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ISBN 10: 1564530744 ISBN 13: 9781564530745

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The Rod: Will God Spare It? An Exhaustive Study of Temporary Punishment for Unfaithful Christians at the Judgment Seat and During the Millennial Kingdom.

Some predict that this book might become the most controversial Christian work of this age. Visit our Articles section (then look under Millennial Exclusion) and you will find more information (debates, etc.) concerning the subject matter of this book. This book is a defense of eternal security, and, at the same time, an antidote for carnal Christianity in our churches. It also offers tons of rare excerpts from premillennialists in regard to the Judgment Seat of Christ throughout history.

Foreword by Dr. Bill Jackson (director of Christians Evangelizing Catholics). Endorsements and reviews by Dr. George Dollar, Dr. Wiley Drake, Dr. Greg Dixon, Dr. Robert Dean, and more. This book is 160 pages. It contains chapter art, an index, glossary, chart, and bibliography. This book deals with the numerous warnings in the Bible to Christians. It covers such subjects as the Judgment Seat of Christ, hell, outer darkness, Millennial exclusion, etc. It shows that, although Christians cannot lose eternal salvation, there is MUCH that they can lose. They can be temporarily punished at the Judgment Seat and miss the Millennial Kingdom. This is not the same as a Catholic purgatory. Purgatory is a perversion of this Biblical and historical teaching of premillennialists. This book shows that a majority of premillennialists throughout history have believed that the Millennium is conditional, and is not a gift that is given to every Christian. It is a prize. This book offers a whole section of rare excerpts from popular and less known premillennialists throughout history on the subject of Christian accountability.

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J.D. Faust was born in Columbia S.C. He is currently the pastor of Kingdom Baptist Church in Venus Texas (just south of Arlington). He is the editor of the Kingdom Alert, which is a weekly e-mail newsletter.

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FOREWORD

Before we get into the meat of this study, it is interesting to note that Charles H. Spurgeon had kind things to say about Robert Govett, whom Joey Faust often quotes. While not making any public defense of kingdom-accountability, he felt that Robert Govett's teaching "will be more appreciated by future generations than by this frivolous age." It is hard to define the present age as being less frivolous than Victorian England but even in these days the Holy Spirit is moving among God's people to have a serious re-think about some Bible warnings that have not been popular.

The Rod: Will God Spare It? was not written to win a popularity contest. Absorbing the truths written will often cause a ripping away of old ideas which have become iron-clad interpretations of scripture. It is my prayer that a serious study of this book will help many Christians to fully understand that rewards for some means loss of rewards for others, and the result will be more overcoming Christian lives in this needy century.

I trust there will be those who are spiritual enough to desire the truth, astute enough to grasp the truth and brave enough to pro-claim the truth. Teachers must be warned, however, that these truths require a great deal of foundational teaching to be done so that Christians will be able to understand what Pastor Faust is saying.

One early criticism I received was that accountability teaching uses the same scriptures and tactics as do those who do not believe in eternal security. For this reason, I am glad that throughout the book, and especially in the early chapters, the truth of justification and eternal life based only on the merit of Jesus Christ is emphasized.

Another brother thought the teaching sounded like Roman Catholic Purgatory, but Pastor Faust has dealt with this problem thoroughly.

Almost every Christian has some idea of the fact that he will appear before the Judgment Seat of Christ to receive rewards. Few Christians realize that "wood, hay and stubble" Christians will not only lose a reward, they may lose the glorious inheritance of millennial reign with Christ. Pastor Faust introduces much scripture concerning this, and the book abounds in quotes from outstanding men of God. Many Fundamental Bible teachers of the nineteenth and early twentieth century taught this.

It will no doubt be that some will shudder when they think of how dreadful the punishment might be because they have been taught that all the warning passages of the New Testament apply only to unbelievers. They have, for instance, thought that the ten talent servant and the five talent servant were both Christians, but the one talent servant must be an unbeliever because of his punishment. The Judgment Seat of Christ is coupled with "the terror of the Lord" in Second Corinthians 5, even though Scofield has helped us to classify the Hebrews 6 partakers (Gr: associates) of the Holy Ghost as unbelievers because "their end is to be burned."

Few studies have been able to accept such a Biblically-mandated punishment and still maintain the essential doctrine of the security of the believer. Pastor Faust presents a solution which may not be popular or ear-tickling, but is thoroughly grounded in Bible truth.

21st century Christianity should be thankful that God has raised up a man to write of these things. You may not be able to grasp or believe all that is written, immediately, but you are asked to act like true Bereans, and search the scriptures to see if these things be so.

Having heard these truths, you will be accosted by them at the Bema Judgment Seat (Luke 12:47). May we all be true overcomers and partake of the pure joy that will come to us and to our Savior when He says, "Well done, thou good and faithful servant."

-Dr. Bill Jackson, Founder and Director of Christians Evangelizing Catholics

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• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1564530744
• ISBN 13: 9781564530745
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