APOSTASY

The Apostasy of Christ’s Church is the foremost sign of Christ’s return… (2Thessalonians 2:3) “Let no one deceive you in any way; for that day will not come, unless the apostasy comes first…” (Matthew 24:3-5) “And Jesus answered them, "Take heed that no one leads you astray. For many will come in My name Saying… I am (as) Christ… and will mislead many.” (Isaiah 29:16) “Shall the Potter be made equal with the clay?”

Satan is still pushing the exact same blasphemous “snake oil”. “You will be like God!”…“You will be like Christ”. It’s the same lie, out of the same mouth. The lie of God-like holiness is just as seductive today, as it was in the Garden of Eden. Christians of the Last Days will be so deluded with Satan’s lie of personal Christ-like holiness, that they will be completely blind to their true sinful condition. Therefore, they will never turn to Christ for what they really need… HIS MERCY! (2Thessalonians 2:11-12) “…because they did not receive the love of the truth so as to be saved, God will send upon them a delusion so that they might believe the lie, in order that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth, but took pleasure in wickedness.”

Today, being able to claim… “I am as Christ!”… has actually become the essential goal of the vast majority of Christians, and the central and unifying teaching in almost every single denomination, Catholics and Protestants alike.
In complete contrast, Scripture clearly states that Christ alone is holy. (Revelation 15:4) We on the other hand, are all equally guilty of every sin that there is, every second of our lives. Because… as Scripture teaches, if we are guilty of any sin, God’s standard of holiness must hold us guilty of every sin. (James 2:10) “For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all of it.”
Jesus alone is sinless! Christians should be exalting Christ's holiness while proclaiming His absolute and eternal uniqueness! Today, those who preach a true grace and mercy Christian faith are few and far between. Real Christians are not those who self-righteously point out the sin in others. Real Christians know that they are just as imperfect as everyone else, and therefore, they humbly invite others to join them in clinging to the cross of Christ. Real Christians rest completely in the precious promise of grace and mercy and freedom from judgment.

See Also…
Parables of Apostasy: “Tares” (Mt 13:24-30) “Mustard Seed” (Lk 13;18-19) “Leaven” (Lk 13:20-21)
Prophesies of Apostasy: (Isa 29:1-16)(Jer 6:10)(Mt 7:13-23)(Re 3:13-23)