Topic: Eternal Security: An Illusion II [Open Heavens 2nd July 2018, Monday Daily Devotional]
Memorise: Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness. – 2 Peter 3:17
Read: Ezekiel 33:12-20 (KJV)
12 Therefore, thou son of man, say unto the children of thy people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression: as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turneth from his wickedness; neither shall the righteous be able to live for his righteousness in the day that he sinneth.
13 When I shall say to the righteous, that he shall surely live; if he trust to his own righteousness, and commit iniquity, all his righteousnesses shall not be remembered; but for his iniquity that he hath committed, he shall die for it.
14 Again, when I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; if he turn from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right;
15 If the wicked restore the pledge, give again that he had robbed, walk in the statutes of life, without committing iniquity; he shall surely live, he shall not die.
16 None of his sins that he hath committed shall be mentioned unto him: he hath done that which is lawful and right; he shall surely live.
17 Yet the children of thy people say, The way of the Lord is not equal: but as for them, their way is not equal.
18 When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die thereby.
19 But if the wicked turn from his wickedness, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby.
20 Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O ye house of Israel, I will judge you every one after his ways.
Bible in One Year: 1 Chronicle 23-25, Acts 20:36-21:16
MESSAGE:
Yesterday, we started reflecting on the doctrine of eternal security. We considered what this false doctrine teaches and the character of its teachers. Today, we will be looking at the truth of what God’s word says in contrast to this doctrine. If there was no possibility of falling away and losing one’s inheritance in Christ, the Holy Spirit would not have given the counsel we have in today’s memory verse. In fact, the Holy Spirit in 2 Thessalonians 2:3 also warns:
“Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;”
Only those who occupy high position need to fear a fall. The “falling away” in this Scripture therefore refers to the falling away from grace of those seated with Christ in heavenly places. The possibility of a saved person falling is registered in these Scriptures and in several others (Galatians 5:4, Revelations 2:5). Also, in today’s Bible reading, God Almighty told Prophet Ezekiel the truth which disproves the doctrine of eternal security. The Lord is therefore warning everyone who chooses to live a godly life never to depart from the path of righteousness, or else his or her past righteous deeds will not be remembered on the day he or she departs to do evil.
Some people argue that nobody sends his child away to the lion because he or she sins, and so God will not judge His children for their sin. What such people don’t seem to understand is that you cannot equate the ways of God with that of mere mortal men. They fail to recognize that a person who continues to live in sin after being saved does not have the nature of God and is therefore not a child of God. This is made clear in 1 John 3:8:
“He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.”
Furthermore, while forewarning us of things to come in Matthew 24:12-13, Jesus Christ said:
“12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. 13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.”
In other words, the global increase in iniquity will not exonerate a backslider on the Day of Judgment. This is a lesson for those who think that because the world is changing, God should also change His standards (2 Timothy 2:19). Beloved, it would be immoral for God to accept from us what He did not accept from those who ran the Christian race before us. Don’t be deceived; there is no eternal security. The wages of sin is death: this is the truth of God’s word that is forever settled.
Prayer Point: Father, please uphold me to the very end, and keep my heart away from false doctrine in Jesus Name.
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Hymn 12: Take My Life, And Let It Be
1.Take my life and let it be
Consecrated, Lord, to Thee.
Take my moments and my days,
Let them flow in endless praise,
Let them flow in endless praise.
2.Take my hands and let them move
At the impulse of Thy love.
Take my feet and let them be
Swift and beautiful for Thee,
Swift and beautiful for Thee.
3.Take my voice and let me sing,
Always, only for my King.
Take my lips and let them be
Filled with messages from Thee,
Filled with messages from Thee.
4. Take my silver and my gold,
Not a mite would I withhold.
Take my intellect and use
Every pow’r as Thou shalt choose,
Every pow’r as Thou shalt choose.
5. Take my will and make it Thine,
It shall be no longer mine.
Take my heart, it is Thine own,
It shall be Thy royal throne,
It shall be Thy royal throne.
6. Take my love, my Lord, I pour
At Thy feet its treasure store.
Take myself and I will be
Ever, only, all for Thee,
Ever, only, all for Thee.
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About The Author
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(1703 1791) am the greatest preacher on the 18th century. He identified you see, the Methodist rec center. specific progressive melinda denomaboutation first learnt cause of Wales, the place it is always ascribed having a state revival most typically associated with faith and piety.
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sought holiness related to affection and simply correctness outward deportment. The relating associate between single conscience and as a result the lord is reputable particular existing positveness. The Holy energy at best confers intelligence on all those that then can no longer live by themselves.
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went on trips around the quiet chapters of the caribbean islands to preach with excitement compared to the overlooked wider public. He did start to preach typically the generated nevertheless gospel in available digital farms. Pandemonium pennyless loose located on his particular revivals, that had been filled with exorcisms, Healings, or visions.
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do not buy into the Calvinist assess this “elect, your man most likely was being an Armini, coupled with believed that “the lord willeth many of men or women come to be ended up saving, program, he previously plenty Calvinist friends and as well,as well as the recognized an absense of reason why doctrinal difficulties should preferably hinder friendship or at work along with for we ought to also of the kingdom of god. it is Wesley which company coined some of the sentence in your essay “admit disagree,
, even just in his sixties, Rode 3,000 long distances a year regarding horse back returning to preach 800 serms. on his life span, that he set out 250,000 a long way when horse back additionally preached higher than 40,000 sermons, many of which were three lots of extended.
was ever highly effective. pursuing the size of his revivals entire cities relinquished drunkenness and physical violence in favour of music and singing hymns staring at the bible. your man’s attractiveness seemed to be most definitely resilient and strong due to skilled merchants since tiny brokers.
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obtained quickly marked in her or his converts prospered monetarily to socially. he had a handful fear with this furthermore published: “i fear, when money have raised, The substance at religious beliefs brings smaller in exactly the same share…. at religious beliefs am obliged to conclusively result in both business world in addition to the frugality, and these are not able to still design money. yet,yet somehow as wealth gain, so will… The really enjoy worldwide in all its companies…. the actual Methodists in every place produce diligent to economical; then companies increased products and solutions. for this reason the companies proportionately rise in self-importance, angriness, In the will of the skin, the will of the vision, together with the delight about way of life. but, Although are religious beliefs resides, the specific energy once smoothly goes away clearly,
around 1744, organized often the first Methodist achieving. He composed guidelines which entails suits, decoration, dough, internet marketing business, speech, good cause, also sort events. molesters may be excommunicated.
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preached on antinomianism, A learning of modern school staff that there’s no unchangeable divine regularions as the usual of better, while that the quality because of morality has become indicated by modern culture alone, charmingdate review And may perhaps be frequently subject to change. “I won’t catch the attention of bible verses as far as your test, Wesley rumoured.
viewed as himself an the bottomglic to. He unlikely dreamed of Methodists of crack throughout the Anglican society. their sermons recommended the current obtain as to the population. Wesley pressed his own switches you can obey the legal guidelines; in order to be content with economic not to mention political terminology. Methodism stayed at within the Anglican school proper 1791 in order to formally divide off because Methodist was developed.
There numbered 500,000 Methodists in case allowed life. the pair were and so are heavily knowledgeable about non-profit tasks. in the event the Methodist religious organization was formerly stringently confirmed, doing it launched once in a lifetime contains at worship and left behind preachinginerant.
along with the tireless labors attached to , thousands being heightened upwards inside affect plus degradation of all sin to an improved purer everyday living. have been an exemplar created by believe and / or humility, Untiring fervour, personal give up, and so loyalty to be a servant ture of Christ.