This
is the part of the Gospel missing from American Christianity:
Whoever
believes in Him [Christ Jesus]
is Not Condemned,
BUT
WHOEVER DOES NOT BELIEVE STANDS CONDEMNED ALREADY
Because
he has not believed in the Name of God's One and only Son.
This
is the VERDICT: Light has come into the World,
But
men loved DARKNESS instead of the Light
because
their deeds were Evil.
Everyone
who does Evil Hates the Light,
And
will not come into the Light
For
fear that his deeds will be exposed.
But
whoever lives by the Truth comes into the Light,
So
that it may be seen plainly that what he has done
HAS
BEEN DONE THROUGH GOD.
(John
3:18-21, NIV)
Let's
look at these same verses from the Amplified Bible:
He
who believes on him [Christ Jesus]--
Who
Clings to, Trusts in, Relies on Him--Is not Judged
(He
who Trusts in Him never comes up for Judgment;
For
him there is No Rejection, No Condemnation;
He
incurs No Damnation),
BUT
HE WHO DOES NOT BELIEVE
(Not
Cleave to, Rely on, Trust in Him) Is Judged already;
(He
has already been CONVICTED;
Has
already received his SENTENCE)
Because
he has NOT BELIEVED on and Trusted in the Name
Of
the only Begotten Son of God.--
He
is CONDEMNED for REFUSING to let his Trust rest in Christ's Name.
The
[Basis of the] Judgment (Indictment,
The
Test by which men are Judged,
The
Ground for the Sentence) Lies in this:
That
the Light is come into the World,
And
people have loved the DARKNESS rather than
And
more than the Light, for their Works (deeds) were Evil. [Isa. 5:20.]
For
every Wrong Doer HATES (loathes, detests) the Light
and
will not come into the Light,
But
Shrinks from it, lest his Works—
His
Deeds, his Activities, his Conduct--
Be
EXPOSED and Reproved.
But
he who practices Truth—who does what is Right--
Comes
out into the Light;
So
that his Works may be plainly shown to be what they are,
Wrought
with God—Divinely prompted, done with God's help,
In
Dependence upon Him.
(John
3:18-=21, AMP)
It
is this reality expressed in John 3:18-21
That
is missing from American Christianity.
Who
Believes?
Only
he who Clings to, Trusts in, and Relies on Christ Jesus and His Word,
As
expressed through his Deeds, his Activities, and his Conduct--
That
are done with God's help, in Dependence upon Him--
Giving
God all the Glory.
EVERYONE
else STANDS CONDEMNED!
CONDEMNED
by whom? By God Almighty!
This
is the Stark, Uncompromising Reality of the Word of God
That
Apostate Christians try to obscure
Because
they are Evil men and women, IMPOSTORS,
Going
from Bad to Worse, Deceiving and being Deceived.
(2
Timothy 3:13)
We are
living in the Last of the Last Day of Time,
Those
who Refuse to Preach the Whole Gospel--
Who
Preach only what Itching ears want to hear, are False Prophets.
Be
always on the Watch,
And pray that you
will be able to Escape All that is about to happen,
And that you may be
able TO STAND before the Son of Man.
(Luke 21:36)
Today,
the World is raging against God, rushing toward Oblivion. (Psalm 2)
This
World in it's present form is passing away. (1 Corinthians 7:31)
America
is being ground to powder because of her SIN against God.
Save
yourself from this Corrupt Generation! (Acts 2:40)
As
God has written, so shall it be! Hallelujah! Maranatha!
Father,
Your Kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as in Heaven!
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