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1) They do not believe the Bible. Oh, they will
scream and jump through hoops claiming that they do, but just about every point
they ever make ignores and contradicts the word of God. They also show a disdain,
and accompanied by such vitriolic language condemning those who turn to the
Bible as a source of authority.
2) They are Universalists. Those who believe everyone is going to be saved no
matter what they believe or how they behave in life. Their only exception is
those mentioned in point one above. The faithful ones that teach that the Bible
gives us the pattern for living, worship, and salvation. Yes, those who seek
Bible authority are the only ones who will go to God’s hell. Atheists,
Muslims, and those of any other religion you can imagine has a better chance
to be saved than those who speak and teach the truth.
3) They are enlightened beyond compare. Their so-called freedom that they claim
to have found in a true belief of Christ is nothing more than freedom from Christ.
It is like everyone wants to adore and worship baby Jesus, but ignore His words
as an adult. Their only goal is to be free to do whatever their heart wants
to do. They chide faithful men and women of God as being oafs, goofs, ignorant,
and the list goes on for miles.
4) They think they have all the answers. They have been ignoring God’s
word for so long that they have trained themselves and others to get around
the true meaning of each point the Bible makes, and offer their own interpretation
of each passage. They redefine words commonly used and give common words entirely
different meanings. Of course, those who chide them for doing so are treated
with disdain and obvious hatred, because someone dared to challenge them on
what they were thinking.
This list could go on for a while, but we will stop it here and save the rest
for later. If the Non-Patternists are right, those who hold to the Bible as
God’s authority are the only ones who will go to hell. If they are wrong,
they are leading thousands if not millions of souls down the broad path that
leads to destruction. Therefore we speak in hopes of saving those lost souls
headed for destruction (Jude 23)
By Carey Scott
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