THE DIVORCE: YOUR CHOICE; NOT GOD'S
“… For it is impossible to bring back to
repentance those who were once enlightened—those who have EXPERIENCED the good things of heaven and SHARED in the Holy Spirit, who have TASTED the goodness
of the Word of God and the power of the age to come— and
who then turn away from God. It is
impossible to bring such people back to repentance; by rejecting the Son of God, they themselves are nailing him to the cross once again and
holding him up to public shame. …” (Hebrews 6:4-8 NLT).“…You have fallen away from God’s GRACE…” (Galatians 5:4 NLT). “... IN LATTER TIMES “SOME”
SHALL [CHOOSE OR DECIDE TO] ...DEPART FROM
the [CHRISTIAN] ... FAITH !!!!...” (1 Timothy 4:1-3
KJV). “...Take heed, BRETHREN (SISTERS),
lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from (LEAVING)the living God...”
(Hebrews 3:12 KJV). “...If ye continue in the
faith ... and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel ...” (Colossians 1:22-23 KJV).
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When
a divorce happens it means a marriage has been terminated. It also means the
legal duties and responsibilities of each spouse have been canceled and the
vows, under the rule of law, are no longer binding.
A
vow is a “voluntary” promise YOU MAKE and once YOU MAKE it, you are to KEEP what you VOWED, especially if it is the righteous thing
to do, under the “holy” law of God.
How
IMPORTANT are VOWS “YOU” MAKE to God? “...When you
make a vow to God, do not delay to fulfill it. He has no pleasure in fools;
fulfill your vow.
It is better not to
make a vow than to make one and not fulfill it. Do not let your
mouth lead you into sin. And do not protest to the temple messenger, “My vow
was a mistake.” Why should God be angry at what you say and destroy the work of
your hands?...” (Ecclesiastes
5:4-5 NIV).
“... If you
make a vow to the Lord your
God, do not be slow to pay it, for the Lord your God will certainly
demand it of you and you will be guilty of sin. But if you refrain
from making a vow, you will not be guilty. Whatever your lips utter you must be sure to do, because you
made your vow freely to the Lord your God
with your own mouth...” (Deuteronomy
23:21-23 NIV).
“... When
a man (woman) makes
a vow to the Lord or takes an oath to obligate
himself (herself) by a pledge, he (she) must not break his(her) word but must do everything
he (she) said...” (Numbers 30:2 NIV).
“...Again,
you have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill to the Lord the vows you have made...’”
(Matthew 5:33 NIV).
In order to obtain a
divorce, the married couple, must go through a legal process to break their
vows, according to their state or country, which will require the involvement
of a court to decide on issues such as distribution of properties, child
support, alimony, sharing of debt, and the splitting of material possessions.
The reasons for divorce,
varies, but could entail anything from incompatibility to infidelity. In the
instant of divorce either both parties want the divorce, or one party wants the
divorce and the other concedes to the other parties WILLFUL CHOICE.
The bottom line is that
a DIVORCE is the dissolution of a marriage, the breaking of original vows made,
and it requires a LEGAL PROCESS to END it.
“…those
who have
experienced
the good things of heaven and shared in
the Holy Spirit, who
have tasted the goodness of the Word of God and the power of the age to
come— and who
then turn away from God (THOSE WHO WILLFULLY CHOOSE TO BREAK THE COVENANT RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM)…”
(Hebrews 6:4-8 NLT). “... IN LATTER TIMES “SOME” SHALL [CHOOSE
OR DECIDE TO] ...DEPART (leave, divorce, BREAK THEIR VOWS, commit apostasy, etc.) FROM the [CHRISTIAN]
... FAITH !!!!...” (1
Timothy 4:1-3 KJV).
“...Take heed, BRETHREN (SISTERS or THE REDEEMED; his BRIDE etc.), lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God...” (Hebrews 3:12 KJV).
“...If ye ..[choose or
willfully decide to] ...continue in the faith ... and be not
moved away from the hope of the gospel ...” (Colossians
1:22-23 KJV).
Struggling
to OVERCOME sin and willfully PRACTICING sin is two different things. Within
relationships, including the covenant relationship with God, the Holy Spirit, we make mistakes, we stumble and fall, we are
imperfect, we are weak, and we fail, but we DON’T LEAVE our companions.
To
LEAVE is to walk away, vacate, move on, divorce, separate, or break completely from
your vows or promises made to another person, your marital partner, or covenant
companion.
When APOSTASY (DIVORCE
from God) happens it usually means the covenant relationship with HIM has been
terminated by the WILLFUL decision of the BRIDE (the church, the redeemed, etc.).
“... You “WERE” SEALED ...WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT OF PROMISE.…”
(Ephesians 1 NLT).
However, “... Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness ...” (1 John 3:7-10 NASB).
“...God
SEES NOT as man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but
the LORD LOOKS
AT THE HEART…”(1
Samuel 16:7 NASB). “…No one needed… to
tell him (God) about human nature, for he knew what was in each person’s heart…”
(John 2:24-25 NLT). “…[The] ...Lord (God), which knowest the hearts of all men…”
(Acts 1:24 KJV). “… He watches everyone
closely, examining every person on earth. The Lord examines both the righteous and the
wicked…” (Psalm 11:4-5 NLT).
Therefore,
“... Stand
fast (brothers, sisters, church, BRIDE, redeemed, etc.) ... in the liberty
(freedom FROM sin) wherewith Christ hath made ...[YOU]... free,
and be not entangled AGAIN with the yoke of bondage..” (Galatians 5:1 KJV).
“...For if, after ...[YOU]... have escaped the defilements
of the world by the knowledge of the
Lord and Savior Jesus Christ... [and]... are again entangled in them...” (2 Peter 2:20-23 NASB). “…It’s YOUR SINS that...[will] … cut you off from God…”
(Isaiah 59:2 NLT). “…Your INIQUITIES...[will] … [separate] … you and your God…”
(Isaiah 59:2 KJV). “…You have been cut off from
Christ! You have fallen
away from God’s GRACE…”
(Galatians 5:4 NLT). “...HE(she)
THAT “SHALL” (WILLfully choose to) ENDURE UNTO THE END SHALL BE SAVED...” (Matthew 24:13 KJV).
“...it would be
better for them...[that willfully choose to depart from God]... not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it, to turn
away from the holy commandment ...” (2 Peter 2:20-23 NASB).
WHY? “...It has
happened to them according to the true proverb, “A dog returns to its own vomit,” and, “A sow, after washing, returns to wallowing in the mire...” (2 Peter 2:20-23 NASB).
AND THE WORD SAYS: “…It’s YOUR [willful practice of]...SINS that ...[will]... cut
you off
from God. …”
(Isaiah 59:2 NLT). God says, “…I change NOT…”
(Malachi 3:6 KJV).
“…MY WORD … that goeth forth out of my mouth: it SHALL NOT return
unto me void, but it SHALL ACCOMPLISH that which I please, and it SHALL PROSPER in the thing whereto I sent
it…” (Isaiah 55:11 KJV). HIS
WORD SAYS: “... Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness ...” (1 John 3:7-10 NASB).
“…It’s YOUR SINS that ...[WILL]... cut you off from God. …”
(Isaiah 59:2 NLT).
God says, I “…am
WATCHING over my word to PERFORM it…” (Jeremiah 1:12 NASB).
Therefore, “... the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing
even to the dividing asunder of soul
and spirit,....” (Hebrews 4:12 NASB).
BECAUSE
OF WHAT THE WORD SAYS: “... the word of
God [is QUICK and POWERFUL]...piercing ...to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit,....” (Hebrews 4:12 NASB).“…you have
been cut
off
from Christ! …”
(Galatians 5:4 NLT).
BECAUSE “…If
you love [god, the holy spirit; the bridegroom),
you will keep ...[his holy]...
commandments…”
(John 14:15).
Nonetheless, “…[God’s]...
people ...[will]... not listen to ...[HIM... They ...[keep]... doing whatever they [want]…” (Jeremiah 7:24 NLT). “… The people replied, “Don’t
waste your breath. We
will continue
to live as we want to,
stubbornly following our
own evil desires…”
(JEREMIAH 18:12 NLT). “…Thus saith the Lord; ‘Cursed be the MAN (or woman) ... whose HEART departeth from the Lord…”
(Jeremiah 17:5 KJV)
Thus, “…[MY PEOPLE]... broke [THEIR] ... covenant [WITH ME], though I [love]...them as a..[righteous]... husband loves his wife,” says the Lord…”
(Jeremiah 31:32 NASB).
“... I forewarn you ... that those who ...[choose
to continue to]...practice such things will
not inherit the kingdom of God...” (Galatians 5:19-21 NASB).
“... Now the deeds of the flesh, [practiced by my people, will be]...
evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry,
sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions,
factions, envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things
like these, of which I forewarn you, just
as I have forewarned you, that those who
practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God...” (Galatians 5:19-21 NASB).
“... Everyone (no exceptions) who practices sin ...[on any level]...
also practices lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness ...” (1 John 3:7-10 NASB).
A little bit of SIN, it “STILL” SOME sin. “... For the person who keeps all of the [Holy] ... laws except one is as guilty as a person who has broken all of God’s [Holy] ...laws. For the same
God who said, “You must not commit adultery,” also said, “You must not murder.”
So if you murder someone but do not commit adultery, you have still
broken the law...” (James 2:10-15
NLT).
APOSTASY (DIVORCE from
God) also means the spiritual duties and responsibilities that the REDEEMED;
his BRIDE MADE, toward God, the Holy
Spirit, have been rejected and the beliefs (vows), based upon his holy law,
have also been forsaken and abandoned. “…
[YOU]… FORGOT all about ME,” says the Lord…”
(Hosea 2:13 NLT). “…They ABANDONED the Lord… they
turned their backs on him….” (2 Chronicles 29:6 NLT). “...people
will no longer listen to sound and wholesome teaching....” (2 Timothy 4:3-4 NLT).“...
They will follow their own desires and will look for
teachers who will tell them whatever their itching ears want to hear...” (2 Timothy 4:3-4 NLT). “...They
will reject the truth and chase after myths...” (2 Timothy 4:3-4 NLT).
“...some will turn away from the true faith;...” (Hebrews 4:1-2 NLT).
“...they will follow deceptive spirits and teachings that come from demons...” (Hebrews 4:1-2 NLT).
“...These
people are hypocrites and liars, and their consciences are dead...”
(Hebrews 4:1-2 NLT).
“…We
will continue to live as WE WANT TO, stubbornly following our own evil
desires…” (JEREMIAH 18:12 NLT).
“…My
people would not listen to me. They KEPT DOING WHATEVER THEY WANTED, following the stubborn desires of their [OWN]
evil hearts…” (Jeremiah 7:24 NLT).
In order to achieve
APOSTASY, the REDEEMED; his BRIDE, goes through a spiritual process of
renouncing and disassociating him or herself from God, the Holy Spirt. “... a time is coming when people will no longer listen to sound and wholesome teaching. They will follow their own desires and will look for
teachers who will tell them whatever their itching ears want to hear. They
will reject the truth and chase after myths...” (2 Timothy 4:3-4 NLT).
“...Now
the Holy Spirit tells us clearly that in
the last times some will turn away from the true faith; they will follow deceptive spirits and teachings that come from demons. These people are hypocrites and liars, and
their consciences are dead...” (Hebrews 4:1-2 NLT).
“...the people replied, “…We
will continue to live as WE WANT TO, stubbornly following our own evil
desires…” (JEREMIAH 18:12 NLT).
“…my
people would not listen to me. They KEPT DOING WHATEVER THEY WANTED, following the stubborn desires of their [OWN]
evil hearts…” (Jeremiah 7:24 NLT).
“...It has
happened to them according to the true proverb, “A dog returns to its own vomit,” and, “A sow, after washing, returns to wallowing in the mire...” (2 Peter 2:20-23 NASB).
The REDEEMED; his BRIDE
has willfully CHOSEN to fall away from the covenant relationship with God and
return to a life without HIM. “...For if,
after they (the redeemed; his bride who were in a
covenant relationship with God) have escaped ... they (the redeemed; his bride who were in a covenant relationship with God)
are AGAIN
entangled in them (their former sinful lifestyle practices) ... it would be better
for them (the redeemed; his
bride who were in a covenant relationship with God) not to have known the way of righteousness,
than having known it, to turn away from (by their OWN willful and voluntary choice) the
holy commandment ... It has happened to them (the redeemed; his bride who were in a covenant relationship with God)
according to the true proverb, “A DOG RETURNS TO ITS OWN VOMIT,” and, “A sow, after washing, returns to wallowing in the mire...”
(2 Peter 2:20-23 NASB). “... EVERYONE (NO EXCEPTIONS and includes the REDEEMED;
his BRIDE) who practices sin
also
practices lawlessness;
and sin is lawlessness ... the one who practices
sin is of the devil ... No
one who is born of God practices sin, because His seed abides in him; and he cannot sin,
because he is born of God...” (1 John 3:7-10 NASB). “YOU”
choose to, “…abide
in me, and I in you.
(John 15:4 KJV). “…If a man abide NOT in me, ‘he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered…” (John 15:6 KJV). “... By this the children of God and the
children of the devil are obvious: anyone
who
does not practice righteousness is
not of GOD...” (1 John 3:7-10 NASB).
FURTHER, “…what fellowship hath righteousness with
unrighteousness? And what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord
hath Christ (the Word of TRUTH) with Belial (the DEVIL or Father of LIES)? Or
what part hath he that believeth (depends upon God) with an infidel (one who
doesn’t depend upon God)?” (2
Corinthians 6:14-15 KJV).
“…My
people would not listen to me. They KEPT DOING WHATEVER THEY WANTED, following the stubborn desires of their [OWN]
evil hearts…” (Jeremiah 7:24 NLT).
“…It’s YOUR ...[practice of]...SINS that...[will]... cut
you off
from God. …”
(Isaiah 59:2 NLT). “......piercing ... asunder
...soul and spirit,....” (Hebrews 4:12 NASB).“…you ...[will
be]... cut off from Christ! …” (Galatians 5:4 NLT).
In addition, these
redeemed, who commit apostasy, have also CHOSEN to abandon previously held
beliefs(vows) and have decided to defy or rebel against the practice of those
same beliefs (vows).“...dear brothers and
sisters (the redeemed; his bride). Make sure that your own hearts are not evil and
unbelieving, turning you away from the living God. You must warn each other every day, while
it is still “today,” so that none of you will be deceived
by sin and hardened against God...” (Hebrews 3:12-13 NLT).
“...God’s promise of entering his rest still
stands, so we ought to tremble with fear that some of you might fail
to experience it...” (Hebrews 4:1 NLT).
The reason for APOSTASY
(DIVORCE from God), varies, but could entail anything from a desire to continue
to practice a sinful lifestyle to spiritual infidelity. “... They will follow their own desires and will look for
teachers who will tell them whatever their itching ears want to hear...” (2 Timothy 4:3-4 NLT). “...They
will reject the truth and chase after myths...” (2 Timothy 4:3-4 NLT). “…For years
on end my people have FORGOTten ME…”
(Jeremiah 2:32 NLT). “…They ABANDONED the Lord to serve Baal (other objects of faith)…”
(Judges 2:13 NLT). “…Ever since I brought
them from Egypt they have continually ABANDONED ME and
followed other gods (other objects of faith)…” (1 Samuel 8:8 NLT). “…For my people have ABANDONED
ME and offered sacrifices to pagan gods (other objects of
faith)…” (2 Kings 22:17 NLT).
In the instant of
spiritual APOSTASY against God, the Holy
Spirit, only one party wants to forsake or abandon the covenant
relationship. God, the Holy Spirit
concedes to the other party’s willful and voluntary CHOICE. "… I hate divorce (APOSTASY)," says the LORD, the
God of Israel..." (Malachi 2:16 NASB). “…[Yet]...GOD
GAVE THEM OVER to a reprobate mind to do those things which are
convenient...being filled with all unrighteousness...” (Romans
1:28 KJV). “…, …We will continue to live as we
want to,
stubbornly following our own evil desires…”
(JEREMIAH 18:12 NLT). “…
my people have stubborn and rebellious hearts. They have turned away and ABANDONED me….” (JEREMIAH 5:23 NLT). “…They kept doing whatever they wanted…” (Jeremiah 7:24 NLT).
The
REDEEMED; his BRIDE can willfully CHOOSE to depart from God, the Holy Spirit, but God, the Holy Spirit, doesn’t depart from his
BRIDE. : “…I am with you always, to the very end…"(Matthew 28:20 NIV). God will
“…Never leave nor forsake you…” (Hebrews 13:5 KJV). “…Behold,
I am with … [you] and will keep … [you]...
whithersoever [you]… goest…I
will not leave [you] ..." (Genesis 28:15 ASV).
However,
God, the Holy Spirit, concedes, to
your CHOICE to leave or depart from HIM. “...The Lord said, My [Holy]...Spirit shall not always strive with
man…” (Genesis 6:3 KJV).
“…They
DID NOT like to retain God in their knowledge (MINDS, hearts), GOD GAVE THEM OVER
to a reprobate mind (wicked, unrepentant mind)…” (Romans 1:28
KJV). “...God gave them over in the lusts of their hearts
to impurity, so that their bodies would be dishonored among them...” (Romans 1:24 NASB). “...God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do those
things which are not proper...” (Romans 1:28 NASB). “....I gave them over to worthless decrees and regulations that would not lead to life...” (Ezekiel 20:25 NLT).“...It has happened to them according to the
true proverb, “A dog returns to its own vomit,” and, “A sow, after washing, returns to wallowing in the mire...” (2 Peter 2:20-23 NASB).
“…Choose you this day whom ye will serve….” (Joshua 24:15 KJV). “…Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey,
his servants ye are to whom ye obey;
whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?” (Romans
6:16 KJV). “....I gave them over ...” (Ezekiel 20:25
NLT)
Thus, “… I
will remove thy candlestick (the indwelling light) out of his place…” (Revelation
2:5 KJV).“… the dividing asunder of soul and
spirit…” (Hebrews 4:12
KJV).“…you have been cut off from
Christ! …”
(Galatians 5:4 NLT).“…You have fallen
away from God’s GRACE…”
(Galatians 5:4 NLT).
The bible presents the
scenario, in regard to, human marital relationships, which says if you are
married to someone who is NOT believing STAY committed to them. However, “...if the unbelieving one leaves, let
him (her) leave; the brother or the sister is not under bondage in such cases, but God has
called.. [the redeemed]... to peace. For how do you know, O wife, whether you will
save your husband? Or how do you know, O husband, whether you will save your
wife?” (1 Corinthians
7:15-16 NASB).
Similarly,
God, the Holy Spirit, concedes to the
man or woman’s willful CHOICE to depart from him, yet he REMAINS faithful to
his covenant promises (vows) to them. “…If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful, for he cannot deny who he is…” (2
Timothy 2:13 NLT).
God, the
Holy Spirit’s, LOVE also remains UNCONDITIONAL toward his REDEEMED; his
BRIDE. “…[Nothing]…will be able to separate us from the love of God,
which is in Christ Jesus our Lord…”(Romans
8:31-39 NASB).
God, the Holy Spirit, will NEVER let his
covenant partner perish or let anyone SNATCH them out of his hands as long as
THEY willfully and voluntarily CHOOSE to abide in him or STAY in the covenant
relationship with HIM. “...I give them eternal life,
and they will never perish. No one can snatch them away from me...” (John 10:28 NLT).
However, the redeemed;
his bride chooses to “...Remain in me,
and I will remain in you...” (John 15:4). “...Abide in me and I in you...” (John 15:4 KJV). “…Choose
you this day whom ye will serve….” (Joshua 24:15
KJV). …If a man (woman) abide NOT
in me, ‘he (she) is cast forth as
a branch, and is withered;
and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and
they are burned…”
(John 15:6 KJV).
God’s
FAITHFUL and LOVING role in the covenant relationship with the believer is UNCONDITIONAL,
but the redeemed; his bride’s ROLE is “NOT.” “…I
am the Lord, I change NOT…” (Malachi 3:6 KJV). “...[My Word to you].... is the same yesterday and today and
forever” (Hebrews 13:8 NIV). However, “…Choose you (through human will) this
day whom ye will serve….” (Joshua 24:15 KJV).
Every
vow and promise God makes, to the redeemed; his bride, is SOLID. “…MY WORD …
that goeth forth out of my mouth: it SHALL NOT return unto me void, but it SHALL ACCOMPLISH
that which I please, and it SHALL
PROSPER in the thing whereto I sent it…” (Isaiah 55:11 KJV). God
says, I “…am WATCHING over my word to PERFORM it…”
(Jeremiah 1:12 NASB). “…He has
granted to [his people]… His precious and magnificent promises…” (2 Peter 1:4 NASB).
“…As many as are the promises of God, in Him they are yes
…also … Amen …” (2 Corinthians
1:20 NASB). “…Not one of the good promises which the Lord had made … failed; all came to pass…” (Joshua 21:45 NASB).
BUT, because of HUMAN WILL, the redeemed; his
bride’s vows and promises to God are NOT SOLID. “... You, that were sometime
alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled
In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and
unreproveable in his sight (THE NEXT VERSE REQUIRES HUMAN WILL OR
HUMAN CHOICE) “If” ye (CHOOSE TO) continue in the faith grounded and
settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have
heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof
I Paul am made a minister...” (Colossians 1:21-23 KJV). “... Be careful then, dear brothers and sisters (redeemed;
bride)...” (Hebrews 3:12 NLT). “...Take heed, brethren (sisters), lest there be in
any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in
departing from the living God. But exhort one another daily, while it is
called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.
For we are made partakers of Christ, (THE NEXT VERSE REQUIRES HUMAN WILL OR
HUMAN CHOICE) “if” we (CHOOSE TO) hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end...” (Hebrews 3:12-14 KJV). .“...HE (SHE) THAT “SHALL” ENDURE (THROUGH HUMAN WILL OR HUMAN CHOICE) UNTO THE END
SHALL BE SAVED...”
(Matthew 24:13 KJV).
The bottom line is
that APOSTASY (DIVORCE from God) causes
the dissolution of the covenant relationship and it requires the redeemed; his
BRIDE to willfully CHOOSE to FORSAKE or ABANDON HIM.“…If
you love me, you will (CHOOSE TO.) keep my commandments…”
(John 14:15).
Nonetheless, “…My
people would not listen to me. They kept (CHOOSING TO DO) ...whatever they wanted…” (Jeremiah 7:24 NLT). “… The people replied, “Don’t
waste your breath. We
will continue
to (CHOOSE TO) live as we want to, stubbornly following our own evil desires…”
(JEREMIAH 18:12 NLT). “…Thus saith the Lord; ‘Cursed be the MAN (or woman) ... whose HEART (WILLFULLY) departeth from the Lord…”
(Jeremiah 17:5 KJV).
In addition, “…[MY PEOPLE]... broke [THEIR] ... covenant [WITH ME, BY CHOICE,], though I loved them as a...[righteous]... husband loves his wife,” says the Lord…”
(Jeremiah 31:32 NASB).
PLEASE PAY ATTENTION.
THIS IS MESSAGE IS“… to ...
those who
were once enlightened— AND THEN TURN AWAY…”
(Hebrews 6:4-8 NLT). “… repent and DO the first works (CHOOSING to ABIDE, in the covenant
relationship with God, the Holy Spirit)…”
(Revelation 2:5 KJV).
“…Choose you (through human will) this day
whom ye will
serve….”
(Joshua 24:15 KJV). “…Know ye not, that to whom ye yield
yourselves servants to obey, his
servants ye are to whom ye obey...” (Romans 6:16 KJV).
“...we can tell who are
children of God and who are children
of the devil. Anyone
(NO EXCEPTIONS) who does not live righteously and does not love other believers does
not belong to God...” (1 John 3:7-10
NLT).
“... REPENT AND RETURN, “SO” that your sins may be wiped away…” (Acts 3:19 NASB). “ ... Return ... to the Lord ... [your] ... God... [AND HE] ... will heal [your] ... apostasy ....” (Hosea 14:1-4 NLT).
“... I forewarn you
... those who practice such things will
not inherit the kingdom of God...” (Galatians 5:19-21 NASB).
“…EXCEPT YE REPENT, ye...[ALSO
(the redeemed; his bride)]... shall all likewise PERISH…” (Luke
13:3 KJV).
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