The gospel of Jesus Christ is the power of God unto salvation. Delivering us from the POLLUTIONS of the world through lust. In times past, we all walked according to the course of the things of this world, "the lust of the eyes, the pride of life", according to the prince of the power of the air, who "with all deceitfulness of unrighteousness", could deceive even the elect unless the evil days were not shortened by the grace of God. "As in the days of Noah so shall the latter days be: "the earth was filled with violence and the imaginations of the people were evil continuously...Eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage"and knew not until the day of the flood destroying all the inhabitants of the earth, except for 8 persons that were saved. And the same day that Lot left Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and God destroyed them all".
Few there be who are saved from the wrath to come because "straight is the gate and narrow is the way" that leads to eternal life, "and few there be that find it."
What agreement has Christ with Belial? We know that without holiness no man shall see God or hear Him say, "well done, faithful servant! Enter into the joy of the Lord!"
No whore-monger or covetous person, idolaters, fornicators, effeminate, truce-breakers, liars, murderers, false witnesses or unbelievers can enter into the kingdom of God.
“Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless. And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you; As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction. Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness. But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.”
2 Peter 3:11-18 KJV
Ekklesia 213
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