Spring grasslands of the Badlands
May
15, 2011
Why Would Anyone
No Longer Want to Continue in the Goodness of God?
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Part II
Romans 11:22
- Behold therefore the goodness and severity
of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou
continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.
Romans
2:4b - ...not knowing that the goodness
of God leadeth thee to repentance?
Romans
1:21-23 - Because that, when they knew
God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain
in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing
themselves to be wise, they became fools, And changed the glory of the
uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds,
and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
II Thessalonians
1:11 - Wherefore also we pray always
for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil
all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with
power:
More Possible Reasons
Why!
1. Another Jesus?
-
II Corinthians
11:1-4; 13-15
-
Galatians 1:6-9
2. Not all "Paul Followers"
were sincere!
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went hyper too easily and too soon in
their joy!
-
went Mid-Acts too easily and too soon
in their joy!
-
emphasis on brain, less (if any) on
their personal walk change (Acts 26:18)!
-
"WMD's" - Wrong Ministerial Dividing!
-
blind followers of church people - for
fellowship and friends!
-
not willing to hazard their lives (Acts
15:26)!
-
didn't read their KJB let alone 'study'
to shew thyself approved, etc.!
-
followed profane and vain babblings
instead!
3. Still need their religion!
-
can't be without a pastor directing
their lives
-
can't despise and destroy the magnificence
of religion (Acts 19:23-29)
-
all part of II
Timothy 3:1-9
-
churches today are all 'fleshy' - following
Acts 2 - happiness and favour with all... flesh!
4. Tired of 'trying' to do
right!
-
Galatians 6:9
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Ephesians 3:13
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II Corinthians
4:16
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II Corinthians
4:1
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No 'leader' - no Bible as their leader!
-
Matthew 9:36
-
Matthew 15:32
5. They forsake Paul because
they love the present world more than the Risen Saviour!
-
Demas vs Paul
-
II Timothy
vs Romans 12:1,2
Are
you next?
Oh, so you say
no?
Don't be too confident...
Wherefore
let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.
I Corinthians
10:12
Moreover
he must have a good report of them which are without;
lest
he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
I Timothy
3:7
Wherefore
we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again;
but
Satan hindered us.
I Thessalonians
2:18
M Paulson
Kadoka,
South Dakota
Trying
to do the work of an evangelist by teaching Paul's gospel of the Risen
Saviour!
www.scatteredchristians.org
The
entire King James Bible is written FOR us, but it is not all written TO
us!
We
learn from the "For" and we learn to apply the 'TO!"