Profane and Vain Babblings.

“But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.” 2 Timothy 2:16

The words “profane” and “vain babblings” means - heathenish, and empty sounding, that is, fruitless discussion – This would include most of what is taught from the pulpit in most assemblies today. The truth of the matter is that only in a Sovereign Grace Baptist Church can one hear truth from the scriptures. The reason is that once Gods sovereignty has been removed then there is nothing else to preach. All other preaching becomes “profane and vain babblings” in which God tells us to shun. The word “shun” means basically simply to stay away from it; and the reason God told us this is, it is worthless. Not everything taught in these places of worship is of God neither is it glorifying to God. God does not use it nor does it produce any good results. God said their words were empty sounding, that is, fruitless discussion, not fruitless in the world but fruitless to God. Many people have a zeal for God and actually dedicate their life to the lies and vain babblings but to no profit to God. “For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.” Romans 10:2 People look at the great worship centers and all the people that attend and think they must be of God but that in not so, size never measures Gods workings, truth does. God never said look for the preacher that has the largest congregations but rather the preacher that speaks the truth. Preachers are measured only by the TRUTH they teach. “Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.” 1 Timothy 5:17 that would be the doctrine of the word which is the truth of God. There is not another measuring stick in which to measure them except by truth. God also told the churches that these men were so worthy that they were worthy of double honor that is two times what you think they are worth. He also gave the churches two commands concerning His pastors “For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer is worthy of his reward. 1 Timothy 5:18 churches are not to muzzle their pastors that they cannot speak the truth or starve them to weakness or death. What do you as a church member want for your church; profane and vain babblings which you can find in any assembly that refuses to teach truth or truth? Do you want a pastor which babbles and builds great assemblies on lies or a pastor that preaches truth. Support your pastor; he is all you have and he is sent from God with His blessed truth. Pastors of truth are hard to find therefore we all need to support those that we have. I hate to say this and sound shoddy but if you have a pastor that teaches truth let him preach and keep him fed. Think sometime what would it be if God were to move your pastor and leave you without. We praise God for the truth of His blessed word but not just anyone can preach it and so many who try fail. Preaching is a calling and those who are not called will fail, either their ministry will fail or truth will fail and they will become preachers of profane and vain babblings.

I Am The Sovereign God!

"And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely." Revelation 21:6

Here we see our Lord Jesus Christ describe Himself as the only Sovereign God. Alpha means first and by this He means there is none before Him. No parents to teach Him to walk, no siblings to teach Him the way of life and how to deal with life, no teachers or counselors to teach and educate Him, no none before Him because He is the sovereign God. He needs no one or anything to make Him increase in any area because He is already and has eternally been the Omni God. The word “omni” truly only belongs to God because He truly is the only “omni” anything. Omni come from Latin and means “all” and besides Him there is no other “all” anything. Let’s read Revelation 1:8 "I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty." He (Jesus Christ) is “…the beginning and the end…” and “…the first and the last…” He is the sovereign God. Man and their religion has seek to just about eliminate Jesus Christ from having power over salvation and power over the churches, and that is an awesomely sad mistake. Without Jesus Christ there is no salvation or churches. So when one attempts to eliminate Him from saving sinners and from building churches then there is no salvation and no churches, and that is just what those people have is nothing. Jesus said do I not have the power over the vessel to do as I please? Romans 9:21 “Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?” is not He the creator of all things and has the right to as He is pleased with His own creation. Wasn’t it He that gave man dominion over the earth? Wasn’t it He that gave Satan the power to tempt Eve and bring sin into the world? Wasn’t it He that chose to send His beloved Son into the world to save a remnant of them? Wasn’t it Him that created hell and the torture of it to punish the lost. People come up with these false doctrine about mans will and the freeness of it, but God says He is the Saviour of mankind. God has the right to do as He pleases and man says there is so much He cannot do. The truth is God does as He pleases with whom He please. If God elects to save one sinner (a vessel fit for honor) doesn’t He also have the right to have non-elect (vessels fit to dishonor)? Romans 9:22 “What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction:” Salvation is no more mans decision than their birth was. You can no more control your rebirth than you did your natural birth. Jesus Christ is the First and the Last and all things will be what He makes them and there is no choice on mans part to be made. Some say “God can’t change mans will” but man somehow can, well that is totally wrong because only God can change a mans will. Man is a liar, that love sin more than God, and he will never on his own ever turn to Christ for salvation nor seek to please the True Sovereign God. How about the truth, God gives you the will to seek Christ. Philippians 2:13 "For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure." We choose nothing, God chooses for us and this is why Paul said "But by the grace of God I am what I am..." 1 Corinthians 15:10 Paul knew about the Sovereign Grace of God because it was Jesus Christ who changed his wicked heart and it is Jesus Christ who has changed your wicked heart. Jesus Christ is the First and the Last and while the religious world seeks to demonize His blessed truths and sovereignty He will be the one standing in the end restoring truth and judging the lies and liars to eternal damnation. Revelation 21:8 "But the fearful, and unbelieving...all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death." Jesus Christ was the first and He will most certainly be the last to stand along with His truth.

What is hell like?

"And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; (23.) And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom." Luke 16:22 -23

Abraham's bosom is (I believe) a section of hell where God had set aside from the punishment side with maybe a separation gulf or something keeping the ones in hell from coming over. I believe this is where Jesus went when He died, and He ministered to the saints in Abraham's bosom. However we want our focus on the rich man and hell. Notice “he lift up his eyes” meaning I think when he arrived after passing from this life to the next, in other words he saw hell for the first time. When it says the rich man was being in torments it means he was in torture. It may be politically incorrect to mention the word “torture” but not with God because He doesn’t care what the liberals have to say about anything. God does as He pleases and no one has a right to question Him. When the rich man opened his eyes in hell he was in pure torture and knew where he was. It was so horrible there that he wanted his brothers warned not to come there but only God could change their hearts. Lost people don’t understand anything about hell or the torture that is there. One day when it is to late they will all find out just how horrible of a place it truly is. God said the road to hell is wide and the reason for this is because there will be so many there. Psalms 9:17 "The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God." Don’t over define the word “wicked” it means the morally wrong of those that have broken God’s law. But God also said many nations will also be there and that is because so many nations disobey God and forget who God is. I pray to God that understanding about Jesus Christ would come to the lost but that is only something God can do. We preach the gospel and preach it like there is not tomorrow but it will affect none except those that God allows it too. Hell is filling fuller and fuller with each passing day and nothing can be done because none will believe on Jesus Christ as their Saviour. God said in John 3:18 "He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God." That those that believe not will not be condemned but are already. This is an urgent cry that if you have not trusted the blood of Jesus to cleanse all your sins then please do or you to will be in eternal damnation because you are already condemned. The cry of the rich man has been spoken once again but few will ever hear and the rest will join him in eternal torment. I have so much to thank God for but none more for than the salvation God has given to me. I will never feel the pains of the eternal lake of fire and brimstone but will rather enjoy the blessedness of eternity with Jesus Christ. I will end with this question and answer. Acts 16:30 - 31 "And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? (31.) And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house."