02/09/2023
Message:
Be Informed.
The best defense against the false doctrine is information and education.
2Cor 11:12 But what I do, that I will do, that I may cut off occasion from them which desire occasion; that wherein they glory, they may be found even as we.
2Cor 11:13 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.
2Cor 11:14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.
2Cor 11:15 Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.
I hope also that you noticed that the Bible does not teach tolerance towards Satan's ministers.
This one simple concept that I hope to give you is the fact that the epistles (epistle means letter, like when you write someone a letter) are letters that were written to Christians who had become Christians by obeying Acts 2:38.
The book of Romans is a letter to people who obeyed what Paul preached or Paul would not have addressed them as Brethren.
Remember that Paul was not tolerant towards deceivers.
Rom 10:16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?
See how a non-obeyer is regarded as a non-believer?
That is a very foundational and important principle.
Everytime you see the Bible speaking of a believer it is speaking of an OBEYER of Acts 2:38.
Also we can confirm that Paul preached the same Acts 2:38 salvation as the other Apostles.
Acts 19:1 And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples,
Acts 19:2 He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.
Acts 19:3 And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism.
Acts 19:4 Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.
Acts 19:5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Acts 19:6 And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.
See the Jesus Name baptism and the Holy Ghost speaking in other tongues?
Paul did not deviate from the Acts 2:38 salvation message.
When you read any verse in Ephesians or Romans remember that those are letters to people who had been water baptized in Jesus Name and had the Holy Ghost with the initial evidence of tongues or Paul would NOT have ever addressed them as Brethren.
Regarding Satan's ministers with their false belief that pretending to be wised in dividing the word of truth correctly but they are false divider and they are deceiver.
Remember Romans is a letter to people who had already obeyed Acts 2:38 to become Christians.
Look what Paul commanded the real Christians to do:
Gal 1:8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.
