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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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Explaining Calvinism’s T.U.L.I.P. 

Warning Beware of Calvinism’s T.U.L.I.P. Beware of False Prophets / False Teachers.

Explaining Calvinism’s T.U.L.I.P. is an essential part of every Pastor’s job. Christian Churches are failing because Pastor’s do not Warn Christians about False Religions like Calvinism.  This is why Calvinism has creeped into nearly every Christian Church. The Pastor’s embrace it and the people in the pews are ignorant of what the Bible Teaches.

2nd Peter 2:1 “But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.”

Vs 1) Calvinism’s Damnable Heresies: Total Depravity, Unconditional Election, Limited Atonement, Irresistible Grace, Perseverance of the Saints. Calvinists deny Jesus.

2 And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.

Vs 2) Many (Millions) follow Calvinism’s pernicious ways. Every Reformed Church is a Calvinist Church. Almost every Baptist Church teaches Calvinism.

Calvinist: Deny the Gospel. Like all Cults they speak evil of Christianity, of Christians.

3 And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.

Vs 3) Calvinist Churches are all about merchandising. They have made Billions of dollars.

Romans 1:16 “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.”

The Bible says people are Saved by Believing 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:

The Bible teaches that Jesus died for all the Sins of the whole World. That Salvation is a Free Gift offered to everyone willing to Believe the Gospel. Jesus wants everyone to be Saved.

1st Timothy 2:3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
4 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
6 Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.

Calvinism: Denies 1st Timothy 2:4 “Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.” and 1st Timothy 2:6 “Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.”

Calvinism teaches that Jesus did not die for ALL Men. For ALL SIN.

Calvinism, is also called Reformed Theology (A way to pretend they are not Calvinists) is a False Religion, not Christianity.

Calvinism’s T.U.L.I.P.:

Total Depravity
Unconditional Election
Limited Atonement
Irresistible Grace
Perseverance of the Saints

Total Depravity:
Was Falsely derived from the concept of original sin. It teaches that, as a consequence of man’s fall. Man cannot resist Evil, refrain from Sinning. Every person born into the world is enslaved to Sin.

Because of their Fallen Sin Nature. And, apart from the Efficacious (Irresistible grace) or Preventive (Enabling) Grace of God, People are unable to choose by themselves to Believe on Jesus to Save them.

Simply put: Total Depravity according to Calvinist’s overpowers Man’s Will. Calvinist Deny the Bible Doctrine of The Free Will of Man. “Fallen man is unable is to love, obey or please God.” Man is completely incapable of loving or obeying God.

All of this goes against man’s Free Will given by God. It is saying that no one can chose to Believe on Jesus by their own Will. That God decides who will be Saved by giving the Elect the Chosen Irresistible Grace.

Unconditional Election:
Calvin’s doctrine of unconditional election (Predestination) contends that God has Predestined some people to be Saved and some people to be Lost. This doctrine maintains that Man does not have a Free Will.

Calvin taught that God did not elect (Predestine) people by just looking into the future to see who would and would not obey. Calvin taught that God Literally Elects some people to be Saved. Everyone Else God Sends to Hell.

Calvinist God is EVIL. He Just Throws People Into HELL with no opportunity to Ever be Saved.

Limited Atonement:
Jesus Christ’s Blood only Atoned (Limited Atonement) for the Sins of Some people. Only the very few people who were Predestined. The people who are not Predestined to be Saved have No Way of being Saved and are Eternally Lost from birth.

This is Evil! NOT in the Bible.

The truth of the Bible refutes this Lie:

1st Corinthians 5:14 For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:
15 And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.

Jesus Died for ALL!!! Not Some. Limited Atonement IS SATAN’S LIE!!! JESUS DIED FOR ALL!!!

Living for Jesus is not a requirement for Salvation. Many people get Saved and never serve Jesus in anyway. There are many verses in the Bible that talk about these selfish Saved people who refuse to serve Jesus.

Irresistible Grace:
God only calls the Elect through the Word, those chosen by God. The Holy Spirit illuminates their heart and allows only these Elect individuals to be obedient to God’s will.

Once you receive this inward call you are going to (You have no choice, no Free Will to not be obedient to God.) be obedient to God, respond to his will, to be Saved.

It is Irresistible; you have no power to disobey God if you were chosen Elected by God to be Saved.

God has decreed from eternity who would be Saved and who would be Lost, and you are powerless to do a thing about it.

Very Evil!!!

What the Bible Says:

John 12:31 Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.
32 And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.
33 This he said, signifying what death he should die.
34 The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?
35 Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.
36 While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them.

Jesus taught that he came to die for the Sins of the Whole World. He came to Save Everyone!!! Everyone who would Believe on Him.

Perseverance of the Saints:

The Eternal Security of the Believer does not depend on his Perseverance. I do not know one single Bible verse that says anything about Christians Persevering. But there are several Bible verses that mention the fact that the Christians have been preserved by Jesus.

Perseverance is one thing. Preservation is another. No. Christians do not Persevere. Christians are Preserved. The Bible says:

Jude 1:1 “Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called:”

1st Thessalonians 5:23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.

Calvinist Teach: True Christians will Persevere in Faith, and if they don’t, they were never truly Saved in the first place. The Bible makes it plain that the believer is kept by the power of God. He does not keep himself:

1st Peter 1:4 To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, 5 Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

The Bible teaches the Eternal Security of the Believer. But the Believer’s Eternal Security has nothing to do with his Persevering. Christians are secure because we are kept by God. We are held in the Father’s hand. We have been sealed by the Holy Spirit until the day of redemption.

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

Eternal Life:

John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

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 10:25 Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father’s name, they bear witness of me.

26 But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.

27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:

28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

29 My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand.

30 I and my Father are one.

Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”

John 17:3 “And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.”

Eternal means never ending. People who believe they can lose their Salvation are Lost. They are Lost because they think they have to Work to Stay Saved.

If you have to Work for your Salvation than you are helping Jesus to Save you. Your Salvation is Jesus + You. Not 100% Jesus.

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.

Titus 3:5 “Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;”

Calvinist Believe that God is in Control of Everything that happens on the Earth.

So God wants Satan in Control of the World?

2 Corinthians 4:4 “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.”

Beware of Calvinism. God does not Control the world / all people in the world.

The reason Satan is the god of this world is because of the Sin, the fall of Adam and Eve.

God did not Control Adam and Eve. God did not and does not control Satan. God did not cause or prevent Adam and Eve from Sinning.

When people say God is in Control they are blaming God for all the Evil in the World. If God is in control than he is the one responsible for rape, murder all the Evils in the World.

God gave Man Free Will.

When people claim God is in Control they are Denying the Bible. They are saying God decides who goes to Heaven and who goes to Hell. This is the main theme of Calvinist Theology.

Calvinists hardly argue against these verses and these verses are pretty strong to debunk Calvinism.

Hebrews 10:29 “Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?”

“Of how much sorer punishment…”
Than a mere corporeal death, which was the punishment inflicted on the transgressors of the law of Moses.

“…Suppose ye;”
The Apostle appeals to the Hebrews themselves, and makes them judges of what punishment.

“…and hath done despite unto the spirit of grace;”
Done Despite by denying his Being, Deity, and Personality. By Despising his Powerful Operations as enthusiasm; treating his extraordinary gifts as illusions. And ascribing his miracles to Satan. Representing the Gospel dictated by him as a Fable, a Lie.

This is aggravated by his being “the spirit of grace.”; the author, giver, and applier of all grace to the saints. And who therefore ought not to be in the least slighted, but highly esteemed and honoured. Such affronts do not go unpunished.

God does not enforce, CONTROL one’s heart to do good and another person’s heart to do evil. Calvinists will pull tons of verses to prove that God moves a person’s heart to do an evil deed such as God hardened Pharaoh’s heart.

Psalms 33:15 “He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works.”

God is fair, just. God does not Control a person’s heart. God does not Control a person’s will. God does not control World Events.

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.”

God is knocking on everyone’s door. God is not being selective. It says: “…if any man hear my voice…” God is talking to everyone. God does not Control who opens the door.

God is knocking on the door of everyone’s heart. He can’t go in and lead us to do the right things unless we let Him in.

A person’s heart can only be more good or more evil depending on how much they open their heart to the Lord.

If our heart wants to do good things (free choice), the Lord’s going to fashion and move that heart to become even more good and more good for His glory.

It’s the same thing with Evil. If we say no to the word of God, then the Lord fashions that heart to that free choice of man where he wants to do Evil and He will harden that person’s heart like Pharaoh or He will move them. Deceive them into a lie on what they want to do and make them commit even more atrocious Sin? Why? No!!! God does not cause people to do anything outside of their Own Will.

Because God gives mankind what they want. That proves even more on Free Will, that God doesn’t make everything happen.

Foreknowledge:

God is all-knowing, which is called Foreknowledge.

Calvinist call God’s Foreknowledge proof that God Controls everything that happens.

Calvinists combined Foreknowledge with God Making it happen/Predestination/God’s counsel. Because of God’s Foreknowledge knowing that it’s going to happen, then obviously He made it happen.

More verses that disprove Calvinism. Lost sinners are able to do good:

Romans 2:14 For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves: 15 Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)

God gave everyone a conscience that convicts them of Sin. So that everyone would know the difference between Right and Wrong. Everyone chooses either to do Wrong / Sin or to Not Sin and do Right.

Luke 6:33 “And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same.”

Notice the verse says that Sinners are Capable of doing Good.

Matthew 7:11 “If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?”
(same as Luke 6:33) These evil people are capable of doing good things.

The very Sad Truth is most “Christian” Churches teach Calvinist Theology.

Almost every Baptist Church teaches Calvinist Theology. I am pointing this out because many “Christians” think that the Baptist Church was founded by Jesus and the Apostles… So thus the Baptist Church is the only True Church. Baptist are no different than the Catholic’s who claim they are the one True Church.

Jesus did not start any Denomination neither did any of his Disciples.

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“…Yea, Hath God Said…”

Satan has completely Destroyed The “Christian” Church. Pastors every service say: “…Yea, Hath God Said…” They do this when they Question and Correct the Word of God.

Satan started off questioning God’s Word. “YEA, HATH GOD SAID?” His Counterfeit “Christian” Churches question God’s Word daily. They Twist the meaning of the Bible just like their god Satan.

“Christian” Churches are nothing more than Social Clubs. Places to be Entertained. Some Churches have Hollywood Level Music / Singing Productions.  They even call these Productions Shows.  Excuse me Singing in Church is not a Show! If it is a Show it is not Christian and you are not in a Church.  God is not in these Churches.

Counterfeit Christian Churches go from one extreme to another.

From Night Clubs to Legalistic. Neither Preach the Truth of God’s Word. Both attract crowds who want to get to Heaven their own way.

Christians are Lazy and ignorant of the Bible.

Hosea 4:6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.

Yes, Christians you can apply Hosea’s condemnation of God’s people being Destroyed directly to the Christian Church. Because just like the children of Israel the “Christian” Church has rejected God. Has rejected God’s Word.

Lack of knowledge is exactly what I see everyday from “Christians.”

I cannot even have an intelligent conversation in person or online with “Christians.” Because they completely lack any knowledge of God’s Word.

What I get is ignorant statements: “Jesus rejected the Gentiles…” “2 Chronicles 7:14 is for the USA. Christians need to Repent of their Sins and return to God…” “The Jewish Nation of Israel has been replaced by the Christian Church.”

Today’s Christian Church:

Hosea 4:7 As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I change their glory into shame.

8 They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity.

9 And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their ways, and reward them their doings.

10 For they shall eat, and not have enough: they shall commit whoredom, and shall not increase: because they have left off to take heed to the Lord.

11 Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart.

Hosea 4:6-11Is the current state of today’s Christianity. It is a Christianity that has rejected Jesus for the god’s of this world. It is a Counterfeit Christianity. It is not the Christianity Jesus and his Apostle’s gave us. The SINS of Christianity mimic the SINS of this Satanic World.

The Heart of this Counterfeit Christianity is Black Full of Sin.

Romans 10:17 “So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”

True Christianity is Biblical, Loves God’s Word.

Everyday when I witness to people, “Christians,” (The Lost Religious people.) will argue with me. They use tired unbiblical arguments they have learned from False Teachers.

They take scriptures out of context, when they even use the scriptures. Most of what they say to me are questions, based on their False Beliefs:

“You think you can go to Heaven if you have unrepentant sin… Really?”

Like Satan they question God’s Word.

Genesis 3:1 “Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman…”

“…Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?”

Every False Teaching starts with Questioning God’s Word.

The problem is almost everyone is too lazy to read and study the Bible. People are told from their youth that the Bible is impossible to understand. “You must trust what you hear in your Church.” “Never question the Pastor.”

Most people will not read the Bible let alone study it. They will read books written by False Teachers though. Watch them on TV.

When they Argue with me they think they are Authorities on God, on Christianity. They are so Arrogant. When I expose them for their lack of Bible knowledge they Swear at me and Viciously Attack me Personally.

These are the Hypocrites that fill our Churches.

They just play Church, falsely thinking of themselves as spiritual because they listen to Contemporary Christian Music and go to Church every Sunday. They think they can correct everyone they disagree with. They instantly become Vile when they are made to look ignorant.

Do not be like these Lost Counterfeit “Christians.”

2nd Timothy 2:15 “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”

Many things People / Churches Base their Faith on are not found in the Bible:

Praying to the Dead. Praying to Mary. Sacraments. Repent of Sin to be Saved. Turn From Sin to be Saved. Forsake Sin to Be Saved. Give Your Life To Jesus to be Saved.

Surrender your Life to Jesus – I Surrender All. Being Saved Means to Have a Relationship with Jesus. All of these trite sayings are unbiblical and will Save No One.

Let’s look at Sacraments:

The 7 Sacraments 1) Baptism 2) Confirmation 3) Eucharist 4) Penance 5) Anointing of the sick 6) Holy Orders 7) Matrimony

Guess what Jesus / God did not give us 7 or any number of Sacraments.

Baptism as a Sacrament is infant Baptism, to take away original Sin. This is not found in the Bible anywhere.

Confirmation Is done at different ages by different Denominations and Faiths. Catholic’s, Jews, and many Protestant Churches have Confirmations for children between 12-17 years old. It is a celebration of becoming a man or a woman. It is suppose to strengthen their Faith. Again not in the Bible.

Eucharist is the wafer (Catholic’s and other Faith’s) that becomes the actual literal flesh of Jesus. At Mass, every Catholic service the Priest puts this wafer or Jesus flesh into everyone’s mouth…. Not remotely Biblical.

Penance
noun
1. voluntary self-punishment inflicted as an outward expression of repentance for having done wrong:”he had done public penance for those hasty words”
2. a sacrament in which a member of the Church confesses sins to a priest and is given absolution.
verb
1. impose a penance on:

Penance is not Biblical.

Anointing of the sick. The Bible does not have any Sacraments. Making this a Sacrament is not Biblical.

Holy Orders Again not in the Bible.

Matrimony The Bible does not have any Sacraments. Making this a Sacrament is not Biblical.

All Catholic and most non Catholic Churches like the Methodists, and the Lutherans have Sacraments as part of their faith.

You must ask yourself before you adopt what any Church teaches: “What does the Bible say?”

If the Bible does not teach it than do not Believe it. Do not Do it.

The Lie taught in Baptist Churches, actually almost all Churches teach this Lie:

“Repent of your Sins to be Saved.” Said other ways: “You have to Forsake all Sin to be Saved.” “Turn from your Sins to be Saved.”

The Bible does not teach this. You will not find this in the Bible.

What did Jesus Teach about how to be Saved:

This is what Jesus told Nicodemus when he was confused about how to be Born Again, how to be Saved.

John 3:9 Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?
10 Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?
11 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.
12 If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?
13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.
14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
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.

What did Jesus’s Disciples teach:

Galatians 1:2 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.
10 For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.
11 But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man.
12 For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.

The Gospel came from Jesus, not from Paul or any other man.

The Gospel: 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 taught to be Saved you must believe the Gospel Only.
The Gospel is believing that Jesus Died, was Buried and Rose again to pay for the Sins of the World.

Notice Jesus did not say to Repent of Sins, to Forsake Sin, to Turn from Sin to be Saved.

Please Believe the Gospel Only. Please ask Jesus to Save you right now if you have not.

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The Rapture. Premillennial? Biblical?

Does the Bible Teach a Premillennial Rapture of the Christian Church?

IFB Baptist Churches teach Dispensationalism and a Premillennial Rapture. So many people who disagree with the unbiblical teaching of Dispensationalism disagree with a Premillennial Rapture by association. They think only Dispensationalist believe in a Premillennial Rapture. This is not true. Most Churches that teach a Premillennial Rapture are not Dispensationalist.

1st Corinthians 15:52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
55 O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?

People and many Churches have a problem with the Word Rapture.

Because the word Rapture is not in the Bible. It is widely known and accepted by Christians that non Bible words are used to describe Bible Truths. There are words that Christians use to define Nouns in the Bible. To describe events in the Bible. Words that are not in the Bible. These words do correctly describe Bible truths.

For example the word Trinity is not in the Bible. But the Bible says there is one God in three persons. The word Trinity properly describes God.

The Rapture Definition:

The English word ‘rapture’ derives from the Latin verb ‘Rapere,’ meaning ‘to carry off,’ or ‘to catch up.’

The Rapture is a Future event.

You may not know but there have been many people who have already been Raptured up to Heaven.

These “Catching Up’s” Rapture’s are written about in the Bible. People have been Carried off to Heaven. Taken up in the clouds. Raptures have happened, and will happen to Christians in the future.

Jesus was Raptured. Famously Enoch and Elijah were Raptured. Lastly we cannot forget the Apostle’s John and Paul Raptures.

The Term Rapture, used by Christians, means to be Caught Up in the Air and taken up to Heaven.

Enoch’s Rapture.

Hebrews 11:5 By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God. 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

Elijah’s Rapture.

2 Kings 2:1 And it came to pass, when the Lord would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.

The Apostle Paul’s Rapture.

2 Corinthians 12:2 I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven. 3 And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) 4 How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.

The Apostle John’s Rapture.

Revelation 4:1 After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter. 2 And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne.

The future Rapture of the Church is a Great Event the Bible does talk about.

I have included these passages in this Blog.

Jesus foretelling the Rapture of the Church:

Matthew 24:36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

37 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,

39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. 41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.

43 But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.

44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.

Every Christian will be Raptured off this Earth before the Great Tribulation.

Afterward, Satan will Reveal himself. He will declare that he is God and demand to be Worshiped.

2nd Thessalonians 2:1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,
2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
5 Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?
6 And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.
7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.
8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

Jesus will be in the Air, with the Clouds, waiting for the Church during the Rapture:

1 Thessalonians 4:13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

The Rapture is 1st a Resurrection of the Dead who Believed on Jesus. And 2nd The Living will also have their bodies transformed and Rise to meet Jesus in the Air on their way to Heaven.

The Teaching of the Resurrection from the Dead is an Old Testament Teaching and is part of the Rapture.

Job knew about and believed in the Resurrection.

Job 19:25 For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: 26 And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God: 27 Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another; though my reins be consumed within me.

Jesus talked about the Resurrection of the Dead.

Jews and Gentiles Believed the Scriptures. They looked forward to being Resurrected from the Dead, to live Eternally with Jesus.

The Pharisees believed the Scriptures about the Resurrection of the Dead.

Jesus talking about the Resurrection of the Dead:

Matthew 22:23 The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him,

24 Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.

25 Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first, when he had married a wife, deceased, and, having no issue, left his wife unto his brother:

26 Likewise the second also, and the third, unto the seventh.

27 And last of all the woman died also.

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.

Jesus is referring to:

Exodus 3:6 “Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.”

Jesus Resurrection was foretold.

Jesus told his disciples that they would be raised from the dead too. Jesus declared that Jonah being in the belly of the great fish for three days and three nights was a sign of his own resurrection on the third day.

Matthew 12:38 Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee. 39 But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas: 40 For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

Jonah 1:14 Wherefore they cried unto the Lord, and said, We beseech thee, O Lord, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man’s life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O Lord, hast done as it pleased thee.

15 So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging.

16 Then the men feared the Lord exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the Lord, and made vows.

17 Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

Psalms 16 is speaking of Jesus Resurrection:

Psalms 16:8 I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.

10 For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

11 Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

Jesus Resurrection was the First Fruits of the Dead. It foreshadowed the Rapture of the Church which Jesus spoke about.

Acts 2:22 Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:

23 Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:

24 Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.

25 For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved:

26 Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope:

27 Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

28 Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.

29 Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day.

30 Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;

31 He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.

32 This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.

33 Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.

34 For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

35 Until I make thy foes thy footstool.

36 Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.

Jesus the First Fruits of the Resurrection (1 Corinthians 15:20.)

Again this is important because Jesus Resurrection is a Picture of the Rapture of the Church. Because when the Church is Raptured up. We get the same type of Resurrected body that Jesus has. We will also be taken up to Heaven.

1 Corinthians 15:4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

5 And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:

6 After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.

7 After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.

8 And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.

9 For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

10 But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

11 Therefore whether it were I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed. 12 Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?

13 But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen:

14 And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.

15 Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not.

16 For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised:

17 And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.

18 Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished.

19 If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.

20 But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.

21 For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.

22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.

23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.

24 Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power.

25 For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.

26 The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.

27 For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith, all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him.

28 And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.

29 Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead?

30 And why stand we in jeopardy every hour?

31 I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.

32 If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die.

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.

35 But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?

36 Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:

37 And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain:

38 But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body.

39 All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds.

40 There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another.

41 There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory.

42 So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:

43 It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power:

44 It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.

45 And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.

46 Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.

47 The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.

48 As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.

49 And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.

50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.

51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,

52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.

54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.

55 O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?

56 The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.

57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

The Great Tribulation is God pouring out his Wrath on Mankind. Christians are not appointed to Wrath. And will be Raptured off the Earth before the Great Tribulation.

1st Thessalonians 5:9 “For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,”

Romans 5:9 “Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.”

The Bible Clearly says that God pours out his Wrath during the Great Tribulation. He pours out his Wrath during every year of the 7 Year period.

There is a False Teaching called a Pre-Wrath Rapture it is also called a Mid-Tribulation Rapture.

According to this teaching the Rapture takes place 3 and ½ years into the Tribulation. They are ignorant of the Bible to claim God’s Wrath just Starts 3 and ½ years into the Tribulation.

God’s Wrath starts the moment the Church is Raptured off the Earth.

Revelation 6:13 And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.
14 And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.
15 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;
16 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:
17 For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?

Revelation 11:18 “And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.”

Revelation 14:10 “The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:”

Revelation 15:1 “And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God.”

Revelation 15:7 “And one of the four beasts gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever.”

Revelation 16:1 “And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.”

Revelation 16:19 “And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.”

Revelation 19:15 “And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.”

The Mark of the Beast.

People for decades have called many new technologies the Mark of the Beast. Every year since the 1970s I have heard that the Mark of the Beast is being used right now.

Today people are in a panic and have been saying vaccines are the Mark of the Beast. That the COVID vaccine changes your DNA and this change is the Mark of the Beast.

We are not in the Great Tribulation. Satan is not in Charge of a One World Government.

Every honest person knows what a Mark is. A Mark is visible.

How many times have you heard someone say, “Wash your hands you are going to mark up everything you touch with your dirty hands.”

The Mark of the Beast is Satan’s Mark. It is not Millions of different numbers. It is not changing people’s DNA.

Genesis 4:15 “And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.”

God gave Cain a visible mark. A mark to be called a mark has to be visible. This is just simple English. Everyone understands that a mark is visible:

A Mark is: A typical feature. Or one that allows you to recognize someone or something: “Did your attacker have any distinguishing marks? Such as: scars, moles, tattoo’s or maybe a birthmark?” “You can distinguish each puppy from their marks, their spotted fur markings.”

The dictionary definition of a Mark: A small area on the surface of something that is damaged, dirty, or different in some way.

“There were dirty marks on her pants where she had wiped her hands.”
“His fingers had left marks on the table’s polished surface.”

“She had a red mark on her arm where she’d burned herself.”

“The backs of the chairs have left marks on the wall.”
Stain mark: “She had grass stains on her white jeans.”
Smear marks: “He had smears of ketchup on his shirt.”
Smudge marks: “No matter how often I wash my hands, I leave smudges all over my phone’s screen.”

In every definition and example a Mark is visible. Only dishonest people will say that the Mark of the Beast is something invisible: DNA, Microchips etc…

The Rapture of the Church must happen before the Great Tribulation. Because at Jesus 2nd Advent the Church comes with him.

Revelation 1:5 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.

1 Thessalonians 3: To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.

Revelation 17:14 “These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.”

Jude 1:14 And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,

(These ten thousands of his saints are the Christian Church. The Raptured Church coming back with Jesus.)

15 To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.

16 These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men’s persons in admiration because of advantage.

17 But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;

18 How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts.

19 These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit.

20 But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,

21 Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.

22 And of some have compassion, making a difference:

23 And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.

24 Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,

25 To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.

Jude is a Powerful Book. Despite its small length. It talks about the 2nd Advent. Jesus Judging Mankind. Also, Importantly it talks about people living in the Last Days Mocking Jesus, Christians, Christianity. Mocking the Rapture of the Church Mocking the talk of Jesus 2nd Advent. This Mocking is happening right now.

Please Ask Jesus to Save you while you can, if you have not already.

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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Christianity. Jesus Is The Head Of The Church.

The Lord Jesus Christ Is The Head Of The Church. Not The Pope. Not Your Pastor. Not Anyone Else.

Most Church Denominations, Christian Churches, and Cult Churches claim that Jesus is the head of their Church. But the deeper you look you will find that Jesus had no connection at all to their Church. Jesus is the head of the Church. If you are a Christian than your Faith is Christianity. It should be obvious to you that Jesus is the head of the Church. 

But the question you need to ask is does your Church teach what Jesus taught. If Jesus is really the head of your Church. His teachings need to be taught correctly. Jesus is the author of the entire Bible, he is the Word of God.

1st Corinthians 11:3 “But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.”

1st Corinthians 8:6 But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.

1 Corinthians 11:3 Is God’s Hierarchy

God The Father is at the Top.

Jesus, the Second part of the Trinity, God The Son / The Son of God is the Head of the Christian Church. The Head of Christianity. The head of man. 

Who exactly is Jesus?

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.

4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

Jesus is the Word. So, you must understand. The final authority for the Christian Church is Jesus the Word, the Holy Bible the KJV.

Jesus the Word of God is equal to God. God is One God in Three Persons. God The Father, God The Son / The Lord Jesus Christ, and God The Holy Spirit / The Holy Ghost.

In John we see that Jesus is the Word.

He Created the Heavens and the Earth. He is not only the Word, the Word of God KJV. He is the Life the Light of men.

Simply put Jesus the Word of God, gives Life Eternal to men / mankind through the Word of God. Which he Lights (Illuminates, the Word of God it is Shining in the Darkness) Reveals to the entire world so Mankind can be Saved.

We are Saved by Believing God’s Word which Jesus has given to us.

To Be Saved a person’s eyes must be spiritually opened by the Holy Spirit of God.

The Light of God’s word is given to mankind. To the Saved and to the (Lost.) The Lost is the Darkness that comprehended it not. The Lost = Darkness = Satan, in the Bible.

1st Corinthians 2:9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.

10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.

11 For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.

12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.

13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

15 But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.

16 For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.

The Lost are spiritually Dead and cannot understand God’s Words. Christians eyes are opened by the Holy Spirit of God once they have Believed on Jesus with their Heart. With opened eyes Christians can understand God’s Word.

1 Corinthians 2-19 Reveals very deep teachings. That tells us about God’s Supernatural Communications. Teaching us there are many different spirits in the world the universe. 1) The Spirit of God. 2) The spirit of man, and 3) The spirit of the world. These are not all of the spirits in the Bible, for example there are also unclean spirits.

These verses explain how God reveals his truth to mankind. Which is through the Holy Spirit of God. See, we have the Word of God Jesus. The written word of God the Bible. And the Holy Spirit of God. All of which is speaking to us. We have a spirit, the spirit on man, (verse 11), inside of us that the Holy Spirit of God constantly talks to. This is our conscience which tells us right from wrong.

To Understand and get to God’s Truth. We have to contend with our spirit, and the spirit of the World both of which are at odds with the Holy Spirit of God.

The Lost, which we all once were, are in Darkness. The Lost is Fighting against Jesus the Word of God, the Light that Illuminates the Truth of God’s Word.  And is Fighting against the Holy Spirit of God. 

The Battle mankind Fights is a Spiritual Battle. A person either accepts God’s Truth. Fighting a Spiritual Warfare Against spirits that cause man to doubt God’s Truth. Or they reject God’s Truth. Fighting Against the Holy Spirit.

The Devil, Satan, is an Evil Fallen Angel, an unclean spirit.

Who is actively working to keep people from being Saved. To keep Christians from serving Jesus. To cause them to fall into Sin.

Matthew 13:18 Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower. 19 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.

Here in Matthew 13:18-19 Satan is doing his best to keep people from understanding the word of God. To prevent them from Believing God’s word with their Heart so they can be Saved.

1 Peter 5:8 “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:”

Ephesians 6:10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

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.

Romans Chapter 10 ties this all together.

False Teachers, many of them are Baptist, completely throw out Romans Chapter 10. They claim it is not written to the Church. So it has to be thrown out. This is a tactic which Satan Started in the Garden of Eden.

Satan questioned God’s word and called God a Liar. Calling God’s word a Lie is exactly what Baptist, almost every Church, does today. What else are they doing when they reject whole books of the Bible and select Chapters and passages.  They reject what they do so they can teach their False Doctrines.

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.

Verse 8 The word is…, in …thy mouth, …in thy Heart. Verse 9 …believe in thine Heart (We are Saved by Believing with our Heart.) Verse 10 …with the Heart man believeth…

God communicates with us through his Word Jesus / the Bible.

The Holy Spirit of God speaks to our spirit. The only way a Lost person can Believe God’s Word and understand it is through his Heart. By Believing with their Heart.

10 “But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit…” This is God the Holy Spirit that reveals God’s Truth to our spirit (man’s spirit, the Saved and the Lost) that is inside of us.

So, to be Saved and be able to understand the Word of God. A person’s Heart has to see and Believe what the Holy Spirit of God is loudly Broadcasting. The Lost has to have a Heart that is willing to Believe this Broadcast from The Holy Spirit of God.

People go to Hell because they have Evil Hearts that reject God’s Word.

They cannot understand God’s word because they refuse to Believe it with their Heart.

14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

Finally, to understand God’s word. Man’s spirit has to communicate with the Holy Spirit of God to have the Truth of God’s word opened up to their spirit.

The Hierarchy of God: God, Jesus, Man, Woman

Man.

1 Corinthians 3:21 Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours;

22 Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours;

23 And ye are Christ’s; and Christ is God’s.

We are to understand that there is no Glory in Man.

Mankind (Man is Men and Women) has its purpose in Jesus, in God. We are connected to God through our spirit. Through the Holy Spirit of God. And through the Bible.

Men if you show a “Christian” woman (Not all Christian women will reject their Biblical place.) 1 Corinthians 11:3 and Titus Chapter 2. Tragically most Women will instantly get MAD. They will Mock the Bible and say things like:

“Forget it!!! You are not in charge of me!!! I will never obey you!!!”

Do you want to see her head explode show her:

Titus 2:1 But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:
2 That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.
3 The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;
4 That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,
5 To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.

Women do not (Almost all. Yes there are some women who do understand their place and gladly obey the Bible.) for the most part obey the Bible concerning their place. Women do not want a man to have authority over them.

The problem is Women do not understand that Men have the greater responsibility. And that their role is just as important as the Man’s.

The Church has great structure. Jesus died for the Church. He is the Head of the Church. Man is the Head of the Woman. God is the Head of Jesus.

When people see in this verse that God is the head of Christ they think, how can Jesus be God it God is his Head? Jesus is God. He is part of the Trinity. The Bible tells us:

1 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.”

God is telling us that our human minds can not comprehend how Jesus became flesh. 1 Timothy 3:16 makes it Clear that Jesus is God. And mankind cannot understand Jesus being both God and man.

Christianity is called the Christian Faith. Because if you are a Christian you put your Faith in the Bible. You Believe everything it says.

Faith puts trust in something / someone other than ourselves. That Trust is not Blind. It is saying I do not comprehend this. But I Trust in, fill in the Blank. Or most importantly I trust God to tell me the Truth. God has earned our Faith by the accuracy of his Holy Word. By how he Blesses us daily.

God’s perfect Hierarchy.

God the Father 1st) The Lord Jesus Christ 2nd) Man 3rd) and Woman 4th) in their relationship to each other.

Man is given the responsibility of being in charge of the family. A simple fact is you cannot have two people leading at the same time. One person has to lead with the others following, the wife and the children.

Ephesians 5:25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
28 So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.
29 For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:

Women do not want to hear this. Most “Christian” marriages fail and end in Divorce because Women refuse to obey their husbands.  And because Men Fail to fulfill their responsibilities.  Without having a Biblical Family unit both men and women fall into sins that destroy their marriages.

“Christian” men are most at fault because it is their responsibility to lead the family. When men ignore their responsibility to be the head of the family. Women have to take on that role.

If Christians would obey the Bible than their would never be Christian divorces.

Woman.

God made woman for man.

1 Corinthians 11:9 “Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.”

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.”

The world as a whole is a total disaster because Men and Women refuse to obey the Bible. They refuse to follow their defined roles. Men and Women are rejecting the God’s defined roles for them. They instead accept society’s twisted roles for them.

Obey God. Live your life according to the Bible.

Romans 3:4 “God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.”

Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.

Psalms 12:4 “Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?”

Proverbs 14:12 “There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.”

Please if you have not asked Jesus to Save you please do so now. Believe and Share the Gospel.

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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