A True and False Experience of Salvation and Biblical Conversion?
Do you know that Jesus Christ warned us that the last days would be marked by men and women being deceived by false christ’s and false prophets (Mt 24:24)? These poor and deceived souls, having prophesied, cast out devils, and done many wonderful works in the name of Christ will nevertheless hear Christ sentence them to an eternity of torment with this indictment: “depart from me, ye that work iniquity” (Mt 7:23).
Have you been told a lie by the devil and false prophets? Do you know that they appear as angels of light, and come in sheep’s clothing, even when they still walk in darkness?
“For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works” (2 Cor. 11:13-15).
”Beware of False prophets!” – Mat. 7:15, Phil. 3:2, Mat 24:4
Have you been told a lie by the devil and false prophets? Do you know that they appear as angels of light, and come in sheep’s clothing, even when they still walk in darkness?
“For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works” (2 Cor. 11:13-15).
”Beware of False prophets!” – Mat. 7:15, Phil. 3:2, Mat 24:4
You must agree with God in heart about the following or else you can never be saved!
"How can two walk together except they be agreed?" (Amos. 3:3)
"How can two walk together except they be agreed?" (Amos. 3:3)
1. God’s hatred toward all people including yourself
Do you know that God’s love for man is in spite of what and who they are? That He righteously and morally hates what they have become since sin has entered into the world? “The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity” (Ps. 5:5). Other scriptures: (Ps. 7:11, 11:5, Isa. 1:14, Jn. 3:20) 2. Man’s sinfulness and Depravity After Adam and Eve sinned in the garden, the very nature of man was exceedingly and completely corrupted! They have turned aside from the good and acceptable and perfect will of God, and they have submitted themselves to the will and desires of the devil! They are his children, and in his image! They have become enemies of Eternal Life itself! “How much more abominable and filthy is man, which drinketh iniquity like water” (Job. 15:16). Other scriptures: (Rom. 3:10:18, Isa. 59:1-8, Ps. 14:1-4) 3. The need for a personal crucifixion of our evil nature to be forgiven and truly saved Astonishingly, the only hope and salvation for mankind is a salvation from their own will! They must come to see themselves as God sees them, and thus agree with His judgment. Paradise was lost because they turned to their own way, and they have become vile and wretched creatures! They are what is wrong with the world! They have been in whole-hearted agreement with this cry against their Maker: “crucify Him!” And they must agree with the testimony of the cross: namely that they are worthy to be destroyed, crucified, and done away with! “Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin” (Rom. 6:6). Other scriptures: (Gal. 2:20, 6:14 |
Crucified with Christ/crucified to the world- your love for yourself, life, beauty and image, plans for a prosperous future all die when you become crucified with Christ. Christ being crucified without you being crucified will leave you in bondage to sin!
My dear friends, contrary to what many think today, salvation is not by the will of man, (John 1:12-13) by a decision to follow Jesus or a prayer made to God for forgiveness; it is rather the crucifixion of the will of man! It is a spiritual death to your sinful nature that naturally hates the Jesus Christ of Scripture – and men naturally hate the means by which this spiritual death is accomplished: A CROSS! They hate His will, and rather, they are deeply devoted to their own will! They will not have this man, Jesus, to rule over them! Christ’s desires to become the all-consuming focus of their being (Matt 26:39, Ps 40:6-8)! Does this offend you (Jn. 6:61, Mat. 15:12)? Most people (and pastors) throughout the world, believe that Jesus loves them in a way He doesn’t, and have never realized their own depravity and hatred against the Christ of the bible that convicts, reproves and condemns all flesh that is under His wrath! This is a great deception that has made so many comfortable while they still have a willing heart toward sin, not knowing it will cost them their eternal souls! These men were ushered into a prayer by those who should’ve studied their bible much more than they do, and are made to believe they have been reconciled to God while the very reason for their alienation (their sinful will, Col 1:21) is left uncrucified! Millions around the world are WITHOUT the true work of a saving, God-empowered repentance and faith in the gospel!
What a great calamity that has taken place in this land that makes the heart of Christ weep, and my heart weep rivers of tears over! Why don’t religious men that claim to know the biblical Christ have such a heart-breaking burden as this? It is because they don’t have the Christ of scripture living inside of them, or else they would! For it is written, “Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law” (Ps. 119:136).
God decides who He will save, and God only commits himself (see John 2:24-25, Rom. 9:15-16) to men and women in a saving way when their hearts are broken lastingly – not momentarily – about how lost and sinful they are, feeling worthy of hell forever! This is not a shallow experience, dear souls, of a few tears possibly shed, to then ask Jesus into your life and heart, like most settle for. This is not how the LORD saves sinful souls in truth! MANY (the most) want to pray and repent to be saved or forgiven, when they hardly see the sinfulness of their sin nor have they even begun to understand how completely depraved their God-hating nature is before this holy God. The prayer to be saved doesn’t save anyone! It is God that saves, and He saves on His terms when a soul completely agrees and deeply feels how sinful and God-hating their heart is. Thus, they are biblically a sinner that does not believe or experience any goodness or righteousness they believe they have, but they rather feel full of sin in thought, word, and in action continually that drives them to faith in the blood of Christ and a revelation of the gospel of Christ! If this has never been your experience, then you have never been truly saved! This is the experience of biblical conviction and agreement with God about the evils of all mankind’s natural heart, which experience has been greatly absent from souls around the world! Instead of souls being crucified to their wretched old man (Rom. 7:24), they remain alive unto sin and spiritually dead to God! This continent of Africa has been greatly plagued by God unto this day through disease, locust plagues, poverty, war, and death because people are not repenting and believing God’s way! They trust in a false way that will prove to be a faulty foundation unable to wade through the storms of great tribulation and eternal judgment that is coming very soon (Mat. 7:26-27)! Will you change your sinful, unbiblical thoughts (Isa. 55:7)? Will you agree with God’s anger and hatred towards the flesh of all mankind (Ps. 5:5, 7:11)?! Will you turn from this wicked and false way of how the “love” gospel is presented and understood that is destroying and murdering souls on every side, or remain simple and join hands with the hell-worthy preachers of your day? Come out from among them lest you partake of the plagues that shall befall them (2 Cor. 6:17, Rev. 18:4)!
“Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way” (Ps. 119:104).
May you come to righteously and morally hate the false ways of the false prophets who have corrupted God’s Holy word. This is for your life, my friend! Heaven and hell hang in the balance over such truths revealed! What are you going to do with it?
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