"And you will be hated by all for My name's sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved." Matthew 10:22
Right now, Christians all over our country are facing a test of which they are not even aware.
The line in the sand, has been drawn and to keep from being labeled intolerant, most are willing to cross, so as not to offend. Even many of those who read their Bibles are more concerned with being liked than risk ridicule.
The devil is so good at twisting the scriptures, because he, unlike most Christians, knows The Word of God. He has infiltrated our churches and seminaries and a diluted gospel is being preached; ears are being tickled and the masses are happy, because they are "going to church" instead of being the Church!
Where once the un-compromised Word of God was preached by men on fire with the Holy Spirit, graduates from "cemeteries" are lulling their congregations into complacency and praising their works for the social gospel, which will save no one.
We are in a war and in war there is no compromise. If you believe in something strong enough to go to war, you can't back down or you lose. The war we are in, is an eternal war for souls. We are not talking a little skirmish in a sterile room where no blood is let; we are talking the ultimate battle for the ultimate prize and it's messy!
It comes down to the question: How important is eternity to you?
Do you really believe that there is life after death?
Do you think that maybe, just maybe, the position we take on eternal issues might matter eternally?
Does "enduring to the end" have a meaning beyond just words on a page?
Does it by any chance mean that you have to take a stand for the Word of God and not compromise?
"Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven. But whoever denies me before men, him I will also deny before My Father who is in heaven. Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth, I did not come to bring peace but a sword." Matthew 10:32-34
If, because you are uncomfortable with the person of Jesus and The Word of God; because what He says is unpopular; if you change him to suit yourself, aren't you denying Him?
You may say you believe in Jesus, but that's not a great thing, for even the devil and demons believe in Him. They know Him to be the Son of God, but they are in rebellion to His authority; unwilling to submit to Him. Does that describe you?
Do you say you submit, but refuse to look at the scriptures that do not line-up with the way you believe He SHOULD be? A "god of love" that you have made into the image you wish; one that would not send a good person to hell! Do you believe that because you once walked down the aisle that you, yourself, are going to heaven, no matter how you live? No matter that you only think about The God who created the universe, when you need something from Him; when you are in a jam?
Time if running out for you; for your friends and family; for the world.
Jesus could come back any day, for all prophecy has been fulfilled and the signs are here for His return. Whether you believe or not, someday soon it will happen and you will wish you had made the right choice to seek Him, instead of following your own desires.
Before it's too late, cry out to Him! Repent and turn from your wicked ways! Seek the One who made you, and sent His Son to die for you, so that you might have redemption; the One and only God, who created the universe, and loves you enough to provide a way of forgiveness for you, so that you could spend eternity with Him.
Even so - Maranatha!
P.S. If you leave your church feeling good instead of feeling conviction of the sin in your life; then you are in a dead church and you need to find one that will put you back on the narrow way! Matthew 7:13
If this post makes you mad; then your heart is wrong and you need to repent and ask God to open your eyes and ears to the truth!
If I made you mad; then I'm doing right by publishing this blog and I praise God!
