WHEN WILL JESUS COME BACK? 2

GodThoughtsWired!                      Tuesday, March 8, 2011 Evangelizing the Church in the Age of Delusion

You are subscribed as %%emailaddress%% WHEN WILL JESUS COME BACK? 2 "The day of the Lord will come like a thief... Since everything will be destroyed... What kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives as you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming." -2 Peter 3:10-12, bold mine Today I would like answer the first of two important questions that arose from yesterday's  edition ofGodThoughtsWired! One reader asked, "What about the parable...of the weeds where at the end-after they are grown up they are separated?" Well, let's take a look.  The Bible says, "Jesus presented another parable to them, saying, 'The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field... his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat... But when the wheat sprouted  and bore grain, then the tares became evident also...  Allow both to grow together until the harvest; and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, First gather up the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them up; but gather the wheat into my barn.'"-see Matthew 13:24-30, bold mine* This parable, and others like it, illustrate the very point I was making yesterday.  The true followers of Jesus Christ are among the "few" who are on the "narrow road" to salvation, while the "many" travel the "broad road" that leads to "destruction" (seeMatthew 7:13-14).  The "many" think they are saved, but are not (see Matthew 7:21-27). Remarkably, Jesus tells us that both the "few" and the "many" ARE IN THE CHURCH TOGETHER! (see also, Revelation 3:14-22).  The true "bride of Christ" is "making herself ready" (see again, Revelation 19:7-8), and in the process of what the Bible calls "sanctification."  While the "many" or the majority of the church is in LaLaLand, deluded into thinking that grace is a license to sin (see Jude 4), and that "righteousness" (see Romans 1:5)+ plays no role n New Testament Christianity. The Parable of the "wheat and tares" instructs us that Jesus alone has the wisdom and authority to separate the true "bride of Christ" from the "apostate church." REMEMBER:  GodThoughtsWired! exists to make sure that when Jesus says to the MAJORITY OF THE CHURCH, "Depart from Me, I never knew you," ...He's not talking to you!                                                                    *One reader suggests that I am "adding to God's word" by making bold, certain parts of the scripture that I would like to emphasize at any given time.  For example, John 3:16 begins, "For God so loved the world..."  If  I wanted to emphasize "love" I might write, "For God soloved the world."  To the accusation that I am "adding to God's word," all I can say is...REALLY?! +Here in Romans 1:5 we have direct and clear instruction that biblical grace will ALWAYS result in the "obedience of faith." For more information about the GodThoughts Ministry, clickhere. For more information about the author of GodThoughts, clickhere. PLEASE prayerfully consider supporting the GodThoughts Ministry (click on "donate" button below). The cost to provide this FREE Ministry world-wide in 2010 was $40,700.00 (see Annual Report for full details).