“Are you a White Washed Sepulcher?” Author and Writer Ronald Nelson

BIBLE MEDITATION:

“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.” Matthew 23:27-28

ENCOURAGING WORD:

If we read this same verse in the King James version, it refers to whitewashed tombs as whited Sepulchers. Tomb stones and sepulchers are the same thing. The verse that I just read in Matthew 23:27-28 pretty much applies to the nature of most of the Christian population. There are so many that parade around like they are Christians when in reality they are no better than an Atheist when it comes to salvation. There is no such thing as a part time Christian. You are all in, or you are all out. You are either a Christian or your not. I’m going to share two verses in the Bible that should wake everybody up that thinks they are a Christian.

Matthew 7:13-14; “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and  difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.”

Matthew 7:22-23; “Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? And in thy name have cast out devils? And in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I (Jesus) profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.”

The second one should scare the daylights out of every church going person. Being a true Christian is not a part time job where you go to church for about an hour and a half and then you fall right back into your daily living which has nothing to do with serving Jesus Christ. Going into a building once a week has nothing at all to do with where you will spend eternity. Going to church might be a good indication that you are saved, but the building that you attend every week has nothing to do with it. The church is not a building, the church are the people.

The verses that I just shared in Mathew 7:22-23 are perfect evidence that good works cannot save you. There are those that are being taught in the mainline denominations, if your good deeds out way your bad deeds, you will go to heaven. That is one of Satan’s most deceptive lies. Satan wants you to believe that because even he knows that good works can’t save you. He knows that he was defeated at the cross, and the only way for him to destroy us is by deception. The Word of God also tells us that we can know if we are saved or not, and if you believe goods works can possibly save you, then you won’t know until the day that you die if you were good enough or not. Let me enlighten you. If your counting on good works to Save you, I can guarantee by the written Word of God that you are not going to be in the presence of God for all eternity. You will be with the rest of the unsaved sufferring forever, just because they did not return to Jesus for their salvation. That list includes fornicators, idolaters, adulterers, homosexuals, sodomites, thieves, covetousness, drunkards, revilers, nor extortioners. The Bible is very clear that those that practice such things will not  inherit the kingdom of God. There is no one in this world that hasn’t been guilty of one at least one or more of these sinful life styles. You may say that you have never done any of these sins. Well, let me go over these one at a time and then you can decide if you believe that you are innocent of all of Gods commands.

Fornication: Sexual intercourse between two persons not married to each other. This one alone pretty much covers the mass majority of people that have ever lived and are still living today. I really don’t need to go any further, but I’m going to.

Idolatry: The worship of a physical object as a god. Once again, if you have anything in your life that means more to you than Jesus Christ, that is called idolatry. Most denominational churches are guilty of this. Every time you see a statue or painting of a religious figure, that has been made by the hands of man, you are guilty of this sin. Do you still believe that you are not guilty of sin? Let’s move on.

Adultery: Voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and someone other than that person's current spouse or partner. This is right up there with fornication, but a little more specific. I’m sure that many can say that they have never committed Adultery. Being loyal to your wife or husband shows your love and devotion to your married spouse. If you stayed faithful to your spouse, you get a gold star, but that still won't get you into heaven.

Homosexuality: Sexual or romantic attraction to others of one's same sex : the quality or state of being gay. There are very few in comparison to the world population that fall into this category, but here in lies the issue. Those that have fallen into this abomination against God do not accept it as sin. They try to explain it away the best that they can, but God does not condone this act of sin. Let me say right up front, God certainly still loves you, and He always will, but you have to love Him back and when you feel it is okay to live this life style, then you are not obeying the one that you say that you love. You can’t say that you love Jesus Christ and then willfully break His laws. You need to repent and turn from this life style and God will certainly forgive you, but not until.

Sodomy: Anal or oral copulation with a member of the same sex. This is a double shot at Homosexuality, but yet there are still those that will argue that this act of evil is not a sin. Obviously they have never read the Bible or at least this part of it. How can someone read the Word of God and then blatantly go against His commands. Eternity is a long time to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season.

Thieves: One that steals especially shifty or secretly. This goes way beyond taking something that isn’t yours. If you steal someone’s idea from them and then prosper from it, you are just as guilty as if you took something tangible. Another sin that I am sure just about every person has done at one time or another in their lives.

Covetousness: Marked by a devilish desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions. I would bet my life on it that every human being on this earth is guilty of this one. The worst act of this sin is when a man wants what another man has, his wife. This is another one that I’m sure is a part of almost every mans life. The problem with this one is, it usually leads to adultery or more commonly known as a love affair, or should I say, a sex affair. There is usually no love involved, just lust of the flesh. I hear it put this way; it’s a friendship with benefits. No feelings no, no emotions just sex, and then hell if not repented of.

Drunkards; This is speaking of those that we refer to as alcoholics. This is not condemning those that have a drink now and then. This becomes a sin when you have enough to drink where it alters your personality into something that you aren’t normally like. Alcohol, when consumed by too much will alter your personality. Also, be careful who you drink around if you claim to be a Christian. Even though it may not be a sin, you may give someone that is not yet a Christian the idea that it is okay to drink without consequences. Its best to act like a Christian when you claim to be one in front of unbelievers. Romans 14:13; “Therefore let us not pass judgment on one another any longer, but rather decide never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother. Drinking in front of a non-believer could very well be a stumbling block, especially if you are one that can put away quite a few beers before it affects you.   

Revilers: to use abusive language. Somewhere along the line in the last few decades, there has been this 4-letter word that is used more commonly than I ever heard when I was a child. People, will say, well its not using the name of God in vain, you may be right, but it is still a sin that is just as bad as all of them. I’ve heard parents, use this word even when there children are near and then discipline them when they repeat what they heard from their parent. We, as parents are to set a standard for our children to live by that is right before God. The word that comes to mind when I read this is “Failure at its highest point” here in America. We should be ashamed, but obviously that is not the case.

Extortioners. Another word for extortion is overcharging. This is a very common practice in America, and in other parts of the world. A perfect example is what we pay for pharmaceutical drugs. A pill may cost the pharmacy about 50 cents to make and then in some cases they will charge hundreds of dollars and in some cases they will charge thousands of dollars. That is extortion. Most people cannot afford these kinds of prices and in some cases they will die as a result of it. If you are one that is guilty of this practice, know this, if someone passes away as a result of not being able to afford the drugs that they need, you are guilty of murder. 

Once again, let’s hear what Jesus has to say about Murder. Matthew 5:21-22; “You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘You shall not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’ But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to a brother or sister, ‘Raca, ’is answerable to the court. And anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of hell.”

Who can make the claim that you have never been angry with someone? If you say that you have never been angry with someone, then you are guilty of another sin. “Thou shall not Lie” which is the ninth commandment for those of you that didn’t know that.

Matthew 5:27-28; “You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ 28 But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.”

Once again, men, who can say this has never been the case with you? If you are gay and have no desire for a member of the opposite sex, then you have a much bigger problem. If you are heterosectual and you say you have never been guilty of this commandment, then once again you are guilty of the nineth amendment. Now, this does not just apply to men, it also applies to women and same sex genders. Anytime you have lust for someone that is not your wife or husband, which means marriage between a man and a women, you are guilty of this sin. This pretty much includes every human being walking on Gods blue earth. So, this is only three commandments that we have all broken, so by our own admissions, we are all sinners.

Now, let me explain why I expanded on all these abominations. Every human being is guilty of every one of these sins at one time or another in there life without even knowing it. But you know what, when you stand before Jesus Christ at the “White Throne Judgement” you will be held accountable for every sin that you ever committed, regardless of whether you knew it or now. Ignorance of the law will not be an excuse in Gods courts and will not hold up. You will be condemmed to "The Lake of Burning Fire" for all eternity regarless of what you believe.

Even if you happen to be so good that you just broke one of these commands, you would still be condemned to hell. So now, the question is this, how on earth can anyone get to heaven? Well, the answer is really quite simple, by your own strength, you can’t. To put it perfectly clear, we were all destined for eternity in the “Lake of Burning Fire.” That was until the Savior of the World (Jesus Christ) was born and came to earth for one purpose and one purpose only. That was to save mankind from the horrible confines of hell by paying for our sins.

Let me explain this to those that have not heard this teaching in the denominational church that you attend. When man fell into sin in the Garen of Eden, we were all infected with the same disease. It is called S.I.N. positive. We are all infected, no one is exempt from this horrible disease. This disease, if not cured of, will bring death and an everlasting dwelling in “Outer Darkness, or “The Lake of Burning Fire.” The good news is this, unlike cancer and some other worldly diseases that currently have no cures, S.I.N. positive has a cure. And when cured, you can be certain that you will spend eternity with the one who paid your ransom, Jesus Christ. You will be sin free when you stand before Jesus with no sin accounted to you. There is no other way, so if your denomination teaches any other way, you are being lied to and deceived. Do you know what the most destructive prophecy that will take place in the last days is, its deception. So let me welcome you to the age of deception. You can't believe the social media, they are deceptive as can be, no truth is in them ay all. We are even being deceived from the pulpits of America even more so. There is only one place that we can hear the absolute truth, and that is in the Holy Bible. There are some very good messengers of God out there today, but before you believe them, you need to line it up with the Bible to know whether or not they are speaking truthfully.

If you are believing your Pastor or Priest for absolute truth, you are being deceived. I don’t have a doubt. If you are trusting in the social media, you are also being very deceived, especially on the political scene. This is why there is so much hatred in our country today. It’s because half of our country is trusting the social media and not trusting the Bible. The Holy Bible is the only truth that there is. Anything outside of the Bible is most likely some kind of falsehood. Both parties are guilty, but one much worse than the other and if you do not know who that is, then you are most likely guilty of why we have so much hatred in our country. One party tolerates the evil party and what they stand for and the evil party in whom I am referring too, hates all those that stand up for Biblical fundamentals. Once again, if you don’t know what camp you fall in, your most likely on the wrong side of salvation. Now let me share with you why this might be. We read in;  

2 Corinthians 4:3-6; “But even if our gospel is veiled, (Disguised) it is veiled to those who are perishing, whose minds the god of this age (Satan) has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them. For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your bondservants for Jesus’ sake. 6 For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.”

If you are on the side of evil, the verse that I just read explains why. There is nothing that you can do about it. The only way for these supporters of evil to understand what we know is in the following Bible verse. “light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them.” Once you have received Jesus Chris as your Lord and Savior, it is then that your eyes will be open, and you will be able to see the truth, until then you will be blind to all that is good. I’m going to mention the most evil thing that those that side with evil stand for, then you will know what camp you are in. Do you support those that slaughter the unborn babies while they are still in their mother’s womb. If you do, please don’t call yourself a Christian. If you do, I believe Jesus will have a very unpleasant judgment for you when you stand before him at the “White Throne Judgement.” You will be held accountable for every aborted baby that never made it to life because of your support to murder the unborn. If you say that you believe in Jesus and then support such evil as abortion, then you obviously do not serve the Jesus of the Bible. A good way to know where you stand is this, ask yourself this question. Do you hate me for sharing this truth? Pretty simple. Now, I not saying that all those that do not support abortion will go to heaven either, but murdering Gods most innocent life form will most definitely result in eternity if hell. And yes, I can judge you because on that basis because the Bible validates what I just said.

For those that are of the belief that an unborn baby is not a living person, read this. 

 

Jeremiah 1:5; “Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you; before you were born I sanctified you.” Case closed!

While you were in the womb, Jesus knew you. That was from the day of conception. If this doesn’t wake you up, then there is no hope for you. Let’s read these verse again, Matthew 7:13-14; “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.”

What does it say, “Few will be that find the way” And as I can see this world falling deeper into apostasy, I believe it will be much fewer than we think. People are falling away from the church by the hundreds every day. Even those that attend a church are also falling away from the truth of the Bible because the pastors and priest do not teach from the Bible, they teach from tradition. You can believe the Bible, or you can believe the world. Here is a warning from the Apostle Paul in regards to the end days.

2 Thessalonians 2:3; “Let no one in any way deceive you, for it will not come unless the apostasy comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction,” In case you are blind and many are who fall into this category, we are living in the last of the last days. God is sending us so many warnings telling us the end of this age is near, but once again, people would rather believe their church leaders than to search out the scriptures for themselves to get the truth. You will be held account for what you believe regardless of who taught you. In most cases in today’s world, “The Blind are Leading the Blind.”

So, let me ask you, what category do you consider your self to me in. I would venture a guess that about 90% of those that claim to be Christian are indeed white washed Sepulchers.

I know that there won’t be very many that will read this blog because it won’t reach very many Facebook pages. But for those of you that read this and then ignore this message, you will parish in your sins and find yourself on the outside looking in on Gods Kingdom.

My last bit of wisdom for all to understand. We are all sinners, to what degree, it doesn’t matter, a sin is a sin, and one unconfessed sins will result in eternal separation from Jesus for all eternity, and if you don’t know what that means, you better figure it out before it is too late, and by the way, tomorrow could be too late. The Bible is very clear that we cannot save ourselves. Only by the shed blood by Jesus Christ on the cross can one be saved. No church can save you; no act of good works can save you, no Priest nor Pastor can save you, and by the way, no Priest can forgive you of your sins, there is nothing nor anyone that can forgive you of our sins. There is one way and one way only, choose that way or be forever stuck in the confines of the Lake of Buring fire forever. Don’t blow this message off because you don’t like me or trust me, because I’m not asking you to believe me. I’m hoping that this message arouses your curiosity enough for you to read the Bible and hear what the Holy Spirit says to you. Only He can save you.

May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.” Will you stand forever with Jesus Christ in the Kingdom of heaven,  or will you parish into the depths of the earth under constant torment and torture.

Your choice!