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They that claim saved by grace are sinning
like others. Are they saved? Is Amazing Grace
a promise that we will not be punished for our
sins so that we commit sins without fear?
The Bible says that you are saved by
grace and those who are committing sins will die eternally.
Then, if you are committing sins you are not saved. But preachers say even if
you are committing sins you are saved. So, let us check the Bible versus the
preachers.
When the Bible says “you are saved” it says that
you are saved from the act of sinning. That is, you are delivered from
committing sins. That is, you no longer will commit sins. Since you will not
commit sins anymore, God forgives the sins that you have already committed. God
will not forgive the past sins until and unless you stop sinning.
"1 John 1:7
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with
another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin."
Christians think that God is forgiving their sins as they commit them. They are
deceived.
The Bible teaches that you are saved when you
stopped committing sins. Since it is difficult, it became incorrect in
religious politics. They failed to understand that grace is the power of
God given to believers to overcome sins. Preachers do not preach politically
incorrect messages. But, they twist the meaning of grace and salvation to
preach that you are saved while committing sins.
Christians believe in salvation. However, many of
those who preach salvation are not using the Bible as the source. They
use a few verses from the Bible and mix them with other ideas and doctrines.
This causes errors. The word of God warns about these teachers who teach
errors.
"1 Tim
1:6 From which some having swerved have turned
aside unto vain jangling;
7
Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding
neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.
2 Pet
3:16 ---
which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the
other scriptures, unto their own destruction."
Let us study from the scripture about the grace of
God, about the works that we don’t have to do for our salvation and about the
works which are required for our salvation.
They usually preach salvation from these verses,
Eph 2:5,8,9 & Titus 3:5. Their teaching is as follows.
"Eph
2:5 --- (by grace ye are saved;)"
If you are a believer you are already saved
from hell by the grace of God. "Eph
2:8 ---by grace
are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift
of God:" Your salvation comes to you
through your faith.
'Through faith' means 'by strong belief'. Just
believe without a doubt that you are saved by the grace of God, then the Lord
Jesus Christ will give you the salvation as a gift.
"Eph 2:9
Not of works, lest any man should boast."
You cannot earn it by doing any kind of work, so that
you can not boast that you have earned it.
"Titus
3:5 Not by works of righteousness which
we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us."
Even the works of righteousness that you do will not
save you. It is his mercy that saves you.
By the above teaching, salvation is easy to obtain
and heaven is guaranteed as we enjoy sin and the world. But this message is a
deception of the devil. Satan deceives Christians by leading them to praise God
with worship of flattery while they are living in disobedience and sin.
"Matt 15:8
This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with
their lips; but their heart is far from me.
9 But in vain they do
worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men."
Christians who do not love the truth accept
this teaching very readily. They are praising God for their freedom to enjoy
the pleasures of sin and they worship God for their guaranteed salvation that is
escape from hell.
Let me take their preaching in small sections and
explain their mistakes one at a time.
They Say. "Eph
2:5 --- (by grace ye are saved;)"
If you believe that Jesus has died for your
sins then you are already saved from hell by the grace of God.
Truth Is.
Above assumption is not true according to the
Bible. In the above verse the word "saved," according to the Bible in its proper
context, is the conversion from past ungodly life to present godly life and the
word "grace" is the work of God done in the person for this change. But they
ignorantly teach that "saved" is escape from hell and "grace" is an unmerited
favor of God. But God will not do any favor at all to one person over the
other. God is not an unrighteous person or politician. He will judge everybody
equally and righteously.
"Rom 2:5
... the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;...10
But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew
first, and also to the Gentile: 11
For there is no respect of persons with God.
12 For as many as have
sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have
sinned in the law shall be judged by the law."
Either with law or without law, God will punish every
sinner whether he/she is a Jew, Gentile, Christian or Non-Christian. But
Christians say that God will do favour to Christians and saves them as a
politician favors his party members.
A person obeys God to receive salvation. God,
knowing the person's heart, does the work of salvation in the person. Result is
that the person walks in the ways of God from then on. If a person is not
walking in the ways of God, then it is proof that God has not done his work or
the work is not completed in the person and so the person is not saved.
"Rom
6:17 But
God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the
heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you."
In the above scripture we see, in the past,
they were servants of sin. God has given his doctrine so that they may obey
God and do his righteousness.
They obeyed the doctrine of Jesus Christ with
all their heart. Their obedience to the doctrine delivered them from their
sin. "Rom
6:18 Being
then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness."
When they were free from sin, they became the servants of righteousness. They
could not commit sin and do true righteousness at the same time.
"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."
As they were serving God, they became holy. God will lead them to the
everlasting life. They are saved by their obedience and by their works of
righteousness.
"Eph
2:2 Wherein
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:
3 Among
whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of
our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and
were by nature the children of wrath, even as others."
These believers had a sinful life and they shared their life with
sinful friends in the past. Now they do not commit sin.
"Eph
2:4 But God,
who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
5 Even
when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by
grace ye are saved). 10
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works,
which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them."
God converted them by his mercy and love. God the Father has done a work
of grace in them, converted them to this new life by uniting them with Jesus
Christ.
Their conversion
is referred as they are saved. This is the true salvation.
As God has unites
them with Jesus Christ, he raises them (their spirits of man) to be seated with
Jesus Christ in heaven.
"Eph
2:6 And hath raised us up together, and made us
sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:"
Even though they are in the world, they are
not of the world. They are no longer earthly people, but they are heavenly
people. As their life is hid with Christ in God, they will set their affections
on heavenly things.
"Col 3:1 If
ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where
Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. 2
Set your affection on things above, not on
things on the earth.
3 For ye are dead, and
your life is hid with Christ in God."
This information is given to test our lives.
God requires us to examine ourselves so that we may not be deceived by false
beliefs or vain imaginations. "2
Cor 13:5 Examine yourselves, whether ye be in
the faith; prove your own selves."
If we love the truth, we will take this test. If we
still covet earthly things, then we are not seated with Christ.
If we are still committing sins, then we are not saved.
Whatever is given to a person and has done in
that person by God, in order to bring the conversion to the person from a
sinful life to a sinless life, it is called grace. A person has to
humble and to obey God with all sincerity in order to receive this grace.
So, a person is saved by his own obedience
and by the grace of God.
It is important to acknowledge that a person is
not saved until he is converted from the sinful life. A believer of Jesus
Christ will believe what Jesus Christ has commanded them to do and will obey
them. Those who say that they are saved, confess that they are believers and
will not obey the commandments of Jesus Christ, are not believers but they are
deceivers.
They Say.
"Eph
2:8 ---by grace are ye saved through faith;
and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:"
Your salvation comes to you through your faith.
'Through faith' means 'by strong belief'.
Just believe without a doubt that you are saved by the grace of God and then the
Lord Jesus Christ will give you the salvation as a gift.
Truth Is.
In section 1, we saw that salvation is our
conversion from our sinful past. This is the gift of God. We have to receive
this gift through our faith. Generally, preachers assume that faith is our
belief which will not doubt our salvation from hell that is the lake of fire.
This faith is just the common sense faith, but it is not the faith of the Bible.
Let us study what faith is and what hope, the fore runner of faith, is according
to the Bible.
The hope of the true believers, who are the sons
of God, is that when the Lord Jesus Christ shall appear to receive them, they
will be changed and will be just like Him.
"1 John
3:2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it
doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we
shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
Tit
2:13 Looking
for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and
our Saviour Jesus Christ;"
Faith is not strong will power. Faith is not
positive confession.
"Heb
11:1 Now faith is the substance of things
hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."
Our faith is the substance of the things we
hoped for. That is, faith is a tangible thing in order to prove that we have
this hope. It is the evidence of the hope which cannot be seen. That is,
faith has to be produced as an evidence to prove other people that we have this
hope. So, faith is tangible evidence in a person for others to see that
this person has the heavenly hope. Those who have this hope to be caught up
with God, which the churches refer as rapture, will purify themselves even as
Jesus Christ is pure. "1
John 3:3 And
every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as
he is pure." This purifying life that can
be seen by others is the "Faith" of the person.
C. Faith: True
Faith Verses Dead Faith
The dead faith is vain imagination or wishful
thinking of the people. This faith will neither purify the people as Jesus
Christ is pure and it can not be produced as an evidence of purity in their
life. "1 John
3:3 And every man that hath this hope in
him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
Jas
2:18 Yea,
a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy
works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.
19 Thou believest that
there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
20 But wilt thou know,
O vain man, that faith without works is dead?"
The true faith is the evidence that can
be shown in the life of the believer to prove that they have the hope of meeting
the Lord according to the terms of the Bible, whereas the dead faith is
mere statements of sentiments and religious cliché of the people. God does
things according to his word and not according to the desires of the
people. Dead faith is just vain jangling. It is the deception of the deceiver,
the devil.
False faith is pertained to the things of this
world. It is strong will power and it is positive confession. It is used for
worldly pleasures and prosperity using the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.
"Heb 11:8
By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he
should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not
knowing whither he went. 9
By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange
country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the
same promise: 10
For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker
is God." By faith Abraham obeyed God
perfectly. The faith of Abraham made him father of all who are of faith. If we
look at his faith, we will see that his faith was in God, pertained to the
things of the heavenly city, whose builder and maker is God. This is the true
faith of Abraham. The faith that focus on the things of the world is false
faith.
Jesus Christ, who was called as the Grace of God,
who brought salvation, taught men how to become pure, since he wants to purify
his people for himself.
"Tit
2:11 ... the
grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
12 Teaching us that,
denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and
godly, in this present world: 13
Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great
God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; 14
Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify
unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works."
This purification is the change in the believer’s
life. Others should be able to notice this change visibly and distinctly. This
change in his life is caused by the hope of the believer. This change which
others can see in the life of a person is the substance and the evidence
of his hope. According to the Bible, this
visible character is the faith of the believer.
"Heb
11:1 Now faith is the substance of things
hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."
Through this faith that obeys the doctrine of Christ, believers
receive the gift of salvation from God.
They Say.
"Eph
2:9 Not of
works, lest any man should boast." You
cannot earn it by doing any work of good deeds, so that you may not boast that
you have earned it.
Truth Is.
If we are saved then we are the workmanship of God. If we are the workmanship of
God, we are made new creatures of the Spirit. If we are made new by God, we will
live a pure life, but not the life of sin. We saw in section 2, that we are
saved by our obedience through our faith and by the grace of God. The Bible
also says that God is doing a work of grace in us to save us so that we will
walk in his righteousness. If someone does not walk in the pure righteousness
of God then God has not done his work in the person. If God has not done
his work then, the person is not saved.
God gives his grace to the humble people so that
they may obey God for their salvation. As they obey him, God also is doing a
work in them to save them from their sins. This work of God is the creative work
to make the person a new creature, which is of the Spirit. We cannot be born of
the spirit by ourselves unless God gives us the spirit. We cannot lift
ourselves to the heavenly places to be seated with Jesus Christ unless God put
us there. This will not void our obedience bur rather it requires our obedience.
God considers our obedience as our works of righteousness.
"Deut 6:25
And it shall be our righteousness, if we observe to do all these
commandments before the LORD our God, as he hath commanded us."
As we obey God, He will do the Spiritual work
simultaneously in us so that we shall be born of the Spirit.
"Eph
2:9 Not of
works, lest any man should boast. 10
For we are his
workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, ---"
"Eph 2:10
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus---"
If God has created us in Jesus Christ, then we
will be new creatures. "2Cor
5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ,
he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are
become new." If we are new creatures
then the old life
of sin will disappear and the spiritual life will come to existence. Now we are
born of God and now we cannot and we will not sin.
"1 John 3:9
Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and
he cannot sin, because he is born of God." At
this point we are saved and we are "Saved
from sin." "Matt
1:21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou
shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins."
"Eph
2:10
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works,
which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them."
God is does a work in us since he wants us to be doing good works which God has
ordained that we must do. Nobody can fool God. That is, God will not do his
work of grace in anyone who is disobedient or has no faith. In other words,
God will not do his work of grace on a person, who will not be doing good
works of obedience and righteousness. That is, if a person is not doing good
works of God's righteousness, God has not done his work on him/her and so,
this person is not saved.
They Say.
"Titus 3:5 Not
by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he
saved us, ---." They say that even the works
of righteousness that you do will not save us but, it is just the mercy of God
that saves us. By saying this, they discourage the believers from obeying God
and holy living. Instead they turn them to rituals or ceremonies in the name of
God and turn them to religious living which will benefit the churches and
evangelists materially. They say that our salvation is only by him and it is
not by us at all. It is hypocrisy that they praise God but preach not to obey
him.
Truth Is.
As an attorney twists the words of a witness
by picking only portions of a statement and will not allow him/her to tell the
complete story, these preachers take the portions of a verse from the word of
God and twist it to hide the truth.
A.
Not by Righteousness
They all preach the first portion of verse 5, but
they will not mention the portions before and after. Verse 4 and the first
portion of 5 say: "after that the kindness and
love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, not by works of righteousness which
we have done." That is, God became flesh and
appeared not because the world is doing the works of righteousness, but because
it is doing just the opposite. The second portion of verse 5 and verse 6 say: "according
to his mercy he saved us by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the
Holy Ghost;
which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our
Saviour." That is, God regenerate the person
thoroughly new by the Holy Spirit. Verse 7 says that Jesus Christ shed the Holy
Spirit on us abundantly and (justified) made us just (righteous) persons.
"Titus 3:4
But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,
5 Not by
works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he
saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
6 Which he
shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;
7 That being justified
by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life."
At this point we are the heirs to inherit eternal life.
What is the difference between the false preaching
and the true preaching? In the true preaching, the Lord Jesus Christ
filled the believer with the Holy Spirit abundantly and made him/her a
just/righteous person. This believer walks not after the flesh, but after the
Spirit. "Rom
8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to
them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the
Spirit." This person has no condemnation.
Since he walk after the Spirit, he/she is the son/daughter of God.
"Rom 8:14
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."
They will suffer
for God and will inherit the kingdom of God as joint-heirs with Jesus Christ.
"Rom 8:17
And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be
that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together."
But in the false preaching,
the believer remains the same as before except a ritual and church attendance or
such things. They continue to walk after the flesh.
"Rom 8:5
For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that
are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.
6 For to be carnally minded is death; but
to be spiritually minded is life and peace. 7
Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to
the law of God, neither indeed can be." They
are deceived.
God said not eat of the tree of good and evil. And if they eat from it they will
die eternally on that day . "Gen 2:17
But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou
shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely
die." But
Satan preached saying that they will not die.
"Gen 3:4
And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die"
Adam and Eve ate the fruit believing the gospel of Satan and
died eternally. Even now, God warns people repeatedly not to sin and those who
sin will die eternally. "Ezek 18:4
... the soul that sinneth, it shall die.
20 The soul that sinneth,
it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither
shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the
righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon
him." God says that nobody
will take the sin of someone else. However, Jesus Christ died for the whole
world, not to save the whole world but to save only those who obey him.
"Heb
5:7 Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up
prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to
save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;
8
Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things
which he suffered; 9
And being made perfect, he became
the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;"
Satan, through his servant evangelists and pastors, preaches that we
do not have to obey God in order to be saved from hell. God warns that those
whoever do not obey God will be damned in the lake of fire. In spite of the
warning of God, most Christians believe the false gospel of Satan and disobey
God in their life. But they praise God through their mouth thinking that heaven
is guaranteed for them. "Matt
7:21 Not every one that saith
unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth
the will of my Father which is in heaven."
Most Christians
believe that God loves them unconditionally and God will save them from hell no
matter what they do. They believe that God forgives their past, present and
future sins. They are in the deception of Satan. (1) Past Sins. God
forgives only the past sins if the conditions are met.
"Rom
3:25 ---
to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past,
---." (2) Present Sins. God forgives
present sins means that as they are committing the act of sin, (example:
adultery or murder) God is forgiving them simultaneously. It makes God a part
of the sin. Is this not ridiculous? Which scripture they refer to support this
doctrine? (3) Future Sins. This is to say that God forgave them even
before they commit sin, which is to say that God gave license to do sins. Then,
is it okay for those Christians to do any shameful sins as adultery or violent
sins as murder? Where in the word of God it says that God forgives their future
sins? Does God approve premeditated murder if the murderer claims that he is
born again? Unconditional salvation is a lie and deception of the devil. God
says that if we commit sin, then we are not saved, but sinners.
"John
8:34 Jesus
answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the
servant of sin.
Rom 6:16 Know
ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye
are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience
unto righteousness?"
Satan went into the
garden of God
and deceived Eve telling her that they will not die if they eat the forbidden
fruit. Tactfully, Satan removed the fear of God from them. Eve believed
Satan, ate the fruit and convinced Adam also to eat the fruit without realizing
what she was doing. Thus, both have committed sin.
"Gen 2:17
But of the tree of the knowledge of good and
evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou
shalt surely die."
They both were punished by God for their sin. Their
spirit of men which were even covering them as their glory had left them as they
ate the forbidden fruit and so they found themselves naked. They were
spiritually dead at that point.
Even now Satan goes
to churches of God and deceives the preachers. The message of Satan has
not changed even today. His main strategy is to remove the fear of God from
the people so that they could sin. He convinces the preachers that God will
not eternally punish the congregation for disobedience against God. So, the
preachers preach the message of Satan to the congregation, without realizing
what they are doing. God will take vengeance on those who disobey him as
he did it in the Garden of Eden.
"2 Thes
1:8 In flaming fire taking vengeance on them
that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus
Christ:"
Through false
preachers Satan spreads his messages.
"2 Cor 11:14
And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.
15 Therefore it is
no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of
righteousness;"
Satan preaches cunning and deceiving messages
to remove the fear of God, from the people of God. Satan convinces them that it
is not possible to obey God. So he advises them to flatter God and to praise
God instead of obeying God. The devil is doing it in a cunning and crafty way.
"Matt
15:8 This people draweth nigh unto me with their
mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
9 But in vain
they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men."
Since people want to believe, which is
convenient for them rather than to believe the truth, even God will send them
strong delusion so that they may believe a lie.
"2 Thes
2:10 ---;
because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be
saved. 11 And
for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should
believe a lie."
This topic is for the
workers of the gospel. There are many true servants of the Lord who are doing
the good works of righteousness that God has ordained them to do so. They are
doing very well. This caution is not for them.
But many workers are
doing the work of the Lord for their own benefits in the world. These benefits
could be fame, prestige, pride, luxury, comfort, profession, or anything else
other than eternal life and eternal rewards. They should quit this work of the
gospel for their own good.
"2 Peter 2:13
And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it
pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting
themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you;
14 Having eyes full of
adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls:
an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children:
15 Which have
forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the
son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;"
They pick up a few scripture verses and preach
anything they want to preach without proper context. They blaspheme God and
preach lies.
Some of these workers
could have come to the work of the Lord with good intentions. But as the days
went by they could have seen the fame, prestige, etc., and they could have
backslid. God will not tolerate them.
"Heb
6:4 For it is impossible for those who
were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made
partakers of the Holy Ghost, 5
And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,
Heb 10:26 For
if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there
remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
27 But
a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall
devour the adversaries." These verses are not
referring to a new person trying to learn the things about salvation. This
person already has the knowledge of the word and he is willfully sinning,
perhaps willfully embracing a false doctrine in order to justify his own sin.
"Heb
6:6 If they shall fall away, to renew them again
unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and
put him to an open shame.
Heb 10:28
He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:
29 Of
how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who
hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the
covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite
unto the Spirit of grace? If a person
still lives in sin ignoring the warnings given him by the Spirit of
grace, God charges him with the offence of trodden his son under foot, etc. God
considers this matter very seriously.
The Bible says that Jesus Christ will save his
people from their sins but not from the punishment for sins while they are
committing sins.
"Matt
1:21 ---
bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his
people from their sins."
If the believers are saved from their sins
then they are simultaneously saved from the punishment for sins. The false
doctrine for salvation says that 'saved by grace while sinning.' It does not
make any sense since Jesus Christ saves people from sin itself. Jesus Christ
says that if a person is committing sin, he is a sinner, without any
regards to his belief.
"John
8:34
Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto
you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.
Rom 6:16
Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants
ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience
unto righteousness?"
As long as they are committing sin,
they are not saved from sin. As long as they are not saved from sin,
they are still sinners and they are not saved from hell.
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