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II Timothy 2:23-26

"But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes. And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,
In meekness instructing THOSE THAT OPPOSE THEMSELVES; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will." II Timothy 2:23-26

The Bible declares that, all who deny the gospel of Christ as proclaimed by Paul, are cursed of God. Gal. 1:8 "But though we, or an angel from heaven; preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed (9) As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed."

Again Paul declares (2 Cor. 11: 4): "For if he that cometh and preacheh another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him...(13) For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.(14) And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. (15) Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works."

Now Paul preached: (1) that man was created by God directly out of the dust of the earth (1 Cor. 15:47). (2) That Christ was very God (Titus 2:10, 13). (3) That Christ's teaching must be our highest and final authority because he was God's own wisdom personified (1 Cor. 1:24; Col. 2:3). (4) That Christ died for man's sins (Gal. 1: 4; 1 Cor. 15: 3). (5) That He arose with a physical body which did not see corruption (Acts 13:35-37). (6) That we cannot save ourselves by our own good works, only by accepting Christ through faith (Gal. 2:16; Eph. 2: 8). (7) That Christ must come again in vengeance, accompanied by all His saints, to subdue a wicked world to Himself (2 Thess. 1:7-10; 1 Thess. 3:13).

Now Paul declares in Gal. 1:8, 9 and in 2 Cor. 11:4, 13-15, that all who preach any other gospel than this are not only accursed of God, but are also (in God's sight) false apostles, deceitful workers. Jesus said Jn 5: 39 "Search the scripture, for in them you think you have eternal life, but they are that which testifies of me" Salvation is in Christ and Christ alone, by Grace and Grace alone, thru Faith and Faith alone, which results in God getting all the Glory and all the Glory alone!!! Thats the TRUTH....NO HE IS THE TRUTH! His command to us is "believe in Him whom the father has sent!"

To preach or believe anything less, or anything more than the Good News; that Christ was God in the flesh, reconciling the world unto himself by taking our sins and punishment upon Himself and thereby inputing to all who believe, His righteousness, as a free gift, fulfilling all prophecies of the Old Testiment , is to dishonor His shed blood and promote a false path to eternal life!

"For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men"; but "the Gospel of Christ, is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth for therein is the righteousness of God revealed" (Rom 1:16, 18).

And, in his own case, he renounces his own personal righteousness altogether as the ground of his acceptance and hope: "That I may win Christ, and be found in Him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith" (Phi 3:8).

The two righteousnesses are not only distinct, but different; and not only different, but directly opposed and mutually exclusive considered as grounds of Justification, insomuch that he who is justified by the one cannot possibly be justified by the other.

If the righteousness of man be sufficient, the righteousness of God is superfluous. [5] If the righteousness of God be necessary, the righteousness of man can have no place. Nor can any conciliation [6] or compromise be effected between them, so as to admit of their being combined in one complex ground of acceptance.

For they represent two methods of Justification which are irreconcilably opposed, the one by grace, the other by works: "For to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt; but to him that worketh not, but believeth on Him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness" (Rom 4:4). "And if by grace, then is it no more of works, otherwise grace is no more grace: but if it be of works, then is it no more grace, otherwise work is no more work" (Rom 6:6)

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