“[H]e that cometh to [M]e I will in no wise cast him out.”  (John 6:37 B)

“I have manifested [T]hy [N]ame unto the men which [T]hou gavest to me out of the world…”  (John17)

“Thou shalt not add to or take away from…”  (Deuteronomy, Proverbs, and Revelation)

“Repent and believe…” (Mark 1)

“Be ye holy for I am Holy.” (Leviticus 11; 1 Peter 1:16)

 

Beloved Readers, Fellow Believers, Independent Thinkers,

The above passages are doctrinal truths that are either forgotten or forsaken by many of those in the pulpits, on the television, on the radio, or on line. The text from John 6:37 is a familiar verse to many if not most. However what many do not realize is that it is only (1/2) half of the verse. The first (1/2) half states, “All that the Father giveth [M]e shall come to [M]e… and then the verse continues with “…and him that cometh unto [M]e I will in no wise cast out.”

You may ask what is the big deal? The big deal is this, many preachers for many, many years do not speak or proclaim the entire verse. The (2nd) second portion of the verse allows man to think it was them that came forth and was saved, it was according to their wisdom and decision to escape Sin’s penalty. However, if the (1st) first part of the passage is taught properly, if at all, it will show man that salvation is of God. It teaches that God is the Author and Initiator of man’s salvation and with this teaching man is made to be thankful, grateful, and alway humble due to God’s so great salvation. By the forsaken of the doctrine of God’s free election believers are not as thankful as they should be, they do not serve God out of a grateful heart as they should, and they are not perpetually humble and at the Feet of their Lord and Saviour.

The (2nd) quoted text is from John 17, where Christ, in His prayer for those that are with Him and for those of us that will believe in Him according to the Apostles teachings (The Bible), speaks over and over again of the men that God has given unto Him. Who are these men and what is Christ speaking of? In His Prayer to the Father, Christ is speaking of the individual persons past, present and future as those specifically given to Him for atonement, salvation, and redemption. He states clearly that He is not praying for the world of ungoldy unbelievers. Christ’s prayer is specific and peculiar to those whom the Father has given unto Him and those only.
It is unfortunate that these great truths have been abandoned, forsaken, forgotten by preachers of The Gospel.

To be fair, however, let me say this, I do not believe that preachers should preach election to unsaved persons. When we would preach at Pacific Garden Missions in Chicago (a great honour that shall never be forgotten as are all my opportunities to preach Christ) we would not speak of election but of man’s responsibility to repent and to believe, ie. to submit to Christ’ ways, to love Christ, to trust and to obey Christ. However, in the process of teaching Christ-ians, old and new, the doctrine of election should be taught faithfully.

The Scriptures are very clear, those that proclaim Holy Truth cannot, must not ever add to or take away from Scriptures teaching and or meanings. This rule is written twice in the Old Testament, and once in the New testament. As well as being alluded to in many places within the Gospels and the episles. However time and again, for years and years, man has added to and subtracted to God’s  written Word. Parts of passages are ignored as we saw above, principles are ignored, laws are ignored, church discipline is all but forsaken, their are exceptions of course, but these exceptions proves the reality and the truth. Brethren, even in books from past Christ-ians such as A.W. Pink and Charles H. Spurgeon are being abridged in order to make their teaching more acceptable to the current day Biblical illiterate and deceived church goers and BOOK BUYERS!!!

Repentance and belief have been forsaken or watered down. Repentance has become a mere change of one’s mind concerning the Person and the works of Christ. Belief has become a mere cognitive acceptance or carnal acknowledgement of Christ’s Person and Works. Whereas the Scriptures teach that repentence is a complete turn around from one’s rebellious life and enjoyment of sin to one’s submissive life and eshewing of unrighteousness. This doctrine does not include sinlessness or perfection, but it does include and insists upon one’s desire to change for the better.
Belief is far more than a mental ascent, cognitive acceptance or carnal acknowledgement. Scripture shows many disciple that merely gave a nod to Christ’s Person and Work deserting Him, they are even said to believe and to be His disciples!!! Read that last sentence again and maybe a few more times. James tells us that even the devils believe and at the very least tremble before our Lord’s Person and Majesty.
Can one honestly say that the Jews of the Old Testament, King Saul and Judas were not true believers? Read that sentence again. Of course, they were true believers, they saw what we wish we could have seen. The Jews saw God Presence, King Saul fought and warred in God’s Name, God even took His mind over and prophesied through Him. Saul saw the words of God’s prophet Samuel come to fruition time and again. Saul was a true believer.
Judas, was he not a true believer? Judas was given power to exercise demons, he saw the Lord’s miracles, he recognized the Lord Jesus as the Old Testament’s prophesied Messiah. Judas was a true believer.
However, All of the Jews in the Old Testament Exodus perished, save a few. Saul was rejected and died in sin, and Judas died a sinner and went to his own place. But they all believed!!! Does this not, common sense thinkers, insist that there is far more to saving belief than mental ascent?
The Scriptures state plainly, if a believer does not live a life of perpetual living faith that translates into obedience they will not be saved (John 8; Colossians 1; 1 Peter 1; Hebrews 5). Paul teaches the harsh truth, if a believer does not love Christ, that “believer” will be proven false at the last day and will be God-damned forever.
My Readers, these are teaching and doctrines of Holy Writ, they maybe and are often challenged but time and great surprise and eternal sorrow shall prove them as true and Christ is Truth.

“Be ye holy as I Am Holy,” is said by God Himself in the Old Testament and is backed up by God inspired Scripture in the New Testament. My Readers, It is written, Those that are holy shall see God. The negative side of that truth is, those that are not holy shall not see God. In the docrtine of holiness there are (3) tree states of holiness, if you will.
1. The state of holiness.
2. Principle holiness.
3. Practical Holiness.

The state of holiness is the state of being in Christ. It is the divine truth that God has chosen to set an elect number of certain persons, according to His grace, aside to serve His purposes and His pleasures, which are in line His perfect and all wise, as well as, His Sovereign will and free choice. This is all of God, we have no part in it. This state of holiness also speaks to God’s free will and gracious choice to see us as He sees His Son. This state of holiness is completely, utterly, and solely due to Christ’s life, death, and resurrection in our stead. This state speaks to God’s sanctifying election of certain persons, His effectual calling of certain persons, His justification, sanctification (In time and progressive) of certain persons, and glorification (which is spoken of in the past tense) of said certain persons.
Principle holiness speaks to our thoughts, morals, ethics, beliefs, and world view being in line with God’s revealed will. This does not teach that we will always do right but principally speaking, we are in line with God’s purposes and pleasures. We do have a part to play in this. In order to be principally holy we must know God, His Word, and be sensitive to the Holy Spirit’s will.
Practical holiness speaks to our voluntary will and fervent desire to please God and to be Christ-like in all that we do, think, and feel. We will, of course, falter, fall, and fail often, but in general, it can be said that our general tenor of life will be a life pleasing to the Lord. Practical holiness requires honesty with ourselves and with God, it calls upon us to confess our sins and to be ever seeking for God’s forgiveness and grace to do better.

Where are these truths being proclaimed? One might object and ask me, “How do you know these truth are not being taught?” I would respond this way, “Of course, these truths are being taught somewhere, but generally speaking, these are not the teachings of many or most local churches. How do I know that? I do not need to see a parent neglecting their child or a pet owner abusing their animal to know something is going on.” I would further respond by saying, “Your objection only proves my point, as The Christ taught, ‘Ye shall know them by their fruits’ has also been forgotten, forsaken or simply ignored.”

Godspeed.