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Wednesday, September 24, 2014

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

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
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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

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Understanding the Gospel of Salvation:

 THERE IS ONLY ONE GOSPEL!

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How to Live a Godly life:

 SPIRITUAL BLINDNESS,
THE DESTROYER OF THE CHURCH

 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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Monday, September 22, 2014

OUR HEAVENLY FATHER EXPECTS US TO PREACH AGAINST WICKEDNESS!


Once we are saved and born again, the Holy Spirit is there in our hearts to direct us on how to act and what to do in order to please our Heavenly Father Yahweh God. When we are listening, God’s Spirit will often encourage us and build us up when we are on the right path and doing what pleases God. Just as salt and light destroy germs, dispel darkness and decay, and bring life and healing to the Earth and our bodies, we are also called to be Spiritual Salt and Light in this wicked world:
Matthew 5:13-16 ~ “You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men. 14 You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.”
But God also rebukes and corrects even His own sons and daughters in ways that are not always so pleasant when we are not heeding the Spirit’s quiet voice within our hearts, and not being the Spiritual Salt and Light that we are called to be in this dark world. As it says in Scripture:
Hebrews 12:3-11 ~ “For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, lest you become weary and discouraged in your souls. 4 You have not yet resisted to bloodshed, striving against sin. 5 And you have forgotten the exhortation which speaks to you as to sons: 
“My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord,
Nor be discouraged when you are rebuked by Him;
6 For whom the Lord loves He chastens,
And scourges every son whom He receives.” 
7 If you endure chastening (i.e. discipline), God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom a father does not chasten? 8 But if you are without chastening, of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate and not sons. 9 Furthermore, we have had human fathers who corrected us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much more readily be in subjection to the Father of spirits and live? 10 For they indeed for a few days chastened us as seemed best to them, but He for our profit, that we may be partakers of His holiness. 11 Now no chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful; nevertheless, afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.”
This Scripture makes it clear that we should expect God to discipline us by allowing us to suffer for our unconfessed sins when we do not comply to God's wishes. If those who profess to love and follow Yahshua continue to sin even though the Holy Spirit is warning that they need to change, believers will suffer from God's discipline and correction, which usually manifests itself as a withdrawal of His divine favor and protection.

As further proof that we need to strive for righteousness and expect it from the unsaved world around us despite persecution, the following Scriptures support this conclusion. They are either our beloved Messiah Yahshua’s own words, or were inspired by Yahshua’s Holy Spirit, and they are notable because they all condemn the actions of unrepentant believers and the unsaved, unrepentant wicked as both viperous and hypocritical, and worthy of the most severe punishment:
Isaiah 1:2-6  ~ The Wickedness of Judah
“Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth!
For the Lord has spoken:
“I have nourished and brought up children,
And they have rebelled against Me;
3 The ox knows its owner
And the donkey its master’s crib;
But Israel does not know,
My people do not consider.”
4 Alas, sinful nation,
A people laden with iniquity,
A brood of evildoers,
Children who are corrupters!
They have forsaken the Lord,
They have provoked to anger
The Holy One of Israel,
They have turned away backward.
5 Why should you be stricken again?
You will revolt more and more.
The whole head is sick,
And the whole heart faints.
6 From the sole of the foot even to the head,
There is no soundness in it,
But wounds and bruises and putrefying sores;
They have not been closed or bound up,
Or soothed with ointment.” 
Isaiah 13:11
“I will punish the world for its evil,
And the wicked for their iniquity;
I will halt the arrogance of the proud,
And will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.” 
Isaiah 47:9-11
“But these two things shall come to you
In a moment, in one day:
The loss of children, and widowhood.
They shall come upon you in their fullness
Because of the multitude of your sorceries,
For the great abundance of your enchantments.
10 “For you have trusted in your wickedness;
You have said, ‘No one sees me’;
Your wisdom and your knowledge have warped you;
And you have said in your heart,
‘I am, and there is no one else besides me.’
11 Therefore evil shall come upon you;
You shall not know from where it arises.
And trouble shall fall upon you;
You will not be able to put it off.
And desolation shall come upon you suddenly,
Which you shall not know.”
Jeremiah 17:9-10
“The heart is deceitful above all things,
And desperately wicked;
Who can know it?
I, the Lord, search the heart,
I test the mind,
Even to give every man according to his ways,
According to the fruit of his doings.” 
Jeremiah 5:24-27 
“They do not say in their heart,
“Let us now fear the Lord our God,
Who gives rain, both the former and the latter, in its season.
He reserves for us the appointed weeks of the harvest.”
25 Your iniquities have turned these things away,
And your sins have withheld good from you.
26 ‘For among My people are found wicked men;
They lie in wait as one who sets snares;
They set a trap;
They catch men.
27 As a cage is full of birds,
So their houses are full of deceit.
Therefore they have become great and grown rich.” 
Matthew 3:6-10 ~ John The Baptist Condemns The Religious Leaders; John the Baptist Said:  “Now John himself was clothed in camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey. 5 Then Jerusalem, all Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him 6 and were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins. 7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, “Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 8 Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance, 9 and do not think to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones. 10 And even now the ax is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.” 
Matthew 12:33-36 ~ A Tree Is Known By Its Fruit; Yahshua Said: “Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit. 34 Brood of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. 35 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things. 36 But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.”
Matthew 23:29-36 ~ Hypocritical Religious Leaders Compared To Vipers; Yahshua Said: “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you build the tombs of the prophets and adorn the monuments of the righteous, 30 and say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.’ 31 Therefore you are witnesses against yourselves that you are sons of those who murdered the prophets. 32 Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers’ guilt. 33 Serpents, brood of vipers! How can you escape the condemnation of hell? 34 Therefore, indeed, I send you prophets, wise men, and scribes: some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues and persecute from city to city, 35 that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar. 36 Assuredly, I say to you, all these things will come upon this generation.”
In addition to the condemnation that John the Baptist and Yahshua gave to the religious leaders of their day, the Apostle Paul said this about the deplorable conduct of unrepentant believers toward one another:
1 Corinthians 6:7-10 ~ “Now therefore, it is already an utter failure for you that you go to law against one another. Why do you not rather accept wrong? Why do you not rather let yourselves be cheated? 8 No, you yourselves do wrong and cheat, and you do these things to your brethren! 9 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.”
So it is not just the Religious Leaders (Pharisees and Sadducees) that are being condemned in God’s Word. All unrepentant sinners are being condemned, including those in the Church who do not practice righteousness, who do not turn the other cheek when wronged, and who do not warn others of their coming doom in Hell, or the lake of fire. These people are not listening to God, and are not allowing Him to be the Potter (See Isaiah 64:8-9; Jeremiah 18:5-6). For this reason, they are heaping up judgment upon themselves because they are not allowing God’s Spirit to mold and shape them into the New Creations in Christ that God desires for them (2 Corinthians 5:16-19).

For those who refuse God’s discipline, there is going to be harsh judgment - even among those who profess to be believers in Christ. Although they may not be sent to Hell, the threat of this exists for those who refuse to repent - whether they claim Christ as their Savior or not. The judgment of the dead, and the condemnation of some to everlasting torment in Hell or the lake of fire is described in the Book of Revelation:
Revelation 20:10-15 ~ Devil Imprisoned, Dead Are Judged; The Apostle John Wrote: “The devil, who deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone where the beast and the false prophet are. And they will be tormented day and night forever and ever. 11 Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. And there was found no place for them. 12 And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books. 13 The sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. And they were judged, each one according to his works. 14 Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. 15 And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.”
There are many more passages in Scripture that condemn the unrighteous wicked who will not repent that are not listed here. All of these Scriptures show that our Heavenly Father God is not all warm and fuzzy all the time. He rebukes and punishes both His children and the unsaved when they repeatedly sin against Him without repentance. Though our Father God Yahweh is very merciful and He loves us all, He is also a God of Justice. Therefore, He will be forced to send some of us to Hell forever at the end of time if we do not repent!

Yahshua and the Apostle Paul also made it very clear that those who love Yahshua and His Father Yahweh deeply and do God’s Will by following His Commandments should expect to suffer persecution:
Matthew 5:10-12 ~ “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11 Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. 12 Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.” 
Matthew 13:20-22 ~ “But he who received the seed on stony places, this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy; 21 yet he has no root in himself, but endures only for a while. For when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles. 22 Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.”
Mark 10:28-31 ~ “Then Peter began to say to Him, ‘See, we have left all and followed You.’ 29 So Jesus answered and said, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands, for My sake and the gospel’s, 30 who shall not receive a hundredfold now in this time—houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions—and in the age to come, eternal life. 31 But many who are first will be last, and the last first.’”  
John 15:18-21 ~ The World’s Hatred of Christ's Body ~ “If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you. 19 If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. Remember the word that I said to you, ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. If they kept My word, they will keep yours also. But all these things they will do to you for My name's sake, because they do not know Him who sent Me.” 
2 Timothy 3:10-13 ~ “But you have carefully followed my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, perseverance, 11 persecutions, afflictions, which happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystr - what persecutions I endured. And out of them all the Lord delivered me. 12 Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution. 13 But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.”
Based on these Scriptures, it's not a matter of if, but when you will suffer persecution - not only for sharing your faith and joy in Christ, but for condemning the actions of the unrighteous. In fact, if you consider yourself a believer but you never suffer persecution, then you had better be questioning your salvation and inquiring of God, asking Him what you are doing wrong! Then, after doing so, read the Scriptures in this article over and over again to convict you of your need to be holy, and to preach the truth to all who will listen, for the time is short, and the End of this Age is drawing near!

 These scriptures make it abundantly clear that those who love God WILL be persecuted, and some may even lose their lives at the hands of the wicked - as those who are dying as martyrs in Iraq, Iran, Syria, and other parts of the world today can attest. But even so, while we still have the breath of life in our dying bodies of decaying flesh, we need to preach the following message to all who will listen:
Romans 6:22-23 ~ “But now having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end, everlasting life. 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord (i.e. Messiah Yahshua our Adonai).”
For more Bible studies that show the importance of following Yahshua's Commandments, and the great need for believers to live a godly life if they want to be worthy to be included in the Rapture and Millennial Kingdom of Christ, please read the following articles also posted to my POEM Ministry Blog:

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE HOLY?

SPIRITUAL BLINDNESS,
THE DESTROYER OF THE CHURCH

GRACE VERSUS ELECTION

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

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