There is a misconception that Christianity is some form of pill that is a cure all towards salvation. This could not be further from the truth. Christianity is special in that those who are chosen by God himself before the foundation of the world to be holy and without blame in him in love. Christianity is a fulfilling of prophecy that was kept hidden in God until God revealed it unto Paul and the apostles and prophets after the day of pentecost. Christianity is the replacing of those fallen angels that fell with Lucifer - 1/3 of all the angels that were in heaven. Three in the word of God means complete. When the body of Christ is full, then God will send his Son to gather up the Christians to make heaven complete once again.
In our society today and in the society of the past years, Christianity has been taught as the way of and too salvation. This is not what the scriptures tell us. The word of God pertaining to Christianity says - We are saved by grace and not by works lest any man should boast. If one boasts that he or she is a Christian then they are by this boasting, are wrong in their beliefs. Being saved by grace is just that - salvation by grace and not of works. There is nothing that we as Christians ( those chosen before the foundation of the world ) can, could have done, or should do in the future that can make us Christians. Although there is something we can do to remain Christians.
Many are told that if you become a Christian then you will not go to hell. This is a misrepresentation of the truth to protect a lie from the author of the lie himself. Hell is the grave, and the grave is where we are all headed unless Christ comes to gather up the Church at this very moment or in the near future while we are still alive at his coming. In the word of God , God is the saviour of all men - I Timothy 4:10. He did this by sending his Son into the world to suffer and die and God himself raised up his Son from the dead. With this salvation all men are saved. What is important to understand here is that salvation does not mean that everyone ( all men ) are now Christians because of this salvation. This means all men are saved and that is all it means except for the full understanding of what being saved means.
Christianity is a specific salvation. This salvation is understood through the knowledge of the Mystery that was revealed unto Paul and the apostles and prophets. Let me also explain that the salvation of the world is not the salvation of the body of Christ in which is where the Christians are. By God sending his Son into the world, Jesus Christ by his free willingness to give of himself, his life , did so not only for Christians, but for the world - John 4:42.
Jesus Christ's giving of himself could only be accomplished by his Father giving of his Son first. Then Jesus Christ the Son of God gave of himself freely that all might be saved . Salvation was accomplished by God and his Son in that God gave of his Son and his Son gave of himself. Not only was salvation given to the whole world, it was given also to all men ( mankind ). One other verse should be looked at - Ephesians 5:23 - "For the husband is the head of the wife , even as Christ is the head of the church; and he is the saviour of the body" In the book of Ephesians , Paul sets down for the Christians to understand the their salvation is special only in that they are a part of the body of Christ to fullfill that which is not complete at this time. Christianity also sets the standard for understanding the true - one - God. Paul writes in Ephesians 5:24 one of those standards for Christians - "Therefore as the Chruch is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing"
God wants the example of the knowledge of the Mystery to bring forth that which is decent and in order the understanding of God himself. In verse 25 we see another example of these standards for Christians - "Husband, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it"
What we have to understand here is that Christ gave himself for the Church because of his love for the Church. This does not take away from the fact that Jesus Christ, in always doing his Father's will, died also for the world as stated above. This is one of the interesting things about reading the word of God, that Jesus Christ died for and because he love the church, which is his body and his bride. There is not a scripture in the word of God that says that Jesus Christ died because he loved the world. The scriptures do say that God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son. This is a very important difference and should be understood to fully understand God's word. Jesus Christ did his Father's will to die. Jesus Christ did it because of his love for the body , his bride. God's love was for the world and so by giving of his Son he has shown his love for the world.
A quick mention here of the three salvations ( places of salvation ). The first is heaven to replace the one third fallen angels and this salvation is called Christianity. The second salvation is unto paradise, in which those who are saved not unto Christianity are saved unto God by way of Christ's death and resurrection. The third salvation is unto the lake of fire and this salvation is as much forever as the other two salvations are. This is where those who reject God in every way are put. An example would be that a "murderer" has no place in the kingdom of God. The kingdom of God is going to be established in the New Jerusalem also called the New earth and also called the third earth.
God is going to set his throne up upon and in this New Jerusalem etc.
So in conclusion we can see that Christianity should never be looked at as a cure all for salvation. Christianity is just one of the three salvations and who is a part of this salvation is not up to us to choose. We choose because we have been chosen is the way to look at it. It should never be looked at as we choose because it is left up to us to choose. Christian and non Christians are saved and it is not because we did something special to be saved. God did the saving through his Son Jesus Christ, whether it is salvation as a Christian or non Christian, the whole world has been saved , even those who are going to the lake of fire. The choices we make now are to stay faithful to the calling in which we have been called unto. The only salvation that no one is called unto is the salvation unto the lake of fire. This is why the word of God says - "Many are called but few are chosen" Many will go to paradise - the New Jerusalem - the New earth - the Third earth, but few will go to heaven as chosen Christians.
Now, God is no respector of persons and with this knowledge we must understand that Christians and non Christians are not look at by God as one being special over the other as they are both of two sets of God's children.( as Job )
This is why Christianity should never be looked at as the cure all or asprin effect unto the world. It in and of itself is only one of the three salvations as God has already saved the world by giving of his Son to suffer and die for all men ( mankind ) and God raised him from the dead so that all might be saved , either unto Christianity salvation ( chosen ) or unto paradise salvation.
God bless both Christian and non Christians through God's Son's name Christ Jesus.
Love IN Christ - Hervey.
In our society today and in the society of the past years, Christianity has been taught as the way of and too salvation. This is not what the scriptures tell us. The word of God pertaining to Christianity says - We are saved by grace and not by works lest any man should boast. If one boasts that he or she is a Christian then they are by this boasting, are wrong in their beliefs. Being saved by grace is just that - salvation by grace and not of works. There is nothing that we as Christians ( those chosen before the foundation of the world ) can, could have done, or should do in the future that can make us Christians. Although there is something we can do to remain Christians.
Many are told that if you become a Christian then you will not go to hell. This is a misrepresentation of the truth to protect a lie from the author of the lie himself. Hell is the grave, and the grave is where we are all headed unless Christ comes to gather up the Church at this very moment or in the near future while we are still alive at his coming. In the word of God , God is the saviour of all men - I Timothy 4:10. He did this by sending his Son into the world to suffer and die and God himself raised up his Son from the dead. With this salvation all men are saved. What is important to understand here is that salvation does not mean that everyone ( all men ) are now Christians because of this salvation. This means all men are saved and that is all it means except for the full understanding of what being saved means.
Christianity is a specific salvation. This salvation is understood through the knowledge of the Mystery that was revealed unto Paul and the apostles and prophets. Let me also explain that the salvation of the world is not the salvation of the body of Christ in which is where the Christians are. By God sending his Son into the world, Jesus Christ by his free willingness to give of himself, his life , did so not only for Christians, but for the world - John 4:42.
Jesus Christ's giving of himself could only be accomplished by his Father giving of his Son first. Then Jesus Christ the Son of God gave of himself freely that all might be saved . Salvation was accomplished by God and his Son in that God gave of his Son and his Son gave of himself. Not only was salvation given to the whole world, it was given also to all men ( mankind ). One other verse should be looked at - Ephesians 5:23 - "For the husband is the head of the wife , even as Christ is the head of the church; and he is the saviour of the body" In the book of Ephesians , Paul sets down for the Christians to understand the their salvation is special only in that they are a part of the body of Christ to fullfill that which is not complete at this time. Christianity also sets the standard for understanding the true - one - God. Paul writes in Ephesians 5:24 one of those standards for Christians - "Therefore as the Chruch is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing"
God wants the example of the knowledge of the Mystery to bring forth that which is decent and in order the understanding of God himself. In verse 25 we see another example of these standards for Christians - "Husband, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it"
What we have to understand here is that Christ gave himself for the Church because of his love for the Church. This does not take away from the fact that Jesus Christ, in always doing his Father's will, died also for the world as stated above. This is one of the interesting things about reading the word of God, that Jesus Christ died for and because he love the church, which is his body and his bride. There is not a scripture in the word of God that says that Jesus Christ died because he loved the world. The scriptures do say that God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son. This is a very important difference and should be understood to fully understand God's word. Jesus Christ did his Father's will to die. Jesus Christ did it because of his love for the body , his bride. God's love was for the world and so by giving of his Son he has shown his love for the world.
A quick mention here of the three salvations ( places of salvation ). The first is heaven to replace the one third fallen angels and this salvation is called Christianity. The second salvation is unto paradise, in which those who are saved not unto Christianity are saved unto God by way of Christ's death and resurrection. The third salvation is unto the lake of fire and this salvation is as much forever as the other two salvations are. This is where those who reject God in every way are put. An example would be that a "murderer" has no place in the kingdom of God. The kingdom of God is going to be established in the New Jerusalem also called the New earth and also called the third earth.
God is going to set his throne up upon and in this New Jerusalem etc.
So in conclusion we can see that Christianity should never be looked at as a cure all for salvation. Christianity is just one of the three salvations and who is a part of this salvation is not up to us to choose. We choose because we have been chosen is the way to look at it. It should never be looked at as we choose because it is left up to us to choose. Christian and non Christians are saved and it is not because we did something special to be saved. God did the saving through his Son Jesus Christ, whether it is salvation as a Christian or non Christian, the whole world has been saved , even those who are going to the lake of fire. The choices we make now are to stay faithful to the calling in which we have been called unto. The only salvation that no one is called unto is the salvation unto the lake of fire. This is why the word of God says - "Many are called but few are chosen" Many will go to paradise - the New Jerusalem - the New earth - the Third earth, but few will go to heaven as chosen Christians.
Now, God is no respector of persons and with this knowledge we must understand that Christians and non Christians are not look at by God as one being special over the other as they are both of two sets of God's children.( as Job )
This is why Christianity should never be looked at as the cure all or asprin effect unto the world. It in and of itself is only one of the three salvations as God has already saved the world by giving of his Son to suffer and die for all men ( mankind ) and God raised him from the dead so that all might be saved , either unto Christianity salvation ( chosen ) or unto paradise salvation.
God bless both Christian and non Christians through God's Son's name Christ Jesus.
Love IN Christ - Hervey.
