DAY3 2 Thessalonians 5-8 …..Don’t you remember me going over all this in detail when I was with you? Are your memories that short? ”You’ll also remember that I told you the Anarchist is being held back until just the right time. That doesn’t mean that the spirit of anarchy is not now at work. It is, secretly and underground. But the time will come when the Anarchist will no longer be held back, but will be let loose. But don’t worry. The Master Jesus will be right on his heels and blow him away. (With the breath of His mouth and the brightness of His presence; MEV)The Master appears and—puff!—the Anarchist is out of there.” 2 Thessalonians 2:5-8 MSG Cross references Revelation 17:5, 7; 2 Thessalonians 2:3; Isaiah 11:4 Time is Running Out God has given us His Word. Everything we need to know is written in it for our understanding and correction. We are responsible to love the truth. How can you love what you do not know? John 8:32 says that you [the believers] shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free. God’s Word is truth! Are you familiar with it? Are you familiar with this scripture for example; 1 Timothy 6:10, Money is the root of all evil.? Is that true? Were you deceived by that statement? The actual scripture says this: The love of money is the root of all evil. So close, but so far from the truth. Do you see how easy it is to be deceived? Jesus was in the wilderness for 40 days tempted of the devil. Matthew 4:1-11(look it up) How did He overcome? He was very familiar with the Word of God. The devil, the deceiver, is very familiar with the Word of God. I am quite sure that he knows it inside out. Do not be deceived and think that you know more than he does. Knowing what the Word says is not enough. Believing that there is a God or believing that Jesus rose from death is not enough. Satan knows that God exits and he believes that Jesus rose from the dead. Does that make him born again? Romans 10:8-11MEV “But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart.” [see: Deuteronomy 30:14] 3This is the word of faith that we preach: that if you confess with your mouth Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved, for with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes in Him will not be ashamed.”” It is very scary to think about how many people are saying they “believe” or “I’m a Christian “ or “I go to church.” The truth is in His Word! Do you know what makes you a born again Christ follower? Believing the story of Jesus and what He did on the cross is not what changes things. That is the beginning. First you hear the message of truth about Jesus, then you believe in your heart the righteousness of God and then you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord. You confess that Jesus is your Lord! That completes the process of salvation! You can believe in your heart, but true surrender happens when you open your mouth and declare it! Search God’s Word for yourself. Time is short and we must prepare ourselves so that we will not be deceived.
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