The Sinful Will NOT Be Saved.
This will be painful for some of you and will make some of you down right mad.
“But evil men and impostors will proceed from bad to worse, deceiving
and being deceived. You, however, continue in the things you have learned and
become convinced of, knowing from whom you have learned them;…”
(2 Timothy 3:13-14). The men and women who have their minds set on sin will
continue such a practice. They will make their voice heard to allow their perversions
and will seek those that will be sympathetic to their lusts and lifestyles.
It does not matter if the law of the land says they can engage in this sinful
behavior. The truth is that God has condemned such behavior, and these people
do not like it. Therefore they seek approval and acceptance from society because
they will not get it from God. They know this and they pursue special rights,
and they engage educators to teach their lifestyle as acceptable. And of course
if anyone does not go along, they can be labeled with all sorts of names.
Romans 6:12-13 reads: “Therefore do not let sin reign in your
mortal body that you should obey its lusts, and do not go on presenting the
members of your body to sin as instruments of unrighteousness; but present yourselves
to God as those alive from the dead and your members as instruments of righteousness
to God.”
Now read 1 Corinthians 6:9-10: “Or do you not know that the unrighteous
shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators,
nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, nor thieves,
nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, shall inherit
the kingdom of God.” No doubt many of you are guilty of such
sins. Our desire is not to condemn you, but ask you to put away sin and turn
to God. For there is no way a person who continues in these things will be saved.
It does not matter if a church or some people tolerate your sins, the bottom
line is that God will not accept you if you practice such things. Any sex outside
of lawful marriage is wrong. Putting anything in front of God or more important
than God is wrong. Acting gay or cross-dressing, talking, behaving as the other
gender is wrong. Homosexuality is fornication and it is wrong (And Romans 1:24-32
reads it is not natural). Stealing from anyone is wrong. Drunkenness (from alcohol
or drugs) is wrong. The right thing is to learn God’s laws and obey them.
Why not follow the Bible and begin your spiritual journey. Let us help you.
To start, you must obey God’s way. You must believe that
Jesus is the Son of God and died on the cross for your sins. (Acts 8:37). You
must repent of your sins (Luke 13:3) you must confess
Jesus as Lord (Matthew 10:32) and you must be baptized for
the remission of your sins (Acts 2:38; 22:16). Then you must remain
faithful and continue learning (2 Peter 3:18). May
God bless you in your study of His word.
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By Carey Scott via the Madisonville Meteor 7/23/2008
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