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Ðbehold,€all€things€are€become€new.€òò2€Corinthians€5:17€óóÔ#†XëXX-XëÊ#ÔÔ‡-XëXXXëÔÐL œÐ Ð  ÐÌNow€turn€in€your€Bibles€to€òòÔ#†XëXX-Xëé#ÔÔ‡#XëXXXëÔExodus€3:2„5óóÔ#†XëXX#Xëi#ÔÔ‡-XëXXXëÔ:Ð $ t  ÐÌà8  àÔ#†XëXX-Xëº#ÔÔ‡#XëXXXëÔòò2€óóAnd€the€angel€of€the€LORD€appeared€unto€him€in€a€flame€of€fire€out€of€the€midst€ofÐ üL  Ða€bush:€and€he€looked,€and,€behold,€the€bush€burned€with€fire,€and€the€bushòò€wasóó€notÐ è8  Ðconsumed.€òò3€óóAnd€Moses€said,€I€will€now€turn€aside,€and€see€this€great€sight,€why€theÐ Ô$  Ðbush€is€not€burnt.€òò4€óóAnd€when€the€LORD€saw€that€he€turned€aside€to€see,€God€calledÐ À  Ðunto€him€out€of€the€midst€of€the€bush,€and€said,€Moses,€Moses.€And€he€said,€Hereòò€amóóÐ ¬ü  ÐI.€òò5€óóAnd€he€said,€Draw€not€nigh€hither:€put€off€thy€shoes€from€off€thy€feet,€for€theÐ ˜è Ðplace€whereon€thou€standestòò€isóó€holy€ground.Ô#†XëXX#Xë#ÔÔ‡-XëXXXëÔ€Ô#†XëXX-Xë(#ÔÔ‡#XëXXXëÔòòExodus€3:2„5€óóÔ#†XëXX#Xëk#ÔÔ‡-XëXXXëÔЄÔÐ Ð  ÐÌThe€very€first€time€holiness€is€mentioned€in€the€Bible€it€is€in€relation€to€the€presence€of€God.€TheÐ \¬ Ðvery€first€time€holiness€is€mentioned€in€the€Bible€it€is€also€in€relation€to€fire.€Our€God€is€a€consumingÐ H˜ Ðfire.€The€reason€the€bush€in€Exodus€was€not€burned€up€is€because€of€the€presence€of€the€holiness€ofÐ 4„ ÐGod.€Ô#†XëXX-XëÀ#ÔÔ‡-XëXXXëÔI€believe€the€bush€could€well€be€a€type€of€the€lost€sinner€in€hell€that€will€burn€and€never€beÐ  p Ðburned€up.€The€fire€of€God€is€the€presence€of€both€his€judgment€and€his€light.€The€light€of€hisÐ  \ Ðholiness€exposes€the€hidden€things€of€darkness€and€the€fires€of€his€holiness€brings€forth€the€fieryÐ øH Ðjudgment€of€hell€and€the€lake€of€fire€upon€the€hidden€things€of€darkness.€The€very€first€time€fireÐ ä4 Ðappears€in€the€Word€of€God€it€is€in€relation€to€judgment€(òòGenesis€19:24óó).€The€very€first€time€hell€isÐ Ð  Ðmentioned€in€our€Bibles€is€in€relations€to€fire€(òòDeuteronomy€32:22óó).€Hell€is€the€eternally€burningÐ ¼  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ÐGhost,€then€we€will€suffer€the€fires€of€hell.€It€is€the€holiness€of€God€that€protects€us€from€the€firesÐ Ì($' Ðof€hell.€When€Hananiah,€Mishael,€and€Azariah€were€in€the€furnace€in€Daniel€chapter€4,€they€wereÐ ¸)%( Ðnot€touched€by€the€fire€because€of€the€presence€of€the€holiness€of€the€Son€of€God.€Ô#†XëXX-XëÆ#ÔÔ‡-XëXXXëÔYouððll€not€haveÐ ¤*ô%) Ðthe€fire€of€God€in€your€soul€if€you€quench€the€fire€of€Godððs€holiness€through€your€sin.€If€you€are€onÐ �+à&* Ðfire€for€the€Lord,€someone€is€going€to€notice€that€burning€bush€and€they€are€going€to€stop,€look€andÐ   Ðlisten.€The€holiness€of€God€speaks€to€lost€sinners€through€the€holiness€of€Godððs€separated€believersÐ Œì Ðand€Godððs€separated€churches.€€It€is€the€fire€from€the€burning€bush€and€not€the€burning€bush€itselfÐ x Ø Ðthat€is€the€source€of€the€power€of€God.€The€holiness€of€God€abides€in€an€eternal€fire€that€burns€theÐ d Ä Ðlost€sinners,€but€does€not€burn€them€up.€For€saved€people,€it€is€the€holy€fire€of€God€at€the€judgmentÐ P ° Ðseat€of€Christ€that€will€burn€up€all€our€works€that€were€done€in€the€power€of€the€flesh€and€selfÐ < œ Ðrighteousness.€It€is€the€fire€of€God€that€will€burn€up€all€of€our€titles€and€boasting€at€the€judgment€seatÐ ( ˆ Ðof€Christ.€In€this€present€life,€it€is€the€fires€of€the€indwelling€holiness€of€God€that€will€burn€away€allÐ t Ðof€our€darkness€that€stops€the€light€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€from€shining€forth€as€a€beacon€from€ourÐ ` Ðsouls€to€a€lost€and€dying€world.€Let€us€read€òòLeviticus€11:44„45,€Ô#†XëXX-Xë;#ÔÔ‡#XëXXXëÔLeviticus€20:7„8Ô#†XëXX#Xë¹#ÔÔ‡-XëXXXëÔ,€óóandòò€Ô#†XëXX-Xë #ÔÔ‡#XëXXXëÔ1€Peter€1:13„Ð ìL  Ð23óó:Ô#†XëXX#XëY#ÔÔ‡-XëXXXëÔÐ Ø8  ÐÌÔ#†XëXX-XëÃ#ÔòòóóÔ‡-XëXXXëÔà8  àòò44€óóFor€Iòò€amóó€the€LORD€your€God:€ye€shall€therefore€sanctify€yourselves,€and€ye€shallÐ °  Ðbe€holy;€for€Iòò€amóó€holy:€neither€shall€ye€defile€yourselves€with€any€manner€of€creepingÐ œü  Ðthing€that€creepeth€upon€the€earth.€òò45€óóFor€Iòò€amóó€the€LORD€that€bringeth€you€up€out€ofÐ ˆè  Ðthe€land€of€Egypt,€to€be€your€God:€ye€shall€therefore€be€holy,€for€Iòò€amóó€holy.€òòLeviticusÐ tÔ  Ð11:44„45€óóÔ#†XëXX-Xë!#ÔÔ‡-XëXXXëÔÐ`ÀÐ Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†XëXX-XëJ#ÔÔ‡#XëXXXëÔòò7€óóSanctify€yourselves€therefore,€and€be€ye€holy:€for€Iòò€amóó€the€LORD€your€God.€òò8€óóAndÐ 8˜ Ðye€shall€keep€my€statutes,€and€do€them:€Iòò€amóó€the€LORD€which€sanctify€you.à8@”Ð Ð àòòóóÔ#†XëXX#XëÚ#ÔÔ‡-XëXXXëÔ€Ô#†XëXX-Xëþ#ÔÔ‡#XëXXXëÔòòLeviticusÐ $„ Ð20:7„8€óóÔ#†XëXX#XëA#ÔÔ‡-XëXXXëÔÐpÐ Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†XëXX-Xë®#ÔÔ‡#XëXXXëÔòò13€óóWherefore€gird€up€the€loins€of€your€mind,€be€sober,€and€hope€to€the€end€for€theÐ èH Ðgrace€that€is€to€be€brought€unto€you€at€the€revelation€of€Jesus€Christ;€òò14€óóAs€obedientÐ Ô4 Ðchildren,€not€fashioning€yourselves€according€to€the€former€lusts€in€your€ignorance:Ð À  Ðòò15€óóBut€as€he€which€hath€called€you€is€holy,€so€be€ye€holy€in€all€manner€ofÐ ¬  Ðconversation;€òò16€óóBecause€it€is€written,€Be€ye€holy;€for€I€am€holy.€òò17€óóAnd€if€ye€call€onÐ ˜ø 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Ðunto€death.€If€you€continue€in€open€sin€proclaiming€yourself€to€be€saved,€why€hasnððt€God€killed€youÐ ø&X" Ðyet?€It€could€quite€possibly€be€that€you€are€not€saved.€Most€people€today€would€expect€you€to€believeÐ ä'D # Ðthey€are€saved€regardless€of€their€life€screaming:€ð ðHey€I€am€going€to€hellðð.€What€does€your€conductÐ Ð(0!$ Ðsay€about€your€profession?Ô#†XëXX#Xë]G#ÔÔ‡#XëXXXëÔ€It€would€be€the€greatest€of€tragedies€for€you€to€have€sit€on€the€pews€ofÐ ¼)"% Ðfundamental€Bible€believing€churches€and€then€to€be€told€by€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€to€get€out€of€HisÐ ¨*#& Ðsight€because€he€never€knew€you.€Many€years€ago€a€survey€was€done€that€asked€what€peopleððsÐ ”+ô#' Ðfavorite€Bible€verse€was.€The€overwhelming€favorite€then€was€òòJohn€3:16óó.€In€recent€years€that€surveyÐ   Ðwas€repeated€and€the€overwhelming€favorite€was€òòMatthew€7:1óó€which€says:€Judge€not,€that€ye€be€notÐ Œì Ðjudged.€What€a€sad€commentary€on€the€state€of€todayððs€American€Christianity.€It€is€clear€from€theÐ x Ø Ðcontext€of€Matthew€chapter€7€that€there€is€no€wholesale€command€not€to€judge.€Verses€2„5€clearlyÐ d Ä Ðindicate€that€hypocritical€judgment€is€in€view.€€Christians€are€to€judge€righteous€judgment.€The€sadÐ P ° Ðthing€is€that€most€of€the€time€when€this€verse€is€quoted€it€is€coming€straight€through€Satanððs€mindÐ < œ Ðinto€your€mouth.€What€is€the€greater€tragedy€is€that€Matthew€chapter€7€is€the€chapter€in€the€NewÐ ( ˆ ÐTestament€that€has€the€strongest€condemnation€of€false€professors.€Matthew€chapter€7€is€aÐ t Ðcondemnation€of€the€religionists€that€go€about€to€establish€their€own€righteousness€by€working€in€andÐ ` Ðthrough€the€church.€They€do€religious€works€in€the€power€of€their€flesh€and€expect€heaven€in€return,Ð ìL  Ðor€at€least€not€to€be€cast€into€hell.€The€Lord€Jesus€Christ€himself€will€say€I€never€knew€you.€LetððsÐ Ø8  Ðread€a€little€more€of€it€in€in€context:Ð Ä$  ÐÌà8  àÔ#†XëXX#Xë/K#ÔÔ‡#XëXXXëÔòò13€óóEnter€ye€in€at€the€strait€gate:€for€wideòò€isóó€the€gate,€and€broadòò€isóó€the€way,€that€leadethÐ œü  Ðto€destruction,€and€many€there€be€which€go€in€thereat:€òò14€óóBecause€straitòò€isóó€the€gate,€andÐ ˆè  Ðnarrowòò€isóó€the€way,€which€leadeth€unto€life,€and€few€there€be€that€find€it.€òò15€óóBeware€ofÐ tÔ  Ðfalse€prophets,€which€come€to€you€in€sheepððs€clothing,€but€inwardly€they€are€raveningÐ `À Ðwolves.€òò16€óóYe€shall€know€them€by€their€fruits.€Do€men€gather€grapes€of€thorns,€or€figsÐ L¬ Ðof€thistles?€òò17€óóEven€so€every€good€tree€bringeth€forth€good€fruit;€but€a€corrupt€treeÐ 8˜ Ðbringeth€forth€evil€fruit.€òò18€óóA€good€tree€cannot€bring€forth€evil€fruit,€neitheròò€canóó€aÐ $„ Ðcorrupt€tree€bring€forth€good€fruit.€òò19€óóEvery€tree€that€bringeth€not€forth€good€fruit€isÐ p Ðhewn€down,€and€cast€into€the€fire.€òò20€óóWherefore€by€their€fruits€ye€shall€know€them.€òò21Ð ü\ ÐóóNot€every€one€that€saith€unto€me,€Lord,€Lord,€shall€enter€into€the€kingdom€of€heaven;Ð èH Ðbut€he€that€doeth€the€will€of€my€Father€which€is€in€heaven.€òò22€óóMany€will€say€to€me€inÐ Ô4 Ðthat€day,€Lord,€Lord,€have€we€not€prophesied€in€thy€name?€and€in€thy€name€have€castÐ À  Ðout€devils?€and€in€thy€name€done€many€wonderful€works?€òò23€óóAnd€then€will€I€professÐ ¬  Ðunto€them,€I€never€knew€you:€depart€from€me,€ye€that€work€iniquity.€òòMatthew€7:13„Ð ˜ø Ð23óóÔ#†XëXX#Xë/R#ÔÔ‡#XëXXXëÔЄ äÐ Ð  ÐòòóóÔ#†XëXX#Xë°X#ÔÔ‡#XëXXXëÔÌBased€upon€Matthew€chapter€7€it€is€my€judgment€that€most€folks€in€American€churches€are€falseÐ \"¼ Ðprofessors.€Ô#†XëXX#XëY#ÔÔ‡#XëXXXëÔHow€are€we€to€discern€false€professors€and€false€prophets€if€we€are€not€to€judge.€The€ruleÐ H#¨ Ðis€context,€context,€context.€Never€pull€a€verse€out€of€context€especially€to€justify€your€sin.€It€mayÐ 4$” Ðwork€with€men,€but€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€will€see€right€through€it€every€time.€A€verse€pulled€out€ofÐ  %€  Ðcontext€is€a€pretext€for€sin€and€false€doctrine.Ô#†XëXX#XëØY#ÔÔ‡#XëXXXëÔ€There€are€a€lot€of€preachers€and€titled€doctors€of€theÐ  &l! Ðlaw€€and€doctors€of€the€scriptures€that€are€going€to€bust€hell€wide€open€too.€Ô#†XëXX#Xë­[#ÔÔ‡#XëXXXëÔòòIsaiah€5:13„14óó€says:€òòóóÐ ø&X" ÐÌà8  àÔ#†XëXX#Xë‰\#ÔÔ‡#XëXXXëÔòò13€óóTherefore€my€people€are€gone€into€captivity,€becauseòò€they€haveóó€no€knowledge:€andÐ Ð(0!$ Ðtheir€honourable€menòò€areóó€famished,€and€their€multitude€dried€up€with€thirst.€òò14Ð ¼)"% ÐóóTherefore€hell€hath€enlarged€herself,€and€opened€her€mouth€without€measure:€andÐ ¨*#& Ðtheir€glory,€and€their€multitude,€and€their€pomp,€and€he€that€rejoiceth,€shall€descendÐ ”+ô#' Ðinto€it.òòóóÔ#†XëXX#Xë]#ÔÔ‡#XëXXXëÔ€òòIsaiah€5:13„14€óóÔ#†XëXX#Xë_#ÔÔ‡#XëXXXëÔРРР ÐÌòòóóÔ#†XëXX#Xëi_#ÔÔ‡#XëXXXëÔAnother€thing€that€amazes€me€is€the€Christian€parents€who€will€tolerate€the€most€ungodly€conductÐ x Ø Ðout€of€their€own€children€and€even€defend€them€in€their€sin.€I€am€not€talking€about€those€ChristianÐ d Ä Ðparents€who€were€saved€after€their€children€were€grown€even€though€there€is€much€application€forÐ P ° Ðthem€in€what€I€am€saying.€What€I€am€talking€about€is€Christian€parents€who€raised€their€children€inÐ < œ Ða€Christian€home€and€yet€once€those€children€become€adults,€the€parents€will€allow€those€childrenÐ ( ˆ Ðto€participate€in€what€is€condemned€as€sin€by€the€Word€of€God.€Ô#†XëXX#XëÑ_#ÔÔ‡#XëXXXëÔMothers€are€usually€the€greaterÐ t Ðoffender€in€this€area€even€though€fathers€are€guilty€of€it€many€times.€A€man€has€abdicated,€or€givenÐ ` Ðup,€his€God€given€responsibility€to€put€sin€out€of€his€home€if€he€yields€to€a€wifeððs€insistence€that€anÐ ìL  Ðadult€or€minor€childððs€sin€be€tolerated€in€his€home.€To€shirk€this€responsibility€is€sin.€Sin€shouldÐ Ø8  Ðnever€be€tolerated€by€a€Christian€man€in€his€own€home.€It€is€a€bad€testimony€and€the€yielding€of€theÐ Ä$  Ðsanctity€of€the€home€to€Satan.€When€you€yield€to€Satan€in€your€home,€then€he€becomes€the€masterÐ °  Ðof€your€home.€If€you€say€that€you€are€a€Christian€and€tolerate€sin€in€your€home,€then€you€are€guiltyÐ œü  Ðof€hypocrisy.€Known€sin€in€the€home€will€quench€the€work€of€the€Holy€Ghost€in€lost€family€membersÐ ˆè  Ðand€will€create€division€in€the€home.€Known€sin€will€limit€what€the€Holy€Ghost€could€do€with€youÐ tÔ  Ðboth€inside€and€outside€your€home.€Known€sin€will€grieve€the€Holy€Ghost€which€will€lead€toÐ `À Ðdiscontent,€strife,€and€sometimes€even€hatredò ò.€€IN€SHORT,€TO€TOLERATE€SIN€IS€SIN€ITSELF.Ð L¬ Ðó óIf€Ô_ÔyouÔ_Ô€tolerate€sin€in€your€home€then€you€become€a€partaker€of€that€sin.€Paul€told€Timothy€in€€òò1Ð <œ ÐTimothy€5:22óó:€òò€óóLay€hands€suddenly€on€no€man,€neither€be€partaker€of€other€menððs€sins:€keep€thyselfÐ (ˆ Ðpure.Ô#†XëXX#Xë¢b#ÔÔ‡#XëXXXëÔ€The€Holy€Ghost€abides€in€purity.€Soul€winning€is€an€issue€of€purity.€The€apostle€John€also€saidÐ t Ðthat€if€you€receive€sin€into€your€house,€then€you€become€a€partaker€in€that€sin.€òò2€John€6„11óó€says:Ð ` ÐÌà8  àÔ#†XëXX#Xëßh#ÔÔ‡#XëXXXëÔòò6€óóAnd€this€is€love,€that€we€walk€after€his€commandments.€This€is€the€commandment,Ð Ø8 ÐThat,€as€ye€have€heard€from€the€beginning,€ye€should€walk€in€it.€òò7€óóFor€many€deceiversÐ Ä$ Ðare€entered€into€the€world,€who€confess€not€that€Jesus€Christ€is€come€in€the€flesh.Ð ° ÐThis€is€a€deceiver€and€an€antichrist.€òò8€óóLook€to€yourselves,€that€we€lose€not€those€thingsÐ œü Ðwhich€we€have€wrought,€but€that€we€receive€a€full€reward.€òò9€óóWhosoever€transgresseth,Ð ˆ è Ðand€abideth€not€in€the€doctrine€of€Christ,€hath€not€God.€He€that€abideth€in€theÐ t!Ô Ðdoctrine€of€Christ,€he€hath€both€the€Father€and€the€Son.€òò10€óóIf€there€come€any€unto€you,Ð `"À Ðand€bring€not€this€doctrine,€receive€him€not€intoòò€youróó€house,€neither€bid€him€GodÐ L#¬ Ðspeed:€òò11€óóFor€he€that€biddeth€him€God€speed€is€partaker€of€his€evil€deeds.€òò2€John€6„11€óóÔ#†XëXX#Xë j#ÔÔ‡#XëXXXëÔÐ8$˜Ð Ð  ÐòòóóÔ#†XëXX#Xë.n#ÔÔ‡#XëXXXëÔÌNotice€the€use€of€the€phrases€ð ðcommandmentsðð,€ð ðtransgressethðð,€ð ðdoctrine€of€Christðð,€and€evil€deeds.Ð &p! ÐWhat€the€Holy€Ghost€is€saying€through€John€is€that€if€you€invite€into€your€house€those€that€walk€notÐ ü&\" Ðafter€the€commandments€or€that€transgress€and€abide€not€in€the€doctrine€of€Christ€that€you€becomeÐ è'H # Ða€partaker€in€their€evil€deeds.€Allowing€those€transgressors€into€your€home€is€like€inviting€Satan,€orÐ Ô(4!$ Ðan€antichrist€into€your€home.€To€allow€such€like€into€your€home€is€to€bed€down€with€the€Devil.€NoteÐ À) "% Ðalso€that€those€who€abide€in€sinful€behaviour€ð ðhath€not€Godðð.€In€plainer€words,€they€are€NOTÐ ¬* #& ÐSAVED.€òòEphesians€5:7óó€says:€ð ðBe€Not€ye€therefore€partakers€with€themðð.€We€are€to€have€noÐ ˜+ø#' Ðfellowship€with€the€unfruitful€works€of€darkness,€but€rather€reprove€them€(òòEphesians€5:11óó).€TheseÐ   Ðverses€are€very€powerful€especially€if€you€consider€that€they€occur€in€the€longest€passage€in€the€NewÐ Œì ÐTestament€dealing€with€relationships€and€holiness€in€the€church,€in€our€lives€individually,€and€in€our€Ð x Ø Ðfamily€life.€Read€it€for€yourself€in€Ephesians€4€and€5€where€we€find€65€verses.€Paul€is€saying€the€veryÐ d Ä Ðsame€thing€John€is€in€òò2€Johnóó€except€he€has€added€quite€a€few€more€details.€You€cannot€makeÐ P ° Ðexceptions€for€your€family€members.€We€have€two€sons€who€will€not€bring€their€shack€ups€with€themÐ < œ Ðinto€our€homes€because€they€know€we€will€not€put€up€with€it.€They€also€know€that€we€believe€thatÐ ( ˆ Ðtheir€behaviour€is€ungodly.€God€has€always€required€holiness€and€separation€for€his€people.€Ô#†XëXX#Xë•n#ÔÔ‡#XëXXXëÔIt€wasÐ t Ðrequired€before€the€cross€in€the€law€and€the€commandments€to€the€people€of€Israel.€It€was€requiredÐ ` Ðby€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€for€the€people€of€the€church€after€the€cross.€It€will€be€required€of€GodððsÐ ìL  Ðpeople€in€the€tribulation.€Ô#†XëXX#XëÞu#ÔÔ‡#XëXXXëÔòòRevelation€18:4„5óó€says:€Ð Ø8  ÐÌà8  àòò4€óóAnd€I€heard€another€voice€from€heaven,€saying,€Come€out€of€her,€my€people,€thatÐ °  Ðye€be€not€partakers€of€her€sins,€and€that€ye€receive€not€of€her€plagues.€òò5€óóFor€her€sinsÐ œü  Ðhave€reached€unto€heaven,€and€God€hath€remembered€her€iniquities.òòóóÔ#†XëXX#XëHw#ÔÔ‡#XëXXXëÔ€òòRevelation€18:4„Ð ˆè  Ð5óóÔ#†XëXX#Xëïx#ÔÔ‡#XëXXXëÔÐtÔ Ð Ð  ÐÌYou€should€not€allow€your€children€to€rest€in€the€delusion€that€they€are€saved€if€they€continue€in€openÐ L¬ Ðsin€such€as€drug€and€alcohol€use,€fornication,€adultery,€sodomy,€pedophilia,€and€pornography€becauseÐ 8˜ Ðif€the€rapture€takes€place€and€your€children€have€been€under€conviction€of€the€Holy€Ghost€they€areÐ $„ Ðwithout€hope€in€the€tribulation.€To€accept€such€behaviour€is€to€accept€the€very€real€possibility€thatÐ p Ðyour€children€are€on€their€way€to€hell€if€you€do€not€make€a€conviction€bringing€stand€based€on€theÐ ü\ Ðholiness€of€God.€Here€is€the€warning€from€the€word€of€God:Ð èH ÐÌà8  àÔ#†XëXX#Xë^y#ÔÔ‡#XëXXXëÔòò6€óóSeeingòò€it€isóó€a€righteous€thing€with€God€to€recompense€tribulation€to€them€thatÐ À  Ðtrouble€you;€òò7€óóAnd€to€you€who€are€troubled€rest€with€us,€when€the€Lord€Jesus€shall€beÐ ¬  Ðrevealed€from€heaven€with€his€mighty€angels,€òò8€óóIn€flaming€fire€taking€vengeance€onÐ ˜ø Ðthem€that€know€not€God,€and€that€obey€not€the€gospel€of€our€Lord€Jesus€Christ:à8@¸Ð Ð à€òò2Ð „ ä ÐThessalonians€1:6„8óóÔ#†XëXX#Xëy|#ÔÔ‡#XëXXXëÔÐp!ÐÐ Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòòÔ#†XëXh#Xë›~#ÔÔ‡#XëXhXëÔ7€óóFor€the€mystery€of€iniquity€doth€already€work:€only€he€who€now€lettethòò€will€letóó,€untilÐ H#¨ Ðhe€be€taken€out€of€the€way.€òò8€óóAnd€then€shall€that€Wicked€be€revealed,€whom€the€LordÐ 4$” Ðshall€consume€with€the€spirit€of€his€mouth,€and€shall€destroy€with€the€brightness€ofÐ  %€  Ðhis€coming:€òò9€òòóóóóEven€him,€whose€coming€is€after€the€working€of€Satan€with€all€powerÐ  &l! Ðand€signs€and€lying€wonders,€òò10€óóAnd€with€all€deceivableness€of€unrighteousness€inÐ ø&X" Ðthem€that€perish;€because€they€received€not€the€love€of€the€truth,€that€they€might€beÐ ä'D # Ðsaved.€òò11€óóAnd€for€this€cause€God€shall€send€them€strong€delusion,€that€they€shouldÐ Ð(0!$ Ðbelieve€a€lie:€òò12€óóThat€they€all€might€be€damned€who€believed€not€the€truth,€but€hadÐ ¼)"% Ðpleasure€in€unrighteousness.òòóóÔ#†XëXX#Xë.#ÔÔ‡#XëXXXëÔ€òò2€Thessalonians€2:7„12óóÔ#†XëXX#Xëƒ#ÔÔ‡#XëXXXëÔШ*#&Ð Ð  ÐÐ ”+ô#' ÐAs€a€parent,€or€a€soul€winner,€you€cannot€trust€somebody€elseððs€profession€of€salvation.€Only€themÐ   Ðand€the€Holy€Ghost€know€for€sure€that€they€are€saved.€The€only€thing€that€you€can€possibly€believeÐ Œì Ðis€the€fruit€of€repentance€in€their€lives€and€even€that€can€be€deceptive.€It€is€especially€true€today€thatÐ x Ø Ðthe€proof€of€salvation€is€in€the€walk€and€not€in€the€talk.€€If€you€are€a€parent€that€has€a€child€in€openÐ d Ä Ðsin,€it€is€best€to€assume€that€they€are€lost€and€prepare€a€course€of€action€based€upon€that€assumption.Ð P ° ÐDo€not€worry€about€offending€them.€If€they€are€lost,€is€it€better€to€offend€them€than€to€let€them€dieÐ < œ Ðin€their€sin€and€go€to€hell.€If€they€are€saved€and€they€get€offended,€they€will€get€over€it.€MostÐ ( ˆ ÐChristian€parents€in€America€who€think€their€children,€including€adult€children,€are€saved€are€in€badÐ t Ðneed€of€a€reality€check.€€Never,€never€get€upset€when€a€person€questions€whether€or€not€one€of€yourÐ ` Ðprofessing€children€is€saved.€€Never,€never€argue€with€a€person,€especially€a€child,€whether€they€areÐ ìL  Ðsaved€or€use€the€expression€ð ðyou€know€you€are€savedðð€when€they€are€doubting€their€salvation.€WhenÐ Ø8  Ðyou€do€either€of€those€you€are€hindering€either€the€correcting€work€or€the€convicting€saving€work€ofÐ Ä$  ÐGod€the€Holy€Ghost.€Only€them€and€God€the€Holy€Ghost€know€for€sure€that€they€are€saved.€If€youÐ °  Ðenter€yourself€into€the€mix,€you€are€guilty€of€usurping€the€ministry€of€God€the€Holy€Ghost.€It€is€GodÐ œü  Ðthe€Holy€Ghost€that€does€the€drawing€and€convicting.€It€is€God€the€Holy€Ghost€that€does€theÐ ˆè  Ðconversion.€It€is€God€the€Holy€Ghost€that€does€the€regeneration,€or€resurrection.€It€is€God€the€HolyÐ tÔ  ÐGhost€that€gives€the€assurance€of€salvation.€You€put€yourself€in€the€place€of€God€the€Holy€GhostÐ `À Ðwhen€you€argue€with€someone€ð ðthat€they€know€they€are€savedðð€regardless€of€whether€their€lifeÐ L¬ Ðscreams€that€they€are€on€their€way€to€hell€fire€and€damnation.€If€there€is€no€fruit,€then€they€are€notÐ 8˜ Ðrooted€in€the€tree€of€life.òò€óóIf€you€are€in€open€sin,€you€cannot€convince€me€that€you€are€saved.€If€youÐ $„ Ðare€having€constant€doubts€about€whether€you€are€saved€do€not€tell€me€that€the€devil€is€making€youÐ p Ðdoubt€your€salvation.€The€Devil€would€never€do€that€if€he€knew€you€were€lost.Ð ü\ ÐThere€are€several€things€that€worldly€churches€do€in€the€area€of€evangelism.€These€are€the€fruits€ofÐ èH Ðunholy€saved€people,€unsaved€church€members,€and€unholy€churches.€Here€they€are:Ð Ô4 ÐÌ1.à0  àSending€forth€unsaved€and€unholy€seed€bearers.Ь (#(# Ð2.à0  àSending€forth€unholy€saved€seed€bearers€who€lack€the€spiritual€discernment€of€how€to€dealÐ ˜ø Ðwith€lost€folks€because€they€have€grieved€the€Holy€Ghost.Є ä(#(# Ð3.à0  àUsing€corruptible€seed€(in€other€words€any€book€but€the€King€James€Bible)Ðp!Ð(#(# Ð4.à0  àLack€of€knowledge€of€the€scriptures€dealing€with€salvation.Ð\"¼(#(# Ð5.à0  àNo€conviction€of€the€Holy€Ghost.ÐH#¨(#(# Ð6.à0  àNo€presentation€of€faith€and€repentance.Ð4$”(#(# Ð7.à0  àRefusing€to€forsake€canned€salvation€plans€when€it€is€obvious€that€the€Holy€Ghost€is€leadingÐ  %€  Ðin€a€different€direction.€The€Romans€Road€does€not€work€in€many€cases.Ð &l!(#(# Ð8.à0  àNo€push€for€a€public€confession€of€faith.€Saved€folks€are€not€ashamed€of€the€Ô_ÔGospel.Ô_ÔÐø&X"(#(# ÐÌòòóóÔ#†XëXX#Xëaƒ#ÔThe€word€repent€in€its€different€forms€is€used€in€the€New€Testament€64€times€in€54€verses.€TheÐ Ð(0!$ Ðmessage€we€get€from€these€facts€should€be€that€God€is€very€serious€about€this€doctrine€of€repentance.Ð ¼)"% ÐIn€fact€God€is€so€serious€about€repentance€that€He€says€ð ðExcept€ye€repent,€ye€shall€all€likewiseÐ ¨*#& Ðperishðð.€The€three€absolute€essentials€in€salvation€are€faith,€repentance,€and€public€confession.€ThatÐ ”+ô#' Ðis€the€message€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€to€the€unsaved.€The€message€to€the€unrepentant€saved€sinnerÐ   Ðis€get€right€with€God€before€he€kills€your€physical€body