Faith verses Mysticism

[Bethel]

True, what is seen is not proof, just possible indications or "fruit" (Mat 12:33) to one another. But each will know for themselves by the indwelling Spirit ( Rom 8:16), just as there is certainty concerning a bad tree if it continues to manifest bad fruit! Only God can know the certainty of everyone's heart.

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Satan is very clever. And he has read the bible and all the greek texts.
He understands that believers look for "fruit".....they look for...>"is that person showing love".
Satan know syou are going to think you have found a "real one", if someone is sweet, helpful, and can speak "Christianese".

The only real proof a person is Of God, is if they are born again.
The rest of this stuff, can be faked.

Remember....the Devil comes as an "angel of LIGHT">......so, that is just Like Jesus.......in Behavior........And His Ministers as "Ministers of RIGHTEOUSNESS"......so, they will talk about salvation, but will lead you to LEGALISM.

Here is how you can know if a person is deceived by the Devil, a believer..........or if they were never born again.

A devil deceiver person will NEVER EVER believe that Christ KEEPS THEM SAVED.......

That is the Test.
Just find out if this "christian", believes that Christ does not keep them saved...........He saved them, yes, but they will ARGUE that they have much to do, to STAY SAVED.......as that is Christ Rejection, pretending to be a born again believer........or its a believer, who has "fallen from Grace".

They sound like this......."oh YES, i know that my Lord and Savior has saved me.....but now i have to DO THIS to stay saved".

There is your liar., who SOUNDS as if they are a true believer.

 

[NetChaplain]

The only real proof a person is Of God, is if they are born again.
The rest of this stuff, can be faked.

True, only those reborn will not cease from their profession, but hypocrites always will discontinue. Those who are truly saved cannot ultimately be "deceived" (Mat 24:24). God never allows His to believe a lie, for He eventually shows them truth, because they seek truth.

 

[Bethel]

Those who are truly saved cannot ultimately be "deceived"

O foolish Galatians, who has bewitched YOU = (these are born again Christian)..., that YOU. (born again Christian) should not OBEY the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?

2 This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?

3 Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?

 

[NetChaplain]

O foolish Galatians, who has bewitched YOU = (these are born again Christian)..., that YOU. (born again Christian) should not OBEY the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?

2 This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?

3 Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?

"That ye should not obey the truth" is the strongest statement Paul made against them, which does not indicate they had completely turned to the false teaches, and nowhere is there any support for such in the Galatian Epistle.

J Gill - "The doctrine of justification by the righteousness of Christ is the truth the apostle is establishing, and these Galatians seemed to be going off from, through the artful insinuations of the false teachers. Formerly these people had not only heard this truth, but embraced it: they received the love of it, were strongly affected to it, and firmly believed but now they began to hesitate and doubt about it; they were not so fully persuaded of it as heretofore; they seemed ready to let it go, at least did not hold it fast, and the profession of it, without wavering as before; they were fallen from some degree of the steadfastness of their faith in, and of the obedience of it to this truth, which is what was the design of the false apostles, and is here charged upon the Galatians."

 

[Bethel]

"That ye should not obey the truth" is the strongest statement Paul made against them,

Actually he made 3.

1. ""Bewitched.""" (who has bewitched you) so, this shows us that they were DECEIVED...... = and here is why..... Hebrews 13:9

2. "did not obey the truth", ...... as "should not" means they did not......its present tense.

3. they are "in the Flesh"......this is, a carnal mind, that is become spiritually darkened so that it does not, and can not, "obey the Truth"....because it is "bewitched".

Who are these people?

They are anyone who believes that "you can lose your salvation"......as this person is not "obeying the Truth" which is......GOD saves you, and keeps you saved, the same WAY He saved you.
That "WAY", is only one.........Its this ONE...... John 14:6