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Scholar? Christian Scholar? Beware of Blindly Believing Anyone. Do Not Be Smug / Arrogant. The Bible is the Final Authority for Christians.

Walk Away From Smug / Arrogant People if you can. Below is How to Deal with them Biblically when you have to.

Often A Person Becomes Instantly Smug / Arrogant when they Realize You are Right and they are Wrong. They Typically Will Not Admit that they are Wrong though. But You know they Realize they are Wrong because of their Smug / Arrogant Response.

Their Response: “OK, I Get Your Point. We are Both Right.”

These Geniuses Say the Most Impossible, Ignorant things.

An Answer to a Legitimate Question is Either Correct (Right) or Incorrect (Wrong) Period. There is No In-Between. Water is Wet. If you say Water is Dry you are Wrong. At this point just Walk away.

The Best Way to Deal with a Smug / Arrogant Person that You have to Be Around:

When You cannot just walk away.

At Work, Church, Home, etc…

Do Not Interact with them when You Do Not Have to. Avoid them as much as You Possibly can. When You are Forced to Put them in their Place.

If it is an Issue at Work: Pull out the Work Manual / Work Procedures. Every Job has Documentation on how you are supposed to do your Job.

If they do not accept it. Make them call over the Person who is the Next Highest over you Both to Confirm that you are Right. You Do not want to be the seen as the One who Needs Supervision.

Being Right is: Not the Same thing as being Arrogant.

Being Right 1,000 times out of 1,000 just makes you Right, it Does Not make you Arrogant. A thin skinned person who is Wrong will Call You Arrogant just because they are Constantly Wrong and You are always Right.

The Reason You are Always Right in these Situations is if You Do Not know the Right Answer You will Say: “I Do Not Know the Answer. I will Find the Correct Answer though.”

It is Foolish to Answer a Question that You Do Not know the Answer to for Sure. There are many ways to Find the Correct Answer without Doubt.

An Arrogant Person:

An Arrogant Person is the Person who makes a Point of Letting Everyone Know when they are Right about Something and Someone Else is Wrong.

When Someone Belittles someone for Being Wrong when they are Right that is Being Arrogant. Using words like:

“You are Stupid.”

“My 8 Year Old Sister knows this…”

This is how Arrogant People Talk.

A Smug Person

Being Smug is Something Arrogant People are. They Walk Around with a Superior Know It All, Attitude that you can Clearly see.

Being Smug is Also:

Rubbing it in when they are Right. This is Often Bizarre Because they Do this Even when No One Said that they were Wrong.

“See I know what I am Talking about.” “I Solved this.” “I Fixed this.” “I Did this.” They are Way too Proud of just doing their Job Correctly.

You might say: “Did I say you were Wrong?”

Their Reply “No”

Your Reply “Good. I am Happy You are Having a Good Day at Work.”

Do Not Be Sarcastic. That is how an Arrogant, a Rude Person Replies. Just Be Happy for them. The Less You interact with them the Better.

Everything I said Above can be applied to anyone’s Circumstances.

In Life: at School, at Work, with Friends and Family, etc…, you have to Deal with Smug / Arrogant People.

Be Humble. When Someone is Always Rude and Arrogant that is who they are. That is Not You, who You are. You Need to Keep from Losing your Temper which is what they want You to do.

A Humble Person will Ignore, the Ignorant, Rude, Smug, Arrogant People they are around as much as they can.

There is a time and a place to Deal with them. Privately, if You Can. Sometimes you have to Immediately Set them Straight with the Truth when they Really Get Carried away with themselves.

How You Should React to them:

1st Corinthians 13:4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, 5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; 6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; 7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

2nd Timothy 2:23 But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes. 24 And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,

Titus 3:2 To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men. 3 For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. 4 But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, 5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; 6 Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; 7 That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life. 8 This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men. 9 But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain. 10 A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject; 11 Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself.

The Above Passage Titus 3:2-11 Is the Very Best Possible Complete Answer on to how to Deal with Smug, Arrogant, People who are Causing Trouble.

Scholarship is a Lie:

1st Corinthians 1:19 For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. 20 Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? 21 For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.

1st Corinthians 3:18 Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise. 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness. 20 And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain. 21 Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours; 22 Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours; 23 And ye are Christ’s; and Christ is God’s.

Please Do Not Be Delusional, Boastful of your Education, your “Intelligence.”

1st Corinthians 3:18 Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise. 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God.

1st Corinthians 3:18-19 is a Warning to People, Especially to Christians.

The Warning is: Do Not Think that Being Educated by a College, any University makes you Intelligent, Wise. God Calls this FOOLISHNESS.

The Wisdom of this World is Satanic Propaganda:

The Excessive Pride Some People have when they talk about their Education makes me Sick.

I am Highly Educated. But I am Thankful, NOT ARROGANT about it. I am Happy to have gotten a Military Education in Advanced Electronics. I am not Boastful about it.

(When I Received my Education in the Navy Only 10% of Recruits Qualified for the Schools I completed through their ASVAB Test Scores. Only 20% of the People who started the Schools successfully completed the Schools. I Do Not Tell People this unless they ask about the Requirements to go to the Schools and what Scores a person had to get to pass the Schools.)

Disrespected By Arrogant College Educated People:

Men and Women with 2, 4, 6, 8 year degrees actually Mock me and laugh at me:

“You do not have a College Education, how did you get the Job you have…”

The People who have said things like this to me, and even worse things, Most of them, have never worked one day of their life in their Degree Field.

They get a Liberal Arts Degree, or: Philosophy, Psychology, Geology, Spanish, English, Literature, etc…, Degrees that are Not marketable. Or Degrees that require follow up education, they cannot afford, they have to have before they can get a job.

These people are working at Starbucks, a Gym, at Grocery Stores, at Gas Stations, at Fast Food Restaurants, etc…, some for minimum wage. Their ages are: 24, 27, in their 30’s, 40’s even older. They have huge Chips on their Shoulders because of their “Education.”

It is Impossible in Life to Not Come Across these Rude, Arrogant, Smug People.

At Social Gatherings They Always have to Tell you in their First Conversation with You that They Went to MIT, Stanford, College, whichever college they went to.

They Ask You: “What College did You Go to?”

You Reply: “I am in the Navy I work in Advanced Electronics, in the Aviation Field.”

They Reply: “OK, so You have No College. You should have Just said that. I Did Not Ask You what your Job was…”

YES They are That Rude and Short with People. They Do Not Want to Associate with People who they Think are Below them. People without a College Degree they have No Time For. They Give You a Smug Look and Walk Away.

This Type of Arrogant / Smug / Rude Person Hates the Military. They DO NOT RESPECT A MILITARY CAREER / EDUCATION.

Technical School / Military Education Man Dating a Woman with a College Degree:

I have Dated Women like I mentioned above from meeting them in Church / a Social Event. College Educated Women without a Job and Long away from the time they went to College, especially with Children, they have to Date who they can Find. They really cannot Ignore a man they are Attracted to even if that man Doesn’t have a College Degree. They Need a Guy to Buy them Lunch Dinner whatever they can get from Dating a man who is Making Money. This is just the Reality of it.

Countless Women have Never worked any job in their life after they found out they couldn’t get a job with their Degree. Or they couldn’t get more than minimum wage, or much more than minimum wage.

You will find them at Social Gatherings, at Church, really everywhere. They are the Experts online (Males too.) who brag about how Intelligent they are…

Men Do this too, Live off of Welfare After college just like the Women do I am talking about. They Find a way to Cling to College Educated Women who like having them around. Sometimes it is an Age Gap Relationship a 24 year old man and a 50 year old woman or older. This is Called having a Sugar Mamma / Sugar Mommy.

Yes there are also Sugar Daddy’s. There are a Lot of Different things like this going on for Young men and Young women to have a person Twice or even more than Twice their Age Pay to support them. Sometimes they get Married which is an Age Gap Marriage.

These Women are the Man in the Relationship. You can Find out about them online by Typing Women who want FBoys. In short Thousands of College Educated Women will Seek Out College Educated, Stay at Home Men, to Be the Woman in the Relationship. The Woman is Dominate, while the Man is Submissive and will Take Care of All of her Desires.

****Note**** There are Thousands of Men and Women that Get College Educations that they Never use and Find Men and Women who will Pay their Way plus they take All of the Money they Can Get off of Welfare.

Dating Arrogant / Smug Women who are like this is a Task.

It is Impossible, so I stopped dating Women like this. They Hated me for the Income I made.

Typical Comments I have Gotten:

“It is Beyond me how you make so much Money, without a College Degree. I spent over 6 years in College and I found out even if I worked 10 years in my Field I would Not make over $40,000.00 a year. So, I decided it was Not Worth it to even try to get a job…”

“I have tried for 4 years to get a job above minimum wage in my Degree Field. You didn’t EVEN Go to College and You make a lot more than I thought I could make with my College Degree. That is NOT RIGHT. THE BEST I CAN DO (Best Money she can Make.) IS WORK AS A WAITRESS!!!”

Millions of Men and Women with a College degree are Living off of Welfare, having Never Worked 1 day at a Job. They refuse to Work for the pay they can get. They are Angry and Full of Pride. “My Degree is Worthless…”

They Live off of Other People’s Taxes. Yet they themselves Feel Superior to the TaxPayers paying for their Welfare. The Single Mothers have Kids. They are Living off of the Welfare system. And off of the money they get from their Kids Dads…

I have personally known Dozens of women like this. Housing Projects all across the USA are Filled with Women just like this. College Educated Women. The Stereotype is that this type of Living is Only for uneducated women of Color. No College Women of all Races Live like this.

Beyond the comments I have mentioned, the Daily Behavior, Disdain these Women showed me was Rude, Sarcastic, Very Vocal, Toxic, etc…,

I cannot properly express it here. I do not know why they thought they could keep behaving like this towards me without me breaking up with them… None of them wanted to Break-Up with me. I guess they have known other men that would stay with them while being treated like this.

You Do Not Need a College Education to Get a High Paying Job:

With Several Years of Military Education and with my Military Experience I was hired by Top Technology Manufacturers for jobs that Required, a Master’s Degree.

Going to a Trade School is much more Valuable than having Most College Degrees.

Many times an Employer will pay for your Trade School. Men and Women can check Trade Schools out and Discover that they can Interview with an Employer and wind up having the Employer pay their Entire Trade School Bill as long as they successfully complete the training and work for them for a minimum amount of time. It is different with each Employer, 4 years is typical. You can find these offers by going to Job Fairs, while you are in High School. Many times you need to be under 30 years old to get these type of Employer paid offers.

Having a College Degree is Not an Indication of Intelligence, of Income level.

If you are a Christian I would not go to College:

Christian Colleges are NO Different than Secular Colleges. They are one and the same. Actually they are worse because they push Counterfeit Christianity.

If you are a Christian then the World, will Not Listen to what you have to Say Because they Mock, Laugh at, Hate Jesus / Christians.

John 15:18 If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. 19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you. 20 Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also. 21 But all these things will they do unto you for my name’s sake, because they know not him that sent me. 22 If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin. 23 He that hateth me hateth my Father also. 24 If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.

1st Corinthians 1:18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.

Colossians 2:8 Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.

It is Arrogant to put Scholar Next to Your name. A Scholar is supposed to be an Expert in their Field. “The Authority” on a Subject.

No one is an Expert, a Scholar at Anything.

There are Experienced Professionals in All Fields which is far different from being an Expert, a Scholar.

The difference between an Experienced Professional and a Scholar is a Scholar is Supposed to KNOW EVERYTHING in their Profession.

A Scholar is: “Without Peer in their Profession” “What they say Cannot be Questioned” “They have Infinite Knowledge and Expertise in their Profession” etc…

Yes, this is the True Definition of a Scholar. You will realize people who call themselves Scholars believe the Dictionary Definition of Scholar if you try to have a conversation with one.

People Today think they are Scholars because of the Internet:

Keyboard Warriors will do a Google, an Internet, search and think that what they Find is the Undisputed Truth.

This is a Funny, an Ignorant Belief especially since if you take the time to look through enough pages of results you will find a lot of differences of opinion on the subject you are researching.

If You are a Christian Watch Your Behavior Everywhere. Do Not Be an Arrogant X-Rated Jerk at Anytime.

The Truth is, “Christians,” (People who CLAIM to be Christians) are No Better at being Civil online, even at times in person, then anyone else.

In Today’s world of Internet Keyboard Experts, it is Nearly Impossible to have an Adult Conversation with Anyone who Disagrees with You.

People Just want One-Way Conversations.

They ONLY want Positive comments to what they say. They Cannot Handle it when someone Disagrees with Them. They Lose Their Minds when someone is Critical of what They are Saying. They will TELL YOU OFF, if you write something they Disagree with. Then they will Block you so you cannot reply to their Unhinged Rant. They have to have the LAST WORD.

****Note**** The Internet, TV, is Not Safe for Children. Parents Need to put a Filter on their Children’s Internet Devices, the Internet is X-Rated. Parents Be Parents. Supervise Your Children at All times. If you are Not there, with them, have a Trustworthy Adult Always with them to Protect and Supervise Your Children. No Excuses!!!!

Do Not Waste Your Life. Satan wants to Cause People to Waste Their Lives. Please Do Not Waste Your Life:

Some Ways People Waste their Lives:

1: Fighting Useless Fights of All Types. Physical Fights. Verbal Fights. Internal Fights. Fighting on the Internet.

James 4:1 From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? 2 Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. 3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. 4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God. 5 Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy? 6 But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. 7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. 9 Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. 10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.

1st Peter 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: 9 Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world. 10 But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you. 11 To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

John 10:10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

2: On A Worthless Education

Jesus Disciples they were Not College Educated. They Received their Jewish / Christian Education from their Parents and from Jesus.

Acts 4:13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.

It is important to Recognize that in Acts 4:13 the Slanted, Slanderous, Opinion of the Sadducees and the Pharisee’s is the Opinion in this verse. They are Arrogant and are Highly Proud of their “College Educations.” They each had Many Years of Formal Jewish Religious Education that Today would be Validated with College Degrees.

Simply Put Peter and John were Not Rabbi’s by their Standards so to them they were, “Unlearned and Ignorant Men.” This is Far from the Truth though. They like all of the other Disciples had been taught the Scriptures from their Youth. When Jesus Called them to be his Disciples they were All Looking for the Promised Messiah. They were Educated, All of them. They had the Best Possible College Degrees being Taught by Jesus for 3 and a half years.

A Christian Pastor, Evangelist, Preacher Doesn’t Need to Go to a Christian College to be Qualified for their Positions in a Church.

It is Best to have a Pastor that Has Not Been to a Christian College.

3: Lusting.

Matthew 5:28– But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

Galatians 5:16– This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

1 Corinthians 6:18– Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.

1 John 2:16– For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

Lusting is a Strong Overwhelming Obsession. Lust is an All Consuming Desire that People Waste their Lives on.

How To Be Saved:

Believe the Gospel Only to Be Saved:

1st Corinthians 15:1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; 2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. 3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

Acts 16:27 And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled. 28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here. 29 Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas, 30 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? 31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.

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Why Did Jesus Say: “…unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan…” Matthew 16:23

Jesus Told Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan because Satan was trying to use Peter to Hinder Jesus, to Stop Jesus…

It is Essential to Understand a Person is Either Benefiting Jesus or they are Benefiting Satan. A Christian, anyone, is Either Promoting Jesus or Satan. There is Nothing in between.

Every Christian should automatically realize this when they are told this. If You do not understand this Truth and or do not want to hear this, I question your Salvation if you claim to be a Christian.

If You are a Christian and are not Actively Involved in the Christian Ministry than You are Being Used by Satan.

Revelation 3:14 And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God; 15 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. 16 So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.

Jesus Hates Lukewarm Christians.

Lukewarm Christians are the People who Just Occupy the Pews and Shout the Loudest in the Church.

When it comes time to Go Out and Do the Work of the Ministry of the Church they Seldom do it. They will Go to Potluck Dinners, Picnics, Non Evangelist Activities. You will not normally see them working in the Homeless Ministry, the Nursing Home ministry, anything challenging.

Lukewarm Christians Get in the way of the Core Missions of the Christian Church.

Which are: Evangelism, Caring for the weak, helping Widows / caring for children (Orphans), the elderly, etc… I know First hand that these Church Ministries are always begging for Help in Christian Churches.

Church Goers / Pew Sitters: want the most Visible Jobs in the Church.

The Jobs they want are: Sunday School Teacher, Youth Leader, Group Leader, etc… They want to be a Leader in the Church without having ever done the Core Work of the Church. The Bible is Clear on This:

Acts 20:35 I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

Satan Uses People within the Church to Destroy the Church

Ephesians 4:24 And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness. 25 Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another. 26 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

27 Neither give place to the devil.

28 Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.

Neither Give Place To The Devil!!!! This is What Jesus was Saying to Peter When He Said: “Get thee behind me, Satan…”

Ephesians Chapter 4 is Reinforcing what Jesus said to Peter “Get thee behind me Satan…”

A Christian Is Either Promoting Jesus, Doing the Work of the Christian Church, or they are Doing the Work of Satan.

Satan wants to Stop Christians from Serving Jesus and Doing the Work of the Church which is their Responsibility as a Christian.

Satan Stirs Up Anger and Strife in the Christian Church causing this Conflict to Stop the Church from Doing the Ministries they are supposed to Do, Need to Do.

“Neither Give Place To The Devil.” “Get thee behind me, Satan…”

These Words: “Neither Give Place To The Devil.” “Get thee behind me, Satan…” they apply to Every Christian. At One time or another. More often than we are willing to Admit these Words Apply to us.

Peter was a Great Man of God. He went momentarily astray and Jesus Immediately Came Down on Him Hard Like a Sledgehammer: “Get thee behind me, Satan…” Jesus was Not Going to Allow this!

There is Not a Christian Alive today that can match up to the Apostle Peter, so Do Not think that you are Not Ever Used by Satan.

The Bible is Full of examples of His People Being Used by Satan:

1st Corinthians 10:5 But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness.

6 Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted. 7 Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play. 8 Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.

9 Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.

10 Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.

11 Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.

12 Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.

13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

****NOTE**** Self-Righteous “Christians” (Typically Lost People within the Church.) will use Verse 13 to Attack Christians who have a habitual sin that they know about.

Verse 13 was Not written for Christians to use to Attack other Christians for their Sins. The entire context of the passage Refutes that use. Verse 12 Refutes that use of Verse 13.

Verse 13 is given because it is True and it encourages Christians to Fight. To Fight against the Temptations that come their way, including Habitual Temptations.

Read Romans Chapter 7. The Apostle Paul had a habitual Sin that he was unable to Stop. As a Christian he said:

Romans 7:15 For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I. 16 If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good. 17 Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me. 18 For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not. 19 For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do. 20 Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me. 21 I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me. 22 For I delight in the law of God after the inward man: 23 But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. 24 O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death? 25 I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.

1st Corinthians 10:13 IS NOT TO BE TAKEN OUT OF CONTEXT AND USED TO BEAT DOWN CHRISTIANS STRUGGLING WITH SIN.

Again, typically Counterfeit Christians in Churches take this verse and use it against people to PUFF THEMSELVES UP, to attack people within the Church. “I am Better than you are. You are Weak and Pathetic.”

1st Corinthians 10:13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

This Message is a Wake-Up Call to Christians to Not Be Lazy Lukewarm Christians. There are Infinite ways Satan uses Christians.

When Christians Get Angry, Wrongfully, (There is a Correct Time to Be Angry. Jesus and Paul in the Bible Showed their Anger, their Righteous Indignation. Jesus Used a whip, and overturned tables in the Temple for Example. Paul Fought against False Doctrine and was Very Angry doing it. He Split with Barnabas and was Very Angry while doing this… So Being Angry in Defense of the Gospel is Biblical. There is a Time to be Angry.) they are being Used by Satan.

The Christian Ministry includes Everyone that is Saved.

A Christian Church Only Works as Jesus wants it to when Every Member is Actively A Doer, A Person Working within the Church.

Ephesians 4:10 He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.) 11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: 13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: 14 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; 15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: 16 From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.

James 1:27 Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.

James 1:22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

Doers is an Active Word. If YOU ARE NOT ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN CHRISTIAN EVANGELISM, IN THE WORK OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH THAN YOU ARE BEING USED BY SATAN!!!!

In the Gospel’s Jesus is Repeatedly Focusing on Doing. Actively Working in the Ministry. His Number Focus is Evangelism, Soul Winning:

John 4:31 In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat. 32 But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of. 33 Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought him ought to eat? 34 Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.

35 Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.

36 And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.

37 And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth. 38 I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours.

In the above passage Jesus makes it Clear that Soul Winning is the Job of the Entire Church.

One Person will Sow Seeds, Spread the Gospel. Another Person will Follow up and Lead that Soul to Heaven by their own Evangelism. Jesus is Saying that you cannot expect a Person will be Saved the First time that they hear the Gospel Message. It might take more than one person to Save that Lost Soul.

So, Christians Need to Actively Work at Soul Winning even if they themselves Never see any Fruit. Jesus is Saying once you are in Heaven You will See the Fruit of all of Your Efforts, in Evangelism.

The Picture Jesus Paints is that some people will see a lot of Fruit, a lot of people Saved on Earth. While others might not see anyone Saved while on the Earth. Both the Person who Sowed the seed First and the Person who saw the Fruit Spring Forth as a Saved Soul they are Both credited for Winning that Soul to Jesus Christ.

Soul Winning is a Group Effort according to Jesus. It is the Responsibility of the Entire Church.

James Chapter 1 is what Jesus is Talking about when he said “GET BEHIND ME SATAN…” Peter was Interfering in Jesus Ministry. He was Telling Jesus NO!!!!

You can easily identify False Counterfeit “Christian” Churches by how they Reject Jesus’s Words. How they say “Jesus was Speaking to the Jews Only.”

Yes Churches say this. In Fact 90% probably more than this of Baptist Churches say this.

****NOTE BEWARE**** They Say (IFB Baptists, Many Other Counterfeit Christian Churches.) Paul was sent to Reveal Christianity. They Falsely Claim that Christianity was NOT KNOWN UNTIL PAUL DEFINED IT, EXPLAINED IT. ACCORDING TO THEIR FALSE DOCTRINE, JESUS NEVER TOLD THE TRUE GOSPEL FOR THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. THEIR FALSE DOCTRINE TEACHES MULTIPLE TRUE GOSPEL’S. THIS FALSE DOCTRINE COMES FROM THEIR INVENTION OF DISPENSATIONAL TRUTH.

The False Dispensationalism Doctrine:

False Churches that Teach Dispensationalism Divide the Bible into 7 or more Dispensations. “Dispensationalism / Dispensational Truth Theology” These False Churches, Counterfeit Christianity are: Many Baptists Churches, 99% of IFB Baptists, Calvinist Churches, etc…

If you are Not Familiar with this concept, False Doctrine / Teaching of theirs, and others this is how they explain it:

“The New Testament doesn’t begin until Pentecost in the Book of Acts when Saved people received the Holy Ghost.”

So they “Rightly Divide the Truth” and Falsely say that the Books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Hebrews and other Books in the New Testament are Old Testament Books that CANNOT be used to Teach New Testament Salvation.

They use the Unbiblical “Dispensational Truth Theology” to Falsely claim that the Bible teaches more than 12 True plans of Salvation. The number Varies from Church to Church. I have seen in Print Between 7 and 18 different Plans of Salvation that these Counterfeit Christians of one type or another say are True Gospel plans of Salvation. This All Comes under the Umbrella of Dispensationalism.

They are Extremely Wicked SATANIC. They Claim Jesus NEVER TAUGHT Salvation for the “Christian Church.” According to them Jesus Salvation Message was Old Testament Preaching to the Jews ONLY.

Again Dispensationalist Teach New Testament Salvation came through the Apostle Paul NOT JESUS.

So, According to Dispensational Theology / Dispensational Truth Jesus, Peter, and Paul, All taught a Different way to be Saved.

These are Traditional Baptist Churches, IFB Baptist Churches, Calvinists Churches, plus others…

“Bible Believers” this term is a Joke.

Beware of the Following Churches: ALL Churches that have Bible Believer’s in their title, IFB Churches, ALL KJV ONLY Churches, Any Church that Puts Bible in their Title. For Example: Cornerstone AV1611 KJV ONLY Bible Baptist Church.

Note on a rare occasion some of these Churches teach the Truth, but it is like One out of One Thousand (1 in a 1,000).

They are Like a Child who Broke the Cookie Jar. “Mommy I don’t know how it Broke. It just fell…” While they have Chocolate all over their face, on their Clothing, on their hands.

We are supposed to Believe them because we Love them, they are our own Children, after all.

Churches Behave like Children in that they Expect to Be Believed ONLY Because they Say it.

You Must Trust and Believe us Because We are The Church.

“This is the Highly Respected: IFB KJV ONLY AV1611 River Road Baptist Church of Tuna, Alabama. Because we Have IFB KJV ONLY AV1611 in our Title then You must Believe it when we say we Believe and Teach the Bible Only here.”

As You Might Expect they are Extremely Arrogant and High and Mighty in Every Way.

I Have Learned Not to Go to a IFB KJV ONLY Church, to any of the Churches I mentioned Above, without closely reading their Website. If they do not have a website there is no chance I will go to their Church. I will watch a few of their online Sermons if their Website doesn’t have any obvious red flags. If the Sermons are Biblical then I would give them a try in person.

Bible Believing Church, KJV ONLY, AV161 in the Title of a Church is a Huge Red Flag.

“Bible Believing / Bible Believer” in itself is a HUGE BAD JOKE

It is a Bad Joke Because If It Is True You Do Not Have to Proclaim It So Loudly In The Title of Your Church.

I know what to Always Expect when Walking into these Churches. Maybe once or Twice I was Surprised in a Good Way.

For the most part these Churches are Clones of Each Other. They are So Fake. So Rude and Arrogant.

They are the Most Ignorant People in how they Behave and their Bible Knowledge.

(IFB KJV ONLY) Independent Fundamentalist Baptists Churches (99%) don’t Teach the Bible. The Bible is Not their Final Authority.

They use Books written by people like Clarence Larkin and others as their Bibles. This is True because Dispensationalism / Calvinism is their Bible.

Dispensationalism / Calvinism is where their Plans of Salvation Comes From. Not the Bible.

They Strictly Follow the Writings of John Calvin / Dispensationalist over the Bible. They are Calvinists, though many Deny it. You can see Calvinists Theology in their List of Beliefs. You will hear their Pastor’s / Preaching and Quoting Other Calvinists.

They Teach and Preach what Dispensationalists and Calvinists Teach ABOVE the Bible. Their Content includes Other Non-Biblical Sources. They Deny what the Bible Says. They Do Not Care that what they Teach Contradicts the Bible:

“You Just Have Not Learned How to Rightly Divide the Bible. If you would Just Read All of these Books then you would understand.”

They Twist the Bible to Fit what their False Teachers Teach.

Dispensationalist Churches are No Different than any other Cult. They are Not Bible Believers. They are Bible Twisters.

Dispensationalism is the Biggest Lie Sending Millions of Baptists (Plus others) to Hell.

They are Nearly All Calvinists. They Follow Men / Women Not the Bible like All Cults.

Dr. Peter S. Ruckman said that he could count 7 Different Plans of Salvation in the Book of Acts alone and 14 or more in the Bible. He did not care about the exact number of Dispensations he was sure that the Bible Taught at least 10 Different Gospels….

The Bible makes it Crystal Clear that there is Only One Gospel.

There is Only One Way to Heaven for All of mankind in the Entire Bible. From Adam to the Last Person Saved there is Only One Path to Heaven.

Jesus’ Death, Burial, and Resurrection Gives Eternal Salvation / Eternal Life to all who Trust in him, the Gospel Only to Save them from Hell, whether they lived before or after him.

In both the Old and the New Testament everyone is Saved By Grace, through Faith in Jesus Only. Belief In Jesus’ Death, Burial and Resurrection, the Gospel. This is what the Bible Clearly Teaches.

The Law was given to Show all Mankind that no one could keep the Law. The Law showed us that we were Sinners in need of a Savior.

Believers in the Old Testament were not Saved by being obedient to the law of God. The Bible clearly teaches this:

Romans 3:20 Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

We are not Good enough to earn Heaven. That is True for us Now, and it was also True for Believers in the Old Testament.

Old Testament Believers were Not Saved by animal sacrifices:

Hebrews 10:4 For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.

The Old Testament sacrifices pointed towards the One Sacrifice that Jesus would make on the cross to bring Eternal Salvation.

Galatians 1:3-9

[3]Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ,

[4]Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:

[5]To whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

[6]I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:

[7]Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.

[8]But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.

[9]As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.

The Gospel:

1st Corinthians 15:1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; 2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. 3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

Dispensationalist’s Deny the Plain Truth of the Bible. Paul is the God of Dispensationalist’s, Not Jesus. Like Catholics that Worship Mary Dispensationalist’s Worship the Apostle Paul.

You will constantly hear this from Dispensationalist’s:

“Do Not Go to what Jesus said in the Bible for Salvation, Jesus Message was for Old Testament Jews Only.” This is Mainstream Baptist Dispensationalist’s False Doctrine.

This is Not Just a Baptist Theology, it is a False Theology that All Cults Believe. The Cults Deny that Jesus is the Savior. Cults Churches are more than 90% of Every Church that exists today.

BEWARE OF: Pauline Churches. A Pauline Church Focus is on Paul, NOT ON JESUS. I am not saying that they do not mention Jesus. They will Mention Jesus a lot but they Falsely Claim that Jesus’s Ministry was Only to the Jews.

The Entire Passage below is a Sermon against Being a Cold, or a Lukewarm Christian. The Word Christian Means Christlike.

James 1:19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: 20 For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God. 21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls. 22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. 23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: 24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. 25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. 26 If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain. 27 Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.

The Core Work of the Christian Church is to be Out in the Community Being an Evangelist. Bringing people into the Church:

Matthew 9:36 But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd. 37 Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; 38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.

Jude 1:20 But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, 21 Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. 22 And of some have compassion, making a difference: 23 And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.

Proverbs 11:30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.

Revelation 3:14 And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God; 15 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. 16 So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. 17 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: 18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see. 19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.

A Christian Must be Active Daily in the Christian Ministry.

Pastor’s, People who have an Official Position in the Local Church are Not the Only People who are in the Christian Ministry. Matthew Chapter 16 make this Very Clear. If You are Saved, a Christian, then You must, at the Very Minimum, be part of the Evangelism Ministry. Sharing the Gospel with people.

If You Don’t care enough about the people you see everyday to Witness to them, to Share the Gospel with them then how can you call yourself a Christian?

Just saying “I am a Christian,” on Social Media, while you are in your Favorite hiding place, is a meaningless gesture. That is Not Sharing anything. The word Christian is the most misused word in History. The Secular World Only knows Counterfeit Christianity. Counterfeit Christianity is as Fake as a Pink Dollar Bill.

A Christian will verbally share the Gospel with their Immediate Community. With their Neighborhood, and with as many people as possible in their Daily Life. This is the Very least you can do to be part of the Christian Ministry.

Online Evangelism is Good to Do But what I see Online is Not Christian Evangelism.

90 Percent or More of Online “Christian” Evangelism is Meme’s, or a Single Bible Verse that will Not Save a Person reading it. The Bible Versions used are Not Bibles.

I Only Use the KJV Bible but I don’t Proclaim it as if that makes what I am Saying Automatically True. Having the Right Bible Means Nothing if the person using the KJV Bible is Teaching a False Gospel and Twisting the Scriptures.

There is a Reason that Hundreds of New Bible Versions Came out After the KJV Bible was published. The Reason is Satan is a Liar, and the Author of Confusion. His Bibles are From Corrupt Manuscripts. Common Sense will Tell You there is No Need for All the New Bible Versions Other then to Cause Confusion and to Teach Lies.

If you want to do Real Christian Evangelism online you have to Actually Share the Gospel. Finding “Christian” Meme’s and Non Salvation Bible Verses Online to post, Especially if you are using a Corrupt Bible is Not Christian Evangelism.

The Apostle Peter:

The Apostle Peter is the Most Misunderstood, Most Slandered Person in the Bible… 99% of what has been written about him is Wrong.

Peter was Married with his own Family. He was one of the oldest of the 12 Disciples Jesus called. Jesus was 30 years old when he started his Public Ministry. His Disciples were all at least 30 years old and older.

Jesus had to wait until he was 30 years old to begin his Public Ministry because at 30 years old Jesus was old enough to be a Respected Rabbi / Teacher. The masses Never would have Respected and followed Jesus at a Younger age. All of Jesus’s 12 Disciples had to have the same level of Respect to take part in his Ministry, they were all sent out on Missionary Journey’s separate from Jesus.

Jesus calls Peter Satan:

Matthew 16:22 Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee. 23 But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.

The Entire passage:

Matthew 16:1 The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven. 2 He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red. 3 And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times? 4 A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed. 5 And when his disciples were come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread. 6 Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees. 7 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have taken no bread. 8 Which when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread? 9 Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? 10 Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? 11 How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees? 12 Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees. 13 When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? 14 And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. 15 He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? 16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. 17 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. 18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. 19 And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. 20 Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ. 21 From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day. 22 Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee. 23 But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men. 24 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. 25 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. 26 For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? 27 For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works. 28 Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

This Message is a Caution to All Christians that Satan will use Every Opportunity to Corrupt You and to Have You Working for him instead of Jesus.

How to Be Saved:

Believe the Gospel Only for your Salvation:

1st Corinthians 15:1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; 2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. 3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

Romans 10:8 But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; 9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. 12 For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. 13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

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1st Corinthians 15:1-4, The Gospel, Has A Warning: “Unless Ye Have Believed In Vain.” What Does Believing In Vain Mean?

“Unless Ye Have Believed In Vain.” What Does Believing In Vain Mean?

Biblical Christian Salvation is to Believe The Gospel Only to be Saved. If You Add Anything to, or Subtract Anything from the Gospel (1st Corinthians 15:1-4.) You are Not Saved. Because You Have Not Believed The Gospel Only for Your Salvation.

The Gospel:

1st Corinthians 15:1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; 2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. 3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

What Does it mean to Believe in Vain?

A Vain Belief in the Gospel is to Add Works to the Gospel or to Subtract Something from it.

To Subtract any of the following: “how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:”

If Your Belief is that You have to REPENT OF SIN to be Saved than your Belief is In Vain. It is In Vain because REPENT OF SIN is NOT PART OF THE GOSPEL.

REPENT OF SIN IS NOT IN THE BIBLE. REPENT OF SIN IS A FALSE GOSPEL.

People Go to Hell Because they would Rather Believe the Lies they Hear in their Church, on TV, on the Radio, on their Computer etc…, than to Believe what the Bible Plainly Says.

Salvation is a Personal Choice. Salvation is a Personal Decision.

Do, Not Let Your Father, Your Mother, Your Brother, Your Sister ANYONE, Drag YOU to HELL / THE LAKE OF FIRE with them.

Other Examples of what Believing In Vain is:

Your Doctor Tells you: “The, Garlic you are eating is Killing You. Stop Eating Garlic and You will Be Healed. The Only Way to Be Saved from Death is to Stop Eating Garlic Your Doctor Repeats… (Stop Trusting in Your own Works, Eating Garlic, Believe Jesus and Be Saved from Death / Hell.)

An In Vain Belief is to Not Completely Trust in Jesus Only to Save You. To Add Works to the Gospel.

In the Above Example the Patient Does Not Believe the Doctor completely. He thinks… “Well, Everyone I know Eats Garlic…, I think I am Just eating too much Garlic so what I will Do is be careful to reduce the Garlic I eat. I will eat half as much Garlic from Now On and this will Save me…”

Adding Garlic / Works to Salvation

Repent of Sin, Water Baptism, Obeying the Sabbath, Penance, Saying the Rosary, Believing You can Lose Your Salvation, Trusting in Church Membership, Trusting in the Apostle’s Creed, Trusting in anything other than the Gospel Only for Your Salvation is to Believe In Vain.

Believing In Vain From the Collins Dictionary:

in vain

Phrase

If yousaythat something such as someone’sdeath,suffering, oreffortwas in vain, you mean that it wasuselessbecause it did not achieve anything.

“He wants the world to know his son did not die in vain. His Son’s Life was Productive, Valuable, had Worth, etc…”

****NOTE**** In Vain, Universally means: A Useless Belief. A Useless Effort. Or Just Simply Useless.

In Vain: “There is a large hole in a tire. Trying to pump it up with air is a Useless Effort.”

“Trying to Clean Dirty Laundry with Muddy Water.”

Believed In Vain, is Not Hard to Understand. Salvation is Not Hard to Understand. How to be Saved is Not a Mystery.

https://plain-talk-christian-ministries.com/2023/09/25/is-the-romans-road-biblical-salvation/

In Anything Other than Christianity People who only have a 3rd Grade Education level will Immediately Understand what In Vain Means when they are given an example of it.

Over and Over Again in Movies, on TV Shows, in Books, etc…, People will understand what In Vain Means from just watching TV or from Reading.

A Perfect Example of doing something IN VAIN is in the Classic Novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens.

The main Character Pip Tries IN VAIN to Win the Love of Estella. Pip tries for Decades. In the Novel Estella is the same age as Pip, 10 years old, when they meet for the 1st time.

Pip met Estella at Miss Havisham’s home. Miss Havisham Hates Men Because on her Wedding Day her Groom Never Showed up to Marry her. She was Forever Embarrassed by him. This Caused An Undying Hatred in her for Men. She Raised Estella (She Carefully Taught, Trained Estella in Every Imaginable Way) to be Cruel to Men. Estella was taught the art of Seduction…

Estella caused Men to Fall in Love with her and then she would be Unloving, Uncaring and Cruel to them. Miss Havisham took the Greatest Pleasure in this.

Pip and Estella Grew up Together. He was Told Countless Times by Miss Havisham and by Estella that she would Never Love him, that she would Only Break his Heart… Pip wasted his Life In Vain Attempting to get Estella to Marry him to Fall in Love with him.

You might find a Publisher’s update to the Book, and Movie / Versions with a Happy Ending. In those Versions: In the Novel a Few paragraphs are added to the end that is intended to give the Novel a Happy Ending. At the end of the Movie. The Movie Versions will usually have a Brief Scene Decades later where they wind up Together. They will be middle aged…, or older.

This is One Novel I have read a few times, with the Alternate Ending Added After the Charles Dickens Ending. Titled “This is the Publishers Alternate Ending.” So you read the Entire Book and After you have read it there is a Page with the above Title followed by a Page and a half of the Alternate Ending that Does Not Fit the Novel at All. It is like Watching The James Cameron Movie Titanic All the way Through and Seeing Jack Die than have this happen:

Decades Later Jack finds Rose they meet again and Live Happily Ever After in a Very Brief 2 or 3 minute additional scene… If you buy this type of thing I deeply Question your Sanity. Seriously you saw Jack Freeze to Death and Fall Beneath the Water… You saw him Die…

There have Been Countless other Movies / Books about People Trying to Do the Impossible, Doing Something In Vain.

At the End of the Movie / Book: “My Husband Lived his Life In Vain. He was Obsessed with Finding Oil on this Land. He Bought this land for almost Nothing Because People Tried for over 20 years to Drill for Oil here and they All went Bankrupt. The Oil Rig finally Killed him after 30 years…”

The Point I am making is it is Not Hard for Hollywood to show people what In Vain means.

People have the Mental Capacity to understand what In Vain means but when they Read it in 1st Corinthians Chapter 15 they Completely (99.9%) miss the meaning of In Vain here.

Or they just Reject Every Scripture that goes against what they were taught, which is the Truth for most people I have this Conversation with.

They will say something like: “I have Believed The Gospel Only to Be Saved. But I Also Believe that you Have to Repent of Sin to Be Saved…”

If You think like this You are just Lying to Yourself.

This Behavior, way of thinking, believing, is Not an Accident it is Spiritual Blindness. This Happens with People who have Rejected the Gospel as the Only Way to Heaven.

These People will Repeatedly Say: “I Believe the Entire Gospel. I Believe Jesus Is the ONLY way to Heaven. But You will Go to Hell if you Do Not Repent of your Sins…”

REPENT OF SIN is Not part of the Gospel. REPENT OF SIN is Not in the Bible.

If You are Someone who Thinks You are Saved because You are Trusting in the REPENT OF SIN, FALSE GOSPEL, or Something Else Besides the Gospel ONLY than Your Belief is IN VAIN.

You are Trusting in Yourself to get into Heaven. You Have NEVER BELIEVED THE GOSPEL.

The Gospel:

Belief is All or Nothing.

A Breakdown of the Gospel:

1st Corinthians 15:1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; 2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. 3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

1: The Gospel has to be Received. Meaning Just Hearing the Gospel and knowing All of the Words Does Not Save You. You have to Receive it / Believe it. Received the Gospel means you heard it, You understood it and you Accepted it Completely. So Simply put to Receive the Gospel means you have Believed the Entire Gospel without Adding Anything to it.

2: Believing the Gospel is How a Person is Saved.

3: Believing In Vain means you Either Do Not Believe the Entire Gospel or You are Adding to the Gospel.

1st Corinthians 15:1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;

In verse 1 the Apostle Paul is speaking to a crowd of People who are Followers of Jesus. We know this because he uses the word Brethren. Like ALL Good Preachers he Doesn’t Assume that Everyone he is speaking to is Saved, a True Follower of Jesus. The purpose for his speech is to Ensure that Everyone Present has Understood his Preaching on the Gospel.

Verse 2 makes this Clear:

2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.

By which also ye are saved, if: IF, IF, IF… IF is such a Huge Word!!!

Paul is Repeating his Previous Preaching to this Church . (Paul as a Missionary traveled from Church to Church. He had Previously Preached at this Church and he mentions this. Obviously he makes Sure to Always Preach the Gospel Each time. Here in 1st Corinthians 15:1-4 Paul is making it as Clear as Possible that a Person is ONLY SAVED by Believing in the Gospel ONLY. Any Other Belief is IN VAIN. To Trust in ANYTHING OTHER THAN THE Complete Gospel is an IN VAIN BELIEF, that will Not Save You.)

The IF: if you keep in memory what I preached unto you… So Paul wants them to think about his Previous Gospel Message he had Preached to them the last time he was there.

Paul warns them that they are NOT SAVED, (IF… YE HAVE BELIEVED IN VAIN. If they are NOT TRUSTING ONLY THE GOSPEL TO SAVE THEMSELVES.)

So Finally Paul Repeats the Gospel which he had Previously Preached unto them in verses 3 and 4.

3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

You have a Choice to Believe the Gospel ONLY and Be Eternally Saved or Reject the Gospel and Go to Hell / The Lake of Fire For Eternity.

Holding to any other Way to Heaven is to have Believed In Vain.

Believed In Vain is Trusting in Anything Other than the Gospel Only to Save You.

Believing in Jesus to be Saved is Not a Test of Your Faith.

False Teachers will Try to Destroy Your Belief in the Gospel to Save You by Telling You:

You Must Have Saving Faith… They Falsely Claim that You must have a Certain amount of Faith to Believe.

The Bible Does Not Teach this.

The Thief on the Cross was Saved by Simply Believing on Jesus he Asked Jesus to Save him:

Luke 23:42 And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. 43 And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.

As soon as You Believe the Gospel Only to Save You than you are Immediately Saved.

The Thief on the Cross: “Lord, Remember Me…

Jesus: “To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.”

This is Salvation as Plain and Clear as Possible.

Notice Jesus Did Not say: “No. You Cannot Be Saved because You Never Lived a Christian Life. You Never Repented of Your Sins…

Jesus Did Not Question his Faith!!!!

The Entire Passage.

Luke 23:39 And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us. 40 But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation? 41 And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss. 42 And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. 43 And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.

Another Example:

Acts 16:27 And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled. 28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here. 29 Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas, 30 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? 31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.

Salvation is Simple. It is Not a Test of Your Faith. It is Not Anything that You have Done. It is Simply Believing the Gospel Only to Be Saved. Trusting in Jesus Only to Save You.

Sirs, what must I do to be saved? 31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.

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