HOW YAHSHUA'S TRUE DISCIPLES DEFINE SALVATION!

A Beggar Being Ignored By Prospering Christians -"Faith Without Works Is Dead!"
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If you are a believer in Yahshua or Jesus, you believe that this statement is true: "Salvation is by Grace, not of Works, so that no one can boast" (Ephesians 2:1-10). Indeed, true Salvation is by the Unmerited Divine Favor or Grace that's given to those who know that they are terrible sinners in need of a Savior. They also know that the ONLY way that they can know how to identify sin and flee from it is through knowing Yahweh's Moral Law (Romans 3:19-26).

After being convicted of sin through the Law, sinners must want to repent or TURN AWAY from their sins (Acts 2:38), and they must believe that they are in need of a perfect Savior. Furthermore, they must know that there is only ONE Savior or Messiah, and He is called Yahshua the Messiah. But if you're not showing good works inspired by the Holy Spirit in you, it's evidence that your salvation is either not legitimate or is incomplete, and that you are not born again yet (Acts 8:12-17). Being born again is a gift of believing in Yahshua or Jesus that seals us with the Holy Spirit for the day of our redemption. As the Apostle Paul wrote:

Ephesians 1:13-14 ~ “In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, 14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.” 

This statement about how we are sealed with the Holy Spirit when we believe in Yahshua sounds clear and simple enough. Unfortunately, however, it has been abused because some people lack understanding of what it means to BELIEVE in Yahshua so that we can be sealed and counseled by the Spirit of God. Belief in Yahshua is not just the act of recognizing that we need a perfect Savior, and that Yahshua - as the Incarnate Son of God - is the only one that will do. According to the Word of God, believing in Yahshua means that we not only believe that He is the Son of God that was born of a virgin, but that He also lived a perfect life, never sinned, and was tortured and died a criminal's death to pay for our sins once and for all time. It also means that we believe that Yahshua rose from the dead with a literal flesh and bone body (See Luke 24:39), that He was spiritually empowered with amazing strength and everlasting life, and that He imparts the gift of the Holy Spirit only to those who truly love and follow Him (See 1 Corinthians 15:1-8, quoted at end).

I am emphasizing that last point on the nature of a saving type of belief because Yahshua explicitly stated that His true disciples love Him so much that they keep His Commandments (John 14:15-21). Yahshua also said that His Commandments call us to to love our Heavenly Father Yahweh fully, to love ourselves fully, and to love others as we love ourselves in Christ (Matthew 22:36-40). If we're doing that, or at least moving toward being more like that, then we'll be striving to be kind, merciful and compassionate toward everyone, and we'll be striving to not do any deliberately bad things to our spirits or bodies, or to the spirits and bodies of those around us. In other words, their true belief in Christ will be evident in their good works.

This is WHY James the brother of Yahshua truthfully said that "Salvation Without (Good) Works Is Dead" (James 2:14-17). In other words, you may say that you're saved, and that you believe in Yahshua, but then you don't show it. Instead of living in a sober-minded and kindhearted fashion, you choose to continue living the way that you always have, and you do not change your carnal ways at all. This is a clear sign to anyone who is observant that you still love this fallen world that Satan rules with its overbearing passions and lusts for power, prestige and pleasure (1 Corinthians 3:1-5).

It is also a sign that you do not value your Heavenly Father's graciousness in forgiving your sins, or the gift of salvation that His Son Yahshua suffered and died to give to you. Indeed, Yahshua was a PERFECT atonement sacrifice, and He paid your death penalty for sin so that Yahweh could give you everlasting forgiveness (Hebrews 9:11-15). So, if you are a Wise Virgin (more on this in a bit!), then you'll be so much in love with Yahshua for His loving sacrifice that you'll be striving to be more like Him. This means that you'll be striving after the fruits and gifts of the Holy Spirit, and striving to bless others with the gifts that Yahweh blesses you with (1 Corinthians 12:1-11). But if you're a Foolish Virgin, it means that your salvation is not living or active. Therefore, it's useless, and it's as good as dead!

If you say that you're saved, but you're focused on the pleasures and trails of this life, and you are not looking for the return of Yahshua or Jesus as He commanded, then you are going to be spiritually asleep. So, even if you did receive the Holy Spirit initially when you believed in Yahshua, then you are not listening to the Spirit's voice, and you are not growing in your faith (John 14:22-27). As a result, you are not going to be ready when Yahshua comes for His Bride in the Rapture.

Also remember the Foolish Virgins in the Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins, whose spiritual lamps did not have enough OIL, or fruits and gifts of the Holy Spirit (Matthew 25:1-13; 1 Corinthians 12:1-11). What many people overlook is that these Virgin attendants of the Bride of Christ are Virgins because they are saved, and so Yahweh sees them as spotless lambs. Otherwise they would not be called Virgins, but Harlots! But the Foolish Virgins are taking their salvation for granted by not watching for Christ's return, and striving to live a life that is pleasing to Him. That is why they get shut out of the Wedding Banquet, which is going to be held in Heaven:

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Also remember that - because the Foolish Virgins needed more OIL (OR GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT) - they were not present when the Heavenly Bridegroom Yahshua came for His Bride or Church full of born again saints! As a result they lost their rewards, one of which is to be taken up in the Rapture,  and so they were left behind. The Wise Virgins and the Bride are to be taken to Heaven in the Rapture as a beautiful reward for living a life of servant-hood for Yahweh.

But the Foolish Virgins will be left behind due to their waywardness. As a result, they will be refined in the fire of the Great Tribulation, and they will have to suffer many hardships, and possible martyrdom. Sadly, the Foolish Virgins are too spiritually asleep to know or care when the Bridegroom will return. So they aren't going to be ready, and Yahshua said that He will return at an unexpected time. So only those who are watching will be caught up to Heaven in His rescue operation!

Again, believers need to remember that the Rapture is NOT a gift of salvation. It is a gift given to believers that show deep love for the Father, Son and Spirit, and also who show much love for fellow believers - even those who are wayward - by showing them how to please Yahweh with their obedience to His Moral Law, a knowledge of which will encourage them to regularly perform unselfish acts of mercy and lovingkindness.

In closing, I encourage all believers to read the other articles that I have linked to at the end of this article. It would also be wise for all to become familiar with the important scriptures quoted after the list of articles on this page that stand as proof to the doctrinal accuracy of this article.

AS YAHSHUA SAID: WATCH! 

With Love From
Your Sister In Yahshua
Helena Lehman of the
Pillar of Enoch Ministry
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RECOMMENDED FURTHER READING:

WHAT COMMANDMENTS MUST BELIEVERS
KEEP UNDER THE NEW COVENANT OF GRACE?
pillarofenoch.blogspot.com/2013/08/what-commandments-must-believers-keep.html

SPIRITUAL BLINDNESS, THE 
DESTROYER OF THE CHURCH!
http://pillarofenoch.blogspot.com/2013/08/spiritual-blindness-destroyer-of-church.html

ABIDING UNDER THE SHADOW
OF GOD'S WINGS OR TALLIT!
http://pillarofenoch.blogspot.com/2017/09/abiding-under-shadow-of-gods-wings-or-tallit.html

HOW TO UNDERSTAND THE ONCE SAVED,
ALWAYS SAVED (OSAS) DOCTRINE
https://pillarofenoch.blogspot.com/2018/08/how-to-understand-once-saved-always-saved-doctrine.html 

THE ALL-SURPASSING POWER
OF THE BLOOD AND BODY OF THE MESSIAH
https://pillarofenoch.blogspot.com/2018/10/all-surpassing-power-of-blood-and-body-of-messiah.html

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The Pertinent Scriptures That Inspired This Article:

Matthew 22:36-40 ~ “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?” 37 Jesus (Yahshua) said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”

Matthew 25:1-13 ~ The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins ~ “Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2 Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish. 3 Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them, 4 but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. 5 But while the bridegroom was delayed, they all slumbered and slept. 6 And at midnight a cry was heard: ‘Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go out to meet him!’ 7 Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. 8 And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ 9 But the wise answered, saying, ‘No, lest there should not be enough for us and you; but go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.’ 10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut. 11 Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us!’ 12 But he answered and said, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, I do not know you.’ 13 Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.”

John 14:15-21 ~ “If you love Me, keep My commandments. 16 And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever— 17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. 18 I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you. 19 A little while longer and the world will see Me no more, but you will see Me. Because I live, you will live also. 20 At that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you. 21 He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him.”

John 14:22-27 ~ “Judas (not Iscariot) said to Him, “Lord, how is it that You will manifest Yourself to us, and not to the world?” 23 Jesus (Yahshua) answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him. 24 He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine but the Father’s who sent Me. 25 These things I have spoken to you while being present with you. 26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you. 27 Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.”

Acts 2:38 ~ “Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ (Yahshua the Messiah) for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”

Acts 8:12-17 ~ “But when they believed Philip as he preached the things concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ (Yahshua the Messiah), both men and women were baptized. 13 Then Simon himself also believed; and when he was baptized he continued with Philip, and was amazed, seeing the miracles and signs which were done. 14 Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them, 15 who, when they had come down, prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit. 16 For as yet He had fallen upon none of them. They had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus (Adonai Yahshua). 17 Then they laid hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.”

Romans 3:19-26 ~ “Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. 20 Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin. 21 But now the righteousness of God apart from the law is revealed, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets, 22 even the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ (Yahshua the Messiah {or Anointed One}), to all and on all who believe. For there is no difference; 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus (Messiah Yahshua), 25 whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously committed, 26 to demonstrate at the present time His righteousness, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus (Yahshua).”

1 Corinthians 3:1-5 ~ “And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual people but as to carnal, as to babes in Christ. 2 I fed you with milk and not with solid food; for until now you were not able to receive it, and even now you are still not able; 3 for you are still carnal. For where there are envy, strife, and divisions among you, are you not carnal and behaving like mere men? 4 For when one says, “I am of Paul,” and another, “I am of Apollos,” are you not carnal? 5 Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers through whom you believed, as the Lord gave to each one?”

1 Corinthians 12:1-11 ~ “Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant: 2 You know that you were Gentiles, carried away to these dumb idols, however you were led. 3 Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed, and no one can say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit. 4 There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5 There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. 6 And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all. 7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all: 8 for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit, 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit, 10 to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. 11 But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills.”

1 Corinthians 15:1-8 ~ “Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand, 2 by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. 3 For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures, 5 and that He was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve. 6 After that He was seen by over five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain to the present, but some have fallen asleep. 7 After that He was seen by James, then by all the apostles. 8 Then last of all He was seen by me also, as by one born out of due time.”

Ephesians 2:1-10 ~ “And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, 2 in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, 3 among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others. But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 5 even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), 6 and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus (Messiah Yahshua), 7 that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast. 10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus (Messiah Yahshua) for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.”

Hebrews 9:11-15 ~ “But Christ came as High Priest of the good things to come, with the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, that is, not of this creation. 12 Not with the blood of goats and calves, but with His own blood He entered the Most Holy Place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption. 13 For if the blood of bulls and goats and the ashes of a heifer, sprinkling the unclean, sanctifies for the purifying of the flesh, 14 how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? 15 And for this reason He is the Mediator of the new covenant, by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, that those who are called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.”

James 2:14-17 ~ “What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit? 17 Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.”

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TO GET AND STAY SAVED, YOU NEED TO LOVE AND FOLLOW CHRIST!

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Romans 5:8-10 ~ “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. 10 For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life.”

Contrary to popular belief, there is only ONE WAY to get to Heaven and to avoid Hell, which is where all unrepentant sinners in total rebellion against God's Moral Laws or Commandments will go. To be saved from everlasting torment in Hell, you need to acknowledge that you are a sinner because you have repeatedly broken some or all of God's Moral Laws or Commandments, and you are in need of a Savior and Deliverer to be your Advocate before God when you are judged after death. This is what it means to believe in, or to have faith in Christ. In the act of BELIEF and FAITH, you must recognize your sins, repent of them, and seek Christ's forgiveness and His Spirit to overcome sin, and resist the Devil

Look over the following list of God's Ten Commandments and honestly assess yourself as you do:

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS from Exodus Chapter 20, Verses 2 through 17:
1)     “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You shall have no other gods before Me.”
2)     “You shall not make for yourself a carved image—any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; 5 you shall not bow down to them nor serve them.”
3)     “You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.”
4)     “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates. 11 For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it.”
5)     “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the Lord your God is giving you.”
6)     “You shall not murder.”
7)     “You shall not commit adultery.”
8)     “You shall not steal.”
9)     “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.”
10)    “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.”

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If you have ever broken even one of these Commandments in the smallest way, you are guilty of rebellion against God, which is sin, and you are in danger of Hell unless you repent and accept a perfect Advocate to pay the price for your sins. This Advocate must be perfect or without sin in order to pay our blood guilt for our rebellion in full for all time, and must agree to die in our place, because without the shedding of blood, there is NO forgiveness (Hebrews 9:16-28). For this reason, the only Advocate that will do is Yahshua or Jesus, who is the ONLY begotten Son of God, and the only way to Heaven (John 14:6).

Although believers in Christ are not specifically called to follow the Ten Commandments in Exodus 20, or any of God's Moral Laws that are listed in the Torah, we should be familiar with them so we will understand the directions of the Holy Spirit, and be able to tell the difference between truth and heresy.  The Moral Laws of God can be found in Exodus 21, Exodus 22, Exodus 23, Leviticus, Chapter 18, Chapter 19 and Chapter 20, and in Deuteronomy 18, Deuteronomy 19, Deuteronomy 21, Deuteronomy 22, and Deuteronomy 23. These summarize the Moral Laws of God that we are required to be aware of, and to keep - as the Spirit of God will always lead us to do!

Because Yahshua is God's ONLY incarnation as a man, and He never sinned, His blood and body were perfect or without corruption (2 Corinthians 5:21). Furthermore, because Christ first loved mankind before we knew about or loved Him, His perfect Blood was shed so that we could be forgiven and inherit everlasting life (John 3:16-18). This is why we are told in Scripture that there is no other Savior other than Yahshua that will win us God's full forgiveness and pardon (John 14:6; 1 John 2:1-2). This means that NOBODY can get saved from Hell and inherit everlasting life without making, and believing in this admission (John 6:40). So for all the folks out there in the ecumenical movement who want to think that there are many valid paths to Heaven, you better think again.

After our blood guilt for sin is paid by believing in Christ, however, we are called to do our best to live a godly life by following Christ's Commandments. These are His Two Commandments: to Love God and to Love your Neighbor, which summarize the Ten Commandments (Mark 12:28-31) and the Moral Laws against Sexual Immorality that are laid forth in Leviticus, Chapter 18, Chapter 19 and Chapter 20. To do this effectively, however, we need the baptism of the Holy Spirit to be born again, and to be instructed by God's Spirit on how to live righteously.

Attending Church or taking Communion cannot save you. Only Yahshua's shed Blood can save you when you accept it as a covering for your sins. After this, if you are sincere in wanting to love and follow Yahshua, you will receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit, through Whom you will be born again spiritually. Only then will you be well and truly saved from Hell. Evidence of being born again can be seen through a gradual change of behavior from wanton sinner to righteous follower of Christ who is not living in rebellion against God. If you are a much better person now than before you were saved, you experience feelings of love, compassion and forgiveness toward others on a regular basis, if Scriptures come to mind when you are seeking answers to your problems, and if you are doing your best to be loving like Christ and confident in your faith in this dark world, then you can be fairly certain that you are born again.

If you are truly born again, you will also find yourself wanting to pray, to read and understand Scripture, and to follow Christ's living example as to how to approach God and how to treat others, and you will repent REGULARLY and remember to ask for forgiveness when you slip up. SOme people who are born again are also called into prophetic ministry, and are given dreams and visions and words of knowledge to share with other believers. If this describes you, then you do NOT have to worry about your salvation! It's guaranteed by the Blood of Yahshua/Jesus when you accept Him as your Savior or Messiah, and you truly do repent and follow Him as described above!

But remember that there is judgment awaiting those who do not live godly lives or repent (i.e. turn away) from their sins and ask God to help them to change. In the meantime, our love for God and one another can cover over a multitude of sins (James 5:20; 1 Peter 4:8), and God's Grace, or unmerited favor, is always available to those who are born again and doing their best to follow God's Commandments.

For those who are born again, the wonderful rewards associated with serving Christ that are hinted at in the Parable of the Talents in Matthew 25:14-30, and the Parable of the Minas in Luke 19:11-27 can NEVER be lost, However, Yahshua and the Apostle Paul warned that one can lose their salvation if they reject Christ and His Gospel after appearing to have received and believed in Him. Those in danger of losing their salvation, (or of never having been saved at all, and therefore subject to destruction) will show no self control, but will wantonly continue to sin after accepting Christ as their Savior:

Mark 8:38 ~ Yahshua Said: “For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him the Son of Man also will be ashamed when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.” 

1 Corinthians 6:9-10 ~ The Apostle Paul Said: “Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, 10 nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God.”

When interpreting the above Scriptures correctly, understanding the meaning of the words "belief", "repentance" and "witness" are key. The believer that sins and does not repent sets a bad example or witness, and risks losing their salvation, especially if they continue in sin, and do not care that they are doing so. This attitude shows a rejection of Christ and the Gospel He preached, and that is why Christ warned that He would be ashamed of those who are ashamed of Him and His teachings or commandments. He said this to emphasize the fact that He will be ashamed of, or reject anyone that knows what He expects from us, but will not live by His teachings, and will not teach others to do so. One's salvation can also be lost by blaspheming the Holy Spirit, which equates to calling Christ or our Heavenly Father Beelzebub, which is a demonic entity akin to the Devil or Lucifer that is opposed to God, and hates God's love for all mankind:

Matthew 12:24-32 ~ Yahshua said that calling Him or His Father Beelzebub (i.e. Satan) is the Unpardonable Sin! ~ “Now when the Pharisees heard it they said, “This fellow does not cast out demons except by Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons.” 25 But Jesus knew their thoughts, and said to them: “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand. 26 If Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand? 27 And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges. 28 But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, surely the kingdom of God has come upon you. 29 Or how can one enter a strong man’s house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? And then he will plunder his house. 30 He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters abroad. 31 Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven men. 32 Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the age to come.”

Speaking against the Holy Spirit means speaking against the testimony of the Spirit in our hearts and minds, and against the manifestations of the Holy Spirit in a believer's life. For example, the Spirit of God will convict us of Yahshua's full deity and humanity, and the importance of His Commandments. The Spirit will also show us our need  to repent or turn away from sin when we accept Yahshua's Words of Life in the Gospels, and when we ask God the Father to embed His Moral Law, and Christ's Spirit that convicts us to keep these commandments, deep into our souls.

The Spirit of God also convicts new believes of their need for Christ's shed blood to cover us so that we can be saved from our sins, and so that we can learn to live a godly life after being born again spiritually by His indwelling Spirit. Indeed, it is the Spirit of God dwelling within the believer that imparts spiritual gifts and fruits, and these manifest in a believer's life as miraculous supernatural manifestations, such as having prophetic dreams and visions, hearing words of knowledge from God through the Spirit, healing the sick, and speaking in tongues.

As long as these supernatural spiritual manifestations in believers agree with the Bible, and do not contradict the teachings of Christ or the Apostles, they should be accepted with joy, and considered to be true gifts of God. Sadly, though may supposed believers are guilty of it, denying the Holy Spirit's active manifestations in believer's lives today amounts to committing the Unpardonable Sin, and can result in losing one's salvation, which is not guaranteed without the Seal of the Holy Spirit via being born again! And do you think that those who deny the power of the Holy Spirit in believers today can possibly be born again? Think again, for the Spirit of God is meant to guide us into all truth! As it  says here in Scripture:

John 16:13-14 ~ “However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. 14 He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you.”

For a more detailed explanation of the different ways in which one's Salvation from Hell can be lost unless one is truly born again, please read this excellent article about it here:

Can Salvation Be Lost? - An Article by Dan Corner

http://www.evangelicaloutreach.org/can_salvation_be_lost_osas.htm

To learn more about the Gospel of Salvation in Christ and how to live a godly life after accepting Yahshua your Messiah, please read the online articles listed after my closing below. In the meantime, let those of us who are saved and born again Praise our Father God Yahweh for His goodness in sending His Son Yahshua to die for us. Yahshua did this so that we can live forever with Him in the coming resurrection of the dead into everlasting life!

HALLELU-YAH FOR OUR SALVATION!

THANK YOU YAHSHUA!

Your Sister in Yahshua,
Helena Lehman of the
Pillar of Enoch Ministry
Ministry Web Site: http://pillar-of-enoch.com

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Articles For Further Study:

Gospel Steps to Salvation, and a Sinner's Prayer: 

ENTERING THE KINGDOM OF GOD -

THE THREE GOSPEL STEPS

http://pillarofenoch.blogspot.com/2013/03/entering-kingdom-of-god-three-gospel.html

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Understanding the Gospel of Salvation:

THERE IS ONLY ONE GOSPEL!

http://pillarofenoch.blogspot.com/2013/06/there-is-only-one-gospel.html

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How to Live a Godly life:

SPIRITUAL BLINDNESS,

THE DESTROYER OF THE CHURCH

http://pillarofenoch.blogspot.com/2013/08/spiritual-blindness-destroyer-of-church.html

All Children Are Not Saved And Going In The Rapture, 
And There Are Consequences For Sin At Any Age!

http://pillarofenoch.blogspot.com/2013/10/all-children-are-not-saved-and-going-in.html

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DO YOU MANIFEST THE FRUITS AND GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT?

This Illustration was taken from the Pillar of Enoch Ministry
web site, and was featured in the frontispiece of the book:
"The Language of God in the Universe" by Helena Lehman

SALVATION IN YAHSHUA IS UNIQUE! - The Christian and Messianic "Way" or spiritual walk revealed in the New Testament offers a path to Salvation unlike any other! If you take the time to examine all the other religions being taught in this world such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Shamanism, Judaism, and Islam, you won't find another religious ideology that offers you complete forgiveness and salvation. Not one! All of them insist that you have to earn your salvation by following certain rules, and even then, nothing is certain. Only the Messiah of the Bible offers complete salvation and forgiveness through no effort of your own.

IT'S ALL ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH THE POWER OF YAHSHUA'S BLOOD AND SPIRIT! All you have to do is state aloud in prayer that you believe that you are a sinner, accept Yahshua's blood sacrifice for you, and truly desire to give up your wicked past, and He will fill you with His Spirit, Who will take care of the rest by filling you with the power to give up your lusts and addictions. If you are faithful to change, the Holy Spirit will also instruct you on how to stop sinning and follow God - but only if you train yourself to listen to the voice of the Spirit, which will become your conscience once you believe in Yahshua!

In John 14:6, Yahshua said: “I AM the Way, the Truth and the Life! NO ONE comes to the Father but THROUGH ME!” Bottom Line: If you do NOT accept Yahshua - whose Father is Yahweh - as your Redeemer, you are NOT saved, and you are going to Hell unless God chooses to redeem you because of some virtuous thing that you did in His mercy. His unmerited favor is ONLY given to those who love and follow Yahshua, who is the Messiah or Christ, meaning “Anointed One”. To understand the concept of the Grace or unmerited favor we receive from God through Christ better, read all of Romans, Chapter 3, where the Apostle Paul gave a very clear explanation of what it is, and why it is so important.

To clarify what I mean here, the Bible is clear that God judges all of us by our character. Even those of us who are saved and sanctified will face judgment before the Millennial Rule of Christ to determine the level of our reward in the Kingdom, while those who are not saved will face Judgment on the Last Day. However, although Hell has been reserved for those who reject the Gospel of Salvation, God's love and mercy extends beyond anything we can understand or imagine, and I am certain that there will be some  people who never heard the Gospel before Judgment Day who will be allowed entrance into Heaven. But God will decide, not us. And no, it doesn't cheapen Christ's sacrifice unless pardon is granted to those who, knowing the Gospel, have rejected it entirely and thereby blasphemed the Holy Spirit. There will be no second chances for these people in this age, or the next.

This is why it is so important to for all of us to be born again. Being born again leads to salvation AND sanctification in Christ, and this is the only way to be assured salvation and rewards in God's Kingdom. You can be saved from the fires of Hell merely by believing that Yahshua is the Son of God Who saves us from sin and death. If you truly believe this, it means that you will not be cast into Hell after you are resurrected at the Last Judgment. But you will miss experiencing the Rapture and Millennial Rule of Christ if you do not become sanctified and ready to enter His Kingdom by following Christ's Commandments, which are to love God with your whole being, and to love your neighbor as yourself.

The ability to follow these commandments can only happen when you surrender your life to Yahshua by asking Him to fill you with His Spirit, to give up your sinful behavior, and to help you to desire to change for the better. When this truly happens, you will begin to manifest the Fruits of the Holy Spirit, such as faith, hope, loving-kindness, compassion, mercy, forgiveness, and self-control. The Fruits of the Spirit are listed in Galatians 5:22-23.

But most believers in Yahshua are rarely encouraged to go beyond receiving the Fruits of the Spirit of God into desiring and receiving the Gifts of the Holy Spirit. The Gifts of the Spirit are different than the Fruits, and include such abilities as seeing visions of Christ and prophetic events, prophesying about the future, being given words of wisdom on diverse subjects, being shown special knowledge to accomplish God's Will, manifesting the power to heal, and being given the power of discernment. The Gifts are discussed by the Apostle Paul in Romans Chapter 12 and 1 Corinthians, Chapter 12. Please read these Scriptures to acquaint yourself with the types of spiritual gifts that God selectively gives to each deserving born-again believer to edify the Church.

One of the Spiritual Gifts that is the most sought after in some circles but the least understood is speaking in tongues. The apostles displayed this miraculous gift in power on the Pentecost following Yahshua's resurrection, when their words - which were no doubt spoken in Aramaic or Hebrew - were understood by everyone in their own language. Whether we speak in the tongues of men like the apostles did that day, or in the unknown tongues of angels, is up to God. But for those speaking in the tongues of angels, these tongues should be translatable and given to interpretation. This is partly why the Apostle Paul insisted that that those speaking in a tongue in public pray to be given the gift to interpret (or translate) any unknown language being miraculously uttered in a Church meeting into a message that the congregation at large could understand and be edified by (1 Corinthians 14:1-25).

Auspiciously, I have experienced a true gift of tongues coming from my own mouth, even though I was unaware of it until a young Arab student sitting with the Arabic friend I was speaking to in English about the Gospel remarked to my rudimentary English-speaking Arab friend that he was amazed it how fluent my Arabic was. My friend was shocked, because he had been hearing me in English, so when he told me how impressed his friend was with my ability to speak Arabic, it caught both him and me completely by surprise! So when I said that I could only speak Arabic a little and had not been doing so at that moment, and my Arabic friend translated what I said into Arabic for his friend, his friend laughed and accused us both of lying!

It was an amazing experience, and as I pondered this event later that day in prayer, I realized what had happened. I had been given the gift of Tongues that the Apostles had experienced on Pentecost, where those who do not understand the language you are speaking in will instead hear the language they know best in order to hear the Gospel!

This and several other events like it left me with a lasting desire to understand and experience all of God's gifts. In fact, my ministry was born out of a desire to move past the Fruit of the Spirit, which are of enormous personal value - into receiving the Gifts of the Spirit of God that are valuable on a corporate, public level. When I began to desire the Gifts, it was no halfhearted desire, but an enormous need that consumed my life and made me seek to know God with all my being! I am still in this same place today. My sole desire is to please God and to know Him and teach others the truth about Him. When you have that same desire, you will begin to receive the Gifts - in keeping with the level of your faith in and dedication to God.

Today, I am asking you all to choose the narrow road that leads to life that few find - the road to Heaven far less traveled, but far more desirous than any other, which is described in the pages of the New Testament or Brit Chadashah (New Covenant), as it is known by Messianics like myself. To do so, you must believe that Yahshua or Jesus is the Son of God, and that He came in the flesh to save you from your sins. But to go even further down that narrow road, you also need to believe that Yahshua can and will change your life today, and will give you a whole new nature and identity as a child of God.

Hold nothing back, and surrender your mind, body, and spirit to God, and seek and know and do His Will. Only then will you move past receiving the wonderful Fruit of the Spirit, and begin to receive the mighty power of His Spiritual Gifts. If you need help in knowing what to say to God when you desire salvation, or in knowing what to expect as you grow as a believer after accepting Yahshua as your Messiah, please feel free to contact me for further instruction using this link: http://pillar-of-enoch.com/contact.html.

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For Further Study and Guidance: 

DISCERNING THE SPIRIT BEHIND 
MODERN SIGNS AND WONDERS 
http://pillarofenoch.blogspot.com/2014/06/discerning-spirit-behind-modern-signs_429.html

SPIRITUAL BLINDNESS, 
THE DESTROYER OF THE CHURCH
http://pillarofenoch.blogspot.com/2013/08/spiritual-blindness-destroyer-of-church.html

QUESTIONING THE POWER OF SPIRITUAL GIFTS - 
THE UNPARDONABLE SIN!
http://pillarofenoch.blogspot.com/2013/09/questioning-power-of-spiritual-gifts.html

Your Sister in Yahshua,
Helena Lehman of the
Pillar of Enoch Ministry

Ministry Web Site:
http://pillar-of-enoch.com

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Bible scholar, historian, and astronomer Helena Lehman is the author of,
and artist for the non-fiction “Language of God Book Series”, and the
 upcoming fictional Pillar of Enoch Trilogy. She is an avid student of the
Bible and ancient history, and an expert on the Gospel in the Stars, the
Tabernacle, and the Great Pyramid. Her writings explore the ancient and
divine roots of the Star Gospel, and their place as the cornerstone of
the Language of God - a divine allegorical language of parables and
symbols that permeates every book of the Bible, and all Creation.

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