But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. Rev 21:8 It is interesting that of all the vile sins that are enumerated here, the first two are the sins of fear and unbelief.      It could be that these two sins are the seeds from which all other sins sprout.      The last sin in the list is one that has become pervasive in our society.     Lying has become a part of the way many people do business.     It is also part and parcel of our political system.      There is no amount of wealth or power that is worth an eternity in the Lake Of Fire.

Fear is negative faith.   It is faith in something other than the love and promises of God.   

Unbelieving is rejection of the Word of God as revelation of Truth.   

Now, it is entirely appropriate to classify those who are outside of Christ as Fearful And Unbelieving.   

However, over and over Jesus reprimanded His disciples about their fear and unbelief.   Yes, even followers of Christ can be Fearful And Unbelieving.   

Why did the disciples lapse into fear from time to time?   They forgot the words, healings and miracles of Christ Jesus.   

Why did the disciples lapse into unbelief from time to time?   They forgot the words, healings and miracles of Christ Jesus.   

Why do you think they forgot such powerful demonstrations of Christ`s lordship?   They were Carnal Minded followers.   

Why do Christians today lapse into fear and unbelief?   They are Carnal Minded.   

For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Rom 8:6 Our mind is that which    ➛ connects our spirit to the physical universe    ➛ receives inputs from our 5 senses    ➛ organizes and prioritizes information    ➛ forms ideas and opinions about the world.      Because we were born with a Sin Nature and we live in a fallen world our minds are corrupt.     We must have our minds renewed so that we cease being Carnal Minded and become Spiritual Minded.      Being Spiritual Minded can only be done    ➛ by our New Spirit being    ➛ operating through our Soul    ➛ which has been transformed by the Word and Holy Spirit.      In that state our thinking, meditations, speech and actions reflect Truth and we experience Abundant Life Carnal Minded is the opposite.         ➛ It is disconnected from the Word and the Holy Spirit.         ➛ It ignores our New Spirit existence.         ➛ It continues to operate in the flesh.      In that state there is only disappointment, discouragement, disillusionment and death.

Jesus expects us to be Spiritual Minded because of the Spiritual Law in Rom 8:6 .   

Remember, we are saved by Grace through faith.   Without faith there is no appropriation of Grace and hence, no salvation.   

Faith is not optional.   

But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that comes to the Lord must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Heb 11:6 Believe that    ➛ Jesus is Mighty God    ➛ Jesus is loving and giving    ➛ Jesus will reveal Himself to those who seek Him    ➛ Jesus Himself is your exceeding great reward Gen 15:1 Joh 17:3 Faith is the power to appropriate what Grace has provided.     It pleases the Lord Jesus for us to receive what He has made available to us.     2Co 8:9

Lazily vascillating between faith and unbelief (as the disciples did) is being Double Minded.   As James said, Double Minded people receive nothing from God.   Jam 1:6-8

So, if you are Double Minded you need to Purify Your Heart.   

Let me ask this question: " Do you know beyond shadow of doubt that you are saved?"

If you cannot give a resounding "YES" to this question you are most likely in the Fearful And Unbelieving state and you are in fact, not saved!   

If you think this is a harsh assessment, remember that you are saved through faith.   Faith is not hope so or maybe so or anything less that total assurance.   

Now, let me be kind here.   If you are Fearful And Unbelieving you probably have been taught by well-meaning but false prophets.   So, you need to clear your mind and heart of the conflicting, corrupted Gospel that you have been fed.   

To do this you must open the scriptures yourself and allow the Truth to be revealed to you by the Holy Spirit.   

That if you shall confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and shall believe in your heart that His Holy Spirit has raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved. Rom 10:9 This is the encapsulation of Grace, clearly pointing out our part which is faith in Jesus and confession of Him as risen Lord and Saviour.      The implication of our part being to believe on Jesus Christ and confess Him as risen Lord, is that He has done everything else!      It is why we call it amazing Grace!      It is why the gospel is nearly too good to be true!      Who raised Jesus from the dead?      He raised Himself Joh 10:17,18 by His Holy Spirit Rom 8:11.

For with the heart man believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. Rom 10:10 It is Heart Faith that enables the miracle of the New Birth.      It is our personal confession of Jesus as Mighty God, Creator and loving Saviour that seals that miracle.

You must believe in your heart!   That means you are convinced, you have no doubt, you know that Jesus Christ has redeemed you and birthed you into His kingdom by the Holy Spirit.   

On what basis can you have such assurance?   

For the Holy Spirit so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Joh 3:16 The Holy Spirit is the eternal, omniscient, omnipresent, omnipotent Creator of all things by the Word.      What world is John speaking of?         ➛ The earth and all the people born into humanity.      The Holy Spirit is love and love is of the Holy Spirit.      The world was created by our Lord and it is good.     We know that man chose rebellion against the Holy Spirit and so humanity became evil.     But the Holy Spirit loves the people of this world and so He birthed Christ Jesus into the world to redeem it and us.      The Gospel is heard and those who are hungry are lead by the Holy Spirit to believe and receive the Truth.      The Truth sets us free from sin, from death and hell and brings us to Eternal Life by the infilling of the Holy Spirit.      Here is understanding:    ➛ Everlasting Life is Eternal Life    ➛ Eternal Life is union with the Holy Spirit.

For the Holy Spirit sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. Joh 3:17 Condemnation is of Satan.     He tempted Eve to cause her to fall into condemnation.     He is our accuser.     He hates humanity.      But the Lord loves us and desires for us to be saved - to experience eternal, abundant life.

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. 2Pe 3:9 The Holy Spirit is love and His love is manifest in Christ who made it possible for us to be born of His Holy Spirit and so be In Christ.      But, He gives us the choice between life and death.     When a person receives Christ Jesus they receive Eternal Life.     When a person rejects Christ Jesus they enter into Eternal Death against the Lord`s will.      This verse totally undermines the false doctrine of Extreme Sovereignty.     We do not see all men coming to repentance so the Lord`s will is not done with respect to every human being.

You must believe the Word of God in your heart to be saved.   Do not let Satan steal your salvation by injecting any measure of doubt in your heart.   

The greatest offense you can commit is to doubt God (His Word).   It is worse than any physical sin you can imagine.    Do not do it!