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EZEKIEL 3:18-21   KJV5 

  "I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord" (Phil 3:8). 
 

This is a serious study of DOCTRINE. Hopefully, if nothing else, it will cause you to think inductively. We are devoted to Truth, regardless.  See 1 Timothy 4:16.6

A Brief Introduction to this Site
Footnotes on this website are extensive and explanatory.  See footnotes

Today, people are asking why is Christianity losing so much influence in society today? They ask, "Is there something wrong with us or is something wrong with the gospel?"

This website proposes that today, there is much wrong with today's gospel and response.  Today's gospel is not the gospel of our Lord, nor of the historic Church. 

Today's False Gospel 
   see footnotes 1 false teachings  and 2 dispensationalism  

In Contrast to True Teaching 3 how to be saved 


There are three basic historical changes in Christianity surfacing in the past century in the USA that have become largely accepted as Biblical truth among those who consider themselves historically orthodox, Fundamentalist.  And these changes are purely the work of demons in these latter days.

These Three (3) Changes have never been in the Historic Church until recent years. These changes are:

(1) Redefinition of ALL Doctrinal Terms by teaching a type of Biblical interpretation, "Hermeneutics," that is manifestly irrational and demonic, that is universally taught today.  This means of interpretation supports all forms of false teachings of scripture, and particularly a Gnostic form of eternal security of "grace," regardless of whatever anyone believes or does. Anyone that thinks that faith=believe=trust=confidence, or even =repentance, is an extremely Biblically blinded person.  See "repentance,"  Biblical "believing" (pisteuo) is committing obedience to orders of Jesus Christ as Lord, not simply some mental notation.  And to say that a person's believing (mental notation), trusting, or confidence is the same as faith is pure Pelagianism condemned in 418 and 431 AD, saying that man, himself, by his own mind and efforts may please God and obtain Heaven.  Very few people know what Biblical "faith"  is today.   See links.

(2) Dispensationalism, a totally new means of salvation being taught, since 1900 in USA, with massive changes in ALL doctrines, without Lordship of Christ (therefore, a cult), Unconditional Eternal Security of even totally carnal people (since 1918), two classes of Christians restoring forms of ancient Gnosticism all based upon "grace," regardless of beliefs or continued sinning, and a pretribulation rapture that "this church" will experience no persecution by the antichrist for their beliefs [undoubtedly true].

If mankind can be brought to believe that salvation is by their own mental notation of only a one-time mental affirmation of a wholehearted belief (trust), they falsely call their faith, in Christ as their Savior only, then all hell and its demons are their destiny forever (Matt 7:21-23).  They are totally deceived by the satan, the god of this world.

These same Dispensational "grace" regardless or the Free Grace teachers always make a great furor over the concept of rewards given in Heaven.   This is the only way they have of referencing any works as meritorious, or any excuse for sinful living while still going to Heaven.  They say they are saved by grace alone, and their faith (trust) alone, and NOT by works of any kind.   But they have no understanding of grace, nor works, nor faith, nor believing, no repentance, nor what or why our Lord died on the cross for us, nor even what a sciptural Christian is, nor the purpose of the Holy Spirit within True Christians,  nor anything applying to salvation.  They teach that the only way to be led by the Holy Spirit is to read the Bible and to do what you think it says to you.  They are blinded Pharisees, going by the teachings (traditions) of men who. "shall in no case (not one) enter into the Kingdom of Heaven" (Matt 5:20). 

They say that they are all uncondtionally destined to heaven, after a one-time trust in a Savior only (not Lordship; therefore a cult by definition).   So, they say, there is no place whatsoever for works in salvation, unless, their self-conceived "good" works follow them for rewards to them after in Heaven.   So rewards for works is their great and only reason for any efforts at all, since all get into Heaven without any works or beliefs or morals or commitments at all; "without any concern for having to please God," they teach.  "Isn't it wonderful we don't have to be good," they teach.  

All you who base your sinful living, saying that you are saved by "grace alone" through your own trust (faith) in Jesus as your Savior, regardless of anything else, will not be alone in an Eternal hellAbout 98% of the religious world today will be there with you and all your pastors and teachers, who have filled this country with this false gospel for the past 90 years.

You are so wrong, it would be be very laughable if not so extremely serious, but your very false understandings are sending you and all who follow you to a fiery Eternal hell.  And this is very regrettable and grievously sad.  "We pray for you, we beg you, flee from the wrath to come!!"

Explanation:

1.  Our salvation and the salvation of ALL peoples (born-from-above or unbelievers worldwide) is judged upon the basis of any WORKS done by obedience to THE FOUNDATION LAID (1 COR 3:11-12). THE indwelling Mind of Jesus Christ our Creator IS FAITH, received after we repented and committed to His Lordship in our living in Restored Fellowship as Sons of God (Rom 8:14, 16), while still on earth.   He died on the cross to make it possible to become the FOUNDATION (Rock) of our RESTORATION (At-one-ment) and our living in obedience to His indwelling faith.   Plain and simple.    See concise and complete explanation under heading, "Our Final Eternal Judgment," in articles of Our Final Eternal Judgment of All Men and  Justification-Teachings Today.

2.  There are no rewards (plural) in NT Greek scripture.  All reward is singular only in Greek NT when referring to anything of the saints in Heaven or salvation or merit.  There is not "rewards" (plural word) in the entire Greek NT. Indeed, all the places of "rewards" in the OT is relating to the lost only.   There is no such thing in scripture relating to "rewards" (plural) in Heaven in scripture.

1 Cor 3:11-15 is used by the Calvinists and the Dispensational "grace" regardless as their reason to think they will go to Heaven, regardless of whether they are good are not, or please God or not. They say they can be born-from-above and have indwelling Christ in them by just once having placed their trust in Him as their Savior, having a guaranteed Heaven without any righteous obedience, they may just get no rewards after getting to Heaven.  And they comfort themselves with the thought that this scripture means they may just get no rewards after entering Heaven for eternity regardless of their behavior or beliefs.  Why have any care?  Heaven is guaranteed, as if you were there already, they say.   Isn't grace wonderful, they say. 

First, none of this section in first Corinthians mentions works (plural) or rewards (plural). 

Secondly
, verse 11 at the start says, "For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ, NOW IF ANY MAN BUILD UPON THIS FOUNDATION..." This is why Jesus said, "Ye must be born-from-above" to have the foundation of "Christ in you, the expectation of Glory (Spiritual Perfection)," Col. 1:27.  He in you is the Foundation.
Our Creator came incarnate in human flesh to die on the cross to put our sinful flesh natures in the grave, so that He could Justly indwell His cleansed vessels with His Holy Spirit's Restoration (At-one-ment of us), thereby giving us the Holy Spirit Mind of Christ (faith) to direct us in our obedient living doing His Works.  The Book of Romans begins and ends with "obedience of faith," or faith's obedience, its subject throughout. (Rom 1:5 and 16:26).

1 Cor 3:6-9 says that God gives the increase to our labors, and verse 9, that "we are fellow workers of God (God's fellow workers), we are a building of God (God's building)."  As though we are fellows under the same yoke WITH CHRIST (Matt 11:29), now in us, and THE FATHER has the reigns (Jn 14:10).  Only "the work" done by the Father (Jn 14:10) through us, with us as yoke fellows with Christ in us (Jn 20:21, Matt 11:29), is counted.  But one must understand what repenting is, and believing is, and Christ's indwelling faith is, and what grace is, and what and why Christ died on the cross, to fully understand this. 

Catholics, Calvinists, and Dispensationalists don't know these basic things.  They have only learned the traditions (doctrines and definitions) of men (Matt 7:9; 7:13 and Col 2:8), deceived and deceiving (2 Tim 3:13), they are Pharisees, the blind leaders of the blind (Matt 15:12 and 14).

You will remain blinded by the satan of this world system, which teaches Catholicism, Calvinism, or Dispensationalism of eternal security, regardless of your disobedience to Christ.   You talk about yourselves only following what the Bible says.  This is Pharisaism, following the traditional interpretations of men, in which Christ says they will in NO CASE (not one) shall enter the Kingdom of Heaven (Matt 5:20; 23:33).  ONLY the Holy Spirit Mind of Christ (faith) in us can teach us and guide us as to what TRUTH is, that the Lord teaches in His written Word, IF we seek HIM with ALL our heart.  Penal Substitutional Atonement was invented in 1098 AD by a Catholic, Calvinism was invented in 1535, Dispensationalism was invented in England in 1830, but are you saying you are not following the traditions of men?    Are you so blind that you think that as time progresses forward through prophesied worsening history that men's understandings of the Truth of God will progressively improve?

If any man is born-from-above, he should be building upon the Foundation Christ... a man must labor according to that which cannot be burned (the Truth teachings, doctrines of Christ, Lord Jesus Christ Himself in us).....and it is God the Father that gives the increase.  So we may conclude that a man's labor according to Christ's doctrines is important.  But "God does not reward his servants according to the success of their labor, because that depends on Himself accomplishing them through us; but His reward for them is according to their faithful labour with Him which they bestow on His work" (Adam Clark), and His leading them by His reigns.

 "Built thereupon" means, led by the Holy Spirit of Christ in him, the Foundation already laid, Christ in you (Col 1:27).  "As many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the Sons of God" (Rom 8:14).

In other words, is a person born-from-above and desperately wanting to be obedient to the Holy Spirit of Lord Jesus Christ inside himself; being yoked to Jesus Christ indwelling him, praying and looking only and always to please his Father in Heaven?  Child Simple.  There is no other Foundation laid, but that is NOW laid by Christ.  A man receives reward of the inheritance, despite possibly no outward appearance of worldly success.  He has the Foundation, just perhaps like the thief on the cross, or a life long obedient and faithful missionary.  They each have done the first work expected of them, repenting and committing to their Lord Jesus Christ (Jn 6:28-29) at the beginning.  One then immediately died and the other faithfully overcame the world, his flesh, and the devi, through obedience to the Holy Spirit, through his death and into Eternity.

After being born-again with Life of the rule (Kingdom of God) of our Lord, beginning for the first time, we start Living to serve our Lord through His Holy Spirit Mind (faith) now in us, as though we were already in Heaven.  This then later becomes a simple Judgment of our Creator for all men, whether to Heaven by God's good work through our obedience to Him -- or--  hell through our denial of Him by going our own way, your own thinking and own trusting (Titus 1;16; 2 Tim 2:12; Luke 2:9-11).   A simple Eternal judgment of all mankind.  What are your works??  Is their any work remaining done through faith or are they all self directed works?   Are you among those that trust in themselves, like the Pharisee (Luke 18:9-14), thinking your trust and your believing is faith?    

Could it be that someone is worthy of Heaven as his reward (singular). if he:
(1) based his efforts according to the Truth (Word) teachings of Christ as taught by His Holy Spirit in us, and
(2) being obedient through the Mind of Christ in himself to His Heavenly Father's guidance,

(a)  But he may terribly backslide into sinning losing all possibility of reward of Heaven [[see Ezek 3:18-21; Heb 10; 2 Pet 2; John 3:36 ("being continuously disobedient," not "believing not"), and multitudes of scriptures]] but deeply repents and recommits to Christ's Lordship and immediatly dies.  Could he be "saved, yet so as by fire" ?  Or,
(b)  If one is born-from-above starting on the proper Foundation, and died before he could have any other work in obedience to Christ, like the thief on the cross alongside Jesus, "saved, yet so as by fire."  Did not he do the first work required of God, to commit (Jn 6:29)?   Or,
(c)  After once repenting and committing to the Lordship of Jesus (born-again), he may start believing Dispensational teachers, and believing he can never lose his salvation and that only his trust in Jesus as his Savior only is all that is required; so he lives in continual sinning and just trusting in Jesus to save him the rest of his sinful existence, perhaps, even playing church or even become a preacher of Dispensationalism thereafter.  He has by his life's works (Titus 1:16) denied the LORD Jesus Christ by his false teachings sending possibly thousands to hell.  Could he rightfully obtain Heaven by a righteous Holy God?
1 Cor 3:13 says, "Everyman's WORKS of what sort it is," "shall be made manifest....it shall be revealed by fire....."  And verse 15 says, "If any man's (referring to those upon the Foundation of Christ) work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss; but he himself shall be saved, yet so as through (dia) fire."  So FIRST, verse 3:11 says, IF any man has a life BUILT upon the Foundation of Christ (born-from-above AND Living through obedience of faith (NOT DENIED his Lord by his works), having a righteous standing before God either as a backslider newly repentant and recommitted, or just a new-born who soon dies; nevertheless, he has done the (first) work expected (Jn 6:28-29), committing his new Life in obedience to His Lord
Eph 2:8-10     [[ Why are these verses usually errantly translated, and why is verse 10 usually omitted by false teachers??  Are they too clear?  ]]
8 For by grace are (present active indicative) ye now continuously being saved (perfect passive participle) through faith; and that not out from yourselves: it is the gift of God (Himself in you):
9 Not of works (our own works), lest any man should boast.
10 For we are His workmanship, having been created (aorist passive part.) in Christ Jesus in the way of good WORKS, which God hath before prepared that we might walk (aorist active subj.) in them.
Therefore, despite the common and scripturally unfounded assertions of the "grace" regardless, "reward" spoken of in scripture is actually final salvation to Heaven itself.  (In Greek translation there is no "a", it is not specifically "a" reward, it is just "reward" referring to "type" not quantity.)

"Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God: And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ" (Col 3:22-25).   No carnal christians ever considered.  We are Eternally judged by our works (Rom 2:6-11, and multitudes of scriptures), See link, Single Basis of Eternal Judgment for all mankind.

"For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;
Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.
If any man's work abide (not deny by false doctrines or backslide from obedience to his Lord) which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive reward.
If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire." (1 Cor 3:11-15).    

He was truly born again, and in his end on earth, obtained Heaven through his Holiness of Spirit and faith of Truth.......built upon this foundation laid by Christ (2 Thess 2:13-17).  

ONLY by obedient-fruit existing from Christ in us as our Lord, will we be accepted in Heaven.

I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that is continuously abiding in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.....
Ye have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you, and appointed you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain.... (John 15:5,16)

Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. 
Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them (Matt 7:17,19-20).

Who will render to every man according to his deeds:
To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:
But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,
Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;
But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:
For there is no respect of persons with God (Rom 2:6-11).
"
And, behold, I come quickly; and My reward (singular) is with Me, to give every man according as his work (of what sort it is, 1 Cor 3:13) shall be" (Rev 22:12).  Is your work of the type directed by obedience to the Holy Spirit leading in you -0r- are you're works based upon your thinking, your trusting only?   This is the Final Judgment God's-Good works vs. self conceived dead works, for Eternal Heaven or hell for everyone in the world, saved or unsaved. For God is no respecter of persons, (Rom 2:11).
And it makes no difference if someone has been obedient to Christ in himself all his life, or whether he was just born-from-above before dying, they will both receive the same reward of HeavenSee the parable of the workers in the vineyard, Matt 20:1-16.7  "For the Son of man shall come in the glory of His Father with His angels; and then He shall reward (singular) every man according to His work (of what sort it is, 1 Cor 3:13)" (Matt 16:27-28).

And the scriptures clearly teach in multitudes of references ( Judgment, Good vs. Evil/Sin ) that the Eternity of all people, saved or unsaved, is based upon one impartial measure (Rom 2:5-11).  "What are your deeds or works (Matt 7:19-24, "ye that work lawlessness"), God-directed (agathos, God-good) good works -OR-  self-directed dead works (Matt 7:19-24)?"  Child simple.  "Keep thy heart with all diligence: for out of it are the issues of Life" (Prov 4:23).  "Shall not God search this out?  For He is continuously knowing the secrets of the heart" (Prov 44:21).

This means of our Lord's Final Judgment is so simple, it is profound
.  This eliminates all nuances of those of cults (no Lordshiip of Christ), false doctrines of all kinds, all works of tainted self interests and/or pride; and it eliminates all those given to immorality and mysticisms of all types; and all backsliding loses; and considers all new starts.  Final Judgment is based only upon, "Do you have any building remaining upon the Foundation (Rock) of Lord Jesus Christ?"  Only those works done through the leading, empowerment of the indwelling Holy Spirit (ye MUST be born-from-above), with a heart continuously devoted to the Truth of God ONLY will get into Heaven.   And this may be regardless of any outward sign of any works at all seen in the world system.  It is God that gives the increase, knowing our motives, in His Perfect Wisdom and Knowledge.  See Matt 20:1-167 concerning the workers in the vineyard


(3) New Evangelicalism, a deliberate choice to disregard sinful behavior and doctrinal differences of individuals as having NO significance to "Christian" fellowship or salvation."   This doctrinal neutrality, being against anything as exclusive Truth, was formally declared as principle by Harold Ockenga in a national meeting in May, 1948, in the Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California.  He called it the New Evangelicalism, as opposed to the old Evangelicalism of previous staunch holdings to perceived Biblical doctrines.  This New Evangelicalism is the practice and belief of nearly all Evangelicals today.  We now have total apostasy and the end New Age mysticisms in all churches today as a result.  Compromise is the method, deductive thinking is the means, the satan is the cause.

The Anabaptists, re-baptizers, for want of a better term, whoever we may discern them to be, since the days of Christ thru today, have always opposed and separated themselves from heresies and apostasies as best they could.  They resisted the early church heresies, then Roman Catholicism starting in the 200's AD, then Calvinism (1535) with Catholic corruptions continued, then Dispensationalism (1908 in USA) with all doctrines redefined, then New Evangelicalism (1948) of open disregard for the teachings of Christ, and FINALLY today's totally openly satanic Emerging church mysticisms for all religions as one (2000 AD).  These succeeding historical deviations from the doctrines of Christ have NOW given us our last days in this prophetic Age, predicted by our Lord Jesus to become like Sodom and Gomorrha worldwide .  A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump (1 Cor 5:6 and Gal 5:9; it is established). 

Most all the present day writers (Internet) and churches have been teaching for many years a very false message for initial salvation (trust only).  Consequently, our society as a whole in USA is now totally lost and blinded.

[[  Fundamentalism is simply the holding to the fundamentals (teachings, doctines) of what makes something what it is.  In Christianity, Historic Fundamentalism is simply holding to those Biblical teachings of Christ and His Apostles that makes true Christianity what it is.   Anything else is not Christianity!!  ]]

Evangelical propagandists,
 today, by their dedication to "loving" compromise in all things, are deceitfully and forcibly redefining any and all dissenting religious groups as Fundamentalists, lumping them all together as "radically antisocial, anti-liberty, anti-intellectual, anti-loving, and equivalent to modern terrorists."  This is a manifest blasphemous lie against Historic Apostolic Doctrines of Christ.   

We are NOW in "the latter days".   We (Christians, conservatives, fundamentalists) are routinely called fascists, bigots, the Taliban, and veiled threats of violence are not uncommon.  Christians WAKE  UP ! 

Ecumenicals will worship the soon coming antichrist and false prophet.
True Christians will be killed.

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To detail in history and scripture these above assertions, this website is devoted to explaining scriptural doctrines in detail and compare them in detail to Calvinism, Arminianism, and the present day Dispensational "grace" regardless apostasy within Fundamentalism. If you wish to learn about "doctrine" in great detail according to scripture, here is the place. May your concentration and study be fruitful to our Lord.


This is an instructional website into the salvation doctrines of scripture. You will not understand articles toward the end if you do not have the scriptural comprehension given in earlier articles, particularly the First Principles in Section 2, and more advanced understanding given in Section 3.
"Take heed unto thyself, and unto the DOCTRINE; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee" (1 Tim 4:16).

"My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee" (Hosea 4:6).

"A people who do not understand will fall" (Hosea 4:14).
 
"For I desire mercy and not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings" (Hosea 6:6).

 "Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams" (1 Sam 15:22).
  
"Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you for so did their fathers to the false prophets" (Luke 6:26).

"Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather DIVISION" (Luke 12:51).


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Table of Contents


     Chapters
 1. Who is God to us?
 2. God's Purposes
 3. Who are we to God?
 4. God's Attributes
 5. Priority of Attributes
 6. Truth, Next Attribute
 7. Highest Attribute
 8. Holiness Scriptures
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10. No Sin Permissible
11. Covenants of God
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A - Sons of God
B - Dear Brother
C - Cessationism
D - How to be Saved
E - Let us Reason
F - Verbal Inerrancy
G - Knowing Scripture

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