The global invasion of a priesthood of beguilers have put a modern face on historical heresies. Men and women posing as pastors, prophets, evangelists, and apostles make millions preying on the biblically-illiterate, sick, poor, and emotionally fragile. Behind a veil of glamour, many self-proclaimed pastors mask their spiritual abuse with claims of special position and power from the Holy Spirit. The Original Gospel pulls back the curtain to reveal the truth behind this lucrative industry.
“For we are not as many, which corrupt (pervert, twist, misuse) the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.” 2 Corinthians 2:17
WHEN you get into God’s Word for yourself, honestly, your eyes are going to be opened to the great prophetic apostasy transpiring (2 Thessalonians 2, etc.). Most pastors today are nothing more than greedy scammers who are building their own kingdom using the name of Jesus and you (Philippians 3:18-21). Nothing has changed (Ecclesiastes 1:9; Isaiah 9:16; 56:10-12; Jeremiah 23; Ezekiel 34; Matthew 24:11; 2 Timothy 3:1-13; 2 John 7-11, etc.).
Most in “ministry” today are using God’s Word for their own self-serving agenda, building their own empire, not Christ’s kingdom! Beware (Matthew 16:18; 1 Corinthians 1:29-2:5; 2 Corinthians 4:5; Philippians 3:18-19).
The person not crucified with Christ will communicate using only things that will bring accolades to himself. They do not want the heat, the persecutions that come with preaching the original Gospel Jesus and His apostles preached. These are the self-serving cross-less wolves Paul warned us about specifically (Philippians 3:18-19). Jesus warns: “Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets” (Luke 6:26).
THE self-serving lightweights, seminarian scammers, many call “pastor” don’t get YOU INTO THE WORD for yourself because they simply want you to continue to patronize their church busine$$! Get a clue! This is completely contrary to Christ’s apostle Paul (2 Timothy 2:15; 3:16-17; 4:2-4). ANY so-called “preacher” who won’t offend you is a self-serving wolf! RUN NOW!
HAVE you noticed how these new lightweight “churches” brag about their “Top 10 Core Values”? What a joke! In other words they pick out 10 socially acceptable things most people will like and that’s their top 10. And they do this instead of simply announcing that they endeavor to adhere to the whole of the Bible. KJB. Lame.
In order to sell books, some modern authors seek to make our life with Christ appear flowery and romantic. This is why they intentionally, carefully selectively sprinkle a few Bible verses as to not spoil the plot and plan of their own book, written with their personal goal and agenda of selling many of them. Yet God’s Word doesn’t romanticize our walk with Him. No, to the contrary, it warns of severe sufferings for walking with Christ. Loving God is spoken of in terms of worshiping and obeying the LORD and not experiencing some romantic thrill. Anyone who has been saved for a few years knows Jesus’ words to be true – “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” (John 16:33). True disciples of Jesus, as opposed to wolves in sheep’s clothing in our midst, give full disclosure to prepare, protect and set expectations. But “tribulation” doesn’t sell books now does it. In their unrealistic, fairy tale writings, these authors conveniently fail to mention the “much tribulation,” “divers temptations” and “perils” we face as a result of serving the LORD in this fallen world (Acts 14:22; 2 Corinthians 11:26; James 1:2).
“In journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren;” (2 Corinthians 11:26) ……Jesus promises those who walk with Him will be “hated of all men for my name’s sake” (Matthew 10:22). Does this sound glamorous to you? The smooth handed beguilers paint a picture completely inconsistent with what we read in God’s Word. While Jesus and His holy apostles came straight forward with warnings, in order to prepare the hearts of His people, modern wolves hide these severe threats and warnings.
Today, annually there are more than 60 million books sold in the Christian genre.
Modern “Christian” authors have and are capturing an enormous audience. Using a unique, captivating writing style in and of itself is not a sin. Yet, painting a picture foreign to the setting of God’s Word is sin.
Couching the truth in a setting that varies from what Holy Scripture presents is dangerous at best and can mislead the reader. Beware of many modern “Christian” writers who do just this.
DOES the gathering you call “church” align with the order seen in the early church records in the New Testament Scriptures? How do you know either way if you aren’t diligently searching the Holy Scriptures daily? Acts 2:42-47 is a good place to begin.
When you read Acts 2:42-47, stop and think of the simplicity of worship and how it all centered on Christ and resulted in the edification of His body. So much in our modern “churches” has been added, commercializing the gospel for the self-serving purposes of those doing such. It has been said that “Simplicity is the ultimate form of sophistication” and such applies to the order of God when His saints gather to worship HIM! Would Jesus not again cleanse the temple if He were here in the flesh today?
Rule of thumb for every disciple of Christ: Read God’s Word, the King James Bible, at least 3 times as much as the reading of any other book. This includes the time we spend listening to preachers. Bible study is primary. The importance of knowing God’s Word for ourselves cannot be overstated (2 Timothy 2:15). There’s simply no way to discern truth from error unless we are deeply grounded in the truth, God’s Word, for ourselves. Our time in the study of God’s Word is the most important thing we do upon this earth.
The man who presents a partial gospel is a poison peddler (Acts 20:20, 27, etc.).
SAINTS, we must not be like most “pastors” who pick and choose what they want to teach from God’s Word for personal advantage, personal gain. NO! Rather, we must endeavor like Paul to disclose the whole counsel of Holy Scripture (Acts 20:20, 27).
It is intentionally misleading people to neglect to warn them and prepare them for difficult times to come. As is on record in Colossians 1:28, Christ’s apostle Paul did the following three things to prepare Christ’s body for the return of Heaven’s King:
Preach
WARN
Teach
To inaccurately portray is to betray.
PWT = Preach, WARN, Teach
“Whom we PREACH, WARNING every man, and TEACHING every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:” Colossians 1:28
Did you catch what the apostle Paul did to prepare the church to meet Christ?
Evil wolves are known in that they do not warn their prey (their audience) of the reality of the rigorous sufferings every disciple of Jesus must “endure” (Matthew 10:22; 24:13). Christ and His apostles gave full disclosure of the sufferings, afflictions, persecutions every true follower of Jesus must endure. They hid nothing and to do so is deceit.
“And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved. … And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. 12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. 13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.” Matthew 10:22; 24:10-13
Does this sound glamorous to you?
Are you learning the real, original Gospel of Christ through daily, diligent study of the Scriptures for yourself, OR, are you being sold a glamorized, commercialized, sensationalized false gospel?
Saints of Christ, “Holy Scripture” is given to God’s people to make us “wise” and fully “furnish” us in this life (2 Timothy 3:15-17). As you read through Holy Scripture, watch for the divine warnings. The Bible verses posted here in this section are but a taste of the full unveiling of the realities of the Christian life. Ask: WHAT did Jesus warn us of and WHY would the Great Shepherd of His sheep have done so?
“Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.” Acts 14:22
“Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delivered me. 12 Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.” 2 Timothy 3:11-12
Whether via the pulpit or pen, to pervert the original Gospel of our LORD by presenting it for self-serving purposes and therefore rearranging or giving partial disclosure, is to betray the LORD and reveal oneself to be a wolf, the very enemy of Christ.
Reprehensible Reciprocal Relationship
God’s Word clues us in to the reciprocal relationship between wolves and those they mislead. Of God’s own professing people, the prophet Jeremiah told us that “My people love to have it so” (Jeremiah 5:31).
“The (false) prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?” Jeremiah 5:31
Unrepentant mere professors will only patronize and support that which does not call for them to truly repent, deny self, live the crucified life, and walk with Jesus for real. Like the professing believers Isaiah addressed, they want “smooth things.”
“That this is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not hear the law of the LORD: 10 Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits:” Isaiah 30:9-10
Peddling the gospel for money is nothing new. To do so, one must present a partial gospel which is a false gospel. When Jesus was cleansing the temple He stated:
“And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house an house of merchandise.” John 2:16
By the Holy Ghost, the LORD’s apostle Peter specifically warns us of those who use “feigned words” to make a dollar off of God’s people:
“And through covetousne($$) shall they with feigned (fictitious) words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.” 2 Peter 2:3
The Spirit of the LORD would expose the wolves in our midst who are making a fortune as they spring board off of false premises, using psychobabble. John Eldredge for example builds the whole message of his book “Wild at Heart” off of the false premise that “men have become soft.” While this may be true, and if it’s true that all the more means that those men need the Word of God. The reason they have been softened is due to the previous false leaders who didn’t get them into the Word for themselves whereby full masculinity would have taken its rightful place. So John Eldredge is perpetrating the error by giving men his own philosophy instead of God’s Word. Yet the fact that men have become softer is no premise for a message in a book supposedly representing the LORD. Instead of simply preaching the Word and thereby establishing divine truth and seeing God build His kingdom in the lives of His men, John Eldredge begins on a faulty foundation. In that lie, he catches, snares, lures, and puts the hook in gullible, un-grounded novices and counterfeits.
The Gospel is not a fairy tale. No, it’s for true disciples. Books that seek to glamorize the Gospel are for unrepentant lazy, refuse-to-get-into-God’s-Word-for-themselves counterfeits.
Laurie Cox writes:
“I threw out a lot of of books from the beginning of my walk [in Christ] that were error, this (John Eldredge book) was one of them. The Word of God is the Greatest Book that we should be in to.”
In case you need more evidence of the threat of human authors, here is a specific warning from Christ. Jesus specifically warned us about the writers, the scribes.
“Beware of the scribes (writers).” Mark 12:38; Luke 20:46
Paul spoke of denouncing all deceit and presenting God’s Word just as it’s written:
“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.” 2 Corinthians 4:2
Some modern “Christian” writers couch things in such a way as to appeal to the sensual nature, the uncircumcised hearts of the unrepentant. In doing so they become wealthy in this fleeting world as they mislead their readers. These who will give full account before a holy God, fulfill the prophetic utterance found in 2 Timothy 4:3-4.
“For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; 4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.” 2 Timothy 4:3-4
“Fables” here means stories. And that’s exactly what the glamorized “Christian” books are – fairy tale stories. They are not according to Scripture but rather a romanced version full of psychology and half-truths that deliberately leave out the severe judgment coming on all rebels, all who die in sin.
To tickle ears, one must remove the essential doctrines of the original Gospel, thereby removing the “threat” of convicting ones audience. You know, the doctrines of repentance, bringing forth good fruit to prove you are truly in Christ, personal holiness, the holiness of God, judgment to come, eternal damnation for all who die in sin, the crucified life (cross), brokenness, fearing God, the the soon return of Christ, etc.
The cross is the divine power generator of the Gospel. There is no victory outside the crucified life (Galatians 2:20). It’s all surface level wasted words if there’s no cross! (2 Corinthians 4:10-12)
SAINTS, if there’s no CROSS in his message, he’s a wolf! 100%
YOU know when you are right with God when you are running TO the cross message and not AWAY from it! “Enemies of the cross” of Christ “mind earthly things” and not the things the LORD commanded (Philippians 3:18-19).
Their very book titles give away the deceit contained therein: Titles such as Sacred Romance, Wild at Heart, and Ragamuffin Gospel are designed to sell books and deceive readers. These titles alone do not align with the picture Jesus’ followers gain from reading the pure Word of God, the King James Bible. This would mean that the authors of such books are “accursed” for preaching another, a false gospel (Galatians 1:6-9).
“For ye have perverted the words of the living God, of the LORD of hosts our God.” Jeremiah 23:36
Misrepresenting the LORD is not limited to failing to declare the full contents of Holy Writ (Acts 20:20, 27). Unlike Scripture, in these fairy tale volumes, there are no convicting or direct statements. This is intentional so as to cater to the unrepentant. The demands of the original Gospel repel those who are rebels at heart against the LORD. For example:
“If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.” Luke 14:26
“And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.” Luke 14:27
“So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.” Luke 14:33
“Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.” Luke 17:33
Is your favorite minister giving you verses like these above or is the wolf intentionally avoiding them in order to beguile you into a false gospel?
At all cost, the divine message of Holy Scripture must be tainted, toned down, and glamorized in order to sell books that mislead readers.
Sometimes perhaps we limit the “false prophets” and “false teachers” we’re so often warned about in Scripture to those who stand in pulpits on Sunday morning. Not. As someone has aptly stated: “The pen is mightier than the pulpit.” Unknown
“But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. 2 And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of. 3 And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.” 2 Peter 2:1-3
Misrepresenting the LORD is the identifying work of the wolves we are warned about in God’s Word. This deception includes both the refusal to preach the whole Word and also in painting a dishonest, misleading picture of the Christian life that is not seen in the Bible. Some modern authors project a lightness, frivolity, a novelty, which is never so seen or experienced on the pages of Holy Scripture. For example, while they deceitfully claim to be Christian writers, you will never hear a false leader, writer, etc., dare mention Bible truth such as:
“And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea. 43 And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: 44 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. 45 And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: 46 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. 47 And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire: 48 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. 49 For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt. 50 Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another.” Mark 9:42-50
One of the reasons you will never hear the above passage mentioned by modern wolves, the lame pulpiteers or literary liars of our day, is that the vast majority of them read and use modern fake news “bibles” which removed the above passage and many others. Fake New “Bibles” Exposed
This misrepresentation breeds false hope and ultimately leads to great discouragement. Glamorizing the Gospel is dangerous to souls. Women are especially susceptible to this lure and snare. This glamorization of the Gospel, void of any of the warnings or the convicting truths found in Scripture, is misleading at best and out of the context of God’s Word. When you take a step back to consider the words of some modern authors, you will discover that in their plot and subject matter, they position you and not Christ at center stage. In doing this they are setting up the reader for failure. | Modern Church Exposed
Dear reader: So you listen to a man you think is a true preacher for Christ who never speaks BIBLE words, truths such as the holiness of God, the holiness of true saints, repentance, the eternal damnation of all who die in sin, the essential crucified life of every true disciple of Jesus, or the return of Christ for a bride who is without spot or the stain of sin but rather holy? (See Ephesians 5:25-27.) And you still think he’s of God?
Identifying those who Mislead
Such men who present a false gospel are “accursed” and to be marked in order to warn and protect the people of God (Galatians 1:6-9).
“Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them. 18 For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.” Romans 16:17-18
We must beware of those who are marketing, branding, and building their own name and “by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.” They have lured in and captured the heart affection of the people, intercepting them from Christ! These are antichrists or those who’ve replaced Christ with themselves. Anti means in place of.
WHILE MOST of the men people call “pastor” today are presenting fancy, stylish messages to draw attention to themselves, to their “church” or ministry, the great apostle wrote:
“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. 1 And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God. 2 For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified. 3 And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling. 4 And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: 5 That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.” 1 Corinthians 1:29-31; 2:1-5
Real ministry that glorifies God comes through crucified vessels and brings attention and glory to Christ alone and not to the mere human messenger (2 Corinthians 3:5; 4:5, etc.).
Many modern authors who pen “Christian” books carry the minds of people away in an unrealistic phenomenon unlike what is produced from reading pure Scripture from the King James Bible. Think about this in light of how the Holy Ghost through Paul warns us of those who “by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple” (Romans 16:17-18).
Two authors who present an unrealistic portrait of the life of an authentic follower of Jesus are John Eldredge (Wild at Heart) and Brennan Manning (Ragamuffin Gospel) specifically come to mind. It should also be noted that Brennan Manning is a full blown Calvinist heretic. | Calvinism Exposed
Prayer: Holy Father in Heaven, I come to You in the name of my LORD Jesus Christ. LORD, please circumcise my heart and grant the deepest repentance for my sin of rebellion, for self-idolatry. Please forgive me of my sin of forsaking You, for not studying Your pure Word and therefore glorying in the writings of mere sinful men who falsely pose as Your servants, Your scribes. Jesus, please break me to the deepest parts as only You can do. I return to You now LORD Jesus as the first love of my life. In Jesus’ name, amen.
Concerning one of John Eldredge’s books, one former reader notes:
“I threw away this book when in the 5th or 6th chapter he references & praises the work of Agnes Sanford. Agnes Sanford was a heretic. She believed the world was saved by the breath of Jesus upon his death, that the world is saved even today by his “vibrations and energy” in the world, that we have a spirit body, she leaned towards both Gnosticism & Modalism all at once, & that’s just scraping the surface. It would be one thing had he used her as a reference, then said she had other teachings he would encourage the reader to shy away from, but XYZ was a good point she was right about, but he didn’t do that. He used her as a great reference on spiritual healing, and that is dangerous. He doesn’t tell the reader anything else about her, not only leading the reader to believe she was a woman of God, but also deceiving the reader to believe he himself is a man of God, when in reality he likely espouses some of the same teachings, or at best isn’t aware of them; though, that is doubtful if he knows who she is to be referencing her to begin with. I won’t waste my timewith people who 1. Use teachings of heretics to back up his/her own teachings or arguments. 2. Lead others to follow the teachings of heretics. 3. Who espouse the teachings of heretics. Please do your research on Agnes Sanford, and realize that if this man is an admirer of her teachings then he should not be given any of your time or attention.” SM
The Blessing of Being Born of God, Born Again [podcast]
QUESTION:
“What does it mean to be ‘born again’?”
REPLY:
Great question. I am praying for you now. Born again is the same as regeneration we see in Titus 3:5-7. When the sinner (ALL of us) comes to God humbly, in repentance, turning his life to the LORD, and putting all of his faith now in Jesus Christ alone, God does a miracle in the person’s life—a change on the inside that is unmistakable and transforms that persons nature and life forever. From that moment onward, Christ reigns in that person’s life, filling him with love, joy, peace, etc. (Galatians 5:22-23). The LORD works from the inside out. First He saves, washes our sins away, and then dwells in that newly saved, born again temple (1 Corinthians 6:19-20).
To be born again you have to go to God directly…. admitting you have sinned against Him, and receive Jesus into your life. It has to be personal. Religions are designed to keep you from God while claiming to be the way to God. Beware.
“Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” John 3:3
“Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again(2nd birth).” John 3:7
“The birth for which Christ contends is from above—by the agency of the Holy Spirit. Every man must have two births, one from heaven, the other from earth—one of his body, the other of his soul: without the first he cannot see nor enjoy this world, without the last he can not see nor enjoy the kingdom of God. As there is an absolute necessity that a child should be born into the world, that he may see its light, contemplate its glories, and enjoy its good, so there is an absolute necessity that the soul should be brought out of its state of darkness and sin, through the light and power of the grace of Christ, that it may be able to see, or to discern, the glories and excellencies of the kingdom of Christ here, and be prepared for the enjoyment of the kingdom of glory hereafter. The Jews had some general notion of the new birth; but, like many among Christians, they put the acts of proselytism, baptism, etc., in the place of the Holy Spirit and his influence: they acknowledged that a man must be born again; but they made that new birth to consist in profession, confession, and external washing.
The new birth which is here spoken of comprehends, not only what is termed justification or pardon, but also sanctification or holiness. Sin must be pardoned, and the impurity of the heart washed away before any soul can possibly enter into the kingdom of God. As this new birth implies the renewing of the whole soul in righteousness and true holiness, it is not a matter that may be dispensed with: heaven is a place of holiness, and nothing but what is like itself can ever enter into it.” Adam Clarke
“I can remember after getting saved my friends and my family immediately saying What happened to her?’ There was an immediate and complete change in me. God cleaned me from the inside out. I was made brand new and people noticed. My family asked ‘What has happened to her?’ Does anyone know? Yes! Jesus happened to me! Alleluia!” Karen Cochran
YOUR PRAYER TO GOD TO BE SAVED, TO BE FORGIVEN
Are You Ready to be Saved? Okay here’s a prayer to be God’s child. You have to admit the obvious, that you have sinned against God and turn to Him fully, turn your life over to Him who made you, and confess Jesus Christ as the new LORD and Savior of your life. Pray this …
Your Prayer to God … You must honestly admit your sins and receive Christ… Apply His holy blood to your life so that you may be saved, forgiven, and live eternally with Him. You must completely turn your life over to Him in repentance and faith. Now, pray the following prayer to God with all that is within you, from your heart and out loud:….
Dear heavenly Father, right now, if never before, I come to You as a broken and sinful person. Thank You for sending Your only begotten Son to die in my place for my sins. Thank You Jesus for coming to this earth to die and rise again to rescue me from sin and eternal hell and to save me for Your eternal glory. Right this moment, if never before, I receive You LORD Jesus. Come in and take over my whole life. I am all Yours and You are all mine. I love You Jesus and I will follow You from this moment forward till I am with You in Heaven forever! Please use me to help others know You dear LORD. In Jesus’ Name, amen.
How do we know someone is “born of God”?
“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; … Now then we are ambassadors for Christ…” 2 Corinthians 5:17-18, 20
First off, if you are born again you are changed from the inside out … you desire to do God’s will now…. and are learning the need for the cross, the daily crucified life (Luke 9:23-25).
Let us remember that the biblical words “born again” (John 3:3, 7), “born of God” (1 John 4:7), “regeneration,” and being a “new creature” in Christ go hand in hand or we can say, are synonymous.
“Born of God” appears 6 times in God’s Word and are all found in the book of 1 John:
1 John 3:9 Whosoever is BORN OF GOD doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is BORN OF GOD.
Those who are “born of God” do not live in sin. They repent or return (turn back) to the LORD, confessing all sin. If not they will “fall away” and be outside of Christ (Luke 8:13). See Can a Born Again Man be Un-Born Again? [podcast]
1 John 4:7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is BORN OF GOD, and knoweth God.
Those who are “born of God” walk in His love toward others.
1 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.
Those who repent and believe upon Christ are “born of God” and they love all other of Christ’s saints.
1 John 5:4 For whatsoever is BORN OF GOD overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
Those who are “born of God” overcome this fallen world. By present and perpetual faith, they “overcometh the world.”
1 John 5:18 We know that whosoever is BORN OF GOD sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.
Those “born of God” do not live in sin. Rather, they “keepeth” themselves from sin and therefore Satan. This is accomplished by what we read in 1 John 1 and 2—which spells out the walk of the true disciple of Jesus.
MAY GOD bless each disciple of Jesus today to abide in Christ by walking crucified and raised up by Him today (2 Corinthians 4:10-12). May “the fruit of the Spirit”—the “love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance” be abundantly produced in the life of every saint of Jesus! May it be 100 fold LORD! Read John 15. If you have been drawn in by Christ (John 6:44; 12:32), have repented (Luke 13:3), have received Christ (John 1:12), and are born again (John 3:3), you are bought by the precious blood of the LORD Jesus Christ (1 Peter 1:17-18).
YOUR PRAYER: Heavenly Father, You found and saved me into Your eternal kingdom by way of the precious blood of Your only begotten Son, Jesus Christ. I stop this life here and now, and I give You praise. I love You LORD Jesus. I am no longer my own but Yours. I am crucified with Christ. Please work in me both to will and to do of Your good pleasure. I am all Yours LORD and I know You are all mine! Please fill this vessel with Your Holy Ghost afresh, and please use me. In Jesus’ name, amen Master Jesus!
The “More Blessed” Life “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” Acts 20:35 The “more blessed” life is the cross life our LORD calls us to. “And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. 24 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.” Luke 9:23-24 These are the words of the Messiah – who gave His life to purchase His church. And dare we say […]
Born Again: What Does That Mean?
Understanding and Communicating the Born Again Experience No man merits, works, or earns his way into the salvation, the family of God, the body of Christ. The only entrance is to be born into Christ’s kingdom, to be “born again,” to be “born of God,” a work done by God Himself as the sinner is drawn in by Him and bows in repentance and faith (John 3:3, 7; Acts 20:21; Titus 3:5-6; 1 John 5:4, etc.). ATTN: Religion and being good enough are a farce. If you are not born again, you are not in God’s family. But you can […]
Born Again Podcast
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Water Baptism: Understanding It [study guide]
“Repent and be baptized.” Acts 2:38 Water Baptism (PDF) (Duplication encouraged. An open King James Bible should accompany your study of this topic. Carefully, prayerfully study each verse given in order to answer each question correctly. Print this document out and pencil in the answers in the blanks provided. It may be best to cut and paste it to your word processing software and then print it out. Your life in Christ will be enriched forever as you embrace and put into practice His Word.) Water baptism is important. Every believer should understand and be water baptized. Yet water baptism […]
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Ministry Today at the Local Market in Mexico [podcast]
From brother Juan:
“Glory to God, brother! We know that the Word of God is not imprisoned. Jeremiah was in the prison courtyard, and God said, ‘Call to me, and I will answer you and tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.’ And we know that the word of God never returns empty; it always fulfills its purpose, brother. So we fully trust that God will do the work to expand His kingdom for His honor and glory. To Him be all the honor, brother. Blessings.” Juan
More Good News! Mission Mexico Part 42
IF YOU SAINTS WEREN’T SO FAITHFUL TO JESUS, NONE OF THIS WOULD BE HAPPENING….. So while going to bring a good supply of food and household essentials to Clara and her boys, by divine ordination I tracked and spoke God’s Word to a Holy Spirit filled sister in Christ. Her name is Maria La Luz. She eagerly took about 100 or more JESUS tracts with her to distribute! That’s how Mexican people are. If they have something good to give, they give it! Boom. Oh, and Maria LaLuz and I are in touch by phone so she will be letting […]
“For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.” Luke 19:10
Jesus Calling Devotional Exposed: 10 Things You Might Not Know
“I know so many who are so deceived by this book!! The author is a woman and she makes Jesus sound like your boyfriend who is so in love with you he can’t bare a minute without you! It is sickening! Plus she says the Bible was not enough for her. She needed more. This author died and if she did repent of her blasphemy against a holy God she is burning in hell as we speak. There are not two Jesus’s! This book presents a weak, tolerant of all your sin, pathetic, spineless ‘Jesus.’ This false ‘Jesus’ just sits in heaven google-eyed over you and how much He can’t live one minute without you in His presence! This is opposite of the fierce Christ who calls out sin and hypocrisy, who took a whip to the money changers and flipped over tables in righteous anger! Mathew 23 shows us some of the most severe rebukes in all the New Testament. This is the Jesus true disciples chose to follow! May this new documentary open the eyes of many so-called Christians to how demonic and evil this book is.” Karen Cochran
BEWARE of the Jesus Calling devotional book which is written by a full blown heretic, Sarah Young. This book continually assures things to lost souls (catholics, etc.) reserved only for the true Christian. It promises salvation, assurance, grace, mercy, the glory of God, etc to lost hell bound idolatrous sinners. Like antichrist Rick Warren’s Purpose Driven Life book, Jesus Calling never calls sinners to repent which is a Gospel essential and without which God will never save any soul from sin and hell (Luke 13:3, 5). You will never hear Jesus’ born again commanded or command to repent in this heretical devotional book title Jesus Calling. This monstrosity simply confirms sinners in their sin, sealing their doom in the lake of fire (Jeremiah 23:17; Lamentations 2:14, etc.).
Sarah Young is just another self-willed false prophet who does “ministry” her way, not God’s, in order to sell books and to mislead eternal souls into eternal damnation.
The blessings of God in Christ’s salvation are reserved only for those born again “in Christ,” and never for hell bound religious idolaters (John 15:7; 2 Corinthians 1:20; 2 Peter 1:1-4, etc.).
Stacy Strother writes:
“Her subtly, deceptive, doctrinally corrupt fairy tale version of what she calls bible studies for all the different ages of people, including children’s bible studies, teen and other, are found in the book stores—shelves filled full.
She is deceived, a false witness, False bible teacher, and has not heard from our Jesus—the Christ, Son of the living God, of which, is the very Word of God.
She hears from demons. Period! She needs to REPENT, and be born again! Please Lord Jesus, help her see her own demise!”
About That Jesus Calling – 10 Things You Might Not Know
ARE you seeking to experience God OR to KNOW HIM? (John 17:3)
“People want a word from God instead of the Word OF God.” Warren Smith
by Lighthouse Trails Editors
1. Did you know that Sarah Young says she had been inspired by the “Jesus” of a book called God Calling?
2. Did you know that Christian publisher Harvest House’s book TheEncyclopedia of New Age Beliefs says that God Calling is an example of a channeled New Age book “replete with denials of biblical teaching”?1
3. Did you know that the “Jesus” of God Calling teaches that God is “in” everyone?
4. Did you know that the “Jesus” of Jesus Calling contradicts the Jesus of the Bible?
5. Did you know that the “Jesus” of Jesus Calling rejects the Jesus of the Bible’s warnings about the future and tells us to “laugh” at the future?
6. Did you know that the “Jesus” of Jesus Calling frequently flatters his followers, which contrasts the way Jesus Christ spoke to people?
7. Did you know that Sarah Young’s “Jesus” revises the night that Jesus Christ was born and calls it a “dark night” in a “filthy stable” in “appalling conditions” even though the Bible says the shepherds rejoiced in all that they had seen that night? 2
8. Did you know that the “Jesus” of Jesus Calling revises the accounts of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph of the Bible?
9. Did you know that the “Jesus” of Jesus Calling encourages his followers to practice contemplative “listening” prayer and to have a “buffer zone of silence” with no warning about seducing spirits?3
10. Did you know that the “Jesus” of Jesus Calling emphasizes New Age terms and concepts throughout the book?
The 10 points above have been taken from Warren B. Smith’s new book, “Another Jesus” Calling. This book provides valuable information that can help you warn your family and friends how the “Jesus” of Jesus Calling contradicts the biblical Jesus.
Notes:
1. John Ankerberg & John Weldon, Encyclopedia of New Age Beliefs (Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publishers, 1996), p. 103.
2. Sarah Young, Jesus Calling, p. 376.
3. Jesus Calling, June 15th entry
FEEDBACK:
“Solid Biblical refutation of the “New Age ” nonsense passing itself off as the latest thing God is doing. In our area a number of Churches have embraced this and other similar material with no discernment to the un-biblical nature of this drivel. Thank God for Warren B. Smith and others who provide an inestimable service to the Body of Christ as “watchmen on the wall.” Pastor Tom, West Harrison NY”
“And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:” Romans 1:4 Chapter 1-16 Chapter 1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, 2 (which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,) 3 concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh; 4 and declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead: 5 by whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience […]
How We Know the Bible is the only Holy Book on Planet Earth [podcast]
Only God knows the future. Law of probability and the fulfillment of Bible prophecies: Odds of the 332 prophecies of the prophets concerning the coming Messiah, given hundreds of years prior to His arrival coming true are: 8,749,002,899,132,046,697,490,008,908,470,485,461,412,622,723,572,849,745,… 703,082,425,425,639,811,996,797,503,692,894,052,708,092,215,296 to 1 Fact: Only the Almighty could know the future and forthtell it in specific detail, long before it ever happened. THIS is how we know that the Bible is truly the Word of the one true God and that all other so-called “holy books” are frauds. “Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.” Mark […]
Jesus vs The Pope, Muhammad, Joseph Smith, and Ellen White [podcast]
*CORRECTION: Ellen White was the false prophet of the SDA (Seventh Day Adventists) and not the JW (Jehovah’s Witness) cult. Both the Seventh-day Adventists and the Jehovah’s Witnesses grew out of the Adventist movement of the 19th century, the Seventh-day Adventists specifically through the Millerites. Both still cults. Jesus Christ founded the Christian faith. The kingdom of Christ is revealed in the Bible which is the only divinely inspired holy Book on the planet and we know that because only God could know “the end from the beginning” which is something He declares and demonstrates in His Word (Isaiah 46:9-10). […]
by Lighthouse Trails Editors
The 10 points above have been taken from Warren B. Smith’s new book, “Another Jesus” Calling. This book provides valuable information that can help you warn your family and friends how the “Jesus” of Jesus Calling contradicts the biblical Jesus.
