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    Raising the Alarm Over False Conversion
    Raising the Alarm Over False Conversion
    Raising the Alarm Over False Conversion
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    Raising the Alarm Over False Conversion

    By Alfred Chong

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    Millions of professing Christians are lulled to slumber in their unconverted state indefinitely, all the while comfortable with the false assurance of salvation, misplaced confidence, misconception, their good deeds and religious activities. They have been misled and are unknowingly living under the deception of false conversion.

    Therefore it is important for professing believers to understand among other things: God's grace and God's sovereignty in salvation; true conversion versus false conversion; the importance of preaching and hearing of the Gospel; the false doctrines; the danger of the false gospels and the altar call evangelism; the great evil scheme; the warnings from Jesus; and the urgent need for personal awakening. How can one know if one has been converted? What are God's ways of dealing with mankind in regard to salvation? What to do if you have not been converted? In short, professing Christians ought to know all the relevant and significant matters pertaining to true and false conversions.

    If nobody raises the alarm over false conversions and the great evil scheme is not exposed, countless professing Christians around the world would continue to live in false hope. By raising the issue and sharing the knowledge concerning true and false conversions, and by the grace and mercy of God, the author may help to set many false converts free from the devil's deception so that they are able to seek God's mercy and the true salvation.
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    Release dateApr 26, 2016
    ISBN9781456616168
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      Raising the Alarm Over False Conversion - Alfred Chong

      salvation.

      PRAYER 1

      Dear heavenly Father,

      Look down from your holy and glorious throne, O Lord. Have mercy on the false converts.

      May you let this exhortation be the light of your grace to show up the false salvation of countless professing Christians around the world, so that they will earnestly seek your mercy and the true salvation.

      I pray in the precious name of Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

      1. GRACE & SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD

      A) Man’s Need for Salvation

      Man is condemned because he has inherited Adam's sinful nature and guilt (Rom. 5:12 -19). He is by nature spiritually dead (Eph. 2:1; Col. 2:13), separated from God (Eph. 4:18; Isa. 59:2), a child of wrath (John 3:36; Eph. 2:3), in bondage to sin (Rom. 7:14; Gal 4:3) and has a legal standing of eternal damnation (Rom. 5:18). Thus all fallen humans are liable to eternal punishment (2 The. 1:8-9). Unless a carnal man receives salvation during his lifetime or before the Lord Jesus returns, he will end up in eternal misery (Mat. 25:46; 2 The. 1:8-9).

      In order to be saved, sinners must willingly repent and believe in Christ (Acts 16:31; 17:30). The problem is a fallen man has lost his ability to do anything good spiritually to attain salvation (Gen. 6:5, Isa. 64:6; Rom. 7:19-21). The Gospel is foolishness to him (1 Cor. 1:18) because he is unable to discern spiritual truth (1 Cor. 2:13-14). His natural tendency is to reject God (Rom. 1:18; 8:7) and he cannot come to Christ (John 6:44, 65). No amount of human goodness and work can earn the favor of God (Eph. 2:8-9; Tit. 3:5; Gal. 2:16). So how does a lost person become a saved soul?

      B) God’s Solution

      God has provided the grace for sinners to receive the gift of the Holy Spirit (Acts 10:45; 11:17; 15:8; Rom. 5:5). The bestowal of the Holy Spirit is the inception of a true conversion. True conversion is the act of being delivered from the penalty and power of sin so that a converted person gains eternal life and will escape eternal damnation.

      By grace God imparts spiritual life and faith to individuals so that they are able to believe. Before sinners can profess their true faith in Christ, they have to be effectually called and regenerated by God the Spirit through the preaching and hearing of the Gospel (2 The. 2:14; Jam. 1:18; 1 Pet. 1:23).

      God has chosen to redeem individuals from their sins by the blood of His Son (Eph. 1:4-7; Rom. 5:6-11). Jesus accomplished their judicial redemption through His atoning sacrifice (1 Pet. 2:24; Rom. 3:24-26). It was on the cross that all the righteous demands of a holy and just God were satisfied so that individuals may be justified (Rom. 3:24-26). The moment a person is declared acquitted by God, the guilt and penalty of one’s sin is wiped out forever (Acts 13:38-39; Rom. 8:1). Hence justification delivers a convert from the penalty of sin. A person must have true faith before one can be justified.

      When an individual is baptized by the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:5; John 1:33), one also receives definitive sanctification. The person is eternally cleansed from sin by the precious blood of Christ (Heb. 13:12), resulting in one’s separation from sin. Definitive sanctification sets a convert free from the power of sin (Rom. 6:22; 8:2; 2 Cor. 3:17) so that one may walk in newness of life (Rom. 6:4). The basis of a convert’s definitive sanctification is one’s spiritual union with Christ in His death, burial and resurrection (Rom. 6:3-7; Col. 1:21-22; 2 Cor. 5:14-15).

      C) God’s Grace

      Grace is an unmerited or undeserved favor God has granted to His people (Eph. 1:7; 2:7). It is the amazing display of God's love (Rom. 5:8). God’s grace is eternal (2 Tim. 1:9), sovereign (Rom. 9:11-24), effectual (Rom. 8:29-30; 1 Cor. 1:9, 24), infinite (Rom. 5:20) and irrevocable (Rom. 11:29). Salvation is by God’s grace (Eph. 2:8; Tit. 2:11); it is the grace of God that enables individuals to escape His wrath.

      Grace is a gift of God (Eph. 3:7). Therefore grace can neither be claimed as a right nor earned by works. God calls sinners to salvation according to His purpose and grace, not because of their own efforts (2.Tim.1:8-9). Sinners cannot possibly do anything to merit God's approval or earn His favor (Eph. 2:8-9).

      Grace is conveyed through the preaching of the Gospel (2 The. 2:14; Jam. 1:18). God grants new birth to a sinner by grace alone. By grace God causes the new birth of individuals by effectually calling them through the power of the Gospel and the Holy Spirit (1 Pet. 1:23, 25; 2 The. 2:13-14; 1 Cor. 2:4-5), raising them from spiritual death and imparting faith to them. Upon regeneration [new birth], one would always respond positively and come to a saving faith in Christ (1 John 5:1; Acts 16:14).

      Faith in Christ is the result of God’s work (1 John 5:1; John 6:44, 65; Acts 16:14; Eze. 36:26-27). Believers cannot boast about their faith because it is the gift from the Lord (Eph. 2:8-9; Rom. 5:15-17; 12:3). It is by grace they are enabled to believe (Acts 18:27; John 6:65).

      From beginning to end, every act of the salvation process is the work of God’s grace. Sinners must have faith in order to be saved, but even their faith is the gift of God. Therefore salvation is all of grace and accomplished solely through the power of God. Salvation is of the Lord (Psa. 3:8; Jon. 2:9; John 6:44; Rev. 19:1). The purpose of salvation of God’s people is for His glory (Rom. 9:23; Isa. 43:7). Salvation of lost souls is to the praise of God’s glory alone (Eph. 1:13-14). It is all of grace through Christ for all His glory.

      D) God’s Sovereignty in the Universe

      The Lord God Almighty is the Creator of heavens and earth (Gen. 14:19, 22). He is sovereign over all things in the universe (Psa. 103:19; Job 41:11). God exercises supreme authority and control over all creation (Psa. 103:19; Dan. 2:20-23; Col. 1:17), and His dominion is eternal (Dan. 4:34-35).

      God’s will is sovereign and His decree and purpose are unchangeable (Psa. 33:11; Lam. 2:17; Mal. 3:6). If God chooses to do something, it shall come to pass because He does not change His mind. God does whatever He pleases (Psa. 115:3; 135:6). No one can reverse what God wills to do (Isa. 43:13). The Lord works out everything according to His plan (Eph. 1:11; Pro. 16:4). Nothing happens unless the omnipotent God allows it (Lam. 3:37); He either permits or causes it to happen. Everything that occurs on earth does so at the time God chooses (Psa. 75:2; Ecc. 3:1, 11). He upholds all things by His powerful word (Heb. 1:3). It is not difficult for people to see God's sovereignty in His daily providence (Rom. 8:28; 11:36), and it extends to all creatures (Psa. 104:21-29; Mat. 6:26; 10:29).

      E) God’s Sovereignty in Salvation

      The Lord is the sovereign ruler over all creation and owner of everything (1 Chr. 29:11-12; Gen. 14:19, 22). God has the absolute prerogative to do whatever He desires with His creatures (Dan. 4:34-35). His sovereignty is prominently revealed in His work of salvation (Rom. 9:8-24). It is His privilege to give grace where He chooses and to withhold it when He pleases (Exo. 33:19; Psa. 115:3). God hides from some and reveals Himself to others as He pleases (Isa. 45:14-17). Sinners deserve nothing but God's wrath and judgment (Rom. 1:18, 32; 2:2-4). If God saves certain individuals in spite of their

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