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1 | Isn't delusion dangerous? | 2 Thess 2:11 | Aixen7z4 | 122795 | ||
In the matter of "What happens when a believer does not put up with sound doctrine?" I understand the quote from Scofield that came through Kalos to this page. But here again we have stopped at definition and not described the consequences that Paul described as shipwreck. Is that not a condition that we should guard against? It seems to me that there are many undesirable consequences which may be summarized with the word “shipwreck” but which are described in greater detail in passages such as Hebrews 12:15-17 and Revelation 2:5. But back to the more important issue, I did ask: "What happens when a person refuses to accept the Gospel? Can it be that they are then allowed to think that something else is the gospel? (See 2 Thessalonians 2:10,11)." You said, “First of all, there is only one true Gospel”. That is true. But does that not remind us that there are false gospels? What happens when a person believes one of those? I say he may get a false assurance of a salvation which is not. That assumes, of course, that he has previously heard the true Gospel and refused to submit to it. How do we know that God has not responded by sending strong delusion? I am afraid to think of that. It would cause me to urge people to accept the Gospel now, instead of waiting to hear it later. What they hear later may not be the gospel at all, but they might think it is if they are being deluded. You say that “the rejection of salvation by grace assumes that one relies upon works”, but I do not see why that would be the only other alternative. Nor do I see that people who reject the Gospel “most often refuse to believe that they are in need of saving”. Some believe they are too much of a sinner to be saved. Some believe it is too easy. Some cannot accept the resurrection. Some say Christianity is a bad thing. Some say “Unless I can see some signs and wonders I will not believe”, etc, etc. I guess my mind is not working well today, if it ever does. I hope I am not under some delusion. I am actually glad this time that this thread has been temporarily restricted from appearing on the homepage. I think I will go somewhere and think about these things. |
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2 | Isn't delusion dangerous? | 2 Thess 2:11 | Mommapbs | 122878 | ||
Sorry all - I did not recieve your response to my post -just checked now and foound them! Until Later! mommapbs | ||||||