FENCE RIDER INBETWEENER COMPROMISES CANT MAKE DECISION NOT

FENCE RIDER? IN-BETWEENER COMPROMISES CAN’T MAKE DECISION NOT FULLY COMMITTED

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MESSAGE FOR THE CHURCH REVELATION 2: 14 -16 “I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth.

WATERED DOWN CHRISTIANITY MUSIC MOVIES CHURCHES

CAREER ENT. OR HOBBIES FAMILY ME CHURCH/GOD FINANCES SOCIAL LIFE FRIENDS

CAREER ENT. OR HOBBIES FAMILY GOD CHURCH SOCIAL LIFE FINANCES FRIENDS

ANCIENT ISRAEL IGNORED WARNINGS FROM PROPHETS BELIEVED THEY WERE GODLY: WENT TO TEMPLE BROUGHT OFFERING SET UP ALTARS TO GOD THEY WERE ALSO IN LOVE WITH THE WORLD

ISRAEL = GOD’S PEOPLE DID NOT FEAR GOD THEY WERE GOD’S PEOPLE NOTHING BAD CAN HAPPEN TO US ASSYRIANS/BABYLONIANS TOOK OVER

WE GO TO CHURCH!

WE GIVE OFFERING! 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. MTG/RENT FOOD UTILITY BILLS CAR PAYMENT CREDIT CARDS CLOTHES PET SUPPLIES ENT/VACATIONS LEFT OVERS (TITHES)

IDOLS IN STREETS?

HELL = LITERAL PLACE PSALMS 63: 8 -9 My soul follows close behind You; Your right hand upholds me. But those who seek my life, to destroy it, Shall go into the lower parts of the earth. PSALMS 30: 3 O LORD, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.

EVIL NOT PERMITED IN GOD’S PRESENCE PSALMS 5: 4 -5 For you are not a God who is pleased with wickedness; with you, evil people are not welcome. The arrogant cannot stand in your presence.

PARABLES ON SEPERATION

WHEAT & TARES PARABLE MATTHEW 13: 24 -30 Another parable He put forth to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field; but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way. But when the grain had sprouted and produced a crop, then the tares also appeared. So the servants of the owner came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have tares? ’ He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this. ’ The servants said to him, ‘Do you want us then to go and gather them up? ’ But he said, ‘No, lest while you gather up the tares you also uproot the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, “First gather together the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn. ”’”

PARABLE EXPLAINED MATTHEW 13: 36 -43 Then Jesus sent the multitude away and went into the house. And His disciples came to Him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field. ” He answered and said to them: “He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man (JESUS). The field is the world, the good seeds are the sons of the kingdom, but the tares are the sons of the wicked one (SATAN). The enemy who sowed them is the devil, the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are the angels. Therefore as the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of this age. The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice lawlessness, and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!

SHEEP & GOATS MATTHEW 25: 31 -46 “When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy[ angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left. Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world : for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me. ’ “Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink? When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You? Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You? ’ And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me. ’ “Then He will also say to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from Me , you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels: for I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink; I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me. ’ “Then they also will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You? ’ Then He will answer them, saying, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me. ’ And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life. ”

WARNING TO CHURCH ON SEPEARTION

PARABLE OF 10 VIRGINS MATTHEW 25: 1 -13 “Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish. Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them, but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. But while the bridegroom was delayed, they all slumbered and slept. “And at midnight a cry was heard: ‘Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go out to meet him!’ Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out. ’ But the wise answered, saying, ‘No, lest there should not be enough for us and you; but go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves. ’ And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut. “Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, ‘Lord, open to us!’ But he answered and said, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, I do not know you. ’ “Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.

PARABLE OF WEDDING BANQUET MATTHEW 22: 1 -14 And Jesus answered and spoke to them again by parables and said: “The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who arranged a marriage for his son, and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding; and they were not willing to come. Again, he sent out other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who are invited, “See, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and fatted cattle are killed, and all things are ready. Come to the wedding. ”’ But they made light of it and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his business. And the rest seized his servants, treated them spitefully, and killed them. But when the king heard about it, he was furious. And he sent out his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city. Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy. Therefore go into the highways, and as many as you find, invite to the wedding. ’ So those servants went out into the highways and gathered together all whom they found, both bad and good. And the wedding hall was filled with guests. “But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw a man there who did not have on a wedding garment. So he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here without a wedding garment? ’ And he was speechless. Then the king said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand foot, take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. ’ “For many are called, but few are chosen. ”

EXPLANATION OF WEDDING BANQUET PARABLE KING/FATHER = GOD SON = JESUS SERVANTS = PROPHETS WOULDN’T LISTEN = NATION OF ISRAEL OTHER SERVANTS = DISCIPLES OF CHRIST AS MANY AS YOU FIND = ALL PEOPLE (JEW & GENTILE) WEDDING BANQUET = CHRIST & CHURCH COME TOGETHER WEDDING GARMENTS = WHITE ROBE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS OUTER DARKNESS = HELL (SEPERATION FROM GOD)

DINNER GUESTS LUKE 14: 15 -24 Now when one of those who sat at the table with Him heard these things, he said to Him, “Blessed is he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of God!” Then He said to him, “A certain man gave a great supper and invited many, and sent his servant at supper time to say to those who were invited, ‘Come, for all things are now ready. ’ But they all with one accord began to make excuses. The first said to him, ‘I have bought a piece of ground, and I must go and see it. I ask you to have me excused. ’ And another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to test them. I ask you to have me excused. ’ Still another said, ‘I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come. ’ So that servant came and reported these things to his master. Then the master of the house, being angry, said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in here the poor and the maimed and the lame and the blind. ’ And the servant said, ‘Master, it is done as you commanded, and still there is room. ’ Then the master said to the servant, ‘Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. For I say to you that none of those men who were invited shall taste my supper. ’”

WARNING TO LUKEWARM CHRISTIANS MATTHEW 7: 21 -23 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, ’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name? ’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’

PRACTICE RIGHTEOUSNESS 1 JOHN 3: 10 -12 In this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is he who does not love his brother. For this is the message that you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another, not as Cain who was of the wicked one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his works were evil and his brother’s righteous.

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