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If you are a born-again believer, your name can never be blotted out from the Book of Life. You must understand that this book was completed since the foundation of the world. Also, in this article, we examine what predestination means. One thing is for sure: God never designed anyone to be condemned to Hell. We all have free will, and people make that choice themselves.
Proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ
“For what the law couldn’t do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God did, sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh; that the ordinance of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.” (Romans 8:3-4 WEB)
Is your conscience still shouting at you, saying that you have to pay for your sins? That’s called an evil conscience—one that doesn’t recognize that the blood Jesus shed at the cross has already perfectly paid for all our sins.
The passage above shows God’s Grace towards us. Because no mortal man can keep the Law perfectly, God the Father sent His Son Jesus to keep it perfectly on our behalf, even to the point of dying our death—since the wages of sin is death.
The sins of the world were all laid upon Jesus’ body at the cross and God condemned (punished) them by pouring out fiery wrath upon Jesus’ flesh.
Our sins have all been fully judged in the body of our sinless, perfect atoning sacrifice for sins.
By placing our faith in Jesus, we are accepting Him to be our sin offering—the perfect Lamb of God who takes away all our sins by one sacrifice for all-time.
Sin can only be forgiven when a death occurs. God’s justice demands it.
Sin came into the world by the disobedience of one man, so it must also be a man (a kinsman redeemer) who redeems mankind and the earth from the bondage of sin.
Since God didn’t want us to die for our sins, He sent Jesus to die in our place, and what a worthy death it was!
If you knew the value of Jesus, you will know that your sin debt is surely paid in full.
Through His own death, Jesus righteously redeemed us who believe in Him, as well as this earth, from the bondage of sin and death.
Now we are just waiting for the completion of the times so that we will see this redemption fulfilled during the Millennium and beyond.
We will be in our glorified bodies, immune to the ravages of sin and death, and Jesus will be ruling as King from Jerusalem, residing in the earth which He owns the title deed to.
If anyone tells you to keep the Law today, tell them that you already kept it perfectly through Jesus: you were sinful, so you offered up Jesus as your sin offering and His death paid your entire sin debt in full.
When you first placed your faith in Jesus as your Lord, you were also united in Jesus’ death, burial and resurrection so you are no longer under the Law.
Death has freed you from the obligations of the Old Covenant.
Now you are under the New Covenant of Grace which has been put into effect by Jesus’ shed blood.
You don’t need to obey the Law of Moses anymore.
As a child of God, you follow the royal law of love in complete freedom with no threat of judicial punishment.
These new laws which apply to you are: 1) Believe in Jesus Christ whom the Father has sent, 2) Love one another as Jesus has loved you.
These laws have been written in your spiritual heart by the Holy Spirit—embedded deeply in your reborn self. You don’t have to be taught to love—you want to love because you want to do what is pleasing to God.
That’s God’s seed (like a spiritual DNA) producing in you the desire and ability to do good works.
Servants follow the Law of Moses which demands them to abstain from sin.
Sons follow the leading of the Holy Spirit which produces the desire and ability to walk in love. This exceeds demands of the Law.
Servants obey and do to avoid punishment. Sons believe and speak to receive life and life more abundantly.
Can you see that you’ve entered a far better covenant? The benefits are all for you to enjoy whereas the price for these benefits to be possible was completely paid-for by Jesus.
This covenant is so flawless and beautiful because receiving the blessings has nothing to do with your obedience, but has everything to do with Jesus’ perfect obedience at the cross.
This means it’s full-proof. You can never lapse on this covenant and once you’re in it, there’s no way you can be removed from this covenantal relationship.
If it depended on you, your name would be blotted out from the Book of Life many times a day.
Thankfully because it depends solely upon Jesus, your name has always been in the book and will never be blotted out.
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False Theology Produces a Dead Assembly
““And to the angel of the assembly in Sardis write: “He who has the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars says these things: “I know your works, that you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead. Wake up, and keep the things that remain, which you were about to throw away, for I have found no works of yours perfected before my God. Remember therefore how you have received and heard. Keep it, and repent. If therefore you won’t watch, I will come as a thief, and you won’t know what hour I will come upon you. Nevertheless you have a few names in Sardis that did not defile their garments. They will walk with me in white, for they are worthy. He who overcomes will be arrayed in white garments, and I will in no way blot his name out of the book of life, and I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.” (Revelation 3:1-6 WEB)
Jesus is the one who knows all things through the Holy Spirit who can be everywhere at the same time.
Jesus also holds the seven stars (each star represents a local church) in His hands—He knows exactly who is a true believer and who isn’t.
He is keenly aware of everything that goes on in the local churches all over the world.
The Sardis assembly had a reputation among men for being alive—perhaps they started with very dynamic worship and eloquent preachers.
However, somewhere along the way, the enemy managed to pervert their theology such that their teachings were no longer true and as a result, no one was getting saved.
Perhaps they stopped preaching about Jesus and transitioned to a message about morality and good works.
Maybe they taught that salvation is a progressive journey through obedience to the Law and one day becoming ‘holy enough’ to attain it.
Whatever it is, it wasn’t the Gospel—that we are saved by faith alone, in Jesus alone.
The word translated as “church” comes from the Greek word ekklesia which means an assembly of people.
In this case, the assembly in Sardis were a bunch of spiritually-dead people who came together for lively, exciting gatherings that did not result in salvation.
Only born-again believers are clothed in the white garments of righteousness.
Few were actually saved in the Sardis assembly.
Most were still spiritually-dead, probably thinking that morality and good works were the path to salvation.
Heretical cults like Gnosticism around that time believed that there was no such thing as sin, and only ignorance of knowledge. False teachers that taught this were just putting stumbling blocks in the way to hinder ignorant ones from salvation.
“For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world: your faith. Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?” (1 John 5:4-5 WEB)
Dear brethren, many false religions have snuck in with the superficial appearance of Christianity, but are actually deceptions of the devil.
They have outward illusions of holiness and religiosity, but those who teach these are still dead in their sins.
“And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light. It is no great thing therefore if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works.” (2 Corinthians 11:14-15 WEB)
At the end of the day, we are saved by faith in Jesus our Lord—the Son of God who became a Man to die as the perfect atoning sacrifice for all our sins.
He died, was buried and rose again on the third day and is now seated at the Father’s right hand, far above all principalities and powers.
Do you believe this and have you made Jesus your Lord?
If the answer is yes, your name is written in the Book of Life and will never be blotted out from it—you are eternally saved, lovingly protected in God’s mighty hands.
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- What is the Book of Life and how predestination actually works (it doesn’t transgress our free will).
- What are eternal rewards and how do you maximize them for the best quality of life in eternity.
- The assuring and encouraging truth for believers about judgment before Jesus’ throne.
- Who is the coming Antichrist (letting Bible interpret the Bible) and how he will use the Mark of the Beast system to disqualify many from salvation during the Great Tribulation.
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Borderlands 2
ซื้อ Borderlands 3 ได้ที่ https://store.epicgames.com/legendauser/borderlands-3
Set five years after the events of Borderlands, Handsome Jack, the game's main antagonist, has taken over the Hyperion Corporation, declared himself Dictator of Pandora and taken all of the credit for finding The Vault – going so far as to claim responsibility for killing The Destroyer. Jack has also blotted out much of the light on the planet by having a giant orbiting H-shaped base set in front of Pandora's stationary moon, creating a 'big brother' atmosphere throughout the planet. The new group of Vault Hunters in Borderlands 2 are tasked with killing Jack and returning peace to Pandora.
Borderlands 2 begins with the protagonists on a train to an unspecified location to begin their search for the vault. The train turns out to be a trap set by Handsome Jack, to kill all who search for the Vault. The Vault Hunters defend themselves long enough to reach a train car filled with explosives and a 'dummy' Handsome Jack look-a-like. The detonation causes the train to crash in the Arctic Wasteland, with our new team strewn across the wreckage. The game picks up with the Vault Hunters waking up to Claptrap digging through the remains. The mysterious Guardian Angel then contacts them and explains that Handsome Jack must be killed, directing players to rescue the four original Vault hunters from Hyperion's clutches to accomplish this.
All four of the original Vault Hunters reappear in the sequel as NPCs, taking a pivotal role during the main storyline and offering optional missions that continue their personal story.
Borderlands 2
ซื้อ Borderlands 3 ได้ที่ https://store.epicgames.com/legendauser/borderlands-3
Set five years after the events of Borderlands, Handsome Jack, the game's main antagonist, has taken over the Hyperion Corporation, declared himself Dictator of Pandora and taken all of the credit for finding The Vault – going so far as to claim responsibility for killing The Destroyer. Jack has also blotted out much of the light on the planet by having a giant orbiting H-shaped base set in front of Pandora's stationary moon, creating a 'big brother' atmosphere throughout the planet. The new group of Vault Hunters in Borderlands 2 are tasked with killing Jack and returning peace to Pandora.
Borderlands 2 begins with the protagonists on a train to an unspecified location to begin their search for the vault. The train turns out to be a trap set by Handsome Jack, to kill all who search for the Vault. The Vault Hunters defend themselves long enough to reach a train car filled with explosives and a 'dummy' Handsome Jack look-a-like. The detonation causes the train to crash in the Arctic Wasteland, with our new team strewn across the wreckage. The game picks up with the Vault Hunters waking up to Claptrap digging through the remains. The mysterious Guardian Angel then contacts them and explains that Handsome Jack must be killed, directing players to rescue the four original Vault hunters from Hyperion's clutches to accomplish this.
All four of the original Vault Hunters reappear in the sequel as NPCs, taking a pivotal role during the main storyline and offering optional missions that continue their personal story.
Borderlands 2
ซื้อ Borderlands 3 ได้ที่ https://store.epicgames.com/legendauser/borderlands-3
Set five years after the events of Borderlands, Handsome Jack, the game's main antagonist, has taken over the Hyperion Corporation, declared himself Dictator of Pandora and taken all of the credit for finding The Vault – going so far as to claim responsibility for killing The Destroyer. Jack has also blotted out much of the light on the planet by having a giant orbiting H-shaped base set in front of Pandora's stationary moon, creating a 'big brother' atmosphere throughout the planet. The new group of Vault Hunters in Borderlands 2 are tasked with killing Jack and returning peace to Pandora.
Borderlands 2 begins with the protagonists on a train to an unspecified location to begin their search for the vault. The train turns out to be a trap set by Handsome Jack, to kill all who search for the Vault. The Vault Hunters defend themselves long enough to reach a train car filled with explosives and a 'dummy' Handsome Jack look-a-like. The detonation causes the train to crash in the Arctic Wasteland, with our new team strewn across the wreckage. The game picks up with the Vault Hunters waking up to Claptrap digging through the remains. The mysterious Guardian Angel then contacts them and explains that Handsome Jack must be killed, directing players to rescue the four original Vault hunters from Hyperion's clutches to accomplish this.
All four of the original Vault Hunters reappear in the sequel as NPCs, taking a pivotal role during the main storyline and offering optional missions that continue their personal story.
