THE *RECONCILER*

2 Corinthians 5:18–21 is one of the clearest declarations of the Gospel in all of the New Testament. It reveals God's direct message to sinners, the Person and Work of Christ, ever Christian's calling, and the urgent appeal for every Soul to be Reconciled to God through the Precious Blood of The Lamb of God, Christ Jesus the LORD.

Salvation always begins with God, not sinful man. "And all things are of God..." No sinner has ever initiated reconciliation with God. There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. Salvation is entirely God's gracious work from beginning to end.

God planned the Way of Salvation; God sent His Precious Son into the world to save sinners; God accomplished the Ransom and Redemption through Christ Jesus; and now God calls sinners just like you to Himself through the Holy Spirit and through His ambassadors who witness for Christ in this present evil world. John 3:16; Romans 5:8; Ephesians 2:8–9; Titus 3:5.

Your Sins have made you God's enemy; you are "at odds" with God Himself, and have walked contrary to Him your entire life up to this point. The need for Reconciliation reveals that sinners by nature are spiritually separated from God because of their sins. Every Lost Soul is separated from God, spiritually dead in trespasses and sins, under the wrath of God, and unable to reconcile themselves back to God. Isaiah 59:2; Romans 3:23; Romans 5:10; Colossians 1:21.

Christ Jesus, God manifest in the flesh, is the only RECONCILER of sinners back to God. "...Who hath reconciled us to Himself by Jesus Christ..." No religion, church, priest, good works, or personal effort can reconcile any sinner back to God. Christ Jesus alone bridges the infinite GAP as the DAYSMAN/MEDIATOR between the only True and Holy God and sinful man. John 14:6; Acts 4:12; 1 Timothy 2:5-6; Job 9:33.

JEHOVAH Himself in the person of Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners."God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto Himself..." This verse declares Christ's deity; He was the GOD-MAN Who shed GOD'S PRECIOUS BLOOD to justify the ungodly. The Man who was nailed to THE CROSS was not merely a prophet or teacher, but God in human flesh. God Himself provided the one Sacrifice for Sins forever, so that His own Justice and Vengeance toward Sins could be eternally satisfied. The Precious Blood's value comes from the infinite worth of the Person Who offered up the Blood on THE CROSS. The Blood of JESUS itself was genuine blood, but it was the blood of the God-Man. That is why the Blood Sacrifice of JESUS Himself can fully satisfy God's divine justice for the sins of the whole world. John 1:1, 14; 1 Timothy 3:16; Colossians 2:9; 1 John 2:2; Colossians 1:14.

JESUS is fully God: Creator of all things; Conceived of the Holy Spirit; The Eternal Word; Worshiped by angels; Created the worlds and upholds the entire universe; One with the Father and the Holy Spirit.

JESUS is also fully man: Born of a virgin woman; Took Abraham's seed; Had flesh and blood; Hungered, thirsted, suffered, bled, died, and rose again.

JESUS did not cease to be God when He became a Jewish man, nor did He merely appear to be human. JESUS is one Wonderful divine Person possessing two complete natures—divine and human. His holy Incarnation made His holy ATONEMENT for sinners possible.

JEHOVAH Now offers You the complete forgiveness of sins. "...not imputing their trespasses unto them..." To "impute" means to charge something to someone's account. For the Soul who trusts Christ's Blood Atonement: their sins are no longer counted against them, their sin debt has been canceled, and condemnation is removed forever. You can have Peace with God now through the Blood of His Cross. Psalm 32:1–2; Romans 4:6–8; Romans 8:1; Colossians 1:20.

Every saved Soul is now entrusted with the Gospel and the Ministry of Reconciliation. Every Christian is called to witness and spread the Gospel, not just preachers. God uses redeemed Souls to tell other sinners how they can be reconciled to God through the Precious Blood of Jesus Christ. This is the greatest mission on planet Earth. Matthew 28:19–20; Acts 13:26-39; Acts 16:31; Acts 17:22-33; Romans 10:14–15.

Christians are Christ's ambassadors here on Earth. "Now then we are ambassadors for Christ..." An ambassador represents the authority and message of another Kingdom. Christians represent the King of Heaven while living in this present evil world. We are not sent to proclaim a religion or denomination, but Christ's Gospel. Philippians 3:20; Matthew 5:14–16.

The GOSPEL is God's own Appeal to sinners. "...as though God did beseech you by us..." When the Gospel is communicated to a lost soul, God Himself is beseeching sinners through His servant. The Gospel is not merely religious information. It is God's personal invitation and urgent command to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ in thine heart.

Reconciliation is an urgent call. "Be ye reconciled to God." This is both a gracious invitation and a divine command. You should not delay your response to the Gospel. Life is uncertain; Death is certain. Judgment is coming. Now is the day of Salvation. Isaiah 55:6–7; Hebrews 3:15; 2 Corinthians 6:2.

Jesus was perfectly sinless. "...Who knew no sin..." Christ never thought one sinful thought or imagination, never spoke one sinful word, one committed one sinful deed; for HE alone is the spotless Lamb of God. Only a sinless, perfect Savior could bear the sins of the whole world. Hebrews 4:15; 1 Peter 2:22; 1 John 3:5.

Christ Jesus became the Substitute for sinners on THE CROSS. ...He (GOD) hath made Him (JESUS) to be sin for us..." This is the very heart of the Gospel. Jesus did not become sinful. Rather, God laid our iniquities on JESUS, and treated Him as the Sin-bearer, laying upon Him the guilt and penalty of your sins. Your Sins' judgment and punishment fell upon the Innocent Lamb of God. Isaiah 53:5–6; Galatians 3:13; 1 Peter 2:24; Romans 8:3

The Great Exchange must be made between you and Jesus Christ: "...that we (YOU) might be made the Righteousness of God in Him (JESUS)."

Here is the Great Exchange: 

• Your Side: sin, guilt, darkness, shame, condemnation, wrath, and eternal death
• Christ's Side: Perfect Righteousness, Free Forgiveness, Eternal Life, Peace with God, Access to Grace

When you trust Christ to take away your Sins: Your Sins are credited to Christ, and His Righteousness is credited to your Soul. This is called Justification by Faith in His Precious Blood. Romans 3:21–26; Romans 5:1; Romans 5:8-9; Philippians 3:9.

God is Holy. Your Soul is dead in sins and separated from God. God so loved the world that He sent His only begotten Son into the world to save sinners from the wrath to come. Jesus Christ is God manifested in the flesh. Christ lived the sinless life, that you cannot live. Christ bore your sins as our Substitute. God punished His Son instead of you. Christ's righteousness is given to every Soul who trusts to *HIM*. Forgiveness of Sins is received by grace through faith, not earned by your works. God now calls you to be reconciled to Him through Christ alone.

No one can be naturally or religiously reconciled to God. Reconciliation to God is Mandatory, and every lost soul remains alienated from God until the Lost Soul comes to Christ and receives His RIGHTEOUSNESS as a Free Gift. "The wrath of God abideth on him." (John 3:36)

Neglecting and Rejecting Christ leaves your sins charged against your Soul. Only those who are in Christ have their trespasses "not imputed." The Soul who rejects Him must bear his own guilt at the Judgment to come. "He that believeth not is condemned already." (John 3:18)

There is no other way of reconciliation to God. (John 14:6) God has provided only one Mediator and Ransom. (1 Timothy 2:5-6) Rejecting Christ means rejecting God's only Provision for Eternal Salvation. "Neither is there salvation in any other..." (Acts 4:12)

Refusing God's gracious appeal brings greater accountability upon you. God is not silent. Through the witness and preaching of the gospel, God mercifully calls sinners to Himself. To ignore or reject that appeal is to reject God Himself. Jesus said, "He that rejecteth ME, and receiveth not MY words, hath one that judgeth him..." (John 12:48)

Self-righteousness cannot save your guilty Soul. Verse 21 teaches that only those who are "in Him" receive God's righteousness. No amount of self-morality, religion, charity, or good behavior can produce the Righteousness which God requires. "Not having mine own righteousness...but that which is through the Faith of Christ." (Philippians 3:9)

The holy God whom you have offended with your sins did not leave you to perish. But in love, He sent His own sinless Son to bear the punishment you deserved. On the cross, Christ stood in the place of guilty sinners so if you repent and believes on Him, your sins can be freely and completely forgiven, your Soul declared righteous and made nigh to God, and your Soul is welcomed into the Kingdom of God to fellowship with God. Take part in "The Great Exchange" now: Your sins laid upon Christ, and His righteousness credited to your Soul through childlike Faith in His Precious Blood Atonement. God's merciful appeal goes out to you again today: "Be ye Reconciled to God." While you still have your mental faculties, Seek and Receive The RECONCILER today.

DON'T MISS JESUS!

JESUS said, "Verily I say unto you, Whosoever therefore shall not Receive the Kingdom of God as a LITTLE CHILD, he SHALL NOT enter therein." (Mark 10:15) Come to JESUS with simple trust in Who He is, what He says, what He has done for sinners. Simply admit that you cannot help save yourself. If you try to repair your own Soul, you'll only damage and defile it even more. You cannot meet your Soul's eternal needs; You need Power and Grace from JESUS Himself. You can never help make yourself RIGHTEOUS in God's sight, or help atone for even one of your infinite transgressions. You need JESUS; Fix your Faith firmly in GOD'S PRECIOUS BLOOD (1 Timothy 3:16; 1 Peter 1:19).

Whatever you may do in this very brief life, DON'T MISS JESUS: My whole business is to plainly testify of the Gospel of the Grace of God, just tell the Truth of the Gospel, and then leave it to the Holy Spirit to apply the Gospel to the sinner's heart and conscience. Believe what JESUS says about Himself (John 6:37). Believe JESUS means exactly what He says (John 14:6). Believe that His Atoning Sacrifice of Himself on THE CROSS paid for all your sins (John 19:30). Do not trust partly in yourself and partly in JESUS. Trust only to THE LAMB OF GOD for all your Salvation. For JESUS has FINISHED everything necessary to save your Soul; Trust in HIM alone. Come sincerely and honestly and be very open to JESUS about your Soul's needs; simply tell JESUS the truth about what you are and what you've done. God be merciful to me a sinner, for JESUS' SAKE. When you're lost, Look to Jesus; when you sin, Look to Jesus; when you're fainting and afraid, Look to Jesus; when your doubting and uncertain, Look to JESUS; when in doubt, never look to yourself, always always Look to JESUS. Simply believe that JESUS can and will save you, and then trust yourself with HIM. 

Receive the Gospel of Christ into your very Soul. The Gospel of God fits the needy heart as a Key fits a lock. JESUS made the Gospel on purpose to unlock your heart's door. The very Savior your Soul needs is The Lord Jesus Christ.  

LORD JESUS, I believe You are Who say You are: God manifest in the flesh that bled for sinful men and women. I take You at Your word. I believe in my heart, that You died for my Sins, and that You rose from the dead the third day, and Alive Now at the right hand of God. I yield my Soul to you JESUS, please work your Salvation inside me, for I am dead on the inside. Lord Jesus, please give me Your LIFE and PEACE. Through Faith in Your Precious Blood, I receive YOU into my heart Now. I cannot help save myself one bit. I rest my tired, heavy-laden Soul on You alone; I trust my Soul's eternal Safety with You. God be merciful to me a sinner, FOR JESUS' SAKE! And then, after your Soul is saved, daily ask JESUS to keep sprinkling His SALT/GRACE on your heart and mind to keep you from sinning against Him. His Salt is Good!

You pour liquor and pills down into your stomach; You inhale smoke down into your lungs; your pour pornography into your eyes; you pour chaotic music and paganist philosophies down into your ears, and then you wonder, "Why do I feel so empty, depressed and despondent?" You do all these things, because you have an innate, evil nature within you called SIN. You do what you do, because you are what you are - An alienated Sinner who is an Enemy of God in your mind by wicked works (Colossians 1:21). Vile extortioners and wicked harlots will enter the Kingdom of God before the self-righteous and captious religionite ever will. Jesus came not to call the righteous, but sinners to Repentance.  

DON'T MISS JESUS: The simple plan of Salvation by Jesus Christ is very clear and so plain and devoid of human merit - Trust only in the Lamb of God slain for sinners, and thou shalt be saved from loving sin here in time and hell fire in the world to come. Simple as that! You are not to do anything by way of your own merit, or be anything by way of preparation. Stand still, be nothing, and simply look to Christ. At the CROSS, your dead hard heart will begin to melt, and begins to hate your sins that nailed and pierced the Lamb of God. JEHOVAH Incarnate in the flesh, wrought a Righteousness for you, and He bled out the Ransom for your Soul with His own sinless BLOOD. 

The whole act of Precious Faith is a very simple matter of believing that JESUS is God's appointed Savior for sinners, and then throwing your helpless Soul upon HIM to save you by His Grace and Mercy. The Soul must hear the blessed message of THE CROSS, that full Blood Atonement has been FINISHED once for all sinners by God's appointed sinless Sacrifice. The Truth of the Gospel from the Scriptures must come home to your Soul by the power of the Spirit of God, or you'll remain dead in your sins and dead to God. In the Light of the Gospel, the sinner feels himself Guilty and in need of the Savior. The Soul then looks to the Savior, and calls upon His NAME in truth to save him by Grace. This is the first act of True Worship. 

The sin-pardoning God (Christ Jesus) has no peer or rival in the entire universe. Every guilty, self-condemned sinner on his way to Eternity, destined for hell, needs the Merciful Savior, Jesus Christ. JESUS bore your curse and sins, and your shame and eternal death on THE CROSS all by Himself. He endured the Penalty due to your Sins, so you could be ransomed and go Free. Redeemed by Precious Blood, Justified by Faith in HIM alone. The Blood of The Lamb of God is the only antidote for your love of Sin. My record is all clear today, because JESUS' BLOOD washed my sins away for evermore; the old account has been settled at THE CROSS. If you walk contrary to God, He will walk contrary to you. The only Remedy for the plague of your heart (SIN) is contained only in the Glorious Gospel of Christ.

DON'T MISS JESUS: There is the Truth of God, and there is the Lie of this world; they both cannot be True. There is Truth, and there is Error: which one will you trust with your immortal Soul? Christ's Precious Blood is the only thing that can overcome the persistent evil that exists in your heart. THE CROSS is the end of YOU, and the Beginning of Newness of Life with CHRIST. The Spirit of God must reveal Sin and the Gospel to the sinner, or the sinner is doomed for sure. Whenever the Holy Spirit helps you truly realize you have a deadly Sin Problem within you, that you cannot help fix, I know Who you call on: The Lord Jesus Christ Himself. Turn aside and leave behind all your self-confidence, and come and REST in the Finished Blood Atonement of God manifest in the flesh alone.

If you try to lift up your vile hammer and wicked chisel upon the Finished Work of the Lamb of God, you have polluted it with your wicked works. If you have a real Problem, you will need a real Person to help you: Doctor, Lawyer, Accountant, Dentist. If you have a real Sin Problem, you will need the Real Savior, the Man Christ Jesus HIMSELF to help your Soul. Your Soul is way beyond your repair. Your life could be over at the snap of a finger, or the blink of an eye. JESUS is the essence and Giver of ETERNAL LIFE. To simply Trust in JESUS at once is the safest and only suitable plan of Salvation for a sinner like you. There is but one WAY, one FOUNDATION, one ATONEMENT, one PROPITIATION, one GOSPEL, one SAVIOR. 

The Way of Salvation is just this: Rest your sinful Soul upon Christ Jesus for all your Redemption and Righteousness; Depend wholly upon the HOLY LAMB OF GOD.  The only and whole Remedy for your Sin Problem lies in Christ's bloody sufferings for your transgressions against God and His Law. Christ bearing your Sins in His own body on THE TREE; you must have done with relying upon anything that comes out of yourself or other vain men. The only Way of Eternal Salvation is by Substitution. Come to JESUS as you are (weary, worn out, and sad), and find in JESUS your Soul's Eternal Restingplace and Divine Satisfaction, and JESUS will make you Glad. 

DON'T MISS JESUS: Salvation by Faith in GOD'S Righteousness and Blood is the only Way through the strait gate. From here on out, have nothing to do with your own merit and strength, Just be Nothing because you are Nothing, and let JESUS be your ALL IN ALL. If you are trusting in baptismal waters to make you feel better or relying on confirmation to forgive your sins, you will remain dead to God, dead in your sins, and wicked in your mind as you ever were before. After all your religiousness is accomplished, you will still be lost and hell-bound. There is no eternal effect in any baptismal waters to make you hate your sins and love God sincerely. There is one Savior, you need HIM, the Way of Salvation is by Faith in Christ Himself alone, and the Salvation which JESUS gives to the contrite sinner really saves from the love of sinning, and brings you safely to Glory. 

God laid your iniquities on JESUS, and punished Him as if He had committed the crime, and now, whosoever trust in Christ is freely forgiven and saved eternally from the wrath to come. Christ suffered in the place of every sinner. The moment you trust in GOD'S BLOOD to cleanse you from your Sins, there will not be one sin left in God's book against you. 

DON'T MISS JESUS: The only Remedy for human Sin is the Bleeding Sinless Substitute, suffering in your place on THE CROSS. The one Way of Salvation is by the free Grace of God through Childlike Faith in the Precious Blood of God Incarnate. If you don't care about your Soul at all, you will soon be LOST forever, for you intend to throw your Soul away into the Lake of Fire. You take no thought about your poor Soul, and set no value upon it, but carelessly ignore its needs and cast it away. You will not think of ETERNAL things, you play the fool, and laugh your way into hell fire. To believe is to TRUST: to Believe to simply RELY upon JESUS, and when you have sincerely done that from the heart, you are saved eternally. The one and only way of Salvation is through the BLOOD OF GOD. 

DON'T MISS JESUS!

JUDE'S WARNINGS

See Jude 1-25: Jude gives precious promises of God's mercy, stern warnings against false teaching, and reminders of God’s holiness and judgment. The truth of the Gospel is under constant attack by wordlings and religionists, and souls are in danger of being misled by sensual religionists and ungodly worldlings.

"Sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called..." Sanctified — Set apart by God’s Grace; Preserved — kept eternally Safe in Jesus Christ; Called — invited/called into Christ and His salvation by the Spirit of God.

Eternal Salvation can never be self-made. Salvation is freely offered to you now by the only wise Father, Salvation was Finished by Christ Himself, and only applied to your Soul by the Spirit of Grace. The Soul is only saved once, and forever kept by God’s power. “My sheep hear My Voice…and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish.” (John 10:27–28)

Conversion is not becoming religious, or being obedient to ordinances and sacraments. Sin kills and defiles every inward faculty of natural man. Conversion involves a 180-turn from darkness to Light; from unbelief to Faith in Christ; from self to Christ's Righteousness; from sin to Holiness; from death to Life. Instantaneous Regeneration of heart by the Holy Spirit, then daily Transformation of conversation/behavior by the Grace of God. When Conversion occurs in the heart, sins are Forgiven, Righteousness is imputed, Condemnation is removed, Peace with God is given. Human nature loves surface religion that leaves their impenitent, sin-loving heart unchanged. Human nature loves spiritual darkness (self-rule, self-worship) without God's presence and rule.  Human nature equals self-rule, selfish autonomy, pride, willful stubborn unbelief, self-righteousness, self-sufficiency. Church attendance, rituals and ceremonies, religious knowledge and devotion, or moral improvement and good works can NEVER replace Conversion of THE SPIRIT OF GOD in the heart. Every Soul must experience the new birth, being born again inwardly by the working of THE SPIRIT OF GOD (John 3:3-9). You must come to Christ personally and directly with the humble, trusting dependence of a little child, or you will in no wise enter the kingdom of God. if you persistently resist Christ's Truth, you are only increasing the hardness of heart and the loss of your Soul. Today if you'll hear JESUS' Voice harden not your heart; Come to JESUS as a little child in need, and receive HIM into your heart. Ye must be Born of the SPIRIT.

 

Pride says, "I can help save myself; I want to contribute to my salvation; I can make myself acceptable to God; I can earn God's favor; I want to help pay my way; My heart does not need to be regenerated; I'm better than most; I am good enough just like I am." Faith says, "I have sinned against God wickedly; I am a guilty sinner; I have nothing in me to boast of; My sins are very damning, I deserve Condemnation and Hell; I need God's mercy, I have no righteousness, I can't save myself, I need Christ's Atonement alone, that is all-sufficient to save my Soul; only GOD'S HOLY BLOOD can Reconcile my Soul to God and join me to Christ. Stop trying to establish your own righteousness and instead receive, by faith, the perfect Righteousness of Christ. Only Christ's Righteousness can protect your defenseless Soul from the consuming fire and Holiness of God. 

Remember, in the Person of THE LORD JESUS CHRIST, Who is truly God manifest in the flesh; God Almighty has BLOOD (Acts 20:28). If JESUS were only a man: His Precious Blood could not redeem a sinner. If He were only GOD: He could not die for sinners. Only the God-Man could: represent humanity, obey God's Law perfectly, bear human sin in His own body, endure the Father's divine justice, shed His Precious Atoning Blood on THE CROSS, and conquer death and hell by His Resurrection from the dead. The eternal Son of God willingly took on human flesh, so that He could shed His own Life's Blood for guilty sinners. Because the One Who died is truly God Incarnate, His Atoning Sacrifice of Himself is of infinite worth and is sufficient to save all sinners who come directly to HIM in helpless dependent Faith. The Blood shed at THE CROSS was genuine human blood, offered by the God-Man (John 1:14), The Lord Jesus Christ, to accomplish what no mere human sacrifice ever could: complete Reconciliation between one true and Holy God and guilty sinners.

"Earnestly contend for the faith once delivered unto the saints." Religion tries to reshape, update and add to the Gospel; but the Gospel is once delivered, finished, unchanging.

The Gospel must first be believed, received, communicated, and guarded. Religions distort the Gospel by changing the nature of Christ, the meaning of grace, and the seriousness of sin.

"Certain men crept in unawares..." False teachers often enter cunningly, not openly. They are ungodly, twist grace into sin, and deny Christ Himself. One of the greatest dangers is turning grace into license—using forgiveness as permission to sin. But true grace never leads to sinful living: “Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid.” (Romans 6:1–2) False teaching also denies Christ—either by rejecting His deity, His atonement, and His exclusive role as the Savior of the world.

God judges unbelief, rebellion, and pride (vv. 5–7) Jude gives three historical warnings: (1) Israel in the wilderness; God delivered them, yet those who did not believe were judged. (2) The Fallen Angels: Even angels who rebelled were judged and reserved for eternal judgment. (3) Sodom and Gomorrah: These cities became an example of judgment for persistent sexual immorality and rebellion against God.

God is: Longsuffering, but not indifferent; Merciful, but also Just; Forgiving, but also Holy. Judgment is real, and these events are God’s testimony that sin has consequences. Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.

The evil nature of false teachers is revealed: "Defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities." They indulge sinful desires; reject authority; and speak arrogantly against spiritual things.

Inward rebellion against God spreads into outward rebellion against all authority. A heart that refuses to be humble and denies Christ's rule will eventually resist all restraint.

Michael the archangel… said, The Lord rebuke thee. Even the highest angelic beings do not act in pride or self-exaltation. They defer judgment to God. Humility is the mark of those in fellowship with God. If even angels can show restraint, how much more should humans avoid arrogance, pride, and reckless speech?

The Gospel shines in Jude: Salvation is by God’s calling and grace, not human effort. Believers are preserved in Christ, not barely saved but securely kept. True saving faith is complete and unchanging—centered on Christ Himself. Jesus is God manifest in the flesh, and denying Him leads to eternal judgment and the lake of fire. God’s mercy is available to you, but so is His divine justice. Christ Jesus alone, Who shed God's Blood to pay for human sin; HE is the source of Eternal Salvation and Life Eternal.

Jude gives urgent warnings: Do not distort God’s grace into permission to sin. Do not be deceived by smooth but false teaching. Do not reject Christ’s Blood and Grace. Do not presume upon God’s mercy while living in rebellion. Do not ignore history—God has judged sin before and will again. Do not become proud or rebellious against God’s Way.

Hold fast to Christ: Stay grounded in the true gospel. Trust in the Lord Jesus Christ alone. Rest in the Grace that regenerates, renews, saves, and transforms the Heart and Soul. The same God Who saves Souls also judges Sin with perfect divine justice.

The Soul in Christ is called, loved, preserved forever, kept by grace, guarded by Christ, and held by God forever.

Spiritual blindness and corruption: "These speak evil of those things which they know not..." The carnal mind rejects spiritual truth they do not understand, relies only on natural instincts, and ultimately corrupts itself through sinful desires.

When a Soul rejects God’s divine revelation, they do not become neutral—they become spiritually blind and hard. “The natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God.” (1 Corinthians 2:14) Without God’s grace and help, human understanding cannot grasp spiritual truth.

Jude speaks of three destructive paths of sin: "The way of Cain…the error of Balaam…the gainsaying of Core."

• Cain — represents man-made religion without divine Saving Faith; Cain approached God on his own terms, rejecting God’s appointed way of blood sacrifice to atone for human sin. Represents self-made religion, rebellion, and unbelief. Human nature prefers a righteousness they can claim as their own, rather than receiving God's Righteousness as a free gift through Faith in Christ.
• Balaam — represents greed and compromise; Balaam loved temporal reward more than eternal righteousness. He represents spiritual compromise for personal gain.
• Korah — Represents rebellion against God’s authority; He rejected God’s appointed leadership. He represents pride and rebellion against God’s divine order. 

These three men show how Sin works: false worship (Cain); greedy compromise (Balaam); proud rebellion (Korah). All lead to temporal ruin and eternal destruction.

False teachers are empty: “Spots in your feasts” They corrupt spiritual fellowship from within. “Clouds without water” They promise spiritual blessing, but give nothing. “Trees without fruit” They appear alive, but are spiritually barren. “Wandering stars” They have no fixed direction—no Truth to guide them. “Blackness of darkness forever” Resulting in eternal judgment separated from God forever. Anything that does not produce true fruit of righteousness in Christ is ultimately empty. “Ye shall know them by their fruits.” (Matthew 7:16) False teaching may look and sound impressive, but it has no divine power.

God’s coming judgment is certain: “Behold, the Lord cometh…” Christ Jesus will return as the Judge of all the Earth. The Lord who is coming in Judgment as a roaring Lion is the same Lord Who offered up Himself as the LAMB OF GOD on the Cross in Mercy. At His coming: all ungodliness will be exposed, all hidden sins revealed, all rebellious words judged. Jesus Christ is not only the Savior of the world—He is also Judge of the world. “For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son.” (John 5:22) This is a warning that human history is moving toward a final day of accountability with God Himself.

Christ’s return in judgment in certain and imminent: Enoch's prophecy declared Christ's coming: “Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints…” JESUS will execute judgment on all humanity, expose every hidden deed, and confront every word spoken against Him. Jesus Christ is not only the Savior Who came the first time in Grace and Truth — He is also the coming King Who will return in Righteousness. Every Soul will one day stand before JESUS, and then bow the knee, and confess with their tongue that HE IS LORD to the glory of God the Father.

The ungodly are murmurers, complainers, driven by lusts, boastful speech, flattery for personal gain. Ungodliness is dissatisfied with God’s rule, constant complaining, self-centered desires, prideful speech, manipulation of others. This external behavior reveals a heart not submitted to God. 

The inward rebellious nature of the ungodly is revealed clearly: Murmurers and complainers - never satisfied with God’s will and way and words; Controlled by their lusts - follow their own beastly desires instead of God’s truth. Proud speech - speak “great swelling words,” arrogant and impressive language that lacks truth; Flattery for personal gain - show favoritism to gain advantage from others. Ungodliness is a belief, an attitude and inward desire, which comes from a heart not submitted to God which becomes restless, prideful, self-centered, manipulative.

God has provided one true way of salvation and worship through Jesus Christ. Christ alone gives spiritual eternal life and fruitfulness. Christ's Precious Blood alone saves from the judgment to come. Christ alone rescues the soul from the world's deception. The natural propensity of human nature is forget God and slight Christ. God will judge all sin, but JESUS has also provided the sinner Rich Mercy  and Ransom through The Blood of His CROSS.

Cain’s way leads to eternal rejection and damnation, Christ’s atoning Sacrifice of Himself leads to acceptance and peace with God. Balaam’s way leads to greed and destruction, But Christ leads to purity and life. Korah’s rebellion leads to judgment, but receiving Christ into thine heart brings submission to God and PEACE with God.

Do not reject God’s revealed truth found in the Holy Bible. Do not replace true worship with man-made religion. Do not love money or compromise truth for personal gain. Do not rebel against God’s authority. Do not be deceived by empty religious appearance and eloquence. Do not ignore the certainty of Christ’s return and judgment. Do not let your heart be conformed to this world or by murmuring, pride, or lust.

Will you follow empty religion, pride, and self-will? Or will you come to Jesus Christ—the One Who alone is Truth, Life, and the Way of Salvation? “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved.” (Acts 16:31) In JESUS alone is free forgiveness, inward cleansing, and eternal life.

This passage, Jude 1:14–19, brings together a sobering picture of Christ’s return in judgment, the character of the ungodly, and a strong call for believers to remember apostolic truth and stay grounded in the Holy Spirit. It contains both serious warnings and clear gospel contrasts.

The Judgment will be the full exposure of Sin before God “…to convince all that are ungodly… of all their ungodly deeds…” Ungodliness is forgetting God and moral rebellion against the Most High God: ungodly deeds, ungodly lifestyles, ungodly words. Nothing is hidden from God. You may forget the sins you have committed in the past, you may ignore what the Bible says, but the Holy God of the Bible cannot overlook your sins against HIM. “All things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.” (Hebrews 4:13)

Jude gives a warning about the last days: “There should be mockers in the last time…” Before Christ’s return, many will: mock spiritual truth, reject authority, and follow their own sinful desires. Rejection of God’s Word often increases as people turn inward—trusting feelings, desires, and opinions instead of Divine Scriptures. “In the last days perilous times shall come…” (2 Timothy 3:1–2)

The Eternal danger of division and false spirituality: “These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit.” Religious worldlings will divide themselves from saved Souls in Christ, because they are controlled by natural/sensual desires, and do not possess the Holy Spirit and the Divine Nature of Christ inwardly. They appear religious, but do not belong to Christ. True Christianity is marked by: the inward presence of the Holy Spirit, the love of the Truth of the Gospel, heart humility and submission to Christ's Righteousness, and sincere obedience to Christ. False spirituality may appear impressive but lacks the Spirit’s regenerating, renewing, transforming Power. Man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart. 

Christ’s first coming brought Salvation; His second coming will bring judgment. This is a sharp contrast which the natural man cannot receive. The Lord Jesus Christ will soon return as the righteous Judge. Every one of your sins will be exposed unless your Soul is forgiven in Christ. Seek Salvation from Christ, which is only found in GOD'S PRECIOUS BLOOD, before that day comes upon you as a thief in the night. The Holy Spirit alone gives new life and true faith inwardly. The Souls in Christ are forever forgiven, eternally justified, and gently accepted in the Beloved Son. Souls outside the Shelter of Christ will face Judgment for their sins.

Do not live as though God is unaware of sin. Do not ignore the certainty of Christ’s return. Do not follow mockers who reject Gospel truth. Do not be ruled by your lusts and self-will. Do not mistake outward religion for the Holy Spirit’s inward work. Do not live in prideful speech or with a complaining heart. Do not presume mercy while rejecting repentance and evading Christ.

Christ is coming again; Judgment is real; but salvation is still offered to your Soul now. The Lord Jesus Christ bore your sins in His own body on the cross, He was buried, and after three days, He rose from the dead according to the Scriptures, and now offers free forgiveness to you, if you repent and believe on HIM alone. “Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” (Romans 10:13)

Now is the day of grace. Tomorrow may be the day of judgment. Therefore, flee to Christ Jesus, trust Him wholly and fully, and receive the salvation He freely gives to needy souls.

After you are Born Again of the Spirit, and Regenerated inwardly by the Holy Ghost, you can start building a strong spiritual life on the Foundation that has been laid for you in Christ Jesus. “Building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost” The Christian life is not passive. Believers are called to grow: “building up” means strengthening your spiritual life daily; “most holy faith” refers to the true gospel centered on Jesus Christ; “praying in the Holy Ghost”; this means prayer guided by God’s Spirit, not mere routine words and vain repetitions. 

True Saving Faith is not self-made—it is God-given from above, and Faith must be nurtured through communion with the Holy Ghost, and fellowship with the Son and the Father. “As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in HIM.” (Colossians 2:6) “Keep yourselves in the love of God…” This does not mean your earn God’s love, but abide in HIM—living and behaving and pleasing the LORD JESUS, being aware of God, and responding to His direction, pruning, and admonishments. Look forward to the mercy of Jesus Christ, anticipate His return and life eternal with Him; “We love him, because he first loved us.” (1 John 4:19). 

Remember to have Mercy and Discernment toward others: Ask God for wisdom to help others spiritually: Compassion for the weak, “Of some have compassion, making a difference.” Some people are weak, confused, or struggling in Faith. They need patience, kindness, and gentle instruction. Urgently but gently attempt to rescue the endangered Souls around you. “Others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire…” Others are lost deep in sin and deception. They need urgent, serious warning—like rescuing someone from a burning house or someone drowning in a pool. Stay clean and strong while helping win Souls: “Hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.” Showing mercy, but do not be overcome with sin, or comfortable with sin. Compassion does not mean conforming to the world in order to save the Souls lost in this present evil world. The Christian's walking in the Spirit has two sides: mercy toward sinners, but holiness toward sin. “Restore such an one in the spirit of meekness…” (Galatians 6:1)

God keeps the saved Soul by His power and grace: “Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling…” The Father  Himself keeps saved Souls from falling away; He preserves their faith; He strengthens them through trials; He secures their salvation; He will “present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy.”

Salvation is not only about starting with Christ, but being continually kept by Christ, and presented forgiven, faultless, joyful by Christ to the Father. Not because of my works, but because of Christ’s Righteousness. “Who shall also confirm you unto the end…” (1 Corinthians 1:8)

God alone deserves all my Glory: “To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power…” God alone deserves our Worship: He is wise enough to save sinners; He is powerful enough to keep saints; He is worthy of all the glory forever. Salvation is entirely of Christ Jesus—from beginning to end: He calls, He saves, He keeps, He presents, He receives glory

True Saving Faith must be protected, built up and strengthened in Christ. The Holy Spirit empowers prayer and spiritual growth.  God’s love and grace are the Soul's eternal security. Christ’s coming is my mercy and hope; I must use both compassion and discernment when trying to win souls;  God alone preserves His children from falling away; Christ will present His sheep faultless before God. Salvation results in eternal worship and glory to God in glory. 

Do not neglect your spiritual growth; Do not drift from the truth of the gospel; Do not lose awareness and thankfulness for God’s love; Do not fail to persuade and confront Souls in danger; Do not become tolerant of sin while helping Souls that are lost.  Do not trust in yourself—only God can keep you from falling. Never trust in self-effort, human wisdom, and religious performance. 

SOUND WORDS 12

Every man and woman has sinned against God in this life and very inclined to evil (obstinate will, judgment darkened, affections depraved, bleak future, deadly nature of Evil within, dead to God, dead in sins, selfish desires, transgressing, lying and revolting against the LORD, inward ingrained depravity, indulgence in carnal passions, inflamed with lustful desire, eyes full of adultery, vile appetites, carnal tendencies, the gall of bitterness and the bond of iniquity, wicked propensities, filthy inclinations, you're taken captive by the devil at his will). Unregenerate human nature seeks to avoid the reality of God, the reality of Sin, the reality of Death and Judgment. Only the GOSPEL can deliver your Soul from the misery and bondage of your Sins. 

Your guilty conscience will be the undying worm in hell, and your Sin-loving evil nature will be the eternal ACCELERANT for the everlasting fire that will never be quenched, which is the Second Death, The Lake of Fire. The sweet REST from Christ, or the evil UNREST from your Sins, your choice?

The only true God is Just; His Divine Justice must punish every Sin. The Lost man in his natural state is ill at ease; he is alarmed when he is alerted by the Holy Spirit of the Judge of All the Earth, and how that, soon he'll have to endure a frightening trial without an Advocate or Surety. Sin like a dark cloud has darkened his mind and spirit, and shut him out from God. The convicted, condemned rebel is conscious of his guilt and sins' deep pollution. The Lost man is his chains awaiting his terrible execution, the terrible God's wrath and vengeance threatens him with eternal destruction. 

But Alas! The Great Governor Who is Rich in Mercy is calling the Rebel criminal one last time to offer him a free Pardon and perfect Reconciliation. 

A man can only see his outward appearance in the mirror when the bathroom light is on, and a man can only see his true inward appearance by looking into the mirror of God's words when the Holy Ghost turns His sin-revealing LIGHT on and shines into the innermost parts of your the heart. Your deadly Account of Sins must be settled either at THE CROSS, or at the dreadful Judgment to come.

Alienation from the Life of God is death here in Time. Human nature defiantly says, "My life is my own, God's Son shall not rule over me, I will live the way I want to live." You live under Sin's dreadful sway, contrary to the mind of God, at enmity with the heart of God, the accursed sway of Satan rules within you. Religion is a splendid sin. Your sins can eternally be put away only by the true and effectual Atonement which was Once offered and Finished by the LAMB OF GOD. Christ Jesus, the Word made flesh, must be received into thine dead heart, and He really saves the Soul throughout Time and to all Eternity. When you get down to the core of the wonderfully sweet apple of Sin, the core will be more bitter than death itself. The Gospel of the Grace of God is Faith in Christ Jesus Himself, not in man-made ceremonies; The Gospel demands Life from the Son of God, not external performances. Do not come to JESUS pretendedly and nominally, for He will thoroughly purge His floor at the Judgment. Shallow surface religion can never take away your Sins deep inside. The filthy rags cling to the self-righteous Soul, for he is much too proud to confess his deep poverty and beg; he has grown used to external superficial religion. 

O God, be Merciful to ME a Sinner, Please deliver ME from MY Sins, and from the wretched man that I AM, for JESUS' SAKE.

The Ethiopian's skin, the leopard's spots, and the sinner's black heart cannot be changed by a vile man, for he is accustomed to doing evil. Ye must be born again by the Spirit of God. Has the Holy Spirit made you fully aware of your deadly nature of Evil? Eternal death is an evil Wage, but the Eternal Life is Gift of God through Faith in the Precious Blood of Jesus Christ, that cleanses from all sins. The only Remedy for your Sin Cancer is THE CROSS, THE ATONEMENT OF THE LAMB. Before it's too Late; You better LOOK TO JESUS, NOW!

JESUS is Ready to Forgive your Sins; Delay no longer; Come to JESUS and Rest in His Righteousness. The Message of Mercy from God Himself is Free Pardon can be Bought by the Precious Blood of the LAMB OF GOD, the removal of all your guilt, your Soul's only source of REST and PEACE with God, the only vindication of God's Divine Justice is GOD'S BLOOD. For JESUS once offered up Himself for All on THE CROSS as THE ATONEMENT which puts away human sin forever. CHRIST JESUS Himself is the grandest Message of Mercy I could ever make known to a sinner here on Earth.

My chief business here below as the Holy Spirit shall help me is to get after sinners and cry to them, "Behold The Lamb of God!"and point them only to THE CROSS OF CHRIST, HIS ATONEMENT, THE PRECIOUS BLOOD OF GOD which puts away Sin. Whosoever believeth in JESUS from the heart shall have Eternal Life, and shall never perish.

Be wise sinner, carefully consider the Gospel of Christ, you must do your thinking and believing, contemplate the Cross, and consider the Lord Jesus Christ for yourself; you must believe and receive Him personally into your emptiness and darkness. JESUS was a wondrous complex Being with a Sinless Nature, God and Man in one Wonderful Person. GOD'S PRECIOUS BLOOD is your Soul's sole Rescue from the wrath to come and eternal destruction. Cease from your evil selfish ways, humble yourself as a little child or you cannot enter the Door. Divine Goodness and Justice blended themselves at the Cross; Behold the LAMB OF GOD dying in your place with your Sins upon His Soul 

Lost Unconverted Soul, you are laboring and going about to establish your own righteousness; you are heavy laden pulling a heavy wagon of Sin and Guilt. Only the Scripture mixed with the divine ear drops of Faith can unplug your deaf ears. 

Why will ye die in your Sins without Christ? How long will you continue on as a madman earning the Wages of Sin which is Eternal Death in the Lake of Fire? The Folly of follies is to go on working and earning such awful wages. Will you continue to sin against God with deliberate intent and knowledge? Will you stubbornly jump off into the Lake of Fire and die forever to God and His Peace? Will you continue to dash your poor Soul on the jagged rocks of Sin? Have you wickedly determined to find out for yourself what the lake of fire, outer darkness, and wrath to come actually are in the world to come? Will you defiantly turn your back on Christ, just to see what happens to a Soul who strives and wars with his Maker? 

O that you were WISE, that you Understood this, that you would CONSIDER your latter end! If you mess around and die in your Sin, it will be your eternal Regret and Misery, that you brought eternal damnation down on yourself, and that you rejected the one Remedy for your Sins provided Freely and Lovingly from God in the Person of His dear Son, Jesus Christ. 

Only GOD'S PRECIOUS BLOOD can purge the conscience, purify to the core of the heart, and wash you throughly to the very center of your being. Soul saved, Sins forgiven, Inward nature changed, new creature wrought by the Holy Spirit's Regeneration and Renewing, understanding enlightened, affections purified, ransomed from the dominion of Sin and Satan, translated from darkness into Light, Renewed and Transformed, Clean every whit, Accepted in the Beloved, made righteous in Christ, Delivered from the power of Satan unto Christ Jesus, calm conscience, new heart, right spirit, radical change inwardly, Grace working deeply within, repentant Faith, New Birth unto God, not just outward observances and performances. Humble reliance, submissive acceptance, resignation, surrender, yielding, acquiescence: not my will, but Thine be done.

The Precious Blood is Christ's suffering unto death for sinful man, the Righteous for the ungodly; His loving obedience to the Father made Him yield up His life and blood for the sins of the whole world, the willing of His Soul to become Sin, despising the shame, His willing assent to die in the sinner's place, He entered with His whole heart into the Substitution, the Atonement, the Just for unjust, which involved obedience unto death, even the death of THE CROSS. 

Escape for your life, Flee to Christ now, escape your dreadful hopeless Doom that awaits you in the future, the second death which is where the worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched; where there is outer darkness, weeping, wailing, gnashing of teeth, an eternal departure into everlasting fire, everlasting shame and contempt. Just as the rivers run into the ocean, all Sins must run into eternal death. Call out to the Savior now, ask HIM to save you from the vicious rapids in the river of Sin. Be ye cleansed and purged from Sin by God's one Atoning Sacrifice for Sins, be justified by Christ Righteousness. Lost in the darkness of this present evil world, your sin is as black as night. Come now, poor trembling sinner, take hold on Christ Jesus Himself by Faith in GOD'S BLOOD. May the Holy Spirit lead you know to trust in JESUS alone; May the Holy Ghost enable and persuade your Soul to Receive JESUS down deep into thine heart, for His name's sake. 

PETER'S WARNINGS

See 2 Peter 2:1-22:  "There shall be false teachers among you..." Just as false prophets arose in Israel, Peter warns that false teachers will arise within the visible church. The greatest dangers often come from within, not merely from outside the church. False teachers do not usually announce themselves as deceivers. They "privily shall bring in damnable heresies." They introduce error gradually, mixing truth with falsehood until the Gospel as well as Souls are corrupted. Satan attacks the church not only by persecution, but also by deception. Therefore, every teaching must be tried and tested by the words of God. Jesus warned: "Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing." (Matthew 7:15)

The greatest heresy is slighting and rejecting Christ:  "even denying the Lord that bought them." False teachers reject or twist God's words and distort the Gospel truth about His saving ATONEMENT. They profess Christianity outwardly while opposing the Gospel in doctrine or practice. The greatest danger is not merely false opinions but a false Christ.

Only The Lord Jesus Christ saves sinners. There is no other sacrifice for Sins, but God manifest in the flesh. There is no other Mediator between God and men, but the Man Christ Jesus. When you reject Christ, you reject the only way of salvation.

Many Souls will follow after false teachers. "Many shall follow their pernicious ways." Peter does not say only a few folks will be deceived, but MANY. False teaching often becomes popular, because it tells human nature what it wants to hear: Salvation without inward regeneration and repentance; heaven without holiness, blessing without obedience, religion without THE CROSS. Popularity is never proof that a message is from God.

False teachers often seek after filthy lucre: "Through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you." One of the religionist's chief motives is Greed. Instead of shepherding Souls, they exploit them. Instead of preaching Christ, they use religion for personal gain. Religion is a means of enriching its leaders rather than preaching Christ.

God's judgment never fails: The angels that sinned, even mighty angels were not spared. God is perfectly holy; No one is above His judgment. In Noah's day, the worldlings ignored God's warnings. They mocked Noah, and judgment came suddenly through the Flood, and took them all away. Yet God preserved Noah and his family. Sodom and Gomorrah were also examples of God's judgment upon persistent wickedness. God's justice is not imaginary. Hell is very real,  because God is perfectly HOLY. God's longsuffering to us-ward and gentle patience should never be mistaken for approval.

God knows how to rescue His people:  "The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations." Lot lived in an exceedingly wicked city called Sodom. Lot's righteous soul was vexed day after day because of the sin around him. A true Christians does not become comfortable with his sins. Christians can struggle against sin, but their hearts grieve over their inward evil, rather than celebrating and excusing it. God never forgets His own:  He preserved Noah through the Flood. He rescued Lot out of Sodom. Likewise, Christ preserves all Souls who trust Him.

Future judgment is Certain: "to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished." The final judgment has not yet occurred. Some scoffers wonder why evil seems to prosper. The answer is that God is patient, and His patience has an appointed end. Every Soul will stand before Him; No sin will remain unjudged. Judgment is certain for the lost Soul. Judgment on Sin fell upon JESUS at the Cross of Calvary; if you are in Christ, you are safe from the wrath to come.

Pride and self-will mark the ungodly: False teachers walk after the flesh, live for sinful desires, despise God's authority, presumptuous and self-willed. False religion exalts falsehoods and self. True Christianity exalts Christ Himself, the Lamb of God. False teachers seek followers for themselves. The Gospel points sinners to Jesus Christ alone, the one and only Savior.

God is holy and will judge all sin. False religion and false teachers cannot save.  Noah's ark pictures Jesus Christ, the Soul's only place of refuge from God's righteous judgment. As Lot was delivered from Sodom before its destruction, so all Souls that are in Christ will never face God's condemnation, for "There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus" (Romans 8:1).

Whom are you following? Do not follow popularity, impressive personalities. Do not follow religion merely because it is ancient, widespread, or a family tradition. Trust Jesus Christ, Who said: "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." (John 14:6). The Soul who rejects Christ remains under the wrath of God (John 3:36).

Those who trust in JESUS have their sins forgiven by God's Precious Blood, are made righteous before God, made free from Sin, and are kept by His power until the day of redemption, whe they see Him face to face. Flee from falsehood, cling to the truth of the gospel, and rest in the Lord Jesus Christ alone, for He is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by HIM (Hebrews 7:25).

Sincere Christians always struggle with their Sins, but the religionist enjoys his sins. The religionist deliberately corrupt God's truth, exploit others, and live in unrepentant wickedness.  

False teachers walk after the flesh; they do not walk in the Spirit. "But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness." This is the root problem: false teachers live according to their sinful nature rather than submitting to God. They sensuality, impurity, self-indulgence, rebellion against God's authority. "That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit." (John 3:6) The false teacher's heart is continually controlled by the flesh, refusing repentance, and ignoring the need for the new birth. Saving faith is not intellectual; Regeneration (Titus 3:5) results in a changed direction of life.

Pride is a mark of false teachers: "Presumptuous are they, selfwilled." False teachers are arrogant and reject correction. They refuse to submit to God's authority. The closer a Soul walks with Christ, the more aware they become of their own need for His Grace-Divine Help.

Spiritual blindness leads to eternal destruction: "Speak evil of the things that they understand not." False teachers to rabid animals acting only on instinct. They mock Gospel Truths they neither understand nor desire to understand. Their ignorance is not just intellectual—it is moral. They refuse the light God has given. A hardened heart can reach the point where Truth is ridiculed instead of received with humility. Please respond to God's Gospel while your heart is still tender.

Sin promises pleasure, but pays with death:  "They shall receive the reward of unrighteousness." Sin always offers immediate pleasure, but it never reveals its final payment, at the last. The worldling delights in open sin—even in the daytime without shame. The wages of sin is death, but The Gift of God is Eternal Life through Jesus Christ (Romans 6:23). You must choose between the fleeting pleasures of sin and the everlasting safety found in Christ.

False teachers deceive from within the church: "Spots they are and blemishes...while they feast with you." Worldlings often associate with Christian believers for personal advantage. Outwardly they appeared to fit in; but Inwardly they remained unchanged, unregenerate, gall of bitterness and bond of iniquity. Merely attending and/or joining a church (modern day social club/community support center) does not make a person a Christian. The New Birth from the Holy Spirit is most essential.

Unrestrained lust enslaves the Soul: "Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin." Your evil desires slowly become masters over you. Your sinful habits are no longer occasional failures, but settled patterns. The false teachers are "beguiling unstable souls." False teachers especially prey upon those who are spiritually immature. The devil often attacks those who are not rooted and grounded in God's Words. Christians are called to grow in grace and in the knowledge of Christ.

The love of money corrupts the heart: "An heart they have exercised with covetous practices." Their hearts have been trained and skilled in greed. Religion has become a lucrative business in 2026. Instead of serving Christ, they serve money and self. "The love of money is the root of all evil" (1 Timothy 6:10). The sin is not possessing wealth, but loving it instead of God. Balaam compromised truth for worldly gain. Balaam knew much about God; He even spoke God's words. yet Baalam loved the reward of unrighteousness; his heart desired wealth more than God Himself; his own donkey rebuked his selfish madness.

Bible knowledge alone cannot save. A person can know many biblical truths while still loving his sins inwardly. God looks not merely at our words, but He looks on the heart. False teachers: love themselves; Christ loved sinners, and laid down His life for them. False teachers seek money and mansions; but Christ freely gave Himself. False teachers deceive others; Christ is the Truth. False teachers lead Souls down the path to destruction; Christ leads to eternal life. False teachers exploit the weak; Christ seeks and saves the lost. False teachers serve the flesh; Christ perfectly obeyed the Father. False teachers use people for personal gain, Jesus laid down His life for His sheep.

Am I following Christ or merely following religious people? Do I love God's truth more than worldly pleasure? Is my heart becoming humble or proud? Am I growing in holiness or becoming comfortable in my sins? Do I treasure Christ above wealth, reputation, and earthly success?

Christ Jesus came into the world "to save sinners" (1 Timothy 1:15). His precious blood can cleanse every sin. His grace can break the power of sinful habits. His Spirit gives a new heart that desires Christ and holiness.

Souls who humble themselves before Christ, submit to His Righteousness, repent of their sins, and trust in His finished atoning work on the Cross find mercy, forgiveness, regenerated Soul, renewed heart, and life eternal. But if you persist in rejecting His Gospel truth; be warned, God's judgment is certain. The safest place for your soul is to flee to the Lord Jesus Christ and remain steadfast in His Words.

False teachers cannot satisfy the thirsty soul: "These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest..." A well without water promises refreshment, but leaves the thirsty very disappointed. A cloud driven by the wind promises rain but gives none. False teachers make impressive promises, but they cannot give what the soul truly needs—forgiveness, peace with God, eternal life, or a new changed heart. Only Jesus Christ, The Water of Life Himself, can satisfy the thirsty soul. JESUS said, "If any man thirst, let him come unto ME, and drink." (John 7:37) Every religion or philosophy that does not lead to Christ ultimately leaves the soul empty.

Eternal Judgment is imminent: "...to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever." Those who persist in rejecting God's truth and leading other Souls astray will not escape God's justice.

False teaching appeals to sinful desires: "They speak great swelling words of vanity." False teachers often are very eloquent, intelligent, and persuasive orators. But their words are vain—empty of saving truth. Instead of calling Souls to repentance and directing them to Lamb of God, they appeal to the desires of the flesh.

The Gospel humbles sinners; False religion flatters sinners. But The Gospel of the Grace of God is the Good News, that God freely saves guilty sinners through the FINISHED Atoning work of Jesus Christ, God manifest in the flesh. JESUS must save your Soul entirely by His Grace, you receive Him willingly with your heart inwardly, through childlike Faith in GOD'S BLOOD, apart from any human merit or works. God is perfectly Holy; You are a sinner; You cannot save yourself. Christ alone can save a sinner like you. You must repent of your selfishness and self-righteousness, believe the Gospel, and receive Christ.

False teaching always says the opposite: Follow your heart; You need not deny yourself; God accepts you without repentance and receiving Christ; Sin is not that serious; God is not that Holy.

Sin always slowly enslaves the Soul with the small cords of iniquity, but at the last, your sins are like heavy chains you must drag around. "While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption."

False teachers promise freedom, but they themselves are slaves to their own sinful corruption. "For of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage." Whatever controls a person's life, becomes his master, such as lust, self, greed, pride, anger, alcohol, drugs,  money, popularity, Self.

Jesus offers your Soul His freedom and peace. "If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed." (John 8:36) The gospel does not merely forgive sins, but it also breaks Sin's dominion over your heart, soul, and mind. 

Saving faith is not merely agreeing with facts about Jesus. It is personally relying upon Him as Lord and Savior. Faith looks away from self and rests entirely in Christ. Mere Bible knowledge is not saving faith. "If after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ." You can have real exposure to the gospel, know things about Christ, and experience some outward moral change. But you become entangled again in your sinful habits. Bible knowledge alone is not the same as DIVINE regeneration from the Holy Spirit. You can attend church, understand Bible doctrines, admire Jesus, reform your outward behavior, and yet never be truly born again of the Spirit of God. Your latter end will be worse than your beginning. Greater light brings greater responsibility and accountability.  To knowingly reject the Gospel and slight the Son of God is an exceedingly serious matter. "Unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required." (Luke 12:48)

Turning away from known truth is a fearful thing:  "It had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness." When you deliberately turn from the Gospel after knowing about it, you increase your guilt. Hebrews 10:26–29 also warns against despising Christ after receiving the knowledge of the truth.

The Bible reveals what religious human nature is truly like: "The dog is turned to his own vomit again." "The sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire." The animals never experienced a change of their beastly nature. The dog returned to his vomit, because he was still a dog. The sow returned to mire, because she was still a pig. Human external cleansing is not enough. Religious reform is not enough. The heart itself must be changed inwardly by the regenerating, cleaning, renewing power of the Holy Ghost through the Lord Jesus Christ. "Ye must be born again." (John 3:7) Christianity is not merely becoming a better person. It is receiving Christ, and the Divine Nature inwardly from the Spirit of God. Cast away empty religion and flee to Christ Christ. Christ alone satisfies the thirsty soul. Christ alone gives true freedom from the bondage of sin. The Holy Spirit alone changes the heart. Christ alone grants eternal life. Mere religion, Bible knowledge, morality cannot save an immortal Soul from damning sins.

Beware of false teachers who promise what only Christ can give. Do not confuse human eloquence with Divine Truth. Do not mistake outward morality for the Spirit's New Birth. Do not return to the sins from which God calls you to flee. Never presume upon the knowledge of the gospel while refusing to receive, trust, and obey Christ. Remember that rejecting greater light brings greater accountability before God.

Jesus Christ receives all guilty Souls who humble themselves and  truly come to *HIM*. JESUS does not merely wash the outside; He gives you a new heart deep within (see Ezekiel 36:26). He does not merely reform your behavior on Sundays; He makes you a new Creature all week long. (2 Corinthians 5:17). He does not merely offer you religious advice; He offered up Himself as the Crucified and Risen Creator, the Saviour of the world.

Do not settle for just an outward profession of religion, or temporary moral reform. Come to Christ Jesus Himself. Trust in His finished work on THE CROSS, rest in GOD'S PRECIOUS BLOOD ATONEMENT made by the LAMB OF GOD HIMSELF, and receive the New Birth by/from the Holy Spirit; let the Spirit of God Regenerate and Renew you within. Then the change is not merely external and temporary, but inward and ETERNAL, because "if the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed" (John 8:36).

THE *SINGLE* EYE

The Eye Represents the Direction of the Heart: "The light of the body is the eye." The eye is the lamp through which light enters the body. Spiritually, it represents: the heart's focus, the mind's outlook, the soul's desires, what the heart treasures most. Whatever captures your heart will shape your whole life. The direction of your heart determines the direction of your life.

A "Single Eye" Speaks of an Undivided Heart: "When thine eye is single..." The word "single" carries the idea of being: focused, sincere, undivided, pure, wholly devoted. A single eye is fixed upon Christ Jesus. The Single Eye first seeks Christ's Righteousness and the kingdom of God. It desires above all: Christ Himself, the truth of God's words, purity and holiness, God's glory, and Christ's honor. This is a good and honest heart which is not divided between God and the world. Wholehearted devotion to Christ, and not divided loyalties. Singleness, Sincerity, and Simplicity helps lead blind souls to Christ. The Holy Spirit must WASH and RENEW your heart within (Titus 3:5); No Religion can ever get beneath the surface where the real YOU exists. You can try to transform yourself with religion (2 Cor 11:13), and never actually be changed within, and then go to Hell.

Christ Jesus is to Be the Object of Our Vision. A single eye looks directly to Jesus Christ. The single eye says: Christ is all my Righteousness. Christ is all my Wisdom. Christ is all my Treasure. Christ is my Life. The more we look to Christ, the more His light fills our hearts. As the Bible says, we are transformed inwardly as we behold the glory of the Lord (2 Corinthians 3:18).

Remember now, the Eye is the most important part of the body. For how can a man direct his stepsif he cannot see? The Motive is the eye of the Soul. What do you have an Eye to? What are you living for? What is the principal Aim with you? Is it Get Money, or Get Christ? Is money grabbing the principal aim with your Soul?  

A Heart Fixed on Christ Is Filled with Light. "Thy whole body also is full of light." When Christ guides the heart, His truth illuminates: our conscience, our thinking, our desires, our decisions, our private and public behavior. His Words become "a lamp unto my feet." Spiritual light flows from God's words and from fellowship with Christ.

The "Evil Eye" Represents a Corrupt Heart: "When thine eye is evil..." The evil heart is controlled by: selfishness, greed, envy, unbelief, worldly desires, spiritual blindness. Instead of looking to God, the evil eye looks continually to self. Instead of seeking God's glory, the "evil eye" seeks personal gain. An "evil eye" reveals a heart that has turned away from God.

Darkness Spreads Through the Whole Person: "Thy body also is full of darkness." Jesus says that spiritual blindness affects the whole person. Darkness clouds your judgment, conscience, desires, values, and decisions. A person may think he sees clearly while remaining spiritually blind. And some of the Pharisees which were with JESUS heard these words, and said unto Him, Are we blind also? Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.

Self-Deception Is One of Sin's Greatest Dangers: Jesus says, "If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!" This is one of the most stern warnings in Scripture. The greatest danger is not knowing you are blind. It is believing you see when you do not. This was the tragedy of many religious leaders. They possessed scriptural knowledge, yet rejected Christ. Religious knowledge without Christ still leaves your soul in pitch black darkness.

What you Treasure shapes your Eternal Destiny: In Matthew 6, Jesus connects this parable with treasure. Where your treasure is, your heart follows. If your treasure is: worldly wealth, vain pleasures, reputation, and self, then your Soul remains in darkness. If your Treasure is Christ Himself, your life is filled with light.

You Cannot Serve Two Masters:  A divided heart cannot truly follow Christ. Jesus says: "Ye cannot serve God and mammon." The single eye belongs entirely to God. The "evil eye" attempts to serve both God and the world.

Only The Gospel Opens Blind Eyes:  The natural heart is spiritually blind. Only Christ can give you sight. Jesus came into the world: to open blind eyes, to bring light into darkness, to reveal the Father, to freely give eternal life. Only The Holy Spirit opens your eyes to behold the glory of Christ and His Finished ATONEMENT.

The Gospel teaches: Your heart is naturally darkened by Sin. You cannot enlighten yourself. Christ came to bring divine Light into your darkness. Through faith in Christ, the Holy Spirit opens your eyes. Christ becomes the treasure of the heart; As we behold Him, our lives are increasingly filled with His truth, holiness, and love.

The "single eye" represents a heart wholly devoted to God, fixed upon Christ, and filled with the light of His truth. The "evil eye" represents a heart dominated by selfishness, envy, greed, unbelief, and worldly desires, resulting in spiritual darkness.

Jesus says that the direction of your heart determines the condition of your whole life. If your heart is centered on Christ, His light fills your soul. If your heart is fixed on self or the world, darkness spreads throughout your life. Turn your eyes to Christ, for He is the Light of the world, and seek Him with an undivided heart. In Him alone, the darkness of sin is overcome, and in Him alone, you receive the Light of Life.

Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ. Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God.

*THE EVIL EYE*

The "Evil Eye" in Mark 7:22 is not referring to some curse or superstitious spell that someone casts on you. In the Bible, the "Evil Eye" is an expression describing a corrupt heart filled by envy, selfishness, greed, jealousy, and ill will toward others. It reveals an inward attitude that looks upon others with resentment rather than love and good will. Jesus includes the "Evil Eye" in His list of sins that proceed "from within, out of the heart of men" (Mark 7:21), showing that sin issues from the heart before it is ever carried out in outward words and actions.

The Evil Eye reveals a Heart of Envy: An evil eye begrudges the blessings God has given to others. Instead of rejoicing in another person's prosperity, success, opportunities, or gifts/talents, it resents them. The evil eye asks: "Why should they have what I don't?" and "I deserve that more than they do." Envy is the opposite of Charity, which "envieth not" (1 Corinthians 13:4).

The Bitter Root of an Evil Eye is Selfishness: In the Bible, the eye often represents the direction and desires of the heart. A person with an evil eye sees everything through the lens of self-interest. Instead of asking, "How can I bless others?" The evil eye asks,"What can I get out of this?" The "evil eye" is a vile weed that grows naturally in the human heart. 

The Evil Eye is filled with Stinginess and Greed: In the Bible, an "evil eye" can describe a person who is unwilling to be generous. Conversely, a "good eye" describes someone who gives freely. For the Bible says in Proverbs 22:9: "He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor." Here, a "bountiful eye" represents generosity. The bountiful eye's exact opposite is an "evil eye," which clings selfishly to possessions.

The Evil Eye Is Resentment Toward God's Grace:  Jesus used this expression in one of His parables. In Matthew 20:15, the landowner asks: "Is thine eye evil, because I am good?" The workers resented the master's generosity to others. Their "evil eye" was a jealous spirit that could not rejoice in another person's blessing. Spiritually, this warns us against becoming resentful when God shows mercy or kindness to someone else.

The Evil Eye Reveals a Corrupt Heart:  Jesus places the evil eye alongside sins such as: deceit, pride, blasphemy, covetousness, wickedness. This reveals that envy and selfishness are not "small sins." They spring from the same evil corrupt heart that produces every other form of evil. The problem is not just with what the eyes want to see, but what the heart desires.

Only Christ Jesus can give you a new heart within and stay your evil impulses, selfish inclinations, and vile desires: The gospel addresses the root of the problem. Instead of an evil eye, Christ gives believers a new heart that learns to: rejoice in God's blessings to others, to be generous, to love rather than envy, to seek God's glory rather than self-exaltation. The Holy Spirit produces contentment where envy once ruled and generosity where greed once reigned.

The "Evil Eye" in Mark 7:22 refers to a heart of envy, jealousy, selfishness, greed, resentment, and ill will toward others. It is an inward attitude that begrudges God's blessings and seeks its own advantage rather than the good of others. Jesus includes it among the sins that flow from the human heart, showing that it is a moral and spiritual problem, not merely an outward action.

On the other hand, the GOSPEL, the Power of God unto Salvation, transforms the heart inwardly. Through Faith in Christ, the Holy Spirit teaches you to be content with God's provision, generous toward others, grateful for God's grace, and to be able to rejoice when God' blesses others. This shows the character of Christ, Who "came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give His life a RANSOM for many" (Matthew 20:28).