[SIZE=medium]“[/SIZE]Don’t be fooled by those who try to excuse these sins(*),
[SIZE=medium]for the terrible wrath of God is upon all those who do them.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Don’t even associate with such people.” (Ephesians 5:6-7, TLB)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium](*) the sins which are listed immediately before in Ephesians 5:3-5.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Other similar warnings are in 1 Cor 6:9-10, Gal 5:19-21, Col 3:5, Rev 21:8)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]“Don’t be fooled by those who try to excuse these sins(*),[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]for the anger of God will fall on all who disobey him. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Don’t participate in the things these people do.[/SIZE]” (Ephesians 5:6-7, NLT)
[SIZE=medium] “[/SIZE][SIZE=medium]Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things(*)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Therefore do not be partakers with them.” (Ephesians 5:6-7, NKJV)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]“Let no one delude and deceive you with empty excuses and groundless[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]arguments [for these sins(*)], for through these things(*)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]the wrath of God comes upon the sons of rebellion and disobedience.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]So do not associate or be sharers with them.” (Ephesians 5:6-7, AMP)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Okay, so the question must be: In what form will the wrath of God come upon[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]these believers who insist on being habitually-disobedient sinners[/SIZE]?
[SIZE=medium]“Easy-grace” & “Easy-believism” proponents have told me the NT warnings are about rewards![/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]And each time, I’ve had a difficult time to stop laughing and getting up off the floor.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]We need to consider WHY so many of our churches are NOT preaching against this![/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]We have several possible reasons for our North American churches preaching [/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]the false doctrine of easy-believism and easy-grace without accountability[/SIZE],
[SIZE=medium]which has deceived many believers into a false sense of security …[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]• Leadership was deceived by Satan into believing this false doctrine[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]• Leadership desires the praise of people more than the praise of God[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]• This doctrine is popular and non-threatening for those who love their sins[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]• This doctrine will not cause believers to leave the church[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]• This doctrine will ensure that the tithes keep rolling in[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]So, pick your poison … and more than one may be chosen for your church.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]for the terrible wrath of God is upon all those who do them.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Don’t even associate with such people.” (Ephesians 5:6-7, TLB)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium](*) the sins which are listed immediately before in Ephesians 5:3-5.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Other similar warnings are in 1 Cor 6:9-10, Gal 5:19-21, Col 3:5, Rev 21:8)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]“Don’t be fooled by those who try to excuse these sins(*),[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]for the anger of God will fall on all who disobey him. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Don’t participate in the things these people do.[/SIZE]” (Ephesians 5:6-7, NLT)
[SIZE=medium] “[/SIZE][SIZE=medium]Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things(*)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Therefore do not be partakers with them.” (Ephesians 5:6-7, NKJV)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]“Let no one delude and deceive you with empty excuses and groundless[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]arguments [for these sins(*)], for through these things(*)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]the wrath of God comes upon the sons of rebellion and disobedience.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]So do not associate or be sharers with them.” (Ephesians 5:6-7, AMP)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Okay, so the question must be: In what form will the wrath of God come upon[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]these believers who insist on being habitually-disobedient sinners[/SIZE]?
[SIZE=medium]“Easy-grace” & “Easy-believism” proponents have told me the NT warnings are about rewards![/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]And each time, I’ve had a difficult time to stop laughing and getting up off the floor.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]We need to consider WHY so many of our churches are NOT preaching against this![/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]We have several possible reasons for our North American churches preaching [/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]the false doctrine of easy-believism and easy-grace without accountability[/SIZE],
[SIZE=medium]which has deceived many believers into a false sense of security …[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]• Leadership was deceived by Satan into believing this false doctrine[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]• Leadership desires the praise of people more than the praise of God[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]• This doctrine is popular and non-threatening for those who love their sins[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]• This doctrine will not cause believers to leave the church[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]• This doctrine will ensure that the tithes keep rolling in[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]So, pick your poison … and more than one may be chosen for your church.[/SIZE]