Many people confess Christ, and no person can say Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost, but many are called but few are chosen, and not many mighty, not many wise according to the flesh, and not many noble are called, because their heart condition is not right to be called.
Some have a form of godliness, but deny the power thereof, ever learning but never able to come to the knowledge of the truth, and think they are right with God despite holding unto sin, which the Bible says if we sin wilfully after receiving the knowledge of the truth there is no more sacrifice for sins, which means if we hold unto sin then the blood of Christ cannot wash it away.
The Bible says love is the fulfilling of the law, which love does not think an evil thought, rejoices in the truth by hating sin led of the Spirit, is not selfish, not arrogant, does not belittle people, and only goes by their needs and not their wants, and helps the poor and needy if possible.
The Bible says that the Lord knows them that are His having this seal, which this is what seals the saints, and is how they are led of the Spirit, that everyone that names the name of Christ depart from iniquity.
Which Jesus said not everyone that says Lord, Lord, will be able to enter heaven, but only those that do the will of the Father, and they were workers of iniquity, which they were called because no one says Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost, and they had a form of godliness as they did some labor for the kingdom of God which they brought up to try to get out of their bad situation, but they denied the power thereof for they would not allow the Spirit to lead them because they still wanted to hold unto some things of the flesh.
A person led of the Spirit will know that they have to hate sin, and to abstain from sin, and if they do sin they will get rid of it and keep going forward.
If we sin we can be forgiven of that sin, but saying we cannot abstain from sin, and sin daily, and sin does not affect our relationship with God is the wrong belief, and these people will hold unto sin for they think they cannot beat it anyway, and it does not affect their relationship with God.
That is the difference between being led of the Spirit and not, for those led of the Spirit will know it is wrong to hold unto sin, and it does affect their relationship with God, so if they do sin it will be minor, and not done that often, and they will be sincere when they give it up and mean it, and keep moving forward not wanting sin, and will represent Christ, and act like Christ, a whole lot better.
But those not led of the Spirit will intentionally sin, and hold unto sin, for they think they are alright with God when they sin, so they have sin on their record and think they are alright.
And one of the big sins that they commit is going by their wants on money, and material things, which then they fall in to the category of the love of money is the root of all evil, for it neglects the poor and needy, and love is the fulfilling of the law.
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