Month: January 2023

Is The Sinner’s Prayer Biblical?

The Sinner’s Prayer is Biblical. Beware of the Repent of Sin Sinner’s Prayer.

Type The Sinner’s Prayer in a search engine like Google or Yahoo. You will Find Satan’s UnBiblical Sinner’s Prayer. Almost ALL “Christian” Tracts and Publications Publish Satan’s False Sinner’s Prayer. The Sinner’s Prayer is Biblical.

Do not Blindly Believe what you see online, in print. Always do your own research. I will show you that The Sinner’s Prayer is Biblical. Is in the Bible.

What is a Prayer? A Prayer is simply talking with Jesus / God. Jesus told people how to be Saved. He said Ask me. Believe in me.

The Woman at the Well.

John 4:10 Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.

11 The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water?

12 Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?

13 Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again:

14 But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
15 The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw.

Jesus told the Samaritan Woman. (The woman at the well.) If she would have Asked of him. He would have given her Living Water. Eternal Life. She did Ask Jesus. And Jesus Saved her.

This is a Sinner’s Prayer. Today the only way to talk with Jesus is through Prayer. Jesus offered Salvation and the Samaritan Woman Asked Jesus to Save her. Salvation is that Simple. What happened? She Believed in Jesus. She Believed Jesus Words. Ask Jesus to Save You and he will.

Luke 23 A Sinner’s Prayer.

Luke 23:39 And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.
40 But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?
41 And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.
42 And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.
43 And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.

The Thief on the Cross. Asked Jesus to Save him. And Jesus did.

Today the only way to talk with Jesus is in Prayer. Pray and Ask Jesus to Save you. This is The Sinner’s Prayer.

Why do people, Churches say a Sinners Prayer will not Save you? Why do they say it is not in the Bible? In the Bible Jesus tells people to Ask for Salvation. We see people Asking to be Saved. Why do they deny the Sinner’s Prayer? The Answer is they are Lost. They are working for Satan.

It is a Lie. It is EVIL. When Religious People. Pastors. Evangelists. Say that you will Go to Hell. If you Ask Jesus to Save You. If you say The Sinner’s Prayer. Yes, they say this exactly. They claim Asking Jesus to Save you is a Work. They call Asking Jesus to Save you Works Salvation.

False Teacher’s Falsely Accuse people. Who Ask Jesus to Save them in a Sinner’s Prayer. Of Believing a False Gospel.

They say a Person cannot be saved by Asking Jesus to Save them. “Saying The Sinner’s Prayer. Will do nothing for a person.” “It will make Lost people think they are Saved.”

Many say this is “Easy Believism.” Easy Believism is a term made up by lordship Salvationist. They deny the Bible. And say You have to Repent of Sin. Forsake Sin. Make Jesus the Lord of your Life. Turn From Sin. Give Your Life to Jesus to be Saved. They have a lot of terms they make up that are not in the Bible.

What is the Gospel?

1st Corinthians 15:1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

We are Saved by believing the Gospel.

Verse 1 You Receive. How do you Receive something? You Accept it. Like when the mail carrier Gives You a Package. Just seeing the package does nothing. You have not Received the Package until you have Accepted it. Taken it. The people in Corinth. They heard the Gospel preached unto them. And they Accepted it. They received it. Which means they Believed it.

Look at verse 2. “By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. What Paul Preached is recorded in Romans.

Paul wrote 1st Corinthians and Romans.

Romans 10:8 But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, [even] in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;
9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.

12 For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.
13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

Paul said which WE Preach. WE? Yes, Jesus, All of Jesus Disciples.

Dispensationalist, IFB Baptists, teach many different Gospels. They say that Paul Preached His own Gospel. Jesus Had his own Gospel. Peter Had Another Different Gospel. Right there is 3 different Gospels.

The Bible has ONLY ONE TRUE GOSPEL. Jesus and Paul warned us of False Gospel’s.

Galatians 1:3 Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ,

4 Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:

5 To whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

6 I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:

7 Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.

8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.

9 As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.

There is only One True Gospel.

As soon as your Church. “Christians.” Start talking to you about other Gospel’s. Saying that the Bible has many different Plans of Salvation. You need to RUN. RUN from them. Do not go back to that Church.

Dr. Peter S. Ruckman admits in his Books. And in Sermons. That in the Book of Acts there were at least 7 different Gospels Preached. That is 7 different ways to be Saved. He is not alone in this False Teaching. This is what Dispensationalist Teach.

In 1st Corinthians and in Romans Paul explains how a person is Saved.

You, cannot say Paul is lying in one place. And telling the Truth in another place. Well, people say exactly that. Some deny both 1st Corinthians 15:1-4 and Romans Chapter 10. They also Deny the whole book of John.

This sounds incredible but it is the Truth. These False Teachers deny these Scriptures. Because the Word Repent is not used. Only verses that include the word Repent, are Salvation verses according to them. 

They Falsely define Repentance / Repent. They define Repent as, Repent of Sin. Repent of Sin is not in the Bible. Repentance = Belief in Jesus. Because Repentance means to Change your mind from unbelief in Jesus to Belief in Jesus.

False Teachers

Satan does not want people to Pray and Ask Jesus to Save them.

If you do not Ask Jesus to Save you than YOU ARE NOT SAVED.

It is clear that when you Believe on Jesus you are in fact Praying to Jesus. You are Saying The Sinner’s Prayer. We have many thoughts in our heads. Thinking about Believing on Jesus is not Believing on Jesus.

For example. Ask People what the Gospel is? Many people will say John 3:16. Many people will say that Jesus died for the Sins of the World.

There is not a lot of Ignorance about what the Gospel is. The majority of Lost people you ask will correctly tell you the Gospel. A big reason for this is TV and Movies Love Mocking Christian’s, Christianity. People on TV, in the Movies will Mockingly Say things like. “Yes, I know Jesus Loves Me. He Died for all of My Sins. He wants to Save me. Blah, Blah, Blah.”

Lost people do know. That Jesus, Died, was buried and he Rose from the Dead. To Save the World from their Sins. That is in their minds. In their thoughts.  Knowing the Gospel is not Believing the Gospel.

If You Believe the Gospel You will Ask Jesus to Save You.

“I Believe in Jesus.” But you Never Asked Jesus to Save You. This Does Not sound like a Person who Believes the Gospel. Who has Believed in Jesus Only to Save them.

The last example. You can Believe that Tylenol will take away your headache. That is a great Belief. But until you actually take the Tylenol you will still have your headache.

Salvation is something you have to Accept. Receive. Ask for. The Thief on the Cross Asked Jesus to Save him. The Samaritan Woman Asked Jesus to Save her. Jesus told the Samaritan Woman, if you would have ASKED.

I will Believe Jesus over anyone Else.

Jesus said ASK. Yes, Jesus said ASK to Be Saved. Everyone Saying you will Go to Hell. If You say the Sinner’s Prayer. They are Going to Hell. Do not Go to Hell Believing them.

Praying The Sinner’s Prayer is Biblical. You are doing what it Says in Romans 10:13. Romans 10:13 “For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.”

How do you call on the name of the Lord today? Well, You Pray.

Beware of False Teachers.

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The Flesh Versus The Spirit

Our Internal Struggle. The Flesh Versus The Spirit.

If you are a Christian your Flesh will fight against your spirit. The Flesh Versus The Spirit. This constant struggle is a tough daily battle. We fight to control our thoughts. Our minds will drift. We will not always know what we are thinking about. Our deep thoughts we are not usually conscience of. Many times we are spacing out and suddenly become aware of what we were dreaming about. X-Rated thoughts.

It is a fight to keep our thoughts clean. And not full of thoughts of revenge against people who have wronged us. To not lust for attractive people we see, or may know. To not dream about Bad things (Things we enjoyed doing. Sinful things.) we have done in the past or hope to do in the future.

Galatians 5:17 “For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.”

One proof that a Person is a Christian is they Struggle with Sin. For most Lost people Sin is a way of life. Sin is not something they Worry about. They will have Sex with whoever they want to. When they want to. If they can make it happen. Replace Sex with: Drugs, Drinking any Vice / Sin depending on the person.

Most people spend all day and night thinking of what Sins they want to commit. Feelings of Guilt never cross their minds. Their sinful plans, how to successfully get away with Sin, are Devious.

They commit Adultery without Remorse. They commit crimes that if they were caught at would put them in jail. The thought of being caught, being exposed, is their only Fear. The desire to Sin out weighs their caution.

A Christian is a Sinner. Many False Teachers Lie and Say that a Christian cannot Sin. The Bible calls them Liars.

Christians Struggle with Sin.

Galatians 5:13 For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

Legalistic Churches twist this verse. Liberty means Christians are in Control of their own lives. This goes against Calvinism. Against the Lie that God is in Control. No God is not in Control. God gives us LIBERTY to Control our own lives, to make our own decisions.

Christian Liberty

Liberty means if I want to drink coffee it is OK. Many Churches say it is a Sin to consume caffeine. Liberty means I can own a TV. Many Churches say it is a Sin to own a TV. There are numerous other things I could list. The point is Christians can live doing what they feel is Right. It is not Wrong to live according to the conscience God gave you.

Galatians 15:14 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Too many Pastors think LOVE is a 4 letter word. Yes they Mock what they call the False Love Gospel. They are Lost if they do not realize that the Gospel is about Love.

Christians go to Churches where the Love of God is Mocked. Where Love is considered a weakness. Men who are Kind, Loving, Always Happy are called Effeminate in many so called Christian Churches. These False Churches have no Love in them. Many IFB Churches are like this.

People / Churches who do not Love others are not Christian.

15 But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.

There are many other verses like this one. I have discovered that the Worst people in the world are “Christians” I am not saying these people are Saved. I am saying Christian Churches are filled with Fake Christians that Destroy people’s lives and cause Churches to Split, to End.

16 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

This takes time. A person does not get Saved and on day one know how to be a Spiritual Christian. It takes time to grow into a Spiritual Christian. Time in the Bible, on your knees talking with Jesus.

17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.

If you never struggle with Sin than maybe you are not Saved. A Christian should not easily Sin. Christians should have an internal conflict before they indulge in Sin.

18 But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.

The Law has never Saved anyone. A Saved person has the Spirit of God inside of them. Jesus fulfilled the Law. Freeing man from trying to keep the Law which was an impossible task. Our Salvation Lies in Jesus not in trying to keep the Law.

19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,

21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. 

Verses 19-21 do not mean that to Go to Heaven we have to Repent of Sin.

That We must Forsake Sin, Turn from Sin to be Saved. These verses list the Sins of the Flesh. A Lost Person’s Sins are attached to their Flesh. A Lost person will pay for their Sins in Hell. A Saved person’s Sins have been forgiven by Jesus who Paid for their Sins in Full.

A Christian to be part of The Kingdom of God has to earn that right. The Kingdom of God is a real literal Kingdom. Christians cannot live their Lives sold out to Sin, living like the Lost World. Do not twist what I am saying. I am not Saying to be Saved you have to Earn it. I am saying that Heaven has Earned positions that will be given to people who have Earned them. Salvation is 100% the work of Jesus. But you will Earn your place in Heaven by how you live your life on this Earth. Your role in Eternity will be determined by your Christian service.

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

24 And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.

25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.

26 Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.

Verses 22-26 Christians should have the fruit of the Spirit. Christians should live in the Spirit not in their rotten Flesh. Christians should not Provoke other Christians. Be full of Envy and desire Glory which is Vain.

1st Timothy 6:12 “Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.”

All Christians need to Stand and Fight against Satan and his minions.

Lay hold on eternal Life: You are Saved. Grasp the reality you will live forever with Jesus. Lay hold, embrace Jesus your Saviour. Live for Jesus.

Once a person is Saved they become a target of Satan and powerful wicked spiritual beings.

Ephesians 6:12 “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.”

Satan and his Devils are real. There is a spiritual realm which exists. but we cannot see it, that fights against us. You can feel these Evil spirits though. For example, have you ever physically felt someone else’s Hatred for you.

If you are Saved you can physically feel Evil. I have felt other people’s Hatred of me. Sometimes I feel the Evil spirits that are influencing the person who Hates me. Other times I am feeling the spirit of the person who Hates me plus the Evil spirits.

I had a Devil possessed man in my Church.

I knew he had at least one Devil in him. The Devil in him had spoken directly to me several different times. This Devil would laugh at me. “He is just playing with you. You are pathetic a joke. He Hates You. He Hates Jesus. We Hate you both.” 

This is something that cannot be faked. Because you can feel the Devil’s unclean spirit. The physical transformation is Eerie. There is a voice change and a physical change. When you look into the eyes you know you are speaking to a Devil not a human being.

I was surprised once when he came to Church. He was very Happy and smiling at first. He sang the hymns with a smile on his face. Than suddenly the Devil inside him threw the hymnal and the Devil started cursing. It was pushing everyone around it.

Some people said Let’s pray this Devil out of him. Several people laid their hands on him and began to pray. With Great Power they were all Flung backwards. I walked up to them and for a second it was him not the Devil. His eyes pleaded with me and he shrugged his shoulders. The Devil flung swear words at me then they left.

30 years later I talked with him a few times. He told me he had gotten out of Witchcraft and is now going to Church.

Devil Possession is a Bible Truth.

Mark 5:1 And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes.

2 And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,

3 Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:

4 Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him.

5 And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.

6 But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,

7 And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.

8 For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit.

9 And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many.

10 And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.

11 Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.

12 And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.

13 And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.

The reason Devil possession Films, TV series are popular is because Devil possession is a Fact.

People will laugh at Devil possession but inside they know it is real. Things that have no Truth to them are usually box office bombs. There are exceptions sure, but most things made have a basis in the Truth.

You might be thinking not Super Hero and Fantasy Films. They are really about the Super Natural World which is REAL. Superman (Charters like him.) is a type of the Anti-Christ. These movies are about Greek gods, legends from history, that have a basis in fact.

Christians Need to Give up their Old Sinful Lives

Ephesians 2:1 And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;
2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:
3 Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.
4 But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)

Every unsaved person belongs to Satan.

John 8:39 They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham’s children, ye would do the works of Abraham.

40 But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham.

41 Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.

42 Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.

43 Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.

44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

45 And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not.

46 Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me?

47 He that is of God heareth God’s words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.

48 Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?

49 Jesus answered, I have not a devil; but I honour my Father, and ye do dishonour me.

50 And I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth.

51 Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.

52 Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death.

53 Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself?

54 Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God:

55 Yet ye have not known him; but I know him: and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like unto you: but I know him, and keep his saying. 56 Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad.

A person is Either Saved Or Lost.

John 3:18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

Christians now that you are Saved you no longer belong to Satan.

You are a Child of the King. You are now in Christ Jesus. Jesus is your Father. You do not have to be Satan’s Slave, a Slave to Sin anymore.

Serving Jesus Faithfully is a daily struggle. The cares of this life can easily overwhelm us. Unexpected circumstances can, make our lives very hard.

Battling against Sin is a second by second Battle.

I hear many “Christians” claim that they do not Sin at all anymore. They say that they have the victory over Sin.

Lordship Salvation teaches that to be Saved a person has to “Turn from Sin.”

“Repent of Sin” This contract means that you have to live a Sinless life. In this False Gospel God makes a deal with you. You can only be Saved if you agree to Forsake Sin all together.

People who are a part of this False Gospel. Say “I never commit a willful Sin. I do not Sin willfully.”

They are Liars that Lie to the whole world and to themselves. They are Lying to God.

James 1:13 Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:
14 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.
16 Do not err, my beloved brethren.

We all Sin. When we Sin we are following OUR OWN Lustful Desires. This is Willful. 

We are Tempted every second. It is not a Sin to be Tempted. It is Sin to indulge in the Temptation.

For example nearly everyday we live we encounter Beautiful people. Realizing other people are attractive is not a Sin. The Sin comes in when we start Lusting after these people. Having impure Sexual thoughts, Desires.

It is NORMAL to Sin. If you claim you do not Sin, that you do not fall into Sin than you are a LIAR.

1 John 1:8 “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.”

James 4:17 “Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.”

Paul possibly the Greatest Christian who ever lived. He struggled with Sin.

Romans 7:7 What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.
8 But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.
9 For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.
10 And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death.
11 For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me.
12 Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.
13 Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful.
14 For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.

15 For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.

16 If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good.
17 Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.
18 For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.
19 For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.
20 Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.
21 I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me.
22 For I delight in the law of God after the inward man: 23 But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.
24 O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?
25 I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.

We can Limit our Sin. If we live according to the Bible.

1 Corinthians 15:33 Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
34 Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.

Many people get Saved and try to keep the same friends that they had when they were Lost. You have to have Christian friends. Having Lost friends will always lead to Trouble and Sins.

Socializing with Work Friends will put you into constant Temptations. Understand too they want you to Sin, so they can feel their Sinful Life is OK.

1 Corinthians 10:13 “There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.”

We need to keep our mind on Jesus, on our Salvation.

When we make bad decisions. We find ourselves doing Sinful things. Things that were once very common to us. We go back to our Sinful Life Style. Many Christians completely reject Christianity and they live like the Lost.

Proverbs 14:3 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.

5 A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.

6 A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.

7 Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.

8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.

9 Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.

10 The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.

11 The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.

12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. 13 Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.

14 The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.

15 The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.

16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.

17 He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.

18 The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

19 The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

20 The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends.

21 He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he. 22 Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.

23 In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

24 The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.

25 A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.

26 In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.

Jesus is so Kind and Merciful that he will Limit the amount of Temptation that we get.

All of our Sin is not because of Temptation. We can run after Sin. How? Why? Christians sometimes, feel lonely and rejected. We can seek comfort in our old Sins.

I have seen people use 1 Corinthians 10:13 as a CLUB to Beat a Christian with. Do not do that. They SAY you have no excuse for your Sin. “Jesus provides a way out….. So you do not have to Sin.”

Everyone Sins.

We should have compassion on Christians who are struggling with Sin more than we are. It is Wrong to Mock them to Make Examples of them. Wagging our fingers at them.

Galatians 6:1 Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. 2 Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. 3 For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself. 4 But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another. 5 For every man shall bear his own burden. 6 Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things. 7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. 8 For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. 9 And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. 10 As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.

Many “Christians” act Holier Than Thou.

They enjoy seeing Christians who are Caught Sinning. They Lecture them, Humiliate them. Act like they are so much Better than them. They carelessly throw out Scriptures to them that they do not understand. Not to be helpful but to MOCK, to BELITTLE them.

1 Corinthians 10:12 Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall. 13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

These Dagger Throwers always forget verse 12. “Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.”

Yes, Jesus provides a way for us to Escape the Temptation. For many different reasons we ignore the Escape and we Sin. WE ALL DO THIS. Let’s not LIE ABOUT OUR OWN SIN.

Sometimes we have Horrible days. I mean the absolutely Worst day. We might Smoke, Drink, have Sex – Fornication with an old flame, run to Sin to comfort us. Sin does provide a Temporary Relief. We Hate going back to our Past Sins. If we are not careful we can fall so hard into Sin we cannot find our way out without help.

Please do not be a Hypocrite that finds Pleasure in other people’s Pain, their Sin. They did not take the Escape Jesus provides. We, are Guilty of this too. Do not be so SMUG. Hypocrites have no problem using Scriptures as a Weapon to Condemn others. Scriptures are intended to be used to Help people not to Cut people who have fallen into Sin.

Romans 13:12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.
13 Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.
14 But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof

The best way to avoid Sin is to “Put on the Lord Jesus Christ.”

This means always be a Christian. Do not be two faced. By acting one way at Work and a different way at Church. Be one person not a Bipolar Wreck.

Too many Christians have many different faces. Do not be a many faced person. Always be the same.

When you make provision for the flesh, you are putting yourself in a position to Sin.

If you used to be a Drunk. And you know someone who will offer you a Beer, a Drink. If you go over to their home. You should never go over to that person’s home. When you plan on going over to their home. You are going to get that Drink. Well, you just made provision for your flesh. This is just one example, it could be Sex, (Seeing someone you used to have Sex with) Drugs, Pornography, Gossip, thousands of different Sins.

Do not Tempt yourself.

James 4:8 “Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.”

Matthew 15:8 “This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.”

Always be close to Jesus. The further we are from Jesus the closer we are to Sin.

Please Share the Gospel with the Lost. If you have not Please ask Jesus right now to Save you.

Romans 10:8 But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;
9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
12 For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.
13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

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The 7 Churches In The Book Of Revelation Explained.

Beware Dispensationalist Pervert The 7 Churches in the Book of Revelation. They Pervert Bible Prophecy. God Clearly Warns us not to Add to His Words.

It is almost impossible to Find a Book. A Church. An Evangelist. Christians that understand that the 7 Churches in the Book of Revelation were REAL CHURCHES. Dispensationalist False Theology has corrupted most Churches. Bible Prophecy has become a way to make Billions of dollars. False Teachers get rich selling their False Prophecy Doctrines.

Revelation 22:18 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:

19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.

This is God Talking Directly to the people who invented Dispensationalist Theology.

God is talking to ALL Dispensationalists. They have ADDED Words to The Book of Revelation, Teachings that are not There. Why else would God have given this Warning? Dispensationalist Have Absolutely ADDED to the Book of Revelation.

This Warning should be enough for you. To not Follow Dispensationalism. To not Spread its False Teachings.

Deuteronomy 4:2 Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you.

3 Your eyes have seen what the Lord did because of Baal-peor: for all the men that followed Baal-peor, the Lord thy God hath destroyed them from among you.

God Warns Against ADDING or SUBTRATING from His’s Word.

Dispensationalist’s will throw out these verses. Because God is Directly talking to the Jewish people. Let me remind you. That you cannot just throw out Bible verses for any reason.

2nd Timothy 3:15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

Every Scripture that is about Not Adding To. Not Subtracting From God’s Word. That is about the Truth of God’s Word. Is Always Bible Doctrine for Everyone at any time in History. This should be Crystal Clear to Everyone who Claims to be a Christian.

Proverbs 30:5 Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.

6 Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.

Matthew 22:28 Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her.

29 Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.

30 For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.

31 But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying,

32 I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.

33 And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine.

In Matthew 22. Jesus is talking to Sadducees. Jewish Religious Leaders.

Leaders who had the Authority over Jewish people who practiced Judaism. They taught the Scriptures. And devoted their Lives to reading and following the Scriptures. Jesus is calling them out for their IGNORANCE OF THE SCRIPTURES.

This applies to everyone who claims to be a Christian Pastor. An Evangelist. To Any man who is Teaching the Scriptures in an official capacity. They  all have a responsibility to know what they are talking about.

No, marriage in Heaven is an established Bible Truth. This is what Jesus is telling the Sadducees. The Counterfeit Christian Church gets this Wrong today too. They think there will be marriages in Heaven. Within the Resurrected Christian Church. Today’s Modern day Pharisees and Sadducees. 

To follow Dispensationalism after seeing how they ADD to the Bible. Is Asking for God’s Judgment against you.

There were Seven Real Churches that the Apostle John wrote to.

Dispensationalist, ignore that these were Seven Real Churches. They Pervert the Scriptures. Turning each letter written to a real Church into a period of time. That describes the Christian Church through Fictional Church Ages. 

The Letters to the Seven Churches in the Book of Revelation

Revelation 1:4 John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;

5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,

6 And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

7 Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.

8 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.

When you read the Bible. 

It is essential to know who the passage is being written to. Some Bible Doctrine is a Universal Truth that applies to everyone. Four examples are: God is One God in Three Persons. Jesus is God. There is only one True Gospel in the Bible. And God Hates Sin. Some Doctrine. Applies only to the People the Scripture was written to. If you cannot apply Doctrine from a passage to you. It will still have a spiritual application. The Bible tells us the true History of God’s dealing with mankind.

The Bible is full of prophecies. 

The Book of Revelation is a very prophetic book. No one understands completely everything written in it. People need to say I do not understand this passage instead of inventing False Doctrines. These people do not understand because they are Lost False Teachers.

It is important to teach only what the Bible says.

Too many Greedy Writers. Pastors. Preachers and Churches Pervert the Scriptures. They make Billions of dollars Writing Fiction Books. Making Movies. Building Churches etc.

There are prophetic passages in the Letters to the Seven Churches. I heard one Dispensationalist Pastor say. The existence of Seven Real Churches that had the same names as the Churches in Revelation, does not change the Truth of what Dispensationalist teach.

That is like saying. The 10 lost tribes of Israel are the United States of America. Something many Bible Perverters say. Dispensationalist have invented a False Church History. What Dispensationalist teach concerning the Seven Churches is mostly Fiction.

The Term Bible Believer Means Nothing. It is a Self-Righteous Term. It Does not Mean the person. The Church that uses this Term is Saved.  Most people who use this Term are Lost.

IFB Baptist Bible Believers claim the Bible is almost all literal facts. A History of Past, Present, and Future events. The Bible must be read literally. Unless a passage is clearly written as a Parable. As a clear illustration. Bible Believers do not teach the Bible this way though. They are huge Hypocrites. Their adding to the Bible and subtracting from the Bible goes against their own rules.

I have never seen any Church that Adds to the Bible and Subtracts from the Bible more than they do. They throw out whole books of the Bible. Using their Dispensationalist Theology that splits the Bible up. They will say that was written to people in a different Dispensation. So we can ignore those scriptures. Those scriptures do not apply to the Church Age Dispensation.

The Divisions they use, Dispensations, are not in the Bible. They are invented. Just like they have created Fictional Church Ages. That do not exist in the Bible. They are the worst Bible Perverters in the world.

Please understand when you read the Bible. The Bible is a Book of History. What is written in the Bible has happened. Or will happen in the future.

Beware of Dispensationalist False Doctrines. They teach that the letters to the Seven Real Churches in Asia Minor. (Modern day Turkey.) In Revelation 2 and 3 represent Seven Ages of Church History. Guess what this is not found in the Bible. It is made up.

The view that these Seven Churches. Represent Seven consecutive periods in the History of the Church. Has no basis in fact.

Simply put. The Bible does not say. Or even imply. That the letters to the Seven Churches. Is about Seven Future periods of Church History.

Nobody is able to accurately pinpoint. When each invented Age began and ended. Variations in the conclusions. And in charts of different expositors. Prove that there is no consensus among them.

Different suggestions. Have been put forward. Some expositors try to find ecclesiastical organizations. And movements in some of these stages. Thus trying to insert too much prophesy into it.  All attempts at this are speculative and subjective. There is no objective hermeneutical guideline in reaching their conclusions. Their speculations are not Biblical.

It is Heresy. To label and identify the Seven Churches as relating to specific Time Periods in History.

The Scriptures do not say. That the Seven Candlesticks are Seven Church Ages. It clearly says that the Candlesticks are Seven Real Churches. Churches that existed at that time.

John Walvoord, a respected prophetic scholar. Admits that, “The prophetic interpretation of the messages to the Seven Churches, to be sure, should not be pressed beyond bounds. As it is a deduction from the content. Not from the explicit statement of the passage.” (The Revelation of Jesus Christ, chapter 52.)

J. Allen also admits. That, “sometimes prophetic interpretation can be pressed too far. And owe much to the imagination of the commentator.”

In support of the prophetic view. He writes, “To deny its existence. (In the book of Revelation.) Is to exclude a line of thought. That Christ meant to become clearer. As the age moves to its climax. His coming for the church.” (Revelation, 13:8.)

C. I. Scofield. Clarence Larkin. And numerous other Writers. Invented / invent things out of thin air about the Seven Churches. Fables you cannot find in the Bible anywhere.

Dispensationalist are “Bible Believers?” No They Are Liars. That Add To And Subtract from the Bible.

2 Timothy 4:2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. 

3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; 

4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. 

The Seven Churches were REAL Churches. That existed at the time John wrote the Seven letters to them.

Each letter was a Specific Message to a Real Church. Some of these Churches. Had a closer relationship with Jesus than others. Jesus gave each one a short “report card.”

Ephesus:

“…thou hast left thy first love…”

They lost their first love for Jesus Christ. Which in turn affected the love they had for others.

Revelation 2:2 I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:

3 And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name’s sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.

4 Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.

Smyrna:

Was warned it was about to face persecution.

Revelation 2:8 And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;

9 I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.

10 Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.

Pergamum:

Had fallen prey to a cult called the Nicolaitans. Heretics who taught that since their bodies were evil. Only what they did with their spirit counted. This led to sexual immorality and eating food sacrificed to idols.

Revelation 2:14 But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.

15 So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitanes, which thing I hate.

Thyatira:

Had Jezebel a False Prophetess who was leading people astray.

Revelation 2:18 And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass;

19 I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first.

20 Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.

Sardis:

Had the reputation of being dead, or asleep.

Revelation 3:1 And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.

2 Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God.

3 Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.

4 Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy.

5 He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels. 6 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

Some of the passages written to Sardis are not just Historical. They are talking about the Great Tribulation.

Verse 3 “… If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.”

Verse 3 is difficult. It could be talking about about the Rapture of the Church or it could be talking about the Rapture that happens during the Great Tribulation.

Verse 5 “… I will not blot out his name out of the book of life…”

Right Now in the Christian Church. A person has Eternal Life and their name cannot be Blotted out of the Book of Life.

During the Great Tribulation. A person who was Left Behind can Believe on Jesus. And have their name written in the Book of Life. When people who went to Church see they have missed the Rapture. Some of them will Believe the Gospel. Even people who never went to Church but knew about the Rapture. Some of these people will also Believe the Gospel.

Any of these people. If they take the Mark of the Beast. Than their name will be Blotted out of the Book of Life.

In the Great Tribulation there is No Eternal Security. Because of the Mark of the Beast. Again, if a person who Believed the Gospel takes the Mark of the Beast. There name will be Blotted out of the Book of Life. Because they took The Mark of the Beast.

A person is Saved the Same way in the Great Tribulation. By Believing the Gospel only. As we are today. In fact, there is only one plan of Salvation in the Bible.

They do not have Eternal Security. Because at any time they can take the Mark of the Beast. It is not a Works Based Salvation. Because No Work they have Done will get them into Heaven. Not taking the Mark of the Beast is not a Work.

Taking the Mark of the Beast is Blasphemy of the Holy Ghost. The only unforgivable Sin.

People who take the Mark of the Beast. Are Claiming Satan is the real Jesus Christ. Making Jesus Works the Works of Satan. Which is what Blasphemy of the Holy Ghost is.

Philadelphia:

This Church had a little strength. And kept God’s word. They did not deny Jesus name.

Revelation 3:8 I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.

9 Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.

10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.

11 Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.

12 Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.

Historical:

The Synagogue of Satan is mentioned twice in Revelation. Once in Jesus’ letter to the first-century church in Smyrna. And once to the church in Philadelphia. In both cases, the Synagogue of Satan is opposed to the mission and message of the Church.

To the church in Smyrna. Jesus says. “I know your afflictions and your poverty—yet you are rich! I know about the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan” (Revelation 2:9).

To the church of Philadelphia in Asia Minor. Jesus says. “I will make those who are of the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews though they are not, but are liars—I will make them come and fall down at your feet and acknowledge that I have loved you” (Revelation 3:9).

In short. The Synagogue of Satan. Was a group of unbelieving Jews. Who were Persecuting Christians.

These groups were guilty of Slandering the church in Smyrna. And opposing the Church in Philadelphia.

The majority of the persecution the New Testament Church faced. Came from the Jewish community. Even most of the Roman persecution. Was an effort to appease the Jewish authorities.

This is true of Pilate’s condemnation of Jesus. (John 19:1–16.) And Paul’s imprisonment by the Roman governors Felix. (Acts 24:27.) And Festus. (Acts 25:16.) This pattern held true throughout the Roman world in the first century.

As long as Christians were considered a sect of Judaism. They were Safe from Roman persecution.

They were exempt. From the required observance. Of certain aspects of Roman state religion. However, as Christians were expelled from synagogues. And denounced by the Jewish leadership. Rome began to see Christianity as a new religion. That did not have these same exemptions. Therefore, Christians outside the protective umbrella of the synagogue. Were open to Roman persecution.

The Synagogue of Satan say they are Jews. (The people of God.) And they Persecute those who Believe in Jesus the Messiah. In reality, by rejecting Jesus The Jewish Messiah. They have renounced their status as “True” Jews. That is why Jesus calls them “liars.”

This distinction between ethnic Jews. And faithful Jews. Is also seen in Romans 9:6. (“Not all who are descended from Israel are Israel.”) And Romans 2:28–29. (“For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh. But he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that which is of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter.”)

By their Persecution of the True people of God. These unbelieving Jews had become a Synagogue of Satan. A gathering of people who were actually following Satan’s wishes.

Laodicea:

Had Lukewarm Faith. Its members had grown complacent. Because of the riches of the city.

Revelation 3:15 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.

16 So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.

17 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:

18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.

19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.

20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

21 To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.

The Laodicea Church Period. Is said to be happening Right Now.

At this Current time in Church History. I do not buy it. The Bible does not say this. Today’s Church is much, worse than the Laodicea Church was. Jesus questioned if there would be “ANY FAITH” on the earth. When he returned. Talking about the Rapture of the Church.

The Laodicea Church was Lukewarm. Not Ice Cold. Like the Church is today. Today people get Saved. Go to a Church that does not preach the Bible. And live like the devil the rest of the week.

Luke 18:8 “I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?”

Revelation 3:20 “Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.”

This famous verse is not talking about Jesus knocking on the door of the Lost. Jesus is knocking on the door of the Laodicea Church. Because they are so far from him. That he is knocking on their doors saying. “Hey let me into your Church.” “I want to fellowship with you.”

Dispensationalist reject that these Letters were written to the real Churches in Asia Minor.

They Invent, ADD to the Bible, their own Fables about these Seven Real Churches.

They say the message to the Church in Ephesus. Is really to the Church Period at the end of the Apostolic age. Please show this to me in the Bible. Where is that in the Bible? FYI it is not in the Bible.

The letter to the Church in Smyrna. Represents the “Period of the great persecutions to A.D. 316.” Where is this in the Bible? It is not in the Bible.

The letter to the Church in Pergamos. Represents “The church under imperial favour. Settled in the world, A.D. 316 to the end.” Where is this in the Bible?

The letter to Church in Thyatira. Represents “A.D. 500-1500. The triumph of Balaamism and Nicolaitanism. A believing remnant (vs. 24-28.)” Where is this in the Bible?

The letter to Church in Sardis. Represents “The period of the Reformations. A believing remnant (vs. 4, 5.)” Where is this in the Bible?

The letter to the Church in Philadelphia. Represents “The true church. The church that preaches the Gospel.” The Church period right before the church becomes Lukewarm. Where is this in the Bible?

The letter to Church in Laodicea. Represents the final state of Apostasy in the church. The current Church Age we are now living in. Where is this in the Bible?

This Heresy is not found in the Word of God. It is complete Fiction written by men not by God.

These Seven Letters to the Seven Churches are exactly that. The churches were named. “1 The church at Ephesus.” “2 The church at Smyrna.” “3 The church at Pergamos.” “4 The church at Thyatira.” “5 The church at Sardis.” “6 The church at Philadelphia.” And “7 The church at Laodicea.”

These Seven Churches had problems like all churches do. The Holy Spirit inspired the Apostle John to write letters to these churches. To help the churches get straightened out. Would somebody please show me in the Bible. Where these Seven Letters represent The Seven Invented Church Ages. Of Church History Claimed by Dispensationalist?

Please Ask Jesus to Save You. If you have not already. Believe the Gospel Only To Be Saved.

1st Corinthians 15:1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;

2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.

3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;

4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

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Did Jesus Hang Out In Bars?

Did Jesus Hang Out IN Bars? 

The Pharisees and the Sadducees Continuously Falsely Accused Jesus. The Pharisees Pointed their Fingers at Jesus and Falsely Claimed that he spent his time Socializing with Sinners: Prostitutes, Drunks, etc…

Jesus did Not Socialize with the Public at Large he was an Evangelist, a Prophet, a Teacher, a Preacher. What Jesus did was Travel continuously. While he Traveled Large Crowds constantly followed him. Jesus Taught them, Preached to them and he Healed, the Sick.

Jesus did not Hang Out in Bars with Prostitutes and Drunks.

Jesus was always working, He was busy Ministering to People: Healing, Teaching, Feeding, and Preaching to them. You will Not find a Single Scripture where Jesus is Hanging Out in a Bar, just Hanging Out with People. 

Romans 1:18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;

Recently a very Popular Pastor on Facebook. Wrote a post that Slandered Christians. Who were only Friends with other Christians. He said they were Stuck up Snobs.

He continued on LYING:

**** Note Below. His Lie is a Very Popular Lie. Just because a Lie is Often Repeated Doesn’t Make It True. No Matter How many times the Lie is Told. ****

“Look at Jesus he Hung Out with Everyone. He Hung Out with Drunks and Prostitutes, in Bars. Jesus did not exclude people.”

I told him that he was not being Honest.

Jesus did not Hangout in Bars. Jesus Ministered to Everyone. Ministering is Not remotely the same thing as Hanging Out with people.

Jesus was daily in the Temple teaching.

When he was not in the Temple. He was traveling or preaching to people off of boats and all along his travels.

Jesus did spend some time at his Disciples homes like Lazarus. Jesus Disciples were not current Prostitutes and Drunks. He did not encourage Sin. By Hanging Out with people who were Drinking / Getting Drunk. With Prostitutes looking for their next John.

Jesus was Falsely Accused of Hanging Out in Bars:

The Bible verse used. To say that Jesus Hung Out in Bars. With Drunks and Prostitutes is Matthew 11:19.

Matthew 11:19 “The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.”

This is Jesus’ speaking. Jesus said: “They Say.”

Which means they were LYING.

This verse is full of Lies about Jesus.

Jesus was being Falsely accused.

It is Evil, of Pastors and others to TWIST THE SCRIPTURES to use this verse to Say that Jesus Hung Out in Bars, With the very worst people. To Lie and say Christians should be friends with people who spend time in Bars Regularly, with the Worst Sort of People. To Say that Christians should Hang Out in Bars like “Jesus did”.

Jesus was always followed by Large crowds of people. He did not need to go into Bars to Preach to People. Jesus did not do this.

This False Pastor’s Unbiblical point was Christians need to Hang Out and be Friends with Every Type of person.

I shared these verses with him.

Ephesians 5:11 “And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.”

The Bible tells us: Not Only, to NOT Fellowship, Spend Time With the Lost. It tells us NOT TO Fellowship with Christians Who are Openly Living Sinful Lives. Christians, for example, who are Drunks / Drug users.

2nd Thessalonians 3:6 “Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.”

1st Corinthians 15:33 Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners. 34 Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.

Counterfeit Christianity:

2nd Timothy 3:5 “Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.”

Romans 16:17 “Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.”

Psalms 1:1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

Psalms 26:4 I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.

5 I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked.

The Bibe Says: Do not Hang Out with the Lost:

Proverbs 4:14 Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.

15 Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.

1st Corinthians 10:20 But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils.

21 Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord’s table, and of the table of devils.

Ephesians 4:22 “That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;”

2nd Corinthians 6:14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?

15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?

16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,

18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

The Bible is very Clear that Christians are not to be Friends with the World. It is a Lie to say that Jesus Hung Out in Bars with Drunks and Prostitutes.

False Pastors, False Teachers are constantly Twisting the Scriptures. They Water Down Christianity, to Deceive People with their Counterfeit Christianity.

What is called Christianity is not Christianity, it is Satanic. Satan has his own Counterfeit Christianity that 99% of people who call themselves Christians are a part of.

They are Secular; Just like the World. Some are Legalistic, Law Followers. 

When I see “Christians.” “Pastors.” Others posting unbiblical “Christian” messages. I always call them out for their Unbiblical posts.

Sometimes they want to argue: “You just do not understand my point.” “You take the bible too literally.” “Just because I have no Scriptures to back up what I am saying. It does not mean I am wrong.” “The Bible may not come out and say what I said. But there are plenty of bible verses that support in essence what I am saying.”

The Bible is not Gray like False Teachers want people to Believe. God is very Clear on what Christianity is. The Bible is Black and White not Gray.

Revelation 3:15 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.

16 So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.

17 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:

God Hates Sin, Counterfeit Christianity.

Romans 1:18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;

19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.

20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.

24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:

25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.

26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:

27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.

28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;

29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,

30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

31 Without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:

32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.

Please do not be conned by False Teachers who twist the Scriptures.

How to be Saved: 

Believe the Gospel Only to Be Saved:

1st Corinthians 15:1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; 2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. 3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

Please if you have not Asked Jesus to Save You, Please Ask him Right Now, to Save You. To Be Saved You Must Trust in Jesus Alone to Save You.

Romans 10:10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. 12 For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. 13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. 14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher? 15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things! 16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report? 17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. 18 But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world. 19 But I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you. 20 But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me. 21 But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people.

A Person is Saved by Believing the Word of God the Gospel. Not by the False Teachings of False Religions Not by Believing False Churches False Pastors, False Teachers.

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Jesus Was Crucified Because He Claimed To Be God.

Jesus Is God. Jesus was Crucified The King Of The Jews. Jesus King of Kings. Jesus Lord of Lords. Jesus The Great I AM.

John 19:19 And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, Jesus Of Nazareth The King Of The Jews.

20 This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin.

21 Then said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews.

22 Pilate answered, What I have written I have written.

John 18:28 Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover.

29 Pilate then went out unto them, and said, What accusation bring ye against this man?

30 They answered and said unto him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up unto thee.

31 Then said Pilate unto them, Take ye him, and judge him according to your law. The Jews therefore said unto him, It is not lawful for us to put any man to death:

32 That the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spake, signifying what death he should die.

33 Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again, and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the King of the Jews?

34 Jesus answered him, Sayest thou this thing of thyself, or did others tell it thee of me?

35 Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Thine own nation and the chief priests have delivered thee unto me: what hast thou done?

36 Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.

37 Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.

38 Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault at all.

39 But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews?

40 Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.

Jesus is God. The King of the Jews. Jesus is King of Kings and Lord of Lords.

1 Timothy 6:13 I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession;

14 That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:

15 Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;

16 Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.

Revelation 19:16 “And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, King Of Kings, And Lord Of Lords.”

Did Jesus Say He Was God?

ANSWER: Yes

John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

2 The same was in the beginning with God.

3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

The Book of John. Declares Jesus Deity. More than any other book in the Bible. Cults Hate the Book of John. Because it is the one book in the Bible. Where Jesus declares himself God numerous times. He tells the world to be Saved Believe on me.

Beware “Christian” Cults are not always easy to spot.

They use titles such as “Fundamental Independent AV 1611 KJV Bible Baptist Church.” You can never judge a book by its cover. You cannot assume anything from a Church name. Dive deep to discover what they really Believe. If they say the Book of John is part of the Law. That it was not written for the Church. Than you know that Church is a Cult.

Cults make definite statements that are Lies. One of their Lies is. Jesus never said he was God. “Jesus is just the son of God… not God himself.” Billions of people are too lazy to read the Bible for themselves. They believe the Lies of Cults. The Title Son of God = Jesus is God. One God in 3 Persons. God The Father. God the Son. And God The Holy Spirit / Holy Ghost.

The gospel of John, presents Jesus Christ in His deity. Jesus calls himself “I AM.” Over and over again in the book of John.

I AM is the name of God.

Exodus 3:14 “And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.”

Jesus claimed that He is the ‘I Am’, which is the very name of God!

John 4:25 The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things.

26 Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he.

John 10:7 Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.

8 All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.

9 I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.

10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

11 I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.

John 11:25 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

26 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?

27 She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.

John 14:1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.

2 In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.

4 And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.

5 Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?

6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

7 If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.

8 Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us.

9 Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?

10 Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.

11 Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works’ sake.

12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.

13 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.

John 13:18 I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me.

19 Now I tell you before it come, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am he.

20 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.

John 15:1 I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.

2 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.

3 Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.

4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.

5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

John 18:4 Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye?

5 They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am he. And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them.

6 As soon then as he had said unto them, I am he, they went backward, and fell to the ground.

7 Then asked he them again, Whom seek ye? And they said, Jesus of Nazareth.

8 Jesus answered, I have told you that I am he: if therefore ye seek me, let these go their way:

9 That the saying might be fulfilled, which he spake, Of them which thou gavest me have I lost none.

When the Jewish religious leaders heard Jesus say this. They tried to kill Him. By applying the very name of God to Himself. Jesus Christ declared that He is God. To the Jews this was the highest form of Blasphemy.

Jesus claimed equality with the God the Father. “Jesus said to them:

John 8:55 Yet ye have not known him; but I know him: and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like unto you: but I know him, and keep his saying.

56 Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad.

57 Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham?

58 Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.

59 Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.

John 5:17 But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.

18 Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.

The Jewish religious leaders rejected Jesus claim that He was God. Jesus was Crucified for Claiming to be God.

Mark 14:60 And the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?

61 But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?

62 And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.

63 Then the high priest rent his clothes, and saith, What need we any further witnesses?

64 Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death.

The High Priest had Jesus crucified because Jesus claimed to be God

“The Christ the Son of God.” The Christ: The word “Christ.” Comes from christos. A Greek word meaning “Anointed.”  It is the equivalent of the word Mashiach, or Messiah, in Hebrew. So, to be the Christ, or Messiah, is to be “The Anointed one of God.”

The Messiah. The Christ. Is who Jesus proclaimed himself to be. He performed all of his Miracles. Healing the Sick. Raising the Dead. To prove he was God.

John the Baptist wanted confirmation that Jesus was the promised Messiah.

This is how Jesus answered him:

Luke 7:19 And John calling unto him two of his disciples sent them to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?

20 When the men were come unto him, they said, John Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?

21 And in that same hour he cured many of their infirmities and plagues, and of evil spirits; and unto many that were blind he gave sight.

22 Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.

23 And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.

Jesus proclaimed himself to be God by all the Miracles he did, that was his answer to John the Baptist.

John 7:28 Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught, saying, Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am: and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not.

29 But I know him: for I am from him, and he hath sent me.

John 8:17 “It is also written in your law, that the testimony of two men is true.”

18 I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me.

19 Then said they unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye neither know me, nor my Father: if ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also.

20 These words spake Jesus in the treasury, as he taught in the temple: and no man laid hands on him; for his hour was not yet come.

21 Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: whither I go, ye cannot come.

22 Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself? because he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come.

23 And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.

John 8:58 “Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.”

John 10:30 “I and my Father are one.”

John 10:36 Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?
37 If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not.
38 But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father [is] in me, and I in him.
39 Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of their hand,

John 14:7 If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.
8 Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us.
9 Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou [then], Shew us the Father?
10 Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.

11 Believe me that I [am] in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works’ sake.

John 14:17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.

18 I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.

19 Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.

20 At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.

21 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.

22 Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?

23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.

John 17:1 These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee:
2 As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.
3 And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
4 I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.
5 And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.

John 17:20 Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;
21 That they all may be one; as thou, Father, [art] in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.

The Bible declares Jesus is God:

Matthew 1:23 “Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.”

Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

7 Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

1st Timothy 3:16 “And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.”

1st John 5:5 Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

6 This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.

7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.

8 And there are three that bear witness in earth, the spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.

9 If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son.

10 He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.

11 And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

12 He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.

13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.

Colossians 1:14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:

15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:

16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:

2nd Corinthians 4:3 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:

4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

5 For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus’ sake.

6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

Philippians 2:5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:

6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:

7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:

8 And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:

10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;

11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

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1st John 1:9. Repent of Sin?

1st John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

John was speaking to a Church filled with unbelievers in 1st John.

John exposes Gnosticism a Heretical Counterfeit Christianity.

Gnosticism was a False Teaching going around which Denied the Deity of Jesus Christ. They Denied Jesus was God. They Denied the Gospel. Jesus suffered in the flesh for mankind. Jesus paid for the Sins of the World  Died was Buried and He Rose again on the 3rd day. They Denied the Existence of Sin.

Many variations in beliefs existed among the different Gnostic sects. 

Dualism: Gnostics believed that the world was divided into the physical and spiritual realms. The created, material world (matter) is evil. Is in opposition to the world of the spirit. Only the spirit is good. Adherents of Gnosticism often constructed an evil, lesser god. And beings of the Old Testament to explain the creation of the world. They considered Jesus Christ a lessor god.

God: Gnostic writings often describe God as incomprehensible and unknowable. This idea conflicts with Christianity’s concept of a personal God who desires a relationship with human beings. Gnostics also separate the inferior god of creation from the superior god of redemption.

Salvation: Gnosticism claims hidden knowledge as the basis for Salvation. Adherents believe that Secret Revelation frees the “divine spark” within humans. Allowing the human soul to return to the divine realm of light in which it belongs. Gnostics, thus, divided Christians into two categories. With one group being Carnal (Inferior) and the other being Spiritual (Superior).

Only the Superior, Divinely Enlightened persons could comprehend the Secret Teachings and obtain True Salvation. This is very similar to Calvinism’s denial that Man has a Free Will. In both Religions mankind is incapable of the Free Will to Accept Jesus. Or to Deny Jesus as their Savior.

Christianity Teaches:

Salvation is available to everyone. Not just A Special Selected Few. Salvation comes from Grace through Faith in Jesus Christ Alone. Not from human effort, Works. The only source of Truth is the Bible.

Ephesians 2:8 “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.”

Gnosticism was infiltrating the early church.

The church John was writing to had Gnostic believers in the church. Who were actively trying to deceive people.

1st John 2:18 Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.

19 They went out from us, but they were not 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.

20 But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.

21 I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth.

22 Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.

23 Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: (but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.

24 Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father.

25 And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life.

26 These things have I written unto you concerning them that seduce you.

27 But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.

28 And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.

29 If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him.

1st John Refutes the False Teaching that Sin does not Exist.

In 1st John 1:5-10, John is addressing people who don’t believe in the existence of sin. 

1st John 1:5 This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. 6 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: 7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. 8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

Two key verses that gives context to 1st John 1:9

1st John 1:8 “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.” 1:10 “If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.”

1st John 1:9 is not teaching Repent of Sin to be Saved, to Stay Saved. It is teaching that people who Deny they are Sinners are Lost. To Confess Sin is just Admitting that you are in fact a Sinner.

Confess / Confessing, Meaning

Romans 10:8 But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;

9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

(vs. 9) Confessing with the mouth the Lord Jesus is to say: “Yes I Stand with Jesus. I Believe in Jesus.” Confess / Confession means to Acknowledge something. To Admit / Acknowledge that you are a Sinner. To Confess, Acknowledge that you are a Believer in Jesus. A public Confession is not mentioned, is not Required. These Confessions are to Jesus. They are a Prayer, a Conversation between you and Jesus.

10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

(vs. 10) You have to Ask Jesus to Save you. Again a Confession is a simple Acknowledgment. YOU MUST ACKNOWLEDGE TO JESUS THAT YOU BELIEVE IN HIM AS YOUR SAVIOR, to be SAVE.

11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.

12 For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.

13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

(vs. 13) To Call on the name of the Lord is a Prayer to Jesus. The only way to talk with Jesus is by Praying to Jesus.

Review

1st John was written to a Church filled with Lost Gnostic’s. Who were corrupting the Church with False Teachings: Jesus is not God. Sin Does Not Exist, You Cannot Sin. The Gospel is a Lie.

A person who does  believe they Sin, that deny the existence of Sin Cannot be Saved. This False Belief undermines the Gospel by removing a need for a Savior. If there is No Sin then there is no need for a Savior. 

Why would you call upon a Savior that you don’t believe you need? 

If you don’t believe in Sin then you don’t believe you need the Blood of Jesus to Cleanse you from Sin. You do not need his Death, Burial and Resurrection to Save you.

This is the description of those who are walking in the Darkness of a Lie. If they were to come into the light by Confessing / Acknowledging their Sin to Jesus. Their Belief in Him, in the Gospel to Save them. Then Jesus would Save them. His Blood would Cleanse them of their Sin.

1st John 1:7 “But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.”

1st John 1:9 “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”

Jesus cleansed us from “All” Sin. 

Keeping the Law Saved no one. The Law showed mankind that they were Sinners. It showed that Sin caused Death. That the Forgiveness of Sin would require a one time perfect Blood Sacrifice which the Scripture foretold. The Scriptures taught the Messiah would come to Save them from their Sins, Isaiah 53.

Hebrews 10:1 For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.

2 For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins.

3 But in those sacrifices there is a remembrance again made of sins every year.

4 For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.

5 Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:

6 In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure.

7 Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.

8 Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the law;

9 Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second.

10 By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

11 And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:

12 But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;

13 From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool.

14 For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.

15 Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before,

16 This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them;

17 And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.

18 Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.

Jesus Christ’s One Sacrifice was Enough to Completely Remove All Your Sins for All of Time.

If you Believe in Jesus: Acknowledge Him As Your Savior / Confess You ARE A SINNER to Jesus in Prayer, Asking Jesus to Save you. Jesus will immediately Save you.

1 John 1:7 – 9 are clear references to someone who is Lost. That if they would Acknowledge their Sin and their Need for Jesus as their Savior. God who is Faithful would then Forgive them. And Cleanse them of All of their Sins. Forgiven for all time!

Jesus is our Advocate. 1st John 2:1-2 says: 1 My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: 2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.

That, when you do Sin you have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the Righteous. 

An Advocate is someone who speaks on your behalf and pleads your innocence. Jesus Christ is the perfect one to do this for us because in Him we have become perfect. Jesus Blood has removed All our Sin for all time.

Therefore No Sin can ever be counted against us. We have a new legal status in Christ that says “Not Guilty”, “Not Condemned.” Jesus is our Advocate our Defense that pleads our legal status, Not Guilty.

So, 1st John 1:9 Simply means: In order for a person to call on Jesus Christ as their Savior to be Born Again they must first Acknowledge that they are a Sinner that needs Jesus as their Savior. Once they do that then He is faithful to forgive them and cleanse them of all unrighteousness.

If you read the entire Book of 1st John. You will understand what 1st John 1:9 is saying.

1st John makes verse 1:9 clear. It is Abundantly clear that it is not saying to a Believer that they have to be continually Forgiven and Cleansed of their Sins Daily.

Since this completely undermines what the Book of 1st John is saying. It tears out the very heart of the Gospel. The One Time Sacrifice of Jesus Christ for All Sin. It is a Salvation verse to unbelievers who do not Believe in Sin and therefore do not cry out to Jesus to be their Savior to Forgive and Cleanse them of All Sin.

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Did Peter Betray Jesus?

The Apostle Peter. Did Peter Betray Jesus? Peter Is The Most Slandered Person In the Bible.

Let me answer the question did Peter Betray Jesus? No Peter did not Betray Jesus. Peter Denied Jesus three times.  To deny knowing Jesus is not the same thing as Betraying Jesus.

Christians deny being a Christian when they are out and about doing things they should not be doing.  They might be wearing a Christian T-shirt while they are buying a pornographic magazine. “I did not know that Jesus was OK with Pornography,” said the cashier to Joe. Joe replies, “Oh, I have to wear these type of T-shirts because my wife is a Christian. She buys them for me.”  

Peter’s Denial was not a Rejection of Jesus and Christianity. If someone asks you, Did Peter Betray Jesus? Tell them no. Peter was caught with the wrong crowd. He denied knowing Jesus which is far different than Betrayal.

Peter and his brother Andrew were the first two Disciples called by Jesus. 

Matthew 4:18 And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. 19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. 20 And they straightway left their nets, and followed him. 21 And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them. 22 And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.

Peter and Andrew were fishermen by trade. They were educated in the Hebrew Scriptures. They were looking for the promised Messiah. So when Jesus called them to follow him they immediately followed him without question.

Although Peter did not write any of the four Gospels. Historical accounts say that the Gospel of Mark records Peter’s account of Jesus’ ministry through his companion, John Mark.

Jesus said Follow Me.

What an honor it was to be chosen as one of the 12 disciples. When Jesus called the 12 it was a Supernatural event. Jesus knows the minds of men. He knew each of the 12 and what they would bring to his ministry.

Peter had a wife.

Matthew 8:14 And when Jesus was come into Peter’s house, he saw his wife’s mother laid, and sick of a fever. 15 And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them.

Peter was the 1st Pope?

Peter was not the 1st Pope. That is a False teaching from the Catholic Church. Peter was married not a celibate Pope. Peter means pebble not a Rock.

Jesus did not Start any Denominations. He did not start any of the Churches that claim him as the founder. Neither did Peter or any other follower of Jesus.

Jesus is the Church.

Everyone who is Saved becomes a member of this Church. The Christian Church is the body of Christ.

The Disciples of Jesus did plant Churches. But they were called the Church in Ephesus, the Church in Corinth etc… They did not separate away from Jesus Christ and form Independent Denominations. All the Churches founded by the Disciples were Churches of Jesus Christ. They were Christian Churches.

The Baptist Church

Has no link to Jesus, John the Baptist, or any of Jesus’ Disciples no matter what you have read or heard. The Baptist Church was founded by John Smyth in 1608. Since 1608 there have been hundreds of different Baptist Church Denominations.

The Catholic Church

Claims Peter as its founder but that is a Lie. Constantine created the Roman Church and Called it Christianity. It was not Christianity it was a counterfeit Religion.

Constantine took the Roman gods and melded them into his Religion which eventually became the Roman Catholic Church. In 313 AD, Constantine the Emperor issued the Edict of Milan, which granted Christianity, as well as most other religions, legal status. Some historians and religious leaders say Constantine was the 1st Pope. Although it would be over a hundred years in the future before the title Pope was given.

There was no Catholic Church that resembles Catholicism as we know it until 440 AD. It was not until the fifth century before there was anything remotely like a pope in Rome.  Some say that Leo was the First True Pope. His reign was from AD 440-461. 

Other “Christian” Churches

The Lutheran Church: Was founded by Martin Luther in 1520. The Methodist Church: Was founded by Charles and John Wesley in 1938.

I could write hundreds of pages on every different type of Church and Chruch Denominations. Each of these would have its origin in a man or a woman hundreds of years removed from Jesus.

Peter and Jesus

Matthew 16:13 When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?
14 And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.
15 He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?
16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
17 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.
18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

If you understand basic English you will easily see that Peter is not the Rock that Jesus will build his Church on.

The way people want you to read this passage makes no sense. If Peter was the Rock Jesus was going to build his Church on he would have said, “That thou art Peter, you are the Rock I will build my Church on.” Peter also would have been shocked, honored and surprised by this and would have said so.

What the passage actually says is straight forward. Jesus question is who do men say that I am. Simon Peter said “Thou art the Christ, the Son of the of the living God.”

Jesus said to Peter’s answer: “upon this Rock I will build my Church.” Jesus clearly explained that he was the Rock. He was replying to Peter calling him the Christ the Son of God. Which was calling Jesus the promised Messiah.

Peter was the most aggressive and outspoken disciple.

He was portrayed as being, impetuous, always speaking his mind and acting on impulse. He was always ready to do anything that Jesus asked him.

Peter was part of Jesus inner circle. He was a great man.

Peter walked on the Water. That was how much Faith he had. It doesn’t matter that he eventually sank into the water. He believed Jesus and walked on the Water.

When he sank Jesus was there to reach down and pull him up. Guess what happened next? Peter walked on the water with Jesus back to the boat. Jesus did not carry Peter back to the boat Peter walked with Jesus on the water back to the boat.

If we exercise our Faith Like Peter did we can be very successful in our Christian walk.

When you step out on Faith and start to succeed do not panic if things start to fall apart. Jesus is there to pull you up out of the water and walk with you on the water. Jesus is always there to help you.

Matthew 16:21 From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.
22 Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee.
23 But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.

Wow! “Get thee behind me Satan…” This is the harshest statement Jesus said to any of the disciples, including Judas. It shows that Satan sought to use Peter to obstruct Jesus Passion. Yes Satan can use us too…

Every time we fall into Sin we shame Jesus and Satan uses this to hurt Christianity. Our Sins sets us back in the service of Jesus.

Peter was a regular man, just like most of us. He had ups and downs.

Peter had amazing Highs. And the Lowest Lows. Peter’s Zeal and desire to serve Jesus was real. He was very reactive and outspoken, which got him into trouble.

John 18:7 Then asked he them again, Whom seek ye? And they said, Jesus of Nazareth. 8 Jesus answered, I have told you that I am he: if therefore ye seek me, let these go their way: 9 That the saying might be fulfilled, which he spake, Of them which thou gavest me have I lost none. 10 Then Simon Peter having a sword drew it, and smote the high priest’s servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus. 11 Then said Jesus unto Peter, Put up thy sword into the sheath: the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it? 12 Then the band and the captain and officers of the Jews took Jesus, and bound him, 13 And led him away to Annas first; for he was father in law to Caiaphas, which was the high priest that same year.

Other than Jesus, Simon Peter is my favorite person in the New Testament. Everyone else I know chooses Paul, not a bad Choice.

I LOVE Peter because he doesn’t just say something. 

He backs up his words with action. Think about the situation. There are a bunch of heavily armed Roman soldiers. This does not stop Peter from pulling his sword and using it. Peter was ready to die for Jesus.

Peter is a real man. I can identify with Peter because I have plenty of my own faults and a strong Heart for the ministry like Peter.

Matthew 26:31 Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad. 32 But after I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee. 33 Peter answered and said unto him, Though all men shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended. 34 Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. 35 Peter said unto him, Though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples. 36 Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder. 37 And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.

Peter was not just running his mouth. He was not being cocky. He was not full of himself. He meant and believed every word he said.

Matthew 26:69 Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee. 70 But he denied before them all, saying, I know not what thou sayest. 71 And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and said unto them that were there, This fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth. 72 And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man. 73 And after a while came unto him they that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech bewrayeth thee. 74 Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew. 75 And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly.

Already that night Peter had cut off Malchus ear in front of Roman Soldiers. He was ready to die. Facing off against Roman Soldiers is suicidal especially being vastly outnumbered.

The age old question is why did Peter Deny Jesus? He obviously was no Coward.

I look at it this way: Have you ever been with a dying person in real pain? It is devastating and extremely stressful. You are totally helpless, powerless to help.

Peter was totally helpless. He was as close to Jesus as possible during his journey to the Cross. Peter wanted to be near Jesus and did not want to get caught. So, he denied Jesus 3 times.

Peter did not feared death. He did not want to die a useless death by being caught standing by the fire. He already showed his willingness to die trying to protect Jesus.

When Peter realized he had done exactly what Jesus said he would do, to deny Jesus 3 times. He broke down and he wept bitterly. The situation was too much for him to handle.

John 21:3 Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing.
4 But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus.
5 Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They answered him, No.
6 And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes.
7 Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher’s coat unto him, (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea.
8 And the other disciples came in a little ship; (for they were not far from land, but as it were two hundred cubits,) dragging the net with fishes.
9 As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread.
10 Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish which ye have now caught.
11 Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three: and for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken.
12 Jesus saith unto them, Come and dine. And none of the disciples durst ask him, Who art thou? knowing that it was the Lord.
13 Jesus then cometh, and taketh bread, and giveth them, and fish likewise.
14 This is now the third time that Jesus shewed himself to his disciples, after that he was risen from the dead.
15 So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.
16 He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
17 He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
18 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not.
19 This spake he, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me.

This passage shows Peter quitting the ministry.

He went back to being a Fisherman. He was Fishing when Jesus 1st called him and said Follow me. The passage ends with Jesus again telling Peter to “Follow me.”

Peter denied Jesus 3 times and Jesus here asks Peter 3 times if he Loved him. And 3 times he tells Peter to feed his sheep.

Jesus Forgave Peter and restored him to the ministry he had called him to.

It is essential to understand that Peter did not Betray Jesus like Judas did.

I get angry when people compare Peter to Judas. Judas was a Devil. Yes Jesus said Judas was a Devil. Judas took 30 pieces of silver to betray Jesus.

Peter was nothing like Judas. Peter and John are the only two disciples that stayed with Jesus after he was taken prisoner by the Romans. The other 9 (Judas had already hung himself.) ran away frightened. Also Peter was not the only disciple that went back to their original career.

All of the disciples were in a fog they should have been waiting for Jesus Resurrection.

Jesus told them he would be Resurrected. Every disciple other than John lacked Faith. They could not fathom the reality of Jesus being crucified.

Peter did not reject Jesus. He denied Jesus by saying he was not one of his disciples. The Bible makes it clear he did it out of Fear. Does the Bible show Peter rejecting the Gospel and denying what Jesus taught? No it clearly does not.

Peter he followed Jesus from every place he was taken.

He did not abandon Jesus. John was with Jesus until he died. And was taken down from the cross.

Peter and John were together after Jesus resurrection. They went to Jesus tomb together. That is not the action of someone who had rejected the Christian Faith. Someone who had rejected Jesus like countless Pastor’s teach.

John 20:1 The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre. 2 Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him. 3 Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and came to the sepulchre. 4 So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre. 5 And he stooping down, and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying; yet went he not in. 6 Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie, 7 And the napkin, that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself. 8 Then went in also that other disciple, which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed.

Peter never lost his Faith in Jesus.

I love Peter he had the Faith to walk on water. Only Jesus and Peter have ever walked on water. Peter took up his sword to fight to keep the Romans from taking Jesus away.

You have to know that Satan caused the Fear Peter had when he denied Jesus 3 times. Peter is the disciple Jesus went to and told: “Feed my Sheep.” Jesus did not have any doubt in Peter’s Faith in him.

Jesus wants us all to serve in the Christian Ministry. Just because you may fall and fail Jesus doesn’t mean Jesus wants you to quit serving him. Jesus will restore you like he restored Peter.

If you have not, please ask Jesus to Save you.

Romans 10:8 But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; 9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. 12 For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. 13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

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Explaining Lordship Salvation.

A Perversion of the Gospel Lordship Salvation:

2nd Corinthians 11:13 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. 14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. 15 Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.

Lordship Salvation is an unscriptural Teaching regarding the doctrine of Salvation and is Confusing. Those who teach it claim that one must make Jesus Lord of their life in order to be Saved.

They use such expressions as, “You cannot Receive Jesus as Savior without Receiving Him as Lord,” or, “If Jesus Christ is not the Lord of your life, then you are not saved.” “If Jesus is not Lord of All than he is not Lord at all.

Colossians 2:8 “Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.”

Beware of man-made Religions. Beware of False plans of Salvation. False Gospel’s.

Galatians 1:11 Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;) 2 And all the brethren which are with me, unto the churches of Galatia: 3 Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ, 4 Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father: 5 To whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. 6 I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: 7 Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. 8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. 9 As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.

The Bible teaches Salvation by Grace through Faith, Alone.

Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast. 

Those who teach Lordship salvation say: It is not enough to trust Jesus Christ Alone to Save You. You Must also make Him Lord of your life in order to be Saved. This kind of teaching frustrates the grace of God and is called in the Bible “Another Gospel.”

Another Gospel Which Is Not Another In verse 6, “I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into grace of Christ unto another gospel.”

Paul contrasts the Gospel of the grace of God with “Another Gospel.” “Another-Different from the one we preach.”

To paraphrase the verse, “I marvel that you are so soon removed from him who called you unto the grace of Christ unto a Different Gospel which is not like the one we preach.”

“There be some that trouble you” (vs. 7). The Preaching of Another Gospel Troubles people. He also calls it: A Perversion of the Gospel of the Grace of God. Then: A Very Strong Warning in verse 8: “But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached to you, let him be accursed [or “Let Him be Damned”].

Emphasized Again in verse 9: “As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach another gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed [or “Let Him be Damned”].

“I marvel; (I am Startled, I Can’t Believe) that you are so soon removed from the Gospel of the grace of Christ unto another gospel.” 

The Gospel of the Grace of Jesus Christ is one thing. Another Gospel would be Anything that Contradicts the Teaching of Salvation by Grace Through Faith Alone in Jesus Christ’s Death, Burial and Resurrection for the Salvation of our Souls.

If Any Person Preaches that a person is Saved by the Gospel, then adds Something Else to The Gospel. What they are Actually Saying Is: Jesus Sacrifice His Atonement IS NOT ENOUGH. YES THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE SAYING.

IF JESUS WAS ENOUGH THAN WHY DO THEY TELL YOU:

You Must Repent of Your Sins! You Must Give Your Life to Jesus! You Must Forsake Your Sins! You Must Surrender Your Life to Jesus! You Must Make Jesus The Lord of Your Life! All of this is adding to Salvation. Saying Jesus is not Enough to Save you.

They are Adding Man’s Good Works to Salvation. This False Teaching Contradicts the Gospel of the Grace of God. They are saying to be Saved you have to Stop Sinning. You must make a contract with God to agree to Stop Sinning to be Saved. This is exactly what they are Saying.

I could not put it any better than Romans 11:6, “And if by grace, then it is no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then it is no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.”

Salvation cannot be by Grace and Works. It has to be Either Grace or Works. Most people have a poor concept of Grace.

Grace is the Unmerited, Undeserved Favor of God toward Hell-Deserving Sinners.

There is so much unneeded Confusion over the Doctrine of Salvation.

If you ask the next ten people you see, “How does a person get to Heaven?” you might get ten different answers. And it is very likely that none would be correct.

In the final analysis, there are only two plans of salvation that are taught by all religions. One is that Man Saves Himself / Herself. The Other is that Jesus Saves Men / Women.

Lordship salvationist say that Man saves Himself / Herself by Reforming. By cleaning up His / Her Life before Salvation is possible. In order to Merit Salvation; people must agree, promise to keep the Ten Commandments before Salvation.

Said another You Must Agree to be Obedient, to not wilfully Sin. The problem is that every Sin we commit is will full. We Sin because we want to Sin. We do not accidentally Sin. We Sin because we WANT TO SIN.

James 1:12 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him. vs 12) To Endure Temptation means a conscience decision. A person decides not to Sin.

13 Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: vs 13) This destroys the Calvinist Teaching that God is in Control. God does not cause people to Sin. God does not Control us.

14 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. vs14) See!!! This is CLEAR. WHEN WE SIN IT IS OUR OWN DECISION! OUR OWN LUST!

15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death. 16 Do not err, my beloved brethren.

We Sin because we Lust, Desire to Sin. ALL SIN IS A WILFULL ACT.

1st John 1: “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.”

Lordship Salvationist claim they do not Sin. That they are Sinless since their Salvation. God calls them Liars.

Those who teach Lordship salvation claim that Man Saves Himself / Herself by making Jesus The Lord of their life.

Romans 1:16 says, “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ: for it [the Gospel] is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that behaves…”? No, “…to every one that believeth.”

The only thing you can do with the Gospel is Accept it – Believe it. Or to Reject it. Not to Believe it.

The Gospel is the Good News of how Jesus Christ came to this earth. How He Died on a Cross in our place for our Sins. How he was Buried and Rose again the third day. That is the Gospel.

Believing The Gospel Saves us from Hell.

Jesus Loves Sinners. He Died in the Sinner’s place to completely Pay the Sinner’s Sin Debt. He was Buried and after three days God raised Him from the Dead to show His satisfaction with the payment.

An old preacher spoke to a large crowd of young preachers. Before leaving the platform, one young pastor said to him, “Sir, before you leave, give us a word of advice.” The old preacher thought for a moment, then said, “My preacher brethren, make it plain to men how they are to saved.” Far too many preachers are muddying the Gospel. The waters of the grace of God must be kept crystal clear. It disturbs me when preachers scramble the grace of God with works.

“Though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you…LET HIM BE DAMNED!”

Something about us religious humans make’s us want to add to the Gospel. We want to help God with our Salvation. If we can’t help Him Save us, we want to help Keep Ourselves Saved.

Adam and Eve gathered fig leaves and sewed them together to make aprons to Cover Their Nakedness, Their Sin. They Knew they had Sinned.

They were happy and well pleased with their fig-leaf religion until God came. Then they were embarrassed with their fig-leaf covering and ran and hid themselves.

God called them unto Himself. Killed an Innocent animal (a picture of the substitutionary death of Jesus), took the skin from the animal and made coats for Adam and Eve.

He didn’t let them keep one single fig leaf of their own making.

Salvation is of the Lord.

You may be satisfied to stand before men with your False Religion. But are you going to be satisfied when you stand before Jesus?

Remember, Jesus Died on the Cross. Loaded down with your Sins. So He could Save you from the Penalty of your Sin, which is Hell! Jesus Saves from Hell.

There is no promise in the Bible to those who partially believe on Jesus Christ; one must Trust in Him Alone and nothing else.

Those who teach Lordship salvation say, “If you do not give over the Control of your Life to Jesus Christ at the moment of Salvation, you are not Saved.”

Must There Be a Commitment to Christ as the Lord of One’s Life in Order to Be Saved?

Those who teach Lordship salvation say that you cannot divorce His Saviourhood from His Lordship. You can’t Accept Him as Saviour without accepting Him as the Lord of your Life. Unless Jesus Christ is Lord of your Life, you are not Saved.

When you question these same people, you discover that Jesus is not Lord of their lives. I asked one who taught Lordship salvation, “Has Jesus been Lord of your life since the day you trusted Him as your Saviour? Has there ever been a time since you were saved when Jesus has not been the absolute Lord of your life?”

He hesitated a moment, then said, “Well, He has always been Lord, but there have been times when I didn’t obey Him.”

When we don’t obey Him, He is not Lord or Boss. When we are in control, Jesus cannot be in control.

In Luke 6:46 Jesus said, “And why ye call me Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?” It is inconsistent to call Him “Lord, Lord,” and not do what He says.

When this man I mentioned realized that Jesus had not been Lord of his life, he rephrased his statement: “Well, I am not saying that you must absolutely make Him Lord of your life in order to be saved, but there must be a willingness to be controlled by the Lord at the time of salvation in order to be saved.”

If there must be a willingness for Jesus to have Absolute Control over one’s Life in order to be Saved, what happens when we disobey and Sin?

If it is Salvation by Grace through Faith, as the Scriptures declare, then it is not Salvation by Grace through Faith Plus Surrender, or Plus Anything Else.

It is Salvation by Grace through Faith. PERIOD!

Surrendering your Life to Jesus is NOT a requirement for Salvation. It is Works. An Ugly, Dirty, Wicked Thing that frustrates the Wondrous Grace of God!

Bible Examples of Uncommitted Believers

King David is an example of one who had definite lapses in his Surrender in his Commitment to God. David’s life was full of major Sin. He committed Adultery with Bathsheba.

David was the King at the time. He sent Uriah, Bathsheba’s husband, into battle and had him Killed. This is not acceptable for Lordship Salvation Theology. This is Will Full Sin. This is not Obeying God.

David’s life was not fully Committed to God when he Sinned: Adultery and Murder! So, in King David’s committed life to God, he definitely had lapses. If Total Surrender to Jesus Christ was a Prerequisite for Salvation, then? David God’s Anointed, was not Saved? Lost his Salvation until he Totally Surrendered again? No he didn’t Lose it! The Bible doesn’t teach we can Lose our Salvation.

According to Psalm 51:12, David Lost the Joy of his Salvation. He did not Lose his Salvation.

Psalm 51:12 “Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.”

Noah is another example of one Saved by the Grace of God who had Will Full Sin in his Life.

After the Ark landed, Noah got Drunk. In a Drunken Stupor he laid Naked before his sons. Which is forbidden. If Noah had Surrendered and Committed his Life to the Lordship of Jesus Christ when he was Saved, he certainly had a lapses.

You cannot say Jesus Christ was Controlling Noah’s life when he got Drunk and Naked! Noah was Controlling his own Life. You can’t Blame his Immoral Conduct his Sins on the Lord.

Scriptures That Refute Lordship Salvation.

1st Corinthians 12:3 says, “…no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.” Now keep in mind that one does not have the presence of the Holy Spirit in their life until after they are Saved.

John 3:6 says Believers are “born of the Spirit.” They are sealed by the Spirit (Ephesians 4:30). You cannot call Jesus Lord without the Holy Ghost. If you must call Jesus Lord to get Saved. Why does the Bible Say that Only a Saved person can call Jesus Lord.

Lordship Salvationist twist the Scriptures. Making Jesus the Lord of your Life is not part of Salvation.

Ephesians 4:30 “And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.”

John 1:12 “But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name.”

Everyone who has trusted Jesus has received Him as their Saviour. Has become a son of God. Is therefore a brother to all others who have trusted Jesus as their Saviour.

The yielding of one’s life or making Jesus Lord of one’s life is not a requirement for salvation. That is Lordship salvation A Perversion of the Gospel.

Acts 16:31 “And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.”

This verse does not say: “Make Jesus the Lord of Your Life to be Saved.” Lordship Salvationist Lie and twist the scriptures. It also does not say: “Obey the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved.”

Our Faith, our Trust, our Dependence must be in the Lord Jesus Christ.

We cannot trust our Good Works. Our Good Life. Surrendering our Lives to Jesus. Our Baptism. Our Church’s Ordinances or anything else. We must Trust Jesus Christ and Him Alone for salvation.

Jesus plainly said, “I am THE way, THE truth, and THE life: no man cometh unto the father, but by me” (John 14:6).

When the Bible says in Acts 16:31, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved,” it doesn’t mean you have to make Him Lord of your life. It simply means you must Trust the Lord Jesus Christ ONLY for your Salvation.

Verse after verse in the Bible clearly says that salvation is simply trusting in Jesus Christ.

John 3:36 “He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not on the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.”

The person who is trusting in anything other than Jesus Christ ONLY is not Saved. That is The Plain Teaching of the Bible.

The person who claims they are trusting in Jesus Christ plus his ability to yield to the Lordship of Christ, is not fully trusting in Jesus. He is trusting in his own ability not in Jesus Alone. There is no promise to those who trust Jesus Christ plus something else. No matter how good the other thing may seem to be.

When we get to Heaven, we are going to sing:

Revelation 5:9 “And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;”

We are not going to sing: ” We are worthy for we have committed and surrendered to the Lordship of Christ.”

When you teach Salvation by Grace through Faith ALONE. That a person is Saved by Simply trusting in Jesus Christ ONLY. Lordship Salvationist will call that “Easy Believism.”

Easy Believism is not in the Bible. It is a man-made expression. It is a slur suggesting Salvation is difficult.

The Bible says Salvation is Simple.

2 Corinthians 11:1 Would to God ye could bear with me a little in my folly: and indeed bear with me. 2 For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ. 3 But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. 4 For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him.

Salvation through Jesus ONLY IS WHAT JESUS taught. It is Simple. Jesus Warned against False Teachers who would corrupt the Gospel. Who would teach Another Gospel.

It is not easy to get someone to trust Jesus Christ, Him alone, and nothing else for salvation. As matter of fact, that may be the hardest thing in the world to do. Because of all the False Teachers in the world.

The fact that most Church Denominations / Religions teach Works. Ordinances, Sacraments, Baptism or something else for Salvation. Makes it difficult to get a person to Simply Trust in Jesus Christ as Saviour.

The Bible word “Believe” means to depend upon, to rely upon, to trust in. False Teachers Argue using James 2:19, “…the devils also believe, and tremble.”

The Absolute Truth is Jesus did not Die for the Spirit World. For Angels, for Devils. Jesus only Died and offered the free Gift of Salvation to mankind.

Also theses Devils Do Not Trust Jesus Christ as Saviour; they simply admit to His existence. It is one thing to believe an airplane can fly; it is quite another to trust your physical life to the pilot and plane to take you across the nation. To get into the airplane and fly in it.

Those who teach Lordship Salvation say:

“He’s always Lord.” “Lord” comes from the Hebrew word Adonai, meaning “Master.” It also comes from the word Jehovah, the personal name of God.

There are several translations of the word Lord. Jesus is Lord of All. He is everybody’s Lord. He is the tadpole’s Lord, the bumblebee’s Lord, the bullfrog’s Lord, the rattlesnake’s Lord… But that doesn’t mean they are Saved. You cannot make Jesus you Lord. He already is your Lord.

Jesus is the Lord the Master of the whole universe. He can do what He wants to do, when He wants to do it!

Philippians 2:10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; 11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Does this mean that everyone will be Saved, since the day will come when every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus is Lord? Of course not.

Jesus is Lord over many things about every individual. The color of my eyes, my height, my parents, etc. The Lord determined who my parents would be. He determined my height, my weight. The size of my ears, nose, the texture and the color of my skin. But one important area of my life where Jesus Gives Me Control is My Will.

Jesus made us free moral agents. We were created with the Free Will to choose. To make choices. He wants us to yield to Him because we want to do so. If we are forced we can never Love Jesus and Serve him because we want to.

The False Teaching Lordship Salvation Confuses people

I am for people trusting Jesus Christ as Saviour who have not already done so, but I am against any teaching that confuses people.

There is no difference between being Saved and “Really Saved.” There is no such thing as degrees in Salvation. No one is More Saved than the other.

John 3:36 “He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not on the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth upon him.”

Nothing can be Plainer: those who are trusting Jesus Christ Are Saved.

They have Everlasting Life. And those who are not trusting Him Are Not Saved, the Wrath of God abideth on them.

There is no such thing as being dead, deader, and deadest. One is either dead or alive, saved or lost, guilty or justified, believing or not believing there is no in-between.

The condemned criminal is the one who has been arrested, tried, found guilty, and sentenced. The Bible says the man who is trusting Jesus Christ is not under the sentence; he is not condemned.

John 3:18 “He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.”

Everyone who is not trusting Jesus Christ is condemned. Why? Because they have “not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.”

Why do “Christians” supposedly get “really saved” under the preaching of Lordship salvation? Because they believe in the preacher.

If I believed that one must make Jesus Lord of their life in order to be Saved. Then I would go forward every time I heard a sermon on Salvation. And get Saved over and over and over again. Because there have been times when I have been a disobedient child. Times when I have yielded to my old carnal nature.

The problem is, those who go forward and supposedly really get saved will have the same problem again later because they are not going to live a perfect life. There will be times when they will yield to the flesh; then when they hear a preacher say, “Unless you make Jesus Lord of your life, you are not Saved,” they will look back and see that Jesus has not been Lord of their lives and reason that if the preacher is correct, then they must not have been Saved.

So they will go forward again to trust Christ as Saviour, and make Him Lord of their lives so they can really be saved. Some people will do this dozens of times.

Lordship Salvation confuses people. It makes them doubt their Salvation. Well, they should doubt their Salvation because they are not Saved if they Believe Lordship Salvationist Repent of Sin False Gospel. Their Works based Salvation.

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Christian Marriage

Christian Marriage 101.

A Christian Marriage is between a man and a woman. Christians are not Clones. Christians are individuals with their own unique Personalities, beyond their Christian Faith. Like in all Marriages Christian Marriages need two people who have the same likes and dislikes.

There are Christian Marriages where the man is always out camping, in the outdoors on the weekends. While his wife stays home because she hates being in the woods.  Having the same interests is essential in all Marriages. Without sharing the same interests even Christian Marriages will end in Divorce.

Genesis 2:24 “Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.”

It is wrong to suggest that any two Christian Men and Women could just marry each other. And that marriage would work. It would be blessed by God. This is ignorant, not Biblical.

I get tired of hearing “Pastors” “Christians” Yell (Yes Pastors Yell when they Preach.) at unmarried people. Telling them Love, Romance, Physical Attraction is not what a Biblical marriage is based on.

Mutual Physical attraction is essential in having a Good Marriage.

Whenever you hear your Pastor Preach check your Bible and make sure what he is saying is true. Just because everyone is saying something that does not make it true. Any Pastor who claims physical attraction is not to be considered when choosing who you will marry, that Pastor is WRONG.

They attack the men and women listening: “It is just your own Lust you are trying to satisfy. You do not care about your Christian duty to marry someone who is a Strong Christian.” “Marriage is not about being in this Fabled Love Story with this Mythical person you are attracted to…” I have heard this type of thing preached and printed.

The truth is there are many thousands, even millions of attractive Christian men and women who are devout in their Faith. A Christian can find someone to marry that is: 1) True Love 2) A person who they are physically attracted to 3) A Strong Christian

These Pastor’s want to call everything a Sin. They make Christian Romance / Love, just Lust a Sin.

They destroy countless lives by calling what God ordained (Real Love between a man and a woman.) common Lust.

When men and women feel natural Love and Affection toward each other. Many run away from it fearing it is just Lust and not Love. Because of the False Pastor’s they have listened to.

Telling people that they need to reject physical attraction. To not consider it when they are looking for a person to marry. This is a major cause of countless divorces. It causes people to feel guilty for having a natural God given physical attraction to someone of the opposite sex.

Marriage is a physical and a sexual bond not just a mental exercise of two people being Christians.

Let’s look at what the Bible Says:

Abraham and Sarah

The Bible talks about Sarah’s Beauty. Sarah was so Beautiful Abraham told her on two different occasions to tell the people of the land they were traveling through that she was his Sister. He was afraid he would be murdered and Sarah taken from him if everyone knew that they were married. The 1st time Genesis 12:10-20,

The Second time Genesis 20:1 And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.
2 And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
3 But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man’s wife.
4 But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?
5 Said he not unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this.
6 And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.
7 Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine.

Jacob Loved Rachel

Jacob and Rachel were both very attractive. They were mutually attracted to each other.

Genesis 29:15 And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my
brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be?
16 And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
17 Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.
18 And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.
19 And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me.
20 And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.
21 And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.

Jacob did not Love Leah and he was not attracted to her.

Jacob was not wrong to Love Rachel and to not Love Leah. The marriage between Leah and Jacob was forced. It is an example of so many failed Christian marriages of today. People are pressured into marrying someone they are not attracted to and who they do not even Love.

Jacob and Rachel were in Love.  

I hate the FALSE TERM: “Biblical Love.” People say this to claim that Biblical Love does not involve Physical Attraction. These people do not understand the Bible. Or they twist the scriptures to say Physical attraction is not a part of Love and Marriage.

There are many Bible verses about Marriage. Physical Attraction is not a Sin and is part of a Healthy Marriage.

The First Marriage

Genesis 2:18 And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.

19 And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.
20 And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.
21 And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;
22 And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.
23 And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.
24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
25 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.

Make sure the person you are focused on is actually a Christian.

We are Saved by Believing the Gospel plus nothing to Save us. Jesus Only is the way to Heaven. No Works of any kind.

1 Corinthians 15:1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

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Jesus Loves You. Jesus Is Our Friend.

Jesus is our Friend

Many Christians are always Depressed. They do not understand that Jesus is our Friend. Jesus is our Best Friend. We just need to reach out to him in prayer. Jesus Loves You, is not just a fun to sing Christian Children’s song it is the Truth.

Proverbs 18:24 “…there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.”

You are never alone. Jesus is always with you. Everyone may leave you during the toughest times, but Jesus will be there Carrying you.

You may be really suffering right now. JESUS LOVES YOU. He will help you. He will Comfort you.  You just need to Accept his Comforting.

You may be homeless, living on the streets. Addicted to Drugs, Alcohol or something else.

Where ever you are at right now in life, no matter if you are sitting in an alley getting your fix on or in another bad situation Jesus Loves You and wants to Save you from yourself. (Jesus will Save you right now, if you ask him to.) Jesus is the Only one who can Clean You Up.

Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”

Mark 9:23 “Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.”

Jesus will pull you up out of any gutter you many find yourself in. A gutter can be a rut you are in. Your Christian Life stalled out because you, have lost your faith…

If you are going through something Bad in your Life. Jesus can help you. He will Comfort you. He will take away your pain.

Maybe you are dealing with bad news…
You could be suffering because your child just died…

Life is very tough. Blaming Jesus is some people’s 1st reaction to terrible things that happen. A child dying is impossible to deal with without Jesus.

One thing you can know every child that dies is with Jesus. People have lost all the will to live because of the loss of their child… For other reasons.

The answer is not to give up. Pray, Cry Out to Jesus.

“Jesus I am hurting so much right now I have lost my will to live. Please help me right now Jesus. I do not know what to do….”

There are times we have to Lean on the Love of Jesus.

Jesus Loves You SO MUCH… HE DIED FOR YOU. He paid the Penalty for All of your Sins.

Romans 5:6 For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.
7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.
8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
9 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.
10 For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.

1 Corinthians 15:1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

Jesus Loves You so much he Died to Save you. Just pray and ask Jesus to Save you if you have not. Believe on Jesus Death, Burial and Resurrection as the only payment for your Sins. You can do nothing to Save yourself.

If you are Saved than you know you can trust Jesus to help you, to Comfort you.

John 15:13 “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.”

Many men, women, even children have sacrificed their lives to Save another person’s Life. This is the Greatest Love any Person can show, Dying to Save someone.

We all face our own mortality. Maybe you have just heard, you or someone you love has a sickness that could lead to death. Turn this over to Jesus. Jesus Loves You.

All Sorrow, all Grief turn over to Jesus.

Isaiah 53:3 “He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.”

Grief is Deep Sorrow, a painful feeling often caused by suffering a great loss.

Jesus is always there for you when you need him. When you are feeling pain, are full of Grief, Jesus is right there with you.

Isaiah 53:4 “Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.”

Jesus hath borne our Griefs, and carried our Sorrows.
Wow!!!

Jesus understands all of our Pain. When the Bible says Jesus hath borne our Griefs and carried our Sorrows that means Jesus will take away your Pain and all of your Sorrows if you let him.

Jesus takes our Griefs and carries our Sorrows because he Loves us. Jesus Loves You.

Myself, I deal with grief by closing myself off to the entire world. I pray… I cry… I read the Bible…

I listen to music. A great song of hope is:

What a Friend we have in Jesus
By Joseph M. Scriven, 1855

What a friend we have in Jesus,
All our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry
Everything to God in prayer!
Oh, what peace we often forfeit,
Oh, what needless pain we bear,
All because we do not carry
Everything to God in prayer!

Have we trials and temptations?
Is there trouble anywhere?
We should never be discouraged—
Take it to the Lord in prayer.
Can we find a friend so faithful,
Who will all our sorrows share?
Jesus knows our every weakness;
Take it to the Lord in prayer.

Are we weak and heavy-laden,
Cumbered with a load of care?
Precious Savior, still our refuge—
Take it to the Lord in prayer.
Do thy friends despise, forsake thee?
Take it to the Lord in prayer!
In His arms He’ll take and shield thee,
Thou wilt find a solace there.

Blessed Savior, Thou hast promised
Thou wilt all our burdens bear;
May we ever, Lord, be bringing
All to Thee in earnest prayer.
Soon in glory bright, unclouded,
There will be no need for prayer—
Rapture, praise, and endless worship
Will be our sweet portion there.
Amen.

God Bless You.

Jesus Loves You.

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