As we examine scripture we must realize that scriptures supports those who took responsibility for there salvation that is they did not believed those so called pastors but they study the word of God to find Truth. In Matthew Chapter 22:1-14 there is an parable which speaks of a wedding feast, the parable is talking about God and His son and those who were invited to come to the wedding feast. This King's son is going to be marry and He asked his servants (prophets) to invite the guest to come but there response was they were not willing. This is an illustration of the desire of the Father who wanted the guest to come (that is to partake of Heaven) but they were not willing. This is the main reason why many so called Christians will not be in Heaven they did not count the cost, they were not willing to die to sin. Note this was a parable by Christ which means we must pay attention to it because Christ is explaining something important pertaining to salvation, was that those who could do what was right, chose because they were not willing to do righteousness but continue in their sin.
Let us examine another example in scripture in Matthew 23:37 Most read it have and no concept what it is talking about maybe you have read through it saying there is nothing here. "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! I (Christ) wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were Not Willing!" Again Christ explains Himself to say in human history you Jerusalem was the one I longed for but you killed the prophets from the Old Testament to the New, they preached the Truth and you were not willing to hear the Truth and Do It but you decided to be hearers only and lose the opportunity for Salvation. It is not because you are born in sin that you do not obey, it is because you are not willing to forsake sin and turn and do the right thing (change your mind and do the fruits of repentance and stop sinning) not some silly prayer and confessing your sins and now that you believe in Christ. Unless there is a baptism of repentance which is dying to yourself you are not born again. Most of you have done this silly prayer but there was no stopping of sin in your life, In fact you continue to sin and think nothing of it. Romans 6:6 states: "knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin." Did you hear that if you are in sin you are not a Christian. I know this was true of myself when I thought I could participate in worldly activities and continue to think I was a Christian.
The final example comes from John 5:38-40; "But you do not have His word abiding in you, because whom He sent, Him you do not believe. You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me. But you are not willing to come to Me that you may have life." He is speaking of the Jews that they were not willing to abide in His word. But this is also speaking of today church because they only clean the outside of the cup not the inside, you are being fooled please read the scriptures and examine them. Christ is our example, and Christ righteousness is not imputed to us we are the ones who must be righteous. What the word Christian means is that we are examples of Christ and that is not occurring today anywhere.
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