One of the things that many have failed to understand, hereby preventing them from knowing some certain things about Christ and God-man relationship is that they don’t create questions for themselves about God.
I have asked myself a lot of questions in the past that I couldn’t find answer to not until I came to understand the reality of the Grace of God upon man and the finished work of Christ at the Cross. Questions like: “Why will a believer, after serving God his whole life end up in hell because of one little thing like failing to restitute on just one match stick?”, “Why would God who is professed to Love wipe an entire city [with disaster: Tsunami, earthquake] because they failed to accept Christ?”; what then is Love? What then is “…while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us?” (See Rom 5:8)
If God was really involved in those evil things they said He did; then, it is either the Dictionary meaning of Love changes or God stops being called LOVE – one must happen.
God is Love (See 1 John 4). The scripture says, “Grace and truth has appeared unto all men”, “and you shall know the truth and it shall set you free”. Examine the totality of Christianity today, and ask, “Are people really free?” Is the message to freedom or to bondage? (See Psalm 124:7)
Many reject the Grace message because they are going to church not because they have reasons to go; rather, they go because they were told to. In this many pastors are not left out. Did you really accept Christ Jesus because you saw good reasons or just because you are afraid of Hell? Did you come to the church because you want to learn and get answers to the questions you have been confused about? Or you just feel like being called a Christian sounds nice – let me join these guys? You will continue to see it as heresy if you continue without a living purpose.
Another thing is Pride. Many ministers have come to understand the knowledge of the truth about salvation by faith (Grace) but they withhold it within themselves, not willing to say a different thing from what they have earlier preached. They preach against it, claiming that they are balancing it hereby making heresies of Christ. I call them Gospel DJs. They mix the law and the Grace of God; they say things Jesus never said – 5 ways to gaining God’s favour; Tithing, a key to abundance of Grace. We do not deserve it; He (Grace) does not demand: it’s a gift (Eph 2:8). They forget that He accomplished the law already (See Math 5:17). Tell the truth when you know it.
In addition, many reject the truth because they could not read and see it in the Bible. They follow only what the pastor says. In fact, many believers go to church, leaving their common sense at home. You’ve got to delete some pastors, friends, mentors who do not teach the truth in the light of Christ – He’s not to condemnation. They preach CURSEPELL not the GOSPEL, making many fearful of God. Perfect love casts out fear (See 1 Joh. 4:18). Gospel means GOOD NEWS, but [pause] what is good in many of the messages we hear today? “Not all believers are going into heaven” – What then is; “I go to prepare a place for you?” “You can suffer for Christ here on earth and later suffer in heaven” – What then is, “For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love…”? (See Joh 14:2-3; Heb. 6:10)
I tell you, any message that does not portray the unconditional love of Christ is not graceful and shouldn’t be taken to heart. Reject them. They are evil: flee all appearances of evil. The Grace of God is not meant to be rejected, prevented or tagged HERESY; it’s not just a message, it’s the person of Christ (See Joh 1:14-18).
Peace.
Hagios Akins