to€God€that€the€whole€Ô_ÔwolfpackÔ_Ô€of€modern€day€Bible€correcting€heretics,€apostates,€andÐ ˆ$  Ðdemon€possessed€scholars€had€even€a€touch€of€this€type€of€respect€for€God€and€the€word€of€God.€Ô#†Xé¸XXAXé¸)#ÔÔ‡RXé¸XXXé¸ÔTheÐ t  ÐApostle€Peter€added€an€exclamation€to€the€importance€of€the€word€of€God€in€òò2€Peter€1:16„21€óówhereÐ `ü  Ðir€is€written:Ð Lè  ÐÌà8  àòò16€óóFor€we€have€not€followed€cunningly€devised€fables,€when€we€made€known€untoÐ $À Ðyou€the€power€and€coming€of€our€Lord€Jesus€Christ,€but€were€eyewitnesses€of€hisÐ ¬ Ðmajesty.€òò17€óóFor€he€received€from€God€the€Father€honour€and€glory,€when€there€cameÐ ü˜ Ðsuch€a€voice€to€him€from€the€excellent€glory,€This€is€my€beloved€Son,€in€whom€I€amÐ è„ Ðwell€pleased.€òò18€óóAnd€this€voice€which€came€from€heaven€we€heard,€when€we€wereÐ Ôp Ðwith€him€in€the€holy€mount.€òò19€óóWe€have€also€a€more€sure€word€of€prophecy;Ð À\ Ðwhereunto€ye€do€well€that€ye€take€heed,€as€unto€a€light€that€shineth€in€a€dark€place,Ð ¬H Ðuntil€the€day€dawn,€and€the€day€star€arise€in€your€hearts:€òò20€óóKnowing€this€first,€that€noÐ ˜4 Ðprophecy€of€the€scripture€is€of€any€private€interpretation.€òò21€óóFor€the€prophecy€came€notÐ „  Ðin€old€time€by€the€will€of€man:€but€holy€men€of€God€spakeòò€as€they€wereóó€moved€by€theÐ p  ÐHoly€Ghost.€òò2€Peter€1:16„21óóÐ\øÐ Ð  ÐÌThe€Apostle€Peter€said€that€the€word€of€God€was€a€more€sure€word€of€prophecy€than€even€theÐ 4 Ð Ðappearance€of€the€transfigured€LORD€Jesus€Christ€on€the€mount€of€transfiguration€in€òòMatthew€17:1„Ð  !¼ Ð6óó.€Apostate€Christianity€has€nothing€but€contempt€for€the€word€of€God.€There€is€no€sure€word€ofÐ  "¨ Ðprophecy€coming€forth€from€their€corrupt€minds.€That€is€the€logical€outcome€of€publishing€oneÐ ø"” Ðperversion€after€another€that€they€call€a€ð ðnew€and€better€translationðð.€So,€Godððs€word€is€to€be€exaltedÐ ä#€  Ðabove€his€name.€His€word€is€more€powerful€than€his€transfiguration.€His€word€is€more€powerful€thanÐ Ð$l! Ðhis€resurrection.Ð ¼%X" ÐThe€Holy€Ghost€said€in€òòRomans€10:17óóÔ#†Xé¸XXRXé¸#ÔÔ‡RXé¸XXXé¸Ô:€ð ðSo€then€faith€òòcomethóó€by€hearing,€and€hearing€by€the€wordÐ ¨&D # Ðof€Godòòóó.€The€Bible€is€personified€as€a€preacher€in€òòGalatians€3:8óó€where€it€states:€ð ðAnd€the€scripture,Ð ”'0!$ Ðforeseeing€that€God€would€justify€the€heathen€through€faith,€preached€before€the€gospel€untoÐ €("% ÐAbraham,€òòsayingóó,€In€thee€shall€all€nations€be€blessedòòÑÈÑóóðð.€€The€Bible€also€says€of€itself€in€òòHebrews€4:12óó:Ð l)#& Ðð ðFor€the€word€of€God€òòisóó€quick,€and€powerful,€and€sharper€than€any€twoedged€sword,€piercing€evenÐ X*ô#' Ðto€the€dividing€asunder€of€soul€and€spirit,€and€of€the€joints€and€marrow,€and€òòisóó€a€discerner€of€theÐ D+à$( Ðthoughts€and€intents€of€the€heart.òòóóðð.€The€Bible€not€only€knows€your€thoughts€it€knows€the€motivationÐ 0,Ì%) Ðbehind€your€thoughts.€The€Bible€is€also€Godððs€great€washing€machine€for€the€church.€òòEphesians€5:26Ð d Ðóósays€that€God€sanctifies€and€cleanses€the€church€with€the€washing€of€the€word.€Because€of€anÐ Pì Ðoutright€denial€of€the€word€of€God€and€the€refusal€to€teach€and€preach€all€the€counsel€of€the€word€ofÐ <Ø ÐGod,€most€churches€in€America€are€a€stench€in€the€nostrils€of€God.€They€stink€of€uncleanness€andÐ ( Ä Ðunholiness€because€they€are€not€being€washed€by€the€word.€If€you€are€a€Christian€and€will€not€studyÐ  ° Ðyour€Bible,€you€will€get€to€stinking€before€God€too.€Ð  œ ÐAccording€to€the€scriptures€(the€Bible),€the€gospel€is€the€death,€burial,€and€resurrection€of€the€LordÐ ì ˆ ÐJesus€Christ.€The€Holy€Ghost€used€the€apostle€Paul€to€declare€unto€us€that€gospel€in€òò1€CorinthiansÐ Ø t Ð15:1„4óó€with€proof€of€the€resurrection€following€in€verses€5„8.€The€proof€of€the€resurrection€is€alsoÐ Ä ` Ðdocumented€in€òòMatthew€28:1„20óó,òò€Mark€16:1„20óó,òò€Luke€24:1„53óó,òò€John€20:1„31óó,òò€John€21:1„22óó,€andÐ °L  ÐòòActs€1:1„11óó.€It€is€not€just€a€head€knowledge€of€the€facts€of€the€gospel€that€saves€an€individual€fromÐ œ8  Ðthe€eternally€burning€flames€of€hell€and€the€lake€of€fire.€In€other€words,€it€is€not€an€intellectual€assentÐ ˆ$  Ðto€a€bunch€of€Biblical€facts€that€saves€an€individual.€The€Biblical€facts€are€the€truth,€but€do€youÐ t  Ðbelieve€them€in€your€heart?€That€is€the€key€to€salvation.€That€heart€held€belief€is€what€we€call€faith.Ð `ü  ÐIt€is€that€faith€that€causes€the€Holy€Ghost€to€regenerate€(save)€an€individual.€We€call€that€regenerationÐ Lè  Ðbeing€ð ðborn€againðð€(òòJohn€3:5„7óó).€Ð 8Ô  ÐWhen€the€Holy€Ghost€regenerates€an€individual€he€also€gives€them€the€gift€of€repentance.€It€is€thatÐ $À Ðgift€of€repentance€that€changes€the€heart€and€works€of€a€once€lost€sinner.€That€repentance€is€the€workÐ ¬ Ðof€the€Holy€Ghost€in€and€through€the€born€again€believer.€Put€another€way,€repentance€is€an€outwardÐ ü˜ Ðmanifestation€of€the€works€of€the€indwelling€Holy€Ghost€in€the€born€again€Bible€believer.€That€isÐ è„ Ðwhy€any€doctrinally€straight€Bible€teacher€or€preacher€will€tell€you€that€if€any€person€desires€to€beÐ Ôp Ðsaved€they€must€exercise€Bible€believing€faith€and€repentance.€òòActs€20:21óó€puts€it€this€way:Ð À\ Ðð ðTestifying€both€to€the€Jews,€and€also€to€the€Greeks,€repentance€toward€God,€and€faith€toward€ourÐ ¬H ÐLord€Jesus€Christ.òòóóðð.€€According€to€Hebrews€6:1€repentance€and€faith€are€the€very€foundation€ofÐ ˜4 Ðsalvation.€òòHebrews€6:1óó€says:€ð ðòòóóTherefore€leaving€the€principlesòòóó€of€the€doctrine€of€Christ,€let€us€go€onÐ „  Ðunto€perfection;€not€laying€again€the€foundation€of€òòóórepentanceòòóó€from€dead€works,€and€of€òòóófaithòòóó€towardÐ p  ÐGodðð.€òòòòóóóóPastor€Charles€Lawson€had€this€to€say€about€repentance:Ð \ø ÐÌà8  àRepentance€is€an€evident€sign€of€Bible€believing€faith.€If€you€donððt€have€repentance,Ð 4 Ð Ðyou€donððt€have€Bible€believing€faith.€Repentance€does€not€precede€faith.€RepentanceÐ  !¼ Ðis€a€product€of€true€faith.€If€the€faith€that€you€say€you€have€in€the€Lord€Jesus€ChristÐ  "¨ Ðdoes€not€produce€repentance€you€have€got€intellectual€assent€to€a€bunch€of€facts,€butÐ ø"” Ðyou€donððt€have€saving€faith.Ðä#€ Ð Ð  ÐÌRepentance€is€proof€to€individuals€that€they€have€not€received€a€counterfeit€salvation.€If€you€haveÐ ¼%X" Ðnot€repented,€then€you€are€not€saved.€You€are€still€on€your€way€to€hell.€According€to€òò2€CorinthiansÐ ¨&D # Ð7:8„11óó,€the€difference€between€Ô_ÔworldlyÔ_Ô€sorrow€and€godly€sorrow€is€the€difference€between€heavenÐ ”'0!$ Ðand€hell.€òò2€Corinthians€7:8„11óóÔ#†Xé¸XXRX鸥#ÔÔ‡RXé¸XXXé¸Ô€says€this:Ð €("% ÐÌà8  àòò8€óóFor€though€I€made€you€sorry€with€a€letter,€I€do€not€repent,€though€I€did€repent:€forÐ X*ô#' ÐI€perceive€that€the€same€epistle€hath€made€you€sorry,€thoughòò€it€wereóó€but€for€a€season.Ð D+à$( Ðòò9€óóNow€I€rejoice,€not€that€ye€were€made€sorry,€but€that€ye€sorrowed€to€repentance:€forÐ 0,Ì%) Ðye€were€made€sorry€after€a€godly€manner,€that€ye€might€receive€damage€by€us€inÐ d Ðnothing.€òò10€óóFor€godly€sorrow€worketh€repentance€to€salvation€not€to€be€repented€of:Ð Pì Ðbut€the€sorrow€of€the€world€worketh€death.€òò11€óóFor€behold€this€selfsame€thing,€that€yeÐ <Ø Ðsorrowed€after€a€godly€sort,€what€carefulness€it€wrought€in€you,€yea,òò€whatóó€clearingÐ ( Ä Ðof€yourselves,€yea,òò€whatóó€indignation,€yea,òò€whatóó€fear,€yea,òò€whatóó€vehement€desire,€yea,òòÐ  ° Ðwhatóó€zeal,€yea,òò€whatóó€revenge!€In€allòò€thingsóó€ye€have€approved€yourselves€to€be€clearÐ  œ Ðin€this€matter.€òò2€Corinthians€7:8ð!ð11óóÔ#†Xé¸XXRX鸗3#ÔÔ‡RXé¸XXXé¸ÔÐì ˆÐ Ð  ÐÌGod€the€Holy€Ghost€does€not€leave€lost€sinners€in€the€same€condition€he€found€them€in.€Why€is€itÐ Ä ` Ðthat€I€can€be€so€sure€that€if€you€have€not€repented,€then€you€are€still€on€your€way€to€hell?€If€a€personÐ °L  Ðcan€continue€in€habitual€sin,€and€it€does€not€bother€them,€then€it€is€evidence€that€the€Holy€Ghost€isÐ œ8  Ðnot€in€them.€If€the€Holy€Ghost€is€not€in€them,€they€have€not€exercised€saving€faith.€Period.€PeopleÐ ˆ$  Ðthat€have€not€truly€repented€are€still€operating€in€the€power€of€the€flesh.€The€Bible€says€in€òòRomansÐ t  Ð8:8„9óó:Ð `ü  ÐÌà8  àòò8óó€So€then€they€that€are€in€the€flesh€cannot€please€God.€òò9óó€But€ye€are€not€in€the€flesh,€butÐ 8Ô  Ðin€the€Spirit,€if€so€be€that€the€Spirit€of€God€dwell€in€you.€Now€if€any€man€have€not€theÐ $À ÐSpirit€of€Christ,€he€is€none€of€his.€€òòRomans€8:8„9óóЬРР ÐÌThose€that€continue€to€work€the€works€of€the€flesh€do€not€have€the€Spirit€of€Christ.€These€be€thoseÐ è„ Ðthat€are€worldly€and€sensual.€They€are€also€described€in€òòJude€14„19óó:Ð Ôp ÐÌà8  àòò14óó€And€Enoch€also,€the€seventh€from€Adam,€prophesied€of€these,€saying,€Behold,€theÐ ¬H ÐLord€cometh€with€ten€thousands€of€his€saints,€òò15óó€To€execute€judgment€upon€all,€andÐ ˜4 Ðto€convince€all€that€are€ungodly€among€them€of€all€their€ungodly€deeds€which€theyÐ „  Ðhave€ungodly€committed,€and€of€all€their€hard€òòspeechesóó€which€ungodly€sinners€haveÐ p  Ðspoken€against€him.€òò16óó€These€are€murmurers,€complainers,€walking€after€their€ownÐ \ø Ðlusts;€and€their€mouth€speaketh€great€swelling€òòwordsóó,€having€menððs€persons€inÐ Hä Ðadmiration€because€of€advantage.€òò17óó€But,€beloved,€remember€ye€the€words€which€wereÐ 4 Ð Ðspoken€before€of€the€apostles€of€our€Lord€Jesus€Christ;€òò18óó€How€that€they€told€youÐ  !¼ Ðthere€should€be€mockers€in€the€last€time,€who€should€walk€after€their€own€ungodlyÐ  "¨ Ðlusts.€òò19óó€These€be€they€who€separate€themselves,€sensual,€having€not€the€Spirit.€òòJudeÐ ø"” Ð14„19óóÐä#€ Ð Ð  ÐÌNotice€in€òòRomans€8:9óó€and€òòJude€19óó€those€individuals€are€described€as€not€having€the€Spirit.€ThatÐ ¼%X" Ðmeans€that€they€are€still€lost€and€on€their€way€to€hell.Ð ¨&D # ÐSalvation€is€simple.€Lost€sinners€complicate€salvation€by€trying€to€add€works€to€it.€Many€people€whoÐ ”'0!$ Ðcome€under€Holy€Ghost€conviction€will€never€get€saved€because€they€will€never€give€up€onÐ €("% Ðthemselves.€€That€was€my€problem€for€many€months€before€I€finally€yielded€to€the€Holy€Ghost.€Oh,Ð l)#& Ðwhat€a€change€was€wrought!€You€will€either€give€up€on€yourself,€or€you€will€die€and€go€to€hell.€ByÐ X*ô#' Ðgiving€up€on€yourself€,€I€mean€to€put€your€total€faith€and€trust€in€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€There€isÐ D+à$( Ðnothing€you€can€do€to€save€yourself.€There€is€nothing€you€can€do€to€forsake€the€sin€that€is€killing€youÐ 0,Ì%) Ðoutside€of€the€work€of€the€Holy€Ghost.€You€cannot€get€saved€anytime€that€you€want€to.€God€theÐ d ÐFather€must€draw€you.€God€the€Holy€Ghost€must€convict€you€of€your€sin.€God€the€Holy€GhostÐ Pì Ðdecides€whether€the€profession€of€salvation€you€claim€is€genuine€saving€faith.€When€the€Holy€GhostÐ <Ø Ðdecides€that€you€have€exercised€genuine€saving€faith,€he€then€regenerates€you€into€a€born€againÐ ( Ä ÐChristian.€The€work€of€God€the€Father€and€God€the€Holy€Ghost€would€have€been€of€none€effect€hadÐ  ° Ðnot€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€shed€his€blood€on€the€cross€of€Calvary.€Thus,€all€the€work€that€was€requiredÐ  œ Ðto€bring€salvation€to€man€has€been€completed€by€the€Godhead.€The€lost€sinner€must€put€their€faithÐ ì ˆ Ðin€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€That€faith€will€be€evidenced€by€the€repentance€that€is€worked€by€the€HolyÐ Ø t ÐGhost€in€the€new€believer.€Repentance€is€two€fold€in€its€nature.€First€an€everlasting€child€and€FatherÐ Ä ` Ðrelationship€is€established€by€the€faith€and€repentance€that€leads€to€salvation.€Second,€fellowship€inÐ °L  Ðthat€everlasting€relationship€is€maintained€by€the€child€of€God€living€a€life€of€repentance.€So,€a€quickÐ œ8  Ðdescription€of€the€Bible€requirements€for€salvation€would€be:€(1)€God€the€Father€draws;€(2)€God€theÐ ˆ$  ÐHoly€Ghost€convicts€(3)€the€lost€sinner€puts€their€faith€in€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€(4)€the€Holy€GhostÐ t  Ðconverts,€or€regenerates€the€lost€sinner;€(5)€the€Holy€Ghost€grants€the€gift€of€repentance€to€the€newlyÐ `ü  Ðregenerated€believer;€and€(6)€the€new€believer€makes€an€oral€confession€unto€salvation.Ð Lè  ÐHow€can€we€know€that€we€are€saved?€òòRomans€8:14„16óó€says:Ð 8Ô  ÐÌà8  àòò14óó€For€as€many€as€are€led€by€the€Spirit€of€God,€they€are€the€sons€of€God.€òò15óó€For€ye€haveÐ ¬ Ðnot€received€the€spirit€of€bondage€again€to€fear;€but€ye€have€received€the€Spirit€ofÐ ü˜ Ðadoption,€whereby€we€cry,€Abba,€Father.€òò16óó€The€Spirit€itself€beareth€witness€with€ourÐ è„ Ðspirit,€that€we€are€the€children€of€God:€òòRomans€8:14„16ÐÔpÐ Ð  ÐóóÌThat€indwelling€spirit€is€our€assurance€that€we€are€indeed€saved.€òò1€John€5:13€óótells€us:€ð ðThese€thingsÐ ¬H Ðhave€I€written€unto€you€that€believe€on€the€name€of€the€Son€of€God;€that€ye€may€know€that€ye€haveÐ ˜4 Ðeternal€life,€and€that€ye€may€believe€on€the€name€of€the€Son€of€Ô_ÔGodððÔ#†Xé¸XXRXé¸*8#ÔÔ‡RXé¸XXXé¸Ô.Ô_Ô€Closely€connected€with€theÐ „  Ðdoctrine€of€assurance€of€salvation€is€the€doctrine€of€eternal€security.€There€are€26€verses€in€the€NewÐ p  ÐTestament€that€use€the€phrase€ð ðeternal€lifeðð€and€11€verses€that€use€the€phrase€ð ðeverlasting€lifeðð.€IÐ \ø Ðhave€studied€all€those€in€context.€As€strong€as€those€37€verses€are,€they€pale€in€comparison€to€òò1€JohnÐ Hä Ð3:9.€óóAlmost€without€exception,€those€who€believe€that€you€can€lose€your€salvation€base€that€doctrineÐ 4 Ð Ðon€a€belief€that€if€anyone€sins€they€lose€their€salvation.€If€that€is€true,€then€what€do€you€do€with€òò1Ð  !¼ ÐJohn€3:9€óówhich€states:€ð ðWhosoever€is€born€of€God€òòò òdoth€not€commit€sinó óóó;€for€his€seed€remaineth€inÐ  "¨ Ðhim:€and€he€ò òòòcannot€sinóó,ó ó€because€he€is€born€of€God.ððòòóó€Did€you€catch€that?€They€cannot€sin!€ThatÐ ü"˜ Ðshould€give€any€Bible€believer,€especially€Bible€teachers,€much€pause€to€consider€the€doctrine€of€sinÐ ì#ˆ  Ðas€it€is€presented€in€the€book€of€1òòstóó€John.Ð Ø$t! ÐMany€times€in€the€past€I€have€heard€folks€say€during€their€testimony€that€the€Devil€was€making€themÐ Ä%`" Ðdoubt€their€salvation.€Folks€that€is€not€possible.€The€Devil€makes€no€one€doubt€their€salvation.€IfÐ °&L # Ðsomeone€is€doubting€their€salvation,€that€is€the€convicting€work€of€the€Holy€Ghost.€One€of€two€thingsÐ œ'8!$ Ðis€driving€that€doubt.€Either€the€person€is€saved€and€has€gotten€into€sin€or€that€person€has€never€beenÐ ˆ($"% Ðsaved.€In€either€case€the€correct€response€to€that€conviction€by€the€Holy€Ghost€is€to€repent.€TragicallyÐ t)#& Ðwith€the€state€of€the€apostate€church€in€America€and€the€corruption€of€the€gospel€by€those€churchesÐ `*ü#' Ðand€Bible€correcters,€I€fear€that€most€of€those€who€doubt€their€salvation€are€in€fact€lost€and€on€theirÐ L+è$( Ðway€to€a€Devilððs€hell.€Most€members€of€the€churches€in€America€have€been€manipulated€into€prayingÐ 8,Ô%) Ða€faithless€and€repentanceless€sinnerððs€prayer€that€is€leading€them€down€a€primrose€path€straight€intoÐ d Ðthe€pits€of€hell.€God€is€not€in€that.€God€is€not€a€salesman.€God€is€not€a€marketeer.€God€is€not€aÐ Pì Ðpsychological€manipulator.€Most€of€the€so„called€soul€winners€today€have€been€trained€to€usurp€theÐ <Ø Ðroles€of€God€the€Father€and€God€the€Holy€Ghost.€The€interloping€soul€winner€wants€to€do€theÐ ( Ä Ðdrawing,€the€conviction,€and€the€converting.€When€he€is€all€finished,€he€wants€to€usurp€the€ministryÐ  ° Ðof€the€Holy€Ghost€in€assuring€the€target€that€they€are€ð ðsavedðð.€As€the€result€of€heretical€soul€winningÐ  œ Ðmethods€we€have€churches€full€of€false€converts.€False€converts€and€false€professions€have€becomeÐ ì ˆ Ðthe€lepers€and€leprosy€of€our€American€churches.€Ð Ø t ÐChurch€families€in€America€are€dying€because€they€are€not€adding€born€again€Christians€to€theirÐ Ä ` Ðcongregations.€People€are€not€being€born€again€because€they€are€being€fed€a€false€gospel.€UnsavedÐ °L  Ðpeople€are€being€added€to€church€rolls€that€have€been€made€two€fold€more€a€child€of€hell€than€theÐ œ8  Ðunsaved€preachers€and€soul€winners€who€pronounced€them€saved.€In€closing€I€want€to€briefly€dealÐ ˆ$  Ðwith€a€much€misused€passage€of€scripture€that€is€a€classic€example€of€a€passage€of€scripture€beingÐ t  Ðripped€out€of€its€context€and€being€used€to€teach€false€doctrine.€€That€passage€of€scripture€is€òòRomansÐ `ü  Ð10:8„17óó.€It€states:Ô#†Xé¸XXRXé¸|O#ÔÔ‡RXé¸XXXé¸ÔòòóóòòóóÐ Lè  ÐÌà8  àòò8óó€But€what€saith€it?€The€word€is€nigh€thee,€òòevenóó€in€thy€mouth,€and€in€thy€heart:€thatÐ $À Ðis,€the€word€of€faith,€which€we€preach;€òò9óó€That€if€thou€shalt€confess€with€thy€mouth€theÐ ¬ ÐLord€Jesus,€and€shalt€believe€in€thine€heart€that€God€hath€raised€him€from€the€dead,Ð ü˜ Ðthou€shalt€be€saved.€òò10óó€For€with€the€heart€man€believeth€unto€righteousness;€and€withÐ è„ Ðthe€mouth€confession€is€made€unto€salvation.€òò11óó€For€the€scripture€saith,€WhosoeverÐ Ôp Ðbelieveth€on€him€shall€not€be€ashamed.€òò12óó€For€there€is€no€difference€between€the€JewÐ À\ Ðand€the€Greek:€for€the€same€Lord€over€all€is€rich€unto€all€that€call€upon€him.€òò13óó€ForÐ ¬H Ðwhosoever€shall€call€upon€the€name€of€the€Lord€shall€be€saved.€òò14óó€How€then€shall€theyÐ ˜4 Ðcall€on€him€in€whom€they€have€not€believed?€and€how€shall€they€believe€in€him€ofÐ „  Ðwhom€they€have€not€heard?€and€how€shall€they€hear€without€a€preacher?€òò15óó€And€howÐ p  Ðshall€they€preach,€except€they€be€sent?€as€it€is€written,€How€beautiful€are€the€feet€ofÐ \ø Ðthem€that€preach€the€gospel€of€peace,€and€bring€glad€tidings€of€good€things!€òò16óó€ButÐ Hä Ðthey€have€not€all€obeyed€the€gospel.€For€Esaias€saith,€Lord,€who€hath€believed€ourÐ 4 Ð Ðreport?€òò17óó€So€then€faith€òòcomethóó€by€hearing,€and€hearing€by€the€word€of€God.€òòRomansÐ  !¼ Ð10:8„17Ð "¨Ð Ð  ÐóóÌThe€point€of€contention€is€pulling€verse€13€out€of€context€and€using€it€for€a€pretext€to€justify€leadingÐ ä#€  Ðsome€one€in€a€faithless€ð ðsinnerððs€prayerðð.€€The€target€of€the€psychological€manipulation€is€told:Ð Ð$l! Ðð ðwhosoever€shall€call€upon€the€name€of€the€Lord€shall€be€savedðð.€The€manipulators€leave€it€at€that.Ð ¼%X" ÐThat€is€the€worst€kind€of€treachery€because€it€leaves€out€the€most€important€verse€in€this€context;€thatÐ ¨&D # Ðis€verse€14.€Reread€verse€14€from€above.€The€omission€of€verse€14€causes€the€passage€to€teach€theÐ ”'0!$ Ðopposite€of€what€is€actually€said.€What€the€passage€is€actually€saying€through€a€rhetorical€question€Ð €("% Ðis€that€unless€a€person€has€believed€they€ò òCANNOTó ó€call€upon€the€Lord€to€be€saved.€There€is€an€axiomÐ l)#& Ðthat€states€that€a€verse€that€is€pulled€out€of€context€is€a€pretext€for€false€doctrine.€That€is€a€very€aptÐ \*ø#' Ðdescription€of€what€happens€here.€The€corrupt€soul€winning€techniques€resulting€from€twisting€theÐ H+ä$( Ðscriptures€has€destroyed€many€Bible€believing€churches.€Ð 4,Ð%) ЇÌÌÌÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àà È àÔ#†Xé¸XXRX鸅^#Ô