THE BABYLON
DECEPTION: FALSE GRACE AND FALSE WORKS
Date: 5/1/14
FALSE GRACE
There is a deception in the churches around the world, but
primarily in the West. This deception has its roots in Babylon and it is a very
powerful deception which has led many people away from the truth.
Before we look into what false grace is, we need to
see what the Bible says about grace. Here is what the Bible says about true
grace.
We are saved by grace, not by works.
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Ephesians 2:8-9
8 For by grace are ye saved through
faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
9 Not of works, lest any man should
boast.
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Titus 2:11
11 For the grace of God that
bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
We are justified by God’s grace and our faith in Jesus
Christ.
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Titus 3:7
7 That being justified by his
grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
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Romans 5:1
5 Therefore being justified by
faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
We are not justified by our works.
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Romans 3:28
28 Therefore we conclude that a man
is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
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Galatians 2:16
16 Knowing that a man is not
justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we
have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of
Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no
flesh be justified.
False grace is the false doctrine that teaches
one can continue to sin (and rebel) against God and still be a Christian. What
does the Bible say about this? Can a Christian live in sin (that he or she does
not repent from)?
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Galatians 6:7-8 (Emphasis
added)
7 Be not deceived; God is not
mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
8 For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption;
but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
13 No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one,
and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
14 And the Pharisees also, who were
covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.
15 And he said unto them, Ye are
they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men
is abomination in the sight of God.
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Galatians 5:19-21 (Emphasis
added)
19 Now the works of the flesh are
manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred,
variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness,
revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told
you in time past, that they which do
such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his
servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
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Hebrews 3:12-15 (Emphasis
added)
12 Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of
unbelief, in departing from the living God.
13 But exhort one another daily, while
it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of
sin.
14 For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our
confidence stedfast unto the end;
15 While it is said, To day if ye
will hear his voice, harden not your
hearts, as in the provocation.
Jesus told His disciples that if something leads them into
sin, they need to get rid of it. He said: “[47] And if thine eye offend thee,
pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one
eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire: [48] Where their worm dieth
not, and the fire is not quenched.” (See Mark 9:47-48).
Jesus also told His disciples that they can only serve one
master.
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Luke 16:13-15 (Emphasis
added)
13 No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one,
and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
Christians must choose whether they will serve Jesus Christ
or serve themselves. One cannot serve both God and himself (or herself). If one
chooses to serve his (or her) own will instead of God’s will that is rebellion
and hardness of heart.
In the book of Revelation, Jesus Christ said, “He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.” (See Revelation 3:5.) (Emphasis added.)
Jesus will not blot out a Christian’s name from the book of
life if the Christian is an
overcomer. What must an overcomer overcome? In Revelation 3:5, Jesus was
talking to the Church of Sardis. He said in Revelation 3:1-3 (Emphasis added):
“[3:1] And unto the angel of the
church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of
God, and the seven stars; I know thy
works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.
[2] Be watchful, and strengthen the
things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works
perfect before God.
[3] Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast,
and repent.”
Jesus is telling His church in Sardis to repent because they
are not holding fast to the truth. Many or most of them are spiritually dead. They
believe they know God’s name, but do not and their actions (or works) show they
do not have a relationship with God. He will blot their names out of the book
of life unless they are overcomers.
God is calling out to His church to repent from sin and come out
of the world and not believe in the false grace heresy which is a doctrine of
the Nicolaitans.
Many churches today embrace false grace which says that a
Christian can continue to sin without repenting and choosing to serve Jesus
Christ instead of himself (or herself). We can either serve Jesus or not serve
Him. There are no other options. We can say we are serving Jesus when we are
really serving ourselves, but then we would be liers and hypocrites. James 4
talks about this.
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James 4:4-10 (Emphasis added)
4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses,
know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever
therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
5 Do ye think that the scripture
saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?
6 But he giveth more grace.
Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
7 Submit yourselves therefore to
God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
8 Draw nigh to God, and he will
draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye
double minded.
9 Be afflicted, and mourn, and
weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
Today, this false grace has grown into such a huge stronghold of deception that pastors and teachers are bringing Rock music into churches, tolerating homosexuality, not speaking against abortion, and actively promoting Hollywood movies (such as Narnia, Harry Potter, and Lord of the Rings) and Hollywood TV shows. These are abominations to God. (See “The Babylon Deception: Rock Music” and “The Babylon Deception: Movies”.)
Christianity Today, a Christian magazine promoted Harry Potter in an article titled, "Editorial: Why We Like Harry Potter." They said, “...and this is why we recommend the books, Rowling's series is a Book of Virtues with a preadolescent funny bone. Amid the laugh-out-loud scenes are wonderful examples of compassion, loyalty, courage, friendship, and even self-sacrifice. No wonder young readers want to be like these believable characters. That is a Christmas present we can be grateful for.”
To support their position they said that other Christians
support Harry Potter: “What
remains unreported is that many Christians—such as Charles Colson and Wheaton
College literature professor Alan Jacobs—enjoy and defend the Potter series” (Editorial:
Why We Like Harry Potter.")
The late David J. Meyer, a Christian pastor who had been a
witch before finding Jesus wrote this about Harry Potter books in an article
titled “Harry Potter? What Does God Have To Say?”:
"It was the Communist revolutionary Lenin who said, "Give me one generation of youth, and I will transform the entire world." Now an entire generation of youth has been given to a woman named J.K. Rowling and her four books on witchcraft, known as the Harry Potter Series.
“As a former witch, I can speak with authority when I say that I have examined the works of Rowling and that the Harry Potter books are training manuals for the occult.
[…]
“The first book of the series,
entitled "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone", finds the orphan,
Harry Potter, […] is taken to "Hogwart’s School of Witchcraft and Wizardry."
[…] Harry Potter learns how to […] use
witchcraft equipment. Harry also learns a new vocabulary, including words such
as "Azkaban", "Circe", "Draco",
"Erised", "Hermes", and "Slytherin"; all of which
are names of real devils or demons. […]
“[…] By reading these materials,
many millions of young people are learning how to work with demon spirits. They
are getting to know them by name. […]
“The titles of the books should be
warning enough to make us realize how satanic and anti-christ these books are. […]
"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone", was a real give away. The […]
third book was entitled "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban."
“Sadly enough, this blatant
witchcraft has been endorsed by well-known and respected "Christian"
leaders, such as Dr. James Dobson and Chuck Colson [….] Harry Potter books are
pure witchcraft and of the devil. The "Christian" leaders, however,
defend them by saying that good magic always wins and overcomes evil magic.
[…]
“High level witches believe that
there are seven satanic princes and that the seventh, which is assigned to
Christians, has no name. In coven meetings, he is called "the nameless
one." In the Harry Potter books, there is a character called
"Voldemort." The pronunciation guide says of this being "He who
must not be named."
Why would Christian leaders promote Harry Potter? They are
deceived. The idea that one can never reject Jesus Christ once he or she has
been saved is a powerful deception Satan has deceived many Christians with.
This deception leads many Christians to be more open-minded to other
deceptions. The deception that Harry Potter is an innocent fantasy that teaches
good moral lessons is one of Satan’s traps to lead Christians away from God.
God’s Word forbids any meddling in any form of witchcraft or
occult.
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Deuteronomy 18:9-12
9 When thou art come into the land
which the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the
abominations of those nations.
10 There shall not be found among
you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or
that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch.
11 Or a charmer, or a consulter
with familiar spirits, or a wizard,
or a necromancer.
12 For all that do these things are an abomination unto the Lord: and
because of these abominations the Lord thy God doth drive them out from before
thee.
How can Christian’s justify watching Harry Potter movies (and reading the books) and other Hollywood movies? These are abominations to God.
[Authors Note: A couple years ago,
I devotedly watched Hollywood movies each week. (See The Babylon Deception: Movies.)
Sometimes I would watch two movies a night. I found them addictive even though I was feeling convicted by the Holy Spirit that they were wrong. None of them were given a stronger rating than R and most were PG-13 or G, but even the G movies had things in them that God convicted me about.
I started seeking God more (in prayer) and God put on my heart that I needed to get rid of all my movies (even my most favorite) and stop watching movies, so I did. It was hard, but I knew it was the right thing to do.
Part of my reason for justifying my movie addiction was that God’s grace was there for me and I didn’t need to repent from this sin. I was under the deception of false grace, like many people today. I did not realize that continuing in sin is actually rejecting God’s grace (or goodness) which leads us to repentance (see Romans 2:4). Rejecting God’s goodness (which leads us to repentance) is as easy as choosing our sin instead of repenting from sin and obeying God. I am writing this article to help you see the truth. Seek God on this and let Him show you the truth.]
Sometimes I would watch two movies a night. I found them addictive even though I was feeling convicted by the Holy Spirit that they were wrong. None of them were given a stronger rating than R and most were PG-13 or G, but even the G movies had things in them that God convicted me about.
I started seeking God more (in prayer) and God put on my heart that I needed to get rid of all my movies (even my most favorite) and stop watching movies, so I did. It was hard, but I knew it was the right thing to do.
Part of my reason for justifying my movie addiction was that God’s grace was there for me and I didn’t need to repent from this sin. I was under the deception of false grace, like many people today. I did not realize that continuing in sin is actually rejecting God’s grace (or goodness) which leads us to repentance (see Romans 2:4). Rejecting God’s goodness (which leads us to repentance) is as easy as choosing our sin instead of repenting from sin and obeying God. I am writing this article to help you see the truth. Seek God on this and let Him show you the truth.]
If you believe that God gives you grace so that you can sin, you are under deception. The Bible says:
●Romans 6:1-2
6 What shall we say then? Shall we
continue in sin, that grace may abound?
2 God forbid. How shall we, that
are dead to sin, live any longer therein?
●Romans 6:15-16 (Emphasis
added)
15 What then? shall we sin, because
we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.
16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his
servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience
unto righteousness?
Sin leads to death. Death is not only physical death but
spiritual death: eternal separation from God.
If you overcome, you will inherit Heaven. If you do not repent
from sin, but continue in sin…
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Revelation 21:7-8
7 He that overcometh shall inherit
all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
8 But the fearful, and unbelieving,
and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and
idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with
fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
We need to make this point clear: sin leads to eternal death.
Now that we have covered false grace, let us now look at
false works.
FALSE WORKS
Nearly all false religions have one thing in common. They
teach that you have to do good works in order to be saved. Buddhists, Hindus,
Muslims, and Catholics believe that your goods works save you or help save you
in some way. This deception was creeping into the early Christian church not
long after it was founded.
The Apostle Paul wrote the book of Galatians to a church which
had begun to drift from the truth of salvation by faith (in Jesus Christ) into
a false doctrine of salvation by works.
Paul wrote (by the guidance of the Holy Spirit):
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Galatians 3:10-14
10 For as many as are of the works
of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that
continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do
them.
11 But that no man is justified by
the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.
12 And the law is not of faith:
but, The man that doeth them shall live in them.
13 Christ hath redeemed us from the
curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every
one that hangeth on a tree:
14 That the blessing of Abraham
might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the
promise of the Spirit through faith.
He also wrote:
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Galatians 2:16
16 Knowing that a man is not
justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we
have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of
Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no
flesh be justified.
●
Ephesians 2:8-9
8 For by grace are ye saved through
faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
9 Not of works, lest any man should
boast.
We cannot and will not ever be saved by our works. Deny self,
trust in Jesus Christ, repent from sin, and seek God. That is the duty of a
follower of Christ who has rejected his own will and has sought God’s will for
his life.
Jesus Christ said:
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Luke 16:13
13 No servant can serve two
masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will
hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
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Mark 8:34-35
34 And when he had called the
people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come
after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
35 For whosoever will save his life
shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's,
the same shall save it.
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IF YOU ARE SEEKING TO KNOW GOD, please read this message.
God loves us so much that He sent His Only Begotten Son, Jesus Christ, to die for our sins and shed His precious blood to pay for all of these sins (and has risen from the dead).
If you repent (turn away) from your sins (Acts 3:19), and believe and confess aloud that Christ has done this for you (Romans 10:9-10), and have made Him your Lord and Savior (again Romans 10:9-10) you are saved. Now seek God with all your heart. Seek to know Him and you will (Jeremiah 29:13).
John 17:3 says: "And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.”
God said this in Jeremiah 29:13: “And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.” (Emphasis added)
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Works Cited
"Editorial: Why We Like Harry Potter."
http://www.ctlibrary.com. Christianity Today, 10 Jan. 2000. Web. 1 May 2014.
Meyer, David J. “Harry Potter? What Does God Have To Say?” http://www.lasttrumpetministries.org.
Last Trumpet Ministries International, n.d. Web. 1 May 2014.
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