K080. Jesus will separate the believers from the 'believers'

He will not just separate the believers from the sinners only. How do we know that? If we read the Bible, we know that He has done it in the past and He will do it again in the future.

The following Bible verses are all about the separation:
Joh 6:65-67 KJV  And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.  (66)  From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.  (67)  Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away?
Mat 13:40-52 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 .. (44)  Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.  (45)  Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:  (46)  Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.  (47)  Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:  (48)  Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away ..
Mat 22:9-14 KJV  Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage .. (11)  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 ..  (14)  For many are called, but few are chosen.
Mat 24:40-51 KJV  Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left ..  .. (45) Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season? .. .. (48) But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;  (49)  And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;  (50)  The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,  (51)  And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
There are many more Bible verses which talks about the separation, for example the separation of the sheep and the goats, the wise virgins and the foolish virgins, the wise servants who multiplied talents and the foolish servant who hid his talent, the first sickle to reap His harvest and the second sickle to reap with judgement in Rev 14, the strong church and the lukewarm churches in Rev 2-3, .. etc.


Many argue that those warnings are not for them
Many argue that the Lord will never cast any believers away or spue out any believers no matter what they do. They argue that all the Bible verses above can NEVER be applicable to them, the believers; but only to the sinners, the hypocrites, or the Pharisees. I will ask them, Did Jesus say that His words can never be applicable to you, to the believers, or to the churches? No, if He did not say so, please do not qualify yourselves and limit His words.
I know that we need to assure ourselves that we can never and should never be the evil servant who smite others, and ate, and drank; or be like the believer who became speechless without the wedding garment; or the tares, but we should be confident enough not to make wild speculations, change the Lord's warnings, and deceive ourselves with promises which the Lord did not make.

Please read all those Bible verses again and ask honest question, Can we tell the believers honestly that those Bible verses are not for them? No, I would be lying if I say that those Bible verses are not for them; but for the sinners who can never hear or accept the words of Christ.
1. Unless we are blind, we should know that Jesus specifically instructed that His words and warnings be given to the churches or believers; not the world (Rev 1:11). Many say that the warning of the Beast in Rev 13 and the two sickles of separation in Rev 14 are none of their business because they, the churches, would have been taken up in the rapture. According to their pre-tribulation belief, they argue that the word 'Churches' appears only in the first, second, and third chapters of Revelation; but after that, there is no more mention of the 'churches'. Well, this is a weak argument because there are many things in the Bible which were not mentioned, but can we conclude that they are not present or they does not exist, for example, the presence of the Holy Spirit? No, certainly not. Neither can we conclude that none of the Israelites died (or given birth) just because it was not mentioned before the Ten Commandments.
2. Unless we are blind, we should know that Jesus was warning the believers about His judgement on the unfaithful servant in Mat 24:48-51. Hence, it is meaningless for Jesus to give such warning to the sinners or the world who can never follow Him. Many argue that these warnings are not for the believers today; but for the believers of the early church in the past. I will ask them to read with the correct Bible context, Didn't you know that a lot of His warnings in the gospel and the book of Revelation were given as end time prophecies? If most of them are end time prophecies and warnings, how can we say that they are not applicable today or in the future?

Please think again, Does it make sense to put the 'No Smoking' sign in a night club, gambling club, or smoking club where everybody is a smoker? No. But, if we put the warning sign in a restaurant where majority of the people are non-smokers, can you argue that it is not applicable to you and therefore, it must be taken down? No.
Now, think again, Will you put the 'No Swimming' sign in a swimming pool which is open for swimming? No. Do you therefore conclude that the 'No Swimming' sign is useless and therefore it can never be used for any other pools? No, ridiculous. This shows how ridiculous is the argument of many preachers who do not know God's warning or commandment. God's warning is only for those who can keep His warning and obey His commandments. God would never give His warnings, commandments, His law, or His covenant, to the world who is already lost. The only command or law that He will give to the world is: His command to Repent (Act 17:30) and His law of Judgement.

Many still argue vehemently that all the laws and commandments of God are not for them based on the following Bible verses:
1Ti 1:8-9 KJV  But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully;  (9)  Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers ..
I will tell them, God's warnings and commandments are still for us today; whilst the law of judgement is for (against) the wicked (and the law is good). You may argue vehemently that you are more righteous than the lawless and therefore all God's laws (including the law of judgement) are not for you; but have you really repented and walked in His commandments?
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.

Many will still argue, "No, God's warnings and commandments are for the Old Testament believers. Today, New Testament believers like us are under grace and therefore we can never fall away. We don't even need to confess sin because we are so righteous (by the righteousness of Christ) that we can no longer sin. Moreover, Jesus has kept all the commandments for us so that we are always righteous effortlessly. Hence, who would still need God's warnings or commandments today? Jesus tell me to tell you that today we should preach more about grace instead of judgements and repentance .."
I will tell them, God told me to tell you that I cannot believe you. Too many greedy preachers, pastors, deacons, .., and believers have said the same thing, and yet we find that they break their marriage vows, divorce their wives, boast arrogant lies, preach false doctrine, and live like the kings (with luxurious cars and private jets). Come on, if you say that you cannot sin and you don't have to confess sin, you try to make God or Jesus a liar while you know that God has commanded us to repent (Act 17:30) and confess our sins (Luk 11:4). But we know that He cannot lie, so you are the liar instead:
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.


Jesus will separate the churches from the 'churches' too
Having known that there are Bible warnings to the believers, naturally we can say that there will be separation of the believer from the 'believers' who do not take heed or obey the warnings of Christ. I won't elaborate why disobedience is one of the worst sins; I hope that no one will argue with me on this (Remember King Saul's disobedience was judged severely by God even though he thought that he was doing fine when he defeated the enemies and brought in many great sacrifices for God. So, don't be a hard nut (to crack) like King Saul and think that we can disobey by Christ's sacrifice, by Christ's obedience, by misinterpreting Rom 5:19, and by abusing grace Rom 5:20). However, I will move on to elaborate on my original intention: i.e. to show how Jesus will separate those (believers) who will obey His doctrine and those (believers) who will not. There are many Religions, Cults, Satanism beliefs, and false beliefs today. But our focus today is not on those who have rejected the Bible openly. We are more concerned about those (believers) who still believe the Bible, but they do not walk in it totally. Of course, we know that many believers cannot agree totally on everything in the Bible, but based on the two most important doctrine: 'Repentance' and 'Grace', we can conclude that these are the two major concerns which we must address and discuss in depth if we want the people to be truly saved. The two groups of believers who are our major concerns today are:

1. The Roman Catholic Church (RCC)
The RCC have exaggerated, abused, and confessed repentance (penance) ritualistically. As a result, many of their believers have departed from the sound doctrine of Christ.

2. The Radical Grace Church (RGC)
The RGC on the other hand exaggerated the other extreme and abuse grace, even though they may preach it, confess it radically, and even worship it as their 'God' or 'Christ' with the hope that it will proper them, forgive them, teach them, and answer all their prayers in a radical and 'effortless' manner (without any repentance, obedience, or keeping of God's commandments). As a result, many of their believers have not only departed from sound doctrine; they have also become evasive, argumentative, and lukewarm in obeying and keeping the doctrine of Christ. Many think that RGC is a fictitious group of churches who are non-existent; however, I think that it could have subtly caused more harm and corruption to the doctrine of Christ than RCC could in the last days.

Although both RCC and RGC are the believers of the doctrine based on the New Testament, they departed very far away from the words and the doctrine of Christ. I've also heard that RCC has only subtly changed the Ten Commandments; but RGC would totally reject the Ten Commandments and mock at those who still do and teach them.

However, I won't say that everyone in RCC or RGC are unsaved just because they are still in RCC or RGC. Physically they may still remain in RCC or RGC, probably because of their loved ones. Many wanted to leave, but in the end they stay for the sake of their wives (as Lot did). I can empathize with them as they could have loved their wives or husbands too much to divorce them and attend another church which (they think) is no better than their existing churches as we understand that there are not many good churches around nowadays.
1Co 7:3-17 KJV  Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband .. .. (12)  But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away ..  .. (16)  For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife?  (17)  But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all churches.

Hence, I believe that that is the reason why it is difficult to separate the believers now and we have to wait for the Lord to separate us (Mat 13:37-52, Mat 24:40-42).

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