As always, please feel free to correct error if and when you find it brother-I was up very early this morning, listening to uncle Bob on Romans 6-reminds me of this-
Act 17:11 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
Act 17:12 Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few.
--and here, take heart brother-
Php 3:12 Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.
Php 3:13 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
Php 3:14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
Php 3:15 Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you.
Php 3:16 Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing.
Php 3:17 Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample.
Php 3:18 (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:
Php 3:19 Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)
Php 3:20 For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:
Php 3:21 Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.
Uncle Bob have a powerful preaching on this portion of Scripture brother, and I "feel" like I'm walking on a cloud-there's still hope for me and hope deferred makes the heart sick.
Shalom to you and family
Johann 6:16 PM.
So long as JESUS IS OUR HOPE , we have all HOPE indeed my friend .
But to hope in men and in their contrary teachings is a hope that is vain and it cannot lead the blind .
Peter was right . He too warned of what would come upon the church .
As there were false prophets among the people , so too will be there be false teachers among you .
Who through damnable heresays shall speak evil of and even DENY the very LORD .
And , take note my friend on the next word , MANY , mANY shall follow their perniscious ways
by reason of whom the way of TRUTH shall be evil spoken of . JESUS warned HIS Own .
He warned them and they by the SPIRIT warned the churches .
Many have come from within and have led many to a lie of upmost deceptoins that cannot and will not save them .
For their delusions , their version of truth , IS CONTRADICTING and BLASPHEMING the very one they claim to FOLLOW .
EVIL is being projected as good , Darkness is being portrayed as a light ,
but no marvel . Satan himself who is darkness , can appear as an angel of light .
SO too can his ministirs come right on in and appear as men of righteousness when in truth they are men who preach
lawlessness and the love of sin and evil . Watch out cause they are highly crafity and very subtile indeed .
They know and have learned well how to take captive the simple , the double minded right unto a lie and lies .
This is far more serious than folks realize . JESUS warned us , JESUS foretold it all . JESUS and later the apostels
warned us of how it would look nigh the end . And the number one warning JESUS gave when they asked
HIM how it would look . HIS FIRST DIRE WARNING was ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,TAKE HEED UNTO YOURSELVES
For many false prophets shall arise ,to beware of wolves in SHEEPS ATTIRE . BEWARE OF WOLVES IN SHEEPS CLOTHING .
BEWARE of wolves , not in wolves clothing , not in wordly clothing , BUT IN SHEEPS CLOTHING .