Article VII
GOD’S PLAN OF SALVATION
HAS BEEN CORRUPTED
Copyright 2007 Loren Davis
2 Thess 2:11-12 “And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion , that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not
the truth,” KJV
The
issue is SOUND DOCTRINE
2 Tim 4:3 “For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine ;
but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having
itching ears;” KJV
Is
it scriptural to name names?
Rom 16:17-18 “Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and
offences contrary to the doctrine
which ye have learned; and avoid them.
For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own
belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.” KJV
The Apostle Paul named names!
2 Tim 4:14-15 “Alexander the coppersmith did me
much evil: the Lord reward him according to his works: Of whom be thou ware
also; for he hath greatly withstood our
words.” KJV
2 Tim 4:10 “For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world,“ KJV
*In this
article I am dealing with unscriptural teachings regarding salvation, from men
who have deeply impacted all of Christianity in this generation.
1. KENNETH HAGIN- says, “Christ’s
physical death on the cross was
not enough to save us.” Kenneth
Hagin, “How Jesus Obtained His Name”, Tape 44H01.
KENNETH COPELAND- “It wasn’t a physical death on the cross that paid the price for
sin…anybody can do that.” (Kenneth
Copeland, “What Satan Saw on the “Day of Pentecost”. Audio tape #BCC-19), side 1. (In the Faith
Movement, where are the songs about The Cross?”). (See Article II).
BIBLE 1 Cor 15:3 “Christ died for our sins” KJV
Eph
2:16 “And that he might reconcile
both unto God in one body by the cross , having slain the
2. COPELAND, Referring to Jesus Copeland said, “The
blood itself did not atone.” (Ken Copeland, Personal letter from
Ken Copeland, Ft. Worth, Texas, March
12, 1979. (D.R. McConnell, “A Different Gospel”, pg. 118. Copeland, “What Happened from the Cross to
the Throne”, 1990 tape #02-0017, side 2. (See Article III). Also, see E.W. Kenyon’s book, “What
Happened From the Cross to the Throne”.
(See Article III, “Perverting the Atonement”)
BIBLE Heb 9:22 “without shedding of
blood is no remission.” KJV
1
Peter 1:18-19 “Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not
redeemed with corruptible things,
as silver
and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;
But with
the
precious blood of Christ,
as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:” KJV
3.
JOHN HAGEE TEACHES A DUAL COVENANT, that is, that JEWS HAVE A SPECIAL COVENANT WITH GOD BECAUSE THEY ARE GOD’S
CHOSEN PEOPLE AND DONOT HAVE TO ACCEPT JESUS CHRIST TO BE SAVED.
He told the Houston Chronicle reporter, “I believe that every
Jewish person who lives in the light of the Torah, which is the word of God,
has a relationship with God and will come to redemption.” He teaches that the Jews are under a
different covenant than the Gentiles.
The Gentiles have to accept Jesus to be saved.1 (John Hagee is an
associate with Kenneth Copeland and his colleagues)
1Houston Chronicle, April 30, 1988, sec. 6, pg. 1. John Hagee letter (on Cornerstone Church
letterhead) to Erwin M. de Castro of the Christian Research Institute, October
18, 1994, pg. 3, copy on file. . David Becker, “John Hagee Warns of Martin Luther’s
Theology,” Religion & Politics Digest, RPD 3207, 07/22/98, pp. 3-4.
Available on RPD’s web site: http://www.erols.com/rpdigest/03207.htm. See Google:
John Hagee Dual Covenant.
THE BIBLE:
Rom 1:17 “For I am not
ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the
power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the
Jew first , and also to the Greek.” KJV
Acts 4:12 “Neither is there salvation in any other: for
there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must
be saved.” KJV
Rom 3:24 “Being justified freely by his grace through the
redemption that is in
Christ Jesus:” KJV
1 Tim 4:1-2 “Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the
latter times some shall depart from the faith , giving heed to
seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having
their conscience seared with a hot iron;” KJV
JOHN HAGEE
TEACHES JESUS IS NOT THE JEWS MESSIAH
In his book In Defense of Israel 
(2007), beginning in the section called "The Jews did not
Reject Jesus as Messiah" (p. 132) John Hagee incessantly twists Scripture
in his attempt to prove that Jesus Christ did not come "to be Messiah to
the Jews." He has denied that Jesus is the Christ (Messiah) repeatedly. Below are quotes regarding this from Hagee’s
book, In Defense of Israel.
- “If God
intended for Jesus to be the Messiah of Israel, why didn't he authorize
Jesus to use supernatural signs to prove he was God's Messiah, just as
Moses had done?” (p. 137)
- “Jesus refused
to produce a sign ... because it was not the Father's will, nor his, to be
Messiah.” (p 138)
- “If Jesus
wanted to be Messiah, why did he repeatedly tell his disciples and
followers to "tell no one" about his supernatural
accomplishments?” (p. 139)
- “The Jews were
not rejecting Jesus as Messiah; it was Jesus who was refusing to be the
Messiah to the Jews.” (p. 140)
- “They wanted
him to be their Messiah, but he flatly refused.” (p. 141)
- “He refused to
be their Messiah, choosing instead to be the Savior of the world” (p. 143)
- “Jesus
rejected to the last detail the role of Messiah in word or deed.” (p. 145)
Compare what Hagee says with the straight forward
declarations of the Bible:
John 1:41 “He first findeth his own brother
Simon, and saith unto him, We have found
the Messias , which is, being
interpreted, the Christ.” KJV
Peter preached recorded in Acts 2:36 “Therefore let all the
house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.” KJV
Luke 7:19-23 “When the men were come unto him, they said, John
Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art
thou he that should come? or look we for another ? And in that same hour he
cured many of their infirmities and plagues, and of evil spirits; and unto many
that were blind he gave sight. Then Jesus
answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen
and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed,
the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached. And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be
offended in me.”
*John Hagee's words directly contradict the
central message of the entire New Testament; that Jesus is the Messiah.
4.
JOEL OSTEEN SAID IN HIS INTERVIEW WITH LARRY KING ON CNN THAT HE DOESN’T
KNOW IF JEWS, MOSLEMS, AND ATHIESTS, WHO DON’T BELIEVE IN JESUS, WILL GO TO
HEAVEN OR NOT. (See the interview of Joel with Larry King
and its documentation on Aritcle II, “Minimizing God and Jesus; Exalting Man”).
THE BIBLE:
John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way , the truth, and
the life: no man cometh unto the Father,
but by me.” KJV
5. Kenneth Copeland-“WE HAVE HEARD THAT GOD WILL NOT FORGIVE A SINNER UNTIL HE CONFESSES
HIS SIN, BUT THIS IS NOT TRUE.” Copeland, “The Force of Righteousness” p. 6-7.
6. Kenneth Hagin-says, regarding 1 Jn. 1:7-10 “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and
just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
Hagin says this
scripture is “NOT TALKING TO SINNERS HERE.”
Kenneth Hagin “The Precious Blood”, p. 7
THE BIBLE:
Luke 5:32 “I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance .” KJV
Luke 24:47 “And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached
in his name among all
nations, beginning at Jerusalem.” KJV
*Hagin and Copeland not only teach that sinners do not have
to confess their sins to be saved, neither
do they say anything about repentance in (their) plan
of salvation in the back of their books. They both just talk about accepting Jesus.
Acts 2:38 “Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus
Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy
Ghost.” KJV
Rev 2:5 “Remember
therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent,
and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove
thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.”
KJV
Rev 2:21 “And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not.” KJV
IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO REPENT UNLESS ONE CONFESSES HIS SINS
FIRST!
IF ONE IS COMMITTING SIN,
HE IS A SINNER, even if he says that JESUS IS LORD!
1 John 3:6 “Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not : whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither
known him.” KJV
7. KENNETH COPELAND- “SINCE GOD IS NOT HOLDING OUR TRESPASSES
AGAINST US…He is just waiting for us to accept Jesus”.
The Bible: Ps 7:11 “God
is angry with the wicked every day.”KJV
John 9:39 “And Jesus said, For judgment I
am come into this world,” KJV
Of
course accepting Jesus is the essential first step to salvation, but it is only
the first step.
--Rom 10:9 “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord
Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead,
thou shalt be saved.” KJV
--Repentance is ALSO essential
TO SALVATION.
Luke 13:3 “I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent , ye shall all likewise perish.”
KJV
Some just go through a formality of repenting and continue
walking in sin.
--BEING BORN AGAIN IS ALSO ESSENTIAL TO SALVATION.
Jesus said in Jn. 3:3 “Except a man be born again, he shall
not inherit the kingdom of God.”
Being born again is the work of regeneration, the changing of
one from having a sinful nature into having a godly nature, the nature of God.
In most pulpits today, almost nothing is said today about
SALVATION, repenting from one’s
sins, being BORN AGAIN and living by
God’s Word. The “new” gospel today
is just about accepting Jesus. That is
NOT salvation!
SALVATION MEANS YOU ARE
CHANGED ON THE INSIDE!
Millions just “accept Christ” and profess to be Christians,
but they have not really experienced salvation, being truly born again. That is why so many professing Christians
lie, steal, commit adultery, homosexuality; are involved in witchcraft, etc.
According to the Bible, these people who profess to believe
in Jesus but live in iniquity are not truly born again, saved people. They are not truly Christians. The word “Christian” means to be a follower of Christ. Jesus called those who professed to love God
and lived opposite His teachings, hypocrites.
Matt 7:15 Jesus said, “Beware of false prophets, which come
to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly
they are ravening wolves .” KJV
The idea one can be saved and still live in sin comes
straight from the doctrine of Eternal Security aka Once Saved Always
Saved.
John 14:21 “He that hath my commandments , and keepeth them,
he it is that loveth me:”
Matt. 7:21-23 “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. 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? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.” KJV
SALVATION, being BORN AGAIN, means one is changed. One is spiritually not the same person he was
before he got saved. He is no longer a
sinner, but a regenerated man.
2 Cor 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.” KJV
Rom 1:16 “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for
it is the power of God unto salvation to
every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.” KJV
Heb 2:3 “How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation ; which at the first began
to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him;” KJV
*Salvation means that after you have been born again, if you
were a thief , your not a thief anymore;
if you were an adulterer, you are no longer an adulterer; if you were a liar, you
are no longer a liar.
Matt 19:28 “And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you,
That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man
shall sit in the throne of his glory,” KJV
Regeneration means being changed from your old sinful nature. That is being born again.
8. KENNETH HAGIN, “DON’T PREACH CONVICTION”
“THEY THINK THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO KEEP
THEM UNDER CONVICTION AND KEEP PRAYING IN THE ALTAR.” Hagin, “Paul’s
Revelation, The Word of Reconciliation” p. 18-19.
Anyway one looks at this Hagin is teaching preachers they should not warn sinners of the
consequences of their sins.
HAGIN IS IN CONFLICT WITH THE BIBLE:
Ezek 3:18 “When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die;
and thou givest him not warning, nor
speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the
same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.”
JESUS BROUGHT
CONVICTION ON SINNERS WHEN HE SPOKE.
John 8:7-9 Jesus said, “He that is without sin among you, let
him first cast a stone at her. And again he stooped down, and wrote on the
ground. And they which heard it, being convicted
by their own conscience, went out one by one,” KJV
2 Tim 4:2-4 “Preach the word; be instant in season, out of
season; reprove, rebuke, exhort
with all longsuffering and doctrine. For the time will come when they will not
endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves
teachers, having itching ears; And they
shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.”
KJV
John 16:7-8 “Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is
expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not
come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you. And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and
of righteousness, and of judgment: “ KJV
There is much talk about the Holy Spirit today, but virtually
nothing is said of the work the Bible says the Holy Spirit came to do, to
REPROVE THE WORLD OF SIN.
“Reproving” means preaching convicting messages.
9. KENNETH HAGIN-“He (God) DOESN’T
WANT US TO GO TELL SINNERS THAT IF THEY
WILL BE GOOD AND CRY HALF THE
NIGHT, …HE MIGHT HAVE MERCY ON THEM AND DO SOMETHING FOR THEM. NO!” “HE WANTS US TO TELL THEM THAT GOD ALMIGHTY HAS ALREADY CANCELLED THEIR
DEBT. HE IS NOT HOLDING ONE THING
AGAINST THEM.” Kenneth Hagin,
Paul’s Revelation, “The Gospel of Reconciliation” p. 18-19.
Let’s analyze what Hagin is saying here!
“Don’t tell sinners ‘IF’ THEY WILL BE GOOD”
That is just the opposite of what the Bible says.
*3 John 11 “Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that
WHICH IS GOOD. HE THAT DOETH GOOD IS OF
GOD: but he that doeth evil hath not
seen God.”
*Deut 12:28 “Observe and hear all these words which I command
thee, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee for ever,
when thou doest that which is good and
right in the sight of the LORD thy God.” KJV
Ps 4:4 “Stand in awe, and sin not :” KJV
What Hagin is also saying in so many words is that ones
behavior has nothing to do with his relationship with God. Nothing could be further from the truth.
1 Cor 15:34 “Awake to righteousness , and sin not” KJV
Hagin, “Don’t tell sinners…if they will cry half the
night”
THE BIBLE:
2 Cor 7:10 “For godly
sorrow worketh repentance to
salvation” KJV
Luke 7:37-38 “And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner , when she knew that
Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of
ointment, And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears,
and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed
them with the ointment.”
Luke 7:44-48 “And he turned to the woman, and said unto
Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no
water for my feet: but she hath washed
my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.
Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased
to kiss my feet. My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath
anointed my feet with ointment. Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are
many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the
same loveth little. And he said unto her, Thy
sins are forgiven.” KJV
*Her weeping was a
sign of true remorse for her sins and deep repentance.
THE PUBLICAN
Luke 18:13-14 “And the
publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto
heaven, but smote upon his breast,
saying, God be merciful to me a sinner . I tell you, this man
went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that
exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be
exalted.” KJV
*Today when people come to accept Christ, most do not have a
deep remorse for sin. Sin is not even
factored in. They just add Jesus to
their life, and don’t change.
Hagin says, “ HE (God) HAS ALREADY CANCELLED THEIR SINS”
It is true the price to cancel your sins has already been
paid by Christ’s shed blood, but it is not true that since Christ paid the
price to forgive your sins they are already cancelled. It is not an automatic thing. They are not
cancelled until you confess your sins, repent and accept Christ as your Savior. It is an individual relationship with God.
Mark 6:12 “And they went out, and preached that MEN SHOULD
REPENT.”
Most of Kenneth Hagin’s teachings about salvation came
directly from E.W. Kenyon’s books. Kenyon was also a Baptist evangelist in his
early years.
10. Hagin continues… we are not to beat “SINNERS OVER THE HEAD (telling them to repent)
AND THEN WONDER WHY THEY QUIT COMING TO CHURCH.” Kenneth Hagin “Paul’s Revelation: The Gospel of Reconciliation” p. 18-19.
These statements show that Hagin was a pioneer in the modern
CHURCH GROWTH MOVEMENT.
He says if we don’t beat “sinners over the head”, which
translates “if we don’t preach against sin”, then sinners will come and stay in
church.” That’s the exact same message
Rick Warren, Bill Hybels, and Joel Osteen among others are giving. Joel Osteen grew up in the Faith Movement so he
has been schooled well in this hybrid gospel.
Hagin and these other
men are correct. If you don’t preach
convicting messages against sin, but just preach about prosperity and success, the
churches will have big congregations and a lot of money. But what do you have then? The church then is now just another social club of do gooders. Churches are full of self righteous sinners
who say ‘Lord, Lord’, whose consciences have been seared with a hot iron and who are
headed for hell. People are now just
involved in doing “good works”. It is no coincidence the church is in the condition
it’s in today.
PENTECOST HAS
TRADITIONALLY OPPOSED THE DOCTRINE OF ETERNAL SECURITY. E.W. Kenyon, Kenneth
Hagin and Kenneth Copeland have cleverly brought the doctrine of Eternal
Security into Pentecost and the Charismatic Movement, in a language that hid
what they were doing.
ETERNAL SECURITY, ONCE
SAVED ALWAYS SAVED DOCTRINE PROFILED
What is the doctrine of Eternal Security? It is the doctrine
of Once Saved Always Saved, that is you
can’t lose your salvation no matter what you do after you have accepted Christ.
This doctrine is taught in Martin R. De Haan III’s book “What
Do we have to Lose? Salvation: Security”.
(Note: Charles Stanley’s book on
Eternal Security teaches the exact same thing).
1.
“It
is only when we realize that our salvation depends on our confidence in what
Christ has done rather than on what we do.” p. 9 “What Do We Have to Lose?” Martin de Haan III.
2.
“God
justifies those He calls to Christ. In
LEGAL TERMS, that means DECLARES RIGHTEOUS those who believe in His Son.” P. 17
3.
“Because of spiritual immaturity, we often
sin…but God responds in our defense. To
our accusers He declares something like, “Who do you think you are to accuse
someone whom I DECLARED RIGHTEOUS.” “The
one you accuse of sin is one that I have PRE-CHOSEN and justified for
Myself.” P. 17 (The doctrine of Eternal Security is coupled
with the doctrine of Predestination).
4.
P.
18 “Not under law but UNDER GRACE. This
is the ultimate kind of IMMUNITY AND PERPETUAL PARDON.” (No matter what sins
you commit).
5.
“The blood of Jesus pacifies past, present
and future sins, even if they are not repented of.” “What Do We Have to Lose?” De Haan III
6.
Eternal
Security is being taught in the name of the GRACE OF GOD.
This is perverting the grace of God!
Rom 6:15 “What then? shall
we sin , because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid” KJV
Jude 4 “For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were
before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into
lasciviousness” KJV
Rev 3:5 “He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in
white raiment; and I will not blot out
his name out of the book of life,” KJV
Ex 32:33 “Whosoever hath sinned
against me, him will I blot out of my
book.” KJV
It’s impossible to blot someone’s name out of a book if it
was in there at one time.
7.
De Haan uses 2 Cor. 5:21 as his
foundational scripture for teaching Eternal Security, “For He hath made him to
be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God
in Him.” (All cults come from attaching
themselves to one scripture at the expense of ignoring other scriptures on the
same issue).
A COMPARISON OF DEHAAN’S
BOOK ON ETERNAL SECURITY AND THE TEACHINGS OF KENNETH HAGIN AND KENNETH
COPELAND.
THE EVIDENCE THAT HAGIN
AND COPELAND ARE TEACHING ETERNAL SECURITY:
*Kenneth Hagin, Copeland and DaHaan’s book on Eternal
Security, all use 2 Cor. 5:21 as
their primary scripture for teaching righteousness.
*Copeland…how can
you condemn what God has made righteous.
Compare to DeHaan’s book on Eternal Security,
“DeHaan, “Who do you think you are to accuse someone whom I DECLARED
RIGHTEOUS.” p. 17.
Copeland and DeHaan are saying the exact same thing.
*Copeland and Hagin’s teaching on Righteousness is referred
to as POSITIONAL RIGHTEOUSNESS, which is the same thing DeHaan and Charles
Stanley teach on Eternal Security.
Positional Righteousness means we are righteous because of what Christ
did and not by anything we do.
It is true that we are not righteous even if we keep all of
the Ten Commandments if we have not accepted Christ. But according to the Bible, we are not
righteous if we continue in sin. I will
deal with this more later to give an accurate overview on this issue. Note:
The term POSITIONAL RIGHTEOUSNESS is a theological term which is not in
the Bible.
*KENNETH COPELAND- “RIGHTEOUSNESS
IS NOT THE WAY YOU ACT, NOR YOUR CONDUCT.” Copeland “The Force of Righteousness” p. 5.
Compare this to DeHaan’s book on Eternal
Security. “It is only when we realize
that our salvation depends on our confidence in what Christ has done rather
than on what we do.” p. 9 “What Do
We Have to Lose?” Martin de Haan III.
BIBLE 1 John 2:29-3:1 “ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is
born of him.” KJV
1 John 3:7-9 “Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is
righteous, even as he is righteous. He that committeth sin is of the
devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. 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.” KJV
1 John 3:10 “In this the children of God are manifest, and
the children of the devil: whosoever doeth
not righteousness is not of God,”
KJV
Deut 6:25-7:1 “And it shall be our righteousness, if we observe to do all these
commandments before the LORD our God, as he hath commanded us.” KJV
Ps 7:11 “God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day.”
KJV
*If you are committing SIN YOU ARE UNRIGHTEOUSNESS and WICKED,
even if you claim to be in Jesus.
John 14:21 “He that hath my commandments , and keepeth them,
he it is that loveth me:” KJV
Matt 5:20 Jesus said, “For I say unto you, That except your
righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye
shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.” KJV
Hagin and Copeland’s teachings on Righteousness come straight
from E.W. Kenyon’s book “From the Cross to the Throne”, p. 51. They also could
come right out of the BAPTIST’S HANDBOOK.
(Remember, Kenyon, Hagin and Osteen are all former Baptists).
*In Hagin’s book “The Precious Blood” he uses the terminology,
“PERPETUAL CLEASING”.
Compare this to DeHaan’s Eternal Security
book, “Not under law but UNDER GRACE.
This is the ultimate kind of IMMUNITY AND PERPETUAL PARDON.” (No matter what sins commit, you are
perpetually pardoned is what this is teaching).
The key here is the word perpetual. “perpetual” cleansing and “perpetual” pardon are VIRTUALLY THE
SAME thing”. The Bible nothing about perpetual cleansing or pardon. If we sin the Bible says we must confess our
sins, repent. It is not PERPETUAL. There
is a big danger of sinning willfully and taking advantage of the grace of God.
He. 10:26, Rom. 6:15.
*Kenneth Copeland-
“THIS IS VICTORY OF THE HIGHEST
ORDER. SIN TURNED INTO RIGHTEOUSNESS!” Copeland, “The Force of Righteousness” p.
26.
To say SIN TURNED INTO RIGHTEOUSNESS is to redefine sin and make it mean the opposite
of what it is. That would then redefine
righteousness as sin. That would
literally translate to mean that sin now is good and righteousness now is bad.
Rom 1:25 “Who changed the truth of God into a lie,” KJV
The Bible never says SIN TURNED INTO RIGHTEOUSNESS. It says THE SINNER who becomes born again
BECOMES RIGHTEOUS through Jesus Christ.
2 Cor. 5:21. Sin stays sin! Sin never changes. What blasphemy to say “sin turned into righteousness”.
*KENNETH HAGIN-“So
Jesus’ blood is precious
because of its pacifying power; it pacifies not only the broken
law, but also A GUILTY CONSCIOUS.”
Hagin “The Precious Blood p. 18.
cOMPARE TO dEHAAN’S book on eternal
security, “The blood of Jesus PACIFIES past,
present and future sins, even if
they are not repented of.” “What Do We Have to Lose?” De Haan III
Both Hagin and DeHaan say “The Blood of Jesus pacifies sin”,
which comes directly from the doctrine of Eternal Security.
What Hagin is saying is that the blood of Jesus soothes your
conscious so that if you sin it doesn’t bother you anymore, it is pacified. You no longer are conscious of what the Bible
calls sin.
This is what Jesus called having a reprobate mind.
Rom 1:28-2:1 “And even as they did not like to retain God in
their knowledge, God gave them over to a
reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; Being
filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness,
maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil
things, disobedient to parents, Without understanding, covenantbreakers,
without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: Who knowing the judgment of God, that they
which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have
pleasure in them that do them.” KJV
*KENNETH COPELAND-
teaches we should have “NO MORE SIN
CONSCIOUSNESS”, Copeland “The Force of Righteousness p. 7-11. (This is Eternal Security)
*KENNETH COPELAND-“TAKE THE NAME OF JESUS AND DRIVE OUT
THIS SIN CONSCIOUSNESS” Copeland,
“The Force of Righteousness” p. 7-11.
Again, this is teaching Eternal Security!
What
does the Bible say about having a conscience?
Let’s look again at John 8:7-9 “He that is without sin among
you, let him first cast a stone at her. And again he stooped down, and wrote on
the ground. And they which heard it, being
convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one,” KJV
1 Peter 3:21 “(but the answer of a good conscience toward God,)” KJV
1 Tim 1:19 “Holding faith, and a good conscience ; which some having put away concerning
faith have made shipwreck:” KJV
1 Tim 1:5-7 “Now the end of the commandment is charity out of
a pure heart, and of a good
conscience , and of faith unfeigned: From which some having swerved
have turned aside unto vain jangling; Desiring to be teachers of the law;
understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.” KJV
Acts 23:2 “And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said,
Men and brethren, I have lived in all good
conscience before God until this day.” KJV
It’s true that after we have made things right with God we
are not to be conscious of past sins that are forgiven, but we are to be
cognizant or conscience of sin so we will not fall into it again.
1 Cor. 15:34 “Awake to righteousness and SIN NOT”
Ps 119:11 “Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might
not sin against thee.” KJV
How will anyone even be conscious of sin unless he reads or
hears the Word of God?
1 Thess 5:22 “Abstain from all appearance of evil.” KJV
You cannot abstain from the appearance of evil unless you are
conscious of evil, and are aware of the difference between right and wrong.
Heb 5:14-6:1 “But strong meat belongeth to them that are of
full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern
both good and evil.” KJV
1 Tim 4:2 “Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot
iron;” KJV
Saying “Take the name of Jesus and drive out the sin
consciousness” is unscriptural and blasphemous!
If one follows this teaching he will end up in hell.
1 John 1:6 “If we say that we have fellowship with him, and
walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:” KJV
A PERSON WITHOUT A CONSCIENCE IS THE MOST WICKED AND
DANGEROUS PERSON IN THE WORLD. THEY
DON’T KNOW THE DIFFERENCE OF RIGHT AND WRONG.
1.
KENNETH
COPELAND-“THE ONLY SIN THAT
WILL KEEP YOU OUT OF HEAVEN IS REJECTING JESUS.” Copeland, “The Force of Righteousness” p.
6-7.
If that were true, it would mean…
…as long as you don’t reject Jesus, you could commit
adultery, lie, steal, commit homosexuality, etc., and still go to heaven.
This defies the Word of God.
Rev 21:8 “But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the
abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and
all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and
brimstone: which is the second death.” KJV
Furthermore, Copeland’s statement would mean…
…that anyone, Moslem, Hindu, etc., will go to heaven even if
they don’t ACCEPT JESUS, as long as they don’t reject Jesus. If that
were the case it would be best not to preach Christ so people wouldn’t have an opportunity to reject Him.
Acts 2:21 “whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall
be saved.” KJV
Acts 2:21 …is not being passive but pro-active towards Jesus.
2.
KENNETH
COPELAND-“THE BLOOD OF JESUS
DID NOT JUST COVER SIN, IT REMITTED SIN, IT DID AWAY WITH SIN COMPLETELY.” Copeland, “The Force of Righteousness”
“It did
away with sin completely?” This
would mean that THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS SIN NOW. It would mean for a Christian that sin is now
a NON-ISSUE. This would translate , in
so many words, to say that JESUS CAME SO WE COULD SIN WITH IMPUNITY. THAT IS CLASSICAL ETERNAL SECURITY.
The truth is that the blood of Jesus has the power to cleanse
from sin, but it did not eradicate sin from the earth. Sin is still a massive problem. The blood of Jesus cleanses the sins of those
that call on Him and repent of their sins.
It does not cleanse the sins of those who don’t repent and call on Him.
It is not true that Jesus did away with sin completely! Sin still exists. Otherwise, how would you explain why there is
still war, murder, lust, fornication, stealing, lying, etc.
Rom 6:12-13 “Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body,
that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. Neither yield ye your members as
instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as
those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of
righteousness unto God.” KJV
More
evidence HAGIN AND COPELAND are teaching
veiled Eternal Security.
THEIR TEACHINGS REGARDING THE TEN COMMANDMENTS…
a.
E.W. Kenyon, the mentor of Kenneth Hagin through
his books, taught “IT WAS THE END OF
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS”. The Ten
Commandments were done away with. Kenyon, “What Happened from the Cross to the
Throne”, p. 50.
b.
Kenneth Hagin, “SOME HAVE THOUGHT THAT BEING DOERS OF THE WORD MEANS TO KEEP THE TEN
COMMANDMENTS. THAT IS NOT WHAT James
1:22 IS TALKING ABOUT. AFTER ALL, WE
HAVE UNDER THE NEW TESTAMENT BUT ONE COMMANDMENT, LOVE.” Any way you
look at this Hagin is saying that The Ten Commandments have been done away
with, just like his mentor Kenyon.
It is not true that the Ten
Commandments were done away with and now there is only one commandment, love. In his statement Hagin was referring to Mt.
22:37-40 “Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy
heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.This is the first and great
commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as
thyself.” The problem is that he stops
there and does not finish the verse. The
rest of the same verse says, “On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.”
KJV
In other words, LOVE is the nail that HANGS THE COMMANDMENTS
OF GOD. Love doesn’t destroy the
law. Jesus was saying that without being
born again, loving God and our neighbors, it is
impossible to keep God’s law.
c.
Finis Dake’s Annotated Bible teaches The
Ten Commandments have been done away. This is the favorite Bible of Rhema, Hagin’s School.
d.
Smith Wigglesworth in his book “Healing” “YOU KNOW,
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS…IS DONE AWAY WITH.” p. 81
Wigglesworth states "Those tablets of stone with their
'Thou shalt nots' are done away with, for they never brought life to
anyone." He goes on to say, "You ask, 'Does a man who is filled with
the Spirit cease to keep the commandments?' "I simply repeat what the
Spirit of God has told here, that this 'ministry of death, written and engraved
on stones' ("and you know that the Ten Commandments were written on
stones") "is done away with".
Wigglesworth’s books are sold by
Rhema. There is a pattern!
e.
KENNETH COPELAND-“THE ONLY SIN THAT WILL KEEP YOU OUT OF HEAVEN IS REJECTING JESUS.” Copeland, “The Force of Righteousness” p.
6-7.
*Saying the Ten Commandments are done away with is in reality
teaching that if you say you believe in Christ you are saved and can’t be lost
no matter what sins you commit or how you live. Any way you look at it, this is the doctrine
of Eternal Security.
LOOK AT THE TEN
COMMANDMENTS THAT THEY SAY ARE DONE AWAY WITH:
Ex. 20: 3 “THOU SHALT NOT...
…have ANY OTHER GODS before me…shalt not make any graven image…shalt NOT TAKE THE NAME OF THE LORD
THY GOD IN VAIN…remember the SABBATH DAY and keep it holy (This is the only commandment that the New
Testament makes a revision on... Rom 14:5-6), HONOR THEY FATHER AND MOTHER…thou shalt NOT
KILL…shalt NOT COMMIT ADULTERY…NOT STEAL…NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS…NOT COVET.
You tell me which one of the Ten Commandments God did away
with. If the Ten Commandments were taken away with, the world would revert to immorality
like the ancient paganism, which in fact it has already done on the whole. Hagin and Copeland are in agreement with the
ungodly who have taken the Ten Commandments out of the public schools and court
houses in America.
*Jesus did away with the Levitical ORDINANCES (NOT THE TEN
COMMANDMENTS) nailing them …the ordinances…to the cross.” He. 9:1 (This had to do with washings, etc.).
The New Testament reiterates The Ten Commandments and even
expounds on them.
1 Cor. 6:9-10; Romans
1:28-29; Rev. 21:8, names the things that will keep you out of heaven.
JESUS DID NOT COME TO
DESTROY THE LAW!
Matt 5:17 Jesus said, ‘Think
not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to
destroy, but to fulfil.’ KJV
1 John 2:3-4 “And
hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. He that saith,
I know him, and keepeth not his
commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.” KJV
Rom 3:31-4:1 “Do we
then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the
law.” KJV
When Jesus interviewed the rich man about following Him, the
Bible says Jesus loved him because he knew and kept The Ten Commandments. Lk. 18:21.
Jesus went further than The Ten Commandments. He said if you even LOOK on a woman to lust after her, you have
committed adultery in your heart .
JESUS DIDN’T COME TO LEGALIZE
SIN; HE CAME TO SET US FREE FROM THE POWER OF SIN.
Rom 8:1-10 “There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of
the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and
death. For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh,
God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: That the
righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.” KJV.
Those who believe in Eternal Security do not like the
KJV. They use the NIV. In Rom. 8:1. Unlike the KJV, the NIV just says “There is no condemnation to them
which are in Christ”, and STOPS THERE.
The NIV deletes “WHO WALK NOT AFTER THE FLESH.” (See the article on www.lorendavis.com on “CHANGING THE BIBLE”). Kenneth Hagin and Kenneth Copeland also do
not like the KJV, but use many different translations.
Rom 8:13 “For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but
if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.” KJV
Compare Hagin and Copeland’s
position about The Ten Commandments being done away, to Dehaan III’s book on
Eternal Security.
De Haan III says, “It is only when we realize that our
salvation depends on our confidence in what Christ has done rather than on
what we do.” p. 9 “What Do We Have
to Lose?” Martin de Haan III.
This is just another way of saying The Ten Commandments are
no longer relevant. It is the exact same
position as Hagin and Copeland have taken. This is a doctrine of devils. 1 Tim.
4:1.
THE TEACHING OF THE “UNCONDITIONAL
LOVE OF GOD”.
Today we hear much about the UNCONDITIONAL LOVE OF GOD. Serving God with no conditions translates into
meaning that no matter how you live God will accept you. This
is the doctrine of Eternal Security.
It is true God loved us and sent Jesus to die for us while we
were sinners (Rom. 5:8). It is NOT TRUE
that salvation, healing or the blessings of God are unconditional and that
after accepting Christ we are allowed to continue living like sinners.
SALVATION is conditional: John.
3:16 “If you believe…you will be
saved. If you believe not, you
HEALING is conditional: Matt 13:58-14:1 “And
he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.” KJV
THE BLESSINGS of God are conditional:
Deuteronomy 28. If you do what He
commands you, you will be blessed. If
you don’t, you will be under the curse. See
also, Mal. 3:10.
THE SOLGAN “GOD IS
GOOD ALL THE TIME”.
The Faith Movement has brought this slogan, “God is good all
the time”, into most churches of all denominations. That slogan is nothing but a
veiled cloak for the doctrine of Eternal Security, which insinuates that God will not hold man an
accountable for his sins.
The Bible: Rom 11:22 “Behold
therefore the goodness and severity
of God: on them which fell, severity ; but toward thee, goodness , if
thou continue in his goodness : otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.” KJV
The Bible talks often in the New Testament about the WRATH OF
GOD towards the wicked.
Jn. 3:36, Rom. 1:18, Eph. 5:6, Col. 3:6, Rev. 14:10, 19;
15:1, 7; 16:1.
Ps 7:11 “God is angry with the wicked every day.” KJV
Heb 10:26-27 “For if we sin wilfully after that we have
received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for
sins, But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation,
which shall devour the adversaries.” KJV
There
has developed a “NO RULES CHRISTIANITY”
Rev 2:20-21 “Notwithstanding I have a few things against
thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a
prophetess, to teach and to seduce my
servants to commit
fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols. And I gave her
space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not.” KJV
THE NEW GOSPEL THAT HAS
EVOLVED IS A “THIS LIFE” GOSPEL.
Today, almost nothing is preached about SALVATION, BEING BORN
AGAIN; SIN; ETERNITY, HEAVEN, HELL OR THE JUDGMENT DAY. Sermons are just feel good, you’re
alright,
“Christianized” success seminars.
Whatever it will take to get a good crowd and a good offering.
Joel Osteen’s book, “YOUR BEST LIFE NOW” reflects this. It is a ME, HUMANISTIC, NOW Gospel which is
following the same line as the New Age. His new book is “How to be a better YOU”.
His messages are not centered around Christ but around YOU.
He is using the church to teach psychology in Jesus’ name. The essence of psychology is diametrically
opposed to the Bible.
The biggest churches today mainly preach about prosperity,
success and on “how great YOU are”. Their
gospel is centered around “THIS LIFE”, not the AFTER LIFE. PREACHERS ARE NOT PREPARING People
For where they will spend eternity. This
hybrid gospel is no threat to Satan’s kingdom at all. It has lulled God’s people into a deep
spiritual coma and has contaminated the faith of millions. Hagin and Copeland are not targeting winning
the lost. They and their allies target Christians,
then do everything in their power to indoctrinate them with “their” perverted spin
of the gospel. They have ravaged God’s
people financially, diverting untold millions of dollars from God’s agenda of winning
the lost and teaching sound Bible doctrine, into their own personal coffers. They have become very rich off God’s people
while those who are preaching the “true” Gospel to win the lost are
struggling.
There is
little difference between their message and that of the atheists: one’s
heaven or hell is in the here and now.
Today, that is all the church is thinking about. What they can get now. How rich can they become now. What is preached from most pulpits today is very
little different from what the New Age is teaching. Sermons
are little more that “Christianized” success seminars.
(See the
Article “New Age Faith is Replacing
Bible Faith”www.combineharvesting.com)
What does the Bible say about this?
Ps 17:14 “From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life,” KJV
1 Cor 15:19-21 “If in this
life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable. But
now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that
slept. For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the
dead.” KJV
2 Tim 4:10 For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world”
KJV
THE ISSUE ABOUT ETERNAL
LIFE IS VIRTUALLY DEAD IN THE CHURCH TODAY, but not as far as what the Bible
says.
Luke 10:25 “…what shall
I do to inherit eternal life?” KJV
Rom 2:7 “To them who by patient continuance in well doing
seek for glory and honour and immortality,
eternal life:” KJV
Rom 5:21-6:1 “That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so
might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal
life by Jesus Christ our Lord.” KJV
*THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH AND OTHER DENOMINATIONS TEACH THAT
YOU MUST BE BAPTIZED IN THEIR CHURCH AND BELONG TO THEIR CHURCH TO BE SAVED. If
that were so that would make the church the Savior instead of Christ. They make
their members believe that they will go to heaven no matter how sinful lives they
live, as long as they are members of their church and support them financially. Many churches are full of drunks,
whoremongers, liars and thieves whose consciences have been seared. The wicked have been assured that their
membership in their church and baptism are their passes to heaven, no matter
how they live. There is no truth in
that. This is just another form of Eternal Security.
CONCLUSION
As a direct result of the teachings of Kenneth Hagin, RHEMA, and
Copeland, among others, there is virtually no hot convicting preaching against
sin anhymore, especially in the Charismatic Movement. No one feels his need to repent of his sins
anymore.
Amos 6:1 “Woe to them that are at ease in Zion ,” KJV
The Faith Movement leaders said that this is no longer the
time of the preacher, it is the time of the teacher. That is totally unscriptural! (1 Co. 12:28-29). Teaching is important, but it is just one of
the ministry gifts. None of the ministry gifts have ceased.
1 Cor 1:21 “…it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.” KJV
Heb 1:7 “Who maketh…his
ministers a flame of fire .” KJV
The fire has gone out in most pulpits! Most messages today are cold and dead. They are just lectures that don’t have
enough passion or power to even keep people awake. Most preachers are looking to find some cute little
cliché or joke or gimmick to keep their people entertained just enough to keep
them coming back to their church and keep them dropping an offering in the
plate. They preach what people want to
hear to pacify them instead of loving the people enough to preach the truth
which will save their lives and souls. To
them preaching is just a job. They have
no burden for the lost. Jesus called it,
“the blind leading the blind”.
Many
Christians today are no different morally than thE pagans.
*1 Peter 4:17-18 “For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God:
and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the
gospel of God? And if the righteous
scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?” KJV
ANOTHER JESUS, ANOTHER
SPIRIT, ANOTHER GOSPEL
*2 Cor 11:4 “For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not
preached, or if ye receive another
spirit, which ye have not received, or another
gospel,”
*vs. 3…I fear your
minds should be corrupted from the simplicity which is Christ. KJV
*2 Cor 10:4-5 “(For the weapons of our warfare are not
carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling
down of strong holds;) Casting
down imaginations, and every
high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every
thought to the obedience of Christ;” KJV
You must make a choice if you are going to follow prophets,
apostles, preachers, your denomination or
Jesus Christ and the Bible.
*Jer 5:31-6:1 “The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests
bear rule by their means; and my people
love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?” KJV
*Rom 3:4 “God forbid: yea, let God be true , but every man a
liar;” KJV
IT IS TRUE WE ARE NOT SAVED BY WORKS BUT BY FAITH IN CHRIST,
BUT WORKS ARE VERY IMPORTANT.
*James 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.” KJV
*James 2:20 “But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?” KJV
*Rev 20:12 “And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before
God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book
of life: and the dead were judged
out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.” KJV
IT’S YOUR CHOICE!
Josh 24:15-16 “And if it seem evil unto you to serve the
LORD, choose you this day whom ye will
serve ; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other
side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.
And the people answered and said, God
forbid that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods;” KJV
Unless
there is an immediate turn around, millions of professing Christians, even
those who CLAIM TO BE SPIRIT FILLED, will miss heaven.
*Isa 14:9 “Hell from
beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the
dead for thee,” KJV
*Isa 28:18 “And your covenant with death shall be
disannulled, and your agreement with
hell shall not stand;” KJV
I have argued REGARDING SALVATION,
COMPARING THE TEACHINGS OF RELIGIOUS GIANTS ON THIS TOPIC, with the Holy
Scriptures. Remember, no man’s revelation is above the
Bible. The Bible tells us that no
scripture is of private interpretation.
2 Pet. 1:20. If these CORRECTIONS AND teachings are offensive
to you, your problem is not with me but with the Bible and The Lord Jesus
Christ. MAY YOU MAKE THE WHOLE COUNSEL
OF gOD YOUR CHOICE.
*2 Peter 2:1-3 “But there were false prophets also among the
people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily
shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them,
and bring upon themselves swift destruction. And many shall follow their pernicious ways;
by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of. And through
covetousness shall they with
feigned words make merchandise
of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their
damnation slumbereth not.”
*2 Cor 4:2 “But have renounced the hidden things of
dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God
deceitfully; “ KJV
*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.” KJV
*2 Tim 3:16 “All scripture is given by inspiration of God,
and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof,
for correction , for instruction
in righteousness:” KJV
*2 Thess 2:12 “That they all might be damned who believed not the truth” KJV
*Matt 13:20-21 “But he that received the seed into stony
places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it; Yet
hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word,
by and by he is offended .” KJV
*Luke 7:23 “And blessed
is he, whosoever shall not
be offended in me.” KJV
*Rev 2:14 “But I have a few things against thee, because thou
hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of
Israel, “
*Isa 8:20 “if they
speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light
in them.” KJV
*John 8:37 Jesus said, “ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you.” KJV
Matt 4:4 Jesus said, “It is written, Man shall not live by
bread alone , but by every word that
proceedeth out of the mouth of God.” KJV
AT THE DAY OF JUDGMENT,
WE WILL BE JUDGED BY THE WORD OF GOD.
Rom 2:16 “In the day when God
shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.” KJV
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Perverted”; “Is Eternal Security
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