The Subject
The subject matter here is that of false teachers among us
who are spreading lies that many are believing as though they are truth. Many
are following in their depravity and they are embracing the lies which give
them permission to keep on in deliberate and habitual sin. And not only do they
tell them that God does not require of them that they die to sin (repent) and
obey God’s commands, but that if they profess faith in Jesus they will now be guaranteed
eternity with God in heaven when they die, which is a lie.
2 Peter 2:4-9 BSB (Berean Standard Bible)
“4For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but cast them deep into hell, placing them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment; 5if He did not spare the ancient world when He brought the flood on its ungodly people, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, among the eight; 6if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction, reducing them to ashes as an example of what is coming on the ungodly; 7and if He rescued Lot, a righteous man distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless 8(for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)— 9if all this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.”
Response to The Lies
So this is God’s response to the lies being spoken by these
false shepherds of the people who are convincing them that they can be forgiven
of all sins and have heaven guaranteed them as their eternal destiny, but while
they continue in deliberate and habitual sin against God. And the message is
NOT that you can profess faith in Jesus Christ but then continue in deliberate
and habitual sin against God, and not obey Him and His commands, and that you
will still have forgiveness of sins and eternal life with God in heaven.
Yes, our God is a God of love, grace, and mercy, which is
why God the Father sent His only begotten Son Jesus Christ to the cross to put
our sins to death with him, so that we can now be free from the control of sin
over our lives and now live holy lives, pleasing to God, in obedience to our
Lord’s commands. But it is not love and it is not mercy or grace to then lie to
people and to give them the idea that they can believe in Jesus and have all their
sins forgiven, but that they can continue in sin and in disobedience.
The Godly’s Trials
The false teachers of a false gospel of a false faith will
be opposed to those of us who are speaking the truths of the gospel to the
people of the world. And we will be attacked, accused falsely of what we did
not do, lied about, mistreated, rejected, persecuted, cast aside as unwanted,
mocked, and accused falsely of teaching “works salvation” because we teach what
Jesus and His New Testament apostles taught as the true gospel. But we are not
to fear them or their treatments of us, but we are to trust God with our lives.
Now this teaches us here that the Lord knows how to rescue
the godly from trials. This word translated as “from” can also mean “out of” or
“out from and to,” or “out from within,” which is what I hold to. And this word
translated as “trials” can also mean temptations and testing. For our opponents
are going to test us and try us and even try to tempt us to come their way and
to reject the ways of God. And many people are falling for their lies and they
are rejecting the truth of the gospel as taught by Christ.
The Unrighteous
Who are the unrighteous? They are not just those who make no
professions of faith in Jesus Christ. They are all who live unrighteously, for
whom sin is what they practice, and for whom obedience to God’s commands is not
what they put into practice, even if they profess Jesus Christ as Lord and
Savior of their lives. For they are the liars, deceivers, untrustworthy, sexually
immoral, corrupt, dishonest, indecent, dishonorable, wicked and disobedient who
are still walking in sin and not in obedience to our Lord. Even though they
know the right way, they choose the path of sin instead. That is what they
want.
And on the day of judgment many who profess faith in Jesus
Christ will stand before God calling Him “Lord,” proclaiming all that they did
in His name. But He will say, “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will
enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in
heaven.” And “I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!”
because they gave lip service only to God and they did not submit to Him nor
obey Him nor leave their lives of sin behind them. For God knows how to hold the
unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.
[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts
26:18; Romans 1:18-32; Romans 2:5-10; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:1-23; Romans
8:1-14; Romans 12:1-2; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10,19-20; 1
Corinthians 10:1-22; 2 Corinthians 5:10,15,21; Galatians
5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14;
Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; Hebrews 10:19-39; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24;
1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:1-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation
3:1-22]
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Servant, Sue J Love
No Less
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March 19, 2012
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
I can do no less
than praise You,
Lord, for all You’ve
done for me.
You died for my sins
to save me,
So I would be set
free.
I adore You! Lord, I
praise You!
Jesus, Savior, King
of kings!
You provided my
redemption.
Your grace has
pardoned me.
I can do no less
than serve You.
Lord, Your witness I
would be,
Telling others of
Your love,
And why You died on
that tree.
Tell of how You gave
of Your life,
So from sin we’d be
set free,
So we could worship
You forever,
And live eternally.
I can do no less
than love You,
Lord, for You have
first loved me.
You gave of Your
life so willing,
Because You cared
for me.
Turn from my sin!
Obey freely!
Live for You each
passing day.
Read Your word, and
follow Your lead,
Lord, as I humbly
pray.
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