UNSETTLED SURETY

UNSETTLED SURETY

Thursday, February 08, 2018

  Today’s title is an absurdity held to by a high percentage of professing Christians believing there is more than one way to heaven but actually you won’t know until you die. I am not a member of that incongruous statistical survey group. The veracity of God’s Word living (Jn.1:1) and written, the Bible, openly declares there is but one Way and that He provides knowing assurance.

  Jesus stated “I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also. … I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” (ESV Jn.14:3, 6) The same apostle, John, that recorded these words, explained:

And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him. (1Jn.2:3-5)

Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time. … But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things. I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth. … If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him. (1Jn.2:18, 20, 21, 29)

Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. … And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin. … We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death. … Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him. … And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him. … And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us. (1Jn.3:2, 5, 14, 15, 19, 24)

Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: … We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error. … Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit. (1Jn.4:2, 6, 13)

By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments. … These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God. … And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him. … We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not. And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness. And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.(1Jn.5:2, 13, 15, 18-20)

  This truth leaves us with a serious eternal question: If we believe there is more than one way to heaven, aren’t we denying the Way we as a professing Christian say we believe in?

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