Are you at risk of being blotted out of The Book of Life?
Revelation 3:5 He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life; but I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels.
Note: He who overcomes will still be listed when the Books are opened. Did you know some names written in the Book of Life are at risk of being blotted out?
Did your church teach you how important it is to have your name written in The Book of Life? Did they also teach you how to ensure that your name will not be blotted out of The Book of Life? In this post we'll look at what God shares in His Word for our guidance.
Exodus 32:32 Yet now, if You will forgive their sin—but if not, I pray, blot me out of Your book which You have written.”
33 And the Lord said to Moses, “Whoever has sinned against Me, I will blot him out of My book.
The True Vine
John 15:1 “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. 2 Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away;
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Matthew 7:22 Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ 23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’
Luke 13:25 When once the Master of the house has risen up and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock at the door, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open for us,’ and He will answer and say to you, ‘I do not know you, where you are from,’ 26 then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in Your presence, and You taught in our streets.’ 27 But He will say, ‘I tell you I do not know you, where you are from. Depart from Me, all you workers of iniquity.’
I can't imagine anything scarier than hearing the words, 'Depart from Me'.
Many claim to be Christians, some are lying while others truly believe they are Christians but took a wrong turn somewhere on their journey.
Are you in danger of being blotted out? You may be thinking how could this be? I was saved when I accepted Jesus years ago as a child. What could I have done that would change that listing in His Book of Life? I go to church every week and pay my tithes, I don't understand how this could be.
God lists reasons for blotting out names written down in The Book of Life in His Word.
A Warning
Revelation 22:18 For I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book; 19 and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the Book of Life, from the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.
When churches and preachers give God's Word their own spin their troubles begin. For churches their own spin winds up becoming church doctrine. Doctrine of this type is formed and developed by men, not God, and is often designed to serve their own purpose.
The only safe doctrine is God's unchanged Word, every other doctrine falls short and puts the authors in grave danger as evidenced in Revelation 22. In the first century AD all believers were in one accord with one mind; today were have hundreds of groups all with their own doctrines and all in danger of Revelation 22's warning.
When churches and preachers give God's Word their own spin their troubles begin. For churches their own spin winds up becoming church doctrine. Doctrine of this type is formed and developed by men, not God, and is often designed to serve their own purpose.
The only safe doctrine is God's unchanged Word, every other doctrine falls short and puts the authors in grave danger as evidenced in Revelation 22. In the first century AD all believers were in one accord with one mind; today were have hundreds of groups all with their own doctrines and all in danger of Revelation 22's warning.
1 Timothy 4:1 [ The Great Apostasy ] Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons,
God also describes and explains what a true Christian is in the Book of John.
The True Vine
John 15 “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. 2 Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. 3 You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. 4 Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me.
5 “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. 6 If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned. 7 If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. 8 By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.
In Summary
We see in John 15 the Lord caring for the Vine and the branches like you would care for your fruit trees. You would cut away the unproductive branches to promote and improve the health and productivity of the branches that are producing fruit. Your fruit trees may be apples while the Lords fruit would be saved souls entering eternal salvation and The Book of Life.
Are you producing fruit? or Have you been unproductive over the years?
Is your church giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons? Are they promoting political correctness or Biblical family standards along with the need for repentance and regeneration through the shed Blood of Jesus? If you don't know you had better figure it out and soon.
As in Luke 13 maybe you have attended church and fellow-shipped with others but were never introduced to the Head of the church, Jesus Christ. Would He know you as one of His if you never called out or spoke to Him?
Maybe as in Matthew 7 you attended a church filled with wonders and prophecies but they were false and deceptive. Maybe the wonders and prophecies were real but you were just an observer sitting in the back row close to the door. How would you know the real from false?
The key to avoiding all these pitfalls and the remedy to your unproductive state can all be found in the King James Version of God's Word. (See note at the end)
John 5:37 And the Father Himself, who sent Me, has testified of Me. You have neither heard His voice at any time, nor seen His form. 38 But you do not have His word abiding in you, because whom He sent, Him you do not believe. 39 You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me.
We see in John 15 the Lord caring for the Vine and the branches like you would care for your fruit trees. You would cut away the unproductive branches to promote and improve the health and productivity of the branches that are producing fruit. Your fruit trees may be apples while the Lords fruit would be saved souls entering eternal salvation and The Book of Life.
Are you producing fruit? or Have you been unproductive over the years?
Is your church giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons? Are they promoting political correctness or Biblical family standards along with the need for repentance and regeneration through the shed Blood of Jesus? If you don't know you had better figure it out and soon.
As in Luke 13 maybe you have attended church and fellow-shipped with others but were never introduced to the Head of the church, Jesus Christ. Would He know you as one of His if you never called out or spoke to Him?
Maybe as in Matthew 7 you attended a church filled with wonders and prophecies but they were false and deceptive. Maybe the wonders and prophecies were real but you were just an observer sitting in the back row close to the door. How would you know the real from false?
The key to avoiding all these pitfalls and the remedy to your unproductive state can all be found in the King James Version of God's Word. (See note at the end)
John 5:37 And the Father Himself, who sent Me, has testified of Me. You have neither heard His voice at any time, nor seen His form. 38 But you do not have His word abiding in you, because whom He sent, Him you do not believe. 39 You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me.
Acts 2:38 Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Acts 3:19 Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,
To determine the source of wonders and prophesies you must compare what is observed and said with God's word.
Acts 17:11 These were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so.
Test the spirits
1 John 4 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God, and every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God. And this is the spirit of the Antichrist, which you have heard was coming, and is now already in the world.
Note: Why do I say King James Version/New King James Version? I use both of these and KJV has the final say. Other versions available often leave out very important and critical information. Click here for a quick comparison between the KJV and the NIV; you will see for yourself why it matters which version of the Bible you use.
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