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[font color="e6194a"]1Tim4:4 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;

2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;

3 Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.

4 For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:

5 For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.

6 If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained.
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We are told this; Some people-

1]Depart from the faith

2]Giving heed to seducing spirits

3]Giving heed to doctrines of Devils

4]Speaking lies in Hypocrisy

5]Having their conscience seared with a hot iron

6]Forbidding to marry

7]Commanding to abstain from meats

Among professed believers you will come across a wide variety of statements, some healthy, some concerning;

Strong Statements - Jesus rules as Lord/Heaven will be great/Since Jesus saved me/ Have you ever read this?

Weak statements - Overly sentimental/"Dear Lord", "Good Lord'/Doctrine divides/Don't Judge/We are all members of "the body"

Confused Statements - legalistic basis for sanctification/ no need for anyone to teach me/Rededication/ backsliding/I do not read books of men

Wrong statements - Possible sinless perfection/God is not in total control/I could never believe God sends men to hell

Hostile statements - Who are you to tell me about God?/Prove it to me/ I do not care what the bible says/That is just your interpretation

Extra-biblical words- God spoke to me/I have seen angels/I was given a word of prophecy/I receive messages in dreams and visions

Heretical Statements- All groups have equal truth/There are many paths to heaven/The bible contains the word of God/We cannot know truth

Apostate Statements- I used to believe some of these truths/Jesus does not do what he says he will do/I no longer believe in a God of judgment/
I tried Christianity before

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The Truth Is The best defense against Error Oct 16, 2023 12:51:35 GMT -5

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The following were sermon notes from a message by Greg Nichols

How the apostate goes back

1] They draw off their thoughts, all that they may, from the remembrance of God, death, and the judgment to come.

2]Then they cast off by degrees private duties, as closet prayer, curbing their lusts, watching sorrow for sin and the like.

3]Then they shun the company of lively and warm Christians.

4]After that, they grow cold to public duty, as hearing and reading sermons and scripture, they forsake godly conversations.

5]They then begin to pick holes as we say, in the coats of some of the godly; and that devilishly that they might have a surprised reason to throw religion behind their backs.

6]Then they begin to adhere to, and associate themselves with carnal, loose, and wanton men.

7]Then they give way to carnal and wanton discourses in secret: and are glad if they can see other professed Christians engaging in compromising activities.

8]After this, they begin to play with little sins openly.

9]And then, being Hardened, they show themselves as they are. Thus being launched again into the gulf of misery unless a miracle of grace prevent it, they everlastingly perish in their own deceiving's[/b][/font][/font]

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The Truth Is The best defense against Error Oct 16, 2023 13:52:18 GMT -5

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A sign of an unregenerate professor is the lack of ability to comprehend Divine truth;
1Cor 2

4 And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:

5 That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

6 Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:

7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:

8 Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.

10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.

11 For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.

12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.

13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

15 But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.

16 For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? but we have the mind of Christ.

Mt13:10 And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?

11 He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

12 For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.

13 Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.

14 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:

15 For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.

17 For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.

jn8:43 Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.

44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

45 And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not.

46 Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me?

47 He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.

35 Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.

36 While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them.

37 But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him:

38 That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?

39 Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again,

40 He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.

41 These things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake of him.

42 Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue:

43 For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.

44 Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me.

45 And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me.

46 I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.

47 And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.

48 He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.

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