To preach the true grace of God or fake grace (2) ?

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It is the grace of God because:

• we are saved (although many are condemned)
• we are chosen (although many are called)  

It is grace and judgement. It is grace because we could be condemned; but yet we are not condemned.

• Rom 5:8-9 KJV  But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.  (9)  Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.

It is judgement because there would be condemnation who could not make it. Can we just segregate grace and condemnation from the gospel of Christ, and insist that there is only the grace of God with no more judgement of God or wrath of God to come ? Can we preach to the people that grace is given to everyone, and therefore everyone is saved, or therefore there is no more judgement under the covenant of grace ? No, this is not what I read from the Bible. If this is not true, why do we preach against the judgement of God or eternal judgement ? If we say that there is no more judgement for every sinner, every believer, or every church, indirectly we are telling God, "You cannot judge us !". If we said so and regard Him as so, is He still a sovereign God ? No. He can never be the sovereign God who can judge or convict everyone in the world. If he is no more the sovereign God, he is a counterfeit god. If he is a counterfeit god, the grace that he promised to us can never be the grace of God. However, the God or the Holy Spirit that Jesus showed us is a God who can judge and convict everyone in the world, whether they are called the sinners, the believers, the churches, God's prophets, or false prophets of this world. God can judge the whole world:

• Joh 16:8-13 KJV  And when he is come, he will reprove the world (kosmos) of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:  (9)  Of sin, because they believe not on me;  (10)  Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;  (11)  Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.  (12)  I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.  (13)  Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.

Hence, I don't think anyone can deny that Jesus Christ or the Holy Spirit can convict sins. If Jesus could convict the Pharisees by writing on the ground with His fingers and cause the Pharisees to leave one by one before Him (Joh 8:8-9), He can convict anyone in the world ('kosmos'), including the self-righteous believers, gnostic believers, agnostic believers, carnal believers, false believers, lying believers, worldly believers, or any kind of believers who think and argue that they can never be the sinners of the world and that, therefore, they can never sin or do not have any sin to be convicted by the Holy Spirit too. Of course, the prince of this world would disagree and preach otherwise. He would convince and influence the people to think that he can judge better than God, with no condemnation and judgement of sins:

• 2Th 2:3-16 LITV  Do not let anyone deceive you in any way, because that Day will not come unless first comes the falling away, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition,  (4)  the one opposing and exalting himself over everything being called God, or object of worship, so as for him "to sit in the temple of God" as God, setting forth himself, that he is God. Dan. 11:36; Eze. 28:2  (5)  Do you not remember that I told you these things, I yet being with you?  (6)  And now you know the thing holding back, for him to be revealed in his time.  (7)  For the mystery of lawlessness already is working, only he is holding back now, until it comes out of the midst.  (8)  And then "the Lawless One" will be revealed, "whom" "the Lord" "will consume" "by the spirit of His mouth," and will bring to nought by the brightness of His presence. Isa. 11:4  (9)  His coming is according to the working of Satan in all power and miraculous signs and lying wonders,  (10)  and in all deceit of unrighteousness in those being lost, because they did not receive the love of the truth in order for them to be saved.  (11)  And because of this, God will send to them a working of error, for them to believe the lie,  (12)  that all may be judged, those not believing the truth, but who have delighted in unrighteousness.  (13)  But we ought to thank God always concerning you, brothers, beloved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning to salvation in sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth,  (14)  to which He called you through our gospel, to obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.  (15)  So, then, brothers, stand firm and strongly hold the teachings you were taught, whether by word or by our letter.  (16)  But may our Lord Himself, Jesus Christ, and our God and Father, the One having loved us and having given everlasting comfort and good hope by grace,

Hence, it is by the grace of God we are chosen while there are judgement on those who are led by the error of the lawless. When there is God's judgement, there is the grace of God ! This is from 2Th 2:3-16. This is from the Bible. Hence, the teaching of these Bible verses can never bring condemnation. Otherwise, Paul would not have said, "(5)  Do you not remember that I told you these things, I yet being with you?  (6)  And now you know..  What happened if Paul would tell nothing ? The believers would know nothing ! We would fall into the trap of the lawless ones who would want us to preach only no judgement and no condemnation.        

We would become irresponsible preachers if we would just want to preach grace with no more warning or no more judgement
Would it be ungracious if we preach those warnings that Paul preached ? No. But, on the contrary, I would be ungracious if I lie and tell everyone to just focus on self and blind ourselves to think that everyone of us is saved regardless of what we do or believe, by twisting and misinterpreting the words of the Lord with many version of 'no condemnation' doctrine:

• Mat 20:1-16 KJV  For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.  .. (15)  Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?  (16)  So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.
• Mat 22:2-14 KJV  The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,  .. (12)  And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.  (13)  Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.  (14)  For many are called, but few are chosen.
• Mar 13:20-23 KJV  And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days.  (21)  And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ; or, lo, he is there; believe him not:  (22)  For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.  (23)  But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all things.
• Joh 15:19-22 KJV  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.

Hence, I would think that being chosen is the grace of God. The word 'chosen' explains that there are choices (or that out of a certain number of sinners, believers, or God's elect, few will fall into that the chosen category). Hence, it does not make sense if the judges would say to all the contestants in a beauty pageant, "All of you have been chosen to represent the Miss World or Miss Universe !" No, they have to be realistic and tell the beauty contestants the truth by saying to everyone honestly, "One of you or some of you may be chosen to represent as the Miss Word or Miss Universe !" I don't think the contestants would turn against the judges if they tell them this truth. It should encourage them to look beyond their beauty and find out what are the Beauty World standards, so that they will be chosen if they are still given a second chance. Similarly, Why are we so upset if God's preachers would say so ? We should look beyond our self and hear from Jesus with an open heart to find out what is the key to enter the kingdom of heaven, so that we will still be chosen under grace, instead of murmuring, covering our 'ears', and condemning all words and teaching of the Lord as hardsayings :

• Luk 13:2-9 KJV  And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they suffered such things?  (3)  I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.  (4)  Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?  (5)  I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.  (6)  He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.  (7)  Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?  (8)  And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:  (9)  And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.

Jesus was the vine dresser who came to help us to bear the fruits of repentance
Do you know why Jesus wanted everyone to repent ? He knew the grace of God. He knew that God would give second chance (grace) to the sinners. Hence, He was the vinedresser who came to call the sinners to repentance that they may bear the fruits of repentance before the judgement of God comes. However, some will still argue, "What makes you think that we must repent or we must bear fruits of repentance ? How can you misinterpret those Bible verses as the Lord's teaching of repentance ? Do you know that Jesus had cursed a fig tree in Mar 11:12-21 and it died immediately ? But no second chance was given. Will you interpret that Jesus will curse all of us like that fig tree too? Will Jesus do such thing to us just because we do not bear any fruit of repentance ? No, it is absurd for Jesus to condemn us just because we do not repent. Obviously you have quoted many Bible verses out of context and preached everything as repentance.."
I will ask them, Do you really know the words of Christ ?
How can I quote the Bible verses out of context when everything that Jesus preached would point sinners to repentance, including the Bible passage which you have just mentioned:

• Mar 11:12-21 KJV  And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry:  (13)  And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet.  (14)  And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it.  (15)  And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves;  (16)  And would not suffer that any man should carry any vessel through the temple.  (17)  And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves.  (18)  And the scribes and chief priests heard it, and sought how they might destroy him: for they feared him, because all the people was astonished at his doctrine.  (19)  And when even was come, he went out of the city.  (20)  And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.  (21)  And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away.

Of course, Jesus was not heartless when He used the example of the fig tree to show us how 'fruitless' or 'lawless' were some of 'the trees' among us. Jesus knew that it would not help even if they were given the 'second chance':

• Mat 3:7-10 KJV  But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?  (8)  Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:  (9)  And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.  (10)  And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
• Jud 1:11-12 KJV  Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.  (12)  These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;

Yes, they might look very healthy and prosperous with lots of green leaves and branches. However, their giant leaves can never cover their nakedness before God. It is because fig leave is a symbol of self-righteousness which could not save Adam and Eve too. Hence, the self-righteous Pharisees (and Nicodemus) would never understand God's second chance, God's second birth (John 3:1-16), or God's grace to them because they could not understand the need to repent and why they must die to self in order to bear the fruits of repentance. After cursing the fig tree, Jesus went on to overthrow the tables in the temple. He showed us that God would judge the Pharisees, their religious businesses, and their riches very soon. The axe would be laid unto the root of the trees when God's judgement will SOON come and utterly destroyed everything in the temple.


If we would reject self-effort daily, we would reject sinful self and repent daily too
I will ask the radical grace or hyper grace preachers, Have you asked the Lord, "Why must we believe ? Or why must we die to self, look beyond self, or reject self-effort ?" I am sure many of us would never question God. Many of us would just say, "No, we believe so because the Bible has said so". I will ask them, If we can believe so because the Bible has said so, why can't we repent or preach repentance because the Bible has said so too ? If you would never find it difficult to preach faith in Christ, effortless belief in Christ, and rejection of self-effort (over and over again, daily, and repetitively on every Sunday), why would you find it difficult to repent or reject old sinful 'man' daily ? Is it purely because of your fear to certain word which reminds you of your sin conscience (to repent) or certain word which will bring condemnation to you ? I hope you are not upset because I would still wish to point you to the foundation of repentance from dead works and sinful self. It is not because we want to point people to sin for condemnation or because we have graduated from the foundation or doctrine of Christ, but because we may still need to hear and preach about it if we have been ignoring it for too many decades.

• Col 3:4-7 KJV  When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.  (5)  Mortify (put to death) therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:  (6)  For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:  (7)  In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.  

Yes, you may think that the preaching against the sins or sinful behaviours above is obsolete because it would point people to sin conscience, condemnation, and wrath of God; but I would think otherwise. The Bible verses have said clearly that it would point you to repentance from your former self or life of disobedience.  However, if you have been thinking and preaching negatively against it, those who believe in your words would always think negatively against repentance. They would never repent. Hence, please take note and study the Bible again: Repentance is not dead work; Repentance is to turn away from dead works and sins. Repentance is one of the principles of the doctrine of Christ. It is one of the things which accompany salvation, and thus we must preach it as it is :

• Heb 5:11-14 KJV  Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.  (12)  For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.  (13)  For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.  (14)  But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
• Heb 6:1-12 KJV  Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,  (2)  Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.  (these are the six basic or major principles of the doctrine of Christ) (3) And this will we do, if God permit.  (4)  For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,  (5)  And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,  (6)  If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.  (7)  For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God:  (8)  But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.  (9)  But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak.  (the things that accompany salvation are our work and labour which minister, show, or teach the doctrine of Christ with diligence)  (10)  For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.  (11)  And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:  (12)  That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

Of course, we should leave the principles of the doctrine of Christ and teach something more spiritual. That's why Paul or the Hebrews writer say, "(3) And this will we do, if God permit." Otherwise, we will still have to give attention to these "(9) things that acompany salvation". For it is impossible for those, who have known these things and would still fall away, to come back to repentance again. They would insult the finished work of Jesus Christ and put Him to open shame.
Hence, if we preach rejection of self-effort, we should know that we do it because it comes from the principles of the doctrine of Christ to repent from dead works and old sinful self. We do it because we have to die to self and take up our cross in repentance according to the command of the Lord, not because of men's doctrines or many other vain reasons (like metanoia, mind changing philosophies, belief of supernatural wealth, more prosperity, effortless success, or 'no swear' doctrine). 


Repentance, remission of sins, and grace is a doctrine of Christ for salvation
Some of you may argue, "If repentance is one of the principles of doctrine of Christ, is there any doctrine on grace or the doctrine of Holy Spirit ?"
I will say, It should be in one of the principles of the doctrine of Christ. The fact that it is not mentioned does not prove that it is less important or less significant. Of course, if Paul were to mention or list down every important doctrine, it could come up to hundreds or thousands. Of course, it would be ridiculous to classify the doctrine of Christ into so many categories or principles. For example, the doctrine of the Holy Spirit is very important. But I would think that Paul could have preached about the Holy Spirit under the principle of the doctrine of baptisms or laying on of hands. Similarly, he could have included grace under the principle of foundation of repentance too. It's because true repentance will lead to God's grace and remission of sins, and remission of sins to salvation. I will tell the radical grace preachers, If you are unhappy about the ranking, there is nothing much I can do. I would think that preaching of repentance, remission of sins, grace, salvation, Jesus Christ, Holy Spirit, God's commandments, God's words, faith, obedience, dying to self-effort, dying to sinful self, prayers, baptism of Holy Spirit, fruit of the Spirit, good works, discernment, eternal judgement, eternal rewards, or eternal life can all be included or classified under one of the principles of doctrine of Christ. Paul did it for quick reference to his preaching of doctrine of Christ. Of course, when he did this, he had no intention to belittle the Holy Spirit or Jesus Christ.   


Did the Word or God's law came by Moses or by Jesus Christ ?
They will still argue, "But grace is not a doctrine. Grace is Jesus Christ. How can you classified God or Jesus Christ into doctrine ? This is insulting to the grace of God.."
I will tell them, I have already said, If you would think so, there is nothing much I can do. Do you agree that grace is a gift from God. If it is a gift, it cannot be God. We are told to worship God the giver, not the gifts of God.
They will insist, "No, grace is not a doctrine or a gift. Grace is Jesus Christ. Is there any Bible verse which proves that ? Of course, please read the gospel of John. It said, Joh 1:17 KJV  For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. So, we can interpret that grace is Jesus Christ. Grace is God or a God.."
I will tell them, The Bible did not say "grace is Jesus Christ"; it said "grace came by Jesus Christ". There is a vast difference. If grace is Jesus Christ, the Bible would say it is Jesus Christ. If it came by Jesus Christ, the Bible would say it came by or came from Him. How can we insist that 'what it is' is the same as 'what it is from' ? It is like trying to lie that 'money is God' is the same as 'money came from God'. Probably, the Pharisees would always like to twist the Bible to get the greedy religious people into their 'club' by using the same interpretation about God too:

• Luk 16:13-15 KJV  No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.  (14)  And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.  (15)  And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.

Anyway, I don't wish to be particular about the definition of God, grace, or the gift of God. However, if preachers would like to definite God with grace and many weird terms, I would like to probe further. I will ask them, Do you know why we can say "God is love, God is peace, God is our blessings, God is prosperity, and God is even money"; but not vice versa ? That's because God can be many things or everything and we cannot limit Him. But if we reverse our definition and say, "Money is our God", we limit Him as a Money God. This would become our idolatry. Similarly, if we give people the wrong impression that "grace is our God or grace is our Jesus Christ", we may lead the people to worship an idol of all our desires.   
I will tell them, Ok. I will not want to argue with you on John 1:17 alone. Let us look at another Bible verse. Did you read, Joh 1:1 KJV  In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God ? It said, The Word was God. The Word was God because Jesus Christ came as the Word of God. The Lord's transfiguration on the mount showed us that He was the Word or God's commandment:

• Mat 17:2-5 KJV  And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.  (3)  And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him.  (4)  Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.  (5)  While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him. (God did not tell the disciple to just behold His glory. Why? God wanted them them to hear Jesus because He is the Word. Jesus has God's words and commandments which the disciples must hear.) 

The covenant of grace came by Jesus Christ (through repentance in Christ) 
What's the difference when the Bible verses above are compared with Old Testament when Moses came down with the law ? Of course, there were great differences. There was not only a great difference in their physical appearance and the light that shone from them, there was also a great difference in their covenants that came down with the commandments and the laws by (through) them:

• Of course, we know that the law was not given by Moses; but it was given by God. Moses was mentioned because the giving of the law by (through) Moses would represent the giving of the Old Covenant between God and the Jews. 
• On the other hand, grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. Grace and truth was given by God too. However, Jesus Christ Himself is the Word or God's commandment. The giving of Jesus Christ as God's commandment or the Word into the hearts of men would represent the giving of grace or the giving of the New Covenant between God and men too (Heb 8:10, 10:16). It also mean the giving of better laws or a better covenant to men because men can keep the laws of God in their hearts and mind now. How can we say that there is no more law for the believers because they are saved under the covenant of grace ?
• Exo 25:18-22 KJV  And thou shalt make two cherubims of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat.  (19)  And make one cherub on the one end, and the other cherub on the other end: even of the mercy seat shall ye make the cherubims on the two ends thereof.  (20)  And the cherubims shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubims be.  (21)  And thou shalt put the mercy seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee.  (22)  And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.
• Joh 20:11-12 KJV  But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre,  (12)  And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.
• Rev 19:11-16 KJV  And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.  (12)  His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.  (13)  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.  (16)  And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.  

 Hence, I will tell the radical grace preachers, If we must make definition

• whether grace is Jesus Christ 
• or the Word is Jesus Christ 

so that the believers are truly under the covenant of grace, I would have more reasons to believe in the latter. And I think it is time to keep that, especially at such a time when we have so many weird definitions which point people to lawlessness, lawless philosophies, or a 'lawless God' who has no more law, no more commandment, no more obedience, no more repentance, or no more judgement for them. If we believe them, we would have no more brains also.
Have we seen party revellers who always drink to the music of rock n roll, enjoy free sex, do weird things, and insist that they are doing the right things without any laws ? We would be too naive if we would still believe that they are dancing to the 'rhythm of grace'.
Can we judged the lawless ones ? However, on second thought, we cannot judge them or correct them if they think that they have become totally 'immune' or 'judgement-proof' against God's laws and commandments. They can be judged by no one else, except God. Hence, we are not interested to judge them; we can only hope that they will know grace by repentance before they will know the judgement of God by Revelation in the end time. One day, they may be too shocked to say anything when they realise that they are the 'many prophecies' which will come true in the Revelation:

• Mat 22:12-14 KJV  And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.  (13)  Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.  (14)  For many are called, but few are chosen.
• Mat 7:21-24 KJV  Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.  (22)  Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in .. (26) And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: 
• Luk 6:46-48 KJV  And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?  (47)  Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:  (48)  He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood (false doctrine) arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock. (Hence, Jesus said clearly that He would not just want us to have right believing, right faith, right miracles, right preaching, or right confession only; he wants us to have right doing with His words too, because right doing would prove that we are His true disciples on the rock of salvation.)
• 1Jn 2:18 KJV  Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time. 1Jn 4:1 KJV  Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. 2Jn 1:7-10 KJV  For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.  (8)  Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.  (9)  Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.  (10)  If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed:
• Rev 3:18-19 KJV  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.

Who is the antichrist ?
Initially I wanted to stop here. But after I went to take a shower, I realised that I could not stop because I received another revelation. I suddenly saw The Word of God in my mind while closing my eyes during the shower. This happened because I had just read about The Word of God in Rev 19:11-16 above and The Word in Joh 1:1 KJV  In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Suddenly my 'thinking bulb' lighted up. This means that Jesus Christ was The Word which came down in the flesh:

• Joh 1:14 KJV  And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

Of course this is no big surprise to me because I have read about this Bible verse. But it was the next Bible verse (1Jn 4:3) which gives me the bigger surprise:

• 1Jn 4:1-6 KJV  Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.  (2)  Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:  (3) And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.  (4)  Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.  (5)  They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.  (6)  We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.

Jesus Christ is God's word or God's law in the flesh ! 
However, the antichrist will deny it by preaching many different but convincing doctrines. He may preach that Jesus Christ has come; but he would never confess that He is the Word of God or the laws of God that came in the flesh to dwell in us. He may define Jesus as a man, as a spirit, as grace, as prosperity, as favours, as riches, vain glory, lustful desires, mammon, material wants, or whatever, or anything, but he would never confess that Jesus is the Word or the laws of God in the flesh. Hence, he would never preach keeping and doing the laws of God. Instead, he would keep perverting the laws of God and confusing the people about the laws of God. Please look around us now, do you think that this could be a coincidence when John wrote that in 1Jn 4:4 KJV .. whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world ? No, I don't think so, it is a prophecy which must be fulfilled together with all the rest of the prophecies in the book of Revelation 12-14 and many other Bible warnings against the spirit of error or the error of lawless (2Pe 3:17). I think we are not far from end time now.


The antichrist could a former believer who is now a 'lawless' believer
I went to bed and woke up this morning while still thinking about what I had written above yesterday night, about 'Who is the antichrist ?'. Suddenly, the same question came to me again. It said, "Who is the antichrist ?" I answered, Yes, the antichrist is certainly someone who denies Jesus Christ or denies that Christ is the Word or God's law that came in the flesh. But another question came, "Can he be a non-believer or a believer of another religion ?" I suddenly woke up and realised something. The antichrist can never be a non-believer or a believer of another religion:

1. because a non-believer or a believer of another religion will never read John 1:1, never have knowledge that Jesus Christ or the Word of God came in the flesh, and never argue vehemently with the churches about the laws of God in the believers. Please think, Can you deny something which has not been made known to you ? No, it is very unlikely for someone to deny something which is not known to him.. Hence, the antichrists would deny Christ because Christ has already been made known to them. They would deny the Word of God and the commandments of God also because the Word or commandments of God have been made known to them. Hence, they could be the believers who have the wisdom, the word, and the knowledge of the truth. However, should they fall, they would use whatever they have known to seduce the believers to follow them (1Jn 2:25):

• 2Pe 2:19-21 KJV  While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.  (20)  For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.  (21)  For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. 
• Heb 6:4-6 KJV  For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,  (5)  And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,  (6)  If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.
• Heb 10:26 KJV  For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, 

2. because the antichrists would come from us, from the churches, or from the believers who have the knowledge of the truth and know how to seduce us :   

1. 1Jn 2:18-29 KJV  Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.  (19)  They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.  (20)  But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.  (21)  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.  (22)  Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.  (23)  Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: (but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.  (24)  Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father.  (25)  And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life.  (26)  These things have I written unto you concerning them that seduce you.  (27)  But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.  (28)  And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.  (29)  If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him.
2. 2Co 11:2-4 KJV  For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.  (3)  But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.  (4)  For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him. 
3. Mat 7:15-24 KJV  Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. ..  (20)  Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.  (21)  Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.  (22)  Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?  (23)  And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.  (24)  Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:

The antichrist would become 'very easily offended' by The Word of God
Would you be offended if I said that "the antichrists would come from us" ? Of course not, if you know the words of God and you know that John had said so in 1Jn 2:19, you would feel nothing or you would just feel more concern for the ignorants. However, the antichrists would feel offended because any words which sound out the warning would become condemnation against them. Whenever people are warned, they would feel more insecure because more people will beware of their deception. Naturally they would try to condemn anyone who quotes Bible warning or commandment to them. They know that it would turn out to be 'sword' or condemnation to them. Hence, if preachers would keep arguing vehemently that all the Bible warnings are no longer applicable to them or that the Bible warnings are condemnation to them, it would just show us clearly that :

1. they are very afraid of condemnation or any Bible warnings (in another words, they would feel easily offended by other believers who quote any Bible verses).
2. they would just think negatively of any Bible warnings as condemnations, false accusations, or misinterpretations not to their likings. They would refuse to see any positive side or benefit of God's warnings to His people.
3. hence, they would try to deny all the words of God which has Bible warnings and commandments
4. they could no longer have God's laws in their hearts and mind. They may lose the mark of Christ and replace it with the mark of lawlessness
5. they could have been preaching another Christ with no more law or a 'lawless' Christ now.

They will argue, "You have misunderstood us again. We are not easily condemned. In fact, we can never be condemned because we are believers. A believer in Christ can never be condemned. Hence, we are against the preaching of any of those Bible warnings above is not because we are feeling offended; but because we want the people to focus on Christ. We want them to focus on the positive things, not the negative things, condemnation, or judgement. I would think that the preaching of all these are obsolete. Our believers today do not need to hear any of these condemnations .."
I will tell them, Have you read how Paul preached eternal judgement to Felix ? He preached it until Felix trembled:

• Act 24:24-25 KJV  And after certain days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, which was a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ.  (25)  And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee. (Are you surprised that Paul being a grace preacher would preach eternal judgement to the extend of making Felix trembled ?)

I will tell them, I have already shown you how you have denied the words of Christ when you denied Bible warnings and made the Lord's repentance of none effect. If you insist that you can focus on Christ by denying the words of Christ, I can no longer reason with you. You have chosen to focus on blindness and you think that this is focusing on Christ. How can you focus on Christ if you would deny His words, His teaching, and His commandments ? Yes, you may focus on a Christ who would have no more words, no more laws, no more repentance, and no more commandments for you. But it is only a self-created 'Christ'. You are still focusing on your SELF.


The antichrists could have a 'false identity' or a 'former identity' in Christ
I will ask them, You said that "you are a believer and you can never be condemned". But have you read what John said (1Jn 2:19) ? He said an antichrist could come from us, from the churches, or from the believers who had the knowledge of the truth and knew how to seduce us. Antichrists may not be true believers now; but they could be former believers who had the wisdom, the word, and the knowledge of the truth. Please read all the Bible warnings about them in the Bible verses above if you are still doubtful about their 'former identity' in Christ. The following Bible passages should give you more information about their 'former identity' or 'counterfeit identity':

• Mat 13:22-30 KJV  He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful. ..  (24)  Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:  (25)  But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.  ..  (30)  Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.  (Is it possible that the deceitfulness of riches could be any 'gospel of riches' which would choke the word too ?)
• Act 20:27-32 KJV  For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.  (28)  Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.  (29)  For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.  (30)  Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.  (31)  Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.  (32)  And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.
• Jud 1:3-5 KJV  Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.  (4)  For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.  (5)  I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not.
• 2Ti 3:6-17 KJV  For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,  (7)  Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.  ..  (14)  But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;  (15)  And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.  (16)  All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:  (17)  That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works. 

Did you notice the words 'crept' and 'creep' which were used to describe how they will come into our midst, into our believers, or into our churches from the Bible verses above ? Unnoticeably ! It means that we may think that they are believers of Christ because they are among us; but they are not (or they are no longer) the believers. That's why all the more we need to teach the Holy Scriptures to our children so that they will grow up as a mature and discerning adult ! A discerning adult is also a man of God on the road to perfection (2Ti 3:17, Heb 5:12-14). That's why Jesus would want us to be a discerning and a diligent believer who would always take heed, watch, beware, and do His words too (Matt 7:15-23).

• Heb 5:12-14 KJV  For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.  (13)  For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.  (14)  But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.

A true believer can be judged by his fruits
Hence, if a former believer could be condemned because of his fall, a true believer should beware of it lest he also would fall and become condemned like those former believers too. I don't think this is deep theology. This is just common sense for the believers who reads the words and the warnings of God. Please don't think like the OT believers when we are now the NT believers. I would think that we should be the ET believers (End Time believers) who should be more discerning and more alert. Please think again, Do you know why the warnings in Heb 5:12-14 - Heb 6:1-6 are for the believers ? It is because only the believers know the first principles of the oracles of God, the principles of the doctrine of Christ, and the foundation of repentance which are all mentioned in the Bible verses. Hence, it is ridiculous to argue that all these principles, warnings, or Bible verses are only for the non-believers:

• Heb 6:1-6 KJV  Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,  (2)  Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.  (3)  And this will we do, if God permit.  (4)  For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,  (5)  And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,  (6)  If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.

If we read these Bible verses above again, we know that it is impossible for those who have once tasted of the heavenly gift, the Holy Spirit, and the good word of God, to be non-believers. No, they can never be non-believers; but they could be former believers. We may ask, "Could they have received the heavenly gift, the Holy Spirit, and the good word of God (and Jesus Christ) if they had done that without true repentance ?" I would think that, yes, it was possible. If you remember the parable of Jesus in Matt 18, you would agree that the servant had received forgiveness.  But he lost it probably because of his wrong belief, wrong motive, or false repentance:

• Mat 18:32-34 KJV  Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:  (33)  Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?  (34)  And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.

The servant in the parable above thought he had so much of grace or favour that he started to abuse other fellowservants before he was finally reported to the king. This parable shows us that a person could be a former believer who was a God's servant, who had tasted the good word of God, received favours, grace, the heavenly gift, forgiveness, and the Holy Spirit. However, should he fall, it is impossible to "(v6) renew him again unto repentance" because he may not have truly repented when he first started as a believer, accepted the Lord, and professed that he had 'repented' (or believed) in the Lord. That's why the good word of God or the seed would fall onto many 'grounds' but we cannot judge if it is a good 'ground' until the 'harvest time'. That's why if it is possible, we should try to avoid judging anyone without looking at their fruits, or judging too quickly:

• Mat 13:18-30 KJV  Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.  (19)  When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.  (20)  But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;  (21)  Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.  (22)  He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.  (23)  But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.  (24)  Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:  (25)  But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.  (26)  But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.  (27)  So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?  (28)  He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?  (29)  But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.  (30)  Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.
• Mat 7:15-23 KJV  Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.  (16)  Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? .. (20)  Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.  (21)  Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.  (22)  Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?  (23)  And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

The Lord has said clearly that there are:

1. many believers who will hear, believe, understand, and receive the good word of God with joy  (some of them probably with tears of joy)
2. and those who will grow together
3. and those who will prophesy, cast out devils, and done many wonderful works. 

But ultimately, those who have the fruits are the good grounds or the true believers. 


A true believer can judge the antichrists with the words of God
Can we tell or judge whether all the believers in the midst of us or in our churches are true believers, former believers, or false believers ? No, I cannot judge like a God or a prophet who has the word of wisdom and all knowledge to discern the hearts of men. Hence, I must confess that I cannot be a good judge. I am not anointed like some of the believers who claimed that they can hear from God, see visions, raise the dead, turn water into wine, turn everything that they touched into gold, prosper everyone, make the piano play music, cast our the devils, predict wars, and have more anointing. Hence, I am not anointed enough to judge their miracles, their works, and their hearts too. Probably only the angels can really judge:

• Mat 13:40-43 KJV  As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.  (41)  The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;  (42)  And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.  (43)  Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

However, we can still judge based on their fruits, their doctrines, their spoken words, or their teachings. we can judge based on what they said, confessed, preached, exaggerated, boasted, twisted, lied, removed, or omitted. We don't need any supernatural power to judge all these if we have the words of God for comparison and confirmation. Hence, if God permit, we can still judge many things with the words of God. However, is it scriptural for us to do so ? Can we find the Bible verses to support it ? You bet.

• Mat 7:15-22 KJV  Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.  (16)  Ye shall know them by their fruits. .. (20)  Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.  (21)  Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; ..
• Gal 5:22-23 KJV  But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,  (23)  Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
• Heb 5:14 KJV  But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
• 2Ti 3:16-17 KJV  All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:  (17)  That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

Who is more unfairly critical ?
Would we become unfairly critical like the Pharisees or scribes if we compared the words of God and their words too critically ? Are we finding faults ? Of course not. If we are to find more mercy, peace, love, and grace for others and ourselves, we have to watch, reason, contend, labour, strive, preach, teach, exhort, and warn others, even to the extent of having tears:

• Act 20:30-31 KJV  Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.  (31)  Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears. 
•  Jud 1:2-4 KJV  Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied.  (3)  Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.  (4)  For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.
• Col 1:26-29 KJV  Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:  (27)  To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:  (28)  Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:  (29)  Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.
• 2Pe 3:17-18 KJV  Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.  (18)  But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.
• Act 17:2 KJV  And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,
• Act 18:4 KJV  And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.
• Act 18:19 KJV  And he came to Ephesus, and left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.
• Act 24:25 KJV  And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.

Can you accuse Paul for reasoning or being unfairly critical with the word of God ?
I will tell them, I don't think we are unfairly critical if we would reason with you with all the Bible verses above. On the contrary, I think that you are the ones who have become unfairly critical on the principles of the doctrine of Christ. Instead of preaching repentance from dead works and sinful self, you become unfairly critical against the words of God when you preached repentance as dead works. You gave people the false impression that the preaching of repentance, God's laws, and eternal judgement is dead works and condemnation. You have become unfairly critical against the words of Christ and the principles of the doctrine of Christ whenever you gave the wrong interpretation and quoted from the following Bible verses:

• Heb 6:1-3 KJV  Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,  (2)  Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.  (3)  And this will we do, if God permit.

I will tell them, Please read Heb 5:12-14 first before you conclude why Paul would say, "Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ ..". If you deliberately mislead the believers to think that the principles of the doctrine of Christ have all become obsolete, you are 'unfairly critical', not only to the churches and us, but also to the Lord and all His disciples who preached repentance and eternal judgement as the foundation principles of the Church. If the Israelites were emotional about the building of God's foundation, of how much more diligent (or critical) when we come to the teaching of God's foundation to the churches ?

• Ezr 3:10-13 KJV  And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise the LORD, after the ordinance of David king of Israel.  (11)  And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the LORD; because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid.  (12)  But many of the priests and Levites and chief of the fathers, who were ancient men, that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy:  (13)  So that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people: for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard afar off. (Please think, If you are building a foundation for any building, will you change or remove it when you find better things, better technology, or better materials in the future ? No, you can only build on the foundation that has been built. You can never change it unless you wish to demolish the whole building. Many radical preachers or revolution preachers are just doing that without knowing the consequences.)   

Hence, their revolution, which makes the Lord's repentance message, God's commandments, and the principles of the doctrine of Christ, of none effect, has become their rebellion against God. Therefore, I would rather  

• be falsely accused by them for being unfairly critical to them because we reason with them with many Bible verses  
• than be judged by God for being unfairly critical like them when they made the words of God of none effect. 

This is the true grace of God because it always exhorts with the written words of God
Since I have talked about the principles of the doctrine of Christ, I would like to go on. I will ask them, How can you say that there is no more law or commandment for the believers after knowing the foundation and the principles of the doctrine of Christ ? No. If we still need the foundation, the principles of the doctrine of Christ, or the words of God, we would still need the laws of God and the commandments of God too? It is because all them are the words of God:

1. The scriptures or the Bible
2. The Word (John 1:1), the command (Gen 2:16-17), or the commandments of God (Exo 25:21-22, Heb 8:10,10:16)
3. The covenants of God (2Co 3:6 -14)
4. The principles of the doctrine of Christ (Heb 6:1-2)
5. The law of the Spirit of God (Rom 8:2-10)
6. The audible voice of God or inner voice of the Holy Spirit

I would consider all the above as the word of God because they have the words or commands of God in one way or another, whether they are spoken or written to us. I would rank them in that order not because I find that some of them are more important than the others; but because there are obvious differences in the way they operate in a believer's life. I do not have time to explain the ministry of each category of the word of God in details.
We have already known that the ministry of the Old Covenant of God in category 3 above has become obsolete because the words of God, the ordinances, and the many laws given through Moses under that covenant are no longer valid. However, can we conclude that all the other 6 categories of the words of God have become obsolete too. No. We would still have the words of God, the ordinances, and the laws of God under the New Covenant. Some categories are so important that the removal of them would be equivalent to the removal of our foundational belief.
They will argue, "But we are now in the New Covenant. When we are in the New Covenant, we will HEAR Jesus only or listen to the voice of the Holy Spirit. We will no longer follow the written law, written letters, or the written doctrine of God. Any words of God or laws written in the stones or letters would now be ministry of death and condemnation. The letter kills 2Co 3:6 ..  "

• 2Co 3:6-7 KJV  Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.  (7)  But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, ..

I will tell them, I don't know how you can deliberately misinterpret this Bible verese. No, the Bible (2Co 3:6) did not tells us that any written law or letter will condemn and kill, for so likewise is the Gospel. Can we say that the letter of the written Gospel kills too ? Of course not. Please don't confuse the people; but read the whole chapter of 2 Cor 3:

• It said that "the letter" kills, not merely because it was written, but because it was "the law" which was written AND given under the ministry of the Old Testament. Hence, only the written words, the laws, or the letters of the Old Testament were from the ministry of death and therefore they killed. 
• But we are no more under "the law" or the Old Testament. Therefore, the written words, God's commandments, the Lord's sayings, or the epistles written for us now in the Gospel or the New Testament are of "the spirit" and they gives life. 

• 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.
• Mat 7:24 KJV  Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
• Joh 14:23-25 KJV  Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.  (24)  He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me.  (25)  These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you.
• Rev 22:9-10 KJV  Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.  (10)  And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.
  Rev 22:14 KJV  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.

I ranked the words of God from 1 to 6 and the voice of God as the last category above, not because I think that the voice of God is the most important or the most spiritual, but because it is the most specific and it is applicable only to certain individuals. However, the scripture is at the top because it is generally applicable to us and the public. Hence, do not be deceived by the false prophets who keep emphasizing on the voice of God by falsely condemning all the written words or commandments of God as the ministry of death. A false prophet knows that if he can remove all the written words of God for the general public and convince them to HEAR Him only, the people will finally hear him only, hear his twisted words only, hear his lawless 'jokes', hear his lawless 'jesus' only, or hear his lawless cohorts only.

• 1Pe 5:10-12 KJV  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.  (12)  By Silvanus, a faithful brother unto you, as I suppose, I have written briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God wherein ye stand.

This is the true grace of God because it always exhorts with the written words of God. This is the true gospel that Jesus and Paul preached also.

To continue..

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Have you made the Lord's repentance message of none effect (2) ?

Repentance without confession of sins or admitting of sins is not repentance
They will argue, "Why do you always misunderstand us ? Yes, we have said that Paul was a grace preacher. But we did not condemn those who preach repentance. When I looked at all my preaching in the past, I realised that I had preached repentance more than anyone else. It's because when I preached grace, there was always repentance going on in my congregation. Yes, Jesus did preach and say, 'Repent and believe' in Mar 1:14-15; but He did not say, 'Repent and do not sin..' Hence, Repent is just to change your mind with no confession of sins ..We preach believing in Jesus or changing your mind from unbelief to believing in Jesus. It is metanoia or repentance.
I will tell them, If you think that repentance is just to change your mind, you would just 'change your mind' when you repent, like the Pharisees, without any fruits of repentance. You are also lying when you say that Jesus has never asked the sinners or the disciples to repent and to turn from their sins. Please read your Bible again:

• Joh 5:14 KJV  Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.
• Joh 8:11 KJV  She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.
• Luk 13:2-5 KJV  And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they suffered such things?  (3)  I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.  (4)  Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?  (5)  I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
• Luk 16:15 KJV  And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God .. (19) There was a certain rich man, ..  (29) Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.  (30)  And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent ...
• Luk 18:13-14 KJV  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.  (14)  I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
• Act 26:20 KJV  But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.  
• Jon 3:4-10 KJV  And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.  (5)  So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them. ..  (10)  And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not. ...  Mat 12:39-42 KJV But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas: .. (41)  The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.. (Jesus said that the people of Nineveh repented not because they believed only; but because they did more than that. They did much effort to turn from their evil way. The unrepentant generation today will ask for some other sign too, but Jesus will still tell them that there is no other sign, except the same sign for them: To Repent and believe the gospel of Jesus Christ through His resurrection) 

We must repent first, or God must forgive first ?
They will say, "Since you mentioned Joh 8:11 and accuse the adulterous woman and us for not repenting, I would like you to read it again. Do you know how gracious Jesus was to the adulterous woman ? Behold, Jesus told the adulterous woman, I do not condemn you, go and sin no more (repent). However, the churches today got it all wrong. They tell you to repent first or sin no more and only then God will forgive you. However, we preach grace first because we know that the goodness of God will always lead them to repentance without us preaching or asking them to repent.."
I will tell them, Are you saying that Jesus and all His disciples had got it all wrong too when He told them to repent first, and then to believe (receive) God's salvation and remission of sins ?

• Mar 1:14-15 KJV  Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,  (15)  And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
• Mar 6:12-13 KJV  And they went out, and preached that men should repent.  (13)  And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them.
• Luk 17:3 KJV  Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, (and) forgive him.
• Act 2:38 KJV  Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
• Act 3:19 KJV  Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
• Act 5:31-32 KJV  Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.  (32)  And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.
• Act 8:22 KJV  Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.
• Act 26:18 KJV  To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.

Have we read all the Bible verses above ? Did Jesus say, We must preach forgiveness first and then followed by repentance later, or vice versa (the other way), or either way ?I believe that:

1. The Lord had preached and said that it is repentance first and (then) remission and forgiveness of sins
2. Right repentance will lead to right believing. Right believing will lead to right living and right doing. That's why the Lord said, "Repent and believe" (instead of "believe and repent") in Mar 1:14-15. Right repentance will release the power of right believing. However, more importantly, right repentance is the gospel of Christ which is the power unto salvation to everyone who believe: Rom 1:16 KJV  For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
3. It is ridiculous for God to tell the sinners, "I have forgiven your sins before you repented."
4. It is ridiculous to interpret that when Jesus told the woman in Joh 8:11 to "sin no more", Jesus was actually saying, "Yours sins have already been forgiven. So, you can go and repent now." I don't think it makes sense for the forgiven woman to go and 'preach' radical grace, go and accuse others for being jealous of her, or go and say that all the churches have got it all wrong when they preached repentance first.  
5. It is ridiculous to falsely accuse all the churches for preaching repentance for the remission of sins and insist that they should reverse it by preaching the remission of sin for repentance instead. This would be twisting of God's words in the following Bible verses:  Luk 3:3 KJV  And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;
   Luk 24:47 KJV  And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.Act 5:31-32 KJV  Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.  (32)  And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.   

Of course, Jesus did show the goodness of God to the sinners but that should not be the bargaining point or condition for all the sinners to expect God's forgiveness no matter how they sin. Otherwise, it is not grace anymore; but their demand, their right, their expectation, their bargain, their condition, their blackmail, or even their 'threat' to God. Of course, God can show (or not to show) His kindness, grace, or goodness to anyone at any time at His will. But if we would always preach it as a precedence, a condition, or a must for God to do it, we have taken His goodness for granted and despised His grace for the sinners. Unknowingly, this gives the wrong impression to the sinners who may think that they can just blackmail God or 'repent' like God Himself:  

• Amo 7:6 KJV  The LORD repented for this: This also shall not be, saith the Lord GOD.
• Rom 2:4-8 KJV  Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?  (5)  But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;  (6)  Who will render to every man according to his deeds:  (7)  To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:  (8)  But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,
• 2Co 7:10 LITV  For the grief according to God works repentance to salvation, not to be regretted. But the grief of the world works death.

I will tell them, If you still cannot understand how ridiculous it is to reverse the order, please think, Can we preach that Jesus had already come and died for your sins before He was crucified or before John the Baptist could preach the baptism of repentance. Of course, no, we must follow God's precedence; instead of our own precedence. In true grace, there should not be any spirit of bargain for grace. If we always think, ask, or demand for grace at the slightest suffering or condemnation, we are not asking for grace; we are asking for our rights or the rights under our laws. If we look at the adulterous woman in Joh 8:11 again, we would know that she had never thought or asked for grace. Hence, she received grace. However, those who insisted and asked for grace might not receive grace. Yes, it could be a paradox, but yet it is true for those who are seeking for life too:

• Joh 12:24-26 KJV  Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.  (25)  He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.  (26)  If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.

Hence, if we want the people to receive grace or life, the solution is not to preach it over and over like a mad preacher who is radically obsessive with grace and defensive spirit; but to preach death, humility, admitting of sins (or confession of sins), carrying of our cross, repentance from our old sinful self, and sin conscience to repent.    

We are not concerned to tell God to forgive first; but we are concerned to tell those who sin to repent first
They will still argue, "No one can accuse us for not preaching any repentance. Grace will automatically lead us to repentance without us preaching repentance too. Of course, the repentance that we preach is full of grace. Whilst the preaching of repentance by the churches with confession of sins is full of condemnation. Confession of sins is an old teaching for the Jews under the law. If you check the Bible, confession of sins is never mentioned anywhere except 1 John 1:9. And 1 John 1:9 is written only for the agnostic."
I will tell them, Is 1 John 1:9 in the Bible ? If it is in the Bible, it is for all of us - it is for anyone who will read the Bible. How about the book of Hebrews or the letter to the Galatians ? Is it for us ? Can we say that it was for the Hebrews or the Jews because it was written to them ? Of course, no. Hence, if we cannot reason out in this way, we cannot reason that because it was written to the agnostics, it is not for us. By the way, 1 John 1:9 did not say clearly that it was only "for the agnostics to confess their sins"; but it was clearly said, "If we confess our sins ..". John has clearly mentioned that it was written to the believers:

• 1Jn 1:4-6 KJV  And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.  (5)  This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.  (6)  If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:
• 1Jn 2:1 KJV  My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: (Did John say, Believers can never sin and confess sin ? No, otherwise, he would not say that he wrote these that ye sin not.)
  1Jn 2:7-8 KJV  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.  (8)  Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.
• 1Jn 2:12-16 KJV  I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.  (13)  I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father.  (14)  I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.  (15)  Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.  (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.

The false prophets will remove Bible verses without us knowing it
I will ask them, Are we supposed to tell ourselves, "Oh, I am the little child now, only this Bible verse is for me. But a few years later when I am a grown up young man, I may read the next Bible verse. And then I will only read the next few Bible verses when I have kids or when I am no longer a young man" ? No, of course, this is ridiculous. It is very tiring to divide the Bible into many portions and tell yourselves not to apply it because you don't like it or because you need the false prophets to tell you which Bible verse is for you and which one is not. Of course, I am not surprised to know that a false prophet will tell you that many Bible verses are not for you too, especially the following Bible verses. They will remove these Bible verses slowly one by one and subtly, until you will become totally numbed in following them and doing the same things as they have done:

• Mat 7:15-24 KJV  Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. ...  (21)  Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.  (22)  Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?  (23)  And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.  (24)  Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
• Luk 6:46-48 KJV  And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?  (47)  Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:  (48)  He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood (false doctrine) arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock. (Hence, Jesus said clearly that He would not just want us to have right believing, right faith, right miracles, right preaching, or right confession only; he wants us to have right doing with His words too, because right doing would prove that we are His true disciples on the rock of salvation.)
• Heb 6:4-6 KJV  For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,  (5)  And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,  (6)  If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.
• Heb 10:26-29 KJV  For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,  (27)  But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.  (28)  He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:  (29)  Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?
• 2Pe 2:19-21 KJV  While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.  (20)  For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.  (21)  For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.
• 2Pe 3:14-18 LITV  Because of this, beloved, looking for these things, be diligent, spotless, and without blemish, to be found in peace by Him.  (15)  And think of the long-suffering of our Lord as salvation, as also our beloved brother Paul wrote to you, according to the wisdom given to him;  (16)  as also in all his epistles, speaking in them concerning these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which the unlearned and unsettled pervert, as also they do the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction.  (17)  Then beloved, you knowing beforehand, watch lest being led away by the error of the lawless you fall from your own steadfastness.  (18)  But grow in grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. Amen. 
• Act 20:27-32 KJV  For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.  (28)  Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.  (29)  For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.  (30)  Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.  (31)  Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.  (32)  And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.
• 1Jn 1:8-10 KJV  If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.  (9)  If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.  (10)  If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
• Rev 22:19-20 KJV  And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.  (20)  He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.

One day, you will be surprised to know "how many Bible verses not applicable to you" would become "how many Bible verses which are swords to you" because you have tried to remove God's words subtly and refused to speak the words of truth against the unrepentant, idolaters, the wicked, the liars, and the false prophets who came to you !
Hence, false prophets or false preachers are not those who impersonating other preachers with their facebook pages which ask for donations; false preachers are those who impersonating God's preachers with their doctrines which have no more law, no more obedience, no more condemnation, no more judgement, no more repentance, no more good works, no more taking up the cross, no more 'anything' or 'whatever' which they do not like in the Bible:

• 2Co 11:13-15 KJV  For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.  (14)  And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.  (15)  Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.

Do we leave church because of bitterness (condemnation) against ourselves, against repentance, or against God's preachers ?
They will say, "We can never be false prophets even though we have preached away many Bible verses and warnings. The Lord is too gracious to condemn us. You are not me. You never know how much condemnation I have suffered when I heard the repentance message from my previous church over and over again. It irritated me so much that I felt condemned. Then one day God told me, Son, you must leave that condemning church. I want you to preach more on grace in place of repentance. So, I obeyed and I left the church on my own accord.."
I will tell them, Are you sure you left on your own accord or you left with bitterness and irritation because you could not repent. Your feeling of being condemned had nothing got to do with the wrong preaching of repentance; you felt condemned and irritated because you would not repent. It might not be due to excessive preaching of repentance. Please think, If you would not complain about the preaching of pastors who keep preaching on believing, faith, and prosperity over and over again, you have no reason to complain about your old pastor's preaching on repentance too. It becomes excessive to you merely because you could not take it or you simply do not like to repent. Hence, your pastor may think and preach that all the more you need to repent.
If you still insist that you are very irritated by it because your pastor kept insisting that you must repent even if you indicated to him directly or indirectly that you could not repent, let me ask you, Did your pastor preach or command you to believe and be baptised too ? I know that many of us do not or could not get baptised until many years later, but do we become irritated just because our pastors had kept telling us to get baptised ? No, if we know the words of the Lord and the hearts of our pastors, we do not complain about it. Now, if you complain about your pastor's preaching of repentance:

• do you know the words of God ?, or
• do you hold private grudges against him ?

Perhaps, you will have to answer the questions yourselves.     


When the 'music' starts, will you listen to the music or God's commandments ?
They will continue to argue, "Not many years after we have left that church, God spoke to me again in an audible voice, Son, you must preach grace to the extent that people will misunderstood you; otherwise you are not preaching the gospel. That's why the true gospel is not repentance; it is grace."
I will tell them, I don't care how you could preach it or how God spoke to you about it, I know that it was not from God. Obviously you have heard from 'someone' else. You think that it is 'music' to your ears because there is no requirement or command for you to repent. You may say that at first:

1. God spoke to you in an inner still small voice, 
2. then He spoke to you in an audible voice, 
3. and then finally He showed Himself dramatically, with the fantastic playing of the piano or other musical instrument. 

However, all these could never convince me that God would abolish repentance; they would only show me that your 'music' was all but a lie. God's voice or revelation would never contradict what Jesus has commanded us in His words:

• Luk 24:45-48 KJV  Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,  (46)  And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:  (47)  And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.  (48)  And ye are witnesses of these things.

If God would want to speak to the churches or us in a special or powerful way to change His gospel with no more preaching of repentance, He would not need to choose any musical instrument or smooth talker to do it. He could just speak to us directly and simply through the Bible. It is unlikely that He would change His gospel over 2000 years later, or after all the churches have preached repentance for such a long time.
However, I would think that, if God would wait for more than two thousand years for 'someone' to preach something different from what Jesus has preached, he could not be an anointed preacher or 'messiah' from God; on the contrary, he could be the 'beast' or the false prophet who has been prophesied by the word of God for two thousand years. The beast would come at the end of time to deceive the churches who will keep the words and commandments of God:

• Rev 12:15-17 KJV  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.
• Rev 13:11-14 KJV  And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.  (12)  And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.  (13)  And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,  (14)  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.
• Rev 13:16-18 KJV  And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:  (17)  And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.  (18)  Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
• 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.
   

Many are called; but few are chosen
They will argue, "No, these ridiculous warnings or threats can never be true. They can never be applicable to us. Firstly, we are not the false prophets. We are pastors or God's preachers. False prophets can never come from us or God's churches. Secondly, we have never prophesied or told people that we are the prophets. We call ourselves God's beloved. We preach the word of God. We may make some mistakes here and there in our lives or preach some lies and false doctrine but that would not make us into false prophets. It's because we are always under grace .."
I will tell them, If you preach the word of God, you have all the possibility of becoming fallen as a false prophet even if you do not called yourselves a prophet. If you always said, "God spoke to me.., God asked me to tell you .., God appeared to me and said .., God revealed this to me ..", you have already tried to tell us that you are a prophet even if you know that you are lying or exaggerating about it.
Of course,

1. false prophets will never say that they are prophets. This is to make you off guard when you listen to them. However, they could have subtly convinced you that they are sent from God by telling you that "God spoke to me.., God asked me to tell you .., God appeared to me and said .., God revealed this to me .. I am more anointed because God did this.. and that.. for me .. I was poor but God prospered me more than any other preachers .. I could not speak but God chose me to be His spokeman .. God has truly saved more people through my radical grace preaching than through the preaching of old repentance teaching in the whole history of the churches for 2000 years .. Haha. And God did not choose a great prophet to do it; He chose me .. Haha.. this is radical grace .."
2. false prophets will always deny the warnings of Jesus Christ. Have you heard of preachers or pastors who keep telling their believers that this Bible verse is not for them or that is not for the churches eg. Mat 7:15-24, Heb 6:4-6, Heb 10:26-29, 2Pe 2:19-21, 2Pe 3:14-18, Act 20:27-32, 1Jn 1:8-10, Rev 22:19-20 ? Their motive was obviously questionable when they tried to remove any warning from the Bible. They could be trying to take away the discernment of their believers so that their believers will remain blind to their false doctrine or all kinds of doctrines from other false preachers. Obviously they are not genuinely concerned with their believers; they are only concerned of their control of the people. Out of desperation, some of them have resorted to the tactic of the hidden 'dark doctrine' and unknowingly planted the 'mark of the beast' and 'tares' into the minds of the people. 
3. false prophets will interpret away the presence of false prophets in the churches. They will say, "We do not need to be too concerned about the warning of the false prophets in our churches because false prophets can never come from our churches. False prophets in the warning of the Lord refers to false prophets from other religions. Hence, His warnings are not applicable to us. If we must say that there are false prophets in our churches today, they must be those who are preaching the laws, commandments, sin conscience, repentance, and good works .." I will tell them, Please don't confuse the people by falsely accusing all the churches so that the people could not focus their attention against your lies and lawlessness. You can never interpret away the following Bible verses: Act 20:27-32 KJV  For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.  (28)  Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.  (29)  For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.  (30)  Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.  (31)  Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.  (32)  And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified. (Please think. If Paul believed in the word of grace and the salvation of all the believers, why would he still warn the believers day and night with tears ? Obviously, he needed to warn them because he knew that the believers could still fall and become false prophets under grace.) 
   
4. false prophets do not believe in God's judgement. They believe in 'no condemnation'. This explains why false prophets would never repent. They will continue to lie and rebel against God's commandments until one day, when they will be brought before the King, and speechless. There are three occasions when men became speechless in the Bible: ie. when there was unbelief, fear, or lawlessness. And I hope that you do not belong to the third group of people who are called; but not chosen (not saved): 

• Luk 1:20-22 KJV  And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.  (21)  And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple.  (22)  And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he beckoned unto them, and remained speechless.
• Act 9:6-7 KJV  And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.  (7)  And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man.
• Mat 22:11-14 KJV  And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:  (12)  And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.  (13)  Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.  (14)  For many are called, but few are chosen. 

Many believers are still arguing whether the person in Matt 22 above is a sinner or a believer. But one thing is sure: he stood before the king without his wedding garment. He realised that he was 'naked' before the king and speechless. He could be 'clothless' or 'lawless' in the eyes of God. One day, many sinners, believers, or preachers, who are called, may find that they are too shocked to say anything when they realise that they are the 'many prophecies' which will come true in the Revelation:

• Mat 7:21-24 KJV  Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.  (22)  Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in .. (26) And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
• Luk 6:46-48 KJV  And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?  (47)  Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:  (48)  He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood (false doctrine) arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock. (Hence, Jesus said clearly that He would not just want us to have right believing, right faith, right miracles, right preaching, or right confession only; he wants us to have right doing with His words too, because right doing would prove that we are His true disciples on the rock of salvation.)
• 1Jn 2:18 KJV  Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time. 1Jn 4:1 KJV  Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. 2Jn 1:7-10 KJV  For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.  (8)  Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.  (9)  Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.  (10)  If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed:
• Rev 3:18-19 KJV  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.

Many, if not most, radical grace preachers are against repentance
They will argue, "We preach repentance. In fact, we preach so much repentance that the sinners would repent on every Sunday. Although we did not tell them to 'repent' or 'do repentance', we told them to believe. When they believed, they changed their mind. And it would be considered as 'repentance' by the Lord because they 'metanoia' or changed their mind from unbelief to belief. Hence, it is a lie from those who are jealous when they falsely accused us for preaching against repentance. Please think, How could we preach against repentance when there are believers repenting in our meeting every Sunday ?"
I will tell them, I can see a great difference between what you preach and what other preachers preach. I don't think you can define 'repentance' in your own ways to fool God and those who know repentance:

• Repentance preachers will condemn sins so that the sinners, idolaters, murderers, thieves, adulterers, liars, con-men, hypocrites, and false teachers, will have the sin conscience to repent, 
• but you will condemn the repentance preachers so that the sinners, idolaters, murderers, thieves, adulterers, liars, con-men, hypocrites, and false teachers, will have no more the sin conscience to repent.  

Your lies may convince the fools but you cannot fool yourselves when you know that your preaching is full of bitter arguments which tell people that the preaching of repentance will bring condemnation. Hence, when you argued and said that preaching of grace will lead you to repentance, you were actually against the preaching of repentance. You did not want to say it directly. Hence, you preach something else to replace the preaching of repentance or the Lord's message of repentance. If anyone would listen to your 'radical grace', he should know easily that: 

1. you have not repented yet
2. you have no intention to repent
3. you have no faith to repent 
4. you are afraid to repent
5. you want to make it easy for sinners, idolaters, murderers, thieves, adulterers, liars, con-men, hypocrites, and false teachers, to repent without any fruit of repentance
6. you do not know what is repentance
7. you do not want to preach repentance
8. you have preached revolution against the preaching of repentance
9. you have lied that preaching of repentance can never lead the people to repentance
10. you have lied that preaching of repentance will only lead to self-effort, condemnation, and more rebellion among the sinners 

In another words, you have lied to make the Lord's message of repentance of none effect with all your radical grace arguments and lies.


Revolution against God's commandments is revolution from the rebellion and lawlessness
They will argue, "You have misunderstood us again. Yes, we have preached the gospel revolution. But it is not the gospel revolution against repentance; it is our revolution against the ten commandments. Why ? It's because we know that the ten commandments could be the bondwomen which will produce the curse of the law. God reveals to me that Law demands but grace supplies. That's why we believe in the gospel revolution of grace which would abolish all the commandments including the ten commandments .."
I will tell them, God's revolution against God's commandments ? Are you sure ? This is ridiculous. Who told you that we should preach against the ten commandments ? God ? Paul ? Jesus Christ ? Or the Holy Spirit ? Impossible. Yes, Paul did preach against the law or the law of the Old Covenant, but he would never preach against all the laws of God.
Do you know that, when you said, "Law demands, grace supplies. Under law, God demands .., but under grace, God supplies ... which one you prefer .. ", all the devils will clap and say "Amen" too ? It's because they prefer a 'God' who has no command or demand for them too, and their current 'Boss' is such a great 'God' to them. Please think, Can you say:

• "Since the law always demands, it is bad; but grace is good because it always supplies" or
• "Since God always demands, He is bad; but Satan is good because he always supplies and gives us the promise of prosperity" ?

No, of course, we don't preach and determine what is good or bad based on the principle of 'supply and demand'; we preach based on God's words and God's commandments. 
They will argue, But Jesus has done everything, fulfilled everything, and kept all God's commandments so that we do not need to know or do any commandments. The complete work of Jesus has shown to us that we have no more laws and commandments, but only Jesus. I will ask them, Is this what you think, Since there is no more law or commandment, you can preach based on 'supply and demand' ? Do you still think that Christianity is like 'free market' in the economy ?
They will say, "No, of course, we don't believe Christianity should operate like 'free market'; but we believe that there is no need to have any law if Jesus is the law that has been fulfilled in us. We should just have Jesus only; not the law."
I will ask them, Did Jesus say that ? No, Jesus said, If you love me, you would keep my commandments. They will say, Actually Jesus meant, "If you love me, just keep me in your heart and make me the centre of your life.."
I will tell them, Do you know that there are 'believers' in the churches who would think that Jesus is the centre of their life, smite others, and insist that they are the righteousness of God ? Do you know that it is possible for some people to do it to their employees and think that they are right to do so because they are the boss or the superior of their companies (see the recent news on office bullies) ? Hence, some God's servants may do it to their fellowservants too and think that they are right do so so because they have received the grace of God:

• Mat 18:32-34 KJV  Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:  (33)  Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?  (34)  And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.

a. justification by faith or by grace is only the beginning of a believer's forgiven life so that he can do more with the words and commandments of God in his life. The grace for cancellation of debts or forgiveness of debts is not given so that we can have more future debts or more future lawlessness. It is certainly not an excuse or license to have more future sins with no more repentance (or to sin wilfully). 

• Luk 13:2-10 KJV  And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they suffered such things?  (3)  I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.  (4)  Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?  (5)  I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.  (6)  He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.  (7)  Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?  (8)  And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:  (9)  And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.  (10)  And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.

b. Grace is not forever - it is given for the purpose of repentance, turning back to God's commandments, keeping God's laws, and doing His words. Grace is not given for the purpose of enjoying or living in lawlessness forever. Grace is not there forever if we are forever lawless in our hearts or minds. However, if we repent, keep the commandments of God, and live with the laws of God in our hearts and minds, God will remember all our lawlessness no more and He will be our God forever: 

• Heb 10:16-17 LITV  "This is the covenant which I will covenant to them after those days, says the Lord: Giving My Laws on their hearts, and I will write them on their minds;"  (17)  also He adds, "I will not at all still remember their sins" and their lawlessnesses. ..  
• Heb 8:10 LITV  Because this is the covenant which I will covenant with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord, giving My Laws into their mind, and I will write them on their hearts, and I will be their God, and they shall be My people." 
• Luk 19:8-10 LITV  But standing, Zaccheus said to the Lord, Behold, Lord, half of my possessions I give to the poor. And if in anything I accused anyone falsely, I restore it fourfold.  (9)  And Jesus said to him, Today salvation has come to this house, for he also is a son of Abraham.  (10)  For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the one being lost.

Hence, the cancellation of debt or forgiveness of debt is not given so that a believer can have more future debt or lawlessness forever. It is certainly not an excuse or license to have more future sin or lawlessness without any repentance. However, many preachers have deceived the believers into thinking that they can literally expect forgiveness of all their future sins, and even supernatural cancellation of all their future financial debts, if they will just radically believe or do and teach their 'holy communion's blood cleansing' ritual, 'pure grace' confession, 'supernatural' favour, 'mind changing' philosophy, or 'false repentance' to disregard and to 'repent' from all the laws and commandments of God. I did write about some preachers who have managed to quote the Bible out of context and capitalise on this 'supernatural' deception or 'cancellation of debts' to transfer effortless wealth to themselves. (see "Supernatural cancellation of debts - Is it really a supernatural transfer of wealth, a religious gimmick, or just a vain religious boasting?" in my previous post here.)

You may think that you are smarter but the Lord would think that you are blind, clothless, and lawless
They will argue, "I will tell you why we don't preach any God's commandment and we think that it is the bondwoman. Do you know that you can never keep any God's commandment, even if you are God's preachers or the Pharisees ? This was what Jesus said: Mat 5:20-21 KJV  For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.  (21)  Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: (22) But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.  
If you set many laws for yourself and others, you would be accused as the hypocrites when you cannot obey all the laws yourselves. It is very stupid of you to put yourself under the bondage of the law when Jesus had 'hinted' to you that you do not need to keep any law because no one can keep all the laws. 
But we are different. We are wiser than you because we preach grace. We are not bound by any law. So, even if we may fail, we may commit adultery, we may steal, and we may .. but nobody can accuse us as hypocrites like the Pharisees or the law preachers. We can tell our accusers that we are no more under law. We can never be hypocrites because we are not like those set the laws and break the laws themselves."  
I will tell them, If you think that you are more righteous than those who keep the laws of God just because you are smarter by not subjecting yourselves to any law, may God help you ! You may be believers but your thinking is like that of the lawless who think that they can never sin because they have no more law. You are still as blind as the non-believers:

• Rev 3:18-19 KJV  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 'lawless' revolution is still lawless in the eyes of God, no matter how 'graciously' it is preached
They will say, "You have misunderstood us again. Our revolution is not against God's commandments. Our revolution is to preach more about grace and less about the laws and commandments of God. Why ? It is because the commandments of God can never teach better than the glorious teaching of grace. When what is more glorious has come, what is more inferior would have to go. That's why Paul said: Tit 2:11-12 KJV  For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,  (12)  Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; That's why we will preach grace only. If we are taught by grace or Jesus Himself, we can succeed and prosper more than those who are taught by the laws or commandments .. Don't you agree that the children today can never be taught by laws and commandments ? They would become more rebellious .. Hence, more laws or more commandments is not the real solution for us; but lawless grace for the lawless generation is the correct 'antidote' for our lawless world ..  "
I will tell them, The children today have become more rebellious against God's laws and commandments because you have taught them to do so. If they are well taught with God's laws and commandments, they would never behave like what you said. Please think, If the people have been given the wrong impression to think negatively against all the words, commandments, and laws of God, how can they still have faith to believe and do the words of God ? They would become more lawless, more rebellious, and more argumentative than before. You could be the main culprit because you have created many false doctrines to make God's words and commandments of none effect.
You said that only grace can teach better according to Tit 2:11-12. But did you read the whole chapter before you came to that conclusion ? Did you find out what and why Paul would say so before He said grace can teach ? You should know the answer if you read from the beginning of the chapter again:

• Tit 2:1-15 KJV  But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:  (2)  That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.  (3)  The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;  (4)  That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,  (5)  To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.  (6)  Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded.  (7)  In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,  (8)  Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.  (9)  Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again;  (10)  Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.  (11)  For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,  (12)  Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;  (13)  Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;  (14)  Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.  (15)  These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.

Any revolution which does not teach God's words, God's doctrine, or God's commandments is considered as lawless in the eyes of God
Please be honest. Did Paul say that only grace can teach ? No, he said, "Sound doctrine can teach", "the doctrine of God can teach", "these things can teach", "God's words can teach", or "the Bible can teach" too. However, it could be all your lie if you say that "only Jesus can teach, grace can teach, my facebook can teach, my typology can teach, my Hebrew illustration can teach, my dream can teach, my piano can teach, my tongue can teach, my holy communion can teach, my anointing can teach, my dog can teach, ..., all can teach, EXCEPT God's laws and commandments !" I will ask them, Do you know why Paul said that the grace of God (Jesus) can teach us to do many things in (v11-12) ? It is because we will listen to sound doctrine, the doctrine of God, God's words, or God's commandments. Hence, we would be lying if we say that we will listen to 'Jesus ONLY' and let Jesus teach us without us knowing or keeping any God's words or commandments. Jesus told us that the false prophets would give all kinds of lies when they teach or prophesy in His name. That's why Jesus said:

• Mat 7:15-24 KJV  Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.  (16)  Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?  (17)  Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.  (18)  A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.  (19)  Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.  (20)  Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.  (21)  Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.  (22)  Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?  (23)  And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.  (24)  Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
• Joh 14:20-24 KJV  At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.  (21)  He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.  (22)  Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?  (23)  Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.  (24)  He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me. (Some may argue that they would only listen to the commandments of Jesus. I will tell them, This is just your excuse for lawless grace. But if you are truly in Christ, you will listen to the commandments of the Father too. The commandments of Jesus Christ and the commandments of God are the same. They do not contradict because they are one)

Radical revolution which preaches grace without repentance will end up as license to sin
Did the Bible warn us about 'license to sin' ? Yes. There are more Bible verses which warn us about the false doctrines, the abuse of God's grace, the abuse of the blood covenant, the twisting of God's commandments, the false liberty, the false repentance, the false tares, the false anointing, the false prophets, .. , there are many more Bible warnings than what we could think or imagine. Many of them would argue vehemently, "No, these warnings are condemnation to us. It can never, never, never happen to us. We are God's anointed ones. We believe in grace. We have never sinned like the idolaters, murderers, adulterers, and ahemmm (cough, cought).. liars. We have only committed a few 'mistakes' or 'lies' here and there (HeiHei) and we are forgiven with the righteousness of Abraham. Last time, I believe the law preaching of confessing your sins whenever you sin. But I found it too tiring to keep confessing it and whispering it to God (under my breath). Surely God would not want us to do such stupid thing .. That's why I feel so relieved when I discovered radical grace. I will no longer whisper like a mad man anymore. I am so happy that all my past, present and future sins have all been forgiven. I realise that we will just need to confess our sins only once and it is once and for all. Halelujah, as Christ is, so are we. He died once and for all. So we will no longer to confess and confess or repent and repent over and over .. Obviously, 1 John 1:9 is not for us, Heb 10:26 is not for us, Matt 7:15-24 is not for us .. because we are now the righteousness of God in Christ. .. Haha, we are God's beloved .. no one can accuse us including God., Haha, are you jealous of us ? Haha .. the dogs may keep barking and barking but the moon will still shine brighter and brighter, despite all the barking and oppositions from the 'dogs', Haha  .."
I will ask them, Who asked you to confess sins or whisper about it like a madman or do the chanting like a hypocrite. 1 John 1:9 tells you to repent sincerely as God's children, not to act it our like a stupid man. If you cannot confess your sins with genuine sin conscience to repent, please don't do it, don't influence others, and don't lie to others that 1 John 1:9 can never be applicable to them. Similarly, if you think that you would be judged severely by the words of God because you cannot have repentance, please do not make all the teaching of the Lord and His message of repentance of none effect:

• Mar 7:13 KJV  Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.
• Mat 15:6-9 KJV  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.  (9)  But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
• Mat 24:23-26 KJV  Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.  (24)  For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.  (25)  Behold, I have told you before.  (26)  Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not. (False christ are those who think that they are the little christs or they are the very anointed ones. They could be in the dark chambers, in the facebook, in the internet, in the small TV box, .. Jesus said twice, Don't believe them .., I have told you before.. ).
• Act 20:27-32 KJV  For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.  (28)  Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.  (29)  For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.  (30)  Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.  (31)  Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.  (32)  And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, ..
• Heb 10:16-29 KJV  This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them;  (17)  And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.  (18)  Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.  .. (26)  For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,  .. (29)  Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?
• Heb 6:4-6 KJV  For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,  (5)  And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,  (6)  If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.
• 2Pe 2:19-21 KJV  While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.  (20)  For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.  (21)  For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. 
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If their radical doctrines would not end up as lies, wrong impression, or license to sins, it would end up as 'mad' doctrines for the fools who believe them
They will still argue, "You never know how much I have been condemned by my former law-conscious pastor. He made us confess sins like mad people. That's why I have the impression that I must go around whispering about my sins to God, with the hope that should I met an accident and died on the spot before I could finish my confession of sins, I could still go to heaven. I was under such a bondage for many years until I discovered that I do not need to confess any sins because I am in Christ. Hence, I would now conclude that all those who preach the confession of sins are hypocrites like the Pharisees. They want to bind us with their condemnation doctrine. But if we read the Bible, we would know that Jesus has never told us to confess sins. Instead, He revealed to Paul that we should confess righteousness. Please use your common sense, If you were stuck on the cross like the thief who was crucified next to Christ (Luk 23:42-43), can you come down and paid recompense or do repentance first before you can be saved ? No, Jesus just told the thief, 'Today you are in paradise with me' without asking him to confess any sins or do any recompense. Don't you know in the true gospel of grace, we do not need keep confessing sins or do repentance ? It's because all our past, present, and future sins have been forgiven ... hello ? Why are you speechless ? Haha .."
I will tell them, Yes, I am totally speechless at your madness when I hear such a total lie and foolish argument against repentance from you. Of course, common sense tells us that the thief was stuck on the cross and he could not come down to do any recompense.
We don't need to think deeply to know that Jesus would never ask a dying man, who was stuck on the cross, to do any recompense. But that does not mean that Jesus would never want any sinners or thieves to repent too. 

• Mat 4:17 KJV  From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
• Mat 9:13 KJV  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.
• Luk 16:29-31 KJV  Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.  (30)  And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.  (31)  And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
• Luk 19:8-10 KJV  And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.  (9)  And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham.  (10)  For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.

We also don't need to think deeply to know that Jesus had preached enough repentance (for salvation) before he was crucified too. Hence, the thief could have repented because of what He had preached before they were both crucified. Only mad people would think that Jesus would still need to preach repentance as a dying man on the cross and say, "Repent, repent, for the kingdom of God is at hand.." to get any sinner or thief to be saved at the very last minute.
      

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