READ: HEBREWS
7:25-28
Everyone on
earth has only two options: heaven or hell. You can afford to sit on the fence
when it comes to matters that are ephemeral or trivial in nature. But for
maters of great eternal consequences, there is no neutral position. Satan has
continued to deceive men and women into believing that it is possible to gamble
with eternity. Satan often twists Acts 16:31: “So they said, Believe on the lord
Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.” Satan’s
interpretation of the passage is that you can continue committing sin and that,
as long as you believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, you shall be saved. Many people
have been deceived into believing this fallacy and have been led into hell.
James 2:19 says: “You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe
and tremble.” Even demons believe in Jesus Christ, yet they are not
saved. To receive salvation, you must repent. The Bible says: “I
tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish.” (Luke13:3).
Repentance means, first and foremost, to be sorry for one’s sins, then followed
with the determination not to sin again. It is also the belief of Satan that,
once you are saved, you are saved forever. Again, this satanic error is
anchored on Hebrews 7:25 which say, “Therefore He is also able to save to the
uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He ever lives to make intercession
for them.” Satan sees this as meaning that once you profess your belief
n Jesus Christ that is all there is to it. That is, you can continue to sin. He
would try to convince you that the difference between the person committing sin
and not saved and the person committing sin but is saved is that the former
will go to hell while the latter will make heaven. This is another error from
the camp of the devil. If you believe this error you might discover, too late,
that the devil is a deceitful preacher. Watch and pray.
MEMORIZE:
JAMES2:19 –You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons
believe and tremble.
