I Thank God for You

Q: What does the Bible say about the mystery of iniquity?

The mystery of iniquity is a force of wickedness that operates in the world, actively resisted by God's Spirit. The Bible points to the mystery of iniquity as a pervasive wickedness present in the world. In 2 Thessalonians 2:7, Paul indicates that this mystery was already at work in his time, suggesting that evil has always been a significant force. The restraint against this iniquity is the work of the Spirit of God, who limits the extent to which evil can manifest until the designated timeframe when divine restraint is lifted. This assurance reminds believers of God's sovereignty over evil and His ultimate control over the destiny of the world.

Q: How do we know that God restrains evil in the world?

The Bible affirms that God actively restrains evil through His Spirit, preventing unchecked wickedness. Scripture reveals that God restrains evil through the Holy Spirit, as seen in Psalm 76:10, where it states that 'the remainder of wrath shall thou restrain.' Paul's writings in 2 Thessalonians provide further insight into how the Spirit of God holds back the full force of iniquity until the appointed time when He will be taken away. The restraint serves not only to protect His people but also to uphold divine order in a world rife with potential chaos. This doctrine encourages believers to trust in God's continual governance over the world, especially amidst pervasive evil.

Q: Why is it important for Christians to love the truth?

Loving the truth is vital for salvation and a genuine relationship with Christ, who embodies the truth. For Christians, loving the truth is paramount because it directly relates to their salvation and relationship with Jesus Christ, who claimed to be 'the way, the truth, and the life' (John 14:6). In 2 Thessalonians 2:10, Paul explains that those who are deceived do not love the truth, and this lack of love leads to their demise. When believers cherish the truth of the Gospel, they allow the Holy Spirit to work in their hearts, guiding them into deeper understanding and commitment to Christ. This love for truth is both a protective measure against deception and a foundation for authentic faith and devotion.

Q: What is sovereign grace in Christian theology?

Sovereign grace refers to God's unmerited favor towards the elect, determined by His will alone. Sovereign grace is a central theme in Reformed theology, emphasizing that salvation is entirely the work of God, not based on human merit. It posits that God, in His sovereignty, elects individuals to salvation from before the foundation of the world (Ephesians 1:4-5). This election is not based on foreseen faith or any actions on the part of the individual but solely on God's unchanging purpose and will. As such, believers recognize that their relationship with God stems from His grace and not from their innate ability or righteousness, fostering a deep sense of gratitude and dependence on divine mercy.

Q: How does God's choosing affect the believer's assurance?

God's choosing provides believers assurance of salvation, emphasizing His faithfulness and purpose. The assurance of salvation for believers is deeply rooted in the doctrine of God's sovereign choosing. Paul, in his letters, emphasizes that God has chosen individuals to salvation, which is an act of grace independent of human action (2 Thessalonians 2:13). This divine choice reassures believers that their salvation is secure, not contingent upon their fluctuating feelings or circumstances but anchored in God's unwavering purpose. Such assurance instills confidence in the believer's walk with God, allowing them to rest in His faithfulness and love, even amid trials and tribulations.

that there has ever been a time in history when wickedness has
prevailed as it does in this day. Open
wickedness and rebellion. Do you think there's ever been
a time when so little truth is preached? as in this day. Isn't there a
fulfillment here of the prophet who said there will come in those
days a famine, not of bread, but a famine of hearing the Word
of God? Do you think there's ever been
a time when wickedness has prevailed and so little truth preached
as in our day? Of course, I'm inclined to say
no. This is indeed a most evil, evil
day when we talk about, and no use going into all of this, but
talk about children carrying weapons and killing one another.
You're aware of the evil, the perversion, the unnatural things
that are going on. And I'm inclined to say no. This is an evil day, and religion
is so contrary to Scripture. Almost everything that's taking
place today in what we call religion is obnoxious, not only to God,
but to anyone with any understanding at all of the Bible. But Paul wrote to the church
here at Thessalonica almost 2,000 years ago. What Chuck just read
was written almost 2,000 years ago. And Paul talked then of
the awful mystery of iniquity, he said, that's already at work.
Look at verse 7. For the mystery of iniquity doth
already work. He's talking about back then, man's inhumanity to man, the
terrible conditions that existed in the Roman Empire throughout
the pagan world. Only the Spirit of God restrained
it then. That's what he says. He says,
The mystery of iniquity, iniquity doth already work, only he that
now, that word letteth, right in the margin of your Bible,
restrains. In other words, the impression
is given here, what takes place, he lets take place and restrains
the rest. That's what that word is, restrained.
Only he who now restrains will restrain or hinder till he be
taken out of the way. It's the Spirit of God. It's
the will of God that controls. And it's like the sea, like the
ocean. When he made the ocean, he set
the boundaries and said, only so far can you come. Japan has experienced great tidal
waves when the ocean got out of its boundaries, and it's indescribable. waves and walls of water moving
over the land 15, 20 feet high. And God has set the oceans, two-thirds
of this world is water, someone said, and God has set the bounds
of the ocean. And the world moves through space
and rotates, and yet that water stays. How? Why doesn't it go
out in space somewhere, overtake the land? Read it in the scriptures. He said, thus far you come and
no further. That's the way he holds in check
iniquity. You can bank on it. Now let me
show you two illustrations. Genesis 20, Moses wrote about
this. You remember when Abraham was
traveling through the pagan lands, going to the countries to which
God was leading him. He said, Abraham, you leave your
father's house and go to a country. I'll show you. Well, he was alone. He and his wife, Sarah, and his
servants, among all these pagan people, his wife was a beautiful
woman. And he was afraid that one of
these kings And these fellas, whatever they wanted, they took.
Well, a king named Abimelech saw Sarah, and he took her away
from Abraham. Well, Abraham was scared. He
told Abimelech, she's my sister. Well, this king wanted her, and
he took her. But God restrained him from touching her. Watch
this in Genesis 20, verse 6. And God said to Abimelech in
a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this
in the integrity of your heart. This man lied to you. He said
she's my sister. For I also withheld you from
sinning against me. Therefore suffered I thee not
to touch her. You see how far the power of
God extends. Here is this sovereign ruler. who had in his home a beautiful
woman to whom he was attracted, he took away from a man who said,
she's my sister. And however long she stayed there,
he never touched her. How come? God said, I kept you
from touching her. Now turn with me to Psalm 76. David wrote about this. Psalm
76. So anytime you get all uptight
about what's happening, And what you're afraid is going to happen.
Just remember who's in charge. Not only of the good, but the
evil. Only he that restraineth will hinder till he be taken
out of the way. And if he's ever taken out of
the way, you'll be out of the way too. Because he's in you. How can he take the Spirit of
God out of the world and leave his church in the world? That's
a joke. Isn't it? Look at Psalm 76, 10. Surely
the wrath of man shall praise thee, and the remainder of wrath
shalt thou restrain. That's right. And that's what
Paul says over here. Go back to my text so we won't
stay here, camp here all day. But there's a tendency on my
part to sit here a while so that we can get the proper concept
and attitude towards what's going on around us and in us. Because he said in verse 8, and
then, and then, that is when he that restraineth is taken
out of the way, then, when God is pleased to completely turn
this world over to unbridled, unchecked, unrestrained iniquity
and to the spirit of Antichrist, religious iniquity also, he'll
remove his Holy Spirit. That's what he said in verse
8. And then shall that wicked, that wicked one, be revealed,
the spirit of Antichrist. On our part, it's not just one
person. It's the spirit of Antichrist.
There's one person behind it all. We're going to see in the
next verse. But even then, verse 8, when that wicked shall be
revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his
mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming."
That's right. Someday, he that hindereth, restraineth. Keeps
this thing in check to be taken away, as will his people. And
he'll turn this thing over to the spirit of Antichrist. But
it's not going to be for long, because he will destroy the darkness
with the brightness of his coming. And verse 9 says, "...even him,"
that is, this spirit of Antichrist, "...whose coming is after the
working of Satan." In other words, Satan's behind all this. Satan's
behind all this. His power is held in check by
our God. "...even him whose coming is
after the working of Satan, with all power and signs and lying
wonders." All right, now what's the next? Verse 10. Now, many
people follow these the spirit of Antichrist. It says in verse
10, and with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that
perish, because they receive not the love of the truth that
they might be saved. Now listen to me a moment. When Peter wrote about the false
Christ, Antichrist, false spirits and preachers, He talked about many shall follow
them. Many shall follow their pernicious
ways. Remember this, two or three things.
Number one, people who are deceived, deceivableness. Those who are
deceived are not deceived by the Word of God, they are deceived
by men. They become followers of men.
God will never deceive you. God's Word will never deceive
you. Paul said to the Church, I commend you to the Word of
God. If you follow a man, there's
a great danger of his leading you the wrong way. But if you
will read his Word and believe his Word and follow his Word
and make those who teach you and preach you, make them stay
with the Scripture. So this This deception is not
from here, it's from men. Secondly, here's the problem. Now listen, this is a key here,
you underline it. Verse 10, And with all deceivableness
of unrighteousness in them that perish, because they receive
not the love of the truth. It doesn't say they hadn't heard
the truth. He doesn't say they didn't know
the truth. He says they didn't love it. There's the problem. They didn't
love it. What is the truth? Christ said,
I am the truth. I'm the way, the truth, and the
life. He's the truth of righteousness and godliness. Christ is the
truth. Christ is our wisdom, our righteousness,
our sanctification and redemption. Christ is our salvation. Christ
is all things. And the problem with these people
who follow, it's the spirit of anti-Christ. It's religion without
Christ. It's righteousness without Christ.
It's coming to God without Christ. Christ is the truth. And these
people, their problem is, it's not that they haven't heard of
Christ, who he is, what he did, why he did it, where he is now.
They don't love Christ. They're not willing for Christ
to be all and in all. They're not willing for him to
have the preeminence. They want to share the preeminence. This is what Paul is saying.
He said the problem is they don't love the truth. And verses 11, and for this cause,
what cause? I tried to say this the last
time I preached to you. It's not our frailties and our
infirmities for which God brings us into judgment, because Christ
bore our sins in His own body on the tree. He remembereth our
frame. He knoweth that we're dust. He
knows the things you would do, you do them not. The things you
would not do, you do. There's no one in all the universe
that's more sympathetic to you than he who was wounded for your
transgressions and he who was tempted in all causes. You are
yet without sin. We have not a high priest who
can't be touched with the feeling of our infirmities. His conflict
with you is not over your infirmities and your afflictions and your
weaknesses. It's your attitude toward him. That which brings God's judgment
for this cause, they receive not the love of the truth. Do
you see what I'm saying? You understand what I'm saying? How do you account for a man
like David? His extremism. He said, you're
a man of war, David. You can't build a temple, you're
a man of blood, a man of war. thousand Philistines? A man of impulsiveness? How do
you account for a man like that? How do you explain a man
like Peter, the impulsiveness of the man, the quickness to
put forth his opinion? I'll tell you how you're counting,
and God's love for them, and God's identification with them,
and God's fellowship with them. They loved him! They loved his word! They loved
his truth! They loved Christ! Peter said
to him, Lord, these other fellows may not know, but you know all
things! You know I love you! And this is the spirit of Antichrist. This is what it's all about.
It's not keeping a Sabbath day. Who knows? We raise all these issues. God
says, for this cause, for this cause, verse 11, I'll send them
strong delusions. I'll send it. Why? They don't love the truth. They
don't love Christ and his gospel. They don't love substitution.
They don't love that identification. They don't love that righteousness
in blood. They don't love that sovereign
grace. Because they don't love that,
I'll leave them alone. Let me show you a verse. Don't
turn to it, we'd be all, both of us, you and me both, be hunting
this little book of Hosea. I was, when the fellas in the
pulpit says turn to Amos or Hosea or one of those, I start foaming
around, you know, those little books. So just let me quote it.
God said, Hosea 417, Ephraim is joined to his idols, leave
him alone. Now let me tell you something.
When he who restrains, And he who hinders, and he who keeps
in check, and he who constrains, says, leave him alone. There's no telling where you'll
go. That's right. There's no telling
where you'll go. Just leave him alone. And that's what he says here.
These people that will not receive the love of the God says, I'll send them strong
delusions. How does God send it? God leaves
them alone. He leaves them to themselves.
He leaves them to Satan. Compare the experience of Job.
When Satan appeared in the presence of the Lord, and the Lord says,
if you considered my servant Job, things were pretty bad in
that day. If you considered Job, he says
there's none like him. None like him. Satan said, I
tell you why. Tell you why he loves you. Tell
you why he believes on you. I tell you why he's different.
You've hedged him about. You won't let me touch him. You
won't let anybody touch him. You've got him hedged about.
Turn him over to me. Let me have him. And he'll curse
you to your face. God said, all right, I'll let
you have him. I'll leave him alone. Only, I
put this restraint, don't touch his body." Satan came in and
destroyed everything Job had. Isn't that right? God said, leave
him alone. What about Peter? Peter stood
one day and he said, Lord, I'll go to death with you. He said,
these other fellows may deny you, I never will. Christ said,
Peter, Satan hath desired you, and I'm going to leave you alone.
You know what he did? Unbelievable. Unbelievable. He sat down by
a fire. Somebody said, well, he's one
of the disciples. He said, no, I'm not. Somebody else said,
well, he was with Jesus, and I don't know him. You don't know
him? I don't even know him. A little
girl came by and said his speech betrays him. In other words,
he talks like a disciple. So he changed his language. He
began to curse and to swear. And he said, I don't know the
man. Now you think, leave him alone. I'm telling you, there's no situation. Let me show you another one.
Turn to 2 Corinthians, just a moment. 2 Corinthians 12. This is the Apostle Paul. How did the Lord get people to
turn on Christ like they did? There was a long time, three
and a half years, they couldn't touch him. Three and a half years,
he walked right through their midst. But here, at a certain
time, a designated time, in the fullness of time, they laid hold
of him and spat upon him and scourged him and nailed him to
a tree. How did they do that? God lifted the restraint and
let them do what they would. And in doing what they would,
they did what he willed. Now look at this, 2 Corinthians
12. Paul said in verse 7, And lest I should be exalted above
measure through the abundance of revelations." Well, hold that
right there just a minute. Here's the apostle saying, I've been to the third heaven.
I've heard things that's not possible to utter. I've seen
the kingdom of God. And all these abundance of revelations. But lest I forget that I'm just
a man. And lest I be lifted up with
pride, listen, there was given to me, by whom? By God. A thorn in the flesh, the messenger
of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure. God
gave it to me. Now God's not the author of sin,
and God's not the author of evil. How did God Give Paul this messenger
of Satan to buffet him, this thorn in the flesh, whatever
it was, nobody knows. God removed his restraint and
let Satan bring that messenger, that thorn. That's right. So
when you're thinking about what's transpiring or taking place,
remember, he's on the throne. To God be the glory. He restrains,
He hinders, He lets. And all for His glory, and you're
good. Now then, I want to show you
something here before I quit. Lest you be discouraged. That's
the bad news. Lest you be fearful of these
forces and powers of evil. Lest you doubt the mercies of
the covenant God. Lest you should be taken up with
these fearful, fearful times and signs and seasons, rather
than taken up with Him. Paul said, but, verse 13, but. We're bound to give thanks always
to God for you. That's the title of this message,
I thank God for you. I know out there that darkness
and evil and iniquity abounds. I know that the spirit of Antichrist,
the mystery of iniquity, doth already work. But I know who's
in charge, and I know who restrains and hinders until he be taken
out of the way. But I tell you this, I give thanks
to God for you. Why? Beloved of the Lord, because,
I'm going to give you five reasons Paul said why I thank God for
you. I thank God for you. You're different. You're special. And I tell you why. Because God
has from the beginning chosen you. That's why you're different. That's why you're what you are
and who you are. God chose you. to salvation through sanctification
of the spirit, belief of the truth. God chose Abraham, didn't
he? Brought him out of a family of
idolaters. God chose Israel, didn't he?
He said, the Lord thy God has sent his love upon you and chosen
you, not because you were more in number than any other nation.
You were the least of all. There weren't but 70 of you at
one time. But because the Lord loved God chose David, didn't he, to
be the king? Samuel went down to the house
of Jesse to anoint a king, and Jesse brought all of his sons
by, one at a time, every time God would say to Samuel, the
Lord hath not chosen this one, the Lord hath not chosen this
one, the Lord hath not chosen this one. And Samuel said, are
these all your sons? And Jesse said, no, there's one
more, David, out tending to the sheep, will not sit down until
he comes. And when David appeared in the door, God said, anoint
him. He's my chosen. God chose Saul
of Tarsus, didn't he? That's the first thing that Ananias
said to this man, Saul of Tarsus, when he took the gospel to him,
he said, The Lord thy God hath chosen thee. I thank God for you, because
the Lord hath chosen you to salvation. And you ask me why? I asked a man that one time. There was a man in West Virginia who was a politician. His son
said the crookedest politician in Logan County. And he started watching our television
program. He was in his seventies. He wouldn't
go to church anywhere. He quit church when he was a
young man, but he did start watching this program. And he got sick,
and they took him to Cabell Hospital. And his son called me long distance
and said, my father has been watching you preach, and I think
he believes what you're preaching. Would you go see him? He's very
sick. I said, I'd be glad to. So I went up to the hospital,
and I opened the door, and I stood in the door, and he was standing,
tall, slim man in a bathrobe looking out the window of the
hospital, and I cleared my throat. And he turned and saw me standing
in the door. And he just stood there a moment,
and big tears started down his cheek. And he said, come in. He said, you're the last person
I ever expected to see standing in that door. He said, God's
used you to teach me the gospel. And we sat down and talked about
that gospel. And I went to see him several times after that,
at home and also in the hospital. And one day we were talking in
the hospital, and I said, Luther, I said, you say the Lord's revealed
the gospel to you and you believe it? He said, yes. I said, well,
I'm thankful. That really rejoices my heart.
He said, I have a question for you, Preacher. He said, why did
the Lord wait so long? He said, I'm 70. I forget what he said, 75, 76
years old. Why did he wait so long to reveal
the gospel to me? I said, well, I bet you could
answer that. This is a true story, absolutely true. He said, yeah,
I've been reading that scripture. He said, the Lord said, God revealed these things, hid
these things from the wise and prudent and revealed them to
babes, for even so, Father, it seemed good in thy sight. I said,
that's it. He'll reveal the gospel to whom
he will, when he will, as it seems good in his sight. That's
true. I preached his funeral. They
were there from all over Logan County. And many of them, old
cronies of his, were in a state of shock when I talked about
his faith in Christ. But I tell you, if you don't
believe in the sovereign grace of God, to see a total change
in a man's life will put you in a state of shock, especially
if he embraces this gospel. But if you look at this verse,
let me show you something briefly. This choice is a matter of praise. Paul said, I'm bound to thank
God for you. It's a matter of love, beloved
of the Lord. We didn't love Him, He loved
us. It's a matter of sovereignty. He, from the beginning, He chose
us. It's a matter of salvation. He
chose us to salvation, not to an office. Salvation. It's a matter of means. It's through sanctification of
the spirit and belief of the truth. Spirit and truth. The
spirit brings a man to know truth. Our Lord said to the woman at
the well, when she said, well, our fathers worshiped in the
mountains, you worship in Jerusalem. He said, no, no, that's not it. Where do you worship? He said,
There'll come a time when you shall neither in this mountain
nor Jerusalem worship. They that worship God, worship
Him in spirit and truth. Sanctification of the spirit
and belief of the truth. And that brings me to the next
thing. I thank God for you because He called you. Look at verse
14. Because He called you by our
gospel. He didn't leave you alone. You
know, every time I read that verse, Ephraim has turned to
his idols, leave him alone. God, don't leave me alone. Don't
stop dealing with me. Don't stop speaking to me. Don't
stop correcting me. Don't stop rebuking me. Don't
stop. Don't leave me alone. Call me. And God said, Paul said, He called
you by our gospel. You may be just a child like
Timothy sitting here today. You may be a religious person
like Saul, or an open rebel like Zacchaeus, or a businesswoman
like Lydia, or an important person like the eunuch, or a hated jailer,
or a runaway slave, but he called you. How did God call a man? By the
gospel, not the words. He called you to the obtaining
of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. Glorify them with the
glory which thou hast given me. Now watch this. Thirdly, therefore,
brethren, stand fast and hold the traditions which you have
been taught. Oh, he chose you, he called you, and taught you. Taught you. Now let me say something here.
Will you listen just a moment? Just listen to this. I know that
most religion in America today is noted for ignorance. Ignorance and wildfire and whoop-de-doo
and I think and I believe and this is the way I see it. It's
sad to me and it's embarrassing. It's embarrassing. I hear some
of these preachers on TV and I hope nobody's listening because
it's embarrassing. It's embarrassing. And they're so ignorant. Just
a lot of religious mumbo-jumbo cliches and talk. But this is not true among God's
people. They're not ignorant. They're
taught. God teaches His people. I know whom I have believed.
Eternal life is to know God. Paul said, study to show yourself
approved unto God, a workman that needeth not be ashamed.
Search the scriptures. Desire the sincere milk of the
word that you may grow. Our Lord said, go and make disciples
and baptize them and teach them. Teach them. Teach them. The Spirit of God
has given us an understanding. The Son of God has come and given
us an understanding. God chose you, and God called
you, and God taught you. Listen, whether by word or our
epistle. I preached last Sunday for my
son in the church over in Rocky Mountain, Virginia, Central Baptist,
and they are taught people. They are taught people. Since he's been there the last
four or five years, They started at the first of the New Testament
and they're going straight through, verse by verse, word by word,
teaching them the Word of God. God taught you. And then watch
verse 16. And fourthly, I thank God for
you because he chose you, because he called you, because he taught
you. Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God, even our Father
who hath loved us, and has given us, he's given us something,
he's given us everlasting consolation, and he's given us a good hope. A good hope through grace. We
have a good hope. And I'll tell you this, it's
not based on our works. It's not based on what we've
done for God. Not based on our religious affiliation. Our good
hope is through grace. That's right. It's the gift of
God. God gave it to us. God has given
us a good hope. It's a good hope because it's
in our Lord Jesus Christ. It's a good hope because it's
through grace. It's a good hope because it's
everlasting. You see it? Giving us everlasting
comfort. A good hope through grace. Did
you read the bulletin? Let me show you something here
in your bulletin. It's in the article on the back
by C. D. Cole. I want you to look at this. On the back of the bulletin,
to be occupied with thoughts about God as he is revealed in
the scripture will increase your faith. Much that passes current
for faith today is either sentiment or presumption. Faith must be
based upon a true revelation of God, and we have this revelation
in the Bible. The way to have a strong faith
is to have a great and mighty God. Nobody's faith can be stronger
than he believes his God to be. I cannot have strong faith in
a God who I think is weaker than me. You see what I'm saying,
is what he's saying? Our Lord Jesus, He chose us,
He called us, He taught us, And he'd given us, through his grace,
a good hope in Christ Jesus. Now last, I thank God for you
because God not only gave you a good hope and comfort in your
heart, but he'll establish you. He'll establish you in every
good word and work. Establish you. Our Lord, through Paul, said
when he ascended to heaven, he gave some apostles, some prophets,
some evangelists, missionaries, some pastors and teachers that
would be not drifting by every wind of doctrine,
but would be established, matured, grow up in the faith. Now, how's
that doing? He establishes you in every good
word. The good word here is the gospel
of his grace. It's good doctrine. We know whom we have believed.
We know what we believe about him. It's the word of truth.
And then it's every good work. You can't separate faith and
conduct. You can't separate faith and
obedience, belief and obedience. But when we're established in
the Word, we'll be established in those works of faith and labors
of love. And men will see your good works,
and they'll glorify your Father in heaven. Good word and good works, established
in them.

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How do we know that God restrains evil in the world?

Why is it important for Christians to love the truth?

What is sovereign grace in Christian theology?

How does God's choosing affect the believer's assurance?

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