Posted: 07/04/06

AN ANGRY MAN IN HELL – WILL YOU BE?  PART 2

Let's give ear to what the apostle Paul stated concerning the discounting of all that doesn't elevate Christ and to be found in Him and His righteousness:

"But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith: That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead. 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. 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, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. 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. Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing." Philippians 3:7-16

The pain suffered by those who will overcome is but momentary and light in view of the eternal reward that lies ahead for them.

"For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal." 2 Corinthians 4:16-18

True & False Leaders

Who are you sitting under? Under whose authority have you placed yourself under? True & False Authority Is he genuinely a man of truth that pleases God and not his audience? Does he diligently endeavor to declare the full-counsel of God's holy Word? Or is he the typical man-pleaser in leadership who is building his own temporal kingdom by saying the things that make people happy? Does he speak for Jesus or for the goal of keeping people coming back to his meetings and supporting the building of his own kingdom (instead of Christ's)? Christ sternly warned His disciples:

"Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets." Luke 6:26

The apostle Paul said:

"For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ...Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?" Galatians 1:10, 4:16

Friend, do you love the truth now? Will you be an angry man in hell? In eternity will you be running through the fires of eternal damnation looking for and blaming a preacher that lied to you by not telling you the whole truth? Will you for eternity seethe in the torment and despair of your neglect of truth while in your short earthly life?  Will you, at any cost to your person, life and reputation, hearken to and obey the voice of God's eternal truth that will one day soon judge us all?

"Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice, Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness." Hebrew 3:7-8

"He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches." Revelation 3:6

Do you realize that God Himself actually turns over to be deceived and deluded all those that receive not the love of His truth? This He does that they might receive eternal damnation because…

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By Todd Tomasella Email: todd@safeguardyoursoul.com Click here for bio and archived articles