The Love Of The Truth
Pastor Cornelius R. Stam
In II Thes. 2:10
St. Paul declares that the apostates of the coming age will “perish,
because they received not the love of the truth, that they may be
saved.” This is something worth considering very seriously.
God
calls this present dispensation “the dispensation of the grace of God”
(Eph. 3:2). During this dispensation faithful Christians are proclaiming
“the gospel of the grace of God” (Acts 20:24).
This is the message of God’s grace and love in giving Christ to die for
our sins so that we might be saved from its penalty and power.
All,
however, do not believe this glorious message or accept God’s grace in
Christ. These, the Apostle declares, will be left behind when our Lord
comes, at the close of this dispensation, to receive His own to Himself.
Because they rejected the truth, and the love it proclaimed, God will
give them up “that they might believe a lie,” and put their faith in
Antichrist, “that they all might be damned who believed not the truth”
(II Thes. 2:8-12).
It
was infinite love that brought Christ to Calvary to suffer shame and
disgrace for our sins, and this love is being proclaimed in this
dispensation of grace. But this dispensation may be brought to a close
at any time and bring in the day of God’s wrath. How important then to
accept God’s love, and trust His Son without delay!
“Behold, now is the accepted time… Behold now is the day of salvation” (II Cor. 6:2).
If
you do not trust Christ as your Lord and Savior now and you are caught
unawares and lost for all eternity, you will never be able to say, “It
was because God did not choose to save me.” Whatever all the reasons
involved in His electing grace, He does not accept the responsibility
for your rejection of Christ. He says that the unsaved will perish
“because they received not the love of the truth, that they might
be saved.” Don’t gamble with the future. Receive God’s gift of
salvation now through faith in Christ.
King James Bible
The Preserved and Living Word of God
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