Defending a Lost

Cause

Ephesians 5:11 “Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.” - Berean Study Bible Those calling themselves ‘Christians’, but at the same time believe in an everlasting punishment of the ‘lost’, are lost themselves, defending a lost cause! But, and thank God, they will be found! Everlasting punishment’ is a big fat LIE. John 3:17 “For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.” - New International Version Luke 19:10 “For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”” - Berean Study Bible So you see, not only does the Bible itself say this, but these so-called ‘Christians’ say this too… with their behaviour! How so? The moment their ridiculous doctrine of everlasting punishment are questioned by an outsider, they immediately go into defense mode. And since they have this [quite understandably] extreme hesitance to defend an everlasting damnation from a loving God, they rather opt for aggressive self defense. And why this aggressive behaviour? Because they themselves feel lost. They are frustrated, because deep down inside of them this ecclesiastical conundrum of a dark cloud keeps them from inner peace. When one has the TRUE Christ within oneself one has the peace that surpasses all understanding ( Philippians 4:7 ). So then, why would ANYONE, believing the Bible, oppose another one who delights in the redemptive act of Christ on the cross for ALL mankind? Simple to answer. People believe in what they WANT to believe in, especially when it comes to self-interest. Like in the case of ‘everlasting- punishment-believing’ Bible readers, they WANT to believe in everlasting punishment, because of their revengeful hearts. Because then they have the ‘green light’ to point a condemning finger to another to evade their own conscience. Their conscience is devouring them because of their feelings of never measuring up to their mission . One never feels one is measuring up when it comes to self-imposed compliance markers through [pious] deeds. When one is NOT within the True Christ, then one is still under the law of Moses, the law of slavery! The True Christ did away with sanctifying deeds, giving way to GRACE and therefore deeds stemming FROM OUT that GRACE! The TRUE Jesus Christ did away with WORKS. With His Blood, He declared ALL people to be righteous, even ALL the wicked and unbelievers ( Romans 4:5 )! In HIM there’s NO everlasting punishment, only everlasting LIFE and JOY for ALL! Ephesians 5:11 “Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them .” - Berean Study Bible Fruitless deeds? Yes! Like upholding Sabbaths and religious feasts ( Colossians 2:16-17 ). Like upholding rituals and ceremonies in the name of ‘holy sacraments’, including traditional baptismal rites ( Amos 5:21-23 ; Acts 2:41 , Acts 8:36 ). This of course includes the Torah practitioners within the so-called ‘Judeo-Christian’ movement and their uphold of Jewish feasts, with kudu horns, custom made kippahs, tallit shawls and tzitzits as part of their paraphernalia. To constantly BE in the True Christ is to be constantly worshiping Him in all we do and in all we say in everyday life, not needing any ceremonial-, or ritual acts as organized ‘pious’ spectacles for the world to watch. Constant worshiping Christ in one’s heart is what gives solace, fulfilment and joy to the core, even amidst unbearable adversities sometimes. Hope lies in one’s heart. Darkness? Yes! Their subtle [sanctimonious] conceited acts of patronization and condescension, especially as a cop out strategy of evasion when confronted with an outspoken outsider in a conversation that poses a threat to their ability to respond to. With this I specifically refer to the kind of confrontation they face with a Universal- Salvation-Believing Christian! Unbeknownst to them, they reveal the fear within their insecurity around their christ of limited atonement. Classic examples of condescension are “ you are doing such a wonderful job, please carry on doing it ” and “ I hear your passion ”. Classic cop-out excuses are “ so sorry, cannot talk to you now, someone is at the gate / door ”, “ so sorry, I cannot talk to you any longer as I’m in the middle of an important thing to do ” and “ I’m sorry, but there is a call waiting for me ”. So predictable. Expose? Yes! Because these 2.3 billion so-called ‘Christians’ around the globe are not used to be questioned around something as fundamental as their ‘everlasting damnation’ doctrine, a doctrine shared by virtually ALL of them, irrespective of denomination. This is a foreign experience for them that throw them off balance, forcing their inner insecurity to surface in ways that do not reflect their usual pious behaviour amongst themselves. They need to be reminded of these behaviours from discerning outsiders on the receiving end, in order for them to go back to the Spiritual Drawing Board and reconsider their stance towards the Christ of the Bible and what His Blood has accomplished for ALL mankind. In a homogeneous faith community perspective is compromised, so much so that anything outside the spiritual borders is immediately thrown into the blind spot, until it’s thrown back into their visual field. ‘ Christian ’, does any of the above ring a bell to you? Have you made yourself guilty of (amongst others), being condescending and patronizing to express your conceit? If indeed… May God open your eyes at His Drawing Board

Defending a Lost Cause