I realize the following article is lengthy but it is comprehensive. It addresses much of the false accusations against the Apostleship of Paul. Please enjoy and get informed.
One of the most serious false doctrines that littlest David believes is that everyone will receive the **SAME REWARD** in heaven and that **ONE* REWARD** is eternal life. This Satanic belief completely eliminates about 100 NT Scripture which promises countless **ETERNAL REWARDS** for faithful and loving service!!Apparently these 100 verses can not be found in Littlest David's Bible.
*SALVATION IS 100% FREE WHILE ETERNAL HEAVENLY REWARDS ARE 100% EARNED**!!
**SALVATION IS 100% FREE**
Titus 3:3,4: At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. But when the kindness and **LOVE** of God our Savior appeared , He saved us, **NOT BECAUSE OF RIGHTEOUS THINGS WE HAD DONE**, but because of **HIS MERCY**!!
John 1:12,13: To all who received Him, to those who believed in His name, he gave the right to become children of God--children born not of natural descent, **NOR OF A HUMAN DECISION** or a husband's will but, **BORN OF GOD**!!
John 6:37,39,44,65: Jesus says, "**ALL** that the Father gives Me **WILL** come to Me, and whoever comes to Me I will **NEVER** drive away... And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that I shall **LOSE NONE** of all that He has given Me, but raise them up at the Last Day.... No one can come to Me **UNLESS** the Father who sent Me **DRAWS HIM**, and I will raise him up at the Last Day!!... No one can come to Me **UNLESS** the Father has **ENABLED THEM**!!"
Ephesians 2:8,9: For it is by **GRACE** you have been saved, through **FAITH**—and this **NOT FROM YOURSELVES**, it is the **GIFT OF GOD**—not by works. So that no one can boast. For we are **GOD'S WORKMANSHIP**, created in Christ Jesus to do **GOOD WORKS**, which God prepared in advance for us to do!
Romans 12:3: For by the **GRACE GIVEN ME** I say to every one of you. Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourselves with sober judgment, in accordance with the **FAITH GOD HAS DISTRIBUTED TO EACH OF YOU**... We have different gifts, according to the **GRACE GIVEN TO EACH OF US**!!
Romans 9:15,16,18: God says, "I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion." It does not, therefore, depend on human desire or effort, but on God's mercy...Therefore God has mercy on whom He wants to have mercy, and He hardens whom He wants to harden. {But God's saints still preach God's Word to everyone}
John 15:16: Jesus says, You did not choose Me, but I **CHOSE YOU**and appointed you so that you might bear **FRUIT**--**FRUIT** that will last!!
Matthew 22:14: Jesus says, "MANY ARE INVITED**, but few are **CHOSEN**!"
Mar 13:20: Jesus says, "If the Lord had not cut short those days, no on would survive, but for the sake of the **ELECT**, whom He has **CHOSEN, He has shortened them!"
{The Lord has shortened the Great Tribulation from 3 1/2 years or 1278 days to 1260 days}
John 13:18: Jesus says, "I am not referring to all of you, I know those I have **CHOSEN**!
Ephesians 1:4-8; 11,12: 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... In Him we were also **CHOSEN**, having been **PREDESTINED** in accordance to the plan of Him who works out everything in conformity to the purpose of His will, in order that we, who were the first to put our hope in Christ, might be to the **PRAISE OF HIS GLORY**!!
I Thessalonians 1:4: For we know, brothers loved by God, that He has **CHOSEN YOU**, because our Gospel came to you not simply with words but also with power, with the Holy Spirit and deep conviction!
I Peter 2:9: But you are a **CHOSEN PEOPLE**, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's special possession, that you might declare the praise of Him who **CALLED YOU** out of darkness into His wonderful light!!
Revelation 17:14: They will make war against the **LAMB** but the **LAMB** will overcome them because He is **LORD** of lords and **KING** of kings and with Him will be His **CALLED** **CHOSEN** and **FAITHFUL** followers!! {Riding on white horses right after the Marriage Feast of the **LAMB** as per Revelation 19:7-20!}
Romans 6:23: The wages of sin is death, but the **GIFT OF GOD** is **ETERNAL LIFE**!
God's Word clearly teaches that faith, salvation, the Holy Spirit and eternal life are all 100 percent **FREE GIFTS OF GOD** and that the two main incentives for doing good works is being thankful to God for these amazing **FREE GIFTS** and to **EARN HEAVENLY ETERNAL REWARDS** which God has promised His chosen saints for faithful and loving service. Whereas those who believe in **SINLESS PERFECTION** believe that we have to earn our salvation and eternal life by doing **GOOD WORKS** and being **SINLESS** and that the only eternal reward is gaining eternal life by what we do; and if we commit even one small sin after we are saved we will loose our salvation and eternal life. And so man and not God becomes the Author and Finisher of our salvation.
**BUT WHAT DOES GOD'S WORD SAY**??
**AND SO SALVATION IS 100 PERCENT **FREE** but **ETERNAL REWARDS** are 100 percent **EARNED**!!
Ephesians 6:8: Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not men, because you know that the Lord will **REWARD** everyone for what ever good he does!
Revelation 22:12 Jesus says, “Behold I am coming soon! My **REWARD** is with Me, and I will give to everyone according to what he has done!”
Matthew 16:27: Jesus says, “The Son of Man is going to come in His Father's glory with His angels and **THEN** He will **REWARD** each person according to what he has done!”
Luke 11:33,34: Jesus says, "Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a **TREASURE** IN HEAVEN** that will never fail, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. For where your **TREASURE** is, there your **HEART** will be also!"
Luke 14:13,14: Jesus says, "When you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be **BLESSED**. Although they cannot repay you you will be **REPAID AT THE RESURRECTION** of the righteous!"
2 Corinthians 5:9,10: We make it our goal to please Him... for we must all appear before the Judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive what is due him for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.
1 Corinthians 3:13-15: His work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each man's work. If what he has built survives, he will receive his **REWARD**. If it is burned up he will suffer loss; he himself will be saved, but only as one escaping through the flames.
How to Win Heavenly CROWNS:
I Corinthians 9:24-27: Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes in to strict training. They do it to get a **CROWN** that will not last; but we do it to get a **CROWN THAT WILL LAST FOREVER**! Therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly; I do not fight like a man beating the air. No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize!
2 John 1:8: Watch out that you do not lose what you have worked for, but that you may be **REWARDED** fully!.
Revelation 3:11: Jesus says, “I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your **CROWN**!”
2 Timothy 4:7,8: I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the **CROWN** of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me **ON THAT DAY**—and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for His appearing!
The **CROWN** of Life for those who persevere under trials and persecution:
James 1:12: Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the **CROWN OF LIFE** that God has promised to those who love Him!
Revelation 2:10 Jesus says, “Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer... Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you the **CROWN OF LIFE**!”
Matthew 5:11,12: Jesus says, “Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your **REWARD IN HEAVEN**!”
Luke6:22,23: Jesus says, "Blessed are you when people hate you, when they reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man. Rejoice in that day and **JUMP FOR JOY**, because great is your **REWARD IN HEAVEN**!"
! Daniel 12:3: Those who impart wisdom will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness like the stars for ever and ever!!
Matthew 19:29: Jesus says, "Everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children **FOR MY SAKE** will receive a **HUNDRED TIMES AS MUCH** and will inherit eternal life!!"
Sometimes you are a man who exhibits rational thought, other times, not so much. Therefore I now appeal to your rational side.
The problem is NOT Paul.
The problem IS the misuse of Paul's writings.
Even the Apostle Peter agrees with me.
Whenever I bring this up, people quickly go on the defensive, change the subject and accuse me of being a Paul hater. This should give pause to a person of discernment.
Because of your misunderstanding of what the Bible is and how to read it, you fully embrace the doctrine of inerrancy, even, I might add, without supporting evidence other than the RCC and Protestant Sola Scriptura, i.e. Paper Pope doctrine.
Therefore you make the writings of Paul equal to and in some cases supersede the very words of Jesus. This should not be so. If you like and agree with Paul's Midrash, then so be it, there is nothing wrong with that as long as it does not supersede the teaching of our Lord and Messiah, Jesus.
The problem arises when "the Church" commands people, they are bound to keep and obey the writings of Paul under threat of losing salvation. This is wrong.
Jesus is the way the truth and the life, not Paul. Who are you to disagree with Messiah?
Paul's writing may be beneficial and aid in understanding, nothing wrong with that. But it should ALWAYS be kept in mind; Jesus said; "there is one teacher; Messiah".
Prophetic, due to your often misrepresentation of what I said and what others have said, I find it hard to believe what you now claim chuckk says or believes
For some reason I’m just not getting through to you no matter how much stress l place on rational argumentation.
But you’re not unusual and you’re not alone.
Way too many people take the effort to critically examine their own ideas.
Speaking of noncritical examination, silly ideas like flat earth, KJVonlism, and the multitude of “prophetic” threads also come to mind.
The Bible warns all of us not to think more highly of ourselves than we ought. In fact, those who think they smarter than they really are, end up demonstrating how truly inept they are instead
That’s why I keep stressing the importance of of Critical Thinking.
I’ve approached you in different ways to try and help you but it seems like I’m getting nowhere—l may as well be wasting more time with prophetic.
But here’s one more attempt to reach out to you. So below, I’ve copied and pasted one of your posts. I’m hoping that you’ll see how your arguments fail even at the elementary level of objectively state the facts.
So let’s take a look at you last post
CHUCKK SAYS:
Little David, Sometimes you are a man who exhibits rational thought, other times, not so much. Therefore I now appeal to your rational side.
The problem is NOT Paul.
The problem IS the misuse of Paul's writings.
Even the Apostle Peter agrees with me.
LITTLE DAVID:
I was really anticipating a rational dialogue with you but your last paragraph isn’t a good start chuckk.
First of all, you failed to show how “Peter agrees with you” or how “Paul’s writings are misused”
CHUCKK SAYS
Whenever I bring this up, people quickly go on the defensive, change the subject and accuse me of being a Paul hater. This should give pause to a person of discernment.
LITTLE DAVID
Chuckk, words like “whenever” and “people” are hardly a good start to a sound rational argument. Who are these “whenever people”?
CHUCKK SAYS
Because of your misunderstanding of what the Bible is and how to read it, you fully embrace the doctrine of inerrancy, even, I might add, without supporting evidence other than the RCC and Protestant Sola Scriptura, i.e. Paper Pope doctrine.
Therefore you make the writings of Paul equal to and in some cases supersede the very words of Jesus. This should not be so. If you like and agree with Paul's Midrash, then so be it, there is nothing wrong with that as long as it does not supersede the teaching of our Lord and Messiah, Jesus.
LITTLE DAVID
Chuckk, once again, nothing rational here, just your unbridled feelings. You continue to confuse your personal feelings and your personal fears for the facts of a matter. So based on your own fears and feelings about what you think others are thinking you assert false accusations.
CHUCKK SAYS
The problem arises when "the Church" commands people, they are bound to keep and obey the writings of Paul under threat of losing salvation. This is wrong.
Jesus is the way the truth and the life, not Paul. Who are you to disagree with Messiah?
LITTLE DAVID
Once again, your unhinged feelings are given more weight over objective facts. In fact, you allow your personal feelings to obscure the [[unemotional]] facts of the case
CHICKK SAYS
Paul's writing may be beneficial and aid in understanding, nothing wrong with that. But it should ALWAYS be kept in mind; Jesus said; "there is one teacher; Messiah".
LITTLE DAVID
Chuckk, see if you can find one fact in your last statement above.
Here a clue, you failed to reference any fact.
Worse yet, you loosely quote Jesus out of context.
Why did you not quote the passage containing Jesus own words confirming Paul’s Apostleship?
