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REPENT
OR PERISH
Luke 13:3 - I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish. Acts 17:30 - In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent. 2 Cor. 7:10 - Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death. 2 Pet. 3:9 - The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. MUST DO THE WILL OF GOD Mat. 7:21-23 - Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. (KJV) John 9:31 - We know that God does not listen to sinners. He listens to the godly man who does his will. 1 John 2:17 - The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever. Rev. 2:26 - To him who overcomes and does my will to the end, I will give authority over the nations—FALLING SHORT Heb. 4:1-2 - Therefore, since the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be found to have fallen short of it. For we also have had the gospel preached to us, just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, because those who heard did not combine it with faith. Rev. 2:5 - Remember the height from which you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place. Rev. 3:2 - Wake up! Strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your deeds complete in the sight of my God. |
TODAY'S
CHURCH This is discussed in more detail on the Evidence That The Bible Is True page. 2
Tim.
3:1-9 - But mark
this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be
lovers of
themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to
their
parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous,
without self-control,
brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of
pleasure rather than lovers of God—having
a form of godliness but
denying its
power. Have nothing to do with them. They are the kind who worm their
way into
homes and gain control over weak-willed women, who are loaded down with
sins
and are swayed by all kinds of evil desires, always learning but never
able to
acknowledge the truth. Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so
also these
men oppose the truth—men of depraved minds, who, as far as
the faith is
concerned, are rejected. But they will not get very far because, as in
the case
of those men, their folly will be clear to everyone. Most churches today preach a message of "say this prayer, and if you mean it, you're saved"; " we're all human"; "we all sin everyday"; etc. Seldom to never do we hear about repentance, obedience, and a genuine relationship with God by truly following Christ. Most of today's churchgoers have never even heard of the majority of these verses. Although God absolutely hates sin, they make light of sin. Preachers today use very little scripture and a lot of their own ideas and opinions in their sermons. The message today is what people want to hear, not what they need to hear. This is what Paul means when he says "they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear." When presented with the truth, today's church rejects it, just like Felix does in the following passage: Acts 24:24-25 - Several days later Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was a Jewess. He sent for Paul and listened to him as he spoke about faith in Christ Jesus. As Paul discoursed on righteousness, self-control and the judgment to come, Felix was afraid and said, "That's enough for now! You may leave. When I find it convenient, I will send for you." LOVE
FOR GOD Mark 12:30 - Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ 1
John 5:2-4
- This is how
we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying
out his
commands. This is love for God: to obey his commands. And his commands
are not
burdensome, for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the
victory
that has overcome the world, even our faith. 2 John 1:6 - And this is love: that we walk in obedience to his commands. As you have heard from the beginning, his command is that you walk in love. |
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