Take
heed unto thyself, and
unto the doctrine; continue in them:
for
in doing this thou shalt both save thyself,
and
them that hear thee.
1Timothy 4:16
Is your pastor saving himself and those under his charge, or is he destroying BOTH himself and those under his charge?
Beware,
lest you be actually destroyed by the lies taught you by your pastors! Apostle
Paul solemnly reminded Pastor Timothy of these words;
"Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all. Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee."
You may ask, "If Jesus is our Saviour, then how can pastors save us?" That's an excellent question. Isn't he a saved man? Then why does he need to save himself?
The salvation Jesus SECURED for and freely applied to His people, and the salvation His people have to work out for themselves are DISTINCT and DIFFERENT salvation. The former is eternal salvation; the latter is temporal, i.e. pertaining to the life here and now.
"And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation." Ac 2:40.
"For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife?" 1Co 7:16.
"To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might, by all means, save some." 1Co 9:22.
"Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling." Phil 2:12
So many are UNABLE to make the distinction between the salvation that Christ has secured for His people and the salvation that His people have to work out for themselves by their obedience... that they are messed up in their understanding of salvation by free grace.
Only those whom God has freely bestowed eternal salvation are capable of working out their own temporal salvation. Isn't that simple?
Only those who have received life from their parents are able to get a life for themselves; the former makes the latter possible!
Because
they fail to rightly divide the word of truth, they INEVITABLY end up with
SYNERGISM, no matter how much they boast about MONERGISM!
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Don Hamilton
The distinction between the eternal salvation and the temporal salvation is a fundamental or basic truth that one must first understand in order to build the structure of theology properly. So few of the Elect have this knowledge! Thank God for this golden nugget of heavenly knowledge if you can see this distinction!
Bill Taylor
Amen, Bro. Sing!
Rayburn Brooks
Amen, brother Sing, excellent and correct dividing of the truth of the two different salvations that is not understood by so many.
Dave Chandler
Well written, Brother. Press on
Bernard Gowens
Good message, Sing F Lau...
Rick Leasure
If Jesus is our savior, how can we save ourselves?
Sing F Lau
That's a very good question.
The salvation Jesus SECURED for His people, and the salvation His people have to work out for themselves are DISTINCT and DIFFERENT salvation. The former is eternal salvation; the latter is temporal, i.e. pertaining to the life here and now.
"And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation." Ac 2:40.
"For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife?" 1Co 7:16.
"To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some." 1Co 9:22.
Cheri Thomas
amen, Sing, AMEN!
Sing F Lau
So many are UNABLE to make the distinction between the salvation that Christ has secured for His people, and the salvation that His people has to work out for themselves by their obedience... that they are messed up in their understanding of salvation by free grace.
Because they fail to rightly divide the word of truth, they INEVITABLY end up with SYNERGISM, no matter how much they boast about MONERGISM!
Jimmy Lynn Brantley
Sadly very true. Most people do not even try to search the scriptures to prove them and those that they hear. Thank God for your gift.
Sing F Lau
Holy things must be handled with holy hands...
Daniel Goh
What about ezekiel 34
Sing F Lau
What about?
