They went out from us
But they were not all of us for if they had been of us
They would no doubt have continued with us, but they went out that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us
What does the Bible Thomas, you know, there's times when there's people who are in the church or you know
They're in the congregation and they seem to be of us. They seem to be because they're in the boat
You would automatically assume they're on board
They're on board with the doctrine they're on board with the direction they're on board with the vision
But you know what at the end of the day when they go out teaching some false doctrine believing some heresy about salvation
We understand, you know, they were in the boat, but they're not really on board
Throughout the Bible we see examples of people
Who played the part? Okay, but they weren't weren't really part of the program now
This could be for two reasons one
They're just a really wicked person a reprobate a false prophet an infiltrator
Okay, or two, they're just carried about with every wind of doctrine. They just become worldly
They don't have an appetite for spiritual things. They're just a fleshly Christian and they're just doing their own thing
Okay
They can be either or but let me give you some examples of really wicked people who are in the boat
But we're not on board the most obvious being Judas Iscariot
Judas Iscariot was part of the twelve disciples. I mean talk about being in the boat
The boat being Jesus, right? He's there with Jesus doing ministry for three years
I mean he has him right there at his right hand. He's with them day in and day out
But what does the Bible tell us that he was the son of perdition?
Look at Acts chapter 1 verse 16 men and brethren
This scripture must needs be must needs have been fulfilled which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas
Which was guide to them that took Jesus for he was
Numbered with us and had obtained part of this ministry. Let me paraphrase that he was in the boat
Now this man purchased the field with the reward of iniquity and falling headlong
He burst asunder in the midst and all his bowels gushed out
So what do we see with Judas that even though he was numbered with the disciples? He partook of that ministry
He had Jesus right there in the flesh. He was in the boat. So to speak. He was not on board
He was a wicked person who was stealing from the offering plate. He was a thief he betrayed
Jesus he wasn't even saved. Okay. He was in the boat, but he was not on board
Go to Luke chapter 17
If you would Luke chapter 17
We see that Judas is a perfect example of someone who's in the boat, but they're not on board
They may be they may claim the name of Christ. They may be in the right type of church
They may you know talk to talk but at the end of the day, they don't they're not walking the walk. Okay?