The riches of His wisdom are unsurpassed, and the riches of His judgements are altogether righteous. His ways are incomprehensible, His knowledge is unsearchable, His love is never~ending, His judgements are righteous, and His strength is invincible. He carries out great and mighty works which are marvellous to behold, and His glorious deeds are without number. Who can know the mind of God, and yet He has made His ways known to the children of men through the Person and work of His dearly beloved Son, and by His grace we have the mind of Christ.

Carli • Saved by Grace

The conference in Woodland Hills is over. My fave message was Mondo's on Israel. He did a great job on the sense of apostasia in 2 Thess. 3.

Christ Jesus is that LIGHT that has been shining from eternity past, and it is only through Him that God's light, and life, and love, and hope, and joy, and peace will flow, for God has decreed that Christ is all in all.
May we bathe in the glorious light of His love for the eternal ages to come, and may we reflect His light in this darkened world and permit His love to flow through us to others; until I am nothing, and He is everything.

Carli • Saved by Grace

It is relatively easy to get a good handle on the main elements of Bible prophecy (the tribulation, seventieth week, antichrist, kingdom, etc.) if we simply take the Bible's statements on these subjects at face value. Prophecy is simply history foretold and should be studied and interpreted with the same principles that we employ when studying history. This effort does take time and elbow grease. But the investment is worthwhile and pays fantastic dividends.

When we look to the wealth of this world, we will be left bereft and empty. When we look to 'self' to supply our needs, we are living in carnal unbelief. But when we live by faith, we are trusting Him in all things ~ even when times are increasingly difficult and our supply seems to have dried up. When we trust in the Lord with all our heart and do not lean on our own understanding, and when we acknowledge Him in all our ways, He will lead us in the best path ~ even though it may not be in the direction we expect!

Carli • Saved by Grace

"After decades of watching men succumb to false teaching, on both major and minor points, I have concluded that gullibility is being observant enough to be wowed and cowed by logic but not observant enough to see the holes in the assumptions underneath the show of logic. This gullibility is the power of false doctrine."
(Conclusion in Apostasia in 2 Thess. 2:3—Rapture or Apostasy?)

Apostasia in 2 Thess. 2:3—Rapture or Apostasy?
What the English versions REALLY say.
What the Latin Vulgate REALLY says.
What the ancient versions (Latin and German) say.
What the early Fathers who knew Greek say.
What an exhaustive investigation of apostasia says.
The true understanding of the English Bible history.
The true understanding of Beza's part.
The grammar within the bounds of grammar.
The definite apostasy in the tribulation.
The evidence for apostasy in the context.

The main text is short—77 pages packed with info.
There are 222 pages of appendices (Greek and English translation for all 283 extant instances of apostasia).
There are 10 pages of endnotes (technical, pertinent).

A valuable resource for all who want to make a thorough, Berean investigation of the controversy over apostasia in 2 Thess. 2:3.

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Let us seek to keep away from contention, factions, strife, and selfishness which are so often birthed from pride, conceit, arrogance, or ignorance, and let us live a spirit of lowly humility where we regard the needs of others as more important than our own.
Let us submit to the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives and walk in spirit and truth so that we may live godly in Christ Jesus. Let us seek to live in total dependence on our Heavenly Father and in godly unity with our brothers in Christ, and let us pay heed to Paul's earnest entreaty: "Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus," so that our words, deeds, actions, and attitudes may be a true reflection of our Saviour, Jesus Christ.

Carli • Saved by Grace

May we take heed to Paul's words, inspired by the Holy Spirit. May we seek to walk circumspectly and live humbly before our God. May we all come together in the unity of our faith, through a knowledge of God's Son. May we all mature in the Lord, with every passing day so that we measure up to the full and complete stature and standard of Christ Jesus, our Saviour, for His praise and glory.

Carli • Saved by Grace

Faith is not a meritorious work that we have performed which makes us deserving of our salvation. Trusting Christ as Saviour, must never be viewed as an undertaking on our account, which has rendered us deserving of the righteous covering of Christ: "For there is none righteous, no not one," not you nor me. Faith must never ever be viewed as a ticket that has earned us a right to salvation... NEVER. Salvation is simply God's gracious, unmerited, glorious, free gift to all who simply trust in the name of the only begotten Son of God. Salvation is a gift of God's grace alone, through faith alone, in our Saviour Jesus Christ our Lord.

Carli • Saved by Grace

Jude 1:17-19
17 But, beloved, remember the words which were spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;
18 How they told you that there would be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts.
19 These are those who separate themselves (from biblical evangelicalism), sensual, not having the Spirit.

There is only one way to heaven, and that is through faith in Christ. Jesus points out: "Not everyone who says to Him, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter." He is the only Door into the coming kingdom. He is the only Way to the Father. And the false prophets and counterfeit professors who produce bad fruit and refuse to do the will of the Father, will one day hear Him say: "Depart from Me, I never knew you." 

Carli • Saved by Grace

The Lord Jesus was meek and lowly in heart and we are to learn of Him. His entire life was spent living the life of a man that trusted entirely on God, and He did only those things that He heard from the Father. In like manner, when we take His yoke upon us and learn to live in continuous dependence upon Him, we too shall find rest for our souls, for His yoke is easy and His burden is light.

Carli • Saved by Grace

There is a Redeemer,
Jesus God’s own Son,
Precious Lamb of God,
Messiah, Holy One.

Thank You, O my Father
For giving us Your Son,
And leaving Your Spirit ’til
Your work on earth is done.

God's promises to Israel and those to the Church stand fast for ever and ever. And God has promised: "No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man," and God is faithful and will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able. And He will provide a way of escape so that you will be able to endure it. Let us never forget that the temptations and trials in our lives are no different from what others experience. And let us never forget that God is faithful and has promised that He will not allow the temptation to be more than we can bear, but in His grace will provide a way out of it so that we can endure it.

Carli • Saved by Grace

False presuppositions are Trojan horses that are innocently received, then take dictatorial control of your rational faculties and force you to bow to false doctrines.