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Jesus
in His exhortations said that there
would always be tares among the wheat,
or in other words the lost among the
saved in any given congregations.
Tares
are persons that may know the truth, and
speak the language of a believer.
They may be consistent and faithful
attendees in all the services, but maybe
not.
Many
tares may have a desire to be recognized
for their standing in the community;
some may even be looked up to, and
admired by many, and have places of
prominence in their congregation, as
teachers, group leaders, or even pastors
or deacons.
Many
tares want other believers to think that
they are truly an asset to their church
and actively seek acceptance within the
congregation. They appear friendly,
likable and even pious, yet it is a
deception as wolves in sheep's clothing,
as Jesus tells us in Matt 7:15.
Those
tares may give indications that they
live an upright life, but they feel that
living holy lives displays a sense of
arrogance, and distracts from their self
image.
Those
persons that are tares, at some point
rejects sound doctrine, they have
reservations and find reason to take and
hold to ideas that are opposed and
contrary to sound scriptural doctrine.
Many
tares actively attempt to influence
other believers that the scriptures are
outdated and are irrelevant in our
enlightened age.
Their
worldly views and activities are more
important to pursue, therefore
they engage and hold their attention.
They
finally falls away from the faith, that
was once delivered unto the saints. Yes
some falls away in unbelief, rejecting
the gospel of Christ.
Tares
were never truly saved - their
profession was only spurious!
The
Unforgivable Sin is Unbelief In The
Gospel Of Jesus Christ. Therefore:
When
the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with His mighty angels, In
flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not
the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall be punished with
everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory
of His power; When He shall come to be glorified in His saints, and to be
admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was
believed) in that day.
2 Thessalonians 1:7-10.
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