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Paul did. He talked about the falling away from the faith in 2 Thessalonians 2nd chapter in how that will come first . Paul testified that this iniquity that will be the cause of the falling away from the faith, was already at work in his day in the church. That means that was not the Holy Spirit they were receiving separate from salvation.
2 Thessalonians 2:7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.....9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
Clarification on the damned is that those saved believers that fell away from the faith are at risk of being left behind to be damned as vessels unto dishonor in His House for not discerning this iniquity by His help and departing from this iniquity with His help before the Bridegroom had come. They will be resurrected later on after the great tribulation into His kingdom on earth, because they still have His seal as He dwells within them still.
So the lie that will cause a major falling away from the faith is believing you can receive the Holy Spirit apart from salvation. Paul reproves that lie here below;
2 Thessalonians 2:13 But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:14 Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.15 Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.
That is the traditions we have been taught. That is the traditions we are to hold to because the sanctification of the Spirit and the belief of the truth happened at the hearing of the gospel.
Paul confirms those that have fallen away from the faith are still brothers in 2 Thessalonians 3rd chapter and thus still saved, but unless they repent, they run the risk of being excommunicated from the Marriage Supper for being in iniquity. So regardless that they do not have faith, that they walk not after the traditions taught of us, that they walk disorderly as they do when they fall down and stuff like that in confusion, they are not to be treated as the enemy, but admonished as brothers by withdrawing from their company if they refuse to repent. 2 Thessalonians 3:1-7,14-15
Paul does want a squeaky clean church. May the Lord recover those who have gone astray before the Bridegroom comes.
1 Corinthians 1:9 God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.10 Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
1 Timothy 6:12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.13 I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession;14 That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:
2 Thessalonians 2:7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.....9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
Clarification on the damned is that those saved believers that fell away from the faith are at risk of being left behind to be damned as vessels unto dishonor in His House for not discerning this iniquity by His help and departing from this iniquity with His help before the Bridegroom had come. They will be resurrected later on after the great tribulation into His kingdom on earth, because they still have His seal as He dwells within them still.
So the lie that will cause a major falling away from the faith is believing you can receive the Holy Spirit apart from salvation. Paul reproves that lie here below;
2 Thessalonians 2:13 But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:14 Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.15 Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.
That is the traditions we have been taught. That is the traditions we are to hold to because the sanctification of the Spirit and the belief of the truth happened at the hearing of the gospel.
Paul confirms those that have fallen away from the faith are still brothers in 2 Thessalonians 3rd chapter and thus still saved, but unless they repent, they run the risk of being excommunicated from the Marriage Supper for being in iniquity. So regardless that they do not have faith, that they walk not after the traditions taught of us, that they walk disorderly as they do when they fall down and stuff like that in confusion, they are not to be treated as the enemy, but admonished as brothers by withdrawing from their company if they refuse to repent. 2 Thessalonians 3:1-7,14-15
Paul does want a squeaky clean church. May the Lord recover those who have gone astray before the Bridegroom comes.
1 Corinthians 1:9 God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.10 Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
1 Timothy 6:12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.13 I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession;14 That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:
