WARNING! SINNERS THAT DO NOT REPENT WILL NOT INHERIT THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN!

Contrary to popular belief, the title of this article is based on clear teachings that can be found in Scripture - and it's taught in the same New Testament epistles in the Bible that some think expunge believers from having to repent of their sins once they are believers in Yahshua or Jesus. Take the following example:

~*~ 1 Corinthians 6:8-11 (NKJV) ~*~

“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. And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.”

I don't know about you, but it's pretty clear to me that this Scripture from the Apostle Paul's own mouth says that believers in Christ that are not willing to stop sinning - which means they are willfully sinning with full knowledge of the fact - are not forgiven, and UNREPENTANT SINNERS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED INTO THE KINGDOM OF GOD, period! This means that there are no exceptions to the need for real repentance to occur before we can receive forgiveness from God for sins either willfully committed, or committed in ignorance - even after we are saved.

This process of acknowledging our sinfulness before God when we are made aware of it by the Holy Spirit or by fellow believers is called sanctification, and sanctification is the process we  must undergo to achieve holiness after we are saved by belief and faith. To be clear, scripture teaches that we are justified by our belief and faith in Christ, and we are sanctified by the process of confessing our sins to God, and then applying the Blood of Christ over ourselves in prayer and communion by partaking of the Lord's Supper to wipe out our sins, and to bless our lives with healing, joy and peace.

This is why being saved and being sanctified are NOT the same thing. Being saved means that one is only saved from the fires of Hell. Being sanctified means that one is being prepared for entrance into Yahshua's Kingdom. In short, sanctification - which leads to righteousness and holiness - is essential for entrance into the Kingdom of God. Without it, believers will be excluded from participating in Christ's Millennial Kingdom, and they will have to wait until the end of the 1000 years is over to be raised up or resurrected, and allowed to dwell with God in eternity.

In fact, the only ones that Paul indicates will be allowed to enter the Kingdom of God (or Heaven), which is a reference to Yahshua's Kingdom, are defined in verse 11 of 1 Corinthians 6, where it clearly says that these saved people are justified and sanctified by the Name or Character of Yahshua or Jesus, and also by the active guidance and perfect teachings of the Spirit of God within their hearts. If that is not clear enough, then the following Scripture from the Book of Hebrews should clear up any remaining ambiguity:

~*~ Hebrews 10:26-31 (NKJV) ~*~ WILLFUL, UNREPENTANT SINNERS TRAMPLE CHRIST UNDERFOOT! “For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, 27 but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries. 28 Anyone who has rejected Moses’ law dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. 29 Of how much worse punishment, do you suppose, will he be thought worthy who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, counted the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing, and insulted the Spirit of grace? 30 For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord. And again, “The Lord will judge His people.” 31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.”

To clarify these Scriptures, it's important to know that a secret sin or unknown sin is not something we can be condemned for, as Scripture makes it clear that Yahshua's blood covers us from these unknown infractions of the Law, just as the blood of the innocent lambs and bulls that were sacrificed to Yahweh temporarily did so before Yahshua came. But if we are willfully and knowingly sinning, and ignoring the clear teaching of Scripture to lead a holy and blameless life, we are NOT forgiven! WE NEED TO REPENT OR TURN AWAY FROM SIN BEFORE WE CAN BE FORGIVEN, and if we are sinning and refuse to repent, we are condemned by our own refusal to change!

Interestingly, the Old Testament sacrifices that were a dim reflection of Yahshua's sacrifice for us on the Cross were never meant to atone for willful sins that were not repented of or turned away from. Likewise, the willful sins of those who profess to be under the New Covenant of Grace - but will not repent and refuse to stop sinning - are not forgiven either. So I beseech all believers to stop taking a few passages out of context like the "Once Saved, Always Saved" crowd likes to do. Sadly, the erroneous idea of "Eternal Security" can become a license to sin among lukewarm believers, and this flippant disregard of our need to repent of all sin is constantly contradicted and proven wrong in Scripture, where we are told that only the righteous (as in fully repentant and forgiven) among those initially saved by faith in Christ will be allowed into the Kingdom of God.

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

PLEASE NOTE: This article was followed by a similar article that goes into even more detail about the continual need for repentance in a believer's life whenever their sinful behavior becomes evident to them through the conviction of the Holy Spirit. For those who do not understand my teaching above, or are having trouble understanding what the Bible teaches about sin, I highly recommend reading this longer article that is linked to first in the list below, as well as the second article listed:

WHY WILLFUL SINNERS

WILL NOT BE FORGIVEN!

http://pillarofenoch.blogspot.com/2015/10/why-willful-sinners-will-not-be-forgiven.html

ENTERING THE KINGDOM OF GOD -

THE THREE GOSPEL STEPS

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

I hope that this article, and the 
linked to articles above will bless many! 
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THOSE WHO ARE ASHAMED OF THE GOSPEL WILL PAY A HUGE PRICE!

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It’s no secret. Even while I was being drawn to the Gospel back in the early to mid-1980’s, I was still dabbling in the Occult and the New Age. But that was before I had my “Road to Damascus” experience in 1987, repented of ALL my sins, and turned 180 degrees toward God, and completely away from the direction that I had been going in. Thank God for His mercy in forgiving me my many sins before then! 

Since then, I have learned that God’s Son is Love, and He can forgive much in people who are clueless. This is, after all, why Yahshua said:

“Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do” (Luke 23:34)

Yahshua said this so that we could learn how to forgive others, just as He already did on the Cross! But I also believe that, for those who willfully teach heresy to the Church and profit from it, or willfully ignore sins in others to keep the peace, no such mercy will be shown! Yahshua was very clear on this: 

“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple. 27 And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple” (Luke 14:26-27) 

I consider persecution, and our ability to forgive others who are persecuting us, a sign that we have taken up our cross for the sake of Christ. Losing friends and family as a result of doing it is very hard, but it is what we are called to do, and if you refuse to do it, there are severe consequences: 

“Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. 35 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it. 36 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? 37 Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? 38 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” (Mark 8:34-38). 

Per Yahshua’s own words, if you are afraid or ashamed to defend the Gospel in public, or within your family and among your friends, you will pay a huge price on Judgment Day and before - because you will be left behind in the Rapture!

So, the time to REPENT of this sin is NOW! If you have been ashamed of the Gospel before, ask God to forgive you, and to give you the courage and strength to share the Gospel whenever you are called to do so in the future.

God bless you, and Maranatha!

~ Helena Lehman of the

Pillar of Enoch Ministry

http://pillar-of-enoch.com

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NOTE: I created the accompanying graphic from a photo that was taken from a News Article on the Internet describing a terrorist skirmish on the borders of Israel and Syria on 11-14-2012

How God Loves Us Through His Son

By Helena Lehman of the

Pillar of Enoch Ministry

http://pillar-of-enoch.com

“Sea Horse”, An Oil Painting By Helena Lehman 

At Age 16, Showing Inner Peace Even In The Face

Of All The Terrible Wickedness In The World

God Is Love, and He Loves Repentance!

Imagine your sin for what it is, as filthy rags before our righteous and perfect Father God. To Yahweh Elohim, our sin is so disgusting and horrible to look at, it is like what viewing vomit or excrement is for us! Now imagine what an unrepentant sinner looks like to God. Can you picture someone covered in vomit or excrement coming to you and asking you for a hug without washing themselves off first? Yet this what so many people I have met within the Body of Yahshua are saying that Yahweh Elohim does and is willing to do!

We are often told that God loves the sinner but hates the sin, and this is true. But how can a perfect and just God truly love anyone if their sin completely repulses Him? Yet the Bible says He can and does get past His disgust of our sin to love us all, even when we are filthy sinners! But the truth is that God the Father can only love us from a great distance so as not to be sick with repulsion every time He views us as unrepentant sinners! This is where Yahshua comes into play, and God’s real love for us can get past His natural repulsion toward our sin.

Only the sacrificed blood of Yahshua, which allows God to exchange the filthy sin rags clothing us for Yahshua’s robe of holiness and perfection, can ever make us worthy of God the Father’s love! And only the Spirit of God, tirelessly and mercifully working to reach us with the message that God can forgive us of every crime and take away our sin so that we can be worthy of His perfect Love, can help us understand that God’s love is far more satisfying and pleasurable than any sin could ever be!

But unless you have entered a covenant or pact with Yahshua by promising to love and follow Him, and you have a real relationship with Him through His Spirit living in you, you are disgusting and ugly beyond imagining to God the Father. Though Yahweh God loves what you could become when you surrender to His Will through Yahshua, and are filled with the Holy Spirit, God will one day be forced to destroy you if you do not repent and fulfill your potential to be like Yahshua!

At the Great White Throne Judgment, the Bible clearly states that God the Father will cast everyone whose name is not written in the Book of Life via their repentance into the Lake of Fire along with their father the Devil (See Revelation 20:11-15). Therefore, the message of the Bible is this:

“Our heavenly Father God Yahweh is perfect and abundant Love - a love so wonderful that it can and will fulfill every desire of your heart! You can accept God’s perfect love for His Son Yahshua as your own when you repent, surrender your will to God, and ask Yahshua into your life, or perish forever in Hell The choice is yours. God will NOT allow an unrepentant sinner into His Kingdom (See 1 Corinthians 6:8-10). Repent or Perish!”

My Yom Kippur Prayer and Reflection
on the Season of Repentance:

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Heavenly Father,

I thank you for the love, mercy, and protection from evil that You give us thru Your wonderful Son Yahshua, whose blood sacrifice paid for all our sins. Please forgive us for any unconfessed sins and prepare us to serve in Your Kingdom.

In Yahshua's wonderful, holy Name, Amen!


The following video's song and autumn colors reflect the somber mood of Yom Kippur or the Day of Atonement:


Yom Kippur by Steve McConnell



The colors of autumn were carefully chosen by God to represent the death punishment for sin. Ever notice how the dying leaves come in colors that represent the different races of mankind? This was done to show that all men are deserving of the death penalty.

The dying leaves that are so often heaped up and burned for their “entertainment” value also show that many will suffer everlasting spiritual death in the Lake of Fire for rejecting Yahshua unless they repent! Autumn colors may ahttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifppear lovely, but they signify the ugliness of sin and death!

The Message: Stop pretending sin is lovely and repent now before you perish like the falling leaves!

Love and blessings! Maranatha!

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

The Power and Purpose of Prayer
By Helena Lehman
http://pillar-of-enoch.com

For those of you who aren't sure what believers are called to pray for, or want to be sure God hears our prayers, I created this summary of the many reasons why, when, and how we are called to pray. Here is a short list of causes taken directly from Scripture:

1. Here, Christ asks us to worship and praise God the Father without being repetitive and not by reciting meaningless memorized prayers (a warning not to simply say the rosary, or repeat the same prayer incessantly). Rather, we should pray to the Father in a conversational but reverent way for the Kingdom of God in Christ to be established on Earth, to ask for God to protect us and provide for us, to ask God to forgive us and keep us from sinning, and to ask God to help us forgive those who sin against us - while always remembering to praise our heavenly Father, His Son, and God’s Spirit for all their blessings:

"And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words. Therefore do not be like them. For your Father knows the things you have need of before you ask Him. In this manner, therefore, pray: our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen." - Matthew 6:7-13 (NKJ)

2. Here, we are shown that we should to pray for deliverance of our brethren who are in prison or being persecuted:

"Now I beg you, brethren, through the Lord Jesus Christ, and through the love of the Spirit, that you strive together with me in prayers to God for me, that I may be delivered from those in Judea who do not believe, and that my service for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints." - Romans 15:30-31 (NKJ)

3. Here, we are called to give thanks to God for those who strive with us in the faith:

"Therefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers: that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him." - Ephesians 1:15-17 (NKJ)

4. Here, we are shown how to labor for others by beseeching God with zeal to help us and our brethren to do God's Will and act righteously:

"Epaphras, who is one of you, a bondservant of Christ, greets you, always laboring fervently for you in prayers, that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God. For I bear him witness that he has a great zeal for you, and those who are in Laodicea, and those in Hierapolis." - Colossians 4:12-13 (NKJ)

5. Here, we are shown that we should thank God in prayer, and ask Him to guide us and our political and religious leaders to live godly, peaceful, and reverent lives even as we pray for all people to find spiritual truth in Christ:

"Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth." - 1 Timothy 2:1-4 (NKJ)

6. Here, we are shown that we need faith to ask God for healing, believing that He will heal us, and that we can confess our sins to God and one another in prayer. Finally, we are told that we can pray for miraculous changes in the weather in order to do God's Will:

"Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain; and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit." - James 5:14-18 (NKJ)

Note that this final Scripture about praying for healing includes the idea that we need to recognize our sins and ask God for forgiveness in order to be considered righteous before God and men, as well as to be heard when we pray. It also makes it clear that healing is a gift that is not ordinarily meant to be given in secret, but to give faith to others.

That is why - if at all possible - the sick should seek anointing, a laying on of hands, and the prayers of the righteous in their community when they desire healing. However, no matter what the circumstances, God can perform healing at any time when a person has faith that he or she will be healed, and asks God in a way that is pleasing to Him!

Remember - God doesn't like memorized or repetitious prayers! He wants you to talk to Him like He was your own human father, but with a tad more reverence, and a whole lot more love.

Finally, this last Scripture shows us that a righteous person who loves God dearly can miraculously control the weather if it is God's Will. This may not sound possible, but with God, "all things are possible for the person who believes" (See Mark 9:23).

This is not an exhaustive list, but was created to help everyone get an idea of how, when and why we should pray. Hope you find it helpful!


NOTES from Helena Lehman:

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All Scriptures were taken from the New King James Version of the Bible.