THE PROBLEM OF FALSE CONVERTS
Parts 1 and 2
“They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.”
—1 John 2:19
People who ACT like Christians have always been a problem from the beginning of the Church.
Actually, Jesus warned about such people BEFORE the Church was founded.
Counterfeits Christians are still a problem today.
The problem of false converts in Christianity is much deeper than it first appears. Like almost all problems facing the 2014 American, it is a problem manufactured by the mystery of iniquity.
It has produced an American Church filled with counterfeits and tares, as well as the unsaved, all ripe for the coming of the man of sin.
The Bible warned of all of that: the counterfeits, the false, no-gospel churches and the unsaved, false converts (though some really do believe they are saved) who talk the talk but find it hard to walk the walk because they lack the Holy Spirit.
BUT they look like Christians.
“Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.
But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?
He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.
Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.
He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one; The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.
The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.”
—Matthew 13:24-30, 36-42
Because the lost are not offered the gospel of Jesus Christ (which God’s Word has declared the gospel is the ‘power of God unto salvation’), they are not saved. Because they are not saved, they have no Holy Spirit. Because they have no Holy Spirit, they have no discernment.
Because they have no discernment, they do not know they are still lost. And because they have no discernment, they cling to the wolves in the pulpits who brought them to this sorry state in the first place.
WHAT’S THE SOLUTION?
Jesus told any who were thinking about following Him to “counteth the cost.”
“For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it? Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him, Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.”
—Luke 14:28-30
How many ‘evangelists’ and wolves in sheep’s clothing have that in their ‘pitch‘?
In fact, Jesus declared EXACTLY what was required if one wanted to follow Him.
It was not an easy road.
“So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.”
—Luke 14:33
The path is narrow, hard to find and those who find eternal life are few.
Yet, that’s not what the lost are told.
“Just say this prayer after me, give your heart to Jesus, live your life and BAM! You get to go to heaven!”
So many who declare they have “given their heart to the Lord (or Jesus)” live lives which bear no fruit.
“This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:”
—1 John 1:5-6
The solution?
- Preach the gospel.
- Tell the hard truth about Christianity.
- Be prepared that most will reject the offer of salvation.
In short: all of the things the churches DO NOT do.
Why do they not do what the Bible clearly commands?
Maybe because a false convert is often harder to REALLY convert than someone who knows they are lost?!?
The devil is one tricky fellow.
Time is running out.
Are you a Christian?
Make your calling and election sure.
Want to be a Christian?
Time is Running Out: Today is the Day of Salvation
“But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:”
—2 Corinthians 4:3
THE GOSPEL
“Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles. And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time. ”
–1 Corinthians 15:1-8
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.”
-–Romans 1:16
[Parts of this piece appeared originally in End Times Prophecy Headlines: October 20, 2014.]
THE PROBLEM OF FALSE CONVERTS, part 2
The matter of false conversions in Christianity was brought up yesterday. The problems with rampant false conversions have been highlighted in the so-called Christian mass media. The problem, while certainly not originating in the 19th century, was perfected by antichrist agents who used unbiblical means in order to give false assurances to the worldly that they were “born again.” Thus, the churches were filled with the worldly who, knowingly or not, professed that they were saved.
As tares filled the churches, other problems arose which could be directly traced to the presence of buildings full of weeds instead of wheat.
In the end, a Christian-sounding antichrist solution to the manufactured problem is being offered. The solution will complete the transition of the visible churches (except for the believing remnant) into the worldwide apostate whore Church of Satan detailed in Revelation.
There are problems with false converts which go much deeper than those mentioned by the Christian mass media.
More to follow…
[This piece appeared originally in End Times Prophecy Headlines: October 21, 2014.]
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by Jeremiah Jameson
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