Doctrines of Devils: Salvation, Discipleship, & Loving the Lord Are Not the Same

Having read a post from a complete stranger yesterday basically stating emphatically the title above, I am led to post this.  God help us not to believe such lies.

Does the Bible Really Say That?

1)  Even in Christ, you can still continue in sin and be saved.  Believing and being a disciple of Christ are not the same.

What the Bible really says:  Romans 6:14, Romans 6:22, James 1:22, Ephesians 5:3, 5:4, 5:5, 5:6, 5:7, Galatians 5:16, 5:18, 5:19, 5:20, 5:21, 6:7, 6:8, John 14: 21, 14:23, 14:24, 14:15, 14:16, 1 Timothy 6:11, 6:12, Hebrews 12: 14  (place your cursor over the verses in order to read them)

                                           

2)  Once a believer is in Christ, that person will always be in Christ.

What the Bible really says:   Romans 11: 22, Hebrews 6:4, 6:5, 6:6, 6:7, 6:8, Hebrews 10: 26, 10:27, 10:28, 10:29, 10:30, 2 Peter 2:20, 2:21, 2:22, Revelation 3:16, John 15:4, 15:5, 15:6, 15:7, Luke 8: 13, 1 Corinthians 15:1, 15:2, Colossians 1:21, 1:22, 1:23, Hebrews 12: 15, Hebrews 12:16, James 5: 19, 5: 20, Hebrews 3:12, 3:13

False doctrines are dangerous.

Some appear harmless, and may be for a while, until a person who believes that false doctrine is put to the test.  If that person succumbs to sin (without repentance afterwards), then that person is lost.

The bottom line is love.  Let your prayer be that you love the Lord.  Those who love the Lord will obey the Lord.  We cannot pretend that believing in Christ is separate from loving Him.  That is HERESY!  The devil's lies are damning people to Hell with every passing second.

All things work together for good to whom?  For those who LOVE God   (Romans 8:28)

Who are promised to be heirs of the Kingdom?  Only those who LOVE God (James 2:5)

Can one's love for the Lord change (decrease, weaken, dissipate)?  (Matthew 24:12, 24:13, Revelation 2:4)

Love Verses That We Can't Afford to Overlook
Matthew 22:37
Matthew 10:37
John 8:42
John 12:25
John 14:15
John 14:21
John 15:9
John 16:27
1 Corinthians 8:3, 1 Corinthians 16:22

Romans 8:35   This verse and those before and after it are so often misused.  No where in the list associated with this verse is SIN found.  In fact, these verses 35-39, in part are drawn directly from Psalm 44.  Read Psalm 44 to see that the Psalmist has not disobeyed the Lord.  That Psalm is about an obedient & God-fearing people who are being persecuted by man. 

Brethren, we cannot afford to fall for the lies that have crept into the church slowly and seductively over the years.  I do not type this for the purpose of strife and debate.  I weep at the number of people who are caught up in false doctrines, and God help them, they are falling away from the faith BECAUSE of the false doctrines.  We must try the spirits.  We have to seek the Lord for ourselves, Brothers and Sisters in the Lord.  We must pray, read the Bible, and fast.  It is the Lord's good pleasure to reveal His Truth to humble hearts that seek Him.

Nothing can separate us from the Love of God which is IN Christ Jesus (Romans 8:39)

You must abide in Christ in order to be a partaker of the promise in the verse above.

John 15:4
John 15:6
John 15:10
1 John 2:24
1 John 2: 28
1 John 3:24
2 John 1:9

                                                    Revelation 21: 7 & 21:8

Salvation Cannot Be Separated From Loving the Lord and Being His Disciple.