The Death of Christ. (Forgiveness of sins)
"For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die. But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us."  Rom. 5:6-8

Christ's Death was a Sin Offering. (2 Cor. 5:21)  (He did not become sin!)  He bore our sin in that he suffered in his body due to our sins.  Nowhere in the Bible does it say Jesus was "imputed" (which the apostate churches teaches to mean "transfer") with our sins.  He was a pure, spotless, without sin sacrifice.  To say he was blackened with sin is monstrous, if not blasphemous.

The Atonement or Reconciliation (Rom. 5:11, 2 Cor. 5:18-20) is Christ offering Himself to God by dying on the cross, shedding His blood in order to RESTORE man to favor, IF he will meet the conditions God has sent forth in His word. 

The atoning sacrifice of Christ is the Mercy Seat (Heb. 9:5) of Christ. He offered His own blood to purge the sacrifice on the altar (which in this case is the repenting soul) in order to purify it. "How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? Heb. 9:14

Man has been Reconciled to God, NOT God To Man! You must seek to be reconciled to God through the atoning sacrifice of Christ. The conditions are repentance and faith proven by deeds. (Acts 26:18-20, 2Cor. 7:10-11, Gal. 5:6, Rom. 6:4-6)

"Whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously committed," Rom. 3:25

The Propitiation of Christ, (1 John 2:2, 4:10) is the appeasement offered to God in the atonement so that God can pass over sins previously committed by the repenting soul (Rom. 3:25) or "expediate" the sin. 

In the Old Testament the propitiation is the covering of the Ark of the Covenant in the Holy of Holies, where the blood was sprinkled on the sacrifice to APPEASE God - in order that He could accept the offering for the sins of the people.  In salvation Christ is the victim, YOU are the LIVING sacrifice offered in Repentance. (Rom. 12:1-2)  The blood is sprinkled on you to purify.   

The victim is not punished for the sins of someone else. 
God does not pour out His wrath on Jesus  (see Jesus Did Not Satisfy God's Wrath).
No exchange is taking place. The sacrifice does NOT become sin nor is sin transferred to Christ.

Strange Fire! (Num. 26:60-61) 
The sons of Aaron (Moses' brother) offered a strange or profane fire to the Lord and were judged.
Lesson: You cannot approach God in the wrong manner and find forgiveness of sins! Erring in your understanding of the atoning sacrifice of Christ and the propitiation of His blood will result in eternal consequences for your soul.

The Purpose of This Manner of Forgiveness: 
Restoration of favor
Appeasement for sin
Example set forth to follow

The New and Living Way! 
"Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh, and having a High Priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water." Heb. 10:19-22

The Result of Accessing this Atonement through Repentance and Faith: 
A true heart, made pure
Filthiness of flesh removed
Conscience purged from evil

By Dying with Christ in Repentance, the old man is put to death once and for all and new man of Spirit is born. Now real growth can happen. The old man does not die by degree or gradually over time. He is put to death in repentance, done away with. The sin stops!

"Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. For if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of His resurrection, knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin. For he who has died has been freed from sin." Rom. 6:4-7

This happens in repentance, not after, not over time. It is NOT positional but literal, a REAL freedom from the corrupting influence of sin! The result is a new life in the Spirit and forgiveness of sin. The heart is made ure by faith working by love and the soul is victorious over sin, the flesh and devil.  (Gal. 5:6, 1John 5:4-5, 1Pet. 1:22-23)  THIS is the gift of grace, not a covering of sin.

You Are NOT Saved by:
Accepting Jesus as your personal Savior (Nothing in the Bible supports this)
Repeating a prayer, called the "Sinners prayer" (It does not appear in the Bible)
Or by admitting that you are a sinner.  (You must repent of sin, not confess you are a sinner!)

You are Saved by:  James 1:21-22
"Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves."
The receiving with meekness is tepentance with godly sorry. The implanted word is what you obey.

The Grace of God:
"For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." Rom. 6:23
Grace is NOT Unmerited Favor! The Greek Definition is as follows:
"Good will, loving-kindness, favor of the merciful kindness by which God, exerting his holy influence upon souls, turns them to Christ, keeps, strengthens, increases them in Christian faith, knowledge, affection, and kindles them to the exercise of the Christian virtues."
In the Bible Grace is Shown in this Manner:

"For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age, looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for Himself His own special people, zealous for good works." Titus 2:11-14

The purpose of grace is to bring man into a right relationship with God, in order that he can be in an acceptable and savable state. It is received on condition of repentance and faith proven by deeds. In salvation we WORK together with God (2Cor. 6:1), through our godly sorrow for sin, conviction and clearing of wrong doing. (2 Cor. 7:10-11) The result of grace received through the atonement is:

Denying ungodliness and worldly lusts
Self Control and Righteousness in this present life
Purity of heart and zealousness to serve God    

Grace has NOTHING to do with off-setting a "Sinful Nature" you were born with, so that you can believe in Jesus. It is NOT given to cover or excuse your "Sinful" condition. It is NOT unconditional! And it DOES NOT exempt you from keeping the royal law of God. (Matt. 19:16-17, 
1John. 2:4, Rev. 14:12, 22:14)

"If you Keep My Commandments, you will Abide in My Love!" John 15:10

Grace Can be Forfeited, Fallen From, Suffer Disqualification and Cancelled Out by Sin!
"You have become estranged from Christ, you who attempt to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace." Gal. 5:4
 "But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified." 1Cor. 9:27

"For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries." Heb. 10:26-27

"Therefore consider the goodness and severity of God: on those who fell, severity; but toward you, goodness, if you continue in His goodness. Otherwise you also will be cut off." Rom. 11:22

Merely returning to the obedience of the law cannot provide salvation from sin, because the wages of sin is death. Therefore the law cannot bring about life, only death once broken. GRACE offered through the atonement can restore life by giving the repenting soul a FRESH start, cleared of wrong doing, pure in heart and renewed in Spirit. Under grace the soul is made ACCEPTABLE to God because it has been freed from the power of sin, by the flesh (old man) dying with Christ. (Rom. 6:15, Gal. 3:11)

He Purified their Hearts by Faith! Acts 15:9
You are saved by faith, not by works of the law. But what is faith? What is the principle behind faith? 

Faith works by love, (Gal. 5:6)
Faith upholds and established the law, (Rom. 3:31)
Faith obeys from the heart, (Rom. 6:17)
Faith is a walk in the Spirit, (Rom. 4:12)
Faith fulfills the righteous requirements of the law, (Rom. 8:1-4) 

Faith Can be Imputed or "Credited" to You as Righteousness Because:
It does all of the above, faith is of itself a WORK, (Rom. 3:27) The Law of Faith!

Through Genuine Faith: 
The soul is made pure
Obedience to God is steadfast and enduring
The fruit of the Spirit is produced by doing what is right 

Imputed Righteousness of Faith!
"And not being weak in faith, he did not consider his own body, already dead (since he was about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah's womb. He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God, and being fully convinced that what He had promised He was also able to perform. And therefore it was accounted to him for righteousness."  Rom. 4:19-22

NEVER does the Bible say that Christ is imputed to you as righteousness, only faith. Because real faith OBEYS and DOES what God has said to do! (Heb. 11:4-7, 8. 23-27) Passive faith is of the Devil. (Js. 2:19)

Faith Did Not Replace Obedience, Faith is Obedience! Faith is obedience from the heart. It originates in real repentance that includes godly sorrow for sin, conviction and a clearing of wrong doing. The rudiments of faith can exist in the knowledge that God is real, as the devils acknowledge His existence (Js. 2:19), BUT saving faith takes place when the heart OBEYS the truth! (Rom. 6:15-17) Then it can be cleansed of sin, crucify the old man, and follow Christ. (Gal. 5:24, Luke 9:23)

Purity, Sincerity and Love! (The Purpose of the Commandment, 1 Tim. 1:5)
Christ taught the doctrine which is according to godliness. (1Tim. 6:3) The Bible warns that if anyone strays from this doctrine and teaches otherwise, that grace, faith, repentance and forgiveness of sins, DOES NOT produce godliness, self control and purity of heart, has departed from the faith. (1 Tim. 4:1; 1Tim. 6:3-6)

All these tie together in the Bible to bring about a real salvation and freedom from sin. Remove any part of this vital process and the ENTIRE Gospel is rendered ineffective for salvation. God has provided man with forgiveness of sins in Christ, BUT NOT in some arbitrary fashion where you decide how to access His grace. Telling people they are saved by repeating words or accepting Jesus, or admitting they are sinners is NOT real salvation. No one is benefiting from being told that their sins are forgiven in advance, that they are declared righteous while remaining sinful, and that they are eternally secure no matter what!

Rather than producing the desired effect of godly behavior and righteous self control, the false gospel has brought about a reprobated Church (totally corrupted to the core), and a society in ruin. But is the moral decay enough to awaken the blind guides sending forth this message? NEVER!They defend and argue in favor of sin twenty four hours a day from every venue in the land. Truly they are TESTING the DEPTHS of Satan (Rev. 2:24) and have EXCLUDED Christ from their midst! (Rev. 3:16-17)

The supposed converts inside this System of Lies are joyful because they are being told daily by their blind leaders that they are wretched sinners saved by grace. This message brings them great consolation and assurance that they will go to heaven when they die in spite of what they do. The delusion is complete because EVERYONE wishes it to be so, and the great wakening won't come until the Judgment. (Then it will be too late to do anything about it.)  They have exchanged the truth of God for a lie and worshiped and served the IMAGE instead of Christ.

Inseparable from the Process of Salvation is the Act of Repentance.
"Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent, because He has appointed a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness by the Man whom He has ordained. He has given assurance of this to all by raising Him from the dead." Acts 17:30-31

Repentance is not confessing that you are a sinner or repeating some words. You can be sorry for your sin and still have not forsaken the evil of your doings. The main purpose of repentance is that the Sin Must Stop. You cannot come to God still in your sins. You must be CLEARED of your wrong doing first.

"Let the wicked forsake his way, And the unrighteous man his thoughts; Let him return to the LORD, And He will have mercy on him; And to our God, For He will abundantly pardon."  Isa. 55:7

The pardon is available on CONDITION you forsake your wicked way and the unrighteousness of your thoughts. In other words, in real repentance you "CLEAN UP" your act! The flagrant sins of the flesh stop, they cease. You don't bargain with God by supposing that He will forgive you in your sins. The false gospel teaches that God receives you in your sins and then cleans you up later (which the clean up never happens). But this violates EVERYTHING the Bible reveals about repentance and faith!

"Now therefore, amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of the LORD your God; then the LORD will relent concerning the doom that He has pronounced against you."  Jer. 26:13  

"Perhaps everyone will listen and turn from his evil way that I may relent concerning the calamity which I purpose to bring on them because of the evil of their doings." Jer. 26:3   

By definition, God's atonement CANNOT offer the gift of grace (forgiveness of sins) unless the CONDITIONS are first met. Grace does not supersede the conditions by offering forgiveness in sin. NO incident of the granting of forgiveness in Scripture violates this process. The false teachers will try to use King David, the thief on the cross, the Publican and the Pharisee, the woman caught in adultery, the healing of the lepers and others, BUT NONE of these violates the directive of Scripture.  Repentance is CLEARLY defined for us in the following:

"For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death. For observe this very thing, that you sorrowed in a godly manner: What diligence it produced in you, what clearing of yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what vehement desire, what zeal, what vindication! In all things you proved yourselves to be clear in this matter."  2Cor. 7:10-11

Notice that NOTHING is said about confession, admitting your sinfulness, or repeating words like the sinner's prayer. The process is plainly revealed, unless you follow the blind guides: 

1. Godly sorrow for sin
2. Crisis of conviction
3. Diligence to clear yourself of wrong doing and do what is right!
4. Fear and vehement desire to please God with zeal

Purity of Heart. (Clear is the word for pure) 
Without a genuine repentance there is NO conversion and certainly no forgiveness of sin. This is the reason the churches are filled with "converts" who consider themselves Christian sinners saved by grace. And they live their lives accordingly to the LUST of the flesh! Worse, they are so pleased with the delusion that they refuse to examine the facts.  Instead they settle for the Lie and continue in their sins. Christianity is one of the few religions of the world where you make your own rules to live by and decide what you want to believe in. You can take your pick from a wide range of Denominations, Organizations, Sects, Independents and belief systems. What ever meets your fancy is out there for the taking. The WHOLE world seems to gravitate toward the "Saved in Sin" message, which makes it the Universal teaching that links all these so-called creeds together. Consequently they are one BIG happy family of COUNTERFEIT religion, wallowing together in their addictions and looking forward to heaven in the end.

Original Sin. (The Chief of False Doctrines!)
What binds together and necessitates the ENTIRE System of false teaching concerning the Gospel is the fallacy that man is born in sin, depraved, and wholly incapable of turning to God of himself. This is stated in every mainstream Evangelical Creed since the Westminster Confession of faith was drawn up in 1646. Rejecting this tenet of doctrine is equivalent to blasphemy against the Holy Spirit!

"Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned."  Rom. 5:12

This passage is the corner stone of the Original Sin fallacy. By it they "prove" that Adam's sin was transmitted to mankind and affected his nature, which is now "depraved" and cannot turn to God. The death spoken of is assume to be "physical" death, because in their teachings Adam was immortal, although NONE of this can be proven and is clearly contradicted elsewhere in Scripture.

Adam was NOT immortal. He was created to pro-create as the earth was made to produce after its own kind. Clearly a cycle was taking place in creation, which inevitably leads us to conclude that life and death would follow. Also, Adam was expelled from the Garden, after the fall, lest he and Eve partake of the tree of life and LIVE FOREVER! (Gen. 3:22)  Thus they were not already immortal but mortal beings. (See Adam flash video)

The death spoken of here could NOT be physical, otherwise Adam would have died (dropped dead) the moment he sinned! WHY?  Did not God tell them that the DAY they sinned they would DIE? (Gen. 3:3)  Since they did not drop to the ground dead, the death MUST be a spiritual separation from God, or "spiritual" death. It follows in the Romans passage. The death that entered into the world was a "spiritual" separation from God and it happens when man sins.

Because All Sinned!
Adam did not transmit his nature to mankind, but rather his EXAMPLE. All sinned in "similarity" to Adam by following that example. Man is not born already a sinner by nature. The Bible states that children are born innocent. (Deut. 1:39, Ecc. 7:29, Matt. 18:24, 19:14) You cannot be held responsible for the sins of your parents! (Ezk. 18:19) Sin is NOT inherited, it is learned by tradition! (1Pet. 1:18, Eph. 2:3)  The false teachers are making their case on the ignorance of the people who WILL NOT examine the word of God and find that "by nature" (Eph. 2:3, Rom. 2:14) clearly means: "a mode of feeling and acting which by long habit has become nature."  Something learned, not inherited!

But Because They Continue to Teach That Man is Born a Sinner, it Results in the Following:
1. No real repentance, because no one can stop sinning!
2. Jesus obeyed for you, because you can't Obey Him
3. Sin is treated as a malady or disease not a crime against God
4. The message is cushioned to excuse sinful behavior
5. Grace becomes un-conditional and un-merited favor, a covering for sin
6. Jesus becomes your substitute, not your example to follow after
7. God does not see you sinning, only Jesus not sinning in your place 

The fallacy of Original Sin began in third Century Rome when a Roman Monk named Augustine began blending in his former pagan beliefs into his understanding of the Bible. Before that NO ONE suggested that man was born a sinner. The message of repentance and faith proven by deeds was the central core of the Gospel. Now DEEDS are considered "WORKS" and taboo! But the Bible clearly warns that man will be JUDGED according to his WORKS, not according to a passive faith in Jesus.

"And if you call on the Father, who without partiality judges according to each one's work, conduct yourselves throughout the time of your stay here in fear;"  1Pet. 1:17

"God will render to each one according to his deeds eternal life to those who by patient continuance in doing good seek for glory, honor, and immortality; but to those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness?indignation and wrath,"  Rom. 2:7-9
"For the Son of Man will come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and then He will reward each according to his works." Matt. 16:27

"Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice and come forth?those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation." John 5:28-29
These are the WORKS of Faith, not law. That's why it is important to understand that man can indeed STOP sinning, turn to God,seek His mercy and PROVE his faith by his DEEDS! Telling him that he is born a sinner and depraved renders all of this null and void. Since the third Century, they have continued to build on this fallacy and INVENT more false doctrine to support it. When the Reformers rose to eminence in the 1500-1600's they rejected much of the Ritual the Roman Church had brought in, BUT NOT the Doctrine that they whole-heartedly embraced.

Over time the so-called Christian world has adopted these fallacies as truth, and although NONE of them can be supported in Scripture, they are taught universally without exception in every church, Sunday school class, seminary, Bible college and study groups - The Result: No real repentance, obedience has nothing to do with the outcome of your salvation. Your behavior will never count against you. There is no sin that must stop in order to get saved, stay saved or prove that you're saved!

The doctrine of Original Sin is the GREATEST excuse ever invented to continue in sin. It has resulted in multitudes of so called converts who have NEVER been truly converted but have fashioned themselves as "Christians" and lead others into the Lie. They use the Bible to facilitate their fallacies, claiming that they SEE the truth and understand the deeper things of God, but because their eye is BAD, the WHOLE body is full of darkness. (Matt. 6:23-24)  But to them Scripture supports the Lie and they will use it in such manner that many will be confused and deceived into believing what they say; simply because they WILL NOT check it out for themselves and refute them.

The Bible does not teach the things that mainstream Christianity (the False System!) holds to be true. Original Sin is at the top of the heap, the CHIEF of false doctrines. It tickles the ears of millions and brings them into a bondage that is almost IMPOSSIBLE to escape from this Strong Delusion. It will require steadfast diligence on your part to break free of this lie and escape the deception. Start with repentance and build on the Rock.

"For we have become partakers of Christ if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast to the end," Heb. 3:14

"And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope until the end, that you do not become sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises." Heb. 6:11-12

False Doctrine is a Serious Issue
The Bible constantly warns of false teachers, false spirits, error and deception. No one is exempt. Do you really believe that you can "accept" Jesus in some trite manner and then go about your business in the world having fun and NOT be deceived!? Do you have ANY idea what the Bible really teaches about repentance, faith, grace, forgiveness of sins, the atonement of Christ, the doctrine which is according to godliness? Could you lead anyone into truth concerning these things in the Scriptures and not just refer them to some teacher/ preachers or commentary?

MOST professing Christians do not have a clue about these things and could care less. They have attended church for many years and are certain they will go to heaven when they die, but growth wise they remain DEAD in the faith. They claim to have been born again in the Spirit, but WHERE is the Spirit? If the Spirit is present so is the fruit of the Spirit! NOT the lust of the flesh. They are destitute of the Spirit because they have NEVER BEEN BORN in the first place! Who could be born of the Spirit of God, become a NEW creature in Christ and remain the wretched man of Romans 7 or the chief of sinners?  Yet that is EXACTLY what these people are taught. So it is no wonder they are DEAD to God, VOID of the Spirit and Wholly ignorant of truth. (As 2 Thess. 2:3-11 describes them)

Election, Pre-Destination, and Foreknowledge of God:
"For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren." Rom. 8:28

God's Absolute Foreknowledge of Events DOES NOT Pre-Determine the Outcome of Those Events. WHY? Because man has FREE WILL to choose between good and evil of his own accord. Thus un-conditional election and pre-destination, as taught by many, is another major fallacy that destroys the Gospel message. Individuals are NOT elect or non-elect as predetermined by God. Christ said WHOSOEVER will may come and He made atonement for the sins all mankind! (1John. 2:2)

God DID Pre-determine that His Messiah would be born through the elect Nation of Israel, descended from Abraham. NOTHING would interfere or prevent this from happening. Therefore the people of the Nation of Israel were ELECT, but that does not mean each individual was guaranteed to be saved! (Rom. 3:2, 9:4-5, 27-28, 1Cor. 10:2-11) The purpose of this election was to bring about the birth of the Messiah and provide a holy remnant of the faithful on earth. (Rom. 11:5) It has NOTHING to do with pre-determining the outcome of YOUR salvation!

When Israel rejected and crucified their Messiah, God CUT them off (except for the remnant that believed), and extended His offer to the Gentiles. (Rom. 11:15, 18-22-23) Therefore ALL of Mankind has the same responsibility to repent and follow Christ. God does not favor one Nation over another.

"There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus." Gal. 3:28

The New Heavens and New Earth, where Righteousness Dwells (1Pet. 3:13), will NOT be the New Nation of Israel. End time fallacies consist of the Jews returning to their home land, rebuilding their temple, re-instituting of animal sacrifice and then the so-called anti-Christ shows up. In the mean time, the so-called "Church" is raptured out, the world enters into a seven year Tribulation period, God's wrath is poured out on mankind and it all consummates in the final Great battle of Armageddon.  (ALL FALSE and INVENTED)

Instead, the reality is that the ENTIRE professing Church worldwide has been DECEIVED by an army of false teachers who appear as lambs but speak the language of the Dragon. (Rev. 13:11) They are under Strong Delusion given over to their lusts and worshipping an IMAGE that looks, walks, and talks like the real Jesus, but is empowered by the Devil! The "Man of Sin" or anti-Christ they are looking for is actually THEMSELVES, the Beast, their own flesh, unbridled in FULL control, which is the MARK they all fear so much. They have received the mark by believing a Gospel that saves them in their sins! The evil eye of the flesh is NEVER plucked out and cast away, as Jesus said, but retained. (Rev. 13:11-18)

The true Church (Genuine Believers) is excluded and persecuted. They labor in the Lord to expose the Lies and call the small remnant out of the System to serve God in truth!  In the end God will judge the Great Whore Church (the Woman on the Scarlet Beast) and establish His Kingdom once and for all.

Within the framework of God's ultimate plan for Mankind, He is patiently extending His longsuffering and mercy to man that they may repent and obey Jesus. (Rom. 2:4-5) God's Holy character is immutable (unchanging) BUT His dealings with man are subject to change. The fate of man is NOT pre-determined in advance and decided wholly by God.  Man has a CHOICE to make.

"The soul who sins shall die. The son shall not bear the guilt of the father, nor the father bear the guilt of the son. The righteousness of the righteous shall be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon himself.  'But if a wicked man turns from all his sins which he has committed, keeps all My statutes, and does what is lawful and right, he shall surely live; he shall not die. None of the transgressions which he has committed shall be remembered against him; because of the righteousness which he has done, he shall live. Do I have any pleasure at all that the wicked should die' says the Lord GOD, 'and not that he should turn from his ways and live'" Ezk. 18:20-23 (Verse 24 deals with the righteous man turning from his righteousness and dying in sin, a clear choice!)

God is Also Shown Time and Again in Scripture as Changing His Mind Concerning Judgment:
"Perhaps everyone will listen and turn from his evil way, that I may relent concerning the calamity which I purpose to bring on them because of the evil of their doings." Jer. 26:3
"Now therefore, amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of the LORD your God; then the LORD will relent concerning the doom that He has pronounced against you." Je. r26:13

"And they built the high places of Baal which are in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire to Molech, which I did not command them, nor did it come into My mind that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin." Jer. 32:35-36

Moses in Exodus 32 pleaded with the Lord to spare sinning Israel TWICE and the Lord heard his prayer and TURNED from His fierce wrath against the people. The City of Nineveh also averted judgment by repenting and turning from the evil of their doings. (Jonah 3:5-10) The Old Testament is filled with examples of God reacting to man's choices, NOT p[re-determining those choices. Although there are incidents of God intervening in the affairs of men and altering the outcome of a situation, man ALWAYS has a choice in the matter. He is NEVER bound to a pre-determined outcome! Even Pharaoh is shown as hardening his own heart NINE times against God before God finally gave him up to a hard heart. He determined his own path by his DEEDS!

"All day long I have stretched out My hands To a disobedient and contrary people" Rom. 10:21

Teaching that God Pre-Determines the Affairs of Man Creates the Following Fallacies:
1. Christ died only for the elect!  (Cannot be proven!)
2. Salvation is determined by God and un-conditional.
3. Man is totally depraved at birth having inherited Adam's nature of sin
4. Grace is irresistible
5. Perseverance of the Saints is pre-determined 

The false teachers will use many passages in the Books of Romans, Ephesians and Colossians in an attempt to "PROVE" their premise. Some of the passages taken alone may indeed sound as though they are correct.  But as the Bible CANNOT contradict itself, we must examine ALL Scripture to understand the meaning. If God can be shown as dealing with the free will choices of man (as we have shown), HOW can He ALSO be pre-determining our choices today? Therefore His foreknowledge (spoken of in Scripture) CLEARLY DOES NOT govern the outcome of our choices.

The Elect re Individuals who have chosen to repent and follow Jesus in faithful obedience.
The Chosen are those who come to Him and OBEY! That's why "Many called, Few Chosen."
His Sheep are those who hear His voice, obey and continue to follow Him!
His Love is inseparable to those who have answered the call and are conformed to the image of His Son
He will lose none that the Father has given Him, who CONTINUE to abide in His word.
(Eph. 1:12, Matt. 26:16, Jh. 10:27-28, Rom. 8:28-29, 38-39, Jh. 15:10, 6:39)
You MUST compare Scripture with Scripture or you will stray into the path of error. EVERY fallacy we have shown is proven by the false teachers by refusing to examine or discuss further Scripture that invalidates them. Couple this with the fact that they are preaching to the Biblical illiterates and that NONE of them have repented of their sins to begin with, and you have the PERFECT formula for the Strong Delusion of 2 Thessalonians. (The lawless one is man himself, the working of Satan is the false teachers)

"The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the LIE,, that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness." 2Thess. 2:0-12
 
(Who do you know who LOVES the Truth!?)
In Summary: Beliefs the Bible DOES NOT Teach:
 1. The Doctrine of Original Sin. (A total complete fallacy!)
 2. The Doctrine of Sola fide, or "Faith Alone" saves. (Faith without works is dead!).
 3. The Doctrine of Grace as Un-Merited Favor and unconditional.
 4. Receiving Jesus as your personal Savior by admitting you're a sinner and repeating words.
 5. Christ suffering the wrath of God, becoming sin and going to hell in our place.
 6. The righteousness and obedience of Christ transferred to you by faith.
 7. Unconditional Eternal Security. The outcome of your salvation is NOT determined by your conduct.
 8. Absolute, unconditional Election and Pre-Destination.
 9. The end times scenario of Rapture, Tribulation, the Jews and Anti-Christ.
10. The teaching that God saves you in your sins and cleans you up later. 

These false teachings are cleverly woven into all the preaching, evangelizing, books, commentaries, audio messages, videos, and in every Bible College and Seminary. The entire worldwide missionary outreach teaches them and of the billions of professing Christians in various denominations, sects, organizations and independent are under them, NO exceptions exist. The System is beyond repair. It has no redeeming value whatsoever. It is ripe for judgment. You MUST SAVE yourselves by fleeing from it NOW!

"And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come forth, my people, out of her, that ye have no fellowship with her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues: for her sins have reached even unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities. Render unto her even as she rendered, and double unto her the double according to her works: in the cup which she mingled, mingle unto her double. How much soever she glorified herself, and waxed wanton, so much give her of torment and mourning: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall in no wise see mourning."  Rev. 18:4-8

Searching The Scriptures!

The Present Day False Gospel:    

"There is no sin you have to stop doing to get saved. No sin you have to stop doing to stay saved. (In fact, if you try to contribute to your salvation by not sinning you cancel grace out.)  Salvation is trusting that God sees you as Jesus "not sinning" when you sin."

Jesus Said:
"You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me. But you are not willing to come to Me that you may have life." John 5:39-40

The Refusal to OBEY Jesus and Take Him at His Word!
Rather, the present day Church System follows Pastors and Teachers who teach the EXACT opposite of  the Scriptures. In essence they have created an IMAGE of Jesus, nearly identical to Him, but preaching an entirely DIFFERENT gospel! Sadly, this Strong Delusion has given them over to a reprobated mind, incapable of discerning the truth. To them, the LIE is the truth.

Here is a Summary of What the Average Professed Christian is being Taught:
1. You are born a sinner, saved in your sin and can never stop sinning.
2. You are imputed or declared righteous in the sight of God because of your inability to obey Christ.
3. Your sins have been forgiven: Past, Present and Future.  Therefore, no further condemnation when you sin.
4. Christ became sin for you, suffered the wrath of God in your place and is your substitute.
5. The Christian is chief of sinners and is the Romans 7 wretch, sold under bondage to sin.
6. Salvation is not of works, if you try to contribute to it, you cancel out grace.
7. No one can judge your behavior for it is God's responsibly to clean you up (the cleaning never happens).
8. You are saved by confessing (no repentance involved) you are a sinner and Receiving Jesus 

The SAME Bible that teaches the opposite of all this is used to prove it is all true! How is that accomplished? By the same mentality that drives Politics, Nationalism and Fanaticism. Once a person becomes convinced that something is true, no matter how illogical it may be, they will invest their entire lives to support and promote it. Religion is no different, and probably more so a driving force of this  passion. People are willing to stake their eternal well being on VERY FLIMSY information, when all it takes to know the truth is a little of the SAME diligence that earned them their career, job, purchased their home, cared for their families or pursue their vain amusements. But they settle for MUCH LESS when it comes to their souls and become ensnared in a LIE that is going to cost them everything in the end. 

"Awake, thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall shine upon thee.  Eph. 5:14

Christ Summarized the Gospel:
The way is narrow, difficult to enter, only a FEW will strive to get through. Many will not.
No one can serve two Masters, or have a divided heart. A good tree bears good fruit.
If your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it away or die with both eyes and go to hell.
Take up your cross, deny yourself daily, dig deep, build on truth, keep my word.
(Matt. 7:13-14, 6:24, 15-20, 5:28-29, Mark 9:47, Lk. 6:43-48, 9:23-24)

So WHY is the Gospel "Not of Works" and "Receive Jesus," in the Churches?
Some will say that Jesus said these things to prepare our hearts for grace. In other words, they are implying that the Gospel message is NOT a narrow, difficult way to eternal life that only a few will find, but an EASY, expansive way that MANY will enjoy by merely "believing" in Jesus. But it doesn't hold up against the Bible, if what Jesus actually said is TRUTH.

Others may suggest that certainly these things are part of the Gospel but secondary to initial salvation. First you "Get Saved" then you follow Jesus, but NONE of this will effect your final salvation. In other words, since salvation is "not of works," all the things Jesus said cannot possibly be mandatory!

Still more will actually say that "following Jesus" is NOT the Gospel! And people flock to hear them as amazing as it may be. To them the Gospel consist of you admitting you're a sinner, repeating some words in the form of a confession and you are eternally secure forever and NOTHING can change the outcome of your salvation. What you do or don't do has no bearing on the Gospel,including sinning! (Because you have been told your future sins are already forgiven in advance!) This is a very common teaching.

You may also hear so-called Bible Scholars claim that Jesus was using hyperbole (exaggeration) when He said such things about self-denial, plucking out the eye, the narrow way. The reason they THINK so is their twisted understanding of the Gospel to begin with.  Their gospel involves no real repentance and certainly no "faith WORKING by Love!" (Gal. 5:6) To them man cannot contribute anything to the salvation process or he would be saving himself. So Nothing is required but to "believe" as the devil's believe.
                                                                                                                 
Not of works lest anyone should boast, Eph. 2:8-9

This verse is the stronghold of the Lie. By it they have invented a gospel that excuses you from any form of mandatory obedience to Christ or God's commands. Everything is a WORK, including faith that obeys God! The Bible says: "You OBEYED from your heart" Rom.  6:17, and that He gives eternal life to "all who OBEY Him." Heb. 5:9.

They will tell you that you merely TRUST in Him and you are saved. Anything beyond that would be the WORKS spoken of here and forbidden! You can't earn your way to Heaven or any favor with God, they will say. "It's a free gift of unmerited favor!? But they are over-stepping the bounds of truth implying that God has no conditions set forth in His word for man to attain to the salvation He provided.  Just because "works" cannot "earn" salvation does not mean that "works" having nothing to do with salvation.  It is a lie to say that salvation has "nothing" to do with works (Php. 2:12).  Jesus says those truly saved will bear fruit (Jn. 15:5) and those who CEASE to abide in the vine (Jesus) fail to produce fruit and are "taken away" and "burned." (Jn. 15:2,6).  James says that "faith," if it has not works, is a DEAD faith. (James 2:14,17).

The Bible makes very clear that the WORKS spoken of are attempting to be saved by adhering toRitual and Tradition established by man. That is the BOAST referred to. (Rom. 2:17, 23) They were boasting in keeping the Letter of the Law (thou shall not) while at the same time VIOLATING the Law in their hearts, THINKING that they would escape the Judgment of God in doing so! (Rom. 2:3) It is NOT that the Law is abolished in favor of grace. Faith ESTABLISHES the Law! (Rom. 3:31) WHY would Jesus constantly tell people to KEEP IT, OBEY IT, if it no longer mattered? (Matt. 5:17-20)

But under grace, you can NOW KEEP it in your heart, because the process of repentance and faith working by love and proven by deeds has slain the old man, provided a NEW birth of the Spirit, wiped the slate clean of wrong doing and purified the soul! That's salvation, that's the GIFT of grace.  (Acts 26:18-20, 2Cor. 7:10-11, Rom. 6:4-6, 1Pet. 1:21-22)

These are very simple truths, but you must be born of the Spirit to understand them. In your fleshly mind, lead by the blind guides, you will NEVER see the truth! Remember: "If the eye is BAD, the WHOLE body is FULL of darkness!"  (Matt. 6:23-24) Plucking out the bad eye requires real repentance and that is NOT preached in your church.

Jesus said "A good tree bears good fruit and a bad tree bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. You shall know them by their fruits. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire!"  (Matt. 7:17-20)

Simple and straight forward statement of fact. If YOU are the tree He is speaking of by illustration, you are KNOWN by the type of fruit you bear, good or bad. The difference is Heaven or Hell for your soul.  How do they get around this one and still have people believe they are telling the truth?

It's a complicated process of convincing you you're born a sinner and the stain of that sin remains in you even after you supposedly become a Christian. Therefore you can't help but bear bad fruit on your tree, it's a natural process of your nature inherited from Adam. But what did Jesus mean? He couldn't possibly mean that a Christian person can never bear bad fruit, because they all do, all the time. He MUST have meant that HIS TREE (being Himself the Vine where life is sustained, Jh. 15:1-5) bears the good fruit and YOU being part of that vine, benefit. But the fruit bearing, being a WORK, CANNOT be REQUIRED for final salvation, so HE does the bearing, you reap the reward.

Another thing the preachers like to do is use elaborate illustrations to explain away the truth of Christ's remarks or His parables. When something Jesus said is simple and straight forward, like: "Hear My words and obey them!!" They have the PERFECT clever illustration to make it sound like He was actually saying something ENTIRELY different. What this does is throw your mind off focus, since we learn by visualization, and gives you an alternative that sounds reasonable. The preacher is well spoken, smooth in his presentation, skillful in oratory, and has you convinced of his intellect. It works great, otherwise they wouldn't do it!

They will frequently make broad sweeping statements to prove something opposite of Scripture. In this manner they can convince you that God has pre-ordained man's salvation and it's entirely His doing to bring you in. You attribute NOTHING to the process. All the passages that insist on service, obedience and blameless purity are really Jesus showing you that HE has already done these things and you need merely to TRUST in His accomplishment and be saved. Thus the passages in question can be expanded beyond their basic meaning to a DEEPER implication, which again, throws the mind off focus and forces them to reason it away in favor of the preacher's comprehension.

Another thing they will do when discussing these passages that demand obedience and conditions, is draw some conclusion from the Greek definition, which can easily become complicated and very confusing to the average church goer, especially when they dwell into the tense of a word, the context (as they will call it), and the shades of meaning implied. The Greek language uses a lot of illustrations and metaphors in describing things. Like: Fruit, Trees, Seed, Rock, etc.. This gives the preachers a great deal of wiggle room to explain things away. A great example of this is the passage where we quoted the words of Jesus about fruit bearing. Taken at face value, His words are simple and easily understood.

"Good tree bears good fruit, a bad tree, bad fruit, they cannot mix."  (A child could understand it.)

But they will suggest that if you get close enough to the tree, you will find the bad fruit hidden among the good. Just as good fruit could become ensnared on a thorny vine and APPEAR good, but actually rotting on the thorns! Of course this is NOT even close to what Jesus actually said, but the people buy it because they are the ones bearing the bad fruit and still want to believe they are saved.

In reality you DON'T need anyone to interpret these things for you, and if you want to investigate the original language, you can also do that yourself by looking it up in a Vines Greek lexicon or Strongs Greek Dictionary. Definitions are NOT difficult to understand and God is NOT trying to HIDE anything from you or shade the meaning of Jesus' words in some mysterious meaning. The only thing keeping you from understanding these things is YOU! If you wanted to be a Lawyer, a doctor, an airline pilot, or an Engineer, would you invest as LITTLE time in effort and study as you do in the BIBLE? If you did, you certainly wouldn't be enjoying the fruits of your labor. It's a simple matter of commitment.

For every method, I could show you how the preachers spin their words and mold the meaning of things. They could invent a thousand MORE illustrations and explanations to keep your mind from focusing on the truth. I couldn't possibly run through EVERY sermon or lesson these people preach and teach and show you the extent of their errors. All I can do is give you examples and summarize the methods they use and leave the rest up to you. If your eye is not single and FIXED on Christ (born of His Spirit), you will have NO real discernment into these things. It will all be Greek to you! Coming to God requires a real repentance and brokenness. The sin has to STOP and the Heart genuinely change. None of this is positional or forensic. Christ came to save you from the corrupting influence of sin, NOT to pretend you're righteous because you believe in Him! The EYES of Spiritual understanding will be open in the new birth. You WILL NOT be a dead lump of sinful flesh professing to be a Christian! If you have encountered God, the truth will RING as truth in your heart and you will respond by obeying it.

Disqualified from the Kingdom of Heaven! 1Cor. 6:9-10, Gal. 5:19-21, Eph. 5:5-7
"For this you know, that no fornicator, unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience." 

Of course this CANNOT mean that "Christians" who do these things WILL NOT inherit the Kingdom. Because EVERY Christian you know DOES THEM all the time! But the passage says the EXACT opposite. How do they get around it? Not a problem since they are dealing with the deceived.

The first standard argument is this only applies to the unsaved world, not the Christian. The writer meant that the people of the world will not inherit the Kingdom doing these things. But WHY tell them their behavior will keep them out of the kingdom when they are already condemned for not believing in Jesus to begin with! Rather redundant to do so. And WHY would this appear written to Christians by an apostle if it didn't APPLY to them? But no one asks any of these questions, they just follow along with the preacher and accept whatever he says as true. You don't need a degree in Rocket Science to see what this passage is saying. It gives you the exact type of sins that will disqualify you from the kingdom and then tell you NOT to be DECEIVED! What could be more uncomplicated? Yet you remain DECEIVED.

To put your mind off focus again, they will often play on your ignorance of the Scriptures. Many people don't even bring a Bible to church or study group. Even if they did, they couldn't find the passage in question quickly enough to see anything before the preacher goes over it. But the preacher is already prepared and well experienced in molding these things. He can read a portion of the passage, leave out the "not inherit" part and suggest that the people can CHOOSE either to do these things, which are not good for you, or do good things and live a more fulfilled life style. It's your personal choice, but you DON'T have to worry about any consequences for your actions. Again, the EXACT opposite of the passage, but they BUY it (again) and go about their business living in sin and hoping for heaven in the end.

That?' how the lie works, over and over again. The System is a grand success and has all the appearances of acceptability. Yet "Christians" continue to practice the vile behavior listed in these passages and suppose they are saved doing it! The world looks on with disdain and wonders how these flaming hypocrites could claim they know God. To them "IF" doesn't mean if and obedience is something God did for you.

Bible Scholar preaches will even attempt to convince the people that the Greek has no "If," so everywhere it appears in Scripture really means "since" or "because" not IF.  But they are only partly correct. If you investigate it yourself, you will find that Greek indeed has no conjunction "IF" as English, but the expression used means the EXACT SAME THING!!! Thus, when Scripture warns that IF you continue in the faith you will inherit the kingdom, or "IF" you endure to the end you will be saved, it means exactly what it says! On the CONDITION you DO what it says, and you will inherit the Kingdom. No tricks, no hidden meanings, simple truth.

Other methods they may use is quote the passage as: "He who endured to the end will be saved," removing the possibility of NOT enduring and implying that anyone who endures to the end proved that he was one of the saved. But the possibility of being disqualified along the way is eliminated by removing the "IF."  It's a bit confusing to the hearer and can easily be taken either way, giving the preacher some wiggle room to claim that he is actually teaching endurance. But the passage says "IF you endure you will be saved!" NOT "He who endures."  Big difference. It's not only misleading to quote it in this manner, it's a LIE! And that's the core of the issue here. When what you teach is based on a LIE, it's very easy to tell MORE lies to support it. Combine that with the fact that many of these preachers BELIEVE they are telling the truth and you have the Strongest Delusion possible.

One of the strongest lies in the church system is that a Christian cannot be disqualified from the kingdom for sinning. Therefore it's likely you will hear thousands of arguments to prove this, even books written on the subject, CD series, and sermons posted all over the place. The teaching is an inevitable outcome of the "Born in Sin" fallacy. If you are born depraved, incapable of turning to God, as they all claim, He has to turn you, obey for you, and not sin for you. Naturally you are "eternally secure." What else could work to get you into heaven in your sins? You came to God in yours sin, He saved you in them, and you continue in them. You HAVE to be Eternally Secure or you're cooked! Because it's a foregone conclusion that you will NEVER stop sinning.

Debating the issue is irrelevant. You could quote Scripture until you're blue in the face and get nowhere. They believe the lie, that isn't going to change. The security issue is built on the foundation of being "Born in Sin," THAT is the Stronghold. If any hope exists of rescuing them from the Lie, you have to cast down this imagination first. As long as the person believes he is depraved in nature and incapable of real obedience to God, nothing in the Scripture is going to persuade him he has to stop sinning or be lost. The Lie is like unraveling an onion, one layer leads to another and another. You may think you have arrived at the core issue of something only to find there is more underneath that. It's all very clever and deceptive.

Cutting a Straight Path! 2Tim. 2:15
"Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."

The Bible warns of taking detours into error, calling it the error of the wicked. The preaches today are experts swerving from the truth and shipwrecking the faith of many. Nowhere is this more apparent than on the issue of continuing in willful sin. Scripture is crystal clear on the matter, IF you continue in willful sin after coming to a full and complete knowledge of the truth, you will burn! Heb. 10:26-27.

But the same problem exist here as well for the professing church goer. EVERYONE commits willful sin ALL the time! Consequently, the preachers have to find a way around this and inject a degree of confusion into the mix so people will THINK it doesn't apply to them.

"For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,  but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries." Heb. 10:26-27

First, many of them will suggest that someone with a "knowledge of the truth" is not a "saved" person. This is very common. However, anyone with a Greek Dictionary can prove otherwise by simply looking this up and finding the SAME expression is used elsewhere in Scripture to describe "SAVED" people. It is really that easy to expose them, unless you WANT to believe the lie and follow them to hell.

Another method they will use to explain this passage away is read down further and claim that the "illuminated" in verse 32 are not "enlightened" in truth, therefore not saved. But again, this EXACT same word is used in Heb. 6:4 as "enlightened" to describe people who were partakers of the Holy Spirit. Exposed again!  (Now you will also understand why they try to keep you from looking up these words!)  But is it enough to convince you of the truth? Most still reject it. They will do the same thing with the Heb. 6:1-8 passage where it says "Christians" have fallen away and crucify the Lord again by sinning willfully against Him.

In this passage the English translators ADDED a word to verse 4, to suggest, "IF they fall away," implying that the possibility of real Christians falling away was shown as hypothetical, not real. Here the Greek Text (they stir you away from) does not use the Greek expression for IF. It should read: "Having fallen away," but the translators of the King James Version of the Bible in the 1600's were stanch advocates against anyone falling away for sinning. This is how the LIE perpetuates itself through the generations. A simple translation of a word has ensnared millions into an error that has cost them their souls!

Volumes had been written to explain away the Hebrews passages in an attempt to prove that a Christian can keep on sinning and STILL inherit the kingdom. You will find every argument under the sun against a plain, straight forward understanding of these passages; even to the ludicrous notion that Hebrews 10 is talking about Jewish animal sacrifice! They will try ANY explanation to convince you that your condition as a sinning, phony professing Christian is really secure because you "believe" in Jesus.

That is why the word itself tells you to STUDY or in literal translation: "Be VERY Diligent" in your endeavor of searching the Scriptures for truth. Scripture MUST be compared with Scripture, NOT the opinions of some man. Truth cannot contradict itself. If Scripture says in one place that certain behavior will disqualify you from the kingdom, it CANNOT say in another place that it will not. Nor can it show that anyone committing such a sin will get a pass from God because of grace.

In 1 Cor. 3:5, the preachers LOVE to suggest that the man caught in an adulterous relationship with his father's wife, was SAVED in spite of his sin. HOWEVER, the SAME apostle that pointed out his sin and told the people to remove him from their fellowship until he repented, TOLD THEM that such sins will certainly DISQUALIFY you from the kingdom! (1Cor. 6:9-10) But does this matter to the preachers? By no means! They will either avoid this passage entirely or explain that it is directed toward people of the world, not Christians. Conclusion?  "The people of the world will go to hell for this sin, but NOT Christians!" They can commit the SAME acts and remained saved, because they believe.

You will find that the major emphasis of the preacher and teachers is finding passages in the Bible that SEEM to support the notion that continuing in sin WILL NOT have eternal consequences for believers. They will focus on the failures of certain saints, like King David, and suggest that this is common among Christians and that God is always merciful to forgive them. They will NEVER show you the consequences of these sins, the devastation it brought to the lives of these individuals and the bitter repentance they had to go through to be restored to favor. The conclusion is always that they were never really LOST in their sin, or in jeopardy of going to hell, but secure in the Lord during the rebellion. Therefore YOU also, doing the same things, need not worry about condemnation no matter what scripture may say in another place.

This is how they convince you that "Christians" can be carnal, disobedient, even deny the Lord and REMAIN saved. Most people come to them wanting to believe these things about God, so they are already predisposed to buy the Lie and ignore what the Bible has to say. IF they cared about truth to begin with, they would START by READING God's word and seeking Him out. Then the likelihood of being deceived by one of these preachers would be drastically reduced. But if you come in and go through the motions of "getting saved" and start the process of conditioning, your flesh will quickly adapt itself to the message and start feeling secure in sin. Then when you DO read the Bible, it will sustain your notions, and if anyone says otherwise they are the heretic!

"To the pure all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but even their mind and conscience are defiled. They profess to know God, but in works they deny Him, being abominable, disobedient, and disqualified for every good work." Titus 1:15-16

Drawing vs Coming to God
"No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day." John 6:44

In the System the preachers have to quickly convince you that coming to God was NOT something you did of your own accord, but HE somehow overcame your sinful tendencies and natural rebellion and brought you to enlightenment. This happened, they will say, by God liberating your will (which is in bondage to your sinful nature) by the use of something called, "prevenient grace,"  in order that you could respond to His offer of forgiveness through the Gospel. In this you have been GRANTED the ability to choose or reject the truth.

This special type of grace is seen in various passages, by them, including John 6:44. They will claim that since the Bible shows God calling, stretching forth His hand, not willing that any should perish and loving the entire world, it means He ALONE initiates the process of salvation and man attributes nothing.  But if the drawing and calling is something that God is extending to all of mankind, at all times (of which the Scriptures make very clear, Jh. 12:32, Mt. 23:37), what need would there be of another special grace other than the Gospel itself, which preached correctly, calls ALL MEN EVERYWHERE TO REPENTANCE! (Acts 17:30-31)

The fact that God is always calling men to this repentance proven by deeds, eliminates the need of prevenient grace. The premise in Scripture is based on man's free will ability to respond, as shown time and again throughout the Bible. God, through His prophets, calls them to amend the evil of their doings, stop sinning, renounce the violence, and clean up their thoughts. BUT, Scripture NEVER shows God doing it for them!  Does it suggest ANYWHERE that man is incapable of doing what God has commanded until He liberates their will the power to do so? (Isa. 55:7, Jer. 26:3, 13, Jonah 3:5-10)

Debating whether or not man has the ability to respond to God is not the issue. By doing so the teachers and preaches legitimize the Lie. Neither side will accuse the other of being false. Yet BOTH sides are wrong. Because bottom line, neither really believes in a free and independent will. One side will say that God absolutely predetermines who will and who will not believe and respond to His grace - man's will has nothing to do with it. The other side says that grace comes in and liberates the will from its natural bondage so it can make a choice, otherwise the person would NEVER turn or seek out God.

Both sides agree that man contributes nothing to the process. (Which rules out real repentance.) Both agree that man is born with a depraved nature inherited from Adam. The only difference is how the salvation supposedly takes place. If you desire the appearance that man has a free will to choose, you line up on what's called the "Armenian" side of doctrine. If you're satisfied that God does the choosing and man has nothing to do with any of it, you fall in line with the "Calvinist" side of doctrine. These particular doctrines originated with John Calvin 1509-1564 and Jacobus Arminius 1560-1609, for which they are named. You will find that Calvin and anyone who agrees with him, are considered great Scholars of the Bible. While "Arminians" are constantly being criticized and considered foolish.

This also gives the argument the appearance of authenticity. It boils down to an "in-house" debate. No one is exposed as a false teacher so everyone can assume they are brothers in the faith, preaching Jesus. The people still "THINK" they are saved because they have gone through the motions.  Consequently, within the System you will find all manner of teachers presenting their "modified" version of the Gospel. That's why I (as a writer exposing this) could not possibly discuss every issue they will raise or examine every angle they will come from. I can only give you an overview of the mechanics and hope that you will dig down yourself and learn to recognize the lie when you hear it. They will say many things that "SOUND" like the truth and they will use the Bible to prove their point.  But if you DO NOT know how to "read between the lines" or understand their use of words, you will be brought under their influence and led down the path of error. If you have had a real encounter with God that has resulted in a genuine repentance, clearing of wrong doing and purity of heart, you NEED to get this stuff sorted out and CLEARLY understand so you can contend against the Lie! Otherwise you will be constantly confused and eventually deceived by their clever sounding words as they blend their opinions in with their doctrines and shroud the truth in error.

Does God pre-determine the affairs of men and direct their steps to Himself? There are some instances in the Bible where God is shown selecting certain individuals for a specialized task, but never against their will to choose. Man always reserves the right to obey or disobey the divine calling. God's providence can indeed bring you to a place of ultimate choice, through a series of circumstances, but the choice is still YOURS to make. Attributing everything good that happens in your life to God blessing you is deceptive in the sense that His Blessing DOES NOT always translate into His approval.

"Or do you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance? But in accordance with your hardness and your impenitent heart you are treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, who ?will render to each one according to his deeds?" Rom. 2:4-6

You may lead a blessed life by the simple fact you were born in America instead of Africa. It doesn't mean that God "Pre-determined" your birth in a free country with more opportunity available. All it means is that America exists in this present history and you were born here. Mankind is NOT a bunch of created robots at the mercy some divine whim. God's Universe has purpose and order and it is populated with beings who have the FREE MORAL CHOICE to serve or reject Him. The theology surrounding Free Will or the lack thereof, is all a creation of man (not God!) and the ENTIRE argument is based on the falsehood that he is "Born Depraved" and in bondage to a sinful nature that does not exit!

God is drawing all men now and not willing that anyone should perish in their sins. It is your personal responsibility to respond by repenting of your sin, STOPPING the wrong doing and turning to Him for mercy. Only then you can partake of His GIFT, be forgiven of your PAST sins and have a fresh start obeying Him from your heart. (1Tim. 2:3-4, 2Pet. 3:9)

The Final Tally.
"Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father in heaven." Matt. 7:21

The entire System is based on a phony version of Christianity. This includes the music, art, education, entertainment, everything. There are no exceptions (don't expect to find any), and there is no possibility of change for the better. They believe a lie.  If anyone in the System desired something other than the Lie, they would ALREADY be coming out and exposing the counterfeit. They preach it, teach it, sing about it and bow to it in worship. To them it is the very IMAGE of Jesus Christ "winking" at their sins. His wonderful gift to them is "no further condemnation" while they continue to live in sin!

The preachers harp daily how everyone is the chief of sinners and Romans 7 wretch. They illustrate the sins of the saints in the Bible. They excuse EVERY form of immoral behavior under the sun and offer material to help you cope with your addictions. They speak about family values, doing the right thing, obeying God, even repenting of sin, BUT NONE of it matters in the least. You serve Christ merely out of gratitude for His great gift. NO ONE is under any mandatory obligation to KEEP His commands. If you DO them, fine, your life will be better lived and more peaceful, but if you don't, you still go to heaven when you die, minus the rewards. Bottom line: NOTHING you DO really matters because you believe!

But DOES the Bible Teach That You Can Sin Under Grace and Still Go to Heaven?

"What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound?  Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it?" Rom. 6:1-2

Does this mean that "positionally" we are dead to sin, but "practically" we still sin?

That's what the preachers claim it means. Why do they say this? Mainly because NO ONE is repenting of their sin when they supposedly get "saved," therefore they are coming to Jesus in sin and continuing in their sins. The preachers have to make allowances for them or ADMIT to everyone that NOBODY is really getting saved (including the preachers) because NOBODY has STOPPED sinning! Since that's an impossibility under the Strong Delusion of the Lie, they operate as one BIG happy family in their perceived world of vain imaginations.

The Strongholds of Vain Imaginations: 1 John 1:7-9

"If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us."

The entire professing Christian world uses this verse to claim that John is saying a believer sins all the time and anyone who claims otherwise is a lair. What they are doing is playing on your ignorance of the Bible and your lack of concern over your sins. You buy it because you love to sin.  (see It is Not a Sin to Stop Sinning)

WHY would John say a person of God is cleansed of all sin and then say in the very next passage they LIVE in sin? HOW can you be cleansed of all sin and still be sinning? Clearly John is speaking of an action that has taken place in the past: Verse 10 states:

"If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us."

The expression here and in verse 7 are the EXACT SAME in the Greek; "If we say we have NEVER sinned!"  ANYONE can verify this with a Greek Lexicon and SEE that John is not contradicting himself.  You buy the Lie because THAT'S

what you want to believe - that way you sin and feel safe doing it.  The same mentality is applied to the Romans 7 wretched man, because Paul said in verse 14 "I am carnal sold under sin," thus they conclude that he meant himself living in sin as a Christian. So the remainder of the passage also applies; "I want to do right, but I cannot do it, because of the sin that dwells in me."

This is the manner in which Romans 7 is taught in EVERY church that exits. Rather than showing the wretched man as a person struggling under bondage to his sin, they make it the COMMON Christian experience of every person who believes. This fits perfectly into the standard of conversion taking place, which indeed leaves EVERYONE in bondage to their sins. The people love it and no objections are ever raised to refute it.  Always remember the bottom line here: NO MATTER what the preachers will say about obedience, repentance, bearing fruit or keep His word, whether you DO these things or not will have ABSOLUTELY NO effect on the final outcome of your salvation!

Otherwise they would have to tell you emphatically that the sin must stop BEFORE you ask God to forgive you!

That's the True Acid Test.
Can you be forgiven of sins that you haven't STOPPED doing? EVERY preacher alive says YES, the BIBLE SAYS NO! Here is a perfect example that happened in the city of Nineveh: 

"Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste anything; do not let them eat, or drink water. But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily to God; yes, let every one turn from his evil way and from the violence that is in his hands. Who can tell if God will turn and relent, and turn away from His fierce anger, so that we may not perish? Then God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God relented from the disaster that He had said He would bring upon them, and He did not do it."  Jonah 3:5-10

God DID NOT grant His mercy or relent His wrath UNTIL they STOPPED the evil of their doings and sought Him in bitter repentance. The New Testament calls this a: "CLEARING of wrong doing?  2Cor. 7:10-11: 

"For godly sorrow worketh repentance unto salvation, a repentance which bringeth no regret: but the sorrow of the world worketh death. For behold, this selfsame thing, that ye were made sorry after a godly sort, what earnest care it wrought in you, yea what clearing of yourselves, yea what indignation, yea what fear, yea what longing, yea what zeal, yea what avenging! In everything ye approved yourselves to be pure in the matter."  

If you have not encountered God in this manner and KNOW it, you have by NO MEANS been forgiven of your sins! It doesn't matter how you feel or what someone says.  If you have had this clearing, it is evident by PURITY of heart. When Christ applies the blood to the repenting soul, it will purge the heart and conscience of evil. (Heb. 9:14) That's why Scripture constantly says:

"Let the wicked forsake his way, And the unrighteous man his thoughts; Let him return to the LORD, And He will have mercy on him; And to our God, For He will abundantly pardon." Isa. 55:7

Real repentance has to do with a purging and cleansing and the DEATH of the old man. The body of sin is done away with that you should NO LONGER be servants to sin! (Rom. 6:4-6) You will experience a real freedom from the corrupting influence of sin!

The Danger Is That MANY Of You Are Involved In a SYSTEM That Has This DEAD WRONG!

You are being fed the Gospel in REVERSE and you think that grace means that God will no longer hold you accountable for your sins. If anyone in the church System was the least bit concerned about deception and error, they would be digging deep into the word of God and refuting this Lie. They would not be sitting under the blind leaders of the blind and following them down the road to hell because they can quote Scripture and expound doctrine.

Some of the worst false teachers in the System today can run circles around the average professing Christian when it comes to quoting the Bible. They have the Lie down pat and most of them are experts at molding their words to accommodate the message they preach. Pastors and teachers depend on you NOT checking them out, that way no one has to explain WHY they believe what they believe.

"For those who are such do not serve our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly, and by smooth words and flattering speech deceive the hearts of the simple." Rom. 16:18

The Double Minded Man Receives Nothing from the Lord! (James 1:7-8)

Remember those "double-minded" will also be double-tongued. That means everything in God's word will be up for grabs in their opinion. This is the reason you have such a difficult time getting a straight answer out of pastors and Bible teachers. At times it will appear as though they are agreeing with Scripture, that a person will reap what they sow (Gal. 6:7), and if they sow to the flesh they will of the flesh reap the condemnation of God, unless they repent. But at other times they will cushion the effect of this passage and make it sound as though the "Christian" will only sow chastisement and loss of rewards.

This is common procedure throughout the Bible. You can ask all the questions you wish and talk to these teachers until you are blue in the face. It will ALWAYS boil down to their base Theology: That ultimately man is NOT obligated to DO anything to maintain his salvation, because he did NOTHING to get it in the first place! That's the bottom line across the board, no exceptions. Although, as I have said already, MANY TIMES it will SOUND as though they agree with the Bible, and agree with you. But don't be fooled. Keep the questions you ask simple and to the point. Don't let them get you off focus talking about other things. Either the sin has to stop or not. It's a simple YES or NO answer.

Ask in this manner: 
"Pastor, are you saying that the person coming to Jesus MUST STOP sinning in order to be forgiven?"

The Answer is NOT: "Yes, he must be WILLING to stop, or have a DESIRE to stop, or "FORSAKING" the sin and HATING it."  NONE of these words mean STOP. If you think they do, try them out on a scorn spouse to whom you are approaching to ask forgiveness for committing adultery.

Would the following work?

"Honey, I am willing to stop.  I have a desire to stop. I hate my adultery and I'm forsaking it!"

You see what I mean?  Unless you are TOTALLY deceived by the Lie, it would NEVER work! You MUST STOP the adultery first and then ask for mercy. The EXACT SAME method God has shown in His WORD! The STOPPING DOESN'T SAVE YOU!!! But it does make you SAVABLE!

Here' is a PERFECT example of what I am talking about: (from a Street Preacher)

"Receiving Christ means that a person receives Christ as both Savior and Lord when a person embraces Christ with their heart. Therefore they will have a submitted heart unto the Lord that wants to obey Him, that wants to never sin again. Turning from sin, in your heart, and turning to Christ, in your heart, are simultaneous. One cannot turn from sin without turning to Christ and one cannot turn to Christ without turning from sin."

Sound good to you? Could you agree Biblically? (If indeed you even know the truth.) It's very close, but STILL allows some wiggle room to come in your sins. Notice the words he used: "The person WANTS to obey and never sin again, turning from sin in your heart."   Very suspicious.  It makes you wonder where he REALLY stands on the issue. That is why you can NEVER get these preachers to answer this question CLEARLY without being VAGUE about the sin issue. WHY CAN'T they simply say empathically:

"YES, the SIN MUST STOP BEFORE God can extend His mercy!"

Reason why they do not? 
Because they DO NOT BELIEVE IT! That's why. This is NOT rocket science BUT it is a SPIRITUAL matter of discernment. If a person remains double-minded (and many pastors openly admit they are), they will NEVER SEE this UNTIL their MIND has been PURGED and CLEANSED in real repentance. Then the eyes of the understanding will be open to truth. The "spiritual" eyes.

"But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned." 1 Cor 2:14

The double-minded person has never plucked out the sinful eye of the flesh and cast it from them. (Matt. 5:29, Mk. 9:47) They can't, because they were "SAVED" as a double-minded person. To them plucking out the sinful eye of the flesh is the foolishness. And that's the reason the entire Church System is totally defiled and preaching a LIE. Get out of it NOW!  (Rev. 18:4)