Doubt May Always Be There; Simply Believe The Gospel

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

I once heard Pastor Jack Hyles in sermon say that he asked Dr. John R. Rice (1895-1980) if he ever doubted his salvation, and he affirmed that indeed he had at times. Dr. Hyles said that every Christian at some time in his or her life DOUBTS God's free gift of salvation. As our text passage of Scripture confirms, we ALL share the same temptations.

What saith the Scripture elsewhere? 1st Peter 5:7-9, “Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world. Regardless of who you are dear reader, if you are a born again child of God, we all share in the same temptations, afflictions and burdens of life.

When I got saved at age 13 forty-five years ago in 1980, I doubted my salvation for the next several years. The primary reason was because preachers had horribly (but sincerely) misled me to think that prayer is required to be saved. Since I couldn't remember years later what I had prayed, I was stuck in a dire situation of fear, worry and doubt if I was really saved. I often cried in tears, scared of going to Hell forever.

So at age 17, I finally mustered up the courage to go talk with my Baptist pastor. Surely he would be able to help me, so I thought. Sadly, to my dismay he figured that since I didn't know that I was saved, I must not be. Then he did the worst thing he possibly could have done—he led me to pray another Sinner's Prayer. Arrggh! Unfortunately, even though he told the church the following Sunday that I had been saved, and then I was baptized in the baptistry soon thereafter, I still feared going to Hell and was no better off than before going to my pastor.

I eventually just decided to trust God's Word in spite of my doubts, and not worry about it. If I went to Hell someday it would be all Jesus' fault, because I am trusting Him 100% and nothing else. It wouldn't be until about 2005 when I read a very helpful book by Pastor Max D. Younce (1935-2023) titled, 'Salvation And The Public Invitation' that I finally obtained the PERFECT PEACE about my salvation that I had so desperately wanted since 1980. It took 25 years for me to find perfect peace that I was securely saved and on my way to Heaven. Since that time at age 38, I have never doubted my salvation one time. I am now 58 years old. I finally understood God's simple plan of salvation clearly. And it is God's salvation, not mine. I am simply the blessed recipient.

For those of you who still doubt, I'd like to share a helpful quote from Pastor Jesse Martinez...

“Regardless of what the voice in your head says, or what anybody else may say, God, says here that if you have believed you are now a child of God. You are not born of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man; you are born of God. This is important to understand. This is how we answer our doubts. And this is a practice that's not happening very often in Christianity, because it's not being taught. What 'practice' am I addressing here? The practice of relying on the Word for the answers to doubt. The doubt will always be there. The doubt will always try and dissuade you from the truth. But you have to recognize the doubt for what it is—it's a LIE! And that's the temptation of everything. There's a temptation to believe the lie. What's the lie in your situation?—that you haven't believed. If you've put your trust in the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ for the payment of your sin, the Bible says you're saved.” —Pastor Jesse Martinez, YouTube: “Is BELIEVING in Jesus' Death, Burial and Resurrection ENOUGH to be saved?”

I have received thousands of emails over the past 23 years from people concerning their salvation. By God's grace I was able to help most of them, because they had simply never heard a clear presentation of God's simple plan of salvation.

But there are a small handful of people who struggle with OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder). It doesn't matter what truths I share with them, they just won't stop worrying. In my case, I was simply ignorant of exactly what God desired of me to get to Heaven. The non-essential 'Sinner's Prayer,' which preachers had deeply engrained into my impressionable mind as a youth, had utterly confused and misled me. It took 25 years for the damage to be undone which was caused by the Sinner's Prayer method to be saved.

Now, to clarify, most people naturally feel compelled to accompany their faith by praying, and that is okay. It is perfectly okay to call upon the Lord to ask Him to save you. That being said, and please don't miss this—it is NOT mandatory to call, ask or pray to be saved. You could simply BELIEVE the Gospel and be saved without ever calling out to God in a prayer. John 6:47, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.”

And please remember dear reader, Romans 10:13 is NOT a part of the Gospel. Calling upon the name of the Lord is optional. If you read Romans chapter 10, the Scripture plainly teaches that you must first BELIEVE (Romans 10:14), before you CALL (Romans 10:13). The Gospel of John is very clear that we are saved by BELIEVING (John 20:31). Prayer is NOT necessary to be saved, and it is wickedness for anyone to teach otherwise!

Dear reader, you can 'KNOW' that you are saved (1st John 5:13). In my humble opinion, the key verse in the Epistle of 1st John is 1st John 3:24, “And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.” If you have God's Holy Spirit living inside your spirit, soul and body, you know it! The epistle of 1st John teaches that if you hate your Christian brother, or can sin without any conviction at all from God's Holy Spirit, then you might not be saved. That is, you might not have the Holy Spirit indwelling you. God is not an absent parent, so He will scourge and chastise us when we sin (Hebrews 11:6-8).

Learning that I could be saved in a church pew without walking down an aisle, or praying some stupid Sinner's Prayer, finally freed my soul from any doubts about God's free gift of eternal life. I was saved in a church pew. To be saved and have everlasting life, you simply need to BELIEVE that Jesus did it all for you. What does that look like? Jesus died on a cross to pay our debt of sin. He was buried, but then miraculously resurrected from the dead three days later. This is 'The Gospel' (Good News), by which any sinner who BELIEVES IT is saved. Salvation cost Jesus the blood that He shed and His life. It costs us nothing!

Whatever doubts you may feel friend, just make sure that you're not trusting in anyone or anything other than Jesus Christ, who is the only begotten (biological) Son of God, the Christ. If your trust (reliance, faith) is in Christ alone, because of what He did through Calvary's cross to pay for your sins, you are saved. Nothing more is required or allowed. Faith is the only righteous thing that I can do.

“Lordship Salvation” Is Heresy, Says Pastor J. Vernon McGee

Galatians 1:6-9, “I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. 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. 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.”

Pastor J. Vernon McGee (1904-1988)

The following statements about Lordship Salvation are from a sermon preached by Dr. McGee titled, “What Can Believers Do In Days of Apostasy?”:

“But the new thing that’s happened today is, liberalism is just about dead. But in our conservative groups, heresies are coming in. At least, I’ve labeled them heresies. Some think I ought not to, but many of these men have been friends of mine in the past. Let me just mention them, and I’m not gonna belabor this point either, because all I want to be sure of [is] that we’re in days of apostasy – that in conservative churches today a new gospel is being preached, and that’s the Lordship gospel, the Lordship Salvation – that you are not saved until you make Jesus Lord. 

And I said to a friend of mine that teaches that, and he’s in a seminary, and I said to him, ‘What do you do with the thief on the cross? Did he make Jesus Lord?’ Why, all he did, or asked, was, ‘Remember me when you come into your kingdom.’ That’s all he did; he just had faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. And I can imagine that old tough Philippian jailer that came in that night, and he was ready to kill himself because Rome would’ve done it for him. And Paul says, ‘Don’t do yourself harm. We’re all here.’ And then this man said, ‘What shall I do to be saved?’ 

And if anybody needed to make Jesus Lord, it was that old rough Philippian jailer! But he didn’t mention that. He said, ‘Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved.’ . . . and you can always recognize that they add something to what Jesus did for us on the cross. Jesus paid it all. He doesn’t want my two bits. He doesn’t want anything I do. 

And He doesn’t want my commitment because He’s found out that I lied about that two or three times. And don’t you look at me that way because you’ve done the same thing. May I say to you, thank God tonight for a Savior who did it all! And I can know I’m saved, because I trust Him. I trust Him. And that’s what He told me to do.” —Pastor J. Vernon McGee, “What Can Believers Do In Days of Apostasy?” (Timestamp: 14:30 - 16:20 and 19:41 - 20:28)

LORDSHIP SALVATION is a damnable heresy that mixes works with grace; mixes service with salvation; mixes discipleship with sonship; mixes sanctification with justification, et cetera. John Bunyan (1628-1688) said it very well...

“If you do not put a difference between justification wrought by the man Christ without and sanctification wrought by the Spirit of Christ within, you are not able to divide the Word aright; but contrariwise, you corrupt the Word of God, and cast stumbling blocks before the people.” —Evangelist John Bunyan

In other words, we MUST be diligent to make sure to always keep a believer's SERVICE for Christ (Romans 12:1), completely separate from one's SALVATION through faith in Christ (Galatians 3:26). Pastor M.R. DeHaan (1891-1965) said these helpful words on the topic...

"There is a vast difference between coming to Jesus for salvation and coming after Jesus for service. Coming to Christ makes one a believer, while coming after Christ makes one a disciple. All believers are not disciples. To become a believer one accepts the invitation of the Gospel, to be a disciple one obeys the challenge to a life of dedicated service and separation. Salvation comes through the sacrifice of Christ; discipleship comes only by sacrifice of self and surrender to His call for devoted service. Salvation is free, but discipleship involves paying the price of a separated walk. Salvation can't be lost because it depends upon God's faithfulness, but discipleship can be lost because it depends upon our faithfulness." —Pastor M.R. DeHaan, Hebrews; Zondervan Publishing House, 1959 (p. 117)

Well said. I thank God for free grace preachers!

You want to “make Jesus Lord?” Matthew 7:22-23, “Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.” So much for being saved by “making Jesus Lord.” Why? Because they trusted in themselves and their “many wonderful works” to earn their way to Heaven. They didn't trust Christ alone for salvation! They made Jesus “Lord,“ but it wasn't enough! Because they were still adding WORKS to salvation! Ephesians 2:8-9, “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.”

Saving Faith (by Robert Edgar Patenaude, Th.D.)

"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them." (Ephesians 2:8-10)

SAVING FAITH

What Does It Include?

"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them." (Ephesians 2:8-10)

"This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?" (Galatians 3:2)

Individuals can not be saved until they realize, being convinced and convicted by God's Holy Spirit, that they need to be saved; that they are lost and without hope. Unbelievers are condemned already (See John 3:18, 19). It will not be at a future judgment that sinners will be condemned; they are already in a state of condemnation and doom, from which they need deliverance. They need deliverance before their mortal bodies die. Death cuts off all hope. Salvation can only be obtained during this life.

Man's (Mankind's) problem is sin. Man is a rebel against God and against His Holiness. Man is not merely a little crooked, needing to be straightened. No! Man is completely ruined. Sin is universally the problem of every human being born on this earth. The only sinless One ever born was our Lord Jesus Christ (see Hebrews 4:15; 7:26; etc.), and it is His Righteousness against which ours is weighed and found wanting. When any man compares his own standard of righteousness with that of any other sinner, in hopes that God will accept him, he only proves the desperateness of his own condemnation. He goes about to establish his own righteousness, being ignorant of God's righteousness (See Romans 10:1-4; Luke 18:9-14; etc.).

Repentance. In reality, repentance and faith are inseparable. When Bible repentance takes place in salvation, faith occurs. When Bible faith is realized, repentance has been granted.

Repentance is often expressed as a pre-forsaking of particular sins. That is, sometimes unbelievers leave a preaching service with the impression that they must make themselves "save-able" by overcoming certain sins that they have been practicing, as a prerequisite to God accepting them. This is an idea in the mind of a sinner that he or she must raise his or her self to a certain level of holiness or separation before he or she can know eternal life. To think this way is self-righteousness.

Why do unbelievers tend to think this way? It is because they do not understand that the particular sins which they commit are just the fruits of the corrupt tree, the sin nature. It is the sin nature in man that must also be dealt with, not merely the outward manifestations-the fruits-the particular sins which the sin nature produces. Man's forsaking of particular sins can never purge his sin nature. Repenting of one sin or another can never justify a man or make him more "save-able." An Ethiopian can never change his skin, neither can a leopard change his spots. (See Jeremiah 13:23) A sinner is not one because he sins. A sinner sins because he has a sin nature. The sin nature is inherited from our first human father, Adam. If one forsakes any particular outward manifestations of that inherited nature, he is no less a sinner, regardless of how much people around him might appreciate his quitting those certain sins.

The proper understanding of sin and the correct estimation of its offense against a holy God is absolutely vital to salvation. The sinner must see himself as utterly lost and without hope. When he does look at his own manifested sins as they are in truth, offenses against God, he should indeed see them as the fruit of something far deeper and far worse within himself. The Holy Spirit must convict him that he is impotent to change the nature which produces his sins (see Romans 5:6 and Mark 7:21-23). The sinner, therefore, must not be taught to establish a self-obtained righteousness. The sinner must not have it implied to him that to merely forsake certain sins will clean up his corrupt nature and make God more pleased with him, or make him more "save-able."

Sin and the Sinner's Deserving. Not only is the sinner without Christ on his way to an eternal Hell of torments, but he or she deserves that Hell. Yes, deserving of Hell is every sinner born into this world. A man or woman who thinks that he or she may not really deserve to be cast into the Lake of Fire is a person on his or her way there yet. He or she is not converted to Christ. Honest admission before God of one's deserving is indispensable; there is no salvation without it.

A nine year old child, raised in a Christian home which guards him against the debaucheries of the outside world is absolutely no less in need of repentance than is the twenty-five year-old drug addict and thief, or a convicted murderer on death row.

The Correct Object of Faith. The correct Object of saving faith is the Sinless, Holy Person of the Lord Jesus Christ and His once-for-ever sufficient offering up of Himself as our Sin-Bearer. It was a Substitutionary Offering; in the sinner's place and for the sinner's deserving. Yes, the necessity and sufficiency of that sin offering must be accepted by the sinner as his or her only hope.

Let's get this straight. The twelve year-old boy in the Christian home who reads his Bible daily, attends a fundamentalist church, never watches TV, has never viewed a pornographic image, has never sipped an alcoholic drink or smoked a cigarette, will share the same Hell with any unsaved Mafia thug or dope pusher, if he has the capacity to understand sin (has reached the "age of accountability") but never accepts the necessity and sufficiency of the Sin Offering of the Lamb of God, Jesus Christ, for himself.

Let's look at this from the other direction. A serial murderer on death row who, by God's Holy Spirit, through the Word of God, is awakened to his desperately lost sinful condition, honestly confesses to God what he is by nature and what he deserves, and accepts the necessity and sufficiency of Christ's Blood-shedding Work on the Cross for him personally, will share the same Heaven as Dwight Moody, Billy Sunday and the Apostle Paul. In fact, he is placed in Christ, and, therefore, is as welcome in Heaven as Jesus is!

The truly repentant sinner turns away from self as having any hope whatsoever, and turns to the Lord Jesus Christ as his or her only Hope and only Remedy. (Study Philippians 3:8-10)

A Continuous Call. "Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." (See Romans 10:13).

Just a one-time call? Look at 1 Corinthians 1:2 -"...to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:..."

The call of the repentant believing sinner is the result of faith in the correct Object, as described above. "How shall they call upon him (Jesus Christ) in whom they have not believed?" (See Romans 10:14). The obvious answer is that they cannot! That call is a continuous call of a believer, as a child calling out for his or her father. Believing the correct Message must come first. Calling upon God for salvation can not produce belief or faith. Thinking so is to get the cart before the horse. "Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." (Romans 10:17)

Religious people call upon God every day. Russian Orthodox people call upon God for salvation at every service. We have stood in Orthodox churches in the Russian Pacific Maritime Region and witnessed it with our own ears. Are they going to Heaven? No. Roman Catholics call upon God for salvation at every mass. Are they going to Heaven? No. And we are afraid that people even in fundamentalist churches call upon God for salvation, are baptized, and are placed on church rolls, who have never believed upon Christ according to the Scriptures (See 1 Corinthians 15:1-8). Are they going to Heaven? No. Many call upon the name of the Lord for salvation who have never believed in the necessity and sufficiency of the sin offering of Christ at Calvary.

We often ask church members, "What is your hope of eternal life and why are you certain of being saved?" The answer is often, "Because I prayed the 'sinner's prayer'," or "Because I asked Jesus to come into my heart." These people testify of their own prayer or "call" upon God, but they never testify of the Person or sin-bearing Work of the Lord Jesus Christ. When questioned further about their "salvation experience" they often act confused, and sometimes feel offended.

Calling upon God, according to Romans 10:12-14, is the product of belief or faith, and that, in the correct Object. Something must be known, understood and believed of the truths of Romans chapters 3 through 5, before the sinner can effectually call upon the name of the Lord.

A New Birth or Regeneration. The Apostle John uses the phrase "born again." (See John 3:3-7; 1 John 2:29; 4:7; 5:1, 4, 18.) The Apostle Peter also uses this expression. (See 1 Peter 1:23). And, too, the Apostle James (See James 1:18). The Apostle Paul uses the word "regenerated." (See Titus 3:5). Being born again or being regenerated is the work of God's Holy Spirit in the sinner who has the experience of "repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ." (Acts 20:21)

There are many things which occur in the believing sinner, but one of those things is that he or she is made a new creature in Christ Jesus (See 2 Corinthians 5:17; Galatians 6:15; Ephesians 2:15). Peter tells us that the believer is a partaker of the "divine nature." (2 Peter 1:4) It is the new nature, the "divine nature," along with the sealing and indwelling of the Holy Spirit, within the believing sinner, that is effectual in overcoming the consequences of the old sinful nature in daily Christian walk and experience. These things are also the work of God, not the work of the sinner, in grace, to produce a godly testimony for the Lord Jesus Christ here, before the child of God gets to Heaven.

Let's not misunderstand. God is not interested in a religious experience that produces nothing for His honor and glory in testimony before this wicked and rebellious world. Further, salvation is not a clean glove covering a dirty hand. Whom God saves, He cleanses every whit, and does a complete work, in grace, by His Spirit that deals with both aspects of sin: the sin nature, as well as the outward manifested sins produced by it. (See 1 John 1:7-9; etc.) The old nature is not eradicated or extinguished at the point of salvation. But God, inside the born-again one, is greater than the old nature. Now "the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously and godly in this present world;..." (Titus 2:11, 12) We should and can live unto God because it was provided for in the work of Calvary as well as in the present work of God's Holy Spirit, as promised by the Lord Jesus Himself in John chapters 14 and 16. The believer is "created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them." (Ephesians 2:10) This is the work of God Himself.

Certainty. Certainty in salvation is the portion of every child of God. Reader, you should in no wise be satisfied with an experience that makes you tend toward religious duty but does not make you sure of eternal life and sonship with God. People who believe the Bible, that the work of salvation was and is 100% God's, and nothing of the sinner, have certainty. People who are still trying to work into the salvation equation any measure of their own works of righteousness can never be certain, and they have not been regenerated. Religious people, who believe that salvation can be gained but lost again, are those who are still attempting to satisfy God with a presupposed level of their own righteousness, and because they know they fail continually, never have certainty of Heaven. They are, in reality, yet without Christ.

The work of God: Christ died for our sins and paid sin's debt in full (See Romans 3:19-26). This is a certainty. The work of God: God raised up Christ from among the dead to guarantee the believer's justification and immortality (See Romans 4:25; 1 Corinthians 15:12-28; etc.). This is a certainty. The work of God: the circumcision made without hands (Colossians 2:9-11), which severed our eternal soul from the flesh and from the consequences of its sin. This is a certainty. The work of God: the sealing of our circumcised soul by the Holy Spirit until the day of redemption, the Rapture of the Church (Ephesians 1:13; 4:30). This is a certainty. The work of God: the indwelling presence of God within the temple of every child of God (Romans 8:9, 16; 1 John 5:9, 10; etc.). This is a certainty. Do you suppose Someone so great as the Holy Spirit of God can indwell an individual and that individual not know it? I think not.

Have you rested the eternal safety of your soul in the work of God? "Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ." (Romans 5:1)

A Continuous Working of God Within. As already seen, the work of God in regenerating a sinner is a work that continues until Jesus Christ shall come and the body also will be saved, so that man will be whole, body, soul and spirit. (See Romans 8:23-25; 2 Corinthians 1:10; 1 Thessalonians 5:23). The regenerated one, the believer, is now, by the indwelling Spirit, able to exercise ("work out") that salvation, "For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure." (See Philippians 2:12, 13) We can trust the continuing work of God in us as His children. We need to resign to it for His joy. We need not fear to make ourselves vulnerable to the workings and movings of His Spirit as we tread through this life waiting to see the Son of God in the heavenly places.

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I Am Thankful For Clint Eastwood's Christian Faith

Colossians 1:3-8, “We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints, For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel; Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth: As ye also learned of Epaphras our dear fellowservant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ; Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit.”

I was delighted to learn this week that Clint Eastwood is now a born again Christian. In the following beautiful testimony of his Christian faith, you'll hear Clint say that nothing he has ever done could save him; his trust is in the one Savior which God the Father has provided, Jesus Christ. Before you watch the video, I realize that you don't get to Heaven by giving your life to Jesus nor by following Christ, but listen to the entire testimony and you will hear Clint Eastwood plainly say: “My future is secure, not because of anything I've done, but because of everything He's done.” Clearly, Clint's sole faith is in the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross.

“I Risked It All To Follow Jesus Christ” —Clint Eastwood

We should all keep in mind that life is short, Hell is hot and eternity is a long time! I generally never accept someone as saved, like Charlie Kirk, merely because he said he, “I gave my life to Christ.” So did Judas Iscariot, being one of Jesus' very apostles, but Judas died in his sin of unbelief and is consequently burning in the fires of Hell forever! Kindly said, I am convinced that Erika Kirk is not saved, still caught in the deadly grip of Roman Catholicism.

I could certainly be wrong and hope that I am, but from just going by as many of his public statements and interviews that I could find, Charlie Kirk was deceived by Lordship Salvation, which cannot produce the required new birth. In sharp contrast, Clint Eastwood has given a detailed explanation of exactly what he believes concerning salvation, which speaks for itself. I am fully convinced that Clint Eastwood is a born again believer. Ultimately, I am merely clay but God is the Potter who formed me in my mother's womb. It is not my place to judge who is saved and who is lost, but I do know what the Gospel is (1st Corinthians 15:1) and is not (Acts 15:1). Please read this excellent Gospel tract by Pastor Harry A. Ironside (1876-1951) titled, 'What Is The Gospel?'

I encourage Christians, when presenting the Gospel or testifying about their own conversion, to avoid using non-biblical terminology which may confuse and obscure the light of the truth of the Gospel. 2nd Corinthians 4:3, “But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost...” Lost sinners cannot get to Heaven by giving their life to Jesus, becoming a Christ follower nor by repenting of their sins. These common embellishments do great harm to the cause of Christ, mixing service (discipleship) with salvation (sonship), thus obscuring the simplicity that is in the Gospel of Jesus Christ (2nd Corinthians 11:3-4).

Pilgrim's Progress author John Bunyan (1628-1688) said it best, I humbly think...

“If you do not put a difference between justification wrought by the man Christ without and sanctification wrought by the Spirit of Christ within, you are not able to divide the Word aright; but contrariwise, you corrupt the Word of God, and cast stumbling blocks before the people.” —Evangelist John Bunyan

Clint Eastwood beautifully testified that a friend one day said to him, “You've spent your life telling stories through your movies, but what if The Greatest Story ever told is true? His friend's words impressed upon his heart, which ultimately led to his crying out from his soul to Jesus Christ to be saved. Mr. Eastwood was born on May 31st, 1930. He's now 95 years old and nearing meeting His Creator and Savior in person. We'll all fall into the hands of the Living God soon enough, which is a fearful thing the Bible says (Hebrews 10:31). But dear reader, dying doesn't have to be terrifying if you confidently know that your name is written in Heaven in the Lamb's Book of Life (Luke 10:20).

By His death on the cross, burial and resurrection from the dead the third day, Jesus took the sting out of death (1st Corinthians 15:55-56). That is, we don't have to die in our sins and go to Hell forever, if we'll simply trust in Jesus who died in our place. God sent His only begotten Son into the world 2,000 years ago to die on a cross, to make payment for your sin debt and mine. Jesus paid a debt that He did not owe, because we owed a debt of sin that we could not pay. We are all wicked sinners! JESUS PAID THE PRICE for our sins with His precious blood (1st Peter 1:18-19). There is absolutely nothing that anyone can do to deserve, earn or merit eternal life; it is the free gift of God through His grace (Ephesians 2:8-9; Romans 5:15-18, 6:23).

Jesus died on a cruel cross, He was buried, and three days later Christ triumphantly resurrected bodily from the dead. This is 'The Greatest Story' ever told dear friend, because the dear Savior (God made incarnate in the flesh) died FOR YOU. Christ died, that's history; Christ died and raised up for YOU, that's salvation! Trust the GOOD NEWS (Gospel) now dear reader, if you've never done so. Simply by faith take God at His written Word in the inspired Holy Bible, accepting Christ's sacrifice on the cross as full payment for your sins, believing that He was buried, but then miraculously resurrected from the dead and is alive forevermore. This is the only “Gospel” that saves (Romans 1:16; 1st Corinthians 15:1-6; 1st Thessalonians 4:14). 

Simply believe that Jesus did it all for you through Calvary's cross. Trust Christ alone and you will be born again by the Holy Spirit of God (John 1:13-14; 1st John 3:24). Remember friend, it's not what you do that gets you to Heaven; it's what Jesus did through the cross!

I rejoice with Clint Eastwood for receiving our wonderful Savior, Jesus. The evidence is overwhelming that Jesus is indeed the Savior of the world. 1st Timothy 4:10, “For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.” Christ died in your place dear reader. Will you accept His free gift of eternal life? God is already freely offering everyone this gift, so you don't need to ask for it. Simply place your reliance (faith, trust, hope) in Jesus alone as your personal Savior; make His death, burial and resurrection your only hope for Heaven, and you will be instantly, irrevocably and eternally saved.

Granted, to clarify, you DON'T get saved by giving your life to Jesus, inviting Christ into your life, repenting of your sins, living the Christian life, nor by becoming a Christ follower; you get saved by BELIEVING THE GOSPEL! Despite his use of non-essential terms (e.g., I gave my life to Jesus), Clint Eastwood thankfully elaborates and explains that his faith is solely in the finished redemptive work of Jesus Christ. This shows me that he is definitely a born again child of God, because his faith in not in works in the least degree, he is completely resting in Christ for his salvation (Hebrews 4:10-11).

God bless Clint Eastwood for sharing his Christian conversion publicly; something that the lost world will never share, lest others also be saved. Satan is the god of this world, whom the Bible says hides the light of the truth of the Gospel, to hinder people from being saved (2nd Corinthians 4:3-4). No doubt many lost sinners will come to trust in the saving knowledge of the Gospel because of Eastwood's testimony, for which I for one am extremely grateful, and I know our faithful good Lord is too. Nothing is nearer to the heart of God than soulwinning (Luke 8:15; 2nd Peter 3:9), which is done by simply sharing with others how we got saved and inviting them to do the same. Faith is the only righteous thing that I can do.

Salvation is not a reward for the righteous, it is a gift for the guilty.

Salvation is not doing your best, it is having Christ's best put to your account through receiving Him by faith.

Turning away from sinful ways would be a work. Faith puts all of the merit where it belongs, on the object of our faith, Jesus and His work.

If to “repent” means to forsake our sinful ways TO BE SAVED, but Jesus already paid for our sins by dying on the cross, then what are we repenting from?

The true Gospel always points you to CHRIST; a false gospel always points to YOU.

THANK YOU for reading my ministry blog. To God alone be the praise and credit (John 15:5).

“My future is secure, not because of anything I've done, but because of everything He's done.” —Clint Eastwood

Exposing Pastor Jeff Redlin's Damnable False Gospel At PCC's Campus Church

Galatians 1:6-9, “I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. 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. 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.”

Pastor Jeff Redlin is the theologically incompetent senior pastor of Campus Church at Pensacola Christian College since 2018. When I think of Jeff Redlin I am always reminded of a line from C3PO in the 1977 movie 'Star Wars,' speaking of R2D2: “That malfunctioning little twerp.” Yes, in my humble opinion that is definitely Pastor Redlin.

I went for a routine blood test in September of 2025 at Baptist Hospital, in their new building which just so happens to be located right across the street from Pensacola Christian College (PCC). After signing in for my blood test, I went to sit down in the waiting area and found one of PCC's toxic religious handout cards with a QR code on it. Someone had left it on a table. So, I scanned the code to see what garbage they are peddling at PCC. Sure enough, there is an 8-minute video presentation by Jeff Redlin, in which he shows his utter incompetence as a pastor. Here is the card if you want to scan the QR code to go check it out for yourself. ...

Campus Church Religious Propaganda With QR Code

At the end of his retarded heresy-filled video, Jeff Redlin invites the viewer to pray these words to be saved...

“Dear God, I know that I'm a sinner, and I know that my sin has separated me from you. I believe that Jesus is God, and I accept Him as my Lord, my Saviour God, please come into my life. Make me part of your family. Save me.” 

SOURCE: Pastor Jeff Redlin, “A Good Question”; Campus Church at PCC, https://campuschurch.com/a-good-question/

Kindly said, there are numerous things very wrong with Jeff Redlin's toxic plan of salvation, which unfortunately does NOT match up with what the inspired Word of God teaches. ...

1. You don't have to pray to be saved - The Bible does not require saying a prayer to be saved. Repeatedly throughout the Word of God we are simply taught to believe on Christ to be saved. John 6:47, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.” In Acts 10:43-44 Cornelius and his companions simply believed the Gospel that Peter preached and were saved. No one repeated a prayer. I loath the so-called “sinner's prayer” because it confuses so many people, misleading them to worry if they prayed correctly to be saved. In Acts 10:43-44 Cornelius and his companions simply believed the Gospel as Peter preached it unto them and they were saved. Shame on anyone who ever uses a sinner's prayer without telling a lost sinner that prayer is NOT essential to be saved. Faith is the only righteous thing that I can do.
2. “I accept Him as my Lord” - Nowhere does the inspired Holy Bible require that a lost sinner accept Jesus as “Lord” to be saved. This is the heresy of Lordship Salvation. To accept Jesus as one's “Lord” clearly implies following Christ faithfully in service and turning from sinful behavior, which is definitely NOT part of God's simple plan of salvation. 1st Timothy 4:10, “For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.” PCC refuses to distinguish between service versus salvation. They refuse to differentiate between discipleship versus sonship. John Bunyan said it well: “If you do not put a difference between justification wrought by the man Christ without and sanctification wrought by the Spirit of Christ within, you are not able to divide the Word aright; but contrariwise, you corrupt the Word of God, and cast stumbling blocks before the people.” PCC are guilty of perverting the Gospel, accursed by God almighty (Galatians 1:6-9; Jeremiah 5:31).
3. “Come into my life” - Asking Jesus to come into your life is NOT part of God's simple plan of salvation. Dear reader, I highly encourage you to read two helpful books in defence of the free grace Gospel. The first is titled “I Never Knew You” by Michael P. Bowen. The second is titled “RELIGION vs. JESES: Do vs. Done” by Princeton Greene (this is the free pre-published edition). Also, please read, “Another Gospel” by Pastor Harry A. Ironside (1876-1951). Shame on Pastor Redlin for perverting and obscuring God's simple plan of salvation. Dear reader, these embellishments to the Gospel clutter, confuse and mislead lost sinners, so that they end up following religion instead of being born again. Remember, Satan's greatest weapon is to con people into living the Christian life without ever being born again.
4. “Make me part of your family” - Nowhere does the inspired Word of God require that someone ask God to be a part of His family to get to Heaven. This is junk theology folks, religious quackery. Jeff Redlin is the spiritual equivalent of a despicable snake oil salesman!
5. You don't have to “ask” God to save you - If you watch the entire toxic video, Pastor Redlin invites the viewer to “ask” God to save you. Nowhere are we taught to “ask” God for His free gift of eternal life. God is already freely offering eternal life to all humanity, to whosoever receives His gift by faith alone in the sacrifice of His only begotten Son on the cross, and faith in His resurrection. 1st Thessalonians 4:14, “For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.” You don't have to “ask” God to save you, you simply need to receive His free gift by faith. Simply believe that Jesus did it all for you. Salvation is a TAKE proposition, not a GIVE proposition. Since God is already freely offering you the gift of eternal life, you don't have to ask to be saved, just believe (John 6:40).
6. There is no Gospel - Worst of all, Jeff Redlin made his biggest blunder by leaving off THE GOSPEL entirely. According to 1st Corinthians 15:1-6, “the gospel” includes Jesus' vicarious (in our place) death on the cross, burial and His bodily resurrection from the dead the third day. As shocking as it may seem dear friend, Pastor Redlin fails to mention any of these elements of THE GOSPEL. Mr. Redlin never mentions the cross upon which Christ died. Redlin doesn't mention Jesus' burial nor His resurrection from the dead. But he foolishly insists that you pray to “ask” God to make you a part of His family, come into your life, and accept Jesus as your “Lord.” That is “another gospel” (2nd Corinthians 11:3-4) which cannot produce the required new birth to enter into God's heavenly Kingdom (John 3:1-7). Shame on Pastor Redlin!

It doesn't surprise me that Jeff Redlin preaches a counterfeit plan of salvation, considering that the ungodly Bob Jones University (BJU) crowd at the rotten Harvest Baptist Church on Guam (where I was kicked out and banned in 2014 for telling the truth) promote Redlin's sermons on their toxic KHMG 88.1 FM religious radio station. Birds of a feather flock together!

The Bob Jones University (BJU) camp are guilty of perverting the Gospel, preaching hard core Calvinist Lordship Salvation. One sick person with mononucleosis (mono) plus one healthy person ultimately equals two sick people. In laying down with infested dogs (false prophets), PCC has become infested too. PCC is NOT a fundamentalist institution anymore (started in 1974), they are ungodly neo-evangelicals! The inspired Holy Bible plainly warns in 2nd Peter 2:1 about FALSE PROPHETS who will “privily” (surreptitiously; painstakingly without detection) try to corrupt a church. They have ungodly false teachers at PCC and their contemptible Campus Church, who wickedly pervert the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

In December of 2022, Bob Jones University (BJU) invited and honored Pastor Paul Washer—a hard core infidel Calvinist preacher. Shame on BJU! Shame on PCC for hobnobbing with the apostate Bob Jones crowd, and for wickedly bidding Godspeed to them (2nd John 1:11). They are all pulling on the same rope as the Devil. When I attended PCC's Campus Church for a few months in 2021, I was told by a long time staff member at PCC's for 23-years, that PCC's leadership despises Pastor Steven Anderson. Let me say in all truth that PCC's leaders and pastors are not worthy to shine Brother Anderson's shoes!!!!

Whereas Pastor Anderson is courageously standing for the truth, faithfully contending for the Christian faith, biblically exposing false prophets and standing on the promises—PCC is just sitting idle on the premises, selfishly serving their own bellies (Romans 16:17-18).

“You say, 'You shouldn't talk trash about other churches!' Well, if they'd stop being trash, I'd stop talking trash!” (a truthful quote by Pastor Steven L. Anderson, from the classic sermon titled, “Queer Sounding Music And Skinny Jeans” - Time 1:07:50)

Dear reader, I recently found FOUR different plans of salvation being taught at PCC and Campus Church today! Please spread the word to everyone to avoid this corrupt institution and by all means whatever you do, don't entrust your impressionable children to these charlatans of the Christian faith. As Morgan Freeman says in the 2014 movie 'Transcendence,' “RUN from this place!”

What these illegitimate pastors are actually doing is sitting on the fence. No matter what anyone says, they can go either way. If someone wants free grace they shew them their Campus Church website. If someone wants Lordship Salvation, they shew them Jeff Redlin's eight minute toxic video, which is only accessible by scanning the QR code on the plastic handout cards (with Campus Church's name on it). These cards are distributed publicly. JEFF REDLIN IS NOT SAVED!!! If he is, then God is a liar and there are multiple plans of salvation. God is NOT the author of confusion (1st Corinthians 14:33).

For the first time, I met Pastor Josh Thompson (pastor of Fairfield Drive Baptist Church in Pensacola) at the Pensacola Interstate Fair in 2022. He was operating PCC's toxic religious booth in the Exhibition Hall building, right next to the Jehovah's Witness' booth. I directly asked Josh Thompson if he was teaching Lordship Salvation, and he confirmed “Yes,” they were. He cited Acts 16:31b, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved” He emphasized the word “Lord,” insisting that you cannot be saved without accepting Jesus as the “Lord” of your life. I cringed and told him he was a false prophet. As is typical of PCC's leaders, Josh was belligerent and arrogant. Sadly, Pastor Thompson actually teaches a class at PCC, which explains a lot. Those college students should all ask for their money back!

Folks, these people are theologically dangerous! Please RUN from this place! No one should allow Pastor Jeff Redlin to speak at their church or institution. To do so is to be GUILTY of wickedly bidding Godspeed to false prophets, and a counterfeit Gospel which cannot save. Proverbs 14:5, “A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.”

Dear reader, I cannot stress to you enough the importance of making sure that we present the Gospel as clearly as possible to lost sinners. If we fail to do this, for whatever reason, the Gospel will be hidden so that no one can be saved. God knows that I do not hate Pastor Redlin, but I disrespect him for preaching another Gospel. I have had the unpleasant experience of meeting and corresponding with him. In my humble opinion, Jeff Redlin was rude, arrogant, verbally abusive, cruel and high-minded toward me because of my website ministry, which he openly critiqued, falsely accusing me of finding “weakness in preachers.” IN TRUTH, I am faithfully contending for the Christian faith, exposing wickedness in pastors (Titus 1:9-14; Galatians 2:5; Ephesians 5:11; Jude 1:3).

Kindly said, Pastor Jeff Redlin is woefully guilty of preaching Lordship Salvation, adding works to grace. Evangelist Billy Graham (1918-2018) made the grave error of applying the following Scripture passage to salvation, and in so doing he wickedly perverted God's simple plan of salvation. Matthew 16:24, “Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.” Dear reader, the verse I have just shared with you from the Gospel of Matthew literally sounds like the corrupt plan of salvation that is being taught in 99% of Bible colleges and churches today. Lordship Salvation is NOT the Gospel!

You simply DON'T get saved by following Christ, taking up your cross, denying self and coming after Christ! These things are strictly matters of discipleship (service), and not sonship (salvation). So, don't ever foolishly use these passages about discipleship to show someone how to get to Heaven, because you will confuse them and be guilty of perverting God's Word.

Pastor Redlin is very wrong and incompetent as a pastor to invite lost sinners to accept Jesus as “Lord” of their life, and to come into their life, and ask to be a part of God's family. You may do all of these things and yet never be born again at all. It doesn't surprise me that they are preaching the Devil's lie of Lordship Salvation at PCC today, considering that they've been wickedly committing spiritual adultery with the ungodly Bob Jones University cult for decades. 

Please read the well written free grace Gospel tract, 'What Is The Gospel?,' by Pastor Harry A. Ironside (1876-1951). SHAME on PCC and their Campus Church for perverting God's simple plan of salvation. The only “Gospel” is defined for everyone in God's inspired Word...

1st Corinthians 15:1-6, “Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.”

None of the garbage that Pastor Jeff Redlin teaches lost sinners to do in his horrible eight minute video comprises the Gospel of free grace. Even worse, Jeff Redlin didn't bother to mention Jesus' death on the cross, burial or resurrection. They are preaching utter damnable heresy at PCC? Galatians 6:7, “Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.” Woe unto Pensacola Christian College!

Jeremiah 5:31, “The 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?”

Is BELIEVING In Jesus' Death, Burial And Resurrection ENOUGH To Be Saved?

1st Thessalonians 4:14, “For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.”

The resounding answer is, YES. Believing in Jesus' death, burial and resurrection to pay our debt of sin is ENOUGH to get to Heaven. Nothing more is required or permitted.  I love and THANK GOD for pastors who faithfully preach a clear and simple free grace Gospel. Pastor Jesse Martinez succeeded Pastor Ralph Yankee Arnold in 2020 as senior pastor of Calvary Community Church in Tampa, Florida. I THANK GOD for this influential little church.

Is BELIEVING In Jesus' Death, Burial And Resurrection ENOUGH?

Pastor Reacts to David Platt's Heresy: “Is Jesus Lord of your life?”

Bibleline Ministries

EASY BELIEVISM

By Dr. Hank Lindstrom

What is “Easy Believism”? Usually the phrase “easy-believism” is a slam against those who teach that salvation is not by human works, but by faith in Jesus Christ alone. It is clear from the Scriptures that salvation is received by faith only in the finished work of Jesus Christ. “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works lest any man should boast" (Ephesians 2:8, 9).

“Easy Believism” is a way of saying that salvation by faith in Jesus Christ alone is just too easy. “It is too simple,” they say. Those who use the phrase “easy believism” are saying that there must be more to salvation than just faith in Jesus Christ.

The Bible tells us that Satan uses the fact that the Gospel message is so simple to deceive people. II Corinthians 11:3 says, “But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtlety, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.” One of the most common objections to the true gospel message is that “it is too simple”.

Satan changes the true gospel into a counterfeit message by addition and subtraction. In other words, Satan adds human works or effort to the plan of salvation in order to make the message of none effect (I Corinthians 1:17). Satan used phrases like “easy believism” and “it is too simple” to ridicule the true message of faith only (Romans 3:28).

To not believe the record as God gave it makes it null and void. “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" (I John 5:10). To add one human work to the plan of salvation would place a person before God without grace. Romans 11:6 says, “And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.”

When we talk about believing, we are not talking about mental assent to a historical fact. We are talking about a personal trust in the Lord Jesus Christ as the One who gave His life on the cross of Calvary, was buried and then rose again from the dead. The word “believe” comes from the Greek word “pisteuo”, which means to trust, to rely upon, to place one’s weight upon, etc. When a person puts his trust in Jesus Christ alone as his Saviour, he is saved.

Christ died-that is history. Christ died for me-that is salvation. The fact that Jesus Christ died is a historical fact. Accepting that truth about Jesus Christ’s death as a historical fact does not save. But the personal acceptance of Jesus Christ as a risen Saviour, who died for me does save.

This conflict over grace vs. works has been going on ever since Cain and Abel. Even the apostle Paul was slandered when he preached the gospel of the grace of God. Romans 3:8 says, “And not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just.” Some people were affirming that the apostle Paul taught that salvation by faith only was a license to sin. “Let us do evil, that good may come.”

We have now seen the two major objections to the true gospel:

1. “It is too simple”, and 
2. “easy believism” means that I could live as I please and still go to Heaven.

Amazingly, when a person is saved, he is saved forever and cannot be lost. Jesus Christ gave His word in John 6:37 and 39, that “All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. ...And this is the Father’s will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.” If one person were ever lost that was ever saved, then Jesus Christ would be a liar (John 6:39).

Therefore, it is true that no matter what a person does after he is saved that person is still saved. What the person can lose by living as he pleases is not his salvation, but rewards, joy, fellowship, power, testimony, etc. The things related to the Christian life and eternal rewards can be lost but not one’s salvation. This can also include the Lord taking a Christian home to heaven early. Many of the Corinthian believers were taken home to heaven early according to I Corinthians 11:30 which says, “For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.” Also, I Corinthians 10:8 tells of 23,000 that the Lord took home to heaven in one day. It is clear that there are numerous illustrations throughout the Bible that God sometimes will take a Christian home before his time. God will not cast the delinquent Christian out, but God might take him home to heaven early.

Concerning the saved, God says in I Corinthians 11:32, “When we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.” God deals with His children as a loving father would correct his erring child. God is interested in our welfare and wishes for us to live a life that He can bless and reward. (See Hebrews 12:6-11).

So the Christian does not have a license to sin when he accepts Jesus Christ as his Saviour, even though the person is saved eternally and cannot be lost. Again, salvation is by faith in Jesus Christ alone. Romans 4:5 says, “But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.”

To add works to the plan of salvation would be heresy and would mean no salvation at all. Ephesians 2:8, 9 says “For grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.” I would hate to stand before God having no grace (mercy). To anyone who adds works to God’s grace, they will have no grace (mercy) according to Ephesians 2:8,9.

In conclusion, those who say “easy-believism” are rejecting the true gospel of grace (Ephesians 2:8,9), by saying “it is too simple” and “it is a license to sin.” Remember the true gospel is simple (II Corinthians 11:3), and God corrects (chastens) those that are truly saved (Hebrew 12:6).

We pray that you can say as the Apostle Paul said, “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek” (Roman 1:16).

Charlie Kirk's Unbiblical Toxic Ecumenism And False Gospel Message

2nd Corinthians 6:14-18, “Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.”

Charlie Kirk was WRONG to coddle unsaved Mormons and Catholics in their damnable heresy. You'll never win lost sinners in false religions to Christ by babying them in their hellbound state. I am sick and disgusted by Charlie's ecumenical influence.

Clearly, he was sitting on the fence, playing both sides of the table. I do not know if Charlie Kirk went to Heaven, but I do know that you don't get to Heaven by giving your life to Christ, nor by accepting Jesus as "Lord" of your life. It seems like half of the country is idolizing Charlie Kirk right now, but Christians needs to speak up to warn others that what Charlie Kirk promoted WASN'T the Gospel.

I don't hate Charlie, not at all, but I do hate the accursed deadly Roman Catholic and Mormon cults. I hate the Devil's lie of Lordship Salvation. I hate ecumenical compromise that always leads to a works-based plan of salvation and apostasy. Bible fundamentalism is separating from false religion, worldly Christians and those who stray from biblical teaching.

Charlie Kirk was the product of neo-evangelical churches that preach the "repent of your sins" crap to get to Heaven, like nearly every Baptist church wickedly does in Pensacola. God's curse is upon any church that distributes toxic Chick Tracks, which pervert the Gospel of free grace.

You all can bow to Baal if you want, but I am standing with the Gospel of free grace, exposing Charlie Kirk for the ecumenical compromiser that he was. SHAME on Charlie for kissing up to the hellbound Catholics and Mormons. All he did was obscure God's simple plan of salvation. I think he was sincere, but sincerely wrong (Proverbs 16:25).

If anyone is so far from God and spiritually blind to claim that Charlie innocently used Mary's good character to allure Catholics to Christ, you are woefully wrong in your thinking. The Apostle Paul didn't go along with the cults to win their favor. Paul said he refused to tolerate false prophets for even one hour (Galatians 2:5).

Christian men should be exposing the WHORE of Rome, not boasting that your wife was baptized in the Catholic church, which is exactly what Charlie Kirk did. It couldn't be more obvious that he was trying to coddle them. It does matter, very much so. Roman Catholics everywhere love Charlie and his wife Erika because of their shallow and lame testimony. SHAME ON CHARLIE!!!

Someone made a stupid comment today on Facebook, falsely accusing me of hating Charlie Kirk. I unfriended and blocked out his stupid ass. Unbelievable! Folks, I don't hate anybody, certainly not Charlie Kirk. I hate what God commands us as believers to hate, "EVIL" (Psalms 97:10).

I hate the accursed Mormon sex cult. I hate the accursed whore of Rome, the despicable Roman Catholic cult. I hate the Devil's falsehood of Lordship Salvation. I hate the Satanic lie that you must "repent of your sins" to get to Heaven, which nonsense is not taught in the inspired King James Bible.

In the following video you will hear Charlie Kirk for yourself saying these heretical words:

“If your Christianity is nothing more than an insurance plan for the afterlife—that is not a conversion—that is not legitimate Christianity. If you're like, 'Hey, I went on Easter, I raised my hand (just in case the Christian thing is right); I'm going to Heaven because I did the thing, I signed the paper.' That is an insult to God. ...it's you acting as if God is there like BlueCross and BlueShield in case you have a broken leg.” —Charlie Kirk

Dear reader, that is so wrong on numerous levels. 

Charlie Kirk STUNS hosts on Jesus Christ and the True Gospel

In the preceding video interview, Charlie is clearly implying that you cannot just raise your hand in response to a Gospel invitation. He clearly implies that more than faith is required to get to Heaven. Dear reader, there is absolutely nothing wrong, unbiblical or illegitimate about trusting the GOOD NEWS of Christ crucified, buried and risen to escape the fires of Hell. That is why most people get saved!

I have serious doubts about Charlie's salvation. You must keep in mind that every hellbound follower of Roman Catholicism, Mormonism, the Church of Christ, Lutherans, Seventh-Day Adventists and Calvinists—all agree with Charlie's vague and lame theology. They've all given their life to Christ. They're all trying to turn from their evil ways (works according to Jonah 3:10). What Charlie preached was simply NOT a free grace Gospel.

Please don't misunderstand my post. Today was Charlie Kirk's funeral. I just read that 200,000 people attended in Arizona at the State Farm Stadium. They said Charlie's funeral was the most televised event ever. I love Charlie Kirk. Someone today horribly accused me of hating him, but that is not the case at all. I love what Charlie stood for—decency, faith in Jesus, life for the unborn, family stability and normalcy. That being said, Charlie made some controversial statements, such as the one I just shared with you a moment ago, which cause me to doubt his salvation. Sadly, Charlie was so vague that it's hard to discern if he was saved or not.

I found the following article today, which is very disturbing...

‘A Hero’: Catholic Cardinal Hails Charlie Kirk as ‘Modern Day St. Paul’

Cardinal Timothy Dolan hailed Charlie Kirk as a “modern day Saint Paul” as he praised the conservative activist as a “hero” and “evangelist.”

Kirk was assassinated on September 10 during a public speaking event at Utah Valley University.

SOURCE: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/hero-catholic-cardinal-hails-charlie-153610627.html

It is tragic when the biggest Satanic religious cult on the planet, Roman Catholicism, praises Charlie Kirk. The reason why is clearly because Charlie was ecumenical, who surreptitiously avoided offending the cults; namely, Mormons and Roman Catholics. Moment before his tragic assassination, Kirk told the audience that half of his staff are Mormons. I am not trying to cast a negative reflection on one of American's greatest people. Charlie Kirk is an American hero!

The reason I wrote this blog is to draw attention to Kirk's sinful ecumenical compromise with false religions, and to expose the counterfeit plan of salvation that he promoted. Kirk said in fifth grade he gave my life to Christ. That is NOT how you get to Heaven. He has often said that the way to Heaven is to receive Jesus as your “Lord and Savior,” but in fact you don't have to take Jesus as “Lord” of your life to be saved. You just need to trust Jesus as your personal Savior, receiving His sacrificial death on the cross as full payment for your sins.

The big problem with Charlie's statements about salvation is that every pseudo-Christian religious cult on the planet agrees with his shallow and lame statements. Every hellbound Mormon and Roman Catholic agrees with Charlie that Jesus is the “Lord and Savior,” and they have given their lives to Him. But Catholics also foolishly trust in their Seven Sacraments to get to Heaven, and errantly teach that there is no salvation outside of the Roman Catholic church. These are damnable heresies!

Mormons have another Jesus, teaching that He is not almighty God. Mormons trust in good works to get them to Heaven, yet speak of salvation by grace through faith. It is imperative that Christians warn the cults that sacraments, water baptism and good works are NOT necessary or permitted in God's simple plan of salvation. Charlie Kirk was so vague that after his death Catholics everywhere are suggesting that he was about to convert to Catholicism.

Report: Charlie Kirk was ‘this close’ to becoming Catholic just prior to his death 

Turning Point U.S.A. CEO Charlie Kirk speaks at the Republican National Convention on July 15, 2024, in Milwaukee. 

By Daniel Payne

CNA Staff, September 19, 2025 / 12:02 pm

Slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk was reportedly strongly considering becoming Catholic just prior to his assassination, according to a bishop who spoke to him shortly before his killing. 

Robert Brennan, a Los Angeles-based writer and the brother of Fresno, California, Bishop Joseph Brennan, said in a Sept. 18 column in the Los Angeles archdiocesan newspaper Angelus that Kirk had a “personal exchange” with the California prelate about a week before Kirk’s murder at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10. 

The writer Brennan, who said Bishop Brennan gave him permission to share the story, wrote that Kirk had spoken to the prelate at a prayer breakfast in Visalia. The conservative activist “told the bishop about his Catholic wife and children and how he attended Mass with them.” 

Kirk acknowledged “speculation” about his possible interest in becoming Catholic, Brennan wrote in Angelus; he subsequently told Bishop Brennan: “I’m this close” to converting. 

In his Angelus column Brennan pointed to a recent video Kirk made in which he acknowledged some “big disagreements” with Catholicism but claimed that Protestants “under-value” the Blessed Mother. 

“We don’t talk about Mary enough. We don’t venerate her enough,” Kirk said, arguing that Mary is “the solution” to “toxic feminism” in the U.S. 

I am concerned that Charlie Kirk may have been more religious than a born-again Christian. The fact that he said if your Christianity is nothing more than an “insurance plan for the afterlife” to escape Hell, your conversion is not legitimate. Free grace believers don't talk that way! I am disturbed that hellbound Roman Catholics and Mormons are cheering and embracing Charlie Kirk, who coddled these false religions with ecumenical compromise.

Whether Charlie went to Heaven or not is irrelevant to me. I hope he did, but I am concerned about those lost sinners who are still living and still have an opportunity to get saved.

Praying At The Time Of Salvation Is Merely An Expression Of One's Faith

Isaiah 65:24, “And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.”

Many Christians who witness the Gospel to others have been taught to use what is commonly known as a “Sinner's Prayer.” The Roman's Road is a popular set of Scriptures from the New Testament book of Romans which is used to lead a lost sinner to Jesus Christ, which presentation usually ends with an invitation to pray a sinner's prayer. Praying silently, asking or calling audibly to be saved are mere expressions of one's faith, but are not faith in and of themselves. We are saved by faith, plus nothing!

These expressions are not necessary to receive the new birth. I believe when someone responds to a salvation invitation to walk down a church aisle, they were saved before they even left their pew. Isaiah 65:24, “And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.” They simply went forward to find out what just happened, that is, they were saved by faith in Jesus Christ.

By the way, I agree full with my long time ministry friend Pastor Max D. Younce (1935-2023) that no one should ever be required to walk down a church aisle to learn how to be saved. By requiring lost sinners to walk forward to be saved, those preachers are adding an unnecessary step to God's simple plan of salvation. In fact, Dr. Younce felt so passionately about the issue that he wrote an entire book about it, titled: 'Salvation And The Public Invitation.'

Romans 10:13 is not part of the Gospel. The Bible plainly says in Romans 10:14 that a sinner is saved when they "believe," and then people usually call, ask or pray as an expression of their faith. That is quite normal, but not required. Neither calling, asking or praying saves a person, nor are they mandatory to be saved. You are correct that these are mere expressions of one's faith. Well said my friend.

I don't like the sinner's prayer because it confused me for several years after I got saved at age 13, but that is how I was later taught to go soulwinning at Hyles-Anderson College (1985-1993). I stopped using the sinner's prayer about 20 years ago. But if I do, I will always explain to people that praying is not necessary to be saved. I like something that Pastor Jack Hyles said in a sermon: “Faith is the only righteous thing that I can do.”

Not all New IFB pastors preach that you cannot be saved unless you pray. Pastor Jonathan Shelley is guilty of doing it. He even preached a whole sermon against me for disagreeing with their heresy. Pastor Bruce Mejia on the other hand is okay, he doesn't teach that nonsense.
I heard Pastor Anderson say in a sermon about 15 years ago that even though they use a sinner's prayer at Faithful Word Baptist Church, you can still be saved by faith alone without praying. But in recent years he seems to have changed his doctrinal position, now insisting that unless you call, ask or pray you cannot be saved, which is simply FALSE.

Many in the New IFB (the nuts) have relentlessly attacked my ministry friend Onorato Diamante on YouTube for his correct biblical preaching that faith is enough to be saved, without praying. I stand 100% with Onorato and am thankful for his YouTube channel and correct Bible exegesis.

More Unbiblical Garbage From 'UNSHACKLED' Radio

John 6:28-29, “Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.”

Kindly said, Pacific Garden Mission (PGM) in Chicago should change their radio program's title from “UNSHACKLED” to “SHACKLED,” because that is what they are actually doing, shackling lost people to a counterfeit plan of salvation.

Tragically, if you look at their employees, they're all young yuppie types who are neo-evangelicals caught in Satan's deadly trap of Lordship Salvation. Dear reader, UNSHACKLED radio today is a stinking toilet full of religious dung. I am being honest, not crude. One of the things that God hates in Proverbs 6:19 is “a false witness that speaketh lies.” PGM is very wrong on God's simple plan of salvation.

I listened to one of their recent episodes (#3890) titled, “Jilla and Mahmoud - Part 2,” in which you will hear Jilla telling her mother that she knows she is saved because she was bold to express her faith in Jesus publicly. Folks, that is absolutely NOT how you can know for sure that you're saved. Jilla says to her mother (as her Mom is trying to silence her)...

“I am a follower of Jesus and I don't care who knows it. I am not ashamed of Jesus and I do not care who knows it.”

Jilla then says...

“This is the moment I knew that I was born again. I knew it, and because she witnessed me going forward, my mother knew it too.”

Dear reader, this is the nonsensical rubbish that is typical in UNSHACKLED's problematic episodes, which are woefully devoid of a free grace Gospel message. You don't get to Heaven by becoming a follower of Jesus, as the unsaved false teachers in Matthew 7:21-23 learned the hard way, to their eternal horror and damnation in the fires of Hell. So, following Jesus cannot be used as evidence that someone is saved.

Furthermore, Peter was ashamed of Jesus and he was saved. So, not being ashamed of Jesus cannot be used as evidence that someone is saved.

And walking forward in response to a public church invitation is not evidence of salvation. PGM's UNSHACKLED radio programs are lame at best, and damnable heresy at worst. Please be aware of these dangers my friend. I care, which is why I am warning everyone. I have no doubt that PGM's staff are sincere, but what saith the Scripture? Proverbs 16:25, “There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.” No one in the Bible was saved by walking down a church aisle, following Jesus, repenting of their sins or surrendering to the Lordship of Christ.

Pastor Harry A. Ironside (1876-1951) said it well...

WHEN THE REVIVALIST comes promising salvation to those "who make a full surrender" of all that they have to God, and who "pay the price of full salvation," he is preaching another gospel, for the price was paid on Calvary's cross and the work that saves is finished. It was Christ Jesus who made the full surrender, when He yielded Himself unto death for us that we might be redeemed from the curse of the broken law and forever saved from the judgment to come upon all who refuse His grace. —Pastor Harry Ironside, 'Another Gospel'

On their website, UNSHACKED wickedly promotes and bids Godspeed to some of the most corrupt preachers of our generation, including false teachers: John MacArthur, Chuck Swindoll, Robert Jeffress, Dave and Ann Wilson, James Dobson and David Jeremiah (to name but a few). It is sad and tragic that PGM's new management has succumbed to the demonic false teachers of our generation. All of the aforementioned names are wrong on the Gospel.

For example: Dave and Ann Wilson's lame messages that you must “surrender and repent” is not going to get anybody saved. It is discipleship not sonship. It is service not salvation. We must never confuse the two. Pilgrim's Progress author John Bunyan said it very well...

“If you do not put a difference between justification wrought by the man Christ without and sanctification wrought by the Spirit of Christ within, you are not able to divide the Word aright; but contrariwise, you corrupt the Word of God, and cast stumbling blocks before the people.” —John Bunyan (1628-1688)

Lordship Salvation is the mixing of service with salvation, so that their plan of salvation now requires following Jesus as the “Lord” of your life, full surrender of your will to live for God, and a willingness to turn away from your sinful bad habits. This is all contrary to the free gift of God, which is eternal life through faith alone in the Lord Jesus Christ. Turning from one's sins is an act of human reformation (behavior modification), not biblical repentance (a change of mind). The problem today is that 99% of people follow the false teachers, instead of obeying the dear Savior's command in John 5:39 to SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES!