I should think everyone would know that the word of God IS the rock of our salvation and the firm foundation upon which we are to stand.
As for salvation, what is the rock on which we stand or the foundation we are to built upon?
Joh 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
For most, John 3:16 would suffice.
That word/scripture is unshakable and immovable.... until you start adding to it.
Such as to make it the "whole council of God", but no one questions what the will of God is concerning salvation, because it is written that God desires all to come to a saving knowledge of Christ, right?
And let's not forget that Jesus came to take away the sins of the world. That would encompass everyone that ever lived and beyond.
And yet only about 2 and 1/2 % of the population on earth go to heaven, while the rest don't.
So much for the will of God being done on earth.
So much for standing on the rock of our salvation.
When we ADD to scripture what is not written (not talking about interpreting it in context), it is like adding sand on or over bedrock, until the sand is too deep to lay you foundation on that rock.
Question.
Do we need to add any other verse of scripture to the above, to make it the truth, or is it the truth as is?
Does anyone question if it is God's will to save someone? Of course not, but not all are saved who confess Jesus as the Messiah.
So we don't need to add to the above verse, right?
So why do many of you add to the verses that don't apply to salvation such as those that promise healing or answered prayers?
For example, in Mk 11:24, the word of God states that God will give us "what soever ye [we] desire", and what do many add to this awesome promises?
They say, "yes God will give you whatsoever you desire if it is His desire and will for you to have it, then it will be given to you. And that is what many say the verse is talking about, when none of that is even written.
How can it be the truth if you have to keep adding more conditions to the promises of God, that are NOT WRITTEN?
You do to these verses what you refuse to do with the verses concerning salvation. You add, "if it be the will of God" to it.
And in so doing, you not only pervert and twist God's truth by adding a truth from another promise, to make it a lie, but you have effectively taken away the foundation or the solid rock in which one needs to stand/believe on to get their healing or answered prayers. You make the promises of God, iffy.
If your foundation shakes with the natural news that comes your way, then how long do you expect you house to stand in the storm? Or why do you think so many fall away from believing in healing, or answered prayers, even calling sickness a blessing of God? Because many of you have changed the truth of God's word by adding "the will of God" to it, and have taken away the surety or certainty of the promise.
This is heresy and demonic, and yet so many of you do this very thing and at the same time vilify and condemn me for standing up for what is written.
If you don't know what the will of God is, HOW CAN YOU BELIEVE WITH ANY CERTAINTY, OR HAVE ANY CONFIDENCE IN GOD to give you what you ask for, with a big "IF" slapped in the middle of God's PROMISE to THOSE WHO BELIEVE?
I tell you, you cannot!!! And you will not be able to believe, regardless of what you say, and that is one reason why so many fail to receive. Thinking they believe when they don't know what God will do because they were taught to wait and see what God will do. Even saying, "You never know what God's going to do".
If you believe what is written without adding to it, you would!!!
The word "IF" casts doubt, uncertainty, wonderment, even confusion, as it is a conditional particle. If it is not written, then don't add it to the promise of God's word.
Do you think Jesus, who spoke the words of God the Father, Who Himself is holy, and cannot lie but must speak the truth by saying, "Verily verily or Truly truly", messed up the truth or missed something, that you would think needs your input added to it to make it MORE TRUTHFUL?
Why can't we stop interpreting scripture according to our experiences, testimonies, natural circumstances and situations, biases, church doctrines, and the like and just accept the truth of what is written as is?
Is it also too painful for you to admit that you (we) are at fault for failing to receive and not God or His promises?
God's word is good as is, and we should stop trying to make His word say something it doesn't by adding our reality or real world facts/history to it.
Not everything is too good to be true, and the grace of God does NOT stop at salvation.
As for salvation, what is the rock on which we stand or the foundation we are to built upon?
Joh 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
For most, John 3:16 would suffice.
That word/scripture is unshakable and immovable.... until you start adding to it.
Such as to make it the "whole council of God", but no one questions what the will of God is concerning salvation, because it is written that God desires all to come to a saving knowledge of Christ, right?
And let's not forget that Jesus came to take away the sins of the world. That would encompass everyone that ever lived and beyond.
And yet only about 2 and 1/2 % of the population on earth go to heaven, while the rest don't.
So much for the will of God being done on earth.
So much for standing on the rock of our salvation.
When we ADD to scripture what is not written (not talking about interpreting it in context), it is like adding sand on or over bedrock, until the sand is too deep to lay you foundation on that rock.
Question.
Do we need to add any other verse of scripture to the above, to make it the truth, or is it the truth as is?
Does anyone question if it is God's will to save someone? Of course not, but not all are saved who confess Jesus as the Messiah.
So we don't need to add to the above verse, right?
So why do many of you add to the verses that don't apply to salvation such as those that promise healing or answered prayers?
For example, in Mk 11:24, the word of God states that God will give us "what soever ye [we] desire", and what do many add to this awesome promises?
They say, "yes God will give you whatsoever you desire if it is His desire and will for you to have it, then it will be given to you. And that is what many say the verse is talking about, when none of that is even written.
How can it be the truth if you have to keep adding more conditions to the promises of God, that are NOT WRITTEN?
You do to these verses what you refuse to do with the verses concerning salvation. You add, "if it be the will of God" to it.
And in so doing, you not only pervert and twist God's truth by adding a truth from another promise, to make it a lie, but you have effectively taken away the foundation or the solid rock in which one needs to stand/believe on to get their healing or answered prayers. You make the promises of God, iffy.
If your foundation shakes with the natural news that comes your way, then how long do you expect you house to stand in the storm? Or why do you think so many fall away from believing in healing, or answered prayers, even calling sickness a blessing of God? Because many of you have changed the truth of God's word by adding "the will of God" to it, and have taken away the surety or certainty of the promise.
This is heresy and demonic, and yet so many of you do this very thing and at the same time vilify and condemn me for standing up for what is written.
If you don't know what the will of God is, HOW CAN YOU BELIEVE WITH ANY CERTAINTY, OR HAVE ANY CONFIDENCE IN GOD to give you what you ask for, with a big "IF" slapped in the middle of God's PROMISE to THOSE WHO BELIEVE?
I tell you, you cannot!!! And you will not be able to believe, regardless of what you say, and that is one reason why so many fail to receive. Thinking they believe when they don't know what God will do because they were taught to wait and see what God will do. Even saying, "You never know what God's going to do".
If you believe what is written without adding to it, you would!!!
The word "IF" casts doubt, uncertainty, wonderment, even confusion, as it is a conditional particle. If it is not written, then don't add it to the promise of God's word.
Do you think Jesus, who spoke the words of God the Father, Who Himself is holy, and cannot lie but must speak the truth by saying, "Verily verily or Truly truly", messed up the truth or missed something, that you would think needs your input added to it to make it MORE TRUTHFUL?
Why can't we stop interpreting scripture according to our experiences, testimonies, natural circumstances and situations, biases, church doctrines, and the like and just accept the truth of what is written as is?
Is it also too painful for you to admit that you (we) are at fault for failing to receive and not God or His promises?
God's word is good as is, and we should stop trying to make His word say something it doesn't by adding our reality or real world facts/history to it.
Not everything is too good to be true, and the grace of God does NOT stop at salvation.