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There
are
two
very
basic
and
distinct
doctrines
which
everyone
must
understand
clearly
if
they
want
to
go
to
Heaven
and
if
they
want
to
receive
anything
from
God.
The
first
doctrine
is
how
to
become
a
child
of
God
and
the
second
doctrine
is
how
to
get
blessings
from
God
after
you
become
His
child.
Satan,
as
'the
father
of
lies',
has
his
ministers
deliberately
confusing
the
two
and
mixing
parts
of
each
together
to
produce
false
doctrines.
Anyone
who
believes
these
false
doctrines
will
either
go
to
Hell
or
they
will
be
cursed
by
God.
Either
way,
they
will
not
go
to
Heaven
and
receive
blessings
from
God.
Therefore,
it
is
critical
that
we
know
what
the
word
of
God
says
about
these
two
very
basic
and
distinct
doctrines.
Probably
the
most
important
rule
for
avoiding
doctrinal
error
is
to
consider
the
context
of
any
Bible
reference
that
someone
gives
you.
When
Satan
tempted
Jesus
,
he
quoted
the
Bible.
But,
he
took
his
quote
out
of
context
in
order
to
pervert
it.
And,
the
ministers
of
Satan
do
the
same
thing
today.
They
know
that
most
people
are
too
foolish
to
verify
what
they
claim.
Therefore,
verify
all
claims
about
the
Bible
before
you
accept
those
claims
if
you
want
to
avoid
proving
that
you,
personally,
are
a
fool.
At the start of this chapter is a basic outline of the chapter, which you can verify. It gives the context of this chapter. The outline of the chapter shows us that we must be saved before we can receive blessings, or punishment, for our obedience, or disobedience, to the personal commands of Christ. In addition to what happens in this life, we receive eternal judgment based upon our works. God truly judges the heart, as shown in the last part of our chapter, but God uses our repeated actions to reveal the motivations of our heart.
We
see
the
same
doctrine
in
Ephesians
2:8-10.
(For
by
grace
are
ye
saved
through
faith;
and
that
not
of
yourselves:
it
is
the
gift
of
God:
Not
of
works,
lest
any
man
should
boast.
For
we
are
his
workmanship,
created
in
Christ
Jesus
unto
good
works,
which
God
hath
before
ordained
that
we
should
walk
in
them.
)
Your
physical
life
started
at
conception
and
you
had
no
part
in
your
conception.
Likewise,
you
had
no
part
in
the
start
of
your
spiritual
life.
That
is
called
being
born
again
and
that
was
strictly
by
grace
.
But,
after
you
were
physically
conceived,
you
started
moving.
That
is
called
works
and
the
same
is
true
spiritually.
Ephesians
2:10
tells
us
that
God
is
working
in
us
after
we
receive
spiritual
life
and
He
is
working
to
get
us
to
produce
good
works
.
Thus,
we
see
grace
and
works
and
there
is
no
conflict
between
them.
There
must
be
grace
before
there
are
works
,
but
there
must
be
works
,
after
you
are
spiritually
conceived,
or
you
are
not
alive.
And,
this
is
true
both
physically
and
spiritually.
If
a
baby
is
conceived
but
stops
moving,
stops
producing
works,
it
is
stillborn.
After we are physically born, we are punished by Godly parents for doing wrong and rewarded for doing right. And, if we continue to do right then we receive recognition ceremonies such as graduations.
God
uses
the
physical
to
teach
us
spiritual
truths.
Ungodly
men
want
you
to
believe
their
lies
without
you
thinking
about
them.
Your
physical
life
started
with
your
conception.
You
had
nothing
to
do
with
your
conception.
The
same
is
true
spiritually.
That
is
what
Ephesians
2:8-9
tells
us.
Your
spiritual
conception
was
completely
done
by
God
through
His
grace
.
Yes,
you
had
to
agree
to
receive
the
ongoing
personal
relationship
which
God
offered
you,
but
that
was
not
a
work
.
Read
Ephesians
2:8-9
again
and
understand
what
it
really
says
then
we
will
move
on.
After
conception,
the
baby
moves
even
before
it
is
born.
That
is
a
work
.
If
the
baby
stops
moving
it
is
'stillborn'.
It
is
'dead'.
Likewise,
if
a
person
does
not
produce
works
after
they
receive
God's
life
in
them,
then
they
are
spiritually
'dead'.
They
will
not
go
to
Heaven
but
will
end
up
in
the
lake
of
fire
.
Read
Ephesians
2:8-9
again
and
understand
what
it
really
says.
God
is
working
in
the
lives
of
all
truly
saved
in
order
to
get
them
to
let
Him
produce
good
works
through
their
lives.
Now,
ministers
of
Satan
teach
many
false
doctrines
but
there
are
three
main
doctrinal
errors
which
confuse
people
about
these
two
main
true
doctrines.
The
first
lie
claims
we
will
'get
a
mansion
in
Heaven
right
next
door
to
Peter'
simply
because
we
claim
to
be
saved.
This
lie
is
based
upon
preachers
telling
people
to
'ask
Jesus
to
be
your
Saviour'
with
the
belief
that
'Jesus,
as
Saviour,
must
go
on
paying
for
all
of
my
sins
even
as
I
live
a
life
of
sin
chasing
all
of
the
lusts
of
the
flesh
and
of
this
world'.
Romans
6
is
written
directly
against
this
lie.
The
judgment
at
the
end
of
our
chapter
also
teaches
against
this
lie.
In
addition,
this
lie
teaches
that
God
is
a
fool.
It
denies
the
true
character
of
God
which
we
find
in
the
word
of
God
.
The
Biblical
truth
is
presented
in
the
second
parable
of
our
chapter.
People
who
are
truly
saved
and
yet
refuse
to
do
the
works
,
which
produce
a
spiritual
profit
for
God,
will
have
tears
an
average
of
mote
than
twice
a
week
for
more
than
1,000
years.
The
second
lie
claims
that
our
works
must
be
seen
by
men
and
they
must
be
the
works
dictated
by
some
religion
of
men.
Yes,
our
works
should
be
seen
by
men
but
there
is
a
critical
difference
between
should
and
must
.
In
addition,
as
Ephesians
2:10
teaches,
our
works
must
be
based
upon
God
working
in
our
life
and
the
only
person
who
must
see
them
is
God.
The
word
of
God
tells
us
that
Lot
was
saved
in
spite
of
living
a
life
of
sin
which
made
him
a
city
leader
in
the
city
of
Sodom.
The
third
lie
claims
that
we
must
do
a
work
before
we
can
be
saved.
That
work
could
be
being
circumcised
or
being
baptized
or
even
'saying
the
sinner's
prayer'
and
basing
your
hope
of
salvation
on
the
fact
that
you
said
the
right
prayer
and
not
putting
your
hole
in
the
person
Who
is
'God
in
human
flesh'.
In
summary,
a
truly
Biblically
saved
person
must
have
God
motivated
works
in
their
life
after
their
spiritual
conception
and
not
before.
In
addition,
these
works
should
be
seen
by
men
but
the
only
being
Who
must
see
them
is
God.
Now,
we
see
this
same
pattern
throughout
the
Bible
including
in
our
chapter
of
Matthew
25.
In
our
chapter,
we
have
the
parable
of
salvation
first.
Then
we
have
the
parable
of
works.
Then
we
have
the
judgment.
There
are
no
works
by
the
virgins
in
the
first
parable.
The
second
parable
is
all
about
works
which
are
based
upon
what
God
provides.
Therefore,
as
we
saw
before,
we
have
grace
and
works
and
there
is
no
conflict
between
them.
In
addition,
the
second
parable
required
the
people
to
receive
what
they
use
to
do
the
works
before
they
produced
the
works
.
And,
the
context
of
our
chapter
teaches
salvation
before
producing
Godly
works
.
Further,
as
the
last
part
of
our
chapter
teaches,
any
works
which
are
not
based
upon
what
God
provides
by
grace
are
rejected
and
punished.
Therefore,
we
must
first
have
grace
before
we
can
produce
works
,
but
the
two
are
separate
with
the
grace
produced
by
God
and
the
works
produced
by
us
when
we
use
the
grace
from
God.
Now,
returning
to
what
our
parable
says,
we
see
that
the
first
sentence
in
our
chapter
starts
with
the
word
Then
.
That
word
means
'as
a
result
of
what
came
before'.
In
the
prior
chapter
we
had
prophecies
of
future
tribulation,
including
the
great
tribulation
.
And,
people
were
required
to
remain
faithful,
even
while
facing
a
martyr's
death.
In
addition,
The
judgment
at
the
end
of
our
chapter
is
based
on
what
people
do
during
the
great
tribulation
.
Thus,
the
parables
in
our
chapter
are
surrounded
by
teachings
on
the
great
tribulation
.
Therefore,
as
a
result
of
what
God
will
require
of
saved
people
during
the
great
tribulation
,
saved
people
who
live
in
the
'Church
Age'
have
no
basis
for
complaining
about
what
God
requires
of
them.
The
first
sentence
also
starts
the
'Parable
of
The
Ten
Virgins',
which
is
a
parable
for
the
church
age.
Life
starts
at
conception,
not
birth.
Jesus
started
the
church
during
the
Gospels
by
providing
the
spiritual
conception
of
the
church.
It
was
not
born
until
after
He
returned
to
Heaven,
but
it
was
spiritually
alive
at
the
time
that
He
gave
this
parable.
And,
our
parable
is,
symbolically,
telling
the
difference
between
good
religious
people
who
do
not
have
the
indwelling
Holy
Spirit
(oil
)
and
those
who
do
have
the
indwelling
Holy
Spirit.
Since
God
gives
the
indwelling
Holy
Spirit
to
all
saved
only
during
the
'Church
Age',
this
parable
is
about
the
'Church
Age'.
In
particular,
it
was
given
after
Jesus
had
spiritually
conceived
the
church
and
just
before
He
paid
the
price
to
have
the
church
born
at
Pentecost.
Throughout all time, God requires people to accept an ongoing personal relationship with Him in order to be saved. We are in the 'Church Age' and, during the 'Church Age', all truly saved are given the indwelling Holy Spirit. That is what our parable is telling us. The virgins with oil in their lamps symbolically represent the truly saved while the virgins without oil in their lamps symbolically represent lost religious people.
In the 'Parable of The Ten Virgins', the people who went to Heaven had the indwelling Holy Spirit while the people who were refused entrance relied on religious doctrines. In order to be truly saved, and to receive God's indwelling Holy Spirit, we must do what God wrote in His word and not rely upon religious traditions.
After we are saved, our chapter tells us to produce a spiritual profit for God. That is what our second parable is about. Those people, who produced the greatest spiritual profit for God. received the greatest reward. Those saved people who refused to produce a spiritual profit for God were punished. But, the point is that God saves us and gives us the indwelling Holy Spirit so that we can produce spiritual works. People who are truly saved and refuse to product spiritual works proved that God wasted His salvation on them. Therefore, an important consideration of true salvation is the expectation that God has for the results of His salvation.
In
the
last
part
of
our
chapter,
the
word
of
God
returns
to
the
great
tribulation
and
what
God
required
of
those
people.
So,
in
the
middle
of
two
sections
of
the
Bible
which
tell
us
about
the
requirements
during
the
great
tribulation
,
we
are
told
to
produce
a
spiritual
profit
for
God
if
we
are
truly
saved.
And,
people
complain
about
what
a
terrible
requirement
this
is
from
God.
Next,
in
our
first
parable,
our
sentence
(Matthew
25:1)
tells
us
that
this
parable
is
about
the
kingdom
of
heaven
.
Therefore,
it
is
about
true
Biblical
salvation.
Only
the
truly
saved
get
into
the
kingdom
of
heaven
.
Next,
our
sentence
tells
us
that
the
kingdom
of
heaven
is
likened
.
This
is
what
tells
us
that
this
is
a
parable.
And,
when
you
take
a
selfie
picture,
the
picture
is
like
you
but
is
not
you.
In
the
same
way,
this
parable
tells
us
what
the
kingdom
of
heaven
is
like
but
the
parable
is
far
shore
of
the
true
thing.
Next,
our
sentence
tells
us
that
the
virgins
took
their
lamps,
and
went
forth
to
meet
the
bridegroom
.
Externally,
they
were
all
the
same
because
they
were
all
virgins
and
all
had
lamps
.
However,
our
second
sentence
tell
us
that
five
of
them
were
wise,
and
five
were
foolish
.
And,
our
third
sentence
tells
us
why
the
Bible
makes
this
distinction.
It
says:
They
that
were
foolish
took
their
lamps,
and
took
no
oil
with
them:
But
the
wise
took
oil
in
their
vessels
with
their
lamps
.
In
our
parable,
the
oil
symbolically
represents
the
indwelling
Holy
Spirit.
Notice
that
both
groups
had
lamps
,
which
means
that
each
had
the
external
evidence
of
giving
light.
And,
in
the
Bible,
light
is
used
symbolically
for
understanding.
Those
without
the
oil
delivered
the
understanding
which
comes
from
religion.
Those
with
oil
were
supposed
to
deliver
understanding
that
comes
from
God's
Holy
Spirit.
If
the
saved
are
not
careful,
they
will
deliver
what
comes
from
religion.
This
is
especially
true
if
they
do
not
pray
for
God's
guidance
before
speaking.
Next,
realize
that
all
were
virgins
.
All
had
a
pure
life.
The
lost
looked
just
like
the
saved
from
a
physical
point
of
view.
We
cannot
truly
know
if
someone
is
saved
or
not,
by
looking
at
their
physical
life,
because
we
do
not
have
the
spiritual
sight
for
that.
That
is,
if
they
claim
to
be
saved.
Think
about
Lot
who
was
a
saved
man
even
while
being
a
leader
in
Sodom.
Think
about
Jesus
promissing
to
say:
depart
from
me,
ye
that
work
iniquity
to
religious
people
who
lived
clean
lives,
attended
church,
gave
to
charity
and
even
did
miracles
(Matthew
7:23;
Matthew
25:41;
Luke
13:27).
Next,
our
parable
tells
us:
While
the
bridegroom
tarried,
they
all
slumbered
and
slept.
(Matthew
25:5).
We
are
commanded
to
watch
.
But
most
people
are
like
Peter
and
the
other
disciples
in
the
Garden.
They
let
devils
make
them
weary
and
fail
to
pray.
The
Bible
promises
a
special
blessing
to
saved
people
who
do
truly
watch
.
Next,
our
parable
tells
us
that
And
at
midnight
there
was
a
cry
made,
Behold,
the
bridegroom
cometh;
go
ye
out
to
meet
him.
Then
all
those
virgins
arose,
and
trimmed
their
lamps.
(Matthew
25:6-7).
When
people
are
made
aware
that
they
will
soon
meet
Jesus,
such
as
when
they
know
that
they
will
die,
they
try
to
get
their
life
in
order
so
that
they
will
get
a
good
judgment.
However,
as
we
read
in
Matthew
25:8,
And
the
foolish
said
unto
the
wise,
Give
us
of
your
oil;
for
our
lamps
are
gone
out
.
However,
they
waited
until
it
was
too
late.
Our
parable
teaches
that
they
were
rejected
because
there
was
not
enough
time
left
for
them
to
get
the
required
oil
before
the
door
was
closed.
There
is
a
doctrinal
error
which
claims
that
'God
is
a
God
of
the
second
chance,
the
third
and
the
millionth
chance.
So
long
as
you
are
alive
you
can
get
saved.'
However,
that
goes
against
the
Bible
which
says:
(For
he
saith,
I
have
heard
thee
in
a
time
accepted,
and
in
the
day
of
salvation
have
I
succoured
thee:
behold,
now
is
the
accepted
time;
behold,
now
is
the
day
of
salvation.)
{2Corinthians
6:1}.
In
addition,
Genesis
6:3
says:
And
the
LORD
said,
My
spirit
shall
not
always
strive
with
man,
for
that
he
also
is
flesh:
yet
his
days
shall
be
an
hundred
and
twenty
years
.
Further,
Romans
3:11
says:
There
is
none
that
understandeth,
there
is
none
that
seeketh
after
God.
What
we
see
here
is
that
we
do
not
seek
God
but
God
comes
to
us
and
offers
salvation.
However,
if
we
continue
to
reject
God
God
can
refuse
to
give
us
another
chance
to
be
saved
even
though
we
are
still
physically
alive.
Therefore,
we
do
not
seek
God
but
He
seeks
us
and
offers
us
an
ongoing
personal
relationship
which
is
true
Biblical
salvation.
God
promises
everyone
one
chance
to
be
saved
but
the
word
of
God
makes
it
clear
that
God
does
not
have
to
offer
a
second
chance.
That's
what
Genesis
6:3
told
us
and
if
God
does
not
offer
a
second
chance
then
we
die
lost.
That
is
what
happened
to
Pharaoh.
He
hardened
his
heart
then
God
hardened
his
heart
so
that
he
would
never
get
saved.
We have a similar thing that happens today. Every time that we refuse to respond to God, we harden our heart a little and it becomes harder to respond the next time. So, even if we get another chance, it is harder for us to respond.
Returning
to
our
parable,
we
read:
And
while
they
went
to
buy,
the
bridegroom
came;
and
they
that
were
ready
went
in
with
him
to
the
marriage:
and
the
door
was
shut
(Matthew
25:10).
Receiving
the
indwelling
Holy
Spirit,
which
is
symbolized
by
having
oil
in
the
lamp,
is
for
the
'Church
Age'.
When
the
'Rapture'
happens,
the
'Church
Age'
ends
and
people
go
back
under
the
Mosaic
Law.
It
will
be
too
late
for
anyone
who
had
a
chance
to
get
saved
and
rejected
it.
The
Left
Behind
series
teach
doctrinal
error.
Those
people
who
are
left
behind
will
never
be
saved.
2Thessalonians
2:11-12
says:
And
for
this
cause
God
shall
send
them
strong
delusion,
that
they
should
believe
a
lie:
That
they
all
might
be
damned
who
believed
not
the
truth,
but
had
pleasure
in
unrighteousness
.
And,
the
final
message
of
our
parable
is
that
Jesus
will
say:
But
he
answered
and
said,
Verily
I
say
unto
you,
I
know
you
no
(Matthew
25:12).
One error that many people make is to believe that the Biblical definition of words know / knew is: 'thoughts kept in the head'. However, Genesis 4:1 and Genesis 4:25 tell us that: And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare (a son). Therefore, the true Biblical definition of this word includes: 'an ongoing personal intimate relationship'. Yes, these people had a pure life according to religious doctrine, but they did not have an ongoing personal intimate relationship with Jesus Christ as their personal Lord. Therefore, they did not have the required oil (indwelling Holy Spirit) and they waited too late to do what God required. They were permanently prevented from going to Heaven, which meant that they went to Hell.