03/14/10 I'VE BEEN TELLING YOU

03/14/10 I'VE BEEN TELLING YOU

Through the years I have been part of the diminishing ranks of those who withstand the false doctrines of sinning religion (Calvinism).

People mistakenly compromise holiness truth to gain an unholy peace and unity with those who have espoused the message of cheap grace.

Now look at the state of the Church; a step away from the Lukewarm Church of Revelation.

Bible holiness is not to blame.

03/13/10 OXYMORONS I HAVE MET

03/13/10 OXYMORONS I HAVE MET

Peaceful Islam and Violent Christianity.

Sinning Saints

Sinning Salvation

03/12/10 NEW TESTAMENT VIEW

03/12/10 NEW TESTAMENT VIEW

Most westerners think that stoning a person for adultery or sodomy is barbaric. That is because we are so deeply influenced by N.T. concepts of God's mercy & grace. God prescribed stoning for certain O. T. sins. The Church does not Enforce God's Law, but Executes God's Will (salvation by grace through faith). God's Mercy & Grace does not lessen God's Abhorrence for Perversion and Rebellion. Repent or Perish.

DON'T MISREAD ME...
This is not a call to self improvement. This is a call to...
Trust the Savior,
Turn from Sin,
Totally Submit to God.

SIN IS STILL SINFUL...
ACTS 17:30-31
30 And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commands all men every where to repent:
31 Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.

REPENT and BELIEVE or Be LOST...
HEBREWS 9:26-28
26 For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.
27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
28 So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.

03/12/10 NO SUCH THING

03/12/10 NO SUCH THING

Do you know what you will never see? A Christian Terrorist Organization that violently seeks to advance Christianity. Those who are violent in the name of Christ are hypocrites. The Church is not Israel (OT or present time) and we are under different marching orders. Things will change when the King comes back. NOW IS THE ACCEPTED TIME, TODAY IS THE DAY OF SALVATION.

2 CORINTHIANS 6:1-10
1 We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.
2 (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succored thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)
3 Giving no offense in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed:
4 But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,
5 In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in watchings, in fastings;
6 By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,
7 By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,
8 By honor and dishonor, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true;
9 As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed;
10 As sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.

03/10/10 JUST FOR FUN

03/10/10 JUST FOR FUN

When I compete, it does not bother Me for team mates to mess up, but I am rough on Myself. Last week I blamed Me for a bad shot, then proceeded to beat Myself up. It took 2 security guards to pull Me off of Myself. The next day We visited Us in the hospital and We settled out of court. Discovering how poor I am, there was no reason to sue Me. Now Me, Myself & I are almost inseparable, unless We are not Ourselves.

03/09/10 IT REALLY IS SIMPLE

03/09/10 IT REALLY IS SIMPLE

It is not complicated. God gave man a free will. Adam sinned & corrupted the race but God mercifully provided salvation for everyone & He requires faithful obedience & then enables free choice. Isn't it odd; those who deny God's gift of free will, claim to be one of the unilaterally & unconditionally elect? Too bad for some, goody for them. What a convenient false doctrine.

(NAME) I asked you a question in a note, but I did not get your answer. Do you believe Jesus died for the sins of the whole world?

(NAME), I am not looking for an explanation or a long series of verses. I am not asking you what you think the Bible says, I am asking, DO YOU BELIEVE THAT JESUS DIED FOR THE SINS OF THE WHOLE WORLD? Either YES or NO. My answer is a resounding YES, YES, YES.

Here is why it is important to know if a person believes Christ died for the whole world or not. If a person does not believe that Christ is the propitiation for the whole world, then that person's view and explanation of Scripture is not worth considering, because if they are wrong about something so obvious and so basic, they are not to be trusted with anything else they say concerning the word of God.

The Bible is clear concerning this truth, it is human invention, philosophy and interpretations that contradict the word of God by saying Christ did not die for the whole world.

We must understand, the denial that Christ died for the sins of the whole world is part of a wicked system of beliefs which must be rejected by those who believe the Bible. Such a warped view warps everything else about Biblical salvation.

I am unashamed in my beliefs concerning this and other truths. I do not couch my answers or try to overwhelm an argument with groups of verses, without actually being honest about the meaning of the passages themselves. Anyone can quote verses and pile up "experts." However, I just believe the Bible and accept it.

So, if a person does not believe in God, his arguments are empty and if a person does not believe that Christ died for the whole world, his arguments are also empty.

We have to have somewhere to start an honest and intelligent discussion and this is where this discussion starts.

I am away from my computer right now. But it is clear that you do not believe Christ died for the whole world. Y'all notice how hard it is for some folks to admit they don't believe the Bible. Again, if you choose man made (demonic) teachings over the word of God, no wonder you refer to experts in sinning religion and reference long lists of verses out of context and misrepresent my statements and twist the Arminian position.

Don't let wordiness confuse y'all.

JESUS IS THE PROPITIATION FOR THE WHOLE WORLD. 1 Jn.2:2

OK, I have tried to communicate this in the past and I will say it again.

My FB is not a forum for people to come in and promote their own ideologies. Neither do I post my views here so that others can correct them according to their own points of view.

More especially, this is not a place for a person to come in and speak against God, Christ, the Bible, the Church and Biblical doctrines of salvation. I use my FB to reach the lost and encourage the believer as well as fellowship with my friends.

I am not afraid of a legitimate discussion or a fair argument. However, I have said several times that my FB is not the place for such a thing, plus, I have yet to meet an atheist, cultist or Calvinist who will actually have a legitimate discussion or participate in a fair argument. For instance, duplicitous answers do not further a conversation, neither is it intellectually honest to reinterpret the Arminian point of view to a works righteousness, self worshiping and serving religion.

Listen, if you want to teach that wearing fried eggs on your head will bring you peace, that is your choice. I know it is not true, but I am not your policeman, and you don't want me to be your policeman anyway.

If I want to engage people in a real discussion I will contact them and I will actually listen to what they have to say and I will offer ideas for discussion, not as a bombardment. I will offer Scripture without referring to a cadre of so-called experts.

I don't have time to clean up every time someone wants to spew their prejudices and ignorance on my FB.

I am straight forward about this and I will probably lose FB friends. Kind of interesting, the grace I enjoy allows me to love others and let others say what they want to on their FB, but this door does not always swing both ways.

So, if this rubs you the wrong way, send me nasty grams, drop me from your FB, stick pins in your David L. Gould doll or whatever you want, but don't litter my FB with your errors. And, don't be surprised that I will not allow you to promote your false doctrines on my FB.

All is not lost, you can do the same with me and my teachings... oh, that's right, I am too polite to raid your space and act ungracious.

One more thought here; I will continue to proclaim the message of God's love for sinners and hatred for sin on my FB.

03/08/10 HYPOCRITES IN OUR MIDST

03/08/10 HYPOCRITES IN OUR MIDST

Years ago I started collecting hypocrites. One is a package for a fortune cookie. Yep, sealed package but no cookie. I have had soft drink cans, salt packets, food boxes and other items. They had the name on the package, they had the look of the product, they had not been opened or tampered with, but they were empty. They claimed something that they did not actually have. They were hypocrites.

While preaching a revival series years ago I went to the pulpit and announced that I was going to expose a hypocrite to the entire congregation. It is times like that you are glad to be walking in victory. It had to be a rough time for some of those folks, not knowing if they were going to be called out during service.

I explained what a hypocrite is and explained the plight of a hypocrite, then I showed them my newly acquired Dr. Pepper can that had never been opened and had not leaked out, yet did not actually have any Dr. Pepper inside.

Some people are hypocrites because they have never had the reality of Christ in them and some are hypocrites because they have fallen from grace, as the Bible calls it.

03/08/10 DON'T JUST GUESS

03/08/10 DON'T JUST GUESS

Two clocks in my living room. One runs fast, the other runs slow, at about the same rate. I can either guess the time by splitting the difference or I can refer to a clock that is accurate, such as a cell phone or US Naval Observatory. Sometimes people think it is OK to guesstimate the revelation of God by riding the fence between two views. Be not deceived. The Bible is clear concerning the essentials of salvation.

The person who tells time by guessing between two clocks can be called a two timer. The person who does not build his belief system strictly on the Bible is a spiritual two timer.

In order to not offend other people, some folks, who have been taught the sound Biblical doctrine of Wesleyan/Arminianism, compromise Biblical revelation. This is partially because the Wesleyan position teaches love, humility and unity. Unfortunately, none of those precious treasures are secured or shared by denying God's revealed plan of salvation.

However, those who have espoused the false doctrines of Calvinism do not compromise their beliefs, such as; God does not love the world, Christ did not die for the sins of the whole world, God did not give free will to humans, God does not hold sinning people accountable for their sins and faithlessness, God unilaterally and unconditionally elects some to salvation and others to hopeless damnation. There is no truth in these doctrines.

God is not glorified by false humility and spineless compromise. We are told to preach the truth in love. I can love a person who believes a false doctrine. In fact, I do not truly love a person if I see them clinging to a lie and silently stand by, though their soul depends on God's plan of salvation.

I am sorry that people mistake my hatred for false doctrine as a hatred for those who are held captive by false doctrine. Remember, Jesus said, you shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free.

03/07/10 CONTRADICTIONS

03/07/10 CONTRADICTIONS

Let me see; It is

OK for folks to say God does not love the whole world, but I have bad attitude when I insist He does;

OK to say Jesus did not die for everyone's sins, but I am unloving by insisting He did;

OK to say sin does not separate from God, but I am narrow when I say it does;

OK to mock God's plan of salvation, but I am divisive by quoting Scripture.

BTW, this ain't about me; Just think about it.

I do not have to know everything about God's word to know the word of God teaches;

God loved the whole world;

Jesus is the propitiation for the sins of the whole world;

Salvation is conditional upon faith, confession, repentance & obedience;

God separates from sin & sin separates from God;

God does not unilaterally save some & abandon others to eternal torment;

God created free will.

So, no, I'll never calm down.

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

Don't be confused, I am not bringing division to the Body of Christ when I state Biblical truth. There is no reason to be divided over basic doctrine, because it is clear. Satan is the author of confusion. The issues I have addressed concerning Calvinism are not innocuous. God is clear. Calvinism is a damnable heresy, because it contradicts God concerning the principles of salvation. I love Calvinists, I hate sinning religion that denies human responsibility. Don't get upset with me, I am crying out in love and contending for the faith of the Bible.

I am not looking for an argument, I am offering a response to a lie. I do not post on my page to be argued with, I post to encourage those who are open to my witness. I do not visit my friend's pages to argue with them when I disagree with them, so they do not have to do that with me. If a person does not like what I say, don't read it, or ignore it.

BTW...
God's plan of salvation and Paul's statement in Romans 1:16 (along with the rest of the New Testament revelation of God's salvation plan) declares that the Gospel of Christ is the power of God unto salvation TO EVERYONE THAT BELIEVES.

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

Actually, this statement is in the PRESENT ACTIVE PARTICIPLE. In other words, believing must be PRESENTLY ACTIVE for the Power of God's Salvation to be in effect.

In fact, Paul said that we should examine, test ourselves to see if we are IN THE FAITH, whether we are true Christians or not.

2 CORINTHIANS 13:5
5 Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?

There is a self examination, an examination of our own life of faith, which will reveal our relationship with God. We should subject ourselves to such a test, trial, proof, otherwise we could find ourselves reprobate, cast away, rejected.

Believing in Christ and believing the truth about Christ are essential to NOT BECOMING A REPROBATE.

03/05/10 I AM REVOLTING (hehehe)

03/05/10 I AM REVOLTING (hehehe)

For those who see my rantings about Calvinism, but do not know the difference between a Calvinist and an Arminian, it is this... AN ARMINIAN CAN READ... I would add, an Arminian believes what he reads in the Bible. I am not a follower of Wesley or Arminius, but I do agree with their view of Calvinism and unconditional, unilateral election. This is not a gauntlet, just a statement.

The reality is, I have been REVOLTING (verb) for a long time, because I have been a Biblical Revolutionary since 1965.

These days I am revolting against

SINNING RELIGION,

EMERGENT CHURCHIANITY,

POLITICALLY CORRECT (read that... WORLDLY) CHRISTIANITY,

LEGALISM and

whatever else is taking people captive to the ways of Satan.

And, as we all know, Revolutionaries do not win popularity contests.