Understanding the deluding influence part 3

OK………since we opened up the biblical "can of worms" in the last posting……..I felt it necessary to explore this whole biblical principle of being "culturally saved" vs. " biblically born again"…….there really is a major difference that has eternal consequences.

Besides the mandate set forth by Jesus himself;

John 3:3
Jesus answered and said to him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God."

John 3:7
"Do not be amazed that I said to you, 'You must be born again.'

You have the admonition of Peter to add to the severity of the eternal consequences;

1 Peter 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

1 Peter 1:23 for you have been born again not of seed which is perishable but imperishable, that is, through the living and enduring word of God.

So, if we go back to the one verse from the last posting;

2 Thessalonians 2:10 and with all the deception of wickedness for those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth so as to be saved. (Emphasis added)

We can plainly see in order to be "truly" saved it requires a "receiving" of the love of the "truth". Now it is absolutely necessary for proving this point that we add just one more scripture to the equation;

John 16:13 "But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come. (Emphasis added)

Jesus was right in the middle of explaining to His disciples that is was necessary for Him to go away (die on the cross) so that the comforter/helper (paraclete GR) could come, and not just be with them but would truly indwell them (the biblical proof of being born again).

John 14:16-17
"I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever; that is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him, but you know Him because He abides with you and will be in you.
(Emphasis added)

He then moves into this portion of scripture to name this indwelling Holy Spirit as the "Spirit of truth"……AGAIN (John 16:13)! So, by using simple deductive reasoning here you can plainly see that the "theys" talked about in 2 Thessalonians 2:10 are really nothing more than unsaved people who think in the minds that their eternal position has been adequately dealt with. This is a classical deception used by the enemy of our souls to help insure that his kingdom does not shrink any further. That is why Jesus gave this pointed admonition to His disciples;

Matthew 24:4-5
And Jesus answered and said to them, "See to it that no one misleads you. "For many will come in My name, saying, 'I am the Christ,' and will mislead many.

The "many coming in My name" are the "they & them" spoken of in 2 Thessalonians and 2 Timothy.

NUFF SAID ABOUT THAT!