Are you afraid of condemnation?

Most sinners are not afraid of condemnation. However, if you are a sinner and you are afraid of condemnation, it is goodnews. Why? It's because you could be closer to salvation than many other sinners who do not know that they are sinners and that they will be condemned. Hence, your condemnation may lead you to find out the truth and the truth will lead you ultimately to your salvation through Christ.

However, if you are a believer of Christ and you are afraid of condemnation, something is wrong. Probably,

1. you are not a believer of Christ yet,
2. you have not repented yet, because you do not know about repentance, or
3. you do not want to repent, even though you know that you need to repent

Many sinners are looking for alternatives to repentance 
If you belong to one of the categories above, you would be naturally and desperately attracted to the radical grace gospel, whether you called yourselves a believer or not. Why? It's because you would find that the radical grace arguments will justify your unrepentant actions or attitudes above and make you not afraid even though

1. you do not hear repentance, 
2. you do not know repentance, or 
3. you do not want repentance

Radical grace preachers may lead many people to do metanoia which does not deal with sin conscience or confession of sins. However, the conscience of sins or condemnation will always rear its ugly head to haunt them even though they may think that they are true believers who have repented. Hence, many of them are still walking around in 'circles' or in their wilderness while they may still keep hearing repetitive 'no sin', 'no condemnation', and 'no judgement' messages for 'daily survival'. They thought that the key to no condemnation is:

1. constant grace consciousness,
2. radical grace beliefs, or
3. mind changing (metanoia) philosophies  

Can grace consciousness be the alternative to repentance ?
However, they would soon realise that Jesus and Paul had never told us to be grace conscious. Yes, Jesus did show grace to the centurion and the woman who did not have the law of God. Yes, of course, they were not law-conscious because they were not the Jews:

• Mat 8:10-13 KJV  When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.  (11)  And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.  (12)  But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.  (13)  And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.
• Mat 15:25-28 KJV  Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.  (26)  But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs.  (27)  And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.  (28)  Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.  

 
There is no alternative to repentance consciousness
Many preachers may say that the two Gentiles above were not law-conscious and that's why they were grace conscious and could sit with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heave, whilst the children of the kingdom (the Jews) were cast out into outer darkness (v11-12). But I would think otherwise. I would think that the centurion and the woman humbled themselves before the Lord because they knew that they were Gentiles who were not worthy. They were repentance conscious; not grace conscious, because they were not very confident whether Jesus would accept them when they were Gentiles. However, the moment Jesus said He would do something for them, they had faith on His words and the healing took place immediately. Now, questions:

• How do we know that the centurion and the woman were repentance conscious and not grace conscious? I will say, Just ask yourselves, 
• Would you believe only the healing power or anointing of your pastor without believing anything he preached? No, you would believe whatever he preaches too.

Similarly, the centurion and the woman believed in the healing power of the Lord. They would have also believed in His preaching and His baptism of repentance too. The centurion was recorded in Mat 8:10-13 whilst the woman recorded in Mat 15:25-28, hence they both must have heard the Lord's sermon on the mount in Mat 5-7 and the Lord's call to the sinners to repentance earlier in these Bible verses:

• Mat 4:16-17 KJV  The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.  (17)  From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
• Mat 9:11-13 KJV  And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?  (12)  But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.  (13)  But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

Can there be repentance consciousness if there is no sin conscience to repent? No.
The centurion and the woman knew that Jesus was a repentance preacher and that all the sinners who come to Him must repent as sinners; not as the righteous ones, not as the Pharisees or scribes, and not as the ignorant who do not know about their sins.
That's why I am puzzled by radical grace preacher's definition on repentance as just mind philosophies of changing their minds. I will ask them, How can a sinner repent if he does not know about his sin? And how can a sinner know about his sin if he would not want to hear the preaching of repentance from sins?
However, I believe that the centurion and the woman heard the repentance preaching of the Lord, believed in His words, and knew that they must repent before they came to Him for healing. The moment they knew that Jesus would accept them, their repentance lead them to no condemnation and healing immediately. Unlike the Jews who were ignorant, rebellious, and slow to the hearing of the repentance message, the centurion and the woman repented immediately. Hence, they would not have any sin conscience to offer sin sacrifices like the Jews:

• Heb 10:1-10 KJV  For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.  (2)  For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins.  ..  (10)  By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

What Jesus had done 'once and for all' for us cannot be done by all of us
Many preachers think that the effect of the New covenant started only after the death of Jesus Christ. However, I would think that Jesus has shown that He could forgive the sins of the Gentiles even before He died. Now, the centurion and the woman were just a few of the Gentiles who were forgiven without the law or the blood sacrifice of the animals. Would they argue and tell us that, since they had no more conscience of sins to offer blood sacrifice, therefore they would not have any conscience of sins to repent too ? No, the Bible did tell us that the offering of the body of Jesus Christ was done once and for all, but it did not say that our repentance is once and for all our sins in our lives. If we have repented once, it does not mean that we do not repent any more. If we do that, we would not have truly repented yet. Please think, Suppose your husbands or wives had repented and accepted the Lord 20 years ago when they were teenagers. But you discovered that they have committed adulteries. Can you take it if they argue that you have no right to condemn their sins because God has forgiven them the moment they repented 20 years ago when they were teenagers? Can they argue that no one can condemn them because:

• God has forgiven them once and for all ?
• they have repented once and for all ?       

This is ridiculous. That's why radical grace preaching will produce radical thinking, or rather ridiculous thinking ! It is actually 'killing' repentance or taking away the sin conscience to repent from the sinners or from those who need to repent. It is actually removing the gospel of Jesus Christ from this wicked generation !

No one is righteous enough to boast about their righteousness yet
Some of them will argue, "We are not in the wicked generation. Most people will not sin recklessly. Hence, we don't need to preach heavy repentance messages to condemn their sins. Only those who always talk about the laws need to repent. They are the hypocrites because they give many rules to oppress the people. Some of them would condemn you if you are not vegetarians and animal lovers. They would bring sin conscience to you because you eat animals, chicken, beef, and sharkfins .."
I will tell them, I am not an animal activist but I love animals. I am not a vegetarian but I would like to be one. Why do I say so. It's because men are supposed to be animal lovers and not to consume them for our own survival. Because of our fall, no one can really say, "I have not killed any animals and therefore I am righteous before God.." No, no one can boast about it, not even if you claim that you are the righteousness of God in Christ. They will argue, "Why not? We are the righteousness of God. We are in Christ. Why can't we be righteous?" I will tell them, Please let me know if you can find the Bible that says that you are NOW righteous. No, you won't find it but you may find the following Bible verses:

• 2Co 5:21- 6:1 KJV  For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. 2Co 6:1 We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.

Both Srong's and Thayer's dictionaries interpret that we might become the righteousness of God but have we become righteous like Christ already? No, we are not yet like Him,

• 1Jn 3:2-4 KJV  Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.  (3)  And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.  (4)  Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.

That's why Paul would still humble himself and still consider himself a sinner even though he knew the righteousness of God in Christ.

• 1Ti 1:15 KJV  This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.

Hence, the Bible has stated very clearly that we are still sinners although we are saved by grace and considered as 'righteous' in the eyes of God. However, we should not forget our real standing when we are before God and others sinners. Otherwise we would become another version of the Pharisee who thought that he was more righteous than the others in the following Bible verses:

• Luk 18:10-13 KJV  Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.  (11)  The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.  (12)  I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.  (13)  And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.

Those who are religious and propose good virtues are not necessarily hypocrites  
They will argue, "No, you are the Pharisees because you are religious and you believe in the law of God when you teach many rules, principles, and commandments which have no power to make you sin no more. Do you know that the law has all become obsolete and we are now in the time of grace? Religious and law conscious people are mostly hypocrites because they would love to condemn others who do not follow them or become vegetarians like them. Do you know Jesus ate fish? He ate animals and had lamb chops too. Will you accuse Jesus for killing animals.."
I will tell them,

• Firstly, please don't think that by bringing up this you can argue that you are not sinful enough to repent before God. Jesus has all the right to eat animals and still be righteous because He is God and He created the animals. But we are not God, we should love all lives including the lives of animals.
• Secondly, you have the impression and give people the impression that all religious people are bad and hypocritical. However, I would think that most religious people are generally good because they want to do good although they are not good enough to redeem themselves from their sins before God. Only the Pharisees were religious people and they are bad. So, don't preach like a radical preacher or mad 'scientist'. You may claim that you have power to sin no more, but it does not mean that they will all sin more than us. Why? Some of them may lead a holier life than many professing Christians and preachers.

In the end time, some churches might be afraid of condemnation too
The radical preachers or radical grace preachers may ask, "Why would you like to condemn only a certain group of people like us? You can never touch us because we know how to preach 'ding dong bell' doctrines to cover our 'front and back'. However, I pity those who are innocent. I am afraid that when you tried to condemn us, you are actually beating and slapping everyone of them just to get one of us. Is it worthy?"
I will tell them, Yes, initially I thought I would just do that. But now I know that I am no longer slapping any mortal man. I am giving the spirit of false doctrine or the spirit of the frogs some tight 'slaps'.

• Rev 16:13-16 KJV  And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.  (14)  For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.  (15)  Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.  (16)  And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.

While doing the 'slaps', I admit that my messages could be a bit harsh because I use the law of God or the sword of the Spirit to cut and expose lawless philosophies, but certainly I would not help those who rebel lawlessly to 'wipe their mouths' after they filled their 'stomach and belly of sins and lawlessness'.

1. Rom 16:17-18 KJV  Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.  (18)  For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.
2. Php 3:19 KJV  Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)
3. Rev 1:16 KJV  And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.
4. Rev 2:12 KJV  And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges;
5. Rev 2:16-17 KJV Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth. (17) He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.
6. Rev 10:1-4 KJV  .. (2) And he had in his hand a little book open.. (4) And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not.
7. Rev 10:7-11 KJV  But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets.  (8)  And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth.. (10) And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.  (11)  And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.

I will tell them, These warnings are not for the sinners; they are for some churches. The 'thunders' would be so loud that you can't just cup your ears and vehemently deny it with your own radical reasoning or confusions.

• Rev 2:16-17 KJV Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth. (17) He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches;

If you are a Christian who happens to read the warnings of the Lord above, you should not feel condemned. It's because these warnings and judgement are written to all the churches who are doing fine and to those who are not doing so fine. For those who are doing fine, they should be glad that the Lord's warning and judgement are confirmation that our God is a good God who will reward with justice. For those who have become radical, unsound, and perverted in their own 'repentance' to remove God's laws and commandments, they should be afraid. Yes, His warning could be very harsh and condemning to the false prophets but I don't think it is too harsh when the Lord has to deal with the snakes and frogs in our 'gardens' or churches.

a. About the frogs (with long tongues)

Will the false prophets look like the snakes and frogs ? Of course not. In fact, most of them look much better than frogs or even angels (with the exception of a few). Some of them have 'angelic' voices, and when they gazed at you, you might think that they have the gaze of an angel too. Then why did the Bible say that they will have the spirits of the frogs? I don't have the full answer, but when I googled on frogs, I realise that frogs could be the living creatures which have the longest tongues in the world when it is compared with the size of their bodies - it is 1/3 of their body size. Just imagine what if your dog has tongue as long as 1/3 of its body! Does it mean that false prophets have real tongues which are so long that they can lick a spoon from the kitchen ? No, it is just a figurative term to show that false prophets can really speak and twist with their tongues. No hard feelings, if you have a 'long tongue'. Please use it for God's glory; don't use it to twist the law of God or the word of God.

Some of them may say, "If you think that you have the anointed wisdom to talk about the frogs, I challenge you to talk about the snakes too. If you think that you are God's prophets, do you think that you have a word from God regarding the snakes also? Otherwise, please be silent. You speak too much; you are no better than the frogs too."  I will tell them, I may be something else but I can never be the frogs because I don't speak and I don't have tongues like theirs. Yes, I may write too much, but I've always been keeping silent while you are thinking that you are hearing it loudly. I don't remember saying that I am God's anointed ones, I am God's prophets, or I am 'as He is so am I'. I am just an ordinary man who loves to write, like the Apostles, on the websites; not on the scroll or goat skin. So, I don't need anyone to exalt me as God's anointed one or prophet. I would point out that I will still answer your question or your challenge not because I want to prove that I am the anointed one or christ but because I want to keep my own sanity, especially when I am confronted or challenged by many radical grace philosophies. Anyway I will answer anyone who would challenge me on my understanding of the frogs and snakes too. Yes, Of course, I owe them an explanation on the snakes too if I have explained about the frogs.

b. About the snakes (with double tongues)

Although snakes do not have tongues as long as the frog's, their tongues are equally evasive too. The snakes have forked tongues or 'double tongues'. We know that Jesus had said that the Pharisees were the vipers or snakes. Mat 12:33-34 KJV  Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.  (34)  O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. .. (36) But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. Does it mean that the Pharisees hissed like the snakes literally and have two tongues in their mouth? No, it is just a figurative way of speech to show that the Pharisees are 'ding dong' preachers too. They spoke one thing but meant another or do another. If we questioned them about what they meant, they might always argue that we have misunderstood them and they would keep changing their words until you do not really know what's wrong with them. If they knew that you were confused, they would then turn back, twist your words, and accuse you for  condemning them. Yes, some of the Pharisees might have learnt the skill of 'double tongues' when they knew how to deceive the people by twisting God's words (Mark 7:11-13). However, they were still no match for the beast and the false prophets today who have the spirits and the tongues of the frogs in their mouths (Rev 16:13-16).  

c. About the Son of God (with the sword)

Men have much shorter tongues than the animals. But if we see a man in the Bible with a double-edged sword in His mouth, does it mean that His tongue would always kill and condemn. Of course not. Jesus has the double-edge sword in His month. He may not preach long sermons like some of the preachers today, but His messages are 'short and sharp'. It would surely cut off the long 'sweet and smooth' teaching of the Pharisees and false prophets in the end time.  Rev 1:16 KJV  And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength. In the end time, the Lord will not need to say, persuade, convince, preach, or articulate long speeches or sermons like the false prophets; however, His words would have long lasting effect on everyone who hear Him. His words will cut, discern, shine, kill, defeat, protect, save, sanctify, wash, cleanse, instruct, correct, judge, .. etc. Do you know which type of His words is most powerful? Is it the promise of His words? The audible voice of His words, or the wisdom of His words? No, don't let the devils fool you. The most powerful word is His commandment ! It is the sword of the Spirit which will defeat Satan. In the last days, the Word of God will go:

1. from the defensive to offensive,
2. from commanding the people (to obey God and to do good) to cutting and exposing false doctrines (which teach people to do otherwise):

• Eph 6:17 KJV  And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
• Heb 4:12 KJV  For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
• Rev 13:14 KJV  And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
• Isa 51:4-9 KJV  Hearken unto me, my people; and give ear unto me, O my nation: for a law shall proceed from me, and I will make my judgment to rest for a light of the people. ..  (9)  Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon? 
• Mat 4:4-11 KJV (4) But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God ... (10)Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.  (11)  Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
  
• Rev 19:15 KJV  And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: ...
• In the last days, the Word of God will carry a sword. And that sword is the commandments of God.

d. About the Word of God (with the commandments of God)

You may think that it is incredible, but I am going to tell you that, in the last days, the wars of the end time is not the fights between the armies against armies, tanks against tanks, or men against men; but it is the fights between the false prophets (false doctrines) and the Word of God (God's commandments). I did not know about this until after I wrote about the 'frogs' and 'snakes' which have great 'tongues' and will wage wars against the Word of God in the end time in Rev 16 and Rev 19:

• Rev 16:13-16 KJV  And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.  (14)  For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.  (15)  Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.  (16)  And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.
• Rev 19:13-20 KJV  And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.  (14)  And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.  (15)  And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God... (19)  And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.  (20)  And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
• Rev 12:14-17 KJV And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.  (15) And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.  (16)  And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.  (17)  And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ (In the end time, the majority will be deceived and overcome by the 'flood' (by the false doctrines or lawlessness philosophies); only a remnant of the believers will keep God's commandments and refuse to take in the mark of lawlessness). 
• Rev 14:11-13 KJV  And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.  (12)  Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.  (13)  And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.  
• Another Bible version on Rev 14:13 LITV .. Blessed are the dead, the ones dying in the Lord (or those who keep the commandments of God) from now. Yes, says the Spirit, they shall rest from their labors, and their works follow with them. 
• Many of us may think that we can all talk like Jesus, think like Jesus, speak positively like Jesus, or 'as He is so am I', but when we are asked to speak up for Him, like His sword, and fight against the false doctrines in the last days, can we still speak like Him? I believe that we can do it if we truly have God's laws in our hearts. However, if we we can't, please don't deceive others by saying that God's laws and commandments are no more important in the hearts of the believers (Heb 8:10-11). You may claim that you are not the false prophets, but telling a soldier of God to put down His 'sword' and stop fighting is worst than the false prophets. It is great betrayal to the Word of God or the sword of the Spirit. 

The 'sweet-bitter' little book or a 'sweet-bitter' judgement?
Have we read the 'little book' which was open above (Rev 10:1-4) ? It was sweet initially but became bitter much later. What was it ? Was it the book of life ? No, of course not. Some may still ask, "Why was it sweet initially and bitter later? It is like magic ?" I will say, It is not magic; it could be God's judgement in the 'little book':

• Isa 5:20-24 KJV  Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!  (21)  Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!  (22)  Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:  (23)  Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!  (24)  Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the LORD of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.

Wow, did you read (v22-23) above ? Please think, Are there any people who would mix the strong drink and justify the wicked for reward ? Yes, the Pharisees who were rebuked by the Lord in the prophecy of Malachi:

• Mal 2:17 KJV  Ye have wearied the LORD with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied him? When ye say, Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of the LORD, and he delighteth in them; or, Where is the God of judgment?..
• Mal 3:13-16 KJV  Your words have been stout against me, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, What have we spoken so much against thee?  (14)  Ye have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully before the LORD of hosts?  (15)  And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they that tempt God are even delivered.  (16)  Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name.
• Mat 15:5-20 KJV  But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;  (6)  And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.  (7)  Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,  (8)  This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. ..  (12)  Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?.. 

Now please ask yourselves today, Are there still Pharisees, the law-conscious, or religious people who would

1. justify the wicked (Isa 5:23),  
2. say, Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of the LORD, and he delighteth in them; or, Where is the God of judgment? (Mal 2:17), and
3. call the proud happy and they that tempt God will never be condemned? (Mal 3:13)

No, I don't find any Pharisees or the religious from other religions who will do the above or preach the above today. But the irony is: I do find it in the churches. Many preachers today are now preaching radical grace, 'radical justification', or repetitive arguments, to justify the wicked or the ungodly without repentance from sins now. They said, "No more judgement, no more laws, no more commandments, no more repentance (from sins and wickedness), no more doing this and that .. because of Jesus Christ, peace, grace, favours, prosperity, rest, blood, or this and that.." Unknowingly, they are telling us softly and subconsciously, "No more God, no more conviction of sins, no more condemnation .. because of my radical grace preaching, my metanoia philosophies, my anointing, my wisdom, and .... my lawless seduction ..Now, you must believe only ME as the real anointed one (the christ) who is godly to justify all the ungodly .. God is not unrighteous to make everyone of you righteous if you will just believe (or metanoia) on me and on my anointed words (without repentance from sins).. Hissssss mercy endureth forever ... "
Hence, I would think that they could be the second generation of the Pharisees who would still use the word of God or twist it to justify the wicked, the evil, and the proud. However, they will not preach the law of God; they will still preach their laws:

• Their laws are their own justifications, philosophies, and radical grace
• Their audience may not be always the wicked, the evil, or the proud - but they are mostly the ungodly without repentance from sins 

The sweet-bitter book of judgement will come after seven ..
Many of them will still argue and say, "How do you know that the Lord will speak judgement to us with that 'little book' open. No, the Lord can only speak grace. That 'little book' is a book of grace, not judgement. I don't see any judgement after I read the whole chapter from Rev 10 to 11. The Lord is quiet about His judgement. Where is the judgement? I don't see any judgement here: Rev 10:7-11 KJV But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets. (8) And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, Go and take the little book  (8)  And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth.... (11)  And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings. 

I will tell them, When the Lord prophesies, it will not be quiet any more.

• Eze 3:2-27 KJV  So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that roll.  (3)  And he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness.  (4)  And he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Israel, and speak with my words unto them.  (5)  For thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech and of an hard language, but to the house of Israel;  .. (7) But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for they will not hearken unto me: for all the house of Israel are impudent and hardhearted. .. (9)  As an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead: fear them not, neither be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.  ..  (14)  So the spirit lifted me up, and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the LORD was strong upon me.  (15)  Then I came to them of the captivity at Telabib, that dwelt by the river of Chebar, and I sat where they sat, and remained there astonished among them seven days (Do you remember John had to wait for the seven thunders in Rev 10 too?) (16) And it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,  (17)  Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.  (18)  When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.  (19)  Yet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.  (20)  Again, When a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumblingblock before him, he shall die: because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thine hand.  (21)  Nevertheless if thou warn the righteous man, that the righteous sin not, and he doth not sin, he shall surely live, because he is warned; also thou hast delivered thy soul.  (22)  And the hand of the LORD was there upon me; and he said unto me, Arise, go forth into the plain, and I will there talk with thee.  (23)  Then I arose, and went forth into the plain: and, behold, the glory of the LORD stood there, as the glory which I saw by the river of Chebar: and I fell on my face.  (24)  Then the spirit entered into me, and set me upon my feet, and spake with me, and said unto me, Go, shut thyself within thine house.  (25)  But thou, O son of man, behold, they shall put bands upon thee, and shall bind thee with them, and thou shalt not go out among them:  (26)  And I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover: for they are a rebellious house.  (27)  But when I speak with thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; He that heareth, let him hear; and he that forbeareth, let him forbear: for they are a rebellious house.
• If I were the pastor or the watchman who heard God spoke these words, I would be serious. Contrary to many preachers who said they are too blessed to be stressed, I would say, I am too stressed to bless and bless.. or tell everyone that they can be blessed if they would just confess and do nothing with their sins.

Many may wonder why God will speak only after seven days, seven thunders, seven angels, seven seals, seven bowls, seven years, .. or seven ..
I don't have the answer for the 'seven', but I do know that God would give enough grace before He would speak, warn, or judge..   

I can still find my own website which I have created many years ago and which have since become dormant. I stopped writing it because I realised that it was not the right time for me to explore and speak about the radical grace philosophies. One of the reasons was I did not have enough information about the radical grace doctrines and I did not know its intention. Today when I look back and check on the date of that old website, I realise that it was first written in MSN.com on 27 May 2006. I could have written it much earlier or probably seven years ago. I realised that I hesitated seven years ago ! Does it mean that God would hesitate before He would speak and judge too? Think of this, If God would hesitate to judge - it means grace !

1. It could be goodnews and goodness of God to those who are ready to repent;
2. but it could be bad news and judgement to those who think that God can never judge.

Why? It's because those who think that God can never judge them may have never repented. Hence, there is

1. one little book open (Rev 10); with two type of reaction to it: Sweet and bitter; or
2. one type of judgement, with two types of people: the repentant and unrepentant. Which category are you in?

God's warnings must be preached with repentance
I have said earlier at the top of this post that, if you are a believer of Christ and you are afraid of condemnation, something is wrong. They may argue, "What's wrong? All of us are afraid of condemnation too, whether we are a believer or a non-believer. Condemnation kills. Hence, instead of hearing warnings after warnings, judgements after judgements, or repentance after repentance, we should hear more of 'no condemnation' messages and prosperity messages. Messages on all warnings and judgements are condemnation ..Why? It's because it causes fear, multiply stress and worries.. That's why the root cause of condemnation is fear, worry, and unbelief.."
I will tell them, If you are a sinner and you don't know the Bible, you would think that the root cause of condemnation is only fear and unbelief. However, I will question them, Why do you deliberately change the repentance message of the Lord? Do you know that the root cause of God's condemnation is sin and Jesus told us that to deal with the root cause of condemnation or sin, we must preach repentance from sins or lawlessness? However, if you tell people that the root cause of condemnation is only fear, worry, or unbelief, they would not repent from sins; they would just metanoia, try to relax, and change their mind from unbelief to believing in God who can prosper them like the Pharisees.  If God would just want us to preach this type of metanoia or 'repentance' without turning away from sins, God would not need any watchman, preacher, or pastor to preach warnings, repentance, and turning away from sins; God's warnings in the Bible would all become obsolete. No wonder, the pastors today would not want to become God's watchman in Eze 3:2-27. They would also like to preach that Revelation is not for them, but for the agnostics. It is so easy to push away all their responsibility to warn the people, even though the Lord had clearly said that He would warn the churches:  Rev 2:16-17 KJV Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth. (17) He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches;


More about the frogs: 

The tongue which would confuse the people is the tongue of a 'frog' - it could be the 'tongues' of false doctrines or 'tares'

They will argue, "We have also preached 'pure' grace or radical grace but you can never accuse us as lawless preachers because we preach God's commandments too. Do you know that we would preach the law of God in Psalm 1 and tell people to meditate on God's law too ? We have preached the law of God very subtly so that they will not have any law-consciousness. They would never know that it is 'thou shalt not or thou shalt'. They would all obey my words and God's words without knowing that it is harsh commandments for repentance. That's because we cover it with a lot of grace, favours, and prosperity. But the problem is, People would never notice our effort to teach them God's principles and they would always misunderstand us and accuse us for twisting the law. However, the truth is: If we are under grace and we believe, we have repented. Hence, we are very humble, we have the wisdom of God. And we can never twist God's words.."

I will say, Stop. Please pause and let us know if your 'tongue' is in or out ? ... Sorry, I can't 'see' it very clearly. If your 'tongue' is always coming in and out with different doctrines which are so confusing to the people, how can you accuse others for misunderstanding you all the time? How can they know the truth if they would always listen to your 'ding dong bell' revolution against the law of God, after telling them to meditate on the law of God based on Psalm 1? By the way, do you know that Psalm 1 is still a kind of 'thou shalt not or thou shalt' rules and commandments. Honestly, I really don't know how you could preach it beautifully, until it is not a law or commandment to the people any more.

Psa 1:1-3 KJV  Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.  (2)  But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.  (3)  And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

I don't know how beautifully you can preach the law of God without highlighting to them any 'thou shalt not or thou shalt', unless you have removed it or hidden it skilfully with your 'tongues' as follows:
Psa 1:1-3 KJV  Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.  (2)  But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.  (3)  And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

 I don't think the Lord would be impressed.  

In order to defend themselves, one of the things the 'frogs' would do is to tell the people to look at their mouths, "See. There isn't any long tongue. Yes, we have a big mouth but it is always smiling at you. We love you. We speak only the good things. We speak positive things and show people the wonderful works of the Lord. We would never condemn... But, now look at the sword that came out from that son of man ! He can never be Jesus. His words can only kill. It is always sharp, offensive, and full of God's laws and condemnation. No good words would ever come out from His mouth.. He can never be the Christ.."
I will ask them, Have you read the book of Revelation? Why would the Son of God have a double-edged sword in His mouth and He would not close His mouth to cover His command or His sword? Didn't He know that that sword which protrudes from His mouth was very offensive to the people, especially the false prophets? Of course, He knew it. That's why He would not cover it. His word is light which cannot be covered when the thickness comes.

• 1Co 4:5 KJV  Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.
• Joe 2:1-12 KJV  Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for it is nigh at hand;  (2)  A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations.  (3)  A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them. ... (11) And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the LORD is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?  (12)  Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning: ... (23) Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.  (24)  And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the fats shall overflow with wine and oil.  (25)  And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.
• Yes, I believe that the time has come for the latter rain to baptise the churches and the people of God, and to purge the stain that has been left behind by the 'filthy flood water' (or the polluted doctrine that was spilled out from the mouth of the dragon). However, it is not uncommon to know that, before the coming of the rain, most of the frogs would start to 'croak' the most during this time too. Hence, we are certain that the frogs are coming and it is the sign of times for God's people to 'sit tight', do not fall (from the glory of God). and do not depart from His light, His command, and His glory (which had once clothed Adam and Eve until they departed from it).

The false prophets or the churches who have sinned in the end time can never be condemned?
Many of them will argue, "The frogs, snakes, or false prophets can never be from the churches. They can never be the pastors, believers, evangelists, or preachers. Although the Lord said that He was judging, rebuking, and speaking against the churches, He did not rebuke any of us or the believers. He loves us too much to judge us or rebuke us. Why? It is because if you study the book of Revelation carefully, Jesus was speaking against the seven spirit of the churches or the lampstand of the churches. He was not talking to the people, pastors, or believers in the churches. When the seven spirits of the churches or even when the spirits of any pastors have become corrupted, they could be judged and condemned by the Lord. However, the pastors or the churches are always saved. Yes, the Lord may remove the lampstand so that the church will be no more. But the pastors and the believers can always go to other churches nearby. Hence, the corrupted pastors or churches can never lose their lives even if they sinned against the Lord in the end time. They may have the spirit of the frogs, but they are always saved even if they are false prophets.."
I will tell them, If you were the false prophets, you would be happy to hear that. How can false prophets or pastors who have corrupted the people or the word of God can still argue and justify themselves? This is ridiculous. I don't know which Bible dictionary teaches you to interpret that Jesus was speaking ONLY to the 'spirit' of the churches, instead of the churches, when He said to them:

• Rev 2:16-17 KJV  Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.  (17)  He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.
• Rev 2:7 KJV  He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
• Rev 1:4 KJV  John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne; 

No, the false prophets or the churches who have sinned by rejecting God's commandments will surely be judged and condemned
If we can just interpret everything that God said to us as sayings or rebukes to the 'spirit' or something which should never concern us, we could argue that many things in the Bible are not for us too eg. His commandments, His promises, His blessings, His grace, .. etc. They could be spoken to the 'spirit' or something else, not to us?
They will argue, "But how do you explain that Jesus would never condemn us or allow us to be condemned in the following Bible verses"

• Joh 17:11-12 KJV  And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.  (12)  While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.

I will tell them, If you read it again, you will know that you have quoted this out of its Bible context to lie about the Lord's promise to you again. Did you know that Jesus was talking about the eleven disciples which He had kept in His name except Judas Iscariot? Even if He would keep all of us in His name, He would not say that He would keep all of us no matter what we do. He would only keep those who keep His commandments and He has said it so clearly to us (of course, not to the 'spirit'):

1. Mat 19:17 KJV  And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
3. Joh 14:15-16 KJV  If ye love me, keep my commandments.  (16)  And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
4. Joh 15:10-14 KJV  If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.  .. (14)  Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
5. 1Jn 2:3-4 KJV  And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.  (4)  He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
6. 1Jn 5:2-3 KJV  By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.  (3)  For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
7. Rev 12:17 KJV  And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
8. Rev 14:11-12 KJV  And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.  (12)  Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.
9. Rev 22:13-14 KJV  I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.  (14)  Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.

The false prophets will lie that no one will 'die' and therefore it does not matter whether they keep God's commandments or not
That's why I would never lie to the people or believers by saying to them, 'We can never lose our salvation'. I will tell them, If you can never lose your salvation, you would never need to preach or keep the words, the commandments, and the warnings of the Lord in the whole Bible including all the 9 Bible passages above. You would have preached your own 'Bible' without God's laws, commandments, and warnings.
Please think, If everybody is saved no matter what they sin, isn't it meaningless to warn the people to keep any God's commandment ? Hence, if we would preach that nobody can lose their salvation, we would make God a liar; and His commandment a lie. We would make God's commands and warnings appear stupid and meaningless when people would no longer need to keep His words or commandments:

• 1Jn 1:10 KJV  If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
• 1Jn 2:3-7 KJV  And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.  (4)  He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.  (5)  But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.  (6)  He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.  (7)  Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning.
• 1Jn 2:21 KJV  I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth.

  
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