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UNSAVED CHRISTIANS
IN THE HOUSE BUT NOT IN GOD
Can one can be in the house, but not be in the family?
One can find the answer in Exodus and the house covered by the blood of the lamb.
(also see God's House)
In the house are strangers, foreigners, citizens, children, sons,
and saints; but not all of them will
receive the
promise of God. In Exodus, anyone who believed that they would be destroyed
if they weren't in the house that God provided, got in the
house. From the cross and beyond, anyone who believes that only the cross
can save them is in the house. In both cases though, it isn't being in the house
that gets one into the promised kingdom, it's seeking God and gaining a relationship. Gaining the promised kingdom doesn't rely
on works, but on a relationship. One can be in the house without
desiring a relationship. Too many
people speak some words as a preacher leads to be saved but in their hearts want nothing to do
with the Lord's ways. How many think they will receive the promise
because they go to church on Sunday, yet have no relationship with God?
God is
the very reason to go to church. The purpose of church is to gain a
relationship with God. Knowing who God is doesn't save one, it's knowing
God.
DEAD SONS OF GOD
THE SON THAT RETURNS
This is a picture of Father
God and his children. It can also be seen that calling ones self a son
doesn't make him one. Having the mind-set of a son makes him one.
Furthermore, one can see that it isn't the Father that kicks out the son, but
rather the son who makes a decision to leave the Father. If one is a son
and chooses to leave the Father, then it is their own choice not to be in the
kingdom. It is also seen that when one goes to hell, it isn't the father
who made that choice. In truth, this is not a son, but only a child.
When one is a son, they won't leave. He wasn't a son, though born into the
house, until his return. Then he was a real son, and he would never leave
again, at least not in his heart.
Lk
15:10-11 Likewise, I say unto you, there
is joy in the presence of the angels of God
over one
sinner that repenteth. And he said, A certain man had two sons:
Lk 15:13 not many days after the younger son gathered
all together, and took his journey
into a
far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.
This is like a son of God who is
selfish with his life and what God has given him and walks away.
Lk 15:18 I will arise and go to my father, and will
say unto him, Father, I have sinned
against
heaven, and before thee,
He repents and
returns where he regains his life.
Lk 15:24 For this my son was dead, and is alive again;
he was lost, and is found.
This verse says the son lives AGAIN, revealing that while the selfish son was living
for himself, he was dead; but that he was previously alive. It also sheds light on the lost sheep of verse 4 which
is found.
Lk 15:19 And am no more worthy to be called thy son:
make me as one of thy hired
servants.
We start as a hired servant.
(See Servant)
When one chooses to stay and serve after freedom is granted because a bond has
developed, one has become a son. One is a son
(Rom 8:14) when he
is led by the spirit of God.
THE SON THAT
DOESN'T RETURN
Eph 2:2 in time past ye walked according to the
course of this world, according to the
prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh
in the children of disobedience
Eph 5:6
Let
no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh
the
wrath of
God upon the children of disobedience
Note that these
are children of God. If they were children of the devil they wouldn't be
considered disobedient, they do walk according to that spirit. We (1 Thes
5:9) are not appointed to wrath.
Col 3:5-6 Mortify
therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication,
uncleanness,
inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is
idolatry: For
which things’ sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of
disobedience:
For
verses which reveal who the children of wrath are, see
warnings.
Mt 16:25 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will
lose his
life for my sake shall find it
Jn 3:19-21
And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men
loved
darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For every one
that doeth
evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be
reproved.
But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be
made
manifest, that they are wrought in God
One who knows about the cross and the blood of Christ, yet follows the world rather than
the way of Christ; is under this condemnation. This does not include those
times of weakness, but the lifestyle and refusal to alter from it.
Rom 1:18 For the wrath
of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and
unrighteousness of
men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness.
These are holding the
truth, but not walking in it. They know it, but won't live it. These
get angry if anyone tries to remind them it's wrong, they already know it.
They usually try to hide it, again because they know.
UNFAITHFUL SERVANTS
Rom
6:22 But
now being made free from sin, and become
servants to God, ye have
your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life
When one comes to the cross they become
servants, not sons. The cross is the only place
and time one can be free from sin and the verse says NOW. Those
servants who decide not to obey or serve are cast out because they don't produce
fruit. Those who are cast out must have entered or they couldn't be cast
out and one can only enter through the cross.
Mt 24:48-51 But
and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his
coming;
And
shall begin to smite his
fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the
drunken;
The
lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for
him,
and in an hour that he is not aware
of,
And
shall cut
him asunder, and appoint him
his
portion with the hypocrites: there
shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Mt 24:37-39 But as the days of Noe [were], so shall
also the coming of the Son of man
be. For as in the days that were
before the flood they were eating and drinking,
marrying and giving in marriage,
until the day that Noe entered into the ark, And knew
not until the flood came, and took
them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of
man be
Lk 17:26-30 as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it
be also in the days of the Son of man.
They did eat, they drank, they
married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day
that Noe entered into the ark, and
the flood came, and destroyed them all. Likewise
also as it was in the days of Lot;
they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they
planted, they builded; But the same
day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and
brimstone from heaven, and destroyed
[them] all. Even thus shall it be in the day when
the Son of man is revealed
THE UNFRUITFUL
THE SLOTHFUL
Mt 25:14 For
the kingdom of heaven is
as a man traveling into a far country, who
called
his own servants, and delivered unto
them his goods.
Mt 25:25 I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo,
there thou hast
that is
thine.
Mt 25:26 His lord answered and said unto him,
Thou wicked and slothful
servant
Mt 25:27 Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the
exchangers, and then
at my
coming I should have received mine
own with usury
Mt 25:30 cast ye the
unprofitable servant into outer
darkness: there shall be weeping
and gnashing of teeth.
This servant was called slothful.
If he wasn't willing to do the work himself, then he should have given the
goods his lord had given him to the church so the church could produce some
fruit from it.
THE PROCRASTINATOR AND NON STARTER
Mt 13:19 When any one
heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth [it] not,
then cometh the
wicked [one], and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart.
Some say they will worry about God
later but never do. Others never get past knowing what Jesus did because
they consider that enough. They never understand that the scriptural
commands are not suggestions. They don't understand that eternal life in
on the way Mt 7:13-14 not just through the gate.
MEN PLEASERS
Mt 13:20--21 he
that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it; Yet hath he not
root in
himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth
because
of the word, by and by he is offended.
Not many in the church today would lose
their head rather than denounce Christ? Some
(Mk 8:38)are ashamed of speaking their beliefs, and
others (Jn
12:43) loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.
THE SELFISH
Mt 13:22 he that heareth the word; and the care of
this world, and the deceitfulness of
riches, choke the word, and he becometh
unfruitful.
These don't give their tithes.
They don't help those in need. They don't visit the sick. They are
too selfish to help others because it would mean giving up
something.
When the trial comes (1 Pe 4:12) they
can't stand.
Mt 25:41-46 Then shall he
say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed,
into everlasting fire, prepared for
the devil and his angels:
For
I was an hungred, and ye
gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and
ye gave me no drink:
I
was a stranger, and ye took
me not in: naked, and ye clothed me
not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me
not.
Then
shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or
athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or
sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto
thee?
Then
shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did
it
not to one of the least of these, ye
did it not to me.
And
these shall go away into
everlasting punishment: but the
righteous into life eternal.
This is what James says (Ja
2:26), faith without works is dead.
Ja 2:14-16 What
doth it profit, my brethren,
though a man say he hath faith, and have not
works? can faith save him?
If
a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily
food,
And
one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye
warmed and filled;
notwithstanding ye give them not
those things which are needful to the body; what
doth
it
profit?
THE UNPREPARED
Mt 24:44 Therefore
be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man
cometh
None of the above are prepared.
THE GOODMAN'S SERVANT
Mt 24:42-44 Watch
therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
But
know
this, that if the goodman of the
house had known in what watch the thief would come, he
would have watched, and would not
have suffered his house to be broken up.
THE BETROTHED
Mt 25:1 Then
shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their
lamps, and went forth to meet the
bridegroom.
Mt 25:3 They that were
foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
Mt 25:6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the
bridegroom cometh; go ye out
to meet him.
Mt 25:8 And
the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out
Mt 25:10 And
while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went
in with him to the marriage: and the
door was shut
Mt 25:11-13 Afterward
came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
But
he
answered and said, Verily I say unto
you, I know you not.
Watch
therefore, for ye
know neither the day nor the hour
wherein the Son of man cometh.
Rev 19:7 Let
us be glad and rejoice, and give honor to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is
come, and his wife hath
made herself
ready.
To see how the Hebrew marriage lines up
exactly with the marriage of the lamb click
here.
To see more on the Bride of Christ click
here.
To see what happens to those who miss the bridegroom click
here.
SICK BODY PARTS
Rom 12:5 So we,
[being] many, are one body in Christ, and every one
members one of
another.
1 Cor 12:12 For as the body is one, and hath many members,
and all the members of that
one body, being many, are one body:
so also [is] Christ.
1Cor 12:21 And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no
need of thee: nor again the
head to
the feet, I have no need of you.
1Cor 12:25 That there should be no schism in the body; but
[that] the members should
have the same care one for another
Every body part has a role in the
function of the body, and every part is equal in importance. The head is Christ. Some fail to do their job because
they believe more honor is in being another part.
Eph 4:11-12 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets;
and some, evangelists;
and some, pastors and teachers; For the
perfecting of the saints, for the work of the
ministry, for the edifying of the
body of Christ
Eph 4:14 That we [henceforth] be no more children, tossed to
and fro, and carried about
with every wind of doctrine, by the
sleight of men, [and] cunning craftiness, whereby
they lie in wait to deceive
Eph 4:16 according to the effectual working in the measure of
every part, maketh increase
of the body unto the edifying of
itself in love
Eph 4:17-19 henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in
the vanity of their mind,
Having the understanding darkened, being
alienated from the life of God through the
ignorance that is in them, because of the
blindness of their heart: Who being past
feeling have given themselves over unto
lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with
greediness.
Some sick body parts go past the point
of being weak and not doing their job to the stage of being cancerous.
When these start to affect other parts and to grow, they are in serious trouble
and nigh unto cursing.
Mt 5:29-30 And if thy right eye offend thee,
pluck it out, and cast [it] from thee: for it is
profitable for thee that one of thy
members should perish, and not [that] thy whole body
should be cast into hell. And if
thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast [it]
from thee: for it is profitable for
thee that one of thy members should perish, and not
[that] thy whole body should be cast
into hell.
This is the result of cancerous parts
as evidenced by the next verses.
Mt 18:15-17 Moreover if thy brother shall trespass
against thee, go and tell him his fault
between thee and him alone: if he
shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. But if he
will not hear [thee, then] take with
thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or
three witnesses every word may be
established. And if he shall neglect to hear them,
tell [it] unto the church: but if he
neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an
heathen man and a publican.
The word goes on to say that what is
bound on earth is bound in heaven. Heaven stands behind this act of the
church, but the true church is being led by the Spirit and won't take things to
this level without the approval and agreement of the Father. In fact, they
are doing it because it is the will of the Father.
THE CARNALLY MINDED
BABES
1 Cor 3:1-3
And I, brethren, could
not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto
carnal, even as unto
babes in Christ.
I have fed you with milk, and
not with meat: for
hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet
now are ye able.
For ye are yet carnal
Rom 8:6 For
to be carnally minded is
death; but to be spiritually minded is
life
and peace.
1Cor 3:4 For while one saith, I am of Paul; and
another, I [am] of Apollos; are ye not
carnal?
These have not gained the
understanding that one needs a relationship with God. They are still
following a man even though the man is pointing to Jesus.
1Pe 2:1-2 Wherefore laying aside all malice, and
all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and
all evil speaking, as newborn
babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may
grow thereby
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