Open Heaven 2 July 2018 Monday – Eternal Security: An Illusion II
Open Heaven July 2 2018 Memorise: Ye therefore, beloved, seeing you know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with error of the wicked, fall from your own steadfastness. 2 Peter 3:17
Read: Ezekiel 33:12-20 Open Heaven July 2 2018
12 “Therefore you, O son of man, say to the children of your people: ‘The righteousness of the righteous man shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression; as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall because of it in the day that he turns from his wickedness; nor shall the righteous be able to live because of his righteousness in the day that he sins.’
13 When I say to the righteous that he shall surely live, but he trusts in his own righteousness and commits iniquity, none of his righteous works shall be remembered; but because of the iniquity that he has committed, he shall die.
14 Again, when I say to the wicked, ‘You shall surely die,’ if he turns from his sin and does what is lawful and right,
15 if the wicked restores the pledge, gives back what he has stolen, and walks in the statutes of life without committing iniquity, he shall surely live; he shall not die.
16 None of his sins which he has committed shall be remembered against him; he has done what is lawful and right; he shall surely live.
17 “Yet the children of your people say, ‘The way of the Lord is not fair.’ But it is their way which is not fair!
18 When the righteous turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, he shall die because of it.
19 But when the wicked turns from his wickedness and does what is lawful and right, he shall live because of it.
20 Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not fair.’ O house of Israel, I will judge every one of you according to his own ways.”
Open Heaven 2 July 2018
Bible in one year: 1 Chronicles 23-25, Acts 20: 36-21:16
Hymnal: Sing Hymn 12
Message – Open Heaven 2 July 2018 Monday Daily Devotional
Yesterday, we started reflecting on the doctrine of eternal security. We considered what this false doctrine teaches and the characters of its teachers. Today, we will be looking for the truth of what God’s word says in contrast to this doctrine. If there was no possibility of falling away and loosing one’s inheritance in Christ, the Holy Spirit would not have given the counsel we have in today’s memory verse. In fact, the Holy Spirit in 2 Thessalonians 2:3 also warns:
“Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;”
Only those who occupy a high position need fear a fall. The “falling away” in this scripture therefore refers to the falling away from grace of those seated with Christ in heavenly places. The possibility of a saves person falling is registered in these scriptures and in several others (Galatians 5:4, Revelation 2:5). Also in today’s Bible Reading, God Almighty told Prophet Ezekiel the truth which disproves the doctrine of eternal security. The Lord is therefore warning everyone who chooses to live a godly life never to depart from the path of righteousness, or else his or her past righteous deeds will not be remembered on the day he or she departs to do evil.
Open Heaven 2 July 2018 Monday
Some people argue that nobody sends his child away to the lions because he or she sins, and so God will not judge his children for their sins. What such people don’t seem to understand is that you cannot equate the ways of God to that of mere mortal men. They fail to recognise that a person who continues to live in sin after being saved does not have the nature of God and is therefore not a child of God. This is made clear in 1 John 3:8:
“He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.”
Furthermore, while forewarning us of things to come in Matthew 24:12-13, Jesus Christ said:
“And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. But he that shall endure to the end, the same shall be saved.”
In other words, the global increase in iniquity will not exonerate a backslider on the Day if Judgement. This is a lesson for those who think that because the world is changing, God also changes his standards (2 Timothy 2:19). Beloved, it would be immoral for God to accept from us what he did not accept from those who ran the Christian race before us. Don’t be deceived; there is no eternal security. The wages of sin is death: this is the truth of God’s word that is forever settled.
Prayer point – Open Heaven 2 July 2018
Father please uphold me to the very end, and keep my heart away from false doctrine in Jesus’ Name.
Open Heavens 2 July 2018 Hymn 12
Hymn 12 – How sweet the name of Jesus
How sweet the Name of Jesus sounds
In a believer’s ear!
It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds,
And drives away his fear.
It makes the wounded spirit whole,
And calms the troubled breast;
’Tis manna to the hungry soul,
And to the weary, rest.
Jesus! My Shepherd, Husband, Friend,
O Prophet, Priest and King,
My Lord, my Life, my Way, my End,
Accept the praise I bring.
Weak is the effort of my heart,
And cold my warmest thought;
But when I see Thee as Thou art,
I’ll praise Thee as I ought.
Till then I would Thy love proclaim
With every fleeting breath,
And may the music of Thy Name
Refresh my soul in death!
That all for Open Heaven 2 July 2018 Monday, do consider to bookmark this site for your Open heavens daily devotionals and also if you missed yesterday Devotional click to read Open Heaven 1 July 2018 Sunday and may the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob continue to keep us all. God bless you. Open Heaven 2nd July 2018 Monday. Please comment and share what you have learnt, you might be a blessing to others.
When you are saved, you are saved for ever is the lie of the devil.The message of today is an eye opener. Please don’t be deceived,heaven is real and hell is real.
What is the gospel sir?
The wages has been and will always be death.
Oh so you’re going to die? because I’m 100% sure you still sin once in a while unconsciously?
If Jesus’ death did not pay for your sins, then why did he die? what is the faith we have? what is the promise? why are we Christians, what does the death, burial and ascension of Christ means for us as Christians
Complete the scripture you quoted.
23 For the wages of sin is death, but the [h]gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
You can not stop at that… there was a countering statement – BUT! the gift of God is eternal life (meaning you will literally not die anymore!) in Christ!
if we don’t gave assurance of salvation, that means even your pastor may not make heaven.
Truth is, John 3:16 was clear to say, this is how God has loved the world, that whosoever BELIEVES will not perish but have everlasting life. This is what saves us from death.
How is this goodnews (gospel), How can we be saved by fear is God has given us boldness?
How can this be true and God is a good Father? what then is the usefulness of giving us Jesus Christ.
This is not about who taught the message, this about you really reading your bible and asking God for understanding?
1John 3:8 says “He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.”The bible is talking about the person that loves sinning against God-someone that when he sins, he does not feel anything, he does not feel the way God feels because he has not the mind of Christ and the Spirit of God that convicts one of his sin.1John 3:6 “whosoever abides in Him sins not:whosoever sins has not seen Him, neither know Him” According to your word “Oh so you’re going to die? because I’m 100% sure you still sin once in a while unconsciously?” There is no way u will not sin but when you sinned, how do you feel?A child of God, that has the nature of God that does not sin in him, will be broken down,repent immediately and cry out to God for mercy and more of His Grace to overcome the sin and he is always watchful to avoid committing the same sin next time( 1John 3:9 says “whosoever is born of God does not commit sin : for His seed(Spirit,Nature) remains in him and he cannot sin ,because he is born of God.
Hope my reply is helpful.May the Holy Spirit help us all in Jesus name.
The wages of sin has always been and will always be death.
Thanks so much. This made my day
Brethren if you have already believed number three of hymn will song today and also you knew that Jesus is the only eternal security John 14 : 6. According to the dictionary, an illusion is an idea or belief that is not true why then will you allow yourself to be carried away by false doctrine.
Galatians 5 : 10, 19 -26. GBU.
Thank you Jesus for this beautiful message this morning. I learnt that we should not be deceived by some men of GOD ,who preach to satisfy their selfish interest and not because of God. For instance, is it right for a pastor to preach to his members that since day they ( he & his wife) had lost their marriage Bible, they have not been getting along with each other. Infact the union has been broken. What has lossing marriage bible got to do with feud between spouses ?is this preaching ? Or was he saying it to encourage new couple to be to always keep their bible so as to eschew broken marriage? May Almighty God help us in Jesus name. Another lesson learnt from the message is that we should not be enticed with the evil and wickedness of the opulence in the society. Most of them are affluent through evil means i.e ritual killings, 419, armed robbery. These people have forgotten the story of the rich man and LAZARUS. Thank you so much DADDY G.O for this Gospel.
The WORD OF GOD for today is so clear in that it disapproves the false teaching of :I am eternally saved so I can continue in Sin. The Truth still remains that you cannot say you believe in Jesus Christ & you Love God if you continue sinning Rim 6:1-2.Thus,you will need to check your Salvation status if you keep on sinning. Although, because we are in this world full of sin,we are bound to sin 1 way or another but God has provided a way out in 1Jhn 1:8-9. It is required as obedient children to Confess our sins secondly,minutely,hourly & daily.(Phil 2:12)
No doubt God has given the world a gift of his Son Jesus Jhn 3:16 but the truth is that you cannot blame God for the gift he gave you that you did not accept (unbeliever) and the gift he gave you which you accepted(believer) but you did not keep,cherish, value,nurture & use to overcome the world which equates you to be like the 5 foolish virgins( though they believed in the Bridegroom & his arrival but were not prepared).
This therefore I say, Eternal Security according to God’s word(John 10:29) is for those who BELIEVE IN JESUS,HEAR HIS VOICE AND FOLLOW HIM; JOHN 10: 27 & 29.
But for those who think they can play God, BE WARNED : GOD IS NOT MOCKED FOR WHATSOEVER A MAN SOW,THAT HE SHALL REAP; GALATIANS 6:7.
Finally, For you were sometimes darkness,but now are you lighting the Lord: walk as Children of Light; Ephesians 5:8