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"But the NATURAL MAN RECEIVETH NOT the things of the SPIRIT OF
GOD; for they are FOOLISHNESS UNTO HIM: NEITHER CAN HE KNOW
THEM, BECAUSE
THEY ARE SPIRITUALLY DISCERNED. BUT HE THAT IS SPIRITUAL
JUDGETH ALL THINGS,
YET HE HIMSELF IS JUDGED OF NO MAN."
(1 Corinthians 2:14-15)
This verse is a key verse in getting to the root of the delusion that is
even now spreading across the earth in preparation for the appearance of the
antichrist. Paul is blunt: THE NATURAL MAN, THE CARNAL MAN, THE FLESH
CANNOT
RECEIVE THE THINGS OF THE SPIRIT OF GOD. The real truths of God cannot be
discerned by the mind, by the soul. The word "discerned" means to
INVESTIGATE, TO SCRUTINIZE, TO QUESTION, TO EXAMINE, AND TO
JUDGE. It is
beyond the capacity of the unregenerate man to DISCERN TRUE
SPIRITUAL MATTERS.
This is why the vast majority of Christians end up in eternal ruin. In the
first place, they refused to enter the strait gate and walk the narrow way
to FIND CHRIST, TO FIND AGAPE LOVE, TO FIND REGENERATION. Because they
are
not regenerated, they in truth HAVE NO SPIRITUAL
DISCERNMENT. Because all spiritual discernment has at its point of measure
the perfect agape love of God, THE VAST MAJORITY OF CHRISTIANS CANNOT
DISCERN THEIR TRUE STAUS BEFORE GOD, Is this not exactly what Christ
said of the rejected? They KNEW NOT THEIR TRUE SPIRITUAL CONDITION? They
were under a delusion brought about by DISOBEDIENCE to Christ. All of their
discernment is in the flesh, in the mind, in the soul. They read the Word of
God and in their minds and souls they determine what it means. they then
embrace this carnal choice as truth by faith.
He is now commanded by God to JUDGE ALL THINGS. The word 'all' is 'pas' and it
means ALL, ANY, EVERYTHING, THE WHOLE. The true regenerate man is able to
pass a judgment upon everyone he comes into contact with. He not only is able, he is
commanded to do it! This judgment is not a judgment of condemnation but of
WHETHER OR NOT THE PRESENTED GOSPEL, THE PRESENTED
TESTIMONY, THE PRESENTED CLAIMS ARE AUTHENTIC OR NOT. Any
regenerate person can and must do this. It is called SPIRITUAL DISCERNMENT. Paul
then goes on to say that NO MAN CAN JUDGE THE SPIRITUAL MAN. What does he
mean?
If things of the Spirit of God are known only by the Spirit, then ONLY THE SPIRIT OF
GOD CAN JUDGE THE TRUE BELIEVER. No natural is able to judge man; no man is
even able to understand where he is coming from. HE WILL NOT UNDERSTAND
HIS WORDS. HE WILL NOT UNDERSTAND HIS SPEECH The natural man will
pass a natural judgement, but it will not avail him of anything for he does not realize he is
judging.
So here we find the DIVISION, THE DIVISION IS BETWEEN THE NATURAL MAN
AND THE SPIRITUAL MAN. THAT WHICH MAKES THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THE TWO IS AGAPE LOVE. The natural man does not have it, and cannot
know it, and knows nothing about it, but the spiritual man has it, knows what it is, and is
able to pass a TRUE JUDGMENT. He then is able to DETECT THE COUNTERFEIT.
This is why Jesus said:
"For there shall be false Christ, and false prophets, and SHALL SHEW GREAT
SIGNS AND WONDERS, INSOMUCH THAT, IF IT WERE POSSIBLE, THEY
SHOULD DECEIVE THE VERY ELECT." (Matthew 24:24)
Notice that Christ said THEY WOULD FOOL THE ELECT OF GOD IF IT WERE
POSSIBLE. It is no possible to fool them. Why not? Because they have AGAPE LOVE
WITHIN. Did not Paul say that THE DELUSION, THE DECEPTION IS CAST DOWN
UPON THOSE WHO DID NOT HAVE AGAPE LOVE. The division, that which makes
a difference, that which makes a person Holy IS THE AGAPE LOVE OF CHRIST. The
regenerate person HAS THE AGAPE LOVE WITHIN, AND SO HE CAN PASS A
JUDGMENT UPON ANY COUNTERFEIT LOVE THAT COMES ALONG,
INCLUDING THE LOVE OF ANTICHRIST.
What has all of this got to do with the deception of phileo love? Everything! The entire
human race, including the vast majority of Christians, because THEY ARE NOT
REGENERATE, ARE NOT ABLE TO JUDGE. They have no standard from which to
judge. They cannot detect the counterfeit, because they have no real standard from which
to measure. The apostate unsaved Church is swept right into the antichrist delusion. They
were deluded in the first place! It was easy for the antichrist forces to infiltrate the church
and seduce the many.
Now we come back to Paul and what he says. Remember that agape love of Christ is the
division that the Lord applies. It is His standard. It says THAT THEY RECEIVED NOT
THE AGAPE LOVE OF THE TRUTH THAT THEY MIGHT BE SAVED. It totally
confirms everything we have learned before. They did not lay hold of agape love, they
are NOT SAVED.
This delusion, this deception, this error in thought has but one purpose: TO
DAMN ALL THOSE WHO DID NOT LAY HOLD OF AGAPE, BUT WHO HAD ALL
THEIR PLEASURE
IN PHILEO LOVE. The delusion lays the groundwork for them to
BELIEVE A LIE. What is the lie? The very lie that PETER
BELIEVED; THAT PHILEO LOVE IS THE LOVE OF GOD.
It is this error, and this error alone that propels the whole world,
including the vast majority within the church of Jesus Christ into
ETERNAL DAMNATION. The word 'damned' is "krino" and it
means TO TRY, TO CONDEMN, TO JUDGE. The whole object of
God bringing the antichrist into the world is TO TRY THEM, TO PUT THEM ON
TRIAL AND TO FIND THEM GUILTY OF NO AGAPE IN THEIR HEARTS, AND
THUS THEY GO
INTO ETERNAL LOSS.
Now we come back to the United Nations to conclude our study of the
deception of PHILEO LOVE. The love is espoused by the United Nations, the
apostate Christian Church and the other world religions IS
THE PHILEO LOVE OF MAN. In point of actual fact, NO OTHER RELIGION ON
EARTH, NOR ANY OTHER RELIGIOUS FOUNDER EVER MADE SUCH A
RADICAL DISTINCTION
OF THE TWO TYPES OF LOVE AS DOES GOD AND CHRIST. The natural love of
man is
UNIVERSAL ON PLANET EARTH. This is the one common denominator by which
they
can glue their respective beliefs together, because
"after all, we are all Christians, and we have the same Lord, and we are TO
LOVE ONE ANOTHER" The reasoning is that what keeps the Church split into
factions is AT THE BASE OF IT DOCTRINAL DIFFERENCES.
This same movement is rapidly gaining ground in all other world religions,
and there are active, very active men and women all over the world
attempting to FIND COMMON GROUND SO THAT ALL RELIGIONS CAN MERGE
TOGETHER
AND BECOME ONE. The entire program of the Masonic Lodge is built upon the
concept that ALL RELIGIONS CONTAIN GOOD, AND THAT NO ONE HAS ANY
EXCLUSIVE
TRUTH, AND NO ONE CAN KNOW WHAT IS ABSOLUTE TRUTH. If one cannot
possibly
know absolute truth, or that there is ONE TRUTH, then
ALL RELIGIONS HAVE MERIT, AND SHOULD BE RESPECTED, REVERED,
AND TREATED AS
EQUALS.
This is THE LIE that God casts down upon the human race. This is so because
Jesus Christ said He was the only one that held the
keys to heaven. There is no name under heaven by which we may be
saved. Jesus said He was IT. If Jesus Christ IS THE ONLY SON OF GOD, AND THE
ONLY ONE ANNOINTED OF THE FATHER TO SAVE MAN, then that is
EXCLUSIVE OF ALL OTHERS, OF ALL OTHER RELIGIONS, OF ALL OTHER
CONCEPTS.
The antichrist system will tolerate ANY RELIGION. ANY IDEAS, ANY
CONCEPTS EXCEPT ONE; THAT THERE IS ONLY [ ONE TRUTH, ONE
MESSIAH, ONE WAY, ONE METHOD. That will be outlawed, and that
concept if promoted will be punishable by death.
The United Nations is working hard to bring this aspect of the antichrist
system into reality. It is called the "Intentional
Covenant on Civil and Political Rights." This treaty provides
that any ADVOCACY OF NATIONAL, RACIAL, OR RELIGIOUS
HATRED THAT CONSTITUTES INCITEMENT TO DISCRIMINATION,
HOSTILITY OR VIOLENCE
SHALL BE PROHIBITED BY lAW." There are other restrictions added to
protect the REPUTATIONS OF OTHERS OR THE PUBLIC HEALTH OR MORALS.
Freedom of
speech is clearly protected by our Constitution and people don't like what
you have to say, they need not listen, and they need not believe it. THIS
TREATY HOWEVER WILL PAVE THE WAY TO THE IMPRISONMENT OF
CHRISTIANS, for
their GOD HOLDS VERY SPECIFIC VIEWPOINTS, AND GOD HATES OTHER
RELIGIONS TO
THE POINT THAT HE DAMNS THOSE THAT BELIEVE THEM AND REFUSE HIS
SON TO
ETERNAL HELLFIRE. Now the UN can call that intolerant. They can scream it is
UNFAIR. They can call God all the names they want. It will not change
anything. GOD IS SOVEREIGN, and GOD HAS DECREED CHRIST AAS THE ONLY
ANNOINTED ONE.
Agape love WILL NOT TOLERATE ANY FORM OF SIN. It purges and sanctifies it's
own and cleans them up and makes them HOLY. Phileo love does no such thing,
but is a soft, mushy, all accepting, all forgiving,pseudo-love that is
hatred at the core of it. Agape love is open, honest, sincere, and tells the
truth, no matter what the pain in bearing it. Yet it is gentle, meek and
patient. Phileo love is never honest, never sincere, and never tells the
truth because it does not know what the truth is!
THE BOOKS OF JUDGEMENT
We will now look at two aspects of the ruin and depravity of man which will
also help us to understand the real deception inherent phileo love of man.
You must also understand that a deception is exactly that: people
UNDER DECEPTION OR DELUSIONS DO NOT REALIZE IT. The
process of coming out from under deception can be very slow and painful, for
it requires a process of self-examination, adherence to facts and not
opinions or feelings, the facing of the possibility that one is wrong. The
overall thrust of the Gospel of Christ is to BRING THE BELIEVER OUT OF THE
DECEPTION HE/SHE IS IN. The Scripture clearly says ALL MEN ARE UNDER A
DECEPTION. In order to come OUT from that deception, MANY AREAS OF HUMAN
LIFE HAVE TO BE EXAMINED, DISCARDED, and that is a painful process. IT IS
CALLED THE NARROW WAY.
The first area we are going to look at is the area in which the judgement of
man is done by God. If we examine this judgement closely. we are going to
find further proof of the radical difference between the agape love of God
and the phileo love of natural man. It will help to shed more light and more
proof on that fact that the love of God IS HIDDEN from man, that MAN DOES
NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT, and it is a mystery, a secret, that is revealed
ONLY TO THOSE WHO ARE OBEDIENT TO CHRIST.
We will first look at the BOOKS USED IN THE JUDGEMENT PROCESS. The first and
most important book we must look at is called the LAMBS BOOK OF LIFE.
WRITTEN IN THE
BOOK OF LIFE OF THE LAMB
Here we find mention of a BOOK OF LIFE OF THE LAMB. Who is the Lamb? A quick
check of the following will prove who the Lamb is: John 1:29, 36; I Peter
1:19; Revelation 5: 6,8,12 and 13; 6: 1,16; 7:9,10,14 AND 17; Rev. 12:11:
13:11; 14:1,4, and 10; 15:3; 17:4: 19:7, 9; 21:14,22 and 23, and 22:1 and 3.
If that does not prove to you that Jesus Christ is the LAMB, your problem is
unbelief. We find mention of the LAMBS BOOK OF LIFE ONLY TWICE. It is not
mentioned anywhere else in the Scripture.
"And there shall in no wise enter into
it(NEW JERUSALEM- THE HOLY CITY) ANYTHING
THAT DEFILETH, NEITHER WHATSOEVER WORKETH ABOMINATION, OR
MAKETH A LIE:
Here we find that ONLY THOSE WHO ARE WRITTEN IN THE LAMB'S BOOK OF
LIFE ARE
GOING TO ENTER HEAVEN AND THE HOLY CITY, NEW JERUSALEM. This of
course is
why Jesus said HE WAS THE DOOR. Notice that ANYTHING ELSE THAT DEFILETH
IS
REMOVED. What is it that defileth, worketh abomination, or makes a lie?
CARNAL MAN, SENSE MAN, SOUL MAN, IN SHORT PHILEO LOVE MAN. The
distinction
here is blunt: YOU MUST BE BORN AGAIN, you must be written in the Lamb's
book of life.
The Lamb is Christ. This is a book of 'life'. Jesus said the only way we
could find 'life' was if we walked the narrow way to the destination, which
was where 'life' was. We have found that the LIFE OF CHRIST IS AGAPE LOVE
LIFE. Obviously then, the LAMB'S BOOK OF LIFE IS A BOOK THAT
CONTAINS THE NAMES OF THE REGENERATED. We found out previously
that the WORD OVERCOMER was used exclusively for the AGAPE LOVE
REGENERATED:
STRAIT GATE............................................LIFE
I John 3:14
When one is born of God, one goes from DEATH UNTO LIFE. Agape love
is the pivot point of passage. Because John says in I John 3:1 that
agape love is what causes us to be called Son's of God, then the terms
OVERCOMER, BORN AGAIN, AND LIFE all mean the same thing.
I John 5:12