True Salvation Verses Doctrines of Demons
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2 John chapter 1
1 The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;
2 For the truth’s sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever.
3 Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.
4 I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.
5 And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.
6 And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.
7 For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.
8 Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.
9 Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.
10 If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed:
11 For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.
12 Having many things to write unto you, I would not write with paper and ink: but I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face, that our joy may be full.
13 The children of thy elect sister greet thee. Amen.
We’re have read this for many deceivers have gone out
into the world. Who do not confess Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh this is a deceiver and an antichrist look to yourselves that we do not lose those things, we work for but that we may receive a full reward whoever transgresses and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ, does not have God He
who abides in the doctrine of Christ has both the father and the son. If anyone comes to you and does not bring this Doctrine. Do not receive him into your
house nor greet him for, he who greets him shares in his evil Deeds.
Wow! Apostle John looking out at the horrific storm clouds of deception the spirit of antichrist the devil and all of his false teachers at his command.
John looked at this new church that was birthed when Jesus Christ was on Earth,
and is The cornerstone of His Church. That was spreading throughout the world.
We can just hear the concern in his voice as he communicates your very word and says watch out because deceivers are going to come
and they’re going to redefine the doctrine of Christ, We must know, defend, believe and cling to the doctrine of Christ. If someone comes to us that doesn’t believe that, we are not to receive them. We’re not even to greet them. Oh Lord how I pray that we would know and believe the doctrine of Truth. That we would discipline ourselves to know and defend the doctrine of Christ in whose name we pray. Amen.
The bottom line of what the Bible says is abide in the doctrine of Christ now.
Let’s just do a quick study of what the doctrine of Christ is go back with me to Matthew 7 and the doctrine of Christ
would of course be what Jesus Christ said about himself and what his disciples Apostles and and the prophets write about him. Let’s just do a little study because one warning
rises above all all other warnings Jesus made and he repeats it over and over again.
What he says is beware of spiritual deception.
Starting in Matthew 7:14
The context similar meaning
Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it..
Look what Jesus says in the verse 14. He says this enter by the narrow gate. So salvation, he compares to a narrow gate for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction. There are many who go in by it. So Jesus gives him a word picture. He says gigantic wide gate most people on, it that’s the way to destruction and narrow gate is the way to life. Now he keeps going look at verse 14 because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life. Who is speaking? Jesus who is the author of Salvation Jesus. Jesus is the greatest evangelist and gospel presenter
that there could ever be Jesus right? Nobody articulates the
gospel better than Jesus because he is the gospel. So this is how Jesus presents salvation narrow is the gate verse 14, difficult is the way that leads to life and few who find it.
Wow. Verse 15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing,
but inwardly they are ravening wolves. They act like they’re Jesus said you are my sheep, the Sheep of my pasture.
So they act like they’re Christians. They’re in the spirit of Christ but
they’re false prophets they’re only wearing sheep’s clothing but inwardly they’re ravenous wolves. They’re trying to destroy and disrupt the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Why? Because at the Judgment there will be people that cling to the wrong thing.
Look down at verses
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.
22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name?
and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
Passage message not everyone who says to me Lord Lord, not everybody who says the words that are attached to Christianity shall enter the kingdom of heaven but those that have a supernatural change and those who do the will of my
Father in Heaven. That’s the miracle of Salvation that I am changed that I am transformed that God does something inside of me that changes what I want and and changes how I live that I can never do myself.
It’s supernatural but look look at verse 22
many will say unto me in that day Lord Lord haven’t we prophesied in your name and cast out demons in your name and did many wonders in your name?
We were involved we were with it and I will declare to them I never knew you.
You see salvation is knowing a person the real person Jesus Christ.
At the Judgment there will be people who died clinging to the wrong Jesus they believed in a false Jesus and either they made him up or a false teacher taught them a false Savior and they clung to the wrong one well look at Matthew 24 at the end this is how Jesus started his ministry and look it’s like a broken record he says the same thing at the end of his ministry.
He doesn’t alter his message he’s consistent in Matthew 24.
4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
Look what he says starting in verse 4
of Matthew 24 at the end of his ministry Jesus gave
these sweeping warnings again about false teaching in verse four Jesus answered and said to them take heed no one deceives you. Verse 5 for many will come in my name and they’ll say I the
Christ.
They will deceive many look down at verse 11 then many false prophets will rise up and deceive. many.
Look at verse 24 for false christs false prophets will rise will show great signs .
24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
Show great wonders to deceive if possible even the elect so
this one warning rises above all other warnings that Jesus made he repeats it over and over don’t be spiritually deceived and to counter all the false teachers Jesus Christ told his disciples on the night before the cross that there’s one thing they had to remember and and this is how Jesus summarizes it the night before the cross he says trust in the real Lord Jesus Christ. Now let’s go there.
John 14
1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
2 In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you.
I go to prepare a place for you.
3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself;
that where I am, there ye may be also.
4 And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.
5 Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?
6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
7 If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.
8 Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us.
9 Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip?
he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?
10 Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto
you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.
11 Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works’ sake.
12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and
greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.
13 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.
15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.
16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him:
but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
18 I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.
19 Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.
20 At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.
21 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me
shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
22 Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and
not unto the world?
23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him,
and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
24 He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father’s
which sent me.
25 These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you.
26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you
all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not
your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
28 Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice,
because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I.
29 And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe.
30 Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.
31 But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do.
Arise, let us go hence.
You all know this verses most people haven’t memorize. Think of the context this is Jesus
Legacy this is his final time with his disciples. It’s the last time. It’s like it used to be. It’ll never be that way again. He is going to go through his death and burial and resurrection and rise from the dead and and be gloriously not walking around with him
like he used to anymore. Everything changes so it’s his last time teaching them and and they have lots of questions you know John 14 their hearts are troubled they know something’s happening
and they’re talking about how they’re going to get there if he goes away. Look what Jesus says Jesus adds another element to the doctrine of Christ for us he he already said in all of his teaching in Matthew that that the gate is narrow and the way is hard. It’s not just saying lord lord. It’s a supernatural change but look what he says in Verse 6
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Jesus said to him I am the way the truth and the life
no one comes to the father except through me. Salvation is a person not a church, not an experience, not a prayer. It’s a person we connect with. What Jesus says is trust in the real Lord Jesus Christ the
one who is the way and the one who is the truth that squares with everything. That the word of God has said the one who
brings the genuine life Christ Jesus tells us there’s only one doorway to God.
The doctrine of Christ says that the Lord Jesus Christ is the door Christ Jesus said there’s only one road to the father and I am the only way to God.
I’m the only truth that reveals God I am the only life that lasts forever so Jesus says cling to the real Lord Jesus Christ.
John in his final epistle says many deceivers are coming to twist the
doctrines and now in your Bibles go to First John.
First John Chapter 4
I want to show you how much this theme that John starts in his gospel saying
that Jesus is God in human flesh and he quoting Jesus saying I and my father are one. Showing how many times the Jews, who heard him wanted to Stone Jesus because he was claiming to
be God now look what John says.
First John 4
1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God:
because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:
3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God:
and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come;
and even now already is it in the world.
4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you,
than he that is in the world.
5 They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.
6 We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us.
Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God,
and knoweth God.
8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten
Son into the world, that we might live through him.
10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.
12 No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
13 Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.
14 And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.
15 Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.
16 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth
in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
17 Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is,
so are we in this world.
18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment.
He that feareth is not made perfect in love.
19 We love him, because he first loved us.
20 If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother
whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
21 And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.
John gives us a test in God’s word to find out who is really in
God’s family and who is not the test is to examine whether the person confesses
that the Lord Jesus Christ is God in human flesh the second person of the
Trinity. Now you notice that it’s a very small little Target that he
zeros in until the there’s only one person in the universe we could be trusting in and and it’s a very very
significant test for us in Christ. 1 John 4 here is a scripture that tells us
whether or not someone really has the endless life of God.
What he says beloved he’s talking to Christians don’t believe every
Spirit but test the spirits whether they’re of God
If someone says oh God revealed this to me you. Okay just a second if God
revealed that to you. It will not be different than what he has already revealed in his word and for
all settled word of God that is once and for all settled in heaven.
I mean it’s not like it’s going to have constant addendums and additions this is at
Revelation at the end. God said don’t add to my word this is it if you add to it you’re going to get the plagues in the book.
“Only one life to live and soon is past
Only what’s done for Christ will last!”
Hoping to make the time I have left count for the glory of God.
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