First, it teaches that repentance is essential to salvation. And so the fourfold plan of God was spoiled. It begins with sincere, heartfelt repentance of sin—the transgression of God’s law—and beseeching God for His forgiveness through the blood of Jesus Christ’s sacrifice. When I say to the wicked, ‘You wicked person, you will surely die,’ and you do not speak out to dissuade them from their ways, that wicked person will die for their sin, and I will hold you accountable for their blood.”, “Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men. They are covertly wicked. Men arise who think they find something to criticize in God\’s word. It says: Then God blessed them. When we see the post mortem pleadings of the damned in scripture, we never see them offered another chance to get right with God or told to “wait until you are purified or finally forgiven in the future.” Rather, we see when they do plead, the door to heaven is shut (Matthew 25:1-13) and they are cast away as evil-doers (Matthew 7:21-23). I could not tell if the Church affirms or denies universalism, the false teaching that everyone will eventually become saved. Repent, as Christ meant it to be in terms of salvation, means to change your mind from trusting in what you can do for God to trusting only in what He can do for you. On the church staff page there is a list that includes women pastors. This is, in part, because the pieces are always moving and emergent leaders are continually redefining themselves. In other words, this world had a new king and the territory was taken over by Satan. And then it says, Worship God, for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. Notice who Jesus is speaking to. And by the way, most of what has been written about this battle is flat wrong. Lets begin our study in the book of Romans 3:20, Romans 3:20. John chapter 10 and verse 30. Jesus says: Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance… —10 For godly sorrow produces REPENTANCE leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death. [Bell] is proposing that God’s love is so big that the invitation to God’s grace may extend into the next life so that all could be saved.”, (Click Here for a PDF of the original Love Wins FAQ. I’d like us to begin in Genesis 13:10 where we have a description of the valley where Sodom and Gomorrah were before the cities were destroyed. And we understand that it was Adam that gave the kingdoms over to Satan. In the process of the battle you’re going to hurt Him, but by hurting Him, His foot is going to come down on your head and it is going to crush your head. We’re going to begin our study in our lecture today at the place where we ended in our last lecture. But there is no contradiction here as James immediately adds: “Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect? God created Adam as king. Now let’s begin by analyzing the relationship between God the Father and His Son Jesus. And, of course, the story as it develops, we find Cain killing Abel. When John sees her, the Child has not been born yet. The law which God wrote with His own finger on tables of stone, with, actually, flames of fire, according to scripture. 5:19-21, 6:7-9, Rev. Yes. And between the two points there are angels ascending and descending upon the ladder. In either case…I’m looking forward to this conversation, and I’m praying that it is ultimately glorifying of God.”. And basically this chapter is foundational for the lecture tonight and the lecture for tomorrow night. You can find this story in Luke chapter 24. The disciples. And as a result they sinned, and the consequences of their sin were death, and suffering, and sorrow. Still others say, I attend such and such a church because it has the most members. Jesus was the Creator. He is a Universalist, but knows if he fully leaves the closet and clearly proclaims his heretical views he will severely compromise his following. Now when Satan heard those words he trembled, he shook, and he made up his mind from that point on that he was not going to allow that Seed to come to the world. Now the expression “entering in to the daughters of men” means to have sexual relations. It’s the story of Joseph. –2 Timothy 4:2-4. Now there are two things that I want us to notice as we begin our study. John 1:1-3 speak about the Creator at the very beginning. Assurance of things we hope for. And because God was the Creator, we know that He is the owner of everything. And that is that according to Genesis 2:9, God placed a tree in the garden of Eden, and the purpose of that tree, known as the tree of life, was to perpetuate the life of Adam and his descendents. Lets begin reading at verse 28. Perhaps I am being overly critical here, and perhaps they did not mean to include such sinfulness in their statement, but it is not well thought out. Some people say all we have to do is believe in Jesus. 5And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven. However, the scriptures state that in the last days lawlessness will increase (Matthew 24:10-12) and that the wicked will proceed from bad to worse (2 Timothy 3:1-7, 12-13). There is a conspiracy behind the events of human history, and I like to call it the mother of all conspiracies. It says here: So you have Abraham… “the ancient of days. However, they can never be separated. First of all, we are told that He rested. But as we’ve studied, God placed a test in the garden of Eden. And now notice that this remnant has two characteristics. In addition, Paul is said to have preached to both Jews and Gentiles/Greeks to "turn to God in repentance and have faith in our Lord Jesus" Repentance is only a condition of salvation and not its meritorious ground. Is it God’s will for people to decide what is morally right and wrong based on, not what the Bible teaches, but on how they “feel” about certain issues? And Paul says, “By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.” Heb. And I want you to notice the warning that Jesus gives concerning the end time. Perhaps it is the same with salvation — we must desire salvation, surely, but we attain it by desiring God for His own sake, more than for our salvation. Some downplay doctrine, reinterpret creeds, and de-emphasize tradition, while others hold to them. As Martin Bashir interviewed Rob Bell, the words “Bell Accused of Committing Heresy”were emblazoned across the television screen and Bashir stated that the “mega church pastor has ignited a theological firestorm by suggesting that… all will be saved. James continues, “Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way.” James 2:25. There were no thistles. Because Revelation chapter 12 shows the different stages of the controversy between Christ and Satan and it shows that the culprit behind the scenes is the devil. God made us to magnify his greatness – the way telescopes magnify stars. I don’t even have to look up this verse in my Bible. It’s much more natural to unite people who speak the same language and the same dialect. Now in the book of Hebrews we have additional information about Enoch. According to Bell, who views Hell through rose-colored glasses, Hell is just one last pit stop a person makes before Heaven. Four Steps Toward Joy in Repentance. “The word of God abounds in general principles for the formation of correct habits of living, and the testimonies, general and personal, have been calculated to call their attention more especially to these principles.”—Ibid., p. 323. Now lets notice some other texts in the Old Testament which underline this specific principle. In them you will see how troubling Brian McLaren’s teachings really are. God's longsuffering leads us to repentance (2 Peter 3:9), as does His kindness (Romans 2:4). ” And then in Luke chapter 24 and verse 21 we hear the disappointment of these men. His academic interests included Medieval drama, Romantic poets, modern philosophical literature, and the novels of Dr. Walker Percy. On the other hand, the Reformed understanding salvation is that God commands all persons to repent and believe the gospel. Instead of man having dominion, Satan took dominion. It says that God gave us this commandment because in six days He made the heavens, the earth, the seas, and all that is in them, and He rested the seventh day. No one can repent and come to God unless God pulls that person to Himself (John 6:44). And as we noticed in our study, Abraham understood this very well. It says there in Genesis chapter 5 and verse 24 the following: “So all the days of Enoch were 365 years… ” I’m starting at verse 23 for the context. It is impossible to truly and fully change your mind without that causing a change in action. Is Baptism Necessary for Salvation – The Biblical Evidence It is interesting to note that Jesus did not baptize. And, of course, Adam and Eve failed the test. Brothers and sisters, the storms are raging around us because we’re running from God. The breast and arms of silver represent the kingdom of Medo-Persia which governed from 539 BC to 331 BC. Moore tackles evangelical liberalism in “Near Christianity.”  He believes: “Liberalism…is not Christianity at all, or, at best, a corrupt version. Let’s notice that as it’s found in Genesis chapter 1 and verse 27. It was Satan. It says: Notice that the end time remnant will keep the commandments of God, and will have the testimony of Jesus Christ. It is impossible to truly and fully change your mind without that causing a change in action. Heaven forbid he should offend the “gay” community! ” So, we have the same three ideas in Genesis and in John. And the fourth stage is as things are, of course, today. Welcome to our church.” (pp. He understood what it meant to be a spiritual leader, or priest of the household. I’m just going to mention the verses and also what God did on that specific day. This was demonstrated most vividly in Rob Bell’s recent interview with Martin Bashir on MSNBC. Here, we see Bell’s real concern, he wants people to feel welcomed to his church. First, it teaches that repentance is essential to salvation. See also Acts 5:31. Are we to cherish people’s journey that led them to murder, rape, theft, etc.? Contrasting this to the teachings of Jesus, this is an outright lie and a major deception! Militant “gay” activists don’t want the public to know that it’s possible for a homosexual, who is in bondage to sin, to “change,” his/her orientation. Stimulus talks in disarray as McConnell, Dems bicker. His dominion was exercised over planet Earth. Now if this commandment points us back to creation, where do you suppose would be a good place to go to find out why God gave it? And that is we should choose the church that God specifies in scripture, as being the church which is in harmony with His truth as it is presented in Holy Scripture. “For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. And then notice what he says in verse 6: Do you notice in this passage that at this point the devil has stolen the kingdoms of this world? And so we have, in chapter 3, the last written words from the apostle Peter shortly before his death. Bell teaches, “Forgiveness is unilateral. We’ve read this before, but we want to read it again. Therefore they looked for more fertile ground. During the interview, Bell squirmed and dodged query after query like a belly dancer on speed, as Martin Bashir confronted him with his unscriptural ideas about Hell and universal salvation. It will suffice at this juncture to point out that the early church fathers, such as Polycarp (who was a disciple of the apostle John) and Irrenaeus, inform us that the book of Revelation was written by the apostle John during the reign of Domitian in the 90’s, more than 20 years after the destruction of Jerusalem. There were no weeds before sin. It says in verse 24: It doesn’t say that Enoch died. This verse is central to everything that we’re studying in this seminar. Like that of Judas, it could be said of them, it would have been better if he had never been born. Now let’s talk a little bit about the family life of Joseph. Seeker churches tend to focus on people in their thirties and up where Emerging Churches tend to reach people in their teens to thirties. But repentance is a decision to change. And that test, of course, was a tree: the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. In other words, liberalism. You know, in the United States we say that you’re innocent until proven guilty. Than after we’ve determined what life is, we want to go and ask the question, What is the body of man? He had a righteous holy nature inclined only to good. But if it were possible, the very elect. Israel needed a champion to recover that which had been lost, because they had been defeated so severely in all of their battles in recent times. The core of man was changed from others to self, and this was in consequence of Satan telling Eve. Get them together in a group though, and I get nervous. It says there: Clearly we find in this text that God was the Creator. On the sixth day we find that God created the land animals and then finally He created man and woman. It’s the famous story of David and Goliath, which probably we’ve heard since we were children, if we’re adults. And on each gate is one of the names of the twelve sons of Jacob. Luke chapter 3 and verse 38. 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