1 Timothy 1:18-19 This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare; Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:
1 Timothy 4:1 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 Peter 3:17 Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.
2 Peter 2:20-22 For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.
For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.
But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.
Revelation 2:4-5 Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.
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.
Ephesians 4:1 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,
1 Corinthians 15:58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
! peter 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; becuase your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
This is why I believe that while the grace is still there, we can become as unbelievers after we have accepted the Lord.
If we had no worries of failing as servents of the Lord then why is there so much in the new testament that is telling us how to live?
A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the wayside; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.(6) and some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture. (7) And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it. And other fell on the good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit and hunderedfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, he that hath ears to hear, let him hear. (9) And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be? (10) And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of god: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see and hearing they might not understand. (11) Now the parable is this: the seed IS THE WORD OF GOD. (12) Those by the way side are the that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved. (13) They n the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away. (14) And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and PLEASURES OF THIS LIFE, and bring NO FRUIT to perfection. (15) But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.
I may fall short from time to time, but I wanna be on that GOOD GROUND, I have heard the word and I do my best to keep it.
Now if we look in Galatians chapter 5
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This I say then, Walk in the spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusteth against the spirit, and the spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law. Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness, revelings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of god. But the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. If we live in the spirit, let us also walk in the spirit.
We have learned that even followers of Christ repent from their sins.
Some may say " Jesus already was sacrificed once he doesn't need to go back"
I totally agree!!
The reasoning behing the perfect sacrifice forever was the fact that under the law of Moses sacrifices where regularly given for things NOT JUST FORGIVENESS OF SINS! It was a way that the priests could pray on ones behalf!!
Jesus came an was sacrificed so we would have a Mediator forever, he was the perfect sacrifice so heaven would open up and hear our prayers! not just those of forgiveness but all of them.!!!!!!!!!
He is our advocate with the father!!
People followed the law of Moses because the had to it was no choice it was law!!
People walk in the Spirit, wanting not the things of the flesh not out of law but out of the love for the Lord!!
I have talked to some people who say that the bible was translated by fallible men and they put in stuff for their beliefs of their time! So you really only need the basics!
Surely I am not the only one who sees the hypocrisy in this statement!
Much like the argument that The Bible was written in a different time, it wasn't ever meant for our time in the way we live today!
The Word of God is forever! and surely a God that created all the heavens and the earth and our complex body system in all its greatness would see what the world would become!
