Q: Demons & Fruit of "Love"
Question:
Didnt Jesus said not to stop non believers from using His name? These unbelievers seemed to cast demons out.
“John said to him, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not stop him, for no one who does a mighty work in my name will be able soon afterward to speak evil of me. For the one who is not against us is for us. For truly, I say to you, whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you belong to Christ will by no means lose his reward.” Mark 9:38-41 ESV
And my understanding is those with self righteous hearts were never able to bear the fruit of the Spirit. But instead practiced lovelessness. I say that because we know Love fulfills the law. Lovelessness = lawlessness.
Amswer
Point one
Special Gifts- that was then. Not now.
The only relevant part of that verse for today, on this topic, is...
1. "For truly, I say to you, whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you belong to Christ will by no means lose his reward. " Mark 9:41 ESV
Why? Because those saved who do good things are doing them to other believes, and Christ is in them, therefore we are doing it To Christ.
2. Those casting out demons were not non believers. Non believers have no part in light, nor righteousness. Jesus even said satan wouldnt cast out satan, because evil is united not divided. Satan would never cast evil out. Satan hates humans and enjoys the evil of demons running amuck doing more evil and possession. Therefore only believers would cast out demons back then. They were a sign and witness of the believer working miracles of God, to bring people to believe on Jesus, before the world had the Bible.
Those were believers, just not of the 12. You know a) there were people who repented and trusted in the coming Messiah & got baptized by John the Baptist, and 2) there were 620 other believers noted "b4 Jesus resurrection", right? So those doing legit works of God, were doing them by God.
Point two - Love
Christ fulfilled the Law, and all who are saved have the love of God. It is part of the new nature. That kind of holy love is not possible outside of God converting someone to be redeemed.
So, if their known nature and outward acts arent practicing & showing godly love of a redeemed one, they arent saved.
The unsaved can fake love, but sooner or later it will be evident that they dont love as God lives, but only do things out of selfish motives. Example: cultists who are religous, have morals and ethics that appear true but are hypocritical and not true. These go door to door, or help a old lady cross the Street, or mow someones lawn. They arent doing that out of love. They are doing it in attempts to look good and mostly to try to bribe a god to let them into heaven, just like the Jews and all false religion, all works based religion. Theyre disingenuous and hypocritical and a liar. They fake being good, and lie about being a follower of the true God. They deceive people to think theyre Christian, and go so far as (further even) to try to decieve and dupe people to think theyre Christian when they arent. Catholics do the same thing. Charismatics (who claim to have a ceased gift) do it too.
The love of God the Father is not in them, but the deception and evil of their Father the devil is.
But, if they are meant to be saved, if they were foreordained in the Book of Life, theyll turn from sin and satan to Christ and to righteousness. Until then, theyre trapped in sin, in bondage to Satan and blind to the truth. But the truth will set them free of they belong to Christ (in the end).
Today many claim to be Jesus follower, but are unsaved. Scripture is clear there will be many false converts, and many false groups appearing Christian or of God, but are all of the devil.
This is why we must make sure we are saved.
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