Brother Ballou, is there any hope for those who turn from the truth? What should we do, who have turned from the truth, or is it too late?
Return to the Lord in keeping with His ways and not according to the world’s ways, or what you might hear on Christian TV, but get your Word straight out of your Bible. Will He not see it? Will He not know what you are doing?
Were not all ten of the virgins waiting to meet the bridegroom (Matthew 25:13)? Did the Lord not know that five were foolish, and never came to know Him (Matthew 25:11 )?
How can we avoid that mistake? How do we come to know the Lord according to Ephesians 4:17-24?
Many will enter by the broad gate, but only a few by the narrow gate (Matthew 7:13), and what are the Lord’s instructions? Strive to enter!
So, is it too late? Again, how do we come to know Christ according to Ephesians 4:17-24? Deny yourself and take the time to look that passage of scripture up!
So now, how do we come to know Jesus according to God’s Word? Every Christian should be able to answer that question, but is that not a well-kept secret among the churches today? In deed, do not most teach the exact opposite, that we don’t have to do anything after we get saved?
If you are going to return to the Lord, in keeping with His ways, you are going to have to stand up for the truth, and cast out worldly wisdom (1 Corinthians 1:17), and philosophy (Colossians 2:8), which have led millions astray.
How do we come to know Jesus according to 1 John 2:3-6? Do we have to do something?
Most teach the exact opposite of that, and out of the few who do teach that “we must keep Jesus’ commands,” most of them lead Christians (Christ followers, Acts 11:26) back to Moses, with the Ten Commandments. However, the Law is not made for the people who are going to Heaven, and it is not a part of the Gospel (1 Timothy 1:8-11). Check the verses before you speak against the faith (1 Timothy 6:20-21).
News flash here! The Ten Commandments are a part of the Laws that came through Moses, and those who remain under the Law, also remain under sin’s control (Romans 6:14). If you want to know what commands Christians should be obeying, then read John 13:34-35, and 1 John 3:23. Enjoy!
Those who try to be justified through keeping the Laws that came through Moses will eventually fall away from grace (Galatians 5:4), which means that church attending people will be unable to turn away from worldliness and ungodliness (Titus 2:11-14, Romans 7:4-6). No wonder they preach that we cannot stop sinning; they can’t (Romans 6:14).
Take a step back and look at the church building. They bring the tithe in keeping with the Laws of Moses, but do they eat the tithe in keeping with Moses? Therefore, the church building is not a place where the poor, the widow, the fatherless, and the stranger can eat, but a place where we can gather with the greedy. That’s a country club.
They teach being a cheerful giver, and sowing bountifully in keeping with 2 Corinthians 9:6-8, but do they “supply the needs of the saints” in keeping with the verses right after that (2 Corinthians 9:9-15)? No, they suppress the truth. Can blind guides lead people to light? Repent and return to the Lord before it is too late.
Is there a time limit written in the Bible describing when a living Christian can, and cannot turn back to the Lord? I don’t believe so. However, if they have turned, would they not now accept and believe the doctrines of Jesus Christ, which are clearly written in their own Bibles? Would they suppress the truth because of their greed?
Recognize blind guides by their fruits (Matthew 7:15-20, 12:33-37), and not by their titles (2 Corinthians 5:16). Can we speak in direct opposition to what Jesus Christ taught and yet believe in Jesus Christ (Romans 10:6-8, Matthew 12:33-37)?
If they are unwilling to teach the doctrines as they are written in their own Bibles, doesn’t that tell you anything? Are Jesus’ disciples sent out to oppose Him?
Name one church that preaches 2 Corinthians 8:12-13. That’s where you should gather, but I don’t believe there is one left in this country. In fact, you probably can’t find one that doesn’t teach in opposition to those scriptures.
Name one church that preaches Titus 3:8, and verse 14, and John 15:1-6. You can’t. All have rejected the teachings of Jesus Christ, and so when will He open our understanding (Luke 24:45)?
We say that we believe Jesus, and that we have given our life to Him, but have we not rejected Him and replaced His teachings with our own?
8 “These people draw near to Me with their mouth, And honor Me with their lips, But their heart is far from Me. 9 And in vain they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.” NKJV
Can we repent and return to the Lord, and still require people to believe in the trinity? If it isn’t a man’s doctrine, where is it written in scripture?
Can we repent and return to the Lord and still teach people to “go have a personal relationship” with Jesus? Is that the message that Jesus Christ gave His disciples?
What’s wrong with preaching the Word, as we are told to do in 2 Timothy 4:1-2, and why do we hire people to lead us who are unwilling to do that? Can two walk together if not in agreement (Amos 3:3)?
If they will not hear the written doctrines, they do not belong to God, point, blank, period (John 8:47). Therefore, come out from among them and be separate (2 Corinthians 6:17). Will the Lord not see that you are now following His advice rather than man’s advice? Is He not the giver of life (John 6:63, Romans 8:11)?
Never consult the dead, concerning the living. How can they know? By what means do they understand? The one they have rejected, is our understanding (1 John 5:20).
Does not a little leaven, leaven the whole lump (1 Corinthians 5:6), and yet godly sorrow produced the Corinthian’s repentance, and a vehement desire to do what is right (2 Corinthians 7:8-12)? Therefore, godly sorrow will do the same for you, for God is with the contrite (Isaiah 66:2, 57:15).
farewell
