Jesus And The Thief On The Cross: The Salvation Of The Thief On The Cross

What We Need to Understand about The Salvation of The Thief on the Cross:

The Thief on the Cross was Saved Exactly the Same way as Everyone Else has Ever Been Saved.

Adam and Eve, Abraham, Jacob, Issac, Joseph, Moses, The Disciples, The Apostle Paul, The Thief on the Cross they were All Saved the Same way in the Bible.

The Thief on the Cross was a Sinner. He Knew that he was a Sinner. He was a Witness to Jesus’s Ministry. He Heard Jesus Preaching the Gospel.

Mark 1:1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;

The Gospel:

Romans 1:15 So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also. 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. 17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

Do You See??? The Gospel is: “Is the Power of God Unto Salvation to Every One That Believeth…”

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 Only Way to Be Saved in the Bible is by Believing the Gospel.

The Bible Doesn’t Have 20 or more Different Plans of Salvation in it.

The Bible has Only One Way to Be Saved in it and that is the Gospel.

Let’s Examine The Salvation of The Thief on the Cross:

Luke 10:32 And there were also two other, malefactors, led with him to be put to death.

33 And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.

34 Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.

35 And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided [him], saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God.

36 And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and offering him vinegar,

37 And saying, If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself.

38 And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

39 And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.

40 But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?

41 And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.

42 And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.

43 And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.

How the Thief on the Cross was Saved:

He Believed the Gospel. He Believed on Jesus Only to Save him.

39 And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us. 40 But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation? 41 And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.

The Thief on the Cross Realized that he was a Guilty Sinner. A Sinner Who Deserved to Die for His Own Sins.

The Bible agrees:

Romans 3:9 What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin; 10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: 11 There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. 12 They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

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

The Thief on the Cross knew Jesus was Sinless, that he was Innocent. “….but this man hath done nothing amiss.”

1st Peter 2:21 For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps: 22 Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth: 23 Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously: 24 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

Pontius Pilate Found Jesus Innocent. He Found no Fault in Jesus:

John 18:37 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.

The Thief on the Cross Asked Jesus to Save Him:

(It is obvious that he had heard Jesus Preaching. He knew what Jesus taught.)

42 And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.

The Bible Says to Be Saved You Must 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.

Romans Chapter 10 Can Not make it any more Clear. That A Person is Saved as Soon as they Have Believed on Jesus. Believing on Jesus = Believing the Gospel.

Romans Chapter 10 Teaches Eternal Life (Once Saved Always Saved.) in verse 11.

Romans Chapter 10 Teaches Everyone Can Be Saved, Not just Certain People. Everyone who has been Born can call upon the Lord and Be Saved.

This is what Romans Chapter 10 100% says. So Do Not Listen to Calvinists. Do Not Listen to Anyone that Tells You that You can Lose Your Salvation. These People are All Lost. They are Teaching a False Gospel of Works.

Jesus Tells the Woman from Samaria how to Be Saved:

John 4:7 There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.

8 (For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)

9 Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.

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

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

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

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

14 But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.

Jesus told the Woman of Samaria if she had ASKED Him, He would have Given Her Eternal Life.

Matthew 21:22 And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

If ANY PERSON Asks Jesus to Save them Believing he will Save them, Jesus will answer their prayer and he Will Save them immediately.

The Thief on the Cross did not get Baptized. Because Baptism is not a requirement for Salvation.

The Thief on the Cross did not Repent of his Sins. Repent of Sins is not Found anywhere in the Bible.

The Thief on the Cross did ONLY ONE THING:

He Believed On Jesus to Be Saved. He Believed The Gospel. Jesus Answered Him Immediately. The Thief on the Cross was Immediately Saved when He had Believed on Jesus and Asked Jesus to Save Him.

43 And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.

Do Not Believe Liars that Say the Thief on the Cross was Saved Differently than anyone else.

The Bible Does Not Say that the Thief on the Cross was Saved Differently than Anyone Else.

Do Not Believe:

That You have to Be Baptized to Be Saved, You have to Live a Sinless Life to be Saved, You have to Surrender Your Life to Jesus to Be Saved, You have to Give Your Life to Jesus to Jesus to Be Saved, You have to Repent of Sin to Be Saved, the Bible Doesn’t Teach this Anywhere. The Thief on the Cross did not have to do any of this to Be Saved.

The Thief on the Cross was Saved by Simply Believing on Jesus Only to Save him. He Believed the Gospel.

Repent of Sins is an Invention of the Baptists. (Today Every False “Christian” Church teaches that you have to Repent of Your Sins to be Saved. All Denominations have Adopted this FALSE GOSPEL.) They also say to Turn from your Sins. Charles Spurgeon, Billy Sunday, Billy Graham and Every Major Evangelist for over 200 years has taught this False Gospel: “Repent of Your Sins to Be Saved.”

Repent of Sin is Not in the Bible.

Run Immediately Away from Any Church, any Pastor, any Evangelist, anyone that Tells You that the Thief on the Cross was Saved Differently than we are today. These People are LOST LIARS. They are in the Dispensationalist Cult that Teaches up to 20 different Plans of Salvation.

1st Corinthians 11:3 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. 5 For I suppose I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles. 6 But though I be rude in speech, yet not in knowledge; but we have been throughly made manifest among you in all things. 7 Have I committed an offence in abasing myself that ye might be exalted, because I have preached to you the gospel of God freely? 8 I robbed other churches, taking wages of them, to do you service. 9 And when I was present with you, and wanted, I was chargeable to no man: for that which was lacking to me the brethren which came from Macedonia supplied: and in all things I have kept myself from being burdensome unto you, and so will I keep myself. 10 As the truth of Christ is in me, no man shall stop me of this boasting in the regions of Achaia. 11 Wherefore? because I love you not? God knoweth. 12 But what I do, that I will do, that I may cut off occasion from them which desire occasion; that wherein they glory, they may be found even as we. 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.

The Bible is Clear that the Only Way to Be Saved is By Believing the Gospel.

All False Teachers Deny that the Gospel is the Only Way to Heaven. They Add Works to the Gospel. Many Simply Just Deny the Gospel Completely. This is Why False Teachers Falsely Claim that the Thief on the Cross was Saved Differently than We are Saved.

Galatians 1:6 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.

False Teachers Will Tell You that the Thief on the Cross was Saved Differently than we Are. Because the Thief on the Cross was Saved by Believing the Gospel Only. He Did Nothing Else But Simply Believe on Jesus to be Saved. He Believed the Gospel Only to Save Him.

If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.”

Anyone that Teaches Anything Other than The Gospel Only to Be Saved is an ACCURSED LOST LIAR!!!

Lying False Teachers Say that the Thief on the Cross was Saved Differently than we Are Today.

These Lying Unsaved Devils are in Nearly Every IFB, Independent Fundamentalist Baptist Church, and in many other Denominations. They Teach Many Different Plans of Salvation.

KJV Only IFB Churches are the Most EVIL VILE Churches in Existence.

Because they Lie about Nearly Everything.

Their 1st Lie is that they are Bible Believers. They are Not Bible Believers. They Base Everything They Teach and Believe Not on the KJV Bible. They Base it on the False Unbiblical man-made Teaching of Dispensationalism and on John Calvin.

Yes, this is the Basis of Almost Every KJV Only IFB Church.

Dispensationalism and John Calvin.

Dispensationalism Teaches as many as 20 different plans of Salvation. The Bible Teaches Only One Plan of Salvation in the Bible for Everyone that has Ever Lived. Dispensationalism is a man-made Lie.

The word DISPENSATION is in the King James Bible ONLY 4 times. All 4 instances are in the New Testament.

The Apostle Paul wrote the 3 books with these 4 occurrences. 1st Corinthians, Ephesians, and Colossians.

1st Corinthians 9:17 For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me.

Ephesians 1:10 That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:

Ephesians 3:2 If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:

Colossians 1:25 Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God;

So, what does Dispensation mean in these 4 scriptures?

Think of the word DISPENSE. Dispense means to distribute, or to give out.

A candy dispenser gives out candy. A gumball machine is a dispenser of gumballs.

Dispense is the act of distribution or distributing something. To deal out. To give out. To grant something.

A soap dispenser gives out soap. Do you understand what the word dispensation means now?

It’s really that simple. The definition of the word dispensation is even explained right there in Colossians.

Paul says, “according to the dispensation of God which is GIVEN to me for you.”

Paul is telling us all about the GOSPEL and giving the Gospel to us just as God gave it to Him.

In other words, he is a DISPENSER of the Gospel. That’s what we’re supposed to be. DISPENSERS of the Gospel.

We are supposed to be DISPENSING the GOSPEL to as many people as we can so they might be saved.

We are supposed to be BRINGING or GIVING the GOSPEL to others. Do you see this?

False Churches, “Christians” They Lie and say that the Thief on the Cross was not Saved the Same Way We are Saved today.

Why? Because the Thief on the Cross Did Nothing to Be Saved. He Did Not Work for his Salvation. He Did Not Get Baptized. He Did Not Repent of his Sins. He Simply Asked Jesus to Save Him. He Believed On Jesus. He Believed the Gospel Only to Save Him.

Please Stop Believing “Christians” Who Say a Prayer will not Save anyone. The Bible Says you must Ask Jesus to Save you. Everything you Ask of Jesus is a Prayer.

Yes, it has become Popular for Pastor’s, “Christians” to Say there is no Salvation Prayer in the Bible. That God does not Hear the Prayer of the Lost…

They say Just Believe…. And that is it….

Why would they Stop A Person from coming to Jesus in Prayer and Asking Jesus to Save them…. Why?

Why?

They do not want to see people Saved that is Why. No Saved Person who knows the Bible would ever tell a person seeking Salvation to not Pray and Ask Jesus to Save them.

Jesus told the Samaritan woman she should have Asked.

Romans says: …to Call upon the Name of the Lord to Be Saved.

The Thief on the Cross Asked Jesus to Save him.

Obey the Bible not what any person says.

After the Thief on the Cross Asked Jesus to Save him Jesus replied:

43 And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.

So according to Jesus if you Ask him to Save You, he will Save you Immediately.

False Pastors / Evangelists Preach that Salvation is a Process. That a Person must do certain things to be Saved and they must understand specific Doctrines to be Saved.

NO! NO! NO! This is a LIE. Salvation is not a Process.

Salvation is Knowing You are a Sinner, that Deserves to Die for Your Sins. A Sinner that Deserves to Go to Hell for Eternity.

Salvation is Believing that Jesus Died, was Buried and he Rose again on the Third Day to Save you from the Penalty of All of Your Sins. Salvation is Simply Believing on Jesus and Asking Jesus to Save You from Hell.

 

What Is A Christian Overcomer? Exposing The False Overcomer Gospel.

I Need to Set this Straight from the Start. Jesus is the Overcomer Not You, Not Me, Not Anyone Else. Only Counterfeit Christian Churches Teach “Be An Overcomer.”

You Must Be an Overcomer, is All About You, Your Good Works. False Counterfeit Christian Churches Mock Jesus by saying You Have to Do This or That to Be Saved. They are Telling You that if You Do Not Overcome, be an Overcomer You will Go to Hell. That means Jesus’s Blood is Not Good Enough by itself to Save You. You have to Be an Overcomer, Work to Be Saved, Work to Stay Saved.

Their False Gospel of Works Stresses What You Need to do to Be Saved. “You must Be an Overcomer to Be Saved.”

They Love saying things like: “People think You can Live Like the Devil and Still Go to Heaven.” “Beware of Easy Believism: That Says You Are Saved by Simply Believing in Jesus.” “Easy Believism Means You Can Just Pray a Simple Prayer and Go to Heaven.”

The Bible Says:

2nd Corinthians 11:3 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.

Believing on Jesus Only, The Gospel, is the Only Thing that will Save You, that will Save Anyone:

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:

Galatians 1:6 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. 13 For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews’ religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it: 14 And profited in the Jews’ religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers. 15 But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me by his grace, 16 To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood: 17 Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus. 18 Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days. 19 But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord’s brother. 20 Now the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not. 21 Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia; 22 And was unknown by face unto the churches of Judaea which were in Christ: 23 But they had heard only, That he which persecuted us in times past now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed. 24 And they glorified God in me.

Salvation is Thorough Jesus Christ Only. You Must Be an Overcomer Is Another Gospel.

It Could Not be More Clearly Written. Salvation is Thorough Jesus Christ Only. By Believing the Gospel Only to Save You. Yes, Salvation is Simple. The Cost of Salvation is the Highest Cost Possible. Jesus Sacrificed Himself on the Cross, He was Beaten, Spit On, Mocked, and Hung Naked on the Cross to Save Us. The Cost is Tremendous. 

Do Not Get It Twisted the Cost of Salvation Was Fully Paid for by Jesus. When Works (You Must Be an Overcomer) of Any Kind are Added to Salvation it is Mocking Jesus.

The Above Verses Plainly Say If You are Trusting in Anything Other than the Gospel Only to Save You, Than You are Accursed. In Galatians Chapter 1 Paul by the Holy Ghost of God Repeated Accursed twice. He Wants to Make Sure Everyone Heard the Truth: You Are Accursed: You are Going to Hell if You are Trusting in Anything Other than the Gospel to Save You. Adding Works to the Gospel is Another Gospel.

Beware of “Christian” Churches that Preach / Teach the Being an Overcomer False Gospel.

The Overcomer False Gospel is: You are the Overcomer. You Have to Overcome Your Sins, Your Sinful Life, to Be Saved. This is the Teaching of the Be An Overcomer False Gospel. It is just the Same Old Works based Salvation that Says You have to Repent of Your Sins to Be Saved.

Repent of Sin is Not in the Bible. The Overcomer False Teaching is Not in the Bible. It is Twisting the Scriptures to Make you the Overcomer.

The Below Link Exposes The Repent of Sin False Gospel of Works. Yes Repent of Sin is Works. Repent of Sin is Not in the Bible.

https://plain-talk-christian-ministries.com/?p=208

Prosperity Preachers like Joel and Victoria Osteen Preach this Overcomer Repent of Sin False Gospel:

This False Teaching is creeping into to Virtually Every Denomination. They talk about being an Overcomer, to Overcome your Sins so You can Go to Heaven. It is an ongoing Process.

Salvation to them is a Process Not a Onetime Event. You have to Maintain Good Works to Go to Heaven. So, they are Teaching the False Teaching that You can Lose Your Salvation.

If you Do Not Live as An Overcomer, An Overcomer’s Life than You will Go to Hell because You have Not maintained Good Works.

Their Overcomer Church Speak, the Jargon they use to Push the Overcomer False Teaching:

“Becoming an Overcomer.”

“We Have Overcome.”

“Be an Overcomer and Go to Heaven.”

“Being an Overcomer is a Lifestyle.”

“Being an Overcomer is Achieving Victory Over Sin.”

“I am an Overcomer. You can be an Overcomer too.”

“Being an Overcomer”

Being is a Process. When you see ing on the end of a word it is a process Word, an Action Word. For Example, Going is Not Stationary. It is a Person Moving, in Motion Going from point A to point B. So, when you are an Overcomer, You are in the Process of Living Your Life Sin Free. It is an Active Process of Not Sinning.

Being an Overcomer is a Lifestyle that Requires You to Work Your Way to Heaven. You have to Daily be an Overcomer, Live Sinless, or You will Go to Hell. Being an Overcomer is another Word that False Teachers use to Express their Repent of Sins False Gospel of Works.

“Becoming an Overcomer” It is the same thing as described above.

False Teachers, False Churches use Multiple Words that mean the Same thing.

They Use Brainwashing Techniques like constantly repeating Buzz Words, Buzz Phrases:

“I am an Overcomer. You can be an Overcomer too.”

Just the Word “Overcomer” is included and spoken over and over and over again in Sermons to Brain Wash People. In the Church itself Overcomer, will be said Over and Over and Over again to Brainwash people into thinking I have to Be an Overcomer (Repent of My Sins, Forsake My Sins, Turn from My Sins, Stop Sinning to Go to Heaven.) or I will Go to Hell.

These False Churches Sing Songs in Church to Brainwash People into Believing their False Doctrines:

CCM Contemporary Christian Music is Not Christian Music.

All of the Artist that Sign CCM Contracts are Working for the Same Music Industry People that Manage Rock, Pop, Rap, Country Music, etc.

Churches will Sing Songs for a Half an Hour and even Longer at the Beginning of the Church Service and Conclude the Service with More Songs. These Songs are used to Brainwash People into Believing the Churches False Teachings. Their False Gospel of Works.

For Example, there are Numerous Songs about Being an Overcomer from these CCM Artist and from others that are Sung in Churches today to Brain Wash the People in the Church.

Below is a Link to 40 of these Popular Songs about Being an Overcomer. Some of the Songs of the 40 May Not have an Obvious Link to the False Teaching about Being an Overcomer that is Taught in Most Churches today. But Just Hearing the Word Overcomer Over and Over again in some of these Songs is Enough to Drive the Thoughts of the People Listening to the Songs back to the False Teaching that they hear in Church. The repetition of the Word Overcomer is doing the Brain Washing.

https://www.divinecreativelove.com/worship-songs-about-overcoming/

CCM, Contemporary Christian Music Is Very Dangerous:

In the 1980s I heavily Listened to CCM Music. Like Amy Grant, Twila Paris, Steve Green, and many others. I saw No harm in it.

When people Listen to Music, they are in Tranced by the beat of the Song. Just the Music will drive a Rhythm into your mind that will Mesmerize you into a Hypnotic state that you do not even realize is happening to you. In this Hypnotic state you are Fully Digesting the Lyrics Subconsciously. So even though you might not be aware of all of the words to the Music, that you are hearing, your Subconscious mind Is Aware. The message of the Song is getting through to you without you even realizing it.

Many times, the Danger of CCM Music is the Music and Not the Words.

The Rhythm in these Songs (Rythm definition: a strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound. This is the actual way Brain Washing occurs. This is what causes people to get a song stuck inside of heads.) is the problem. By listening to this type of Music in Church your Brain is tuned to being Brain Washed by the Sermon.

Some CCM Artist will have many Songs that Do Not have False Teachings in them, but they will have several other Songs with False Teachings in them.

Because CCM Music Sounds just like Secular Rock, Pop, Country, and even Rap music nearly everyone who listens to CCM Music are drawn to Listening to Secular Music too. It all sounds the same because the Same Recording Companies are behind all of this Music.

CCM Music is a Gateway to even Worse Secular Music. Children Grow up Listening to and Singing CCM Songs. They go to Churches that play / sing the CCM Songs and Music in Church. This draws them into listening to Secular Rock Music and other forms of Music.

Nothing about a Christian Church Service should be like the Secular World.

1st John 2:15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. 17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.

John 15:19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.

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

Jesus is the One Who Overcame the World not us. We are made Overcomers Through Jesus:

The Following Verses Prove that Jesus He Overcame the World. The Only Way a Christian can Overcome the World is through Jesus. By Believing the Gospel.

There are Different Ways the Bible Describes a Person who has Overcome the World Through Jesus. Other Words are used in the Bible that mean the Same thing as being an Overcomer Through Jesus:

John 16:33 These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

The entire passage:

John 16:19 Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto them, Do ye enquire among yourselves of that I said, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me? 20 Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy. 21 A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world. 22 And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you. 23 And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you. 24 Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. 25 These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father. 26 At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you: 27 For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God. 28 I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father. 29 His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb. 30 Now are we sure that thou knowest all things, and needest not that any man should ask thee: by this we believe that thou camest forth from God. 31 Jesus answered them, Do ye now believe? 32 Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me. 33 These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

1st John 5:4 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. 5 Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

1st John 5:1 Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him. 2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments. 3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous. 4 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. 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.

1st John 4:4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

1st John 4:1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. 2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: 3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world. 4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. 5 They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them. 6 We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.

Romans 8:37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.

Romans 8:31 What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? 32 He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things? 33 Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth. 34 Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us. 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36 As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. 37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. 38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, 39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

1st Corinthians 15:57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

1st Corinthians 15:47 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.

Beware: Most Churches Deny Teaching Works For Salvation, But They Do Teach Works.

IFB Baptists, Southern Baptists, Evangelical, Pentecostal, Church of Christ, Church of God, Calvinist Churches, and Other Churches All Teach Works Salvation, Despite the Fact they Deny Teaching Works.

They All Add Works to Salvation. They Deny Teaching Works by Falsely Claiming, what they Add to Salvation is Not Works. When I say All I am meaning Churches with these Titles do Teach Works Salvation. Some IFB Baptist Churches may be Not Teach Works. The I in IFB stands for Independent which means that IFB Independent Fundamental Baptist Churches are supposed to be 100% Independent but most are Not.

They call themselves Independent because they are Not part of the Southern Baptist Convention. They are supposed to be Independent of All other Baptist Churches. But 90+ percent of them are associated with other “Independent Churches” Like Dr. Peter S. Ruckman, Jack Hyles, others. These type of Churches all Follow the same False Teachings.

But there are some Good IFB Churches that Teach the Truth.

Jesus Plus Anything Else Is Not Salvation. It is Works, No Matter what Anyone Says.

They Falsely Deny that Repent of Sin is Works.

First): Repent of Sin is Not in the Bible.

Secondly): Repent / Repentance is Not Defined in the Bible as to Repent of Sin. Every time Repentance, to Repent is mentioned in the Bible it is always about Changing One’s mind. Repentance / Repent in the Bible is Not About Sin.

God Repents in the Bible More than Anyone Else. So, it is Absolutely Clear that Repentance / Repent does Not mean to Repent of Sin.

God Does Not Sin. It is Impossible for God to Sin.

For Example, God Repented, He Changed his mind about:

Genesis 6:5 And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. 6 And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. 7 And the Lord said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. 8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.

God Repented, he Changed his mind. God was Going to Kill Every Human Being on the Earth. God Changed his mind and he Saved Noah, and his Family.

Ignorant People, Lost Unsaved People, Look at the Bible and Call God an Evil Mass Murderer. What they do Not Understand is Satan caused All of the Evil on the Earth that God had to Destroy to Save his People.

The Reason for the Flood, The Reason God had to Kill off everyone except Noah and his Family:

Genesis 6:11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. 12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth. 13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.

…all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.” Satan had messed with the DNA of All Flesh. Humans and Animals.

Fallen Angels had been having Sex with Women, making Babies that became Giants. The Animals Flesh was also Corrupted by Satan… Satan was trying to Destroy Adam’s seed, his descendants so Jesus could Not Ever be Born to Save the World.

God had to Destroy Satan’s Fallen Angel’s Corruption of the Human Race.

Exodus 32:13 Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever. 14 And the Lord repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people.

God Changed his Mind, he Repented, he decided Not to Destroy the Nation of Israel.

Psalms 106:43 Many times did he deliver them; but they provoked him with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity. 44 Nevertheless he regarded their affliction, when he heard their cry: 45 And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies.

Throughout the Bible God Repents, He Changes His Mind about Punishing Mankind, the Nation of Israel, for their Wickedness. Instead of Punishing them he Often shows them Mercy.

In the Bible God Repents More than anyone else. So, for Repentance / Repent to mean to Repent of Sin, that would mean that God is a Sinner. It is Impossible for God to Sin.

These Corrupt Churches Label All of their Works that they Add to Salvation as just being Obedient to God.

They Falsely say: Repent of Sin, Forsaking Sin, Making Jesus the Lord of Your Life, Surrender Your Life To Jesus, Giving your Life to Jesus, Water Baptism, Confessing Your Sins, Church Membership, etc…, None of this is Works because it is just a Normal Part of Salvation.

None of the Requirements Above are Part of Salvation in the Bible.

Salvation in the Bible:

When you Read Below How people were Saved in the Bible You will see that No one was Saved by Repenting of their Sins, By Water Baptism, by anything Other than Trusting in the Gospel Only: Jesus Death, Burial and Resurrection to Save them.

Salvation Is Only Through The Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus Plus Nothing Else:

Acts 4:12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. 

Salvation is: Believing the Gospel Only! Plus, Nothing Else!

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. 

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.

 1.) Jesus Christ DIED on the Cross for All of Our Sins Past, Present and Future Sins. He Died for all the Sins of the Entire World.

2.) Jesus was BURIED. 

3.) Jesus bodily ROSE from the Dead on the 3rd day.

Galatians 1:1 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 Salvation of the Ethiopian Eunuch:

Acts 8:26 And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert. 27 And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship, 28 Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet. 29 Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot. 30 And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest? 31 And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him. 32 The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth: 33 In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth. 34 And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man? 35 Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus. 36 And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized? 37 And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. 38 And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him. 39 And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.

****Notice**** The Ethiopian Eunuch was Saved from Isaiah Chapter 53. Many False Teachers Falsely Teach that in the Old Testament People were Saved by Works. This is a Lie. There is Only One Way to Be Saved in the Bible and it is Not By Works, By the Law. It is Only Through Jesus.

Isaiah 53:1 Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed? 2 For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. 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. 4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. 5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. 6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. 7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth. 8 He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken. 9 And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth. 10 Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand. 11 He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities. 12 Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

The Ethiopian Eunuch was Baptized After he Was Saved by Believing the Gospel Only. He was Not Told to Repent of his Sins to Be Saved.

The Only Place in the Bible where a Person Asked How to Be Saved:

Acts 16:25 And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. 26 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s bands were loosed. 27 And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled. 28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here. 29 Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas, 30 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? 31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.

****Notice**** The Answer to What Must I Do to Be Saved was: Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ. Period. Nothing Else was Required.

The Answer was Not: You Must Repent of Your Sins to Be Saved. You must 1st Be willing to Make Jesus the Lord of your Life before you can Be Saved. You must Forsake Your Sins to Be Saved. You Must Be Baptized to Be Saved.

Salvation is the Work of Jesus Only, Plus Nothing Else:

John 1:29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

John 3:14 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.

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

John 6:40 And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.

John 6:47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.

1st Corinthians 5:7 Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:

1st Peter 2:21 For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps: 22 Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth: 23 Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously: 24 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed. 25 For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.

The Law, Good Works, Has Saved Noone, At Any time In History. The Law Good Works Has Never Been The Way to Heaven. 

Since the Beginning, In the Old Testament Salvation was Through Jesus ONLY. The Entire Bible Has ONLY ONE WAY TO BE SAVED: BELIEVE ON THE LORD JESUS CHRIST.

Acts 13:38 Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins: 39 And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.

Acts 15:7 And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe. 8 And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us; 9 And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith. 10 Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear? 11 But we believe that through the grace of the LORD Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.

Romans 3:25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; 26 To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus. 27 Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith. 28 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.

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;

Lordship Salvation: Repent of Sin to Be Saved. Is the biggest Lie Satan ever came up with.

Too many countless souls have gone to Hell because of this Horrendous False Teaching — WORKS SALVATION: “YOU MUST DO YOUR OWN PART IN SALVATION” “MUST WORK FOR YOUR SALVATION”. 

We are Saved by God’s Grace. Grace is receiving Undeserved Unmerited Favor, the Forgiveness of all of our Sins. 

2,000 years ago, Jesus died on the Cross for Every Individual Sin of the Whole World. He was Buried and He bodily Rose again on the 3rd day from the Dead for our Justification in the eyes of God The Father. 

The Bible teaches that the only way to be Eternally Saved is to Simply Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ Alone to Save us. Not by trusting in all our Self-Righteous Good Works / Religious Works / Human Self Efforts / Human Sorrows and Feelings to Save us. 

Again, Remember:

Acts 16:30 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.

The phrase Lordship Salvation sounds innocently scriptural and appears innocently biblical. So, what’s the Big Deal? 

Is it Undeserving Unmerited Grace through Simple Faith in the Blood of Jesus Christ Alone OR is it Jesus Plus Your Own Good Works for Salvation? That is the Big Deal.

Lordship Salvation / Repent of Sins / Good Works OR Jesus Only is the Question.

Salvation is: The Finished, Perfect Redemptive “Sin Purging” Work of Jesus Christ Alone through Faith Alone. Salvation is Eternal Life, Not A Temporary Gift that can be Taken Away.

You must reject the False Doctrine called Lordship Salvation. Reject All False Works Based Salvation Churches and False Teachers.

Lordship Salvation (Repent of Sin) Teaches:

You must Reform yourself, Repent of Your Sin, Prior to being Saved. That you cannot Sin Again, or you will go to Hell.

If this was True, then Nobody could be Saved. 

If you Must Never Sin Again After You Are Saved in order to Stay Saved, Again, nobody will be Saved. No matter how much you hate your Sin, it remains a part of your human nature.

So, if anyone is to be Saved, Salvation is Only Through the Finished Eternal Redemptive Work that Jesus Himself DID on the Cross and Not upon Anything Else added to it. This is What the Bible Teaches.

Today Pastors will tell you differently — Teachers will tell you differently — Evangelists will tell you differently — and Lying Spirits will tell you differently!

They All Speak Out of Both Sides of their Mouths Telling us: “It’s Grace Alone through Faith Alone…” BUT they ADD REPENT OF SIN.

REPENT OF SIN IS WORKS. NO MATTER HOW LOUDLY THEY SCREAM THAT REPENT OF SIN IS NOT WORKS.

The Lordship Salvationists Attempt to Argue away the Inherent Contradictions in their Un-Biblical False Doctrine. But the Contradictions Cannot be Explained away. 

Lordship Salvation-ism is a Dichotomy. It is Legalism. It is Roman-ism. It is impossible. It is Another Gospel.

The Bible says that Jesus Christ has always been the One True JEHOVAH God. Jesus is Eternal, The Son of God. He has Always been with God The Father and with God The Holy Spirit. We don’t even have any power to MAKE Him Lord of our life because He is the LORD.

Jesus is The Alpha and Omega:

Revelation 1:8 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.

Revelation 1:11 Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.

Revelation 21:6 And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.

Revelation 22:13 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.

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.

John 10:30 I and my Father are one.

Salvation is Without Works:

To Be Saved: You Must Know Jesus is The Son of God. Realize You are a Sinner that Deserves to Die and go to Hell. Feel the need for a Savior. Once you understand Jesus is the Savior of the World. You Need to Believe The Gospel Only to Save You. To Believe on Jesus As Your One and Only Savior, the Only Way to Heaven.

Once You believe the Gospel: Jesus Died was Buried and He Rose Again on the 3rd day to Pay the Penalty for All of your Sins. In a nanosecond the moment you Believe on Jesus, as your Saviour the only way to Heaven you are Immediately Saved.

You Don’t Have Salvation If You Add Anything To Jesus Only For Salvation.

To say a Saved Born-Again Believer will be Punished in Hell for Sinning, doing Wrong, is Saying that The Lord Jesus Christ is NOT the 100% All-Sufficient Savior and He is NOT 100% Good Enough to Save You from Hell without Your Help. That Jesus Blood Atonement is Not Sufficient to Save You, to Keep You Saved! 

Ignore The False Gospel that Comes from Men and Not from the Bible.

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

Amos 8:11 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD:

False Teachers Make Salvation Hard By Adding Impossible Requirements to Salvation.

They Use the Term Easy Believism to Mock People who Believe the Bible.

Lordship Salvationist / Repent of Sin False Churches use Terms Like Easy Believism to Say Free Grace Believers Want Salvation to Be Easy, when According to Them Salvation is Hard.

With Lordship Salvation, Repent of Sin LIARS, Salvation is Not Hard. It is Impossible. These LIARS Mock Jesus. They Openly Laugh at Jesus’ Sacrifice on the Cross Being Enough to Save You From Hell.

1st Corinthians 1:18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. 19 For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. 20 Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? 21 For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe. 22 For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom: 23 But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness; 24 But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God. 25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. 26 For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: 27 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; 28 And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: 29 That no flesh should glory in his presence. 30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption: 31 That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.

The Bible Says Salvation is Simple (Easy)

The Bible Warns Against Lying False Teachers who Make Salvation Impossible by Adding Works to Salvation.

2nd 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. 5 For I suppose I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles. 6 But though I be rude in speech, yet not in knowledge; but we have been throughly made manifest among you in all things. 7 Have I committed an offence in abasing myself that ye might be exalted, because I have preached to you the gospel of God freely? 8 I robbed other churches, taking wages of them, to do you service. 9 And when I was present with you, and wanted, I was chargeable to no man: for that which was lacking to me the brethren which came from Macedonia supplied: and in all things I have kept myself from being burdensome unto you, and so will I keep myself. 10 As the truth of Christ is in me, no man shall stop me of this boasting in the regions of Achaia. 11 Wherefore? because I love you not? God knoweth. 12 But what I do, that I will do, that I may cut off occasion from them which desire occasion; that wherein they glory, they may be found even as we. 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.

Adding Works To Salvation is a One Way Road to Hell.

Isaiah 64:6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.

Romans 4:4 Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. 5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.

Romans 11:6 And if by grace, then is it 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.

What are WORKS? 

Trusting in your self-righteous works

Trusting in your good works

Trusting in your religious works

Trusting ascended masters

Trusting Catholicism 

Trusting in your human self-efforts

Trusting in your human abilities 

Trusting in your infant baptism

Trusting water sprinkling

Trusting water baptism

Trusting Pentecostalism 

Trusting in your church membership

Trusting in turning from your sins or stop sinning or forsaking your sinful lifestyle 

Trusting in your human sorrows & feelings 

Trusting in your human philosophies

Trusting in your religion 

Trusting in your good deeds

Trusting in incantations

Trusting in spirituality

Trusting in performing animal sacrifices

Trusting in sacraments

Trusting in rituals

Trusting in your positivism

Trusting in your karma 

Trusting in living a super changed life 

Trusting in living a holy life 

Trusting in being very religious 

Trusting in being a good moral person 

Trusting in sinless perfectionism 

Trusting Pharisaism 

Trusting in repenting of your sins 

Trusting Lordship Salvation 

Trusting Universalism 

Trusting Legalism 

Trusting New Age 

Trusting Calvinism 

Trusting Arminianism 

Trusting Rastafarianism 

Trusting Buddhism 

Trusting Deism 

Trusting in ANYTHING You do to Get You into Heaven etc… 

The Bible Teaches that Only the Precious Shed Blood of Jesus Christ Alone is Sufficient to Save You and Me from the Eternal Torment of Hellfire. By Grace Alone through Faith Alone, Jesus Blood will Save Us and KEEP Us Cleansed and Sinless for All Eternity!

Twelve Bible Passages that Prove that Jesus Christ Alone Is The ONLY WAY TO HEAVEN:

(1) Acts 20:28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which HE HATH PURCHASED WITH HIS OWN BLOOD.

(2) Romans 3:25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation THROUGH FAITH IN HIS BLOOD, to declare HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS FOR THE REMISSION OF SINS that are past, THROUGH THE FORBEARANCE OF GOD;

(3) Romans 5:9 Much more then, being now JUSTIFIED BY HIS BLOOD, we SHALL BE SAVED FROM WRATH THROUGH HIM.

(4) Ephesians 2:13 But NOW IN CHRIST JESUS ye who sometimes were far off are MADE NIGH BY THE BLOOD OF CHRIST.

(5) Colossians 1:20 And, having MADE PEACE THROUGH THE BLOOD OF HIS CROSS, BY HIM TO RECONCILE ALL THINGS INTO HIMSELF; BY HIM, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.

(6) Hebrews 9:14 HOW MUCH MORE SHALL THE BLOOD OF CHRIST, who through the ETERNAL Spirit OFFERED HIMSELF WITHOUT SPOT to God, PURGE YOUR CONSCIENCE FROM DEAD WORKS to serve the LIVING God?

(7) Hebrews 10:19 Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter INTO THE HOLIEST BY THE BLOOD OF JESUS,

(8) 1st John 1:7 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.

(9) 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,

(10) 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;

(11) Revelation 7:14 And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white IN THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB.

(12) Revelation 12:11 And they overcame him BY THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

Pride: I Am A Good Person God Would Not Send Me To Hell. Really?

Too Good of a Person to Go to Hell?

Pride: “I Am A Good Person!!!!

Satan’s Big Lie: If Your Good Works Outweigh Your Bad Behavior You Will Go To Heaven.

This Lie is What Countless People are Counting on to Get them into Heaven.

This Lie Has Been Repeated In Print Media, on Film since they have Existed. Hollywood Films / TV Shows have always Pushed this Lie.

Sadly, Most Churches Teach this too. They Absolutely Do.

To Believe this you have to Throw Away the Bible. It is an Extremely Arrogant Belief.

Not One Human Being who was Ever Born has Actually Lived Their Lives with More Good in it than Bad.

People Really Do Not Understand what God Considers Sin to be.

Sin According to God:

1st John 5:17 All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.

The False Statement: “I Am A Good Person.”

Is what 1st John 5:17 is pointing out. Jesus Calls Out the Pharisees and the Sadducees for their False Piety / False Righteousness / False Claim of Being Good:

Matthew 23:23 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. 24 Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel. 25 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess. 26 Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also. 27 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men’s bones, and of all uncleanness. 28 Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. 29 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous, 30 And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets. 31 Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets. 32 Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers. 33 Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?

1st John 3:4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.

The Basis for Sin is the Law.

The Law was Not Given as a Pathway to Heaven. The Law was Given just to Show Mankind that we are All Sinners in Need of Jesus as our Saviour.

Galatians 3:16 Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ. 17 And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect. 18 For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise. 19 Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator. 20 Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one. 21 Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law. 22 But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe. 23 But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed. 24 Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. 25 But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster. 26 For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. 27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. 29 And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.

I must Emphasize this Verse: 24 Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

The Law was Only Given as a Schoolmaster to Teach / Show us that we are Sinners. How Good or Bad a Person is Has Nothing to Do with A Person Going to Heaven or Going to Hell:

“…to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.”

The Law was Only Given to Bring us to Jesus Christ The Lord and Saviour!!!! The Law Is Not A Plan of Salvation. The Law was Not Given to Save People. Jesus Gave His Life to Save the World!!!!

1st John 3:16 Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

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.

Galatians 1:3 Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ, 4 Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father: 5 To whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

John 3:14 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.

People Go To Hell For One Reason Only Pride!!!

Yes, Selfish Pride Sends People to Hell.

“I Am Basically a Good Person.” “God would Not Send me to Hell.” “Only Bad People Go to Hell.”

The Basis on Which Jesus Decides Who Goes to Hell is Sinless Perfection, Period.

Only Jesus Lived a Sinless Perfect Life.

Jesus is the Only Sacrifice for Sin God the Father will Accept. Nothing you can do outside of Asking Jesus to Save you will Get you into Heaven.

****Note Repent of Sin is Not in the Bible****

Salvation is 100% Jesus. Belief in the Gospel to Save You. The Gospel Plus Nothing Else:

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:

Jesus is the Lamb of God that Taketh Away All of the Sins of the World.

John 1:29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

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.

Do Not Let Your Pride Send You To Hell

Being More Good than Bad is Not Even Possible. Let’s Say it is Possible to Be More Good than Bad… That Does Not Even Matter! That is Not The Bible Standard! The Bible Standard Again:

Do Not Forget 1st John 5:17 “All unrighteousness is sin…”

James 2:10 For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.

Guilty!!! Guilty!!! Guilty!!!

The Only Reason God Gave us the Law was to Show us that we Are ALL Guilty Sinners!!!

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

The Bible is Crystal Clear We Are All Sinners that Deserve to Go to Hell.

James 1:15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.

James 1:15 Debunks the False Teaching of Willful Sin… Every Sin we Commit is Willful.

Sin comes about in Each of us because of Human Desire, Lust… This is what James 1:15 is plainly saying.

Please Read my Blog on Willful Sin, it is Essential for Understanding this Blog completely:

Willful Sin? Explaining Hebrews Chapter 10. – Plain Talk Christian Ministries (plain-talk-christian-ministries.com)

A Good Person

Do Not Get Caught-Up in Thinking of yourself as a Good Person.

1st Corinthians 10:12 Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.

Jesus is Warning us Not to Get Uppity, to Not be Arrogant.

Because at any Second we too can Fall. We can Fall in many different ways. It is Easy to Fall into Sinful Behavior. Sin is an Addiction. So Once a Person starts a Sinful Behavior it is Extremely Difficult to Stop that Behavior.

Certainly, yes, Christians are Daily Falsely Accused. I am Always Falsely Accused of being Self-Righteous and Arrogant.

The Difference is I am Not Accused for Proclaiming myself to be a Good Person, or Even a Good Christian. I am Accused for Sharing the Word of God. People take Great Offense when a Knowledgeable Christian Correctly Teaches the Word of God.

Setting aside False Accusations, it is Essential to be Careful Not to be Prideful in Yourself.

Romans 12:3 For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith. 4 For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office: 5 So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.

The first direct application for this passage is to Stop Division in the Church caused by Prideful people. Paul is warning against Pride, being to Proud of yourself. It is specifically talking about people within the Church. (It also applies to anyone who is Delusional enough to think of themselves too highly in any regard. It is about being Prideful.)

Within Christian Churches there is always Prideful People that want Positions in the Church that they are Not Qualified for. They want the Position(s) for Prideful Reasons. “Hey Everyone Look at Me…” “You have to Obey me…”

Some People will Say that Pride is the Biggest Sin.

Remembering that All Unrighteousness is Sin, meaning that basically it is Foolish to Rank Sin, I would be Careful in Ranking Sin. When people Rank Sin they are Saying:

“Your Sin is Worse than my Sin!!!” “At Least I do Not do what you have done…” This Rationalization is Not Biblical. It is the Typical Hypocritical Prideful Finger Pointing… This is what a Pharisee does:

Luke 18:11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.

Pride Is:

Ecclesiastes 10:13 For pride is the beginning of sin, and he that hath it shall pour out abomination: and therefore the Lord brought upon them strange calamities, and overthrew them utterly.

The World Loves the Word Pride. The World Praises Being Proud, being Prideful.

Pride is a One Way Road to Hell!!!

What Is Sin?

2nd Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. 18 And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; 19 To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. 20 Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God. 21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

Sadly, Most People Have No Clue what Sin is. Many people call Sin, a Mistake. They minimize Sin.

“Christians” Falsely Claim that there is a Difference between Sin, and Intentionally Sinning. “I Never Commit Intentional Sins…”

This “Christian” saying “I Never Commit Intentional Sins.” is No Better than anyone who says I make mistakes, I don’t Sin.

The Bible Definition of Sin:

1st John 5:17 All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.

1st John 3:4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.

Simply put Sin is: Sin is the Transgression of the Law.

Simply put Sin is: All Unrighteousness.

Even Knowing these two verses Most People are Still Very Confused about what Sin is.

The Facts about Sin Everyone Needs to Know is:

We All Sin. We are All Sinners, that Deserve to Go to Hell.

Romans 3:10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:

Romans 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

The Entire Passage:

Romans 3:9 What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin; 10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: 11 There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. 12 They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one. 13 Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips: 14 Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness: 15 Their feet are swift to shed blood: 16 Destruction and misery are in their ways: 17 And the way of peace have they not known: 18 There is no fear of God before their eyes. 19 Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. 20 Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin. 21 But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; 22 Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: 23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; 24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: 25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; 26 To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus. 27 Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith. 28 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law. 29 Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also: 30 Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.

Jesus Died For All of Our Sins. Jesus Died for All of the Sins of the Entire World. No one goes to Hell for Sin.

John 1:29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

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.

Isaiah 53:6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

John 6:47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life. 48 I am that bread of life. 49 Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead. 50 This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die. 51 I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.

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.

People Only Go to Hell because they have Rejected Jesus Free Gift of Salvation.

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.

Salvation is Simply Believing on Jesus Only to Save You. To Believe the Gospel Only to Save You.

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:

1st John 5:12 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. 14 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: 15 And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.

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

Salvation = Belief in Jesus Only to Save You. If you have Never Asked Jesus to Save you than you are Lost and on your Way to Hell.

The entire passage:

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. 14 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: 15 And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.

John 5:24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.

Salvation is Eternal, Never Ending Life.

Myths about Sin:

Myth, Christians Don’t Sin.

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

Ecclesiastes 7:20 For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

Job 15:14 What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous? 15 Behold, he putteth no trust in his saints; yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight. 16 How much more abominable and filthy is man, which drinketh iniquity like water?

Myth, My Good Works, Deeds, the Good things I do in my Life will be compared to My Bad Behavior by Jesus. Myth, Everyone who has more Good Works than Bad Works Will Go to Heaven.

This Lie is taught by the World. Most Churches teach a version of this. This is one Reason Santa Claus is so Bad. Santa Claus gives Rewards / Gifts to the Good Children. The Bad Children get only a lump of Coal.

This Lie, Myth is a form of Works Salvation.

Salvation Is Through Jesus Only.

John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

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. 12 But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep. 13 The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep. 14 I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine. 15 As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep. 16 And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd. 17 Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again. 18 No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.

1st Peter 3:18 For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:

Myth, we have to Obey the Law to be Saved.

Romans 4:1 What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found? 2 For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God. 3 For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. 4 Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. 5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. 6 Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works, 7 Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. 8 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.

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.

Myth, Repent of Sin, is in the Bible.

https://plain-talk-christian-ministries.com/?p=208

The Big Lie is that Repent means to Repent of Sin. Repent is Never connected with Sin in the Bible. God Repents in the Bible more than anyone else. God Does Not Sin. Every time God Repents in the Bible he changes his mind. Repent = a Change of Mind.

In Salvation Repent = Change your mind from Unbelief in Jesus to Belief in Jesus, the Gospel Only to Save you.

Repent of Sin, is also called: To Turn From Sin to be Saved, To be willing to Turn from Sin to be Saved, To Forsake Sin to be Saved, To Give Your Life to Jesus to Be Saved, To Make Jesus the Lord of your Life, To Have a Relationship with Jesus, etc…

Repent of Sin is expressed by False Teachers, False Churches in many different ways… They Falsely Say that Repent of Sin is Not Works.

Repent of Sin is Not in the Bible. Repent of Sin is a False Gospel that means you have to Keep the Law to be Saved.

James 2:8 If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well: 9 But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors. 10 For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. 11 For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.

Jesus Never said in the Bible to Repent of Sin to Be Saved. Neither does anyone Else.

Bible Salvation:

https://www.bitchute.com/video/KdWKXIEfGUN5/

Acts 16:25 And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. 26 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s bands were loosed. 27 And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled. 28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here. 29 Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas, 30 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? 31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. 32 And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house. 33 And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway. 34 And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.

Notice Neither Paul nor Silas told the Jailer that he had to Repent of Sin to be Saved. Also, the Jailer and his Family were Baptized in water after they were Saved. After they had Believed on Jesus Only to Save them.

Myth, Sin is OK, Christians are Free to Sin as much as they want to because Jesus Died for All of their Sins. This is a Lie, it is what is called a Half Truth, which is a Lie.

Jesus Died for All Sin. Sin does Not send a person to Hell.

Just Because you will Not Go to Hell for Sinning doesn’t mean that you get a Free Pass to Commit Sin as a Christian.

You can Lose other things other than Eternal Life by Sinning. Christians who Sin often Die early because of their Sins.

A Sinful Lifestyle is Dangerous.

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

Ezekiel 18:20 The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.

James 1:15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.

Sin causes Death. Not just Eternal Death in Hell, but Physical Death also.

One extremely obvious truth is people who Live the most Sinful Lives typically Die young / younger than everyone else.

High Risk Sinful Activities: Smoking, Drinking, Doing Drugs, many Sexual Relationships, being a Criminal, etc…

Also, Christian who is very Sinful will Lose Eternal Rewards.

1st Corinthians 3:11 For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12 Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; 13 Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is. 14 If any man’s work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. 15 If any man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire. 16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? 17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.

1st Peter 4:18 And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?

No Christian wants to meet Jesus after a Life Spent wasted in Sin. Jesus will Not Send anyone who has Believed on him to Hell. That doesn’t mean he will be Happy with Lazy Christians who did Not live a Christian Life.

Good Works Will Not Save a Person from Hell. Good Works will Not Save anyone. But Good Works are necessary for a Christian to Live a Biblical Christian Life.

Judging? What Does The Bible Say About Judging Other People?

Is Judging Other People A Sin?

He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.

Jesus Refused To Cast a Stone At the Woman Caught In Adultery.

Jesus Did Not Judge Her!

Let’s Look at this, The Woman Caught in the act of Adultery:

John 10:1 Jesus went unto the mount of Olives. 2 And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them. 3 And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst, 4 They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. 5 Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou? 6 This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not. 7 So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. 8 And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground. 9 And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. 10 When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee? 11 She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.

It is Essential to Point Out That This is NOT A SALVATION PASSAGE. FALSE TEACHERS OFTEN USE THIS AS A SALVATION PASSAGE. GO AND SIN NO MORE IS NOT A REPENT OF SIN, TURN FROM SIN, FORSAKE SIN, SALVATION TEACHING.   

JESUS DID NOT PREACH A SALVATION MESSAGE. JESUS SAID GO AND SIN NO MORE AFTER HE FORGAVE HER FOR COMMITTING ADULTERY. JESUS DID NOT CONDONE HER SIN. HE JUST FORGAVE HER.

The Key verse is:

John 10:4 They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.

Adultery, …the VERY ACT!!!

The ONLY way to Prove she Committed Adultery was to See her Doing it.

Guess What Adultery Takes TWO PEOPLE.

As Always the Pharisees and Sadducees were trying to Trick Jesus into Sinning, Making a False Judgement.

Jesus Knew that It Was Against the Law to Stone ONLY the Woman. He Knew what they were doing.

By Not Bringing the Man too to be Stoned they were Breaking the Law.

Jesus Knew that these Men Were HYPOCRITES! LIARS!

When Jesus wrote on the Ground. He Wrote Each of Their Sins that they were Guilty of. All these Judgemental Men Were Making a HYPOCRITICAL Judgement against Her. They All had Committed, Sins Worthy of Death. Jesus EXPOSED THEM! TOLD THEM THEY WERE GUILTY TOO.

The Point of this Passage Is To Make Righteous Judgement.

DO NOT MAKE FALSE JUDGMENTS.

The Judgement was False Because the Man was Given a Free Pass. You CANNOT ONLY JUDGE ONE PERSON AS BEING GUILTY WHEN TWO WERE GUILTY.

Every time Someone throws this passage in my face I know they are Ignorant of the Truth of the Bible.

The Woman Taken In Adultery Passage Does Not Ever Say NOT TO JUDGE OTHERS.

It is an example of an Incorrect Judgement and Jesus’ Mercy.

Jesus could have said Bring the Man here too. Than Stone them Both. But Jesus was Merciful instead.

No. Judging Other People Is Not A Sin.

Jesus Told Us To Judge Others.

Luke 12:57 Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?

In this verse Jesus’ Question is a Severe Criticism. Jesus is Upset that the Jews are Bickering and Fighting among each other and taking each other to the Courts to Be Judged.

Jesus’ Message is like a Parent Correcting Disobedient Children.

Joey, and Sammy you both need to Learn to Solve your own problems. Stop Coming to me with your Disagreements. You both are old enough to Judge for yourselves what is Right and Wrong.”

Joey, you were Laughing at Sammy’s Stuttering earlier. Judge for yourself, was that OK? Sammy’s Judgement was that you were Wrong to Laugh at him.”

You Don’t want me to be the Judge!” “I am so Fed Up with You Both! If you come to me Again and Ask me to Judge Between you two, I will Not Allow you to See Each Other Again. I know Neither of You Would Like that Solution!!!”

The entire passage is below. Jesus is obviously Frustrated. He talks to them like a Parent talking to Misbehaving Children.

Jesus is called Rabbi, which means Teacher. As Teachers Frequently Do, Jesus is always Scolding the Jews. Treating them like Ignorant Children. Which in fact is how they behaved.

Luke 12:54 And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is. 55 And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass. 56 Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time? 57 Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right? 58 When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison. 59 I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite.

Jesus is Upset. He calls them Hypocrites.

Luke 12:56 Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time? 

Hypocrites

People that Cry: “The Bible Says Not To Judge!!!” “You Are Judging Me!!! They ARE HYPOCRITES!!!

They are JUDGING YOU!

AS SOON AS A PERSON POINTS THEIR FINGER AT YOU. AND ACCUSES YOU OF JUDGING THEM. THEY ARE JUDGING YOU.

THESE LYING FRAUDS ARE THE MOST JUDGEMENTAL PEOPLE.

I run into them daily. They are Quick to Judge Me. They call me a Bible-Thumper, A Holier-Than-Thou Jesus Freak, and much Worse. Understand the Vast Majority of these People Falsely Claim they are Christians.

When I point out they Don’t know what they are talking about. And give them Bible Verses, share one of my Blog Posts with them. They Go off the rails. And Play the Victim. “God Says Not to Judge!!!”

Jesus Instructions On Judging Other People:

John 7:24 Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.

John 7:14 Now about the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught. 15 And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned? 16 Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me. 17 If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself. 18 He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him. 19 Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me? 20 The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill thee?

Jesus Is Being Wrongly Judged.

Jesus Explains that What he is Doing is Right. It is Scriptural.

Jesus was Not Upset with being Judged. He was Upset that the Judgement Against Him was Wrong and Unscriptural.

The Point Jesus is Making is when you Judge, Judge Correctly According to the Scriptures.

21 Jesus answered and said unto them, I have done one work, and ye all marvel. 22 Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision; (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers;) and ye on the sabbath day circumcise a man. 23 If a man on the sabbath day receive circumcision, that the law of Moses should not be broken; are ye angry at me, because I have made a man every whit whole on the sabbath day? 24 Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.

Matthew 7:1 Is The Go To Verse For Ignorant People about Judging Others.

Matthew 7:1 Judge not, that ye be not judged.

People are Seriously Illiterate. Matthew 7:1 IS NOT A BLANKET STATEMENT AGAINST JUDGING OTHERS.

As is common in the Bible God is Issuing A Warning. The WARNING IS NOT: DO NOT JUDGE OTHER PEOPLE.

THE WARNING IS: UNDERSTAND WHEN YOU JUDGE YOU WILL BE JUDGED TOO.

Jesus repeatedly in the Gospels, in his ministry is telling his audience to Judge Righteously.

That is also what he is explaining in Matthew Chapter 7.

There is Nothing Wrong with Being Judged as long as the Judgement is Scriptural.

Jesus is saying that BEFORE you Judge Others First Judge Yourself.

Make Sure you are Not Also Guilty of what you are Judging someone else for.

Jesus Doesn’t Want Christians to be Hypocrites. That is the Point of the Passage. “Before You Judge Others. Judge Yourself.”

The entire passage:

Matthew 7:1 Judge not, that ye be not judged. 2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. 3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? 4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? 5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.

The Bible is All About Being Judged And Judging Others.

I know A Person Is Biblically Ignorant when they Say:

The Bible Says Not To Judge!”

From Genesis to Revelation God is Judging Mankind. God is Telling Mankind to Read the Scriptures, so you can Know how to Judge Yourself and Others.

Everyone Judges People Daily.

You Judge a Person’s Appearance, Their Behavior, what they Say and Do.

People who Say they Don’t Judge Other People are Lying Hypocrites.

Women are Very Judgmental.

It is Not Even Close, women are 100 times more Judgmental than Men are, even more than that.

Men Don’t Judge Like Women Do. Because Men Are Not Look To Judge Everything. Men Don’t want to take the time and effort it takes to Be Extremely Judgemental.

Women Criticize Men for always being out of touch with everything. For being Self-Absorbed.

What Women call Self-Absorbed is Men Keeping their Heads Down. Men Don’t want the Conflicts that Women Start. So Men Keep to themselves as Much as Possible to Avoid these Constant Conflicts.

All of This is a Big Reason that Marriage rates are Greatly declining.

U.S. Marriage Rate Has Declined 60 Percent Since 1970, Study Shows (yahoo.com)

Men are Fed Up with Being Judged 24/7 by Females.

Men Don’t want This Evil in their Lives. They had enough of it in their family life growing up.

The Bible is Filled With Warnings About EVIL Women Being a Snare, A Trap for Men.

1st Timothy 5:11 But the younger widows refuse: for when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ, they will marry; 12 Having damnation, because they have cast off their first faith. 13 And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not. 14 I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.

Proverbs 6:23 For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life: 24 To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman. 25 Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids. 26 For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life. 27 Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned? 28 Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned? 29 So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.

Proverbs 25:24 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.

Proverbs 27:15 A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike. 16 Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.

Proverbs 5:1 My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding: 2 That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge. 3 For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil: 4 But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword. 5 Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell. 6 Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them. 7 Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth. 8 Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house: 9 Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel: 10 Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger; 11 And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed, 12 And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof; 13 And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me! 14 I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.

Proverbs 7:5 That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words. 6 For at the window of my house I looked through my casement, 7 And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding, 8 Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house, 9 In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night: 10 And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart. 11 (She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house: 12 Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.) 13 So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him, 14 I have peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows. 15 Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee. 16 I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt. 17 I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. 18 Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves. 19 For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey: 20 He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed. 21 With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him. 22 He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks; 23 Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life. 24 Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth. 25 Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths. 26 For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her. 27 Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.

Proverbs 21:9 It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house. 10 The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes. 11 When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge. 12 The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness.

Not All Women are like this, but the Vast Majority are.

Most Married Men Ignore their Wives because they just Don’t want to hear them Talking, Talking, Talking and Ranting, On and On and On.

Women Are Never Satisfied with Men. They are Always Searching for Someone Better. This is a Big Reason for Divorces.

Men Certainly have Issues of their Own Too, No Doubt!!!!

Relationships:

When it comes to Male and Female Relationships (Females have a Difficult time being around Each Other too.) Women are at Fault for Being Extremely Difficult to Be Around.

Honest Women will Freely Admit all this.

Females Tell Men: “Just Deal With It!!! (Me! My Attitude! My Moodiness! How Bad I Treat YOU! etc…) I Am Worth It!!!” (All The Suffering I put you through is Worth It. Because I am Beautiful. I have Good Qualities too. You have to take the BAD with the GOOD…)

This is a very well known Common statement. I have heard it Countless times.

Females are Difficult, Moody.

They Know It Too. They Expect Men, Everyone around them to Just Blindly Accept this. They are like this 365 days a Year 24/7.

Do Not Buy the Excuse: “I Can Be Bitchy, I am having my period.” Women will say this even when it isn’t true. Also there are Medications for Women to take for that, that Works. Women that Are Bitchy Are Bitchy Because that is who they are.

A Woman Being on Her Period Doesn’t Have the Green Light To Be Impossible to Be Around. That is a Choice She Makes. Do Not Ever Accept That Excuse. Get Away From Her, Leave the Home when she is Like that. Don’t Take Her Abuse.

One Minute They Are Giddy, Very Excited, Happy to Be Around You. The Next they are Pushing you Away / Picking a Fight with You.

All Females Are Not Like this.

It is a Conscious Choice to Behave like this.

I have called Females Out for this. “You are All Over the Place. Pick a Mood and Stick with it. If You want to keep Being Rude to me I am going to leave. I am Not Going to put up with this.”

Her Reply: OK… I Get Like This, to Spool you up. Sometimes I just want a Good Fight…

I have gotten different responses.

The Bottom Line, if you call Females Out for Their Mood Swings, Their Odd Behavior, Eventually They Will Admit that They do it On Purpose to get you to Respond to them.

In general Females Don’t Like everything to Always be the Same.

They will have Mood Swings to add Excitement to the Day. They enjoy causing Drama, Fighting for No Reason. This makes them the Center of Attention. Men on the other hand are Happy to Not Talk. To just Relax.

Many Females Don’t Even Get along with Other Females.

Women, Girls often Don’t have any, or many Female Friends. Because they Hate spending a lot of time with other Females.

They Get along with Males better. In this Context the statement by a Female “Just Deal with me, I am worth it!” is OK. It is OK because a Female Friend is someone you are Not Tied Down With. You can walk away and leave them anytime you need to. Then see them again when the time is right.

Women Demand Men To Accept them As they Are.

But they Are Hypocrites because Women Don’t Accept Men as they Are. They go about Trying to Change Men to what they Want.

Christian Relationships and Marriages Work.

https://plain-talk-christian-ministries.com/2023/01/03/christian-marriage/

Christians Don’t have the Difficulties I am talking about Above.

If You are in a Relationship like I have Described than either You, Your Mate, or Both of you are Lost. The Last Option is Saved People who aren’t Living a Christian Life.

Judging Is NOT A BAD THING. It Will NOT STOP IN HEAVEN.

1st Corinthians 6:3 “Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life?”

The context of the above verse:

1st Corinthians 6:1 Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints? 2 Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters? 3 Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life? 4 If then ye have judgments of things pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church. 5 I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? no, not one that shall be able to judge between his brethren? 6 But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers. 7 Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded? 8 Nay, ye do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren.

A Spiritual Christian, is a person who has studied and understands Christianity, the Bible. Someone who is Devout in their Christian Faith.

The Bible commands us to Study the Bible.

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.”

Spiritual Christians are to judge all things.

1st Corinthians 2:12 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.

A spiritual Christian Judges Everything according to the Bible.

Gospel Tract
Gospel Tract
Justification
Justification
How to Be Saved and know it.
How to Be Saved and know it.

Satan’s War Against Salvation. How A Person Is Saved. Explaining Free Will And Repent / Repentance In Salvation.

Satan has Already Been Defeated. Satan Has to Ask God’s Permission to Touch A Christian:

Beware Satan Is The Enemy:

1st Peter 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: 9 Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world. 10 But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you. 11 To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

Jesus Defeated Satan On The Cross

Revelation 12:12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.”

Satan is Defeated, he knows he Only has a Short time Left.

Luke 22:31 And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: 32 But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren. 33 And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and to death. 34 And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me. 35 And he said unto them, When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said, Nothing. 36 Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one. 37 For I say unto you, that this that is written must yet be accomplished in me, And he was reckoned among the transgressors: for the things concerning me have an end. 38 And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said unto them, It is enough.

Jesus Love!!! Jesus Prayed for Peter.

Jesus is God, He knows Everything, he knew what would happen to Peter. Jesus Not Only told Peter that he would Deny him. He Told him he would come through this Attack of the Devil…

32 But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.

Jesus Always Gives us Hope. Especially in our Darkest Times. Jesus is Always with us.

Free Will:

Free Will means God Gives Everyone the Choice to Believe on Jesus or to Reject Jesus. No One Goes to Hell For Sin. Jesus Died For All of the Sins of the World.

https://plain-talk-christian-ministries.com/2023/04/14/jesus-died-for-all-sin/

Adam and Eve were Given Only One Sin they could commit. Just One Thing they Could Not Do.

What happened in the Garden of Eden…

Adam and Eve Rejected God. They with their Free Will Ate of the Forbidden Fruit. Eve Believed Satan and Rejected what God told her.

Salvation is A Free Gift.

Ephesians 2:4 But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, 5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved) 6 And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: 7 That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. 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.

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. 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.

See, God Gave Jesus (God in the Flesh.) to mankind to Die for the Sins of the World. Why? Because of God’s Amazing Mercy and Love.

Salvation is Simply Believing On Jesus. Salvation is Everlasting, it Never Ends.

Why are People Condemned to Hell / The Lake Of Fire? They are Condemned Only For Not Believing on Jesus. It Doesn’t Say they are Condemned For their Sins.

Beware of False Teachers that Teach: “The Sin of Unbelief.” This is NOT A Bible Teaching. They Teach This Lie because they are Pushing the Repent of Sin False Gospel.

Calvinist / Other Denominations Deny Free Will. Some False Teachers Claim that Free Will means a Person Can Give Back their Salvation.

Here God, I want to Go to Hell, I am Giving Back your Salvation.” Yes this is What they Literally teach.

https://plain-talk-christian-ministries.com/2022/12/13/once-saved-always-saved/

There Is No Ladder, Staircase, Steps to Salvation:

If you type Salvation into a Search Engine you will find Satan’s False Plans of Salvation illustrated in pictures. In False Gospel Tracts. In False Sermons. This is All Satan’s Counterfeit Christianity.

A Typical False illustration will have a Staircase with labeled Steps.

On their unbiblical Staircase they will have Steps:

Repent of Sin (Which is also Called: Forsake Sin, Turn From Sin, Make Jesus the Lord of Your Life, Give Your Life to Jesus, etc…)

https://plain-talk-christian-ministries.com/2022/12/14/beware-of-the-repent-of-sin-false-gospel/

Keep the Law (Also said as, Remain Faithful, Submit your Life to Christ, Be Obedient to God. They have numerous terms they use to Add Works to Salvation.)

https://plain-talk-christian-ministries.com/2022/12/14/the-gospels-matthew-mark-luke-and-john-a-summary/

These People are Wicked. On one hand they Deny they believe you must Keep All of the Law. You cannot pick and choose between what Laws you Keep. They Pick Sins that will send you to Hell. They actually Teach if you are “Living in Sin.” You will Go to Hell.

Living in Sin?” What does that even mean? Everyone, is a Sinner and Sins multiple times Daily. So Honestly Everyone is Living in Sin.

1st John 1:10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

Yes, They Lie. They Falsely claim that they DO NOT SIN. Their False Preachers / Pastors Preach that a Christian CANNOT SIN. That they No Longer Sin… You can find them Preaching this all over YouTube with an Internet Search.

Willful Sin Is A False Teaching.

They sometimes add: “It is Impossible for A Christian to Sin Willfully.” That is their Escape Clause. They are Two Faced Liars. “We Do Not Sin.” “OK We Sin. But we Do Not Sin Willfully” What Garbage, Double Talk.

I have spoken directly to Numerous of them. They told me: “I have Not Sinned Since I was Saved.” “I have Not Committed a Willful Sin.” They ARE EVIL LIARS.

https://plain-talk-christian-ministries.com/2022/12/22/willful-sin-explaining-hebrews-chapter-10/

These Liars are Fruit Inspectors.

If they don’t see your Good Works than according to them you have No Evidence of Salvation, So you are Lost.

They Twist James Chapter 2 which is Not a Salvation Chapter and they add Works to Salvation.

They Falsely Claim if you are Not Living for Jesus than you Are Lost. They Teach the False Gospel Repent of Sin to Be Saved. They are Lordship Salvationist.

https://plain-talk-christian-ministries.com/2023/01/04/lordship-salvation-explaining-lordship-salvation/

They Teach You have to Make Jesus the Lord of Your Life. “If Jesus is Not Lord of All than he is Not Lord At All,” Is one of their Ridiculous False Teachings.

https://plain-talk-christian-ministries.com/2023/09/24/faith-without-works-is-dead-salvation-by-works/

Baptism Is Not Required to Be Saved.

They Falsely Add Water Baptism to Salvation. You will Not Find One Person who is Saved being Told to Get Baptized as part of Salvation. Baptism Happens After a Person is Saved. It is a picture of Salvation.

Going under the Water is a symbol of Jesus Death and Burial. Coming up out of the Water is a Picture of Jesus Resurrection from the Dead.

https://plain-talk-christian-ministries.com/2022/12/14/acts-238-explained/

Salvation in the Bible:

Acts 16:25 And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. 26 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s bands were loosed. 27 And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled. 28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here. 29 Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas, 30 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? 31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. 32 And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house. 33 And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.

Notice the Question: “What Must I Do To Be Saved?”

Understand the Answer: “Believe ON The Lord Jesus Christ, and thou Shalt Be SAVED!!!”

That is It!!!

THERE IS NOT ONE OTHER REQUIREMENT!!!

Paul Did Not Say: You Have To Repent OF YOUR SINS. You Have To Be Baptized, You Have to Agree to Keep the Whole Law, You have to Be Willing to Forsake Sin to Be Saved.

Paul Added Nothing to Salvation. Beware of Churches, People who ADD Works to Salvation.

Salvation = BELIEVE ON THE LORD JESUS CHRIST

THAT IS IT. ANYTHING ELSE ADDED IS WORKS. ADD ANYTHING ELSE TO IT AND YOU WILL GO TO HELL / THE LAKE OF FIRE, FOR ETERNITY.

The Bible is 100% Clear SALVATION Happens Immediately when a Person has Believed On The Lord Jesus Christ.

Believed What?

Believed the Gospel. Salvation happens as soon as a Person has Believed the Gospel Only for their Salvation:

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 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:

Paul and Silas were in Jail because they were Preaching the Gospel.

There is No Doubt that the Jailer had heard the Gospel Preached. Paul Preached the Gospel to Everyone he met.

When Paul told the Roman Jailer to Believe on The Lord Jesus Christ to Be Saved he didn’t Ask any Questions. Because He Knew the Gospel Message that Paul Preached. He knew Why Paul was in Jail.

The Jailer Believed the Gospel and Was Immediately Saved.

Paul was in and out of Jail for Preaching the Gospel.

Acts 20:22 And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there: 23 Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me. 24 But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God. 25 And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more. 26 Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men. 27 For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.

1st Corinthians 1:17 For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.

It Does Not Get any more clear than: “Christ sent me NOT TO BAPTIZE,” Baptism IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE SAVED!!!.

Peter’s Gospel Message:

Peter Added Nothing to the Gospel. After both Jews and Gentiles were Saved then they were Baptized. Always in the Bible a Person is Saved then afterwards they are Baptized. They All immediately received the Holy Ghost. Read for yourselves below:

Acts 10:34 Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons: 35 But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him. 36 The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:) 37 That word, I say, ye know, which was published throughout all Judaea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached; 38 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him. 39 And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree: 40 Him God raised up the third day, and shewed him openly; 41 Not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen before of God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead. 42 And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead. 43 To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins. 44 While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word. 45 And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost. 46 For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter, 47 Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we? 48 And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.

Paul’s Gospel Ministry:

Paul Preached The Gospel Everywhere he went. He Preached On The Cross of Jesus. Jesus Crucifixion. The Passion of Jesus Christ.

Romans 1:14 I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise. 15 So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also. 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. 17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

1st Corinthians 1:18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. 19 For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. 20 Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? 21 For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe. 22 For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom: 23 But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness; 24 But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God. 25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. 26 For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: 27 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; 28 And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: 29 That no flesh should glory in his presence. 30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption: 31 That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.

Paul Preached The Gospel Only for Salvation. He Fought To Defend The Gospel Only For Salvation.

Paul had to Stand Against False Teachers who were adding Works (circumcision) to Salvation.

Paul Called out these False Teachers and Rejected Adding Anything to Salvation. See Below.

Acts 15:1 And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved. 2 When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question. 3 And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren. 4 And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church, and of the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them. 5 But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses. 6 And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter. 7 And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe. 8 And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us; 9 And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith. 10 Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear? 11 But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.

It is Very Difficult to Find the Gospel Only Preached in Churches. 99% of All Churches Teach Works as Part of Salvation. Jesus Warned us About this:

Matthew 7:13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: 14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. 15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

“…and few there be that find it.” FEW is a VERY SMALL NUMBER.

Jesus is Making the POINT Almost No One will Go to Heaven Compared to Everyone that has Ever Lived.

Think of Disasters, Military Massacres… Read News stories about them. You will find: “There were a Few Survivors, 3 People were found Alive, Thousands are Known Dead.”

Satan is the god of the Earth:

2nd Corinthians 4:1 Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not; 2 But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God. 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.

Satan is Fighting against The Gospel Being Heard and Believed By the Lost. The Bible is Clear about this.

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.

Blinded Minds…

I encounter this Numerous Times Daily. Lost People Refuse to Hear the Gospel. They Mock the Gospel / Christians.

Counterfeit Christians Sharing their False Works Based Gospel, they are Blinded. They Refuse to Hear the Truth. Even When I Prove to them they Are Not Teaching what the Bible Says. That they are Twisting the Scriptures and Taking Verses out of Context.

They Don’t Care… Their Reply to me After I Exposed them. “Well, I Don’t Care!!! This is What I was Taught in Church by my Pastor. I just Don’t know how to Defend what I was Taught. Just Because I Don’t know the Bible as Good as you Do Doesn’t mean you are Right and I am Wrong.” All of this After I proved that they were Wrong with the Bible. They are Blinded and Refuse to Believe the Truth. They Reject What the Bible Says.

It is a WASTE OF TIME trying to talk to anyone that Refuses to Listen to the Gospel.

It is impossible to Force anyone to Believe The Gospel.

Just Sharing the Gospel recently, (This happens to me a lot.) I was Falsely Accused of Beating People over the Head with the Bible. Of being Holier-Then-Thou. A Counterfeit Christian Falsely Accused me.

In Truth I Don’t Waste my time with People who Don’t Want to Hear the Gospel.

Counterfeit Christians Get Very Nasty:

They are full of False Accusations: You are Shoving the Bible Down People’s Throats! “Don’t Shove the Bible Down my Throat!!!” Beating People with the Bible are Frequent Accusations. The Bible Obviously Offends them. That is Clear. They Hate The Bible, God’s Word. That is why the Accuse Christians of Beating People over the Head with the Bible. Being Holy Rollers, Jesus Freaks, etc… They Hate God, Jesus, Hearing God’s Word.

These People Can Not Hide their Hatred. They, Including So Called Christians Get Mad Instantly. They Start to Swear. Yes I have received Numerous of replies online that have included swear Words. “F-OFF.” “F-U” Every Swear Word you can Think of they have used against me. I have Gotten a lot of Death Threats, many from Counterfeit Christians.

I have been Physically attacked several times When Sharing the Gospel Face to Face. I have been hit, threatened with knives for Asking People if they had a minute to hear the Gospel.

They are Satanic.

I think many are Possessed with Devils. The Bible talks about people Possessed with Devils. This is Still happening.

What was my Crime? I Exposed a False Gospel being Shared. I said it was a Works Based Salvation, and I included a Link to one of my Blog Posts talking about this False Gospel.

Please Do Not Let “Christians” Shut you up.

They will Gang Up on you in Person and online. They will Say Stop Arguing Christians are All Suppose to Get along and not Argue with Each Other.

As Soon as you hear this or something similar. You need to Immediately Reply. None of You are Christians. You are Pushing a False Gospel of Works.

What happens everyday online, thousand of times a day, is You will be Exposing a False Gospel being Shared and many people will be in the conversion. Sometime more people will agree with you than those who are Fighting Against you.

The People Fighting Against you want to make you Shut Up Quickly. They are Satan’s Minions. Satan doesn’t want the Truth to be Told.

Never Shut Up when People are Hearing you Share The Gospel.

Satan Controls the Airwaves, the Internet:

The people in Media, who run All Communications on the Earth are Not Christians. They are Minions of Satan. Lost People Serving Satan.

You might find these words Harsh… Jesus Said if you are Not Saved you are a Child of Satan.

John 8:42 Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me. 43 Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word. 44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. 45 And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not. 46 Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me? 47 He that is of God heareth God’s words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.

It is a Spiritual Battle.

Satan is Blinding People’s Minds So they will Not Hear / Believe the Gospel.

John 12:23 And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified. 24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit. 25 He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal. 26 If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour. 27 Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour. 28 Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again. 29 The people therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it thundered: others said, An angel spake to him. 30 Jesus answered and said, This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes. 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. 37 But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him: 38 That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed? 39 Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again, 40 He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them. 41 These things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake of him.

Jonah And Lot Are Examples of God’s Mercy

Jonah was a very complicated person.

Thousands of Sermons, Let alone Children’s Bible Lessons, have been given on the Book of Jonah. It is rich with Bible Lessons to be taught and Learned.

Jonah was a Vile Wicked Person:

Jonah 4:11 But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry. 2 And he prayed unto the Lord, and said, I pray thee, O Lord, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil. 3 Therefore now, O Lord, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live. 4 Then said the Lord, Doest thou well to be angry?

Jonah was Displeased with and Angry at God… Wow!!!

I have seen this attitude in “Christians” for over 40 years. There is a Lot of Hate in “Christians” in Pastor’s.

I know Pastor’s that are Like Jonah. These Wicked Pastor’s do Not Want to See Everyone Saved. One example is they Hate Homosexuals. If they have anything to do with them it is Full of Hate.

News Flash Homosexuality is Not an Unforgivable Sin.

Yes Saved people can be and many are Homosexuals. Just like there are Christians caught up in Numerous Sins: Adultery, Cheating on their Wives / their Husbands, Fornication, Being Drunks, Drug Addiction, etc…, the List of Sins is extremely Long.

There are Hate Groups that Parade about as “Christians” as “Christian Churches” that attend LGBTQIA+ events Not to Try and see anyone Saved. They go to Mock, to Attack them Not to Share the Gospel.

Wicked Vile Christians:

These Wicked People (Some of them are probably Saved Like Jonah…) Do Not Want Homosexuals to Be Saved. They are Hypocrites. They discount their own Sins… They think they are Better than the Homosexuals. I have News for You. Your own Sins are Not Better than the Sin of Homosexuality. Homosexuality is a Sin like Smoking, Drinking, Sexual Sins, Drug Addiction, any Other Addiction.

I have seen these type of “Christian” Hypocrites that Get into other People’s Faces about Sin, I have seen them Smoking, doing things that they get into other people’s faces about. I Even knew a Church going closet Homosexual who was like this.

Closeted Homosexuals in numerous Baptist Churches (Not All, a portion of them.) will attend Anti-Homosexual Rallies and be one of the Biggest voices Condemning them. The History of Congress / Politicians has shown us that Many outspoken Politicians that have made it their mission to Speak out against Homosexuals are themselves Homosexuals.

Jonah Finally Does What God Told him to Do.

Jonah 3:1 And the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the second time, saying, 2 Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee. 3 So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days’ journey. 4 And Jonah began to enter into the city a day’s journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown. 5 So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them. 6 For word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. 7 And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water: 8 But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands. 9 Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not? 10 And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not.

Jonah 3:9,10 are used by False Teachers to Teach the False Gospel of Repent of Sin to Be Saved. The context of Jonah 3:9,10 is very important. Please read to the end. I will explain Jonah 3:9,10 below.

Hypocrites are Everywhere. Jonah was a Huge Hypocrite.

Jonah was a very Poor Excuse for an Evangelist. He was a Bitter Judgmental Hypocrite that was Happy to see Thousands of people killed by God. He was Angry that God did Not Just Kill them. He wanted to see God Kill them. Jonah was a Blood Thirsty Psychopath.

Jonah and Lot

The Bible depiction of Jonah and Lot are very similar in one aspect. They both had the opportunity to Save a City / Cities. With Lot he was tasked with Saving The Cities On The Plain. Which included Sodom and Gomorrah.

Both Lot and Jonah had the ability to Save a City / Cities from destruction. Lot wanted to Save the lives of all the people in all the Cities on the plain. But Jonah on the other hand Hated the people of Nineveh and wanted to Watch Them All Burn like Sodom and Gomorrah did.

Saved People, Evangelist, etc…, Can Be Vile Sinners.

The Scriptures show that Jonah was Vile. Jonah was and remained a man of God… Lot is Vile as well Remember he had Sex with his two daughters.  But at least he wanted to Save Lives so I put Lot way ahead of Jonah.

Proof that God Wrote the Bible is seen in the depictions of both Jonah and Lot.

The Bible shows how Vile they Both were. (Lot had Sex with Both of his Daughters.) The Bible doesn’t cover up the Sins of Bible Saints. Yes both Lot and Jonah were Saints of God. They were imperfect but God still used them.

Lot’s Task:

Lot was tasked with having to have Saved 10 souls only his own household. His household would have been much more than 10 souls. For example Abraham’s household was in the hundreds.

Genesis 18:23 And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked? 24 Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?

Abraham expected that Lot would have at least 10 members of his household who were Saved. So when Abraham was able to get God to agree to spare the Cites if 10 righteous people were found he stopped thinking that Lot certainly had 10 people Saved in his household.

There is Only One True Way to Be Saved in the Bible:

Bible Salvation is Believing the Gospel Only to be Saved. No person has / will go to Hell the Lake of Fire because of Sin. Jesus died for all Sin.

John 1:29 “The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.”

Hebrews 10:12 “But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;”

2nd Corinthians 5:15 “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.”

1st Peter 3:18 “For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:”

1st John 2:2 “And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.”

1st John 3:5 “And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.”

Hebrews 9:13 For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh:14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?15 And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.16 For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.

A Testament is God’s contract with Mankind on how he is dealing with man in regard to Mankind’s Salvation.

God gave Israel the Law in the Old Testament.

The Testator of the Old Testament were animals like sheep.

The New Testament Testator was Jesus. Jesus death began the New Testament.

In the New Testament Salvation is defined as 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:

A person is Saved by Believing in Jesus as the only way to Heaven. Believing that Jesus death, burial and resurrection is the only possible payment for our Sins. The only way to be Saved is putting our faith in Jesus to save us.

Were Old Testament Believers Saved by Jesus Only too?

Yes.

Jesus’ Death on the Cross Gives Eternal Salvation for All Believers, whether they lived before or after him.

In both the Old and New Testament everyone is Saved By Grace, through Faith in Jesus.

The Law was given to Show all Mankind that no one could keep the Law. The Law showed us that we were Sinners in need of a Saviour.

The death of animals were the Testator of the Old Testament to show that Sin required a Blood Sacrifice.

Believers in the Old Testament were not saved by being obedient to the law of God. The Bible clearly teaches this:

Romans 3:20Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.”

We are not good enough to earn Heaven. That is true for us now, and it was also true for believers in the Old Testament.

Old Testament Believers were not Saved by animal sacrifices:

Hebrews 10:4 “For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.”

The Old Testament sacrifices pointed towards the one sacrifice that Jesus would make on the cross to bring Eternal Salvation.

Like New Testament believers, Old Testament believers were Justified by Grace through Faith Alone in Jesus.

Abraham:

Genesis 15:6 “And he believed in the Lord; and he counted it to him for righteousness.”

Galatians 3:6 Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.7 Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed.9 So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.10 For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.11 But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.

You Must Understand That There Is Only One True Gospel.

The Bible here in Galatians 3 said that God preached the Gospel to Abraham.

Galatians 1:6 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.

Lot’s and Jonah’s tasks were the same.

Lot failed to Save 10 souls. Jonah was very successful, despite his own feelings, in Saving enough Souls that God decided to Spare Nineveh.

Jonah 3:9 Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not? 10 And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not.

Explaining Jonah 3:9,10

10 And God saw their works…

Their Works… God is Telling us here that Turning From Sins their Evil Way is Works.

I hear Countless People who push the Repent of Sin False Gospel Say that Repenting of Sin is Not Works. God Clearly says that it is Works. Repent of Sin is also called: To Forsake Sin and To Turn From Sin to be Saved.

The people of Nineveh were trusting in their Own Good Works to Save them just like every Lost person in history. The Evil way they Turned from was not Sin, it was Trusting in their own Good Works.

The people of Nineveh were Saved by Believing the Gospel Only.

Abraham was Lot’s brother and Abraham knew the Gospel so it is a given that Lot also knew the Gospel and Believed the Gospel just like Abraham.

Jonah God’s Evangelist, he obviously knew the Gospel. He was an Evangelist, a Soul Winner. If you understand the entire Bible you will see that the Gospel started in Genesis and is present throughout the whole Bible.

Jonah 3:5So the people of Nineveh believed God…

Nineveh was Saved by the people in Nineveh that Believed God. The only way to be Saved is to Believe the Gospel in both the Old and New Testaments.

The people of Nineveh did not just Believe that God would destroy Nineveh (They obviously knew that God had destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.) that fact was a given. Jonah’s Preaching showed them they were Trusting in their Own Good Works to Save themselves.

Jonah 3:5 So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them. 6 For word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. 7 And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water: 8 But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands. 9 Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not? 10 And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not.

The Bible 101. Is The Bible God’s Word? How To Read And Study The Bible.

Why I Believe The Bible is 100% God’s Word

John 17:17 Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.

John 8:31 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; 32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

God’s Word is True. Prophecy Proves this. History Proves Bible Prophecy. 

When I read the Bible I feel the Holy Spirit of God in my mind talking to me. When I Study God’s Word The Holy Spirit Opens up the Truth of the Bible to Me.

When God Speaks to me he often puts a Scripture in my Mind. I go to that Scripture read it and more and more Scriptures are given to me to read as I read. The Holy Spirit of God explains the Scriptures to me.

John 14:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

John 16:13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.

The Bible Obviously has One Author the Holy Spirit of God

The Bible has 66 Books. These books fit seamlessly together, referring to each other hundreds of times. In the New Testament Old Testament Prophecies are seen Fulfilled.

The Scriptures were written by 40+ men through the Holy Spirit of God.

God wrote the Bible.

If you read the Bible you will see: The Word of God, My Word(s), Thy Word (God’s Word.), etc…, repeated over and over and over again, in the Bible.

Matthew 24:35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

1st Peter 1:23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever. 24 For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: 25 But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.

Isaiah 40:8 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.

Isaiah 55:11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

Psalms 119:11 Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee. 12 Blessed art thou, O Lord: teach me thy statutes. 13 With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth. 14 I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches. 15 I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways. 16 I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word. 17 Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word. 18 Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.

Psalms 119:105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. 106 I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments. 107 I am afflicted very much: quicken me, O Lord, according unto thy word. 108 Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O Lord, and teach me thy judgments. 109 My soul is continually in my hand: yet do I not forget thy law. 110 The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I erred not from thy precepts. 111 Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart. 112 I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes alway, even unto the end. 113 I hate vain thoughts: but thy law do I love. 114 Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word. 115 Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God. 116 Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope. 117 Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually. 118 Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit is falsehood. 119 Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross: therefore I love thy testimonies. 120 My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments. 121 I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine oppressors. 122 Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me. 123 Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness. 124 Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy, and teach me thy statutes. 125 I am thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies. 126 It is time for thee, Lord, to work: for they have made void thy law. 127 Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold. 128 Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way.

The Holy Spirit Wrote Through Common Men like Gad, Luke and Mark. Through Prophets, Kings, Apostles, etc…

Revelation 1:1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: 2 Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.

Revelation 1:1,2 Is a Perfect Example of how God Wrote the Bible. Here John is Given a Special Revelation by Jesus Christ. (Paul was also taught by Jesus Christ After his Resurrection. Paul was Given Special Revelations from Jesus.) Every Word John wrote in the Books of John and Revelation were Given to him by God to Write. This is how every Book of the Bible Was Written.

Revelation 3:1 And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write…, 7 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write…, 14 And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write…,

2nd Timothy 3:15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. 16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: 17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

2nd Peter 1:21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

2nd Peter 1:21 the entire passage

2nd Peter 1:12 Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth. 13 Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance; 14 Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me. 15 Moreover I will endeavour that ye may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance. 16 For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty. 17 For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. 18 And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount. 19 We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: 20 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. 21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

God Wrote every Word of the Bible. The Bible is Infallible. It is the Perfect, Inerrant Word of God.

Proverbs 30:5 Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. 6 Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.

Psalms 12:6 The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. 7 Thou shalt keep them, O Lord, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.

Psalms 19:7 The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple. 8 The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes. 9 The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether. 10 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. 11 Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.

James 3:17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

2nd Samuel 22:31 As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him.

The 66 Books of The Bible

The Books Of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, and Job Were Written By Moses
The Book Of
Joshua Was Written By Joshua
The Book
s Of Judges and Ruth were Written By Samuel
The Books Of 1st and 2nd Samuel Were Written By Samuel; Gad; Nathan
The Book
s Of 1st and 2nd Kings, Jeremiah and Lamentations Were Written By Jeremiah
The Book
s Of 1st and 2nd Chronicles and Ezra Were Written By Ezra
The Book Of
Nehemiah Was Written By Nehemiah
The Book Of
Esther Was Written By Mordecai
The Book Of
Psalms Was Written By David and Several Others
The Book Of
Proverbs Was Written By Solomon; Agur; Lemuel
The Book
s Of Ecclesiastes and Song Of Solomon Were Written By Solomon
The Book Of
Isaiah Was Written By Isaiah
The Book Of
Ezekiel Was Written By Ezekiel
The Book Of
Daniel Was Written By Daniel
The Book Of
Hosea Was Written By Hosea
The Book Of
Joel Was Written By Joel
The Book Of
Amos Was Written By Amos
The Book Of
Obadiah Was Written By Obadiah
The Book Of
Jonah Was Written By Jonah
The Book Of
Micah Was Written By Micah
The Book Of
Nahum Was Written By Nahum
The Book Of
Habakkuk Was Written By Habakkuk
The Book Of
Zephaniah Was Written By Zephaniah
The Book Of
Haggai Was Written By Haggai
The Book Of
Zechariah Was Written By Zechariah
The Book Of
Malachi Was Written By Malachi
The Book Of
Matthew Was Written By The Apostle Matthew

The Book Of Mark Was Written By Mark.

Mark was Not an Apostle, or one of the 12 Disciples of Jesus. Mark was referred to as John Mark. He assisted the Apostle Paul in his Missionary work. Later he also assisted the Apostle Peter in Rome. Three names appear in the New Testament for him: John Mark, his Jewish and Roman names; Mark; and John. In The King James Bible he is called Marcus. John Mark is mentioned in Acts 12:23-13:13, 15:36-39; Collossians 4:10; 2 Timothy 4:11; and 1st Peter 5:13.

The Books Of Luke and Acts Were Written By Luke. Luke was Not An Apostle, or one of the 12 Disciples of Jesus. Luke was a Physician and an Associate of the Apostle Paul (Col. 4:14; Philemon 24).

The Books Of John, 1st 2nd 3rd John, and Revelation Were Written By The Apostle John

The Books Of Romans, 1st Corinthians, 2nd Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians,

1st Thessalonians, 2nd Thessalonians, 1st Timothy, 2nd Timothy, Titus, Philemon, and Hebrews Were Written By The Apostle Paul.

The Book Of James Was Written By James (Jesus’ brother)
The Book
s Of 1st and 2nd Peter Were Written By The Apostle Peter
The Book Of
Jude Was Written By Jude (Jesus’ brother)

The Bible spans 4000+ years of Mankind’s History.

Fulfilled Bible Prophecy Proves the Bible is God’s Word.

The Bible Foretells Specific Events in Great Detail. Many years before they happen. Bible Prophets have successfully made Prophecies hundreds of years before they were Fulfilled.

Over 2,500 Prophecies are written in the Bible. Around 2,000 Prophecies have been Fulfilled according to the majority of people who took the time to Study and research this. The Key Finding is the Bible is Error Free. Of the 2,500 Prophecies found in the Bible there is No Errors in Prophecies Foretold. The Bible is Error Free.

Fulfilled Prophecies

Before 500 BC, the Prophet Daniel Prophesied that Israel’s long-awaited King, The Messiah would begin his public ministry 483 years after a Decree to Restore and Rebuild Jerusalem is made.

Daniel 9:25 Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times. 26 And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.

Daniel Prophesied that the Messiah would be “cut off,” Killed. This event would happen before Jerusalem and the Temple would be Destroyed for a 2nd time. Written History and Archaeology Prove that these Prophecies were Exactly Fulfilled.

The Life, Death by Crucifixion, Burial, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ were well written about Historically, not just written about in the Bible. This is further Proof of the Bible Prophecies. The decree regarding the restoration of Jerusalem was issued by Persia’s King Artaxerxes to the Hebrew priest Ezra in 458 BC, 483.

Over 500 Years later the ministry of Jesus Christ began in Galilee. The Start of Jesus’ Public Ministry was in 26 AD. Jesus’ crucifixion happened in 30 AD. Forty years later, in 70 AD Titus Destroyed Jerusalem and the 2nd Temple.

Fulfilled Prophecy as Evidence – Faith Facts – Faith Facts

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How to Study the Bible

To Study the Bible First read it a few times 3 or more times. From the Beginning to the End. Always Pray before you read the Bible and Ask the Holy Spirit to Open your Eyes, your Mind to the Truth of God’s Word. Ask the Holy Spirit to Teach you God’s Word.

After you have read the Bible over a few times. Than you can Study the Bible. When I was only 8 years Old I read the Bible end to end 4 or more times in a year. The Bible is Only 1,200 pages depending on what your text size is. People will read a 1,200 page Novel in just 1 week. I know I have many different times, so it doesn’t take forever to read the entire Bible.

How many times you are able to read the entire Bible in a year is up to you. It is possible to read the Bible end to end 52 or more times in one year.

The reason you need to read the Bible end to end Several times before you Study it is because you have to have a Good, Basic understanding of the whole Bible before you Study it.

Do Not be overwhelmed. At first just read the Bible just like you would any Novel. Do Not worry if you think you do Not understand a lot of it. The Bible in Truth is a History Book. The basic Truths of the Bible are written very plainly and are Not hard to understand. Maybe 10% or more of the Bible is difficult to understand without Studying it. But at the first step you will just be reading the Bible.

When you Read the Bible it is Good to make your own Highlights. The more you read the Bible the more you will understand it.

OK How to Study the Bible

Pick a Subject, let’s Say Salvation. Look what the Bible says about Salvation. Since you have already read the Bible Several times you should immediately know how the Ethiopian Eunuch was Saved.

Acts 8:26 And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert. 27 And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship, 28 Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet. 29 Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot. 30 And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest? 31 And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him. 32 The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth: 33 In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth. 34 And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man? 35 Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus. 36 And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized? 37 And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. 38 And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him. 39 And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.

This passage about the Ethiopian Eunuch referred to Isaiah Chapter 53 so you read that entire Chapter. It is about Salvation.

You should know:

Acts 16:27 And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled. 28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here. 29 Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas, 30 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? 31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.

Above are just a few examples of Salvation Bible Scriptures, what a proper Bible Study on Salvation will entail.

Here is a finished example on a Salvation Bible Study. Study it. You will see how I did my Bible Study. Then you will understand the basics of Bible Study:

https://plain-talk-christian-ministries.com/2022/12/14/salvation-how-to-be-saved/

When you want to Study the Bible for yourself use the Bible.

The Bible explains itself.

If you want to understand what a Word used in the Bible means, do Not use a Dictionary, even a Bible Dictionary is often Not Good to use.

Get a Bible Concordance. Look up the Word in a Bible Concordance and see how it is used over and over again in the Bible. Soon the meaning will become clear. This type of learning I was taught in Elementary School.

Always use the Bible to define Words, to Explain itself.

Isaiah 28:10 For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:

A Precept can be a Word. It can be a term like Covenant. So to learn the meaning if you don’t immediately understand the meaning you find this Precept (Word, Term, etc…) throughout the Bible and learn its meaning by seeing what the Bible says about it.

Line upon line means When you want to Understand a Bible Verse you Need to read the Whole Chapter to understand the Context. “Line upon line, line upon line..” This is what it means. Read more than just single verses.

You cannot take one single verse and Teach a Bible Truth with it by itself. That is what False Teachers, Cults do.

The context of Isaiah 28:10

Isaiah 28:9 Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts. 10 For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little: 11 For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people. 12 To whom he said, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear. 13 But the word of the Lord was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.

Salvation How to Be Saved:

Romans Road
Romans Road
The Bible way to Heaven
The Bible way to Heaven

Faith Without Works Is Dead = Salvation By Works?

Salvation Is By Grace Through Faith In Jesus Christ Only.

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. 

We are Saved by the Grace of God Alone through Faith in Jesus Christ Alone.

Salvation
Salvation

Salvation Is NOT by WORKS. The Bible is Very, Very, Very Clear about this. Ephesians 2:9 Could Not be More Clear:

9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.

Do you see this??? NOT of Works. No One will be in Heaven Boasting about All of their Good Works.

Also read Romans Chapter 4 and you will clearly see that Salvation is Not by Works.

The Bible Clearly Shows Us Every Person Is Very Sinful.

Isaiah 64:6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.

Romans 7:18 For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not. 19 For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do. 20 Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me. 21 I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me. 22 For I delight in the law of God after the inward man: 23 But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. 24 O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death? 25 I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.

Beware of False Religions, Works Based Salvation.

If you are familiar with what Baptist Works Based Churches teach (Others Denominations too. I have to call out Baptist Churches because people have the Wrong Impression on the Baptist Church. People think the Baptist Church is the Back Bone of Bible Believing, Soul Winning, Christianity. The Southern Baptist Church is praised for making up the Bible Belt in the USA. The Truth is it is hard to Find a Baptist Church that doesn’t Teach Works Salvation. They will Lie and Say, Repent of Sin is Not Works. Repent of Sin is Works. It Also is Not Found in the Bible.) you should know, if you think about it. That they constantly contradict themselves.

Be careful. Baptist Churches, other Denominations, will Lie: “This Church Believes in Salvation, by Grace through Faith in Jesus Christ Alone. Jesus is the Only Way to Heaven.”

Then in the next sentence they say: “If you have Not Truly Repented of All of your Sins then you will GO TO HELL.” “You have to have a Life Worthy of going to Heaven, Worthy of Jesus.” “If you haven’t completely Surrendered your Life to Jesus than you are Not Saved.” “Have you Given your life to Jesus? If you are Still Living your Old Life of Sin, then you haven’t Given your life to Jesus. You are Lost.”

There are dozens more catch phrases they endlessly repeat that are Unbiblical, Works Based Salvation, talking points.

They are Fruit Inspectors.

They will examine you, put you under a microscope. “What did you do for Jesus today?” “Did you tell anyone about Jesus?” “I don’t see any tracts in your pocket. Did you run out? Or don’t you pass out tracts?”

In IFB Baptist Churches especially there are many Church members who think they are the Holy Spirit of God. They ask Questions they have no right to ask. Like the Pharisees they are nothing but Hypocrites.

They are Fruit Inspectors because they teach a Works based Salvation. I don’t care how many correct Bible verses they quote. Because when it comes down to Salvation. They will tell you that you have to Repent of Sin to be Saved.

They might say, Turn From Sin, Forsake Sin, be willing to Turn from Sin… They have many False Works based Salvation things they will tell people when they are telling a person how to be Saved.

If the Bible Doesn’t Say it Don’t Believe it.

“OF SIN” they always Add to Repent. There is No place in the Bible that says to Repent of Sin. Repent of Sin is Not in the Bible.

Every verse in the Bible that says to Repent these Works based Churches will add “OF SIN” to them. I immediately say: “You added, OF SIN, to that verse.”

They will say many different things to defend themselves. “OK I get it. You just don’t understand that the definition of Repent is to Repent of Sin.” What a completely Ridiculous thing to say. The word you are defining is NEVER in the definition of that word.

When a Person, a Church, uses Scriptures to defend Repent of Sin, or any other Works based Salvation, they always Twist the Scriptures. They take verses out of context and say this is proof.

The Bible Does Not Teach We are Saved by Works.

2nd Peter 3:16 As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.

Jeremiah 23:36 And the burden of the Lord shall ye mention no more: for every man’s word shall be his burden; for ye have perverted the words of the living God, of the Lord of hosts our God.

If your Faith rests on anything other than the Word of God your Faith is False.

Your Faith is No Better than any other Religion Not based on the Bible.

Yes it is a Big Deal to Add, to Subtract Words from the Bible. People / Churches that do this are Not Christian. They are Cults pushing their own man made Doctrines.

The Bible Warns Us Not To Add Words To The Bible Or To Subtract Words From The Bible.

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

Proverbs 30:5 Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. 6 Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.

These False Churches and False Teachers, whoever they are a Liars. That is what the Bible says.

I call them Liars. They get immediately angry. They will say I am not acting like a Christian.

There Go To Reply: “Christians, Don’t call each other Liars. How can you call yourself a Christian?”

They are always on the Attack. So when you use strong Bible Replies to them, they say you are Not a Christian. You are the False Teacher… They will always get away from the conversation at hand because they cannot defend their False Doctrines. They will always shift the Conversation to You.

They try to get you to Call them a Christian. “Christians can have different opinions. Let’s Not Argue about Doctrine.” “Christians are Not supposed to Argue with each other.”

My Reply: “You are Not a Christian. You are Liar. You are a False Teacher.”

Many Works Based Salvation False Teachers run to James Chapter 2. They Love to Quote:

James 2:26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

James 2:26 is NOT a Salvation verse.

The Book of James Does Not Teach Salvation.

When anyone is using single verses to try to prove what they are teaching that is always a Red Flag. A Christian Bible Teacher, Pastor will Not use Single verses to teach or defend a Doctrine.

When you read the Bible you must understand that although All Scripture was written for our Benefit. Every Bible verse doesn’t apply Doctrinally to Christians. You cannot take random verses and say that they All teach Bible Doctrine to Christians. A lot of the Bible was / is Bible Doctrine Only to the Jew, to the Nation of Israel.

2nd Timothy 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

You need to understand first who is being spoken to when you read the Bible.

The Book of James was written to Saved people, to Christians. Proof:

James 1:19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

James 2:1 My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.

The word Brethren means Christians, Fellow Believers. The Fact that James Chapter 1 starts out “My Brethren” is 100% Proof James is talking to Christians. He is Not Preaching to the Lost. He is Not Instructing Christians on Evangelism, how to win the Lost.

James Chapter 2 is speaking to Christians on how they should live, about their behavior towards each other.

It teaches a person is Justified in the “SIGHT OF MAN” by the Works that they do. Do you understand. James is NOT Teaching that we can be Saved, Justified by our Works by God.

Men and Women will Look at other people and in their eyes they will Judge them by their Works. People who have a Great amount of Good Works will be seen as Good People, Justified people. This is NOT God’s View.

Eternal Salvation is Not Mentioned anywhere in James Chapter 2.

“Works” are Necessary Not For Physical Salvation. Works are Necessary for a Christian’s spiritual Life. A Christian should do Good Works because they are Saved. Not to Get Saved is the Message of James Chapter 2.

In fact, the “saving”, mentioned in James 2 is speaking of physical saving, not the spiritual Salvation of the Soul. Again Eternal Salvation, Saving from Hell is Not mentioned.

Explaining James Chapter 2.

Verses 1-13: Is about how we should treat others. We should treat everyone equally, the same. We should Not have more Respect for people based on their Wealth. We should Not look down on anyone. We should help and give to the poor Not look down on them.

James 2:14 What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? Can faith save him?

The Saving in this Verse is Not talking about Saving a Person from Hell. It is clearly (You have to read the rest of the Chapter to understand the context.) talking about Saving them from Poverty.

You can have Great Faith in Jesus and in the Bible. But just having Faith will not Feed, Cloth, provide for you. Provide what you, or anyone else, needs to survive, to live life. You have to do physical Work to have the money you need to survive to live life. To provide for others, to give to the poor.

15 If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, 16 And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?

The message here is to Provide for the Poor. Do Not have them depart without providing for them. Kind words do Not Feed and clothe them. There is NO PROFIT spiritually or in any other way for missing the opportunity to provide for the poor. The Bible teaches God will Bless you in this life and in Eternity for providing for the Poor, the Needy.

17 Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. 18 Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.

These Verses are Still talking about there is NO PROFIT in Not providing for the poor. A Christian who has Faith in God will demonstrate their Faith by providing for the poor.

It takes Faith to Spend money. You are Saying God will provide for me if I don’t have savings. A Faithless person will accumulate wealth, save up for a rainy day. A person with Great Faith will Not live their life with a large bank account. They will spend their savings to help the poor. Giving to the Poor is Good Works that you will be rewarded for.

19 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble. 20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?

More of the same. The Bible is very repetitious to drive home the point. James 2 is talking to Fake Proud Christians. You know the kind that are Pharisees. They are Hypocrites. They tell you how to live but they don’t do what the preach. They claim to have Great Faith but yet they do not provide for the Poor. They have large savings because they are afraid, lack the Faith Not to. They don’t show their Faith by doing Good Works.

21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar? 22 Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect? 23 And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God. 24 Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.

Abraham was justified by man Not by God in this passage. James 2 is talking about how man justifies other people.

Abraham was seen by people who went with him. People discovered what Abraham did when he took Isaac up to the altar. They saw Abraham and Isaac come back. They saw his Faith. Man could see his Faith by Him taking His promised seed, which God had given him, up to the altar without bringing an animal sacrifice with him.

Romans 4:1 What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found? 2 For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God. 3 For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. 4 Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.

Romans 4 clearly says Abraham was NOT JUSTIFIED BY WORKS.

25 Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way? 26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

Rahab was justified by Man, by Joshua. He was preparing to destroy Jericho. He was told to kill every person inside the city. When Joshua learned of Rahab’s Faith which she showed by saving the lives of the spies, she was spared. Everyone in her home was spared. She was physically saved and justified by her works in front of the army of Israel.

Please do not Blindly Follow anyone. Study the Bible for yourself.