Accept No Substitutes
By Pastor Jeff Arnold, Gainesville, FL
I have often read the above line with regards to certain items for sale, for items that were supposed originals, and I feel all through the SCRIPTURES, the same call comes: Whatever you do with regard to DOCTRINE, EXPERIENCES AND TRUTH; ACCEPT NO SUBSTITUTES, FOR THESE THINGS WILL AFFECT YOUR ETERNAL DESTINY. I feel compelled to warn all who read this; THE DEVIL OF DECEPTION is working full-throttle and would like nothing better than to help us SETTLE FOR A SUBSTITUTE. Paul warned us about ANOTHER GOSPEL, ANOTHER JESUS, ANOTHER SPIRIT, and we do well to be AFRAID OF ANYTHING LESS THAN THE ORIGINAL TRUTH, GOSPEL AND HOLY GHOST. Today it is common to read the words, "AS GOOD AS", but there are many things that will never be replaced with some inferior items, materials, or workmanship.
Jude told us to EARNESTLY CONTEND for THE FAITH once delivered to the saints. He was saying, “There was, and is, only ONE ORIGINAL MESSAGE”, and we would do well to FIGHT FOR IT WITH ALL OUR MIGHT. Our day is one of shallowness, falsehood, shifty, sneaky speakers, make believe folks, and compromise. We are living in the midst of CARNALITY, DOCTRINES OF DEVILS AND DECEIT, and we must not accept some type of SUBSTITUTE, seeing that our SOULS hang in the balance. I am calling for each of us to more desperate prayer, searching the scriptures, commitment beyond anything we have known thus far. I am sounding the ALARM. It is time to AWAKE, PUT ON LIGHT AND TRUTH AS A GARMENT. We must be about HIS BUSINESS; ACCEPT NO SUBSTITUTES....
Ó 2004 J.W.
Arnold
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