Why won't we be crowned with life and righteousness when the Lord appears? Because we are not living as a victorious saint.

"But I was told that if I took the four steps of salvation I would be considered an overcomer, a victorious saint, even though I don't always do what I know what the Lord wants me to do. You know, I am saved by grace and not by works of righteousness I have done!"

I will tell you something: you are deceived. If you will read the four Gospels you will find that the dreadful punishments found in the Gospels are directed toward the Lord's servants.

If you run out of the oil of the Holy Spirit you will not be admitted to the marriage when the Lord comes. Either Jesus is a liar or numerous Evangelical leaders are deceived and are unintentionally deceiving others.

If you bury your talent you will lose it and be cast into the outer darkness. Either Jesus is a liar or numerous Evangelical leaders are deceived and are unintentionally deceiving others.

If you gossip and slander other Christians you are worthy of death. Either the Apostle Paul is a liar or numerous Evangelical leaders are deceived and are unintentionally deceiving others.

If you continue to live in the passions and appetites of your flesh you will never inherit the Kingdom of God. Either the Apostle Paul is a liar or numerous Evangelical leaders are deceived and are unintentionally deceiving others.

If you practice wicked behavior you will be driven from the Presence of Christ, even though you have prophesied and worked miracles in His name. Either Jesus is a liar or numerous Evangelical leaders are deceived and are unintentionally deceiving others.

When you stand before the Judgment Seat of Christ you will receive both the good and the bad you have practiced in your body. Either the Apostle Paul is a liar or numerous Evangelical leaders are deceived and are unintentionally deceiving others.

You have to endure to the end in order to be saved. Either Jesus is a liar or numerous Evangelical leaders are deceived and are unintentionally deceiving others.

If you neglect your salvation, not gathering with the saints as you have opportunity, you will not escape. Either the writer of the Book of Hebrews is a liar or numerous Evangelical leaders are deceived and are unintentionally deceiving others.

If you sin willfully after you receive the knowledge of the truth you will be regarded as an enemy of God. Either the writer of the Book of Hebrews is a liar or numerous Evangelical leaders are deceived and are unintentionally deceiving others.

If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left, But only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God. (Hebrews 10:26,27—NIV)

If you do not bear the fruit of Christ's moral image in your personality you will be cut off from Christ. Either the Lord Jesus is a liar or numerous Evangelical leaders are deceived and are unintentionally deceiving others.

If you as a Christian bear thorns and thistles in your personality your are near to cursing and burning. Either the writer of the Book of Hebrews is a liar or numerous Evangelical leaders are deceived and are unintentionally deceiving others.

If you do not keep the commandments of Christ and His Apostles you do not love Jesus and you are regarded as unrighteous. Either Jesus and the Apostle John are liars or numerous Evangelical leaders are deceived and are unintentionally deceiving others.

To be continued.