2ti 04v04 Turned Unto Fables
“TURNED UNTO FABLES”
II Timothy 4:4
Writing under Divine inspiration, the Apostle Paul
warned Timothy that the time would come when the bulk of religious people would
not endure sound doctrine. The apostasy of the religious world, Paul said,
would be so great that they would seek preachers and teachers who would cater
to the lusts of men rather than proclaim the gospel of the grace of God. Under
the influence of these prophets of deceit, the professed
"GOD LOVES
EVERYBODY." This sounds so good to sinful men. Rebels like to hear it.
If God loves me, everything is okay. God will not damn me if he loves me. Do
not be so foolish as to receive this fable. GOD DOES NOT LOVE EVERYBODY! He
says, "Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated" (Rom.
"CHRIST DIED FOR
EVERYBODY." Men love to hear this fable. It tells them that it is
their faith, the exercise of their free-will, that accomplishes redemption,
that they complete the work of Christ. How man revels with pride! My friend, CHRIST
DID NOT DIE FOR EVERYBODY! Christ died for his own elect, for his church,
his sheep (John
"THE HOLY SPIRIT IS
TRYING TO SAVE EVERYBODY." You know that is not so. Can God fail to do
what he tries to do? Such a thought is blasphemous. GOD IS NOT TRYING TO
SAVE EVERYBODY. God saves all his elect by his irresistible grace (Psa.
65:4). Salvation is not by man's will, but by God's will (Rom.