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10 And [kai] with [en] all [pas] deceivableness [apate] of unrighteousness [adikia] in [en] them that perish; [apollumi] because [anti][hos] they received [dechomai] not [ou] the love [agape] of the truth, [aletheia] that [eis] they [autos] might be saved. [sozo]KJV-Interlinear
10 and with
all the deception of wickedness for those who perish, because they did not
receive the love of the truth so as to be saved.NASB
Who is going to perish
during the Tribulation?Both believers and unbelievers.Who is going to be the target of Gods wrath during the Tribulation?Both believers and
unbelievers.
But, you say, why will believers
be on the receiving end of Gods wrath during this
terrible time?And that answer is, that just because you have believed in Christ, does not
mean that you will grow up in your spiritual life.
There are far more
spiritually negative believers than spiritually positive believers, in this
world.Why?Because there are believers
who simply are not interested in doctrine, with regard to a daily, or any type
of repetitive study.
And though they are no longer
unbelievers, they continue imitating unbelievers with respect to their thoughts
and attitudes, and so forth.
There are only two
sources of information in this world truth and lies.God is truth.Everything else is a lie.
It is really just that
simple.
Unbelievers reject
truth and even more, they reject the source of truth, and they reject the image
of truth, God and Jesus Christ.They
live in their lies.And they do it by choice.
We studied recently
that people have a certain foundation of intuition within them.People can know and reason what is good and
what is evil.However, people, when left
to their own devices, will reject truth and choose
evil.
How do we know
this?The last part of this verse tells
us, that they who are deceived, are deceived because they
did not receive truth.And more than
that, they did not receive the love, agape.
What is that? Agape is the sum total
of the principles mandates, teachings, instructions, in other words, the
content of the scriptures. Agape is
not an emotional attachment, not a hug and a kiss, not related to emotion or
feelings in any way. Agape means the instruction, or the content of instruction.
That means that those
folks who are deceived, are deceived because they have no truth in them. Truth
being the information, and love being the instruction.
They did not study, did
not learn, and therefore did not have an understanding or better stated, they
did not have any frame of reference, they did not have
any discernment in life.
And they did this by
choice.
Not that they could not
have learned, for all people have the opportunity to learn.Unbelievers simply choose to not learn.It is a conscious effort at rejection.
Likewise,
believers who have been saved, somewhere along the line lose their interest.Or they
simply get lazy.
After all,
participating in a daily study means that you have to read or listen, or far
worse, you have to think!!!
Wouldn t it be more fun
is we could all just share, or sing, or shout out glory and hallelujah and
praise God.But
these emotional bursts do not teach.Emotion is not a learning mechanism, it is a response mechanism for
appreciation of something that you like or enjoy.
But the actual learning
of doctrine, requires concentration and a disciplined
academic environment, and more than that, it requires a serious commitment to
ones spiritual life.
And why are there those
who are deceived?Well first, because
they want to be deceived, although they do not think of themselves as being
deceived.They simply want the easy way.And second, because there are those who will not
teach or communicate properly.And more
than that, there are those who intentionally withhold instruction or truth,
because they want their followers to be dependent on them.
The anti-christ will deceive as never before in history.People, whether believer or unbeliever, in
those days, will fall into his deceptions, simply because they have no truth
within them.Unbelievers lack the gospel,
and believers lack doctrinal knowledge.Unbelievers lack salvation, and believers do not advance in their
spiritual lives.
And
why?Because they do not desire
truth, and they reject anyone around them that is providing it.
They prefer the lies of
the world over the truths of God.And
this preference is a conscious choice for lies, over truth.