{"id":13550,"date":"2023-01-10T15:10:32","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T15:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pjhmail.wordpress.com\/?p=13550"},"modified":"2023-01-10T15:10:32","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T15:10:32","slug":"coming-out-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pastorjohnshouse.com\/mailbag\/13550\/coming-out-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Coming Out"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pastor John,<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0I have a question for you.\u00a0 Paul said in Romans<\/em> 8:14, “for as many as are led by the spirit of God, they are the sons of God.” I was just thinking that there are probably many of God’s children that are trapped in Christianity. Of course, if they do come out of Christianity they are heeding the call from God to come out.\u00a0 Thus, they are being led by the spirit of God. But, if they don’t come out of Christianity that would imply that they are not being led by the spirit that’s in them.\u00a0 So, I guess my question is, are those that don’t eventually come out of Christianity in their lifetime not going to be saved in the end?\u00a0 Now, I know that God has the ultimate judgment on this, and He only knows their hearts, but it would only seem that they, more than likely, won’t be saved.\u00a0 I suppose if they were ignorant of the truth, then I can see that they would make it as long as they lived a\u00a0moral\u00a0life.\u00a0 On the other hand, if they were aware of the truth of God and rejected it, then more than likely they would not be saved in the end. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0I also know that a lot of God’s children that are in Christianity believe more in the get saved spirit than the Holy Ghost.\u00a0 They are confused as to when a person is truly born again.\u00a0 Peter even said that they deny the Lord that bought them (that is, deny that you have to have the holy ghost with the evidence of speaking in tongues).\u00a0 They believe in the speechless spirit of anti-christ.\u00a0 My question is, if they hold that belief until the end of their lives are they not going to be saved in the end, even though they are ignorant of the truth?\u00a0 There are countless numbers of God’s children that believe that very thing, and it just seems so unimaginable.\u00a0 I personally was liberated when I heard the truth.\u00a0 It did something inside of me.\u00a0 It brought me relief, as I know my search has ended for good! I guess the biggest obstacle to believing the truth of the new birth, which I have experienced with my mother and brother, is pride. I remember in Proverbs, it says that a fool will not receive instruction or be corrected no matter what!<\/span><\/p>\n

I appreciate all that you do for all of us as we are constantly learning more things.\u00a0 Praise Jesus!<\/span><\/p>\n

Love in Christ,<\/span><\/p>\n

David<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hi David.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Whether\u00a0or not a believer will be saved if he does not come out of Christianity is beyond me, and beyond us all.\u00a0 That is entirely God’s business.\u00a0 You are seeing it rightly, that everyone’s judgment will depend upon how much truth he knows and how clearly he has heard from God to come out.\u00a0 Only God knows the\u00a0heart,\u00a0and He knows it perfectly.\u00a0\u00a0As for me, when I heard and understood the wonderful voice of our Shepherd calling me out, my heart rejoiced and I immediately followed him “outside the\u00a0gate, bearing his reproach.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0David, please note that God’s call to come out of Christianity is followed by God’s reason for us to do so: “so that\u00a0you will not participate in her sins, and receive of her plagues!”\u00a0 If I had stayed in that abomination after hearing plainly from the Lord, I would have been guilty of partaking of her sins and would have been worthy to receive her awful judgment from God.\u00a0 To what degree that holds true for other believers, I cannot\u00a0say.\u00a0 Only God can.\u00a0 I can\u00a0only obey what He lets me know, and I pray that others will do the same.<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0I am thankful that you heard the call of our heavenly Father and obeyed it.\u00a0 In a mad, wicked world like this one, where so many of God’s dear children are entangled with and devoted to the “Great Whore” of John’s vision, it is no small blessing to hear the tender voice of Jesus saying, “This is the way; walk in it.”\u00a0 Praise God for His mercy and goodness to us!\u00a0 May we now walk worthy of it.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Thank you for the question.\u00a0 God bless you and yours.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Pastor John\u00a0<\/em><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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