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17/12/2020

Inclusion and universalism is not a false gospel part 5.

[Frank Opoku then argues now to say that you actually have to believe to received the Spirit. He says the following:

That false gospel of universalism or inclusionism says, all are in Christ, it's a lie!

Check these Scriptures too.
Romans 8:9 “You are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not his.”

Wow! This means some people don't have the Spirit of Christ, and they are none of His.

Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe..." (Rom. 3:22)

Jesus said in John 6:37 “Those who come to me I never cast away”.
Meaning, if you don't come to Him, you cast yourself away.

Paul said, in Romans 16:7 “Greet Andronicus and Junias, my relatives who were in Christ before I was.”
Wow! Do you see that?

This shows we come into Christ and not what universalism want us to believe that everyone is in Christ, whether they believe in Him or not.

Please, the universalism gospel is a counterfeit gospel. It is a lie from the devil to deceive men from the true Gospel of Jesus Christ. And it doesn't fit into Scriptures. It is concocted philosophy of men to deceive many.

Salvation is by grace through faith in Jesus. (Ephesians 2:8,9)]

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Let’s look at Romans 8.

How do we actually get out of the flesh and into the Spirit?

Let’s look at what Paul says:

Romans 7:5-6
For when we WERE in the realm of the FLESH, the sinful passions aroused by THE LAW were at work in us, so that we bore fruit for death. But NOW, by DYING to what ONCE bound us, we HAVE BEEN releasED from THE LAW so that we serve in the NEW WAY of the SPIRIT, and not in the old way of the written code.

We don’t leave the flesh and move in the Spirit by believing Jesus now. We left the flesh and is already in the Spirit because the Law doesn’t apply to us anymore.

The “NOW” Paul spoke about was his time. It was referring to how people in the old covenant through the death of Jesus died to the old covenant and were raised in the realm of the Spirit.

Jesus did not just died for Christians. He died for everyone. Further moving into the Spirit is by dying to the Law. The Law became obsolete on the cross and finally faded away in AD70. As such humanity has died to the Law.

As such the verse should be read to include all men. The belief there was to get the Jews to leave Jerusalem before the Roman invasion.

Luke 21:20-21

“When you see Jerusalem being surrounded by armies, you will know that its desolation is near. Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country not enter the city.

That event is behind us. This was the condemnation. Jesus spoke about.

This is what it means by:

Romans 8:1

Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus,

No one is under the Law that is the realm of the flesh anymore. As such everyone is in the realm of the Spirit.

Let’s look at what Romans 3 actually.

Romans 3:22-24
This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile, for ALL have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and ALL are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.

Why?

This is the eventual outcome of the gospel. This is because faith righteousness was only for that present time.

Romans 3:26
he did it to demonstrate his righteousness at the PRESENT TIME, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.

This was purpose to gang the Jews and proselyte Gentiles would not be in Jerusalem when the invasion happens. This was asking them to believe Jesus was their righteousness and not the Law.

Rome destroyed Jerusalem and the temple and effectively ended the Law. When that happen faith is longer required since there was no Law to turn away from.

John 6:37 is not about believing in Jesus.

John 6:37
All those the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away.

It’s about the Father drawing men to Jesus.

John 6:44
“No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them, and I will raise them up at the last day.

Look at how the Father draws men to Christ.

John 12:32
And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw ALL people to myself.”

John 12:32 YLT
And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw ALL people to myself.”

With respect the allegation Andronicus and Junia, were in Christ before Paul, please note in our earlier article, we had spoken about a period of reconciliation during the period of transition.

We are now beyond the period of transition. We have transitioned and are now fully in grace.

To make a silly remark such as “Please, the universalism gospel is a counterfeit gospel. It is a lie from the devil to deceive men from the true Gospel of Jesus Christ. And it doesn't fit into Scriptures. It is concocted philosophy of men to deceive many” is to show you are still in transition.

What you are preaching is actually mixture. You are also accusing our Father of practising favoritism.

Ephesians does not teach we are saved by faith.

It teaches that we are saved by Grace through faith. If that faith came from us, then it is not by grace. That’s why Paul says it’s a gift.

There are 2 kinds of gift. One which needs you to accept it. That usually happens in situation whether giver and person who receive the gift are of equal standing.

The 2nd is given to you whether you like it or not. An example would be the conferment of a holiday by the government to its subjects. It’s a holiday whether you like it or not.

Your gift comes from a king. That’s inclusion. It’s a gift of a king. Don’t treat your God as someone who is subject to you.

Now that is heresy.

11/12/2020

PAUL WAS AN INCLUSIONIST/UNIVERSALIST. PART 2.

So the mad accuser writes, [This is why Paul warned those who loved wickedness, that they would not be saved.

1st Corinthians 6 “2 Or do you not know that the Lord’s people will judge the world?…..9 Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the s*xually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have s*x with men 10 nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.”

Galatians 5 “19 The acts of the flesh are obvious: s*xual immorality, impurity and debauchery; 20 idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions 21 and envy; drunkenness, or**es, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.”

Peter warned people not to twist the words of Paul.

Paul clearly did not believe in universalism.

2nd Peter 3 “
8 But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. 9 The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.
14 So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this, make every effort to be found spotless, blameless and at peace with him. 15 Bear in mind that our Lord’s patience means salvation, just as our dear brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom that God gave him. 16 He writes the same way in all his letters, speaking in them of these matters. His letters contain some things that are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the other Scriptures, to their own destruction.”]

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Let’s look at again the timeline.

Mathew Simon quotes from 1 Corinthians 6 which was a reference to believers bringing each other to court.

1 Corinthians 6:6-7
But instead, one brother takes another to court—and this in front of unbelievers!
The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means you have been completely defeated already. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?

So.

Who are these people taking about? It’s about the roman magistrates at that time.

So. Does it mean the Romans will be thrown into the lake of fire as he said?

Let’s look at Corinthians first.

I want to see the 1st letter of Corinthians is a continuous letter. Now look at chapter 7. It’s about marriage.

Now.

What has it got to do with law suits?

The answer is this.

This little phrase “the present crisis”.

1 Corinthians 7:26
Because of the present crisis, I think that it is good for a man to remain as he is.

Do you marry today? Do you bring lawsuits before unbelievers? Is your lawyer a Christian?

The question therefore we must ask is this, “what was ‘the present crisis’ at that time?”

Paul tells us here.

1 Corinthians 7:31
those who use the things of the world, as if not engrossed in them. For this world in its present form is passing away.

The world in that present form was passing away.

How?

Let me show you.

What then is the form of that world?

Galatians 4:3
so also we, when we were babes, under the elements of the world were in servitude,

What were the elements of the world at that time?

Notice Peter says the same thing.

2 Peter 3:8-10

But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.
But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything done in it will be laid bare.

Now Paul tells us here.

Galatians 4:4-9
and when the fulness of time did come, God sent forth His Son, come of a woman, come under law, that those under law he may redeem, that the adoption of sons we may receive; and because ye are sons, God did send forth the spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying, `Abba, Father!' so that thou art no more a servant, but a son, and if a son, also an heir of God through Christ. But then, indeed, not having known God, ye were in servitude to those not by nature gods, and now, having known God--and rather being known by God--how turn ye again unto the weak and poor elements to which anew ye desire to be in servitude?

It was the Law. As such the old world or the old creation was the world of the Law, the old covenant.

Does this world exist today?

So, when Mathew Simon says, Paul speaks the same things to Peter, they were both speaking about a world is which no longer with us.

So what did Paul say regarding this world we live in?

Ephesians 1:21-23

far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is invoked, NOT ONLY in the PRESENT AGE but also in THE ONE TO COME. And God placed ALL THINGS under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, which is his body, the FULLNESS who fills EVERYTHING in EVERY WAY.

If that is not inclusion, what is?

Paul was a universalist and inclusionist.

He also said the letter kills, the Spirit gives life. Mathew is feeding you the letter. We are feeding you the Spirit.

07/12/2020

Was Paul an inclusionist?

PAUL WAS AN INCLUSIONIST/UNIVERSALIST PART 1.

The mad accuser writes:

[Many people like to believe in a God who will save everyone universally. They cannot imagine the fact that unbelievers will be sent to the Lake of Fire in the final judgment. But we cannot go beyond what is written in the Bible. We cannot invent our own ear-tickling doctrines of universalism! The Bible is God’s Word that declares that only those who have faith in Christ will be saved and everyone else will perish.
The Apostle Paul was NOT universalist!

Galatians 1 “8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let them be under God’s curse! 9 As we have already said, so now I say again: If anybody is preaching to you a gospel other than what you accepted, let them be under God’s curse!”

If universalism was true, then there would be no curse for preaching “another” gospel. The Gospel preached by Paul was salvation by faith in Christ for the believer but there is judgment and wrath for the unbeliever! Any other Gospel is false and those who preach a false gospel are under the curse!]

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This is part 1 of the rebuttal mad blog.

This is what happens to the people who think they hold the monopoly to the truth.

Paul’s other version of the “other gospel” is not inclusion or universalism.

In fact being a former universalist Mathew Simon knows that this is twisting the scriptures.

Let me tell you why.

You have to read the verses he deliberately left out.

Galatians 1:7-8
which is really no gospel at all. Evidently SOME PEOPLE are throwing you into confusion and are trying to pervert the gospel of Christ. But even if we or an ANGEL from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let them be under God’s curse!

Notice Paul’s letters was written to warn people who were trying to pervert the gospel at that time. Not now.

Now who were these people. You can easily find the answer here.

Galatians 6:12

Those who want to impress people by means of the flesh are trying to compel you to be circumcised. The only reason they do this is to avoid being persecuted for the cross of Christ.

These people are people who are trying to bring people back to the Law.

Now let’s look at the gospel by the angel. What did Paul mean?

Galatians 3:19

Why, then, was the law given at all? It was added because of transgressions until the Seed to whom the promise referred had come. The law was given through ANGELS and entrusted to a mediator.

You can also see it here.

Acts 7:53
you who have received the LAW that was given through ANGELS but have not obeyed it.”

Also here.

Hebrews 2:2
For since the message spoken through ANGELS was binding, and every violation and disobedience received its just punishment,

So what was the “other gospel”? It was trying to bring the “old covenant” back.

Now was Paul a universalist? The answer is yes and no.

Let me clear up the confusion. When Paul wrote to his readers, he was referring to the coming together of two “ages”. One he called “this age”, the other “the age to come”.

Now many Christians are not aware of this.

Let me show you.

Here is one about “this age”.

Romans 12:2
and be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, for your proving what [is] the will of God--the good, and acceptable, and perfect.

This is the old covenant age. His present age.

Here is the other.

Ephesians 2:7
that He might show, in the ages that are coming, the exceeding riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus,

This is about Paul’s future.

Now these two ages met each other from the time Jesus died to the time the temple of Jerusalem was destroyed.

You can see this here in this verse.

Hebrews 8:13
in the saying `new,' He hath made the first old, and what doth become obsolete and is old [is] nigh disappearing.

The law became obsolete on the cross and then began to disappear but finally disappeared when the temple was destroyed.

Jesus called it the end of the age. His age.

Observe.

After he said this:

Matthew 24:2
and Jesus said to them, `Do ye not see all these? verily I say to you, There may not be left here a stone upon a stone, that shall not be thrown down.'

Referring to the Temple. The disciples asked him this.

Matthew 24:3
And when he is sitting on the mount of the Olives, the disciples came near to him by himself, saying, `Tell us, when shall these be? and what [is] the sign of thy presence, and of the full end of the age?'

That’s the old age.

It was the end of the old covenant.

Now.

Was Paul a universalist? At his age, no. Why? He was talking about Jesus saving them from that age.

Observe.

Galatians 1:4
who did GIVE HIMSELF for our sins, that he might DELIVER US OUT of the PRESENT EVIL AGE, according to the will of God even our Father,

What then was the mission of Jesus according to Paul? Deliver us out of that evil age.

Now. Is Paul a universalist?

Look at this verse he quotes next.

Galatians 1:5
to whom [is] the glory to the ages of the ages. Amen.

Yes!

Notice now Paul uses the term “ages of the ages”, pointing to age after that evil age Jesus delivered from?

Now. If you have been delivered from that age to the new one, would you still want people to be delivered over and over again?

So Paul was a universalist when he spoke about the age of his future.

Now. Which age do we belong to?

As mentioned earlier Jesus said that age will when the Temple in Jerusalem is destroyed.

That was in AD70.

So. Are we in that “evil age” that Jesus is supposed to deliver us from?

OR

We who are born today already belong to a new age where we have already been delivered from?

You see?

Paul was as such a universalist when it came to the “ages”.

Our age.

24/11/2020

We often hear people quoting this and saying “faith is crucial for your salvation” and “universalism or inclusion is a false gospel”.

Ephesians 1:13
And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation.

You can cherry pick whatever you to prove your case.

Let’s read the whole thing.

Ephesians 1:4-14
For HE CHOSE us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight.

In love HE PREDESTINED us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with HIS PLEASURE and WILL— to the praise of HIS GLORIOUS GRACE, which HE HAS FREELY given us in the One he loves.

IN HIM we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace that HE LAVISHED on us.

With all wisdom and understanding, HE MADE KNOWN to us the mystery of HIS WILL according to HIS GOOD PLEASURE, which HE PURPOSED in Christ, to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfillment —to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ.

In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of HIM WHO WORKS OUT everything in conformity with the purpose of HIS WILL, in order that we, who were the first to put our hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory.

And YOU WERE ALSO INCLUDED in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation.

When you believed, you WERE MARKED with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are GOD’s POSSESSION—to the praise of his glory.

So.

You still think you were included because of your belief?

Have you ever wondered why the presupposition “AND” is affix to the part of your belief is there?

Let me try to simplify this.

Have you been in a situation, when you know you can beat the tar out of your kids in a game, but you let them win and allow them to think, they won the game by their merits?

You do this so that they can wallow in their victory because it brings delight to you to see them happy. Ever been there?

Now having said that, Paul introduces this concept.

Ephesians 2:8
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith —and this is NOT FROM YOURSELVES, it is THE GIFT of GOD-

Yet we have the audacity to think it’s all down to us.

17/11/2020

Sadly there are still people who think the New Jerusalem is an actual city with a new heaven and new earth.

From UM:

“We enter the city (eternal life) by washing our robes in the blood of JESUS - by faith in Him - by grace we are saved and not by works. Even if we struggle, there is no condemnation because we fix our eyes on Jesus until the end - and are transformed more and more into His image.

But those who love wickedness and willfully rebel against Christ will perish outside the gates of the city forever.

Please for God's sake, DO NOT ADD or REMOVE WORDS from the Book of Revelation! There are clear warnings NOT to DO so in Revelation 22:18-19

Jesus NEVER said that everyone is saved automatically after 70AD.
Saying that Jesus has saved everyone is a FALSE delusion and personal interpretation - that must be repented!

PLEASE DO NOT say that He has saved everyone after 70AD!

Do not make 70AD your GOD!!

Only listen to the WORDS of JESUS!
Jesus does not change.
He is the same - yesterday, today and forever.
Salvation was by faith before 70AD.
Salvation is still by faith after 70AD.”

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There are confused people who do not understand the concept of inclusion and universalism. They argue that no evil will ever enter the new Jerusalem.

As such to them, evil will be eradicated and as such only certain people will be saved.

The problem with this kind of thinking is that they think the new Jerusalem is an actual place.

How many times must we tell you what John said and saw in Revelation is symbolic?

The new Jerusalem is not heaven. It’s a covenant.

This is Paul said.

Galatians 4:24-26

Now this may be interpreted allegorically: these women are two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai, bearing children for slavery; she is Hagar. Now Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia; she corresponds to the present Jerusalem, for she is in slavery with her children. But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother.

Read again.

Now this may be interpreted allegorically: these women are two covenants.

Now in the YLT.

Galatians 4:24

which things are allegorized, for these are the two covenants:

Covenants.

It’s not an actual city.

Covenants are different from contracts. A contract is an agreement between two parties.

A covenant on the other hand is different. A contract exchanges one good for another, while a covenant is giving oneself to the other.

God gave himself to us. The whole humanity. Not just Christians. A covenant is entered without the need of you doing anything. It is also independent from anything you do or who you are. Christians or otherwise.

I have therefore a problem with people who teach certain people will be annihilated, condemned and left behind.

Now.

Is there anyone in the old covenant since AD70?

If not, is not all mankind already in the new?

(Or at least for the IO chaps all Israel?)

Also.

Did Jesus’s blood only flowed for believers? Are your sins only washed by the blood of Jesus when you confess your sins?

If that is the case, when John becomes a Christian then the blood flows for his sins. Then 2 hours later, James confesses his sins and believes Jesus, the blood flows again 2 hours later. Then 5 minutes later, Dick confesses his sins does the blood flow again 5 mins later?

Is that how the blood works?

No.

It only flows once. Not over and over again. The blood was for mankind. That’s why mankind is included in his death.

The new Jerusalem is all of us.

We were never saved by faith. We were saved by grace, through faith. Now that we are fully in the age of grace, there is no need for faith for grace to save us through.

It’s as simple as that.

09/11/2020

The Illusion of Lack Is The Promise of Abundance!

To create is to bring (something) into existence or cause something to happen.

The primary trait of divinity active and automatic in we humans, as our ability to create. We're not just created beings. We are creative beings and are actively creating even now as you're reading these words. We continue to create physically or naturally as well as mentally even when or as we sleep. The objective is to create intentionally, deliberately and awaringly.

Deep down inside the illusion of lack is both an awareness and a promise of abundance. However, don't just expect to receive abundance, expect to create it, that way the ball is on your court and you are using your intrinsic creative abilities. Do the work. Put for the effort. Effort is a vigorous or determined attempt. To attempt is a function and formula produced as a result of trying to make or achieve something.

Desire, pain, urge, unction and imagination are all expressions of energy and all carry their own creative powers. We should study our desires and even our pain to discover the source behind and beyond the symptom.

29/10/2020

Let’s do a study of the “everlasting contempt” of Daniel 12.

Daniel 12:1-3

The End Times
“At that time Michael, the great prince who protects your people, will arise. There will be a time of distress such as has not happened from the beginning of nations until then. But at that time your people—everyone whose name is found written in the book —will be delivered. Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake: some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt. Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars for ever and ever.

Who are these stars?

Philippians 2:15-16
so that you may become blameless and pure, “children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.” Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky as you hold firmly to the word of life. And then I will be able to boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.

Now which generation is Paul referring to?

His.

Next.

See the book of life?

Revelation 20:12
And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books.

You will see here it’s written here. Question.

Who are the people referred to in this book.

See Daniel 12. Daniel’s people.

Jews.

Now. Look at this.

Michael arising.

Revelation 12:5-7
She gave birth to a son, a male child, who “will rule all the nations with an iron scepter.” And her child was snatched up to God and to his throne. The woman fled into the wilderness to a place prepared for her by God, where she might be taken care of for 1,260 days.
Then war broke out in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back.

What happen when Michael rose?

A child from a virgin was born.

What generation is that?

Finally.

Matthew 24:21
For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now—and never to be equaled again.

Look at what Daniel said about the time of this eternal death.

When is this “unequaled distress”?

Daniel said it was until then.

Jesus said it was until now.

People the eternal death is referring to Israel under the old covenant.

What we call “the old heaven and old earth”.

The law and its elements disappeared in AD70. That’s when the Israel of the old covenant died and was eternally consumed.


That’s the “everlasting contempt” the Bible is talking about.

Get it right.