OUTLINE:

2Co 11:3
But I am afraid that, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your minds will be led astray from the simplicity and purity of devotion to Christ.

Mt 10:16
"Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and innocent as doves."

God gives His Holy Spirit to those who obey Him. Ac 5:32

It's the man whose willing to surrender his own will and turns to Christ that has saving faith; and therefore he receives the Holy Spirit as a "seal" of his salvation. Eph 1:13,4:30

2 Th 1:8
dealing out retribution to those who do not know God and to those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.

Disobedience to the Lord!
Man's main problem has always been a stubborn and unrepentant heart, just like many Jews had in the OT times, and as we have seen in Ro 2:4-5.

1 Pe 4:17-18
For it is time for judgment to begin with the household of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of God?

Obedience to the Lord!
The believer enters into a surrender/obedience at the moment of salvation, which is totally granted by God (otherwise how could one "obey" the gospel of God?!)... and he receives a new heart that produces a lifestyle of obedience (good fruit).

A religious confession, without a heartfelt repentance, leaves a person unconverted.

The Believer Described in Ac 10:35
- "fears Him" is a sign of true repentance that one has when he realizes he has sinned against God and wants to turn from it.
- "does what is right" is an indication, or a fruit, of saving faith, of the person who has humbly turned to Christ for his salvation.

Ac 11:17-18 Plainly States:
If they received the Holy Spirit by believing in Christ, then God must have granted them repentance!!

Man is personally accountable to God in regards to salvation. And if man rejects the grace gift of God, he basically condemns himself. Ac 13:46, Jn 8:23-24

Jn 8:23-24
And He was saying to them, "You are from below, I am from above; you are of this world, I am not of this world.  "Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins."

Are you willing to stop living for yourself, trying to make your life all comfortable in this world where you are just visiting???... and simply accept it's your calling to live for Christ, which includes tribulations as we enter the kingdom of God???

Heb 9:27 NIV
Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment.

Paul preached the Gospel the same way the Lord did, telling people to repent and believe, as did the rest of the apostles. Ac 20:21,26:20, Mk 1:15,6:12

The resurrection from the dead is the very hope man has always had in God, and without that man is worshipping in vain. Ac 24:21, 1Co 15:1-4,12-19

Plainly Stated Doctrine
EMBRACE the plainly stated truths in the Word, BY FAITH, and hold onto them tightly... including the Resurrection, which is the very hope mankind has for deliverance... by the grace and mercy of our God.