Bible Study ENOUGH WITH THE SMOOTH SERMONS

[Pipiripi]

Too many of our leaders and churches are preaching smooth messages today. Messages about the love of Jesus Christ, without the convocation of sin. Yes, they tell of the 'love of God', but have abandoned the Bible truth concerning victory over sin. The messages given today from the pulpits produce no conviction of sin and appeals to the majority of the world these days.

Isaiah 30:9-10

Many preachers are now saying we cannot get the victory over sin and we will continue to sin until Jesus returns. This is a lie from the devil friends!

preachers today: "Jesus loves everyone and we should love the world like Jesus did. Love, love, love! The end!

Full Bible truth: "Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; And walk in love, as Christ also hath love us, and hath given Himself for an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour. But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints; Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks. For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God." (Ephesians 5:1-5)

The problem is, there are TWO kinds of 'love'. Love of self, that rresults in sin. And love of God, that results in obedience and righteousness. And the love that is preached in most churches today unfortunately, is love of self, not God. Hence why most people are still living of sin. Because sin is the result of loving self.

Many people are at ease today, thinking they need not gain the victory over the sin in their lives. They believe they need not make any effort in the cause of God's kingdom. They sit down in calm expectation, thinking that God will protect them in the last days. And many are going to be shocked when the Lord returns!

"But God will not save us if we make no effort to do the work he has committed to our charge. We must be found faithfully at our posts, watching as valiant soldiers, lest Satan shall gain an advantage which it is our duty to prevent. We should diligently study the Word of God, and pray in faith that God will restrain the powers of darkness; for as yet the message has gone to comparatively few, and the world is to be lightened with its glory. The present truth regarding the Commandments of God and the faith of Jesus has not yet been sounded as it must be. There are many almost within the shadow of our own doors for whose salvation no personal effort has been made."

All the churches of Babylon preach about the 'love' of God, without the conviction of sin,because Satan has deceived the leaders into accepting a false gospel. They reject the 'everlasting gospel' which is found all throughout the scriptures, which God's remnant church is supposed to preach to the world according to Revelation 14:6.

So why are the majority of God's professed remnant churches also preaching the same 'smooth' messages as the churches of Babylon? Enough. THIS MUST STOP!

 

[WIP]

There are many of what I call "feel good" churches today and the number seems to be growing. In some ways it might be good but I believe it is important to teach the full truth and not just what is pleasing to hear.

 

[JLB]

Messages about the love of Jesus Christ, without the convocation of sin. Yes, they tell of the 'love of God', but have abandoned the Bible truth concerning victory over sin.

Keeping His commandments is how we love God and love our neighbor.

For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome. 1 John 5:3

Sin on the other hand is hate; hatred of God and hatred of our neighbor.

If we commit adultery with our neighbors wife, then we are hating our neighbor as well as God who gave us His commandment.

 

[GodIsMySavior]

Too many of our leaders and churches are preaching smooth messages today. Messages about the love of Jesus Christ, without the convocation of sin. Yes, they tell of the 'love of God', but have abandoned the Bible truth concerning victory over sin. The messages given today from the pulpits produce no conviction of sin and appeals to the majority of the world these days.

So why are the majority of God's professed remnant churches also preaching the same 'smooth' messages as the churches of Babylon? Enough. THIS MUST STOP!

Yeah...that is scary.
Gotta search them Scriptures while there is still time

Act 17:11 and these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, they received the Word with all readiness of mind, every day examining the Writings whether those things were so;

Most of the 1st century Jews and more specifically, their Priests and rulers, failed to heed these somber passages before the holocaust of 70ad and suffered the ultimate price.......destruction.

Jeremiah 23:36 And the burden of the LORD shall ye mention no more: for every man's word shall be his burden; for ye have perverted the words of the living God, of the LORD of hosts our God.

John 5:39 "Ye are searching the Writings that ye are seeming in them life age-during to be having, and those are the ones-testifying about Me".https://www.blueletterbible.org/ylt/act/17/11/s_1035011

Acts 20:29 For I have-perceived this. That shall be entering, after the departure of Me, weighty wolves into ye, no sparing of the shepherded/flock

2Peter 3:16 As also in all the letters, speaking in them about these-things; in which are difficult to understand, any which the un-learned and un-steadfast are wresting/twisting as also the rest of Writings, toward the own of them destruction/apwleian <684>. [# 684 used reve 17:8, 11]
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The 1st century Jewish rulers didn't believe Jesus and His prophecy against their City and Temple and consequently brought upon them swift destruction in 70ad for their non acceptance of Jesus [as prophecied in the OT prophecies].

The Destruction of Jerusalem - George Peter Holford, 1805AD

History records few events more generally interesting than the destruction of Jerusalem, and the subversion of the Jewish state, by the arms of the Romans. -- Their intimate connexion with the dissolution of the Levitical economy, and the establishment of Christianity in the world............
....Before their final demolition, however, Titus took, a. survey of the city and its fortifications ; and, while contemplating their impregnable strength, could not help ascribing his success to the peculiar interposition of the ALMIGHTY HIMSELF. "Had not God himself (exclaimed he) aided out operations, and driven the Jews from their fortresses, it would have been absolutely impossible to have taken them ; for what could men, and the force of engines, have done against such towers as these ?"..........................................
Of the Jews destroyed during the siege, Josephus reckons not less than ONE MILLION AND ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND, to which must be added, above TWO-HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SEVEN THOUSAND who perished in other places, and innumerable multitudes who were swept away by famine, and pestilence, and of which no calculation could be made. .......

 

[Pipiripi]

There are many of what I call "feel good" churches today and the number seems to be growing. In some ways it might be good but I believe it is important to teach the full truth and not just what is pleasing to hear.

Let we begin to do it, this is our work, our duty daily.

 

[Who Me]

Too many of our leaders and churches are preaching smooth messages today

Then ask them questions like how does that sermon relate to today's issue of?

Or How are we to respond to sexual temptation, or financial temptation and the requirement to be totally honest?

If you don't challenge the minister nothing will change.

 

[for_his_glory]

The good news of the Gospel is all about God's love as we are to love others as we love ourselves, Matthew 22:37-39. But, yet what falls short of these feel good messages is that of the teaching of the flesh that produces sin within us as the nitty gritty of having a sin nature and how to overcome that is not taught in many churches. Truth needs to be taught from the pulpits, but many who call them self a Pastor, but yet not called to be one, would rather not lose any congregants over the issues of sin that needs to be brought to the congregations attention for their own well being. It's sad as many truly believe they have no sin.

 

[Hospes]

Many preachers are now saying we cannot get the victory over sin and we will continue to sin until Jesus returns.

I think the scriptures teach we have victory over sin through the work done by Jesus Christ AND I will continue to sin until I meet my Lord.

 

[for_his_glory]

We are all born with a sin nature and all have sinned and fallen short of God's glory, that's a fact. But, to those who are of Christ need to get up every morning and crucify this flesh and walk in the Spirit so we do not fulfill the lust of the flesh. No one has to sin like it's some kind of command to do so as it's a freewill choice to fall to the temptation to sin.

Even a Spiritually born again child of God will mess up at times as we are still mortal living in this fleshly body where the sin nature dwells. Grace does not give us a license to sin, but when we do we have an intercessor (Christ Jesus) before the Father who makes intercession for us and forgives our sin when we repent of them. There will always be a struggle between the flesh and the Spirit and sometimes the flesh will win the battle, but never the war.

Galatians 5:24 And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. 25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
Romans 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Galatians 5:16 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. 17 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 we wilfully sin then there is no more sacrifice for sins we commit as it will bring with it consequences brought upon our self.

Heb 10:26 For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
Heb 10:27 But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.
Heb 10:28 He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:
Heb 10:29 Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?
Heb 10:30 For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.
Heb 10:31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

 

[Pipiripi]

We are all born with a sin nature and all have sinned and fallen short of God's glory, that's a fact. But, to those who are of Christ need to get up every morning and crucify this flesh and walk in the Spirit so we do not fulfill the lust of the flesh. No one has to sin like it's some kind of command to do so as it's a freewill choice to fall to the temptation to sin.

Even a Spiritually born again child of God will mess up at times as we are still mortal living in this fleshly body where the sin nature dwells. Grace does not give us a license to sin, but when we do we have an intercessor (Christ Jesus) before the Father who makes intercession for us and forgives our sin when we repent of them. There will always be a struggle between the flesh and the Spirit and sometimes the flesh will win the battle, but never the war.

Galatians 5:24 And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. 25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
Romans 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Galatians 5:16 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. 17 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 we wilfully sin then there is no more sacrifice for sins we commit as it will bring with it consequences brought upon our self.

Heb 10:26 For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
Heb 10:27 But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.
Heb 10:28 He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:
Heb 10:29 Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?
Heb 10:30 For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.
Heb 10:31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

Did Jesus says after someone has cured: "Now you are clean, you can keep sinning? Or did Jesus says go and SIN NO MORE?
Why Christians love to squeezing the word of God? Every passage they take it out of the content and twist it. That is hurting God's Word my friend. Jesus says go and sin no more. If you cannot do it then you are not from Jesus.

 

[Pipiripi]

You will never find it the way that you have put it. It says we CAN fall in sin, but stop sinning go to Jesus Christ. Pray for forgiveness. And your Father in heaven forgive you and say to you: "don't sin anymore.

 

[Hospes]

Why Christians love to squeezing the word of God? Every passage they take it out of the content and twist it.

Pipiripi, you seem to be motivated to have a lot of broad criticism for Jesus' bride, His Church. If a man I respected and loved was married to an awful woman, I'd at least be careful and discrete about any criticism of his wife out of respect of the man. Should we not show Jesus the same courtesy by not launching general broadsides against His bride?

 

[Pipiripi]

Pipiripi, you seem to be motivated to have a lot of broad criticism for Jesus' bride, His Church. If a man I respected and loved was married to an awful woman, I'd at least be careful and discrete about any criticism of his wife out of respect of the man. Should we not show Jesus the same courtesy by not launching general broadsides against His bride?

Jesus bride is this people Revelation 12:17 and 14:12. Do you think that false teachers and prophets is Jesus bride? Everything that I have launched like you said is a BIBLICAL bomb. Stop twisting and squeezing the BRIDE WORD. Galatians 1:1-10. No more smooth SERMONS.

 

[GodIsMySavior]

for_his_glory said: We are all born with a sin nature and all have sinned and fallen short of God's glory, that's a fact. But, to those who are of Christ need to get up every morning and crucify this flesh and walk in the Spirit so we do not fulfill the lust of the flesh. No one has to sin like it's some kind of command to do so as it's a freewill choice to fall to the temptation to sin............

Did Jesus says after someone has cured: "Now you are clean, you can keep sinning? Or did Jesus says go and SIN NO MORE?
Why Christians love to squeezing the word of God? Every passage they take it out of the content and twist it. That is hurting God's Word my friend. Jesus says go and sin no more. If you cannot do it then you are not from Jesus.

You once again keep preaching to the choir. How do we know you do not take Bible out of context and twist it?
Most Christians that delve into the Word of the Bible do search the Scriptures and compare them to what the Leaders of the Churches preach to see if they are twisting it or not.

I am sure both Christian Jewish and Gentile teachers are aware of these admonitions to them, as shown in the Sciptures below
[Remember Jerusalem 70AD and their Teachers/Rulers........]

The Destruction of Jerusalem - George Peter Holford, 1805AD

2Pe 2:1 But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction.

James 3:1 Not many of you should be teachers my brothers, knowing that we will receive greater judgment.

2 Timothy 4:
1 I charge you [a]therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at His parousia and His kingdom: 2 Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.
3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; 4 and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables.
5 But you be watchful in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
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[for_his_glory]

Did Jesus says after someone has cured: "Now you are clean, you can keep sinning? Or did Jesus says go and SIN NO MORE?
Why Christians love to squeezing the word of God? Every passage they take it out of the content and twist it. That is hurting God's Word my friend. Jesus says go and sin no more. If you cannot do it then you are not from Jesus.

Are you saying you are perfect and never sin, even by the words you speak?

 

[Pipiripi]

You once again keep preaching to the choir. How do we know you do not take Bible out of context and twist it?
Most Christians that delve into the Word of the Bible do search the Scriptures and compare them to what the Leaders of the Churches preach to see if they are twisting it or not.

I am sure both Christian Jewish and Gentile teachers are aware of these admonitions to them, as shown in the Sciptures below
[Remember Jerusalem 70AD and their Teachers/Rulers........]

The Destruction of Jerusalem - George Peter Holford, 1805AD

2Pe 2:1 But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction.

James 3:1 Not many of you should be teachers my brothers, knowing that we will receive greater judgment.

2 Timothy 4:
1 I charge you [a]therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at His parousia and His kingdom: 2 Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.
3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; 4 and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables.
5 But you be watchful in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
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If you have followed all that I have wrote with what the Bible says, then you can see that I have write nothing that isn't from the Bible and in the Bible. But your eyes is closed, not by your will but by your teachers teaching. My teacher is only Jesus Christ of NAZARETH, and His apostles and the ones that God sent to me for helping me to focus only through the Words of God.

 

[for_his_glory]

Did Jesus says after someone has cured: "Now you are clean, you can keep sinning? Or did Jesus says go and SIN NO MORE?
Why Christians love to squeezing the word of God? Every passage they take it out of the content and twist it. That is hurting God's Word my friend. Jesus says go and sin no more. If you cannot do it then you are not from Jesus.

Can you please show me where I have twisted the scriptures and have taken anything out of context of what I posted.

 

[for_his_glory]

Pipiripi

Sin is any thought, word or action that is contrary to the character or law of God. We all sin, Romans 3:23, and even what we consider good deeds are often tainted by selfish motives or pride, Isaiah 64:6. Left to ourselves, it is impossible to please God or to be completely free from son, Romans 3:10; Ecclesiastes 7:10. We still live in the flesh and the flesh is prone to want what it wants, Romans 7:7-25.

We all battle between flesh an spirit as each battle is won or lost based upon how fully we are surrendered to the control of the Holy Spirit, Galatians 5:16-26. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from our sin, 1 John 1:8,9. Even those who are Spiritually born again and redeemed by the blood of Jesus will still sin through thought, action or attitude we will grieve an quench the Spirit at times, even though we are told not to do this.

Grace pardons us as mercy loves us, but grace does not give us a license to sin and if we sin wilfully then there is no more sacrifice for sin and we will pay the consequence for willful sin, Hebrews 10:26-31.

Along with the feel good messages of God's love, which are important, sin and the consequences of it must be taught also as all those who claim to have no sin really do not understand how they sin in thought, word and deed.

 

[for_his_glory]

If you have followed all that I have wrote with what the Bible says, then you can see that I have write nothing that isn't from the Bible and in the Bible. But your eyes is closed, not by your will but by your teachers teaching. My teacher is only Jesus Christ of NAZARETH, and His apostles and the ones that God sent to me for helping me to focus only through the Words of God.

How many times we have heard the same thing from others. I and everyone else could say the same thing to you that you have said here, which is very arrogant and judging others putting yourself high-minded as being superior to others in knowledge, but yet does not make your understanding right or wrong.

There is no unity of love if we can not sit and have mature discussions as each gives what, how and why they believe as they do by presenting scripture to support themselves. After all, it's up to each one of us to search out truth as we pray and ask the Holy Spirit to teach us.

Please take what I have said here into consideration before you reply, if you do.

 

[GodIsMySavior]

If you have followed all that I have wrote with what the Bible says, then you can see that I have write nothing that isn't from the Bible and in the Bible. But your eyes is closed, not by your will but by your teachers teaching. My teacher is only Jesus Christ of NAZARETH, and His apostles and the ones that God sent to me for helping me to focus only through the Words of God.

Arrogance at it's finest...I am thru responding to and reading your posts.......