AMEN!!! PERFECTLY EXPLAINED❣️🎯💯🔥⛲👑🎁😇🤍🩸🕊️🙌 An Anti-christ Spirit denies that the Holy Spirit has come in a believers flesh because they are looking for evidence of their Salvation in their flesh or by their works and actions, which is the opposite of the definition of Faith which is the substance of things HOPED FOR, the evidence of things NOT SEEN. Love you Brother 😘 Thank you! AGTG! All false gospels add an element of SELF to Christ's FINISHED WORK.
Well Jesus also said: “Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.” Matthew 7:19 NASB1995 If you are a Christian and have the Holy Spirit, you are supposed to bear the fruits of the Spirit. “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.” Galatians 5:22-23 NASB1995
@@berkamp1 The fruit talked about in Matthew 7:16-20 is referring to false teachers and the fruit of their lips. Jesus goes into more detail in Matthew 12:33-37. This is different than the fruits of the spirit that Paul talks about in Galatians as the Mystery of the Church/How to live the Christian life by faith was not revealed until after Jesus’ ascension. In Matthew 7:21, those who do not enter didn’t do the will of the Father which can be found in John 6:40. As for how to live the Christian life, I’d encourage you to watch my videos “Who We Are in Christ and the Renewed Mind” and “The Just Shall Live By Faith”.
Absolutely not. I used to think that this was the way to sniff out true believers, by their fruits, but then I discovered that the verse from Matthew 7:15-20, isn't talking about believers, but false prophets. The fruits of the Spirit are just that. They are of the Holy Spirit, as a believer abides in Christ/yields to Christ. I've come to realize that looking to a person's behaviour/traits or character is a very flawed way to determine the salvific status of another. Even if I look to myself, I see vast areas of lack that if I was put under the microscope of fruit inspection, I would fail the test, 99.99% of the time. 😄 I know of many beautifully natured, unbelieving people who seem to run rings around many professing Christians in regards to their behaviour, modesty, and character. The only way that I can see in scripture, regarding recognition of another brother or sister, is by their claim in believing the Gospel, 1 Corinthians 15:1-4. That Christ died for our sins, was buried, and on the third day rose again according to the scriptures. If someone says to me that they have simply believed the Gospel of His Grace, despite their outward manifestations of carnality, I'm to accept them as a brother or sister in Christ. Maybe they are wayward or under developed, spiritually, but they are still, in Christ, clothed in His Righteousness and very much saved. They may need to be avoided for the sake of assembly, other believers, and may fall from fellowship. But, if they have the hope of Glory, the Spirit of Sonship within, they are sealed onto that wonderful day of redemption. Ephesians 1: 13-14 & 4: 30. Our outward appearance, or even inward peace, is no absolute guide on the condition of ones soul. Belief in the Gospel, by Faith alone, is what determines the fact of salvific authenticity. This way of seeing/recognizing other true believers is outlined throughout 1 John. Described in this book, there are those who are of Cain and trusted in themselves in THEIR efforts and labour, remember Cain literally bore FRUITS! Then there are those who didn't trust in themselves but believed the Testimony of His Son, trusting in the Blood to save, nothing of themselves. These are seen as those of Abel. These placed no confidence in their flesh. So profession of what a person BELIEVES is the determining factor, not their fruits of the Spirit, but the fruit of their lips. Don't get me wrong! I'm not suggesting that a healthy believer won't exhibit God's fruits. It is hoped they do! 😃👍 Scripture exhorts us, too. Every believer goes through different seasons. We all ebb and flow, but He remains the anchor at the centre of our soul. He has promised never to leave or forsake us despite us. It really is magnificent this free gift of Grace. It is Christ Himself. He is our Eternal Life. This is why, once someone has understood and trusted in the matchless finished redemptive work of Jesus, they have put Him on. He has entered in, and that ungodly sinner is hid with Christ in God, FOREVER. It's such good news.♥️ We must remember that it's to the one that works not but simply believes. His faith alone is counted as righteousness. Romans 4: 5. So, because there may be an absence of fruit, this can be caused by many other factors, other than this being a sign of someone who is not saved. Blessings and kindest regards David from Australia. 🌏 🙄☝️
@@davidn3843 I’m not sure where you guys are getting your doctrines from that justify living by the flesh and not the spirit but this will surely lead you to destruction. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. “Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me.” Matthew 16:24 NASB1995 “Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit.” Galatians 5:24-25 NASB1995 “So then, brethren, we are under obligation, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh- for if you are living according to the flesh, you must die; but if by the Spirit you are putting to death the deeds of the body, you will live.” Romans 8:12-13 NASB1995 Feeding your fleshly desires will lead you straight to hell. You must die to flesh, crucify the flesh! Live by the spirit and therefore produce the fruits of the spirit. You believe in the gospel, you do well. The demons also believe and they shudder! Work out your salvation with fear and trembling. If someone claims they are saved then they must also have the Holy Spirit. Does the Holy Spirit not convict you when you sin? How can you live in sin day in and day out and it be well with your own spirit when the Holy Spirit is in you? “But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you. And He, when He comes, will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment;” John 16:7-8 NASB1995
I’m not sure where you guys are getting your doctrines from that justify living by the flesh and not the spirit but this will surely lead you to destruction. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. “Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me.” Matthew 16:24 NASB1995 “Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit.” Galatians 5:24-25 NASB1995 “So then, brethren, we are under obligation, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh- for if you are living according to the flesh, you must die; but if by the Spirit you are putting to death the deeds of the body, you will live.” Romans 8:12-13 NASB1995 Feeding your fleshly desires will lead you straight to hell. You must die to flesh, crucify the flesh! Live by the spirit and therefore produce the fruits of the spirit. You believe in the gospel, you do well. The demons also believe and they shudder! Work out your salvation with fear and trembling. If someone claims they are saved then they must also have the Holy Spirit. Does the Holy Spirit not convict you when you sin? How can you live in sin day in and day out and it be well with your own spirit when the Holy Spirit is in you? “But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you. And He, when He comes, will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment;” John 16:7-8 NASB1995
@@berkamp1 The only thing that will lead one to destruction is unbelief in Christ. “The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent* ye and believe the Gospel” - Mark 1:15 *Greek word for Repent is Metanoia which means to have a change of mind. To go from unbelief to faith in Christ “He that believeth on the son hath everlasting life” - John 3:36 “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved” - Acts 16:31 “For by grace are ye saved through faith and that not of yourselves: it is the GIFT of God: Not of works lest any man should boast” - Ephesians 2:8-9
@ So what do you make of everything I wrote there and that the Apostle Paul taught about crucifying the flesh and the deeds of the flesh and living by the spirit? “Let not many of you become teachers, my brethren, knowing that as such we will incur a stricter judgment.” James 3:1 NASB1995
@@2Peter3-18 The gospel is that God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life. What the gospel doesn’t teach is that believing in Jesus gives anyone a free license to live in sin or a lawless life as Jesus puts it… Jesus said if you love Him you will keep His commandments. Jesus also sends us the Holy Spirit to convict us of sin and He gives us the power to obey! “For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him.” Philippians 2:13 NLT “So you must live as God’s obedient children. Don’t slip back into your old ways of living to satisfy your own desires. You didn’t know any better then.” 1 Peter 1:14 NLT Believing in Jesus Christ gives us the power to obey! Because whoever the Son frees is free indeed. If Jesus has freed someone from sexual immorality, then they are free indeed! That’s the gospel. “Loving God means keeping his commandments, and his commandments are not burdensome. For every child of God defeats this evil world, and we achieve this victory through our faith. And who can win this battle against the world? Only those who believe that Jesus is the Son of God.” 1 John 5:3-5 NLT “On judgment day many will say to me, ‘Lord! Lord! We prophesied in your name and cast out demons in your name and performed many miracles in your name.’ But I will reply, ‘I never knew you. Get away from me, you who break God’s laws.’” Matthew 7:22-23 NLT People go around reciting “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me”. Well, Christ has indeed strengthened you with the power to obey.
So true! 🤓
Amen bro! Yes it literally specifies by the fruit of their lips which is an individuals spoken testimony concerning Jesus!🙏✝️
Amen & Thank you !!!
AMEN!!! PERFECTLY EXPLAINED❣️🎯💯🔥⛲👑🎁😇🤍🩸🕊️🙌 An Anti-christ Spirit denies that the Holy Spirit has come in a believers flesh because they are looking for evidence of their Salvation in their flesh or by their works and actions, which is the opposite of the definition of Faith which is the substance of things HOPED FOR, the evidence of things NOT SEEN. Love you Brother 😘 Thank you! AGTG! All false gospels add an element of SELF to Christ's FINISHED WORK.
Well Jesus also said:
“Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.”
Matthew 7:19 NASB1995
If you are a Christian and have the Holy Spirit, you are supposed to bear the fruits of the Spirit.
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.”
Galatians 5:22-23 NASB1995
@@berkamp1 The fruit talked about in Matthew 7:16-20 is referring to false teachers and the fruit of their lips. Jesus goes into more detail in Matthew 12:33-37. This is different than the fruits of the spirit that Paul talks about in Galatians as the Mystery of the Church/How to live the Christian life by faith was not revealed until after Jesus’ ascension.
In Matthew 7:21, those who do not enter didn’t do the will of the Father which can be found in John 6:40. As for how to live the Christian life, I’d encourage you to watch my videos “Who We Are in Christ and the Renewed Mind” and “The Just Shall Live By Faith”.
Absolutely not. I used to think that this was the way to sniff out true believers, by their fruits, but then I discovered that the verse from Matthew 7:15-20, isn't talking about believers, but false prophets. The fruits of the Spirit are just that. They are of the Holy Spirit, as a believer abides in Christ/yields to Christ. I've come to realize that looking to a person's behaviour/traits or character is a very flawed way to determine the salvific status of another. Even if I look to myself, I see vast areas of lack that if I was put under the microscope of fruit inspection, I would fail the test, 99.99% of the time. 😄
I know of many beautifully natured, unbelieving people who seem to run rings around many professing Christians in regards to their behaviour, modesty, and character.
The only way that I can see in scripture, regarding recognition of another brother or sister, is by their claim in believing the Gospel, 1 Corinthians 15:1-4. That Christ died for our sins, was buried, and on the third day rose again according to the scriptures.
If someone says to me that they have simply believed the Gospel of His Grace, despite their outward manifestations of carnality, I'm to accept them as a brother or sister in Christ. Maybe they are wayward or under developed, spiritually, but they are still, in Christ, clothed in His Righteousness and very much saved. They may need to be avoided for the sake of assembly, other believers, and may fall from fellowship. But, if they have the hope of Glory, the Spirit of Sonship within, they are sealed onto that wonderful day of redemption. Ephesians 1: 13-14 & 4: 30.
Our outward appearance, or even inward peace, is no absolute guide on the condition of ones soul. Belief in the Gospel, by Faith alone, is what determines the fact of salvific authenticity. This way of seeing/recognizing other true believers is outlined throughout 1 John. Described in this book, there are those who are of Cain and trusted in themselves in THEIR efforts and labour, remember Cain literally bore FRUITS! Then there are those who didn't trust in themselves but believed the Testimony of His Son, trusting in the Blood to save, nothing of themselves. These are seen as those of Abel. These placed no confidence in their flesh. So profession of what a person BELIEVES is the determining factor, not their fruits of the Spirit, but the fruit of their lips. Don't get me wrong! I'm not suggesting that a healthy believer won't exhibit God's fruits. It is hoped they do!
😃👍 Scripture exhorts us, too.
Every believer goes through different seasons. We all ebb and flow, but He remains the anchor at the centre of our soul. He has promised never to leave or forsake us despite us. It really is magnificent this free gift of Grace. It is Christ Himself. He is our Eternal Life. This is why, once someone has understood and trusted in the matchless finished redemptive work of Jesus, they have put Him on. He has entered in, and that ungodly sinner is hid with Christ in God, FOREVER. It's such good news.♥️ We must remember that it's to the one that works not but simply believes. His faith alone is counted as righteousness. Romans 4: 5.
So, because there may be an absence of fruit, this can be caused by many other factors, other than this being a sign of someone who is not saved.
Blessings and kindest regards
David from Australia.
🌏
🙄☝️
@@davidn3843 I’m not sure where you guys are getting your doctrines from that justify living by the flesh and not the spirit but this will surely lead you to destruction. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.
“Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me.”
Matthew 16:24 NASB1995
“Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit.”
Galatians 5:24-25 NASB1995
“So then, brethren, we are under obligation, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh- for if you are living according to the flesh, you must die; but if by the Spirit you are putting to death the deeds of the body, you will live.”
Romans 8:12-13 NASB1995
Feeding your fleshly desires will lead you straight to hell. You must die to flesh, crucify the flesh! Live by the spirit and therefore produce the fruits of the spirit. You believe in the gospel, you do well. The demons also believe and they shudder! Work out your salvation with fear and trembling.
If someone claims they are saved then they must also have the Holy Spirit. Does the Holy Spirit not convict you when you sin? How can you live in sin day in and day out and it be well with your own spirit when the Holy Spirit is in you?
“But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you. And He, when He comes, will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment;”
John 16:7-8 NASB1995
have you heard of the book, 1 John Decoded? by David Benjamine ...... i think you will like it.........
@@777atys6 I’m sure I would as I’ve listened to a handful of videos on his channel regarding 1 John.
I’m not sure where you guys are getting your doctrines from that justify living by the flesh and not the spirit but this will surely lead you to destruction. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.
“Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me.”
Matthew 16:24 NASB1995
“Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit.”
Galatians 5:24-25 NASB1995
“So then, brethren, we are under obligation, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh- for if you are living according to the flesh, you must die; but if by the Spirit you are putting to death the deeds of the body, you will live.”
Romans 8:12-13 NASB1995
Feeding your fleshly desires will lead you straight to hell. You must die to flesh, crucify the flesh! Live by the spirit and therefore produce the fruits of the spirit. You believe in the gospel, you do well. The demons also believe and they shudder! Work out your salvation with fear and trembling.
If someone claims they are saved then they must also have the Holy Spirit. Does the Holy Spirit not convict you when you sin? How can you live in sin day in and day out and it be well with your own spirit when the Holy Spirit is in you?
“But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you. And He, when He comes, will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment;”
John 16:7-8 NASB1995
@@berkamp1 The only thing that will lead one to destruction is unbelief in Christ.
“The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent* ye and believe the Gospel” - Mark 1:15
*Greek word for Repent is Metanoia which means to have a change of mind. To go from unbelief to faith in Christ
“He that believeth on the son hath everlasting life” - John 3:36
“Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved” - Acts 16:31
“For by grace are ye saved through faith and that not of yourselves: it is the GIFT of God: Not of works lest any man should boast” - Ephesians 2:8-9
@ So what do you make of everything I wrote there and that the Apostle Paul taught about crucifying the flesh and the deeds of the flesh and living by the spirit?
“Let not many of you become teachers, my brethren, knowing that as such we will incur a stricter judgment.”
James 3:1 NASB1995
@@berkamp1 You are taking verses out of context and mixing law with grace. What is the Gospel? What do you believe in?
@@2Peter3-18 The gospel is that God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life. What the gospel doesn’t teach is that believing in Jesus gives anyone a free license to live in sin or a lawless life as Jesus puts it… Jesus said if you love Him you will keep His commandments. Jesus also sends us the Holy Spirit to convict us of sin and He gives us the power to obey!
“For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him.”
Philippians 2:13 NLT
“So you must live as God’s obedient children. Don’t slip back into your old ways of living to satisfy your own desires. You didn’t know any better then.”
1 Peter 1:14 NLT
Believing in Jesus Christ gives us the power to obey! Because whoever the Son frees is free indeed. If Jesus has freed someone from sexual immorality, then they are free indeed! That’s the gospel.
“Loving God means keeping his commandments, and his commandments are not burdensome. For every child of God defeats this evil world, and we achieve this victory through our faith. And who can win this battle against the world? Only those who believe that Jesus is the Son of God.”
1 John 5:3-5 NLT
“On judgment day many will say to me, ‘Lord! Lord! We prophesied in your name and cast out demons in your name and performed many miracles in your name.’ But I will reply, ‘I never knew you. Get away from me, you who break God’s laws.’”
Matthew 7:22-23 NLT
People go around reciting “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me”. Well, Christ has indeed strengthened you with the power to obey.