Thursday, October 29, 2009
Monday, October 26, 2009
And God Shall Send Them Strong Delusion..........That They Should Believe A Lie
2Thessalonians 2
9Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
10And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
11And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
12That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness
POST RAPTURE
I've gotta pretty good idea what that "lie" is going to be. In fact Mark had seen evidence with his own eyeballs. Truth is stranger than fiction. Ever wonder about all that so called "UFO" phenomenon. I can assure you with full confidence that there is no such thing as REAL ALIENS. That is, unless, you've bought into the lie of evolution. The powers that be need you to first believe in the lie of evolution ----but the delusion with all power and signs and lying wonders-----after the rapture of the church ---the -leaders of the world already have a good explaination put forth-----and with all the special effects of lasers and holographic imagery plus hidden governmental high technology with the help of "aliens" They will put on quite the show. And unfortunately the world for the most part will beleive the ultimate deception. Hollywood has done their part over the decades to promote that there is "life on other planets" Its good to know that George W Bushs pork he hid in the Tarp package last October didnt go to waste. After all Hollywood producers and directors are well paid by our government to put out vast amounts of propaganda. Movies like 2012 and the Fourth Kind will be released within weeks. The History Channel, Nat Geo Channel, Discovery Channels and the like have been busy bombarding the airwaves with Nostradamus, 2012, UFO's apocalyptic ecological disasters and lots and lots of false "history" Bible --only the Bible programs are all designed to try to debunk the authority of the Bible. with false stories of Jesus getting "schooled" in the far east and so called missing books of the "bible" (Nothing more than gnosticism) Couple that with constant news on the Health Care Crisis, Economic Crisis, Global Warming Crisis, Middle East Crisis. (After all we all know we need a "New World Order" with a "One World Government') Rahm Emmanuel said it best---not to let a good crisis go to waste. Yup--the masses are being "prepared" and they dont even realize it.
After all Jesus did put forth warning after warning after warning about the last days---wars, famines,earthquakes etc. but some of the biggies----that in the last days a massive apostasy in what used to be His Church has reached critical mass (after all we all know we need a One World Religion ), scoffers laughing at us true christians with the "where is the promise of his coming" and while the true born again christian sees what is happening on a global scale, we are looking skyward for our redeemer to fetch His Bride---while the rest of mankind acts oblivious just like it was fortold 2000 years ago---Somewhere out of the "chaos" will rise a 'World Teacher' with all the answers to mankinds problems. "The Antichrist"--only the Christ rejecting world will be deceived and accept him as their savior.
Matthew 24:37-43
As the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched
Just remember this when the "UFOS" show up --if it walks like a demon, talks like a demon---guess what thats what Aliens are. These 'aliens' who supposedly traveled millions of light years to better our world but for whatever reason flee in the name of Jesus. Why is that. Personally I hope you are not around to witness this terror that will befall mankind when the tribulation begins. But if you are fool enough to reject the free gift of accepting Jesus in your life---I pray you dont succumb to the coming "strong delusion" If u remember anything. Demons must flee if rebuked in the name of Jesus Christ. See this is what you get for allowing secular schools and colleges to convince you you evolved from an ape. Feel free to ask Mark what he saw January 2009--he will be more than happy to tell you the truth.
9Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
10And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
11And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
12That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness
POST RAPTURE
I've gotta pretty good idea what that "lie" is going to be. In fact Mark had seen evidence with his own eyeballs. Truth is stranger than fiction. Ever wonder about all that so called "UFO" phenomenon. I can assure you with full confidence that there is no such thing as REAL ALIENS. That is, unless, you've bought into the lie of evolution. The powers that be need you to first believe in the lie of evolution ----but the delusion with all power and signs and lying wonders-----after the rapture of the church ---the -leaders of the world already have a good explaination put forth-----and with all the special effects of lasers and holographic imagery plus hidden governmental high technology with the help of "aliens" They will put on quite the show. And unfortunately the world for the most part will beleive the ultimate deception. Hollywood has done their part over the decades to promote that there is "life on other planets" Its good to know that George W Bushs pork he hid in the Tarp package last October didnt go to waste. After all Hollywood producers and directors are well paid by our government to put out vast amounts of propaganda. Movies like 2012 and the Fourth Kind will be released within weeks. The History Channel, Nat Geo Channel, Discovery Channels and the like have been busy bombarding the airwaves with Nostradamus, 2012, UFO's apocalyptic ecological disasters and lots and lots of false "history" Bible --only the Bible programs are all designed to try to debunk the authority of the Bible. with false stories of Jesus getting "schooled" in the far east and so called missing books of the "bible" (Nothing more than gnosticism) Couple that with constant news on the Health Care Crisis, Economic Crisis, Global Warming Crisis, Middle East Crisis. (After all we all know we need a "New World Order" with a "One World Government') Rahm Emmanuel said it best---not to let a good crisis go to waste. Yup--the masses are being "prepared" and they dont even realize it.
After all Jesus did put forth warning after warning after warning about the last days---wars, famines,earthquakes etc. but some of the biggies----that in the last days a massive apostasy in what used to be His Church has reached critical mass (after all we all know we need a One World Religion ), scoffers laughing at us true christians with the "where is the promise of his coming" and while the true born again christian sees what is happening on a global scale, we are looking skyward for our redeemer to fetch His Bride---while the rest of mankind acts oblivious just like it was fortold 2000 years ago---Somewhere out of the "chaos" will rise a 'World Teacher' with all the answers to mankinds problems. "The Antichrist"--only the Christ rejecting world will be deceived and accept him as their savior.
Matthew 24:37-43
As the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched
Just remember this when the "UFOS" show up --if it walks like a demon, talks like a demon---guess what thats what Aliens are. These 'aliens' who supposedly traveled millions of light years to better our world but for whatever reason flee in the name of Jesus. Why is that. Personally I hope you are not around to witness this terror that will befall mankind when the tribulation begins. But if you are fool enough to reject the free gift of accepting Jesus in your life---I pray you dont succumb to the coming "strong delusion" If u remember anything. Demons must flee if rebuked in the name of Jesus Christ. See this is what you get for allowing secular schools and colleges to convince you you evolved from an ape. Feel free to ask Mark what he saw January 2009--he will be more than happy to tell you the truth.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Indescribable!!! Worth Your Time To Watch. Believe In HIM
Watch the first few minutes of this first video and you WILL want to watch more. Breathtaking and every other superlative in the vocabulary are still inadequate. God is AMAZING!! and He saved my life.
Part II
Part III
Part IV
Part V
Part II
Part III
Part IV
Part V
Monday, October 19, 2009
Here's Your "Christian" President God's Judgement on America
Taken from the White House on Oct 14,2009 celebrating a new age hinduistic holiday. Remember Obama claimed during his campaign that he was a christian. When are people going to wake up to pseudo-christianity "Thatcher adviser: Copenhagen goal is 1-world government
'Global warming' to be used as 'pretext' for 'change'"
By Jerome R. Corsi
2009 WorldNetDaily
A former science adviser to British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher says the real purpose of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen on Dec. 7-18 is to use global warming hype as a pretext to lay the foundation for a one-world government.
"At [the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference in] Copenhagen this December, weeks away, a treaty will be signed," Lord Christopher Monckton told a Minnesota Free Market Institute audience on Thursday at Bethel University in St. Paul.
"Your president will sign it. Most of the Third World countries will sign it, because they think they're going to get money out of it. Most of the left-wing regimes from the European Union will rubber stamp it. Virtually nobody won't sign it," he told the audience of some 700 attendees. Click Here To Continue
If you've been paying any attention at all to people like Glen Beck---who has been exposing all over the place the communistic, marxist, socialist czars that surround Obama in the White House---none of this should come as any surprise. Doubting Thomas' may laugh at me now...........sadly you wont be laughing much longer. They are in the process of eliminating all dissent by gaining control of the media, the newspapers and the internet. I am writing this while there is still freedom to do so. Thankfully I have my ultimate hop and freedom in Jesus Christ------I am in the hand of the Father and NOBODY can ever take that from me.
UPDATE ON THE YOGA POST
I found a great link that has tons of articles on the subject of proving to Christians the DANGEROUS and unchristian implications of Yoga that I wrote about in my post last week. In the original post I listed some awesome books and some video links on the matter. The following link has articles from various christian ministries. Take the time to check them outSunday, October 18, 2009
Happy To Be Narrow Minded----Because So Was The REAL Jesus Christ!
"Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it .Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves." -----Matthew 7:13-15
When the world and those pseudo-christians call you narrow minded----be THANKFUL---rejoice in the fact that they hate you and will persecute you---because they HATED HIM first!
When the world and those pseudo-christians call you narrow minded----be THANKFUL---rejoice in the fact that they hate you and will persecute you---because they HATED HIM first!
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Is The Earth 4.5 Billion Years Old?
Ok y'all stay with me.
For this Experiment you will need: a Bible, one brand new sheet of paper, bowl full of water, hair dryer, blue,yellow, gray, and brown crayons, a lighter, and a pen
Look at the sheet of paper, note that it is brand new.
Step 1: Open Bible to Gen 1 and read verses 1-5
Step 2: Using pen draw a circle on the sheet of paper and label it earth
Step 3: read Gen 1:6-13
Step 4: using crayons draw clouds, water, land, grass, plants, and trees
Step 5: Read Gen 1:14-19
Step 6: Using crayons draw the sun, moon, and stars
Step 7: read Gen 1:20-23
Step 8: Using the pen draw fish in the water and birds in the air
Step 9: Read Gen 1:24-31
Step 10: Using pen draw cows, spiders, and a cat or dog. Then draw two people and label them Adam and Eve.
Step 11: Sit back and look at picture. See how wonderful and perfect it looks?
Step 12: Read Gen 3
Step 13: Using pen draw a snake
SIN has entered the world
Step 14: Crumple your picture and straighten it back out. Do this 10 times. It doesnt look so brand new now does it?
Step 15: Read Gen 6&7
Step 16: Throw picture into bowl of water, crumple and straighten it out
Step 17: Read Gen 8:1-14
Step 18: Using hair dryer, dry your picture compleatly. Your picture is looking a little worse for wear.
Step 19: repeat step 14
Step 20: Using lighter burn hole in middle of picture and quickly put it out.
(I SAID THE PAPER NOT THE HOUSE!!! ---call fire dept! )
Step 21: Repeat step 14
WOW!! Your picture doesnt look new anymore. Its only a few minutes old!!! But because of it being crumpled and straightend, drenched in water, being blow dried, and set on fire, your drawing looks like it could be 100 years old.
God created the Earth 6,000 years ago. But because of SIN, a flood, earthquakes, and volcanoes it only LOOKS 4.5 Billion years old.
Now look at your Bible. Look at how new it is. Did you know that the words of the New Testament are about 2,000 years old? The Old Testament is even older than that! How cool is that? God can take something so old and make it brand new!
God is so Wonderful! He sent his only Son Jesus Christ to die for our sins so we could be made new again. Have you recieved Jesus Christ as your Savior? if you havent please do so today
Friday, October 16, 2009
Shocking Message To Pastors & Churches
From the maker of this video clip
What if an unsaved person with a brain tumor went into some of the more popular, influential, or notable churches in America today? What would they see and hear?" So, I did some basic searching on the web and found that some of these were some of the most viewed and / or commented videos out there.
Here are the questions to us Christians: What image are we putting up for the lost? What are we saying to them? And how should they react when they see and hear this kind of stuff in our churches today?
What if an unsaved person with a brain tumor went into some of the more popular, influential, or notable churches in America today? What would they see and hear?" So, I did some basic searching on the web and found that some of these were some of the most viewed and / or commented videos out there.
Here are the questions to us Christians: What image are we putting up for the lost? What are we saying to them? And how should they react when they see and hear this kind of stuff in our churches today?
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
YOGA UNCOILED-------No such thing as "Christian" Yoga
2 Timothy 4:3-5 (King James Version)
And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry
Isaiah 5:20---Woe to them that call evil good, and good evil: that put darkness for light, and light for darkness: that put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!
CLICK HERE FOR TONS OF CHRISTIAN ARTICLES ON THE SUBJECT
How is it that a Hinduistic practice such as Yoga has entered the church? Read above. I am amazed how quickly so many christians jump on the bandwagon of every new "christian" fad blows their way into the church no thanks to the world--and instead of searching the scripture to see if its even biblical---they jump in without question. Scary stuff to me how bad the deception is. When will professing christians learn to test the "spirits to see if its of God' 1 John 4:1 Just because someone attaches a "christianized" phrase to something DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY MAKE IT CHRISTIAN!!!. Satan is the master of deceit---always appearing as the deceptive "angel of light" so that as a lion he seeks to devour and destroy you christian!
They are teaching this in churches now and have no idea what they are doing. Whether you like it or not and it is all to break you down not build you up like yoga is advertised. It is to prepare your mind and weaken it and leave it open for addiction and spirits and New Age influence. New Age is Hinduism repackaged.
I've posted some videos and books I HIGHLY RECOMMEND you read and research!! When you practice Yoga you are tapping into whats called the Kundalini power aka the serpent power. Hinduismteaches you have a coiled snake in your spine and when practicing yoga you uncoil the snake power as it opens up your 'chakras' Kundalini is one of the more spiritual types of yoga. It goes beyond the physical performance of poses with its emphasis on breathing, meditation, and chanting. However, the Kundalini sequences are very physically intense. This type of yoga appeals to those who are up for both mental and physical challenges and is aroused either through spiritual discipline or spontaneously to bring new states of consciousness, including mystical illumination.
Does the word SERPENT sound familiar to anyone? How about illumination aka your "eyes being opened" opened to what? Recognizing your own "divinity"--Does the serpent in the Garden of Eden ring a bell? This is the new age "end game" of such practices Just because you put a christian term to yoga--or say you are doing it just for the exercise. You CANNOT separate Yoga from the Eastern religion it comes from no matter how you try to rationilize it in your head. The term yoga comes from a Sanskrit word which literally means yoke or union. Traditionally, yoga is a method joining the individual self with the Divine, Universal Spirit, or Cosmic Consciousness! And Satan does not care that you use christian terminology as a replacement---it is ALL the SAME to him--All he cares about is seducing you into disobeying and turning away from God. How does God feel about these practices is what should matter. I pray christians will wake up to the deceptions creeping into churches from all directions. We are in a spiritaul battle for our very souls!! The enemy wants you DEAD! Nor does he want you to be effective for Jesus Christ. What better way to make you ineffective by first leading you astray, then having you lead OTHERS astray. You can be preaching Jesus out of one side of your mouth and be unwittingly involved with occult and pagan practices and promoting it with the other side of your mouth. That is the deception--that you think YOU cant be deceived! I post these things NOT TO BE MEAN. I love people so much---I HATE seeing whats going on. I CAME out of a cult from many years ago----I CERTAINLY DIDNT GET SAVED---so I can get deceived in what i finally came to understand as true biblical christianity--only to find out that True Biblical Christianity is falling into the end times apostasy.2 Thess 2:3 (click me to read) I pray that the American church will wake up and repent and contend earestly for the faith that was once delivered to the saints. Time is short my friends. Please I admonish you to the reseach!
Does the word SERPENT sound familiar to anyone? How about illumination aka your "eyes being opened" opened to what? Recognizing your own "divinity"--Does the serpent in the Garden of Eden ring a bell? This is the new age "end game" of such practices Just because you put a christian term to yoga--or say you are doing it just for the exercise. You CANNOT separate Yoga from the Eastern religion it comes from no matter how you try to rationilize it in your head. The term yoga comes from a Sanskrit word which literally means yoke or union. Traditionally, yoga is a method joining the individual self with the Divine, Universal Spirit, or Cosmic Consciousness! And Satan does not care that you use christian terminology as a replacement---it is ALL the SAME to him--All he cares about is seducing you into disobeying and turning away from God. How does God feel about these practices is what should matter. I pray christians will wake up to the deceptions creeping into churches from all directions. We are in a spiritaul battle for our very souls!! The enemy wants you DEAD! Nor does he want you to be effective for Jesus Christ. What better way to make you ineffective by first leading you astray, then having you lead OTHERS astray. You can be preaching Jesus out of one side of your mouth and be unwittingly involved with occult and pagan practices and promoting it with the other side of your mouth. That is the deception--that you think YOU cant be deceived! I post these things NOT TO BE MEAN. I love people so much---I HATE seeing whats going on. I CAME out of a cult from many years ago----I CERTAINLY DIDNT GET SAVED---so I can get deceived in what i finally came to understand as true biblical christianity--only to find out that True Biblical Christianity is falling into the end times apostasy.2 Thess 2:3 (click me to read) I pray that the American church will wake up and repent and contend earestly for the faith that was once delivered to the saints. Time is short my friends. Please I admonish you to the reseach!
Sunday, October 11, 2009
God Of Wonders The Heavens Declare His Glory
However, as it is written:
"No eye has seen,
no ear has heard,
no mind has conceived
what God has prepared for those who love him 1 Corinthians 2:9
The heavens declare the glory of God;And the firmament shows His handiwork. Psalm 19:1
For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse Romans 1:20
"No eye has seen,
no ear has heard,
no mind has conceived
what God has prepared for those who love him 1 Corinthians 2:9
The heavens declare the glory of God;And the firmament shows His handiwork. Psalm 19:1
For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse Romans 1:20
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Friday, October 9, 2009
Heresy -- A Message
I'm not a person who cares for rap in the least. I will make an exception in this case because this person is NOT ashamed of the gospel and this is quite a fitting message! I respect the fact he is willing to name names! Last days deception is so great --undiscerning Christians are following their man-centered purpose driven, prosperity pied piper leaders straight over the cliff like lemmings. It's breaking my heart--I am amazed at how many people just dont want the know the truth.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Calling People to Repent and Believe the True Gospel
My heart is burdened for the many professing Christians who have never experienced the second birth (1 Pet. 1:23). They are all tragic victims of a subtle yet potentially fatal deception. Unless they are confronted with the truth, they will one day hear the most terrifying words anyone could ever hear when Jesus says: "I never knew you; depart from Me" (Mat. 7:23). These precious souls have either been led astray by a false gospel or manipulated to make a decision with unbiblical methods of evangelism. The blame must fall on church leaders who have discarded God's blueprint for building His church and have created their own. These men have discovered they can gain a larger following by making the Gospel more appealing and more inclusive. By broadening the narrow road, they have found out they can build bigger churches for themselves. Little do they know, they are helping Satan plant his tares among the wheat (Mat. 13:38-40). The devil loves to see false converts deceiving and being deceived in the name of Christ.
The strategy of Satan has been consistent for 2000 years. He continues to raise up false apostles, who influence false teachers to teach false gospels about false Christs for the purpose of producing false Christians with a false hope. The apostle Paul saw this happening and warned us. The same serpent who deceived Eve by his craftiness also sends deceivers to preach another Jesus and a different gospel (2 Cor. 11:3-4). Satan hates the Gospel of grace and has been using men filled with religious pride to pervert the message ever since it was first announced. That is why Paul informed us that the Gospel he preached was not according to man's traditions or philosophy. He received it directly from God through a pure revelation of Jesus Christ (Gal. 1:11-12).
Some church leaders feel that the best way to win more people to Christ is to exchange God's Gospel for an "easy to believe" gospel. This watered-down version of the Gospel is hardly worth living for and certainly not worth dying for. Yet, it is gaining popularity within evangelical circles and must be exposed and confronted. The three major areas of compromise include: 1) the Christ of the Gospel; 2) the promises of the Gospel and 3) the response to the Gospel.
The Christ of the Gospel
There are some Christian leaders who have found the Gospel is easier to believe if they present a generic god without holiness and a partial Christ without authority. They say you don't have to make Jesus your Lord as long as you believe He is your Savior. Such a teaching is foreign to the Word of God. Paul said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you shall be saved" (Acts 16:31). Jesus Christ is repeatedly and resolutely revealed in Scripture as our Master, our Creator, our King, our Ruler and our sovereign Lord. Paul addressed Jesus as Lord over 200 times in his 13 epistles.
Still others deny that Jesus really is who He said He is. This is a fatal mistake because Jesus declared, "Unless you believe that I am He, you shall die in your sins" (John 8:24).
Jesus made it clear that He is the only way to the Father when He announced, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but through Me" (John 14:6). The very words of Christ declare that He is the only valid object of saving faith. Yet there are some popular pastors and evangelists who foolishly teach that sinners can be saved apart from Jesus Christ. Why would anyone deny, discredit and dishonor the Lord Jesus this way? Might it be so that they can loved and admired by a greater number of people?
The cults deny the Christ of the Gospel by teaching that Jesus is not the eternal God of the Trinity. Mormons, for example, teach that Jesus is a created being (conceived by a physical sex act between God the Father and Mary) and is the elder brother of Lucifer, who became one of many gods.
There are other false religions who uphold the name of Jesus Christ but deny He is able to save sinners totally and completely. The Roman Catholic Church is the greatest offender by requiring sacraments (1129), indulgences (1498) and good works (2016) for the forgiveness and remission of sin. Catholicism also blatantly denies that the blood of Jesus purifies all sin (1 John 1:7). A safety net called Purgatory is provided for Catholics. This fictitious place is said to purge away the sins that Christ failed to purge (1030). The numbers in parenthesis represent paragraphs in the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
Those who believe the Jesus of the Gospel will trust His righteousness, not their own; His finished work on the cross, not the Catholic Mass; His power to keep them, not the sacraments; His blood to purify sin, not purgatory; His Word to guide them, not the traditions of men and His grace to save them, not their merit. Those who do not trust Jesus need another gospel to tell them what they must do to be saved. Whenever Jesus is dethroned, denied or diminished, the promises of the Gospel can never be realized.
The Promise of the Gospel
Everlasting, never-ending, eternal life with the Savior is the glorious promise of the Gospel, yet the majority of professing Christians believe they can lose their salvation. This is because they do not know or trust the glorious Christ of the Gospel. Paul knew Him well, which prompted him to write: "I know whom I have believed and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him until that day" (2 Tim. 1:2).
The eternal Gospel of our eternal God promises every believer eternal life and eternal glory in God's eternal kingdom (Rev. 14:6; Rom. 16:26; 1 John 5:13; 1 Pet. 5:10; 2 Pet.1:11). The Lord Jesus promises to lose not one that the Father gives Him (John 6:39). His promise to every believer is this: "I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you" (Heb. 13:5). Neither sin nor anything else will separate a believer from God’s love (Rom. 8:38-39). This glorious truth is guaranteed because God’s forgiveness is given freely and completely at the moment of faith and is secured forever for all past and future sins (Col. 2:13-14). Everyone who believes the promises of the Gospel possess eternal redemption through the eternal Spirit who guarantees an eternal inheritance (Heb. 9:12-15; Eph. 1:14). God's promises to every believer are backed up by His eternal power (1 Peter 3:5). This is why Paul declared: "Your faith should not rest on the wisdom of men, but on the power of God" (1 Cor. 2:5). The world, through its wisdom, does not come to know God. Tragically many professing Christians choose to trust the wisdom of man rather than the promises and power of God revealed in His Gospel. Anyone who rejects the divine promise of eternal life has believed another gospel or trusted another Christ (1 Cor. 15:2).
The Response to the Gospel
Many Christians have substituted God's blueprint for evangelism with methods of their own in order to fabricate a greater number of decisions. Instead of following the biblical model for evangelism, demonstrated by the early disciples who were trained by the Lord Jesus, the modern church has invented its own traditions. Rather than calling sinners to repentance and faith in Jesus Christ, evangelicals are asking unbelievers to repeat a prayer, sign a card, raise their hand, come forward or "accept" (rather than trust) Jesus as their Savior. None of these modern traditions have any biblical foundation. Not only do they dishonor the Savior, but they often mislead souls into a false hope of salvation. No one has the right to lower God's entrance requirements into His Kingdom. Unless we evangelize God's way, we run the serious risk of deceiving people about their eternal destiny. True saving faith always involves repentance (Acts 20:21).
Biblical evangelism requires making disciples not decisions. This involves teaching people to observe all that Christ commanded (Mat. 28:18-20). His first command was to "Repent and believe the Gospel" (Mark 1:15). Repentance is a change in mind that is granted by God and leads to a knowledge of the truth. (2 Tim. 2:25). It results in turning from idols to God, from dead works to faith, from sin to righteousness and from the traditions of men to Christ and His Word (Acts 26:20; 2 Cor. 12:21; Col. 2:8; 1 Thes. 1:9; Heb. 6:1). The importance of calling sinners to repentance is also confirmed in the last command Jesus gave: "Repentance for forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in His name to all the nations" (Luke 24:47). Remember, Jesus did not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance (Luke 5:32). Those who respond to the Gospel with repentance and faith will depart from the kingdom of darkness and follow the Light of the world (John 8:12). They will gladly get off the broad road to destruction and enter the narrow way that leads to life everlasting (Mat. 7:13-14).
Biblical evangelism also requires teaching people the attributes of God. The God who created us is also the One who will judge us. He is majestic in holiness (Exo. 15:11). Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne and He will not let sin go unpunished (Psalm 97:2; Rom. 6:23). He is sovereign, and everyone is accountable to Him (Dan. 4:35; Heb. 4:13). The Father demonstrates His love by sending His Son to die for His people (Rom. 5:8). God opposes the proud but extends His grace to the humble (Luke 18:14; Jas. 4:6). By His mercy He saves sinners from the eternal lake of fire (Titus 3:5). Modern evangelism puts too much emphasis on God's love and too little on His holiness and righteous justice. This is a stark contrast to first century evangelism. In the Book of Acts the word "love" is never even mentioned. Clearly without a true and balanced knowledge of God, sinners will not know Whom they have offended. Nor will they know Who condemns them with eternal punishment or Whom they must call on to be saved. The world is perishing for a lack of knowledge of God's glorious attributes.
May we all examine our faith and practice to ensure that it conforms to God's Word. Have we trusted the Christ of the Gospel and believed the glorious and infallible promises of the Gospel? Are we calling people to respond to the Gospel God's way? Let us all obey from the heart the doctrine to which we were delivered (Rom. 6:17).
by Mike Gendron of Proclaiming the Gospel Ministries
The strategy of Satan has been consistent for 2000 years. He continues to raise up false apostles, who influence false teachers to teach false gospels about false Christs for the purpose of producing false Christians with a false hope. The apostle Paul saw this happening and warned us. The same serpent who deceived Eve by his craftiness also sends deceivers to preach another Jesus and a different gospel (2 Cor. 11:3-4). Satan hates the Gospel of grace and has been using men filled with religious pride to pervert the message ever since it was first announced. That is why Paul informed us that the Gospel he preached was not according to man's traditions or philosophy. He received it directly from God through a pure revelation of Jesus Christ (Gal. 1:11-12).
Some church leaders feel that the best way to win more people to Christ is to exchange God's Gospel for an "easy to believe" gospel. This watered-down version of the Gospel is hardly worth living for and certainly not worth dying for. Yet, it is gaining popularity within evangelical circles and must be exposed and confronted. The three major areas of compromise include: 1) the Christ of the Gospel; 2) the promises of the Gospel and 3) the response to the Gospel.
The Christ of the Gospel
There are some Christian leaders who have found the Gospel is easier to believe if they present a generic god without holiness and a partial Christ without authority. They say you don't have to make Jesus your Lord as long as you believe He is your Savior. Such a teaching is foreign to the Word of God. Paul said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you shall be saved" (Acts 16:31). Jesus Christ is repeatedly and resolutely revealed in Scripture as our Master, our Creator, our King, our Ruler and our sovereign Lord. Paul addressed Jesus as Lord over 200 times in his 13 epistles.
Still others deny that Jesus really is who He said He is. This is a fatal mistake because Jesus declared, "Unless you believe that I am He, you shall die in your sins" (John 8:24).
Jesus made it clear that He is the only way to the Father when He announced, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but through Me" (John 14:6). The very words of Christ declare that He is the only valid object of saving faith. Yet there are some popular pastors and evangelists who foolishly teach that sinners can be saved apart from Jesus Christ. Why would anyone deny, discredit and dishonor the Lord Jesus this way? Might it be so that they can loved and admired by a greater number of people?
The cults deny the Christ of the Gospel by teaching that Jesus is not the eternal God of the Trinity. Mormons, for example, teach that Jesus is a created being (conceived by a physical sex act between God the Father and Mary) and is the elder brother of Lucifer, who became one of many gods.
There are other false religions who uphold the name of Jesus Christ but deny He is able to save sinners totally and completely. The Roman Catholic Church is the greatest offender by requiring sacraments (1129), indulgences (1498) and good works (2016) for the forgiveness and remission of sin. Catholicism also blatantly denies that the blood of Jesus purifies all sin (1 John 1:7). A safety net called Purgatory is provided for Catholics. This fictitious place is said to purge away the sins that Christ failed to purge (1030). The numbers in parenthesis represent paragraphs in the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
Those who believe the Jesus of the Gospel will trust His righteousness, not their own; His finished work on the cross, not the Catholic Mass; His power to keep them, not the sacraments; His blood to purify sin, not purgatory; His Word to guide them, not the traditions of men and His grace to save them, not their merit. Those who do not trust Jesus need another gospel to tell them what they must do to be saved. Whenever Jesus is dethroned, denied or diminished, the promises of the Gospel can never be realized.
The Promise of the Gospel
Everlasting, never-ending, eternal life with the Savior is the glorious promise of the Gospel, yet the majority of professing Christians believe they can lose their salvation. This is because they do not know or trust the glorious Christ of the Gospel. Paul knew Him well, which prompted him to write: "I know whom I have believed and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him until that day" (2 Tim. 1:2).
The eternal Gospel of our eternal God promises every believer eternal life and eternal glory in God's eternal kingdom (Rev. 14:6; Rom. 16:26; 1 John 5:13; 1 Pet. 5:10; 2 Pet.1:11). The Lord Jesus promises to lose not one that the Father gives Him (John 6:39). His promise to every believer is this: "I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you" (Heb. 13:5). Neither sin nor anything else will separate a believer from God’s love (Rom. 8:38-39). This glorious truth is guaranteed because God’s forgiveness is given freely and completely at the moment of faith and is secured forever for all past and future sins (Col. 2:13-14). Everyone who believes the promises of the Gospel possess eternal redemption through the eternal Spirit who guarantees an eternal inheritance (Heb. 9:12-15; Eph. 1:14). God's promises to every believer are backed up by His eternal power (1 Peter 3:5). This is why Paul declared: "Your faith should not rest on the wisdom of men, but on the power of God" (1 Cor. 2:5). The world, through its wisdom, does not come to know God. Tragically many professing Christians choose to trust the wisdom of man rather than the promises and power of God revealed in His Gospel. Anyone who rejects the divine promise of eternal life has believed another gospel or trusted another Christ (1 Cor. 15:2).
The Response to the Gospel
Many Christians have substituted God's blueprint for evangelism with methods of their own in order to fabricate a greater number of decisions. Instead of following the biblical model for evangelism, demonstrated by the early disciples who were trained by the Lord Jesus, the modern church has invented its own traditions. Rather than calling sinners to repentance and faith in Jesus Christ, evangelicals are asking unbelievers to repeat a prayer, sign a card, raise their hand, come forward or "accept" (rather than trust) Jesus as their Savior. None of these modern traditions have any biblical foundation. Not only do they dishonor the Savior, but they often mislead souls into a false hope of salvation. No one has the right to lower God's entrance requirements into His Kingdom. Unless we evangelize God's way, we run the serious risk of deceiving people about their eternal destiny. True saving faith always involves repentance (Acts 20:21).
Biblical evangelism requires making disciples not decisions. This involves teaching people to observe all that Christ commanded (Mat. 28:18-20). His first command was to "Repent and believe the Gospel" (Mark 1:15). Repentance is a change in mind that is granted by God and leads to a knowledge of the truth. (2 Tim. 2:25). It results in turning from idols to God, from dead works to faith, from sin to righteousness and from the traditions of men to Christ and His Word (Acts 26:20; 2 Cor. 12:21; Col. 2:8; 1 Thes. 1:9; Heb. 6:1). The importance of calling sinners to repentance is also confirmed in the last command Jesus gave: "Repentance for forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in His name to all the nations" (Luke 24:47). Remember, Jesus did not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance (Luke 5:32). Those who respond to the Gospel with repentance and faith will depart from the kingdom of darkness and follow the Light of the world (John 8:12). They will gladly get off the broad road to destruction and enter the narrow way that leads to life everlasting (Mat. 7:13-14).
Biblical evangelism also requires teaching people the attributes of God. The God who created us is also the One who will judge us. He is majestic in holiness (Exo. 15:11). Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne and He will not let sin go unpunished (Psalm 97:2; Rom. 6:23). He is sovereign, and everyone is accountable to Him (Dan. 4:35; Heb. 4:13). The Father demonstrates His love by sending His Son to die for His people (Rom. 5:8). God opposes the proud but extends His grace to the humble (Luke 18:14; Jas. 4:6). By His mercy He saves sinners from the eternal lake of fire (Titus 3:5). Modern evangelism puts too much emphasis on God's love and too little on His holiness and righteous justice. This is a stark contrast to first century evangelism. In the Book of Acts the word "love" is never even mentioned. Clearly without a true and balanced knowledge of God, sinners will not know Whom they have offended. Nor will they know Who condemns them with eternal punishment or Whom they must call on to be saved. The world is perishing for a lack of knowledge of God's glorious attributes.
May we all examine our faith and practice to ensure that it conforms to God's Word. Have we trusted the Christ of the Gospel and believed the glorious and infallible promises of the Gospel? Are we calling people to respond to the Gospel God's way? Let us all obey from the heart the doctrine to which we were delivered (Rom. 6:17).
by Mike Gendron of Proclaiming the Gospel Ministries
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