Lukewarm Christianity Trap: Jesus does not serve you, you serve Him

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1 Lukewarm Christianity Trap: Jesus does not serve you, you serve Him Author: Pierre Dungee

2 You cannot get 'assurances' for Eternal Security This point bears repeating, because many are not looking at the situation at hand correctly. As the banner above states, there is no such thing as eternal security. Why? It is because if we are IN Christ, our security is IN HIM through the promises He makes in the proof texts you provide to prove your doctrine. If you stay in HIM, you will have your security. However, if you leave Christ, not only do you lose all of the promises that He gives, but any security that you may have. So why is it even necessary for Jesus to give you an assurance you are eternally saved? That sounds to us like YOU want Jesus to serve YOU, Christian. We know that is NOT Biblical or practical, as Jesus is NOT going to serve you. You see, Christian, it is all about Jesus, as He is the author and finisher of OUR faith. As long as we are IN Jesus, meaning that we are obeying Him and keeping His commandments, He knows us and we enjoy eternal life through Him. This is why Jesus told everyone He gives eternal life! Do you think that Jesus is going to die off anytime soon? He is GOD, and GOD is eternal. 2

3 Those who are Once Saved, Always saved proponents have three serious problems. They are: 1. They do not KNOW Jesus personally; they know OF Him, but do not know Him for real; 2. They do NOT TRUST Jesus, but they want Him to declare them saved forever saved and secure in their salvation. It's funny because they do not trust Jesus to save them, but they trust Jesus to declare them saved and secured in their salvation forever. Does that make any sense to you? That sounds like the convoluted thinking of a demonic mind to us; 3. Declaring Eternal Security for us will REMOVE FREE CHOICE, making the Lord Jesus Christ and the Lord of Hosts Dictators. They are NOT going to do that, Christian, so that confirms the Once Saved, Always Saved doctrine as false because it violates one of the main tenets of the Universe, which is FREE CHOICE. We are always free to leave Christ if we choose to. Trying to box God in sounds like a demonic action to us, and many who are agreeing are in ERROR. Again, the Lord of Hosts did NOT do anything to keep Lucifer from making his choice, nor did He do anything to keep the angels that rebelled with Lucifer from making their choice, and Jesus does not force anyone to do what He commands, as we, as Disciples of Christ, serve Him willingly. Have you ever noticed that when Jesus healed the sick, He ALWAYS asked them 'Would Thou be made whole?' before He did anything? These are the biggest problems with Once Saved, Always saved/eternal Security. That doctrine wants you to believe IT is true, but that doctrine also wants assurances from the Lord Jesus Christ to declare you eternally saved, which removes your choice. You cannot have it both ways. Oh, we see heads exploding all over the internet once again, Christian. No person can punk Jesus into giving them anything, as He is Lord of lords and King of kings. Again, that looks like a demonic mind trying to punk Jesus into doing something that will upset the universe. So who REALLY benefits from this doctrine? If the Lord of Hosts, Jesus Christ and the Holy Ghost did do what the devil has proposed in once saved, always saved, then They would be dictators, and the Lord of Hosts Word would be a LIE, and then SATAN would rule the universe,, as he is the king of lies!! 3

4 Can't you see that this is a power play by satan using YOU to try and force the Lord's hand, Christian? For your security, Christian, YOU have to DO SOMETHING to attain and maintain that security. You have to get your security in Him, as He promised in all of the proof texts that you use that omit the conditions of the promise. Then, once you ATTAIN your security, you have to MAINTAIN that security by YOU staying IN Jesus, being obedient to Him. This not a situation where you sit there and do nothing, Christian. No. You are to serve Jesus, Christian, as He is YOUR Lord and Saviour. Jesus does NOT serve you. You will only be able to serve Jesus if you are IN Him and He knows you. If you just 'believe' and do NOTHING, you are not IN Jesus, you are NOT a disciple of His, and you are NOT secure in ANYTHING because you DO NOT KNOW JESUS PERSONALLY. If you are offended by what we have just said, then good. We are saying that you do NOT know Jesus personally at ALL, and if you did, you would not be trying to defend this doctrine. You are paying Jesus 'lip service', and you are deluding yourself into thinking that you are following Jesus when you don't obey what He is telling you to do. Now is the time to get to know Jesus for REAL, Christian. Ask Him point blank if what you 'believe' about once saved, always saved is true. See what He tells you. Remember, Christian, a little leaven spoils the whole lump. The things that we have pointed out in this section is the leaven. Get with the Lord Jesus Christ and get right with Him NOW while there is still time and while you still can. Remove the leaven from the lump and do what you have to do to make your election sure IN JESUS. 4

5 So what Spirit is driving this Once Saved, Always Saved/Eternal Security doctrine? Here is the answer in a nutshell - the spirit of FEAR. That's right - the spirit of FEAR is driving this push for eternal security. We all know who rules over the spirit of Fear, and this is why we are saying that Once Saved, Always Saved is DEMONIC. The fear of the Lord is reverential fear, not the fear to save oneself. If you closely look at the doctrine, everyone is trying to SAVE THEMSELVES from hell and the lake of fire. The Lord Jesus Christ wants you to stay IN Him, as HE is your refuge. Reverential fear is good and healthy, because you will check yourself before you will go against the Lord or what the Lord will do TO you because you will remember what He did FOR you. What we are seeing right now are people who do not want to go to hell, but then do not trust Jesus to save them. If they did trust Jesus and what His word says, then they wouldn't be demanding that they have eternal security. That is mistrust, as you would 5

6 be calling Jesus a LIAR. You would be saying "yeah, Jesus can save us, but I want Him to declare that I will always be saved". How are you, Christian, in a position to tell the Lord Jesus Christ ANYTHING? He is YOUR Lord and Master, not the other way around. Wake up, Christian, because this is how you have been deceived. There is also the spirit of manipulation going on here, as many are saying that all of the promises of Jesus apply because they believe on Him and they confessed their lives to Christ. NONE of those promises are in effect for those people because they are not OBEYING the Lord Jesus Christ. They are not IN Him; they have NOT given FULL governance over their lives to the Lord Jesus Christ. They are mentally ascending that they are 'with' Jesus while Jesus knows that they are NOT His. These are the same people who strut around saying that they are 'saved' and that they are 'a Christian', while they are still fornicating and sinning, thinking that they will go to Heaven when they die because they 'confessed' at an altar at a church somewhere. The church is trying to punk Jesus into saying that they have eternal Life no matter what. As you can see, Jesus has not budged one inch, and those who are saying that think they are saved are kidding themselves. Only JESUS can save you, and if you are to be saved, it is done on HIS terms, not yours. You cannot PUNK Jesus. We have found that Once Saved, always Saved is driven by ME, MY and I - selfishness. You will always hear that type of person say: I have to have assurance that I will be saved. Eternally. This does not benefit ME one bit. I want you to save ME, Jesus, but how I want to be saved. I want you, Jesus to make MY election sure. Never mind that you need to be IN Jesus as a Disciple; never mind that only Jesus can and will save those that want to be saved. Never mind that it is all about Jesus, NOT them, and what He wants for them. NONE of them have given complete governance of their lives, nor given their bodies as a living sacrifice as scripture demands of all Disciples of Christ. No. Christian, you are in NO POSITION to demand anything from the Lord Jesus Christ. 6

7 You are put on the path of Salvation because Jesus wants you there. Since Jesus is working on saving YOU, you can NEVER repay Him for what He has done for you. Jesus could sentence you to hard labour, like the devil does, but He does not. He put you on the path to Salvation so you can be a part of HIS FAMILY and partake in the fruits of being in HIS FAMILY!! But no, you are boneheaded and arrogant enough to DEMAND assurances on how He is to save YOU. That is selfish, ungrateful, arrogant and boorish, and those are the traits of a demonic spirit and NOT of the Spirit of the Lord. 7