You Need God's Righteousness, Not Yours

Matthew 6:33, “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.”

I love this passage of Scripture, which many Bible students fail to understand properly. Most religious people couldn't accurately explain what this Bible verse means. The reason why is because religion by default teaches that you must do good works, live a good life and be a good person to get to Heaven. I hear that from Roman Catholics all the time when I asked them if they know for sure that they're going to Heaven when they die. Satan is a beautiful liar!

The righteousness that Matthew 6:33 is talking about is God's imputed righteousness. Philippians 3:9, “And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith.”

Modern Bible Revisions Remove “Imputation”

I love that theological word “imputation.” Moreover, it is a biblical word. Tragically, the Devil's modern Bible perversions completely remove this beautiful word, and in so doing the translators rob the reader of this theological concept regarding salvation. No wonder billions of people are confused and walking in darkness today, when the inspired Word of God has been corrupted.

Dear reader, I cannot warn you enough to burn your modern Bible revisions, because they are ALL woefully corrupt, deadly and toxic to your salvation and spiritual growth. Case in point is the demonic English Standard Version (ESV) which has surpassed the New International Version (NIV) in popularity.

KING JAMES IBLE (KJB) - Romans 4:4-6, “Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works.”

ENGLISH STANDARD VERSION (ESV) - Romans 4:4-6, “Now to the one who works, his wages are not counted as a gift but as his due. And to the one who does not work but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness, just as David also speaks of the blessing of the one to whom God counts righteousness apart from works.”

The theological word “imputation” is defined as:

Imputation theology refers to the concept in Christian theology where the righteousness of Christ is credited to believers, allowing them to be justified before God. This doctrine emphasizes that believers' sins are imputed to Christ, while His righteousness is imputed to them, forming a key aspect of justification by faith.

Although the Greek word itself (and meaning) for “counted” and “imputeth” in our text passage of Scripture passage are THE SAME, by removing the word “imputeth” the ESV deprives the reader of a key doctrine pertaining to salvation. The 54 King James Bible translators were wise to fully understand this great truth. Without seeing the word “imputeth,” the reader would never further investigate (study to rightly divide the Word of Truth) the rich theological meaning of this term. The very word imputation is rooted in the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on Calvary's cross to pay our debt of sin. To replace this word with “counted” is shameful, tragic and an injustice to God's inspired Word in my humble opinion.

You see dear friend, these modern translators assume that you are ignorant, uneducated and stupid, so that they need to rewrite God's Word for you to understand it. The love of money is the root of all evil (1st Timothy 6:10-11).

Kindly said, Evangelist Ray Comfort is a dangerous false teacher. He preaches hard core Lordship Salvation. Ray is very wrong on the biblical meaning of repentance, requiring people to life a lifestyle of turning away from your sinning to be saved, which is works, not God's free grace (Romans 4:4-7; Ephesians 2:8-9; Philippians 3:9; Titus 3:5).

I purchased Ray Comfort's popular 'The Evidence Bible' several years ago. I searched The Evidence Bible from cover to cover for any mention of God's imputed righteousness, but tragically couldn't find anything. Ray based his commentary upon The Amplified Bible (AMP), which perversion of God's inspired Word also completely removes the word “imputeth” from Romans 4:6. This is very likely why Ray never touches upon the paramount topic of imputation in his toxic study Bible, because the word was left out by the incompetent AMP translators.

You Need His Righteousness To Go To Heaven

Clearly, the 54 King James Bible translators wanted you (the reader) to research the concept of imputed righteousness, so that you would properly understand God's simple plan of salvation, which is obtained ONLY through faith alone in Jesus Christ (Romans 10:3-4; Philippians 3:9; Galatians 3:26). Acts 4:10-12 sternly warns the reader that there is no salvation apart from faith alone in the precious name of JESUS. What a faithful Savior!

You and I have no self righteousness to offer God. Your best (and mine) are filth to God. So says Isaiah 64:6, “But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.” Most theologians concur that “filthy rags” in this passage likely refers to a woman's menstrual rags. The point is that we have NOTHING to offer God for salvation. We are all guilty sinners deserving of everlasting damnation in Hell, fire and brimstone (Revelation 21:8).

Don't compare yourself to the worst of humans, or you'll likely feel pretty good about yourself. Only compare yourself to the inspired eternal Word of God, and you'll fall short of God's glory (Romans 3:23). We are hopeless on our own to merit eternal life. It simply cannot be done. There is no way to make up for the past. We are all horrible wretched sinners. Anyone who denies this biblical truth is calling God a liar (1st John 1:10).

Thankfully, God sent His only begotten (biological) Son unto the world to die on a cross to pay our debt of sin (John 3:16-18). WHOSOEVER simply receives Christ's sacrifice through the cross of Calvary as full payment for their sins, believing that He was buried but physically resurrected from the dead three days later, is instantly and permanently saved. This is the Gospel (1st Corinthians 15:1-6). The Gospel is THE POWER OF GOD UNTO SALVATION unto all who BELIEVE IT (Romans 1:16). Simply believe that Jesus did it all for you.

God doesn't give probationary life, He only gives eternal life to those who BELIEVE (i.e., just take God at His Word as recorded in the inspired Holy Bible). Once saved, always saved (OSAS) is 100% biblical. If saved, you can never lose it. Have you been born again dear friend?

Faith is the only righteous thing that we can do.

Shame On Pastor Erwin W. Lutzer

Romans 11:6, “And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.”

Moody Church pastor emeritus Erwin W. Lutzer (born 1941) is a darn fool!

Pastor Lutzer wrote this tribute to Pastor Charles C. Ryrie (1925-2016). Ryrie was a free grace preacher who exposed John MacArthur's (1939-2025) damnable heresy of Lordship Salvation.

In the tribute, Pastor Lutzer writes:

In response to MacArthur’s book, Ryrie published So Great Salvation, which argued for the free offer of the gospel to sinners. I suspect that many of his students, like myself, have found a happy balance between the two views; but in the minds of MacArthur and Ryrie, their disagreement was clear.

No, no, no, no, there is no “happy balance between the two views”! There can be no “happy balance” between the deadly deception of Lordship Salvation and a free grace Gospel!

What is going on here is clear to see, Pastor Lutzer is a dead skunk. Pastor Curtis Hutson (1934-1995) used to wisely say that the only thing you'll find driving in the middle of the road are a bunch of dead skunks. Lutzer is straddling the fence, playing both sides of the debate to play it “safe,” lest he make many enemies. I hate that kind of cowardice. The good Lord calls it being “lukewarm” and He vomits such wicked compromisers out of His mouth (Revelation 3:15-17).

Erwin Lutzer is just another incompetent clown pastor today who should have been fired decades earlier. No, there is no “happy balance” Mr. Lutzer between Bible truth and damnable heresy!

Lordship Salvation is a gross perversion of God's Gospel of grace, which requires service and discipleship to validate salvation and sonship. No such conditional salvation is taught in the inspired King James Bible. The only type of salvation which God offers is eternal life, not probationary life. Salvation is received, not achieved. Faith is the only righteous thing that I can do.

Shame on Dr. Lutzer for hobnobbing with the Devil's crowd, giving credence to John MacArthur's toxic damnable Lordship Salvation heresy. There is no middle ground. There is no “happy balance” between free grace and works. How could Dr. Lutzer be so foolish?

John MacArthur Perverts The Meaning Of Repentance

The Greek noun for “repent” in the New Testament is metanoia, which simply means “a change of mind.” The verb form for “repent” is the Greek word metanoeo , which means “to think differently.” In sharp contrast to THE TRUTH, look what John MacArthur redefines repentance to mean on page 178 of his toxic book...

Repentance is not merely sorrow or shame for sin, although genuine repentance always involves an element of remorse. It is a redirection of the human will, a purposeful decision to forsake all unrighteousness and pursue righteousness instead. —Pastor John MacArthur, 'The Gospel According To Jesus,' p. 178, chapter 17

No, that is NOT what it means to repent! It gets much worse. Read what Dr. MacArthur writes on page 180...

Volitionally, repentance involves a change of direction, a transformation of the will. Far from being only a change of mind, it constitutes a willingness — more accurately, a determination — to abandon stubborn disobedience and surrender the will to Christ. As such, genuine repentance will inevitably result in a change of behavior. The behavior change itself is not repentance, but it is the fruit repentance will certainly bear. Where there is no observable difference in conduct, there can be no confidence that repentance has taken place (Matt. 3:8; cf. 1 John 2:3-6; 3:17). Real repentance alters the character of the whole man. —Pastor John MacArthur, 'The Gospel According To Jesus,' p. 178, chapter 17

Whereas the inspired Word of God simply defines repentance unto life (the new birth) as a change of mind, Pastor MacArthur corrupts repentance to mean much more:

1. a change of direction
2. a transformation of the will
3. a willingness and determination to abandon a stubborn disobedience
4. surrender the will to Christ
5. a change of behavior
6. an observable difference in conduct
7. whole character altered

Since Mr. MacArthur wrongly assumes that you haven't repented unless your life has positively changed and there is observable proof of it, we can add those as his requirements for repentance. As you can plainly see, John MacArthur is preaching another gospel (2nd Corinthians 11:3-4) that is totally foreign to the free grace of God that brings true salvation.

Where MacArthur goes horrible astray is in his perverse understanding of what changes a person's life who gets saved. Throughout his poisonous book, MacArthur attributes a changed life to repentance, just as the religious cult as Pensacola Christian College also does.

A changed behavior in the life of a born again believer is the “fruit” of the indwelling Holy Spirit, if we choose to walk in that Holy Spirit. What saith the Scripture?

Galatians 5:22-25, “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.”

To be alive (i.e., to live) in the Spirit is the new birth, which is salvation. But to walk in the Spirit is discipleship, or service for Christ. One thing has nothing to do with the other.

There is nothing worse than a wicked compromised preacher who won't CHOOSE SIDES! 1st Kings 18:21, “And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him.  And the people answered him not a word.” Well which is it Mr. Lutzer? Whose side are you really on? If you continue to choose the middle ground, then you are just as guilty as John MacArthur for perverting the Gospel of free grace (Galatians 6:7). MacArthur is burning in Hell.

A Picture Says It All

Matthew 15:8, “This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.”

 

A Picture Says It All

Look at the above photo of Pope John Paul II (1920-2005), and notice the tiny Jesus (you might need a magnifying glass). All I ever hear from the Catholic Church is how great the Pope is, the “Holy Father.” But the inspired Holy Bible clearly warns us in Matthew 23:9 to call no earthly man our spiritual “Father,” for God alone is to be reverenced. Psalms 89:7, “God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.” Sinful men are not worthy of reverence. Only God is to be reverenced. The Catholics not only call the Pope “Father,” but literally idolize the man. The Pope is the vicar of Hell, not Heaven.

The gigantean photo of the Pope with a tiny decrepit Jesus speaks 1,000 words. The Catholic religion idolizes their ungodly Pope. Look how Pope John Paul II is shown as big and mighty; but Jesus is portrayed as weak and helpless in the hands of the Pope.

“But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments, And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues, And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi. But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren. And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.” —Matthew 23:5-9

The Catholic Church with it's gold-plated cups, marble floors, extravagant buildings and $2.5 trillion dollar net worth certainly fits the description of the Scripture passage we just read.

“That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth.” —Philippians 2:10

This disturbing picture says it all—Jesus is barely visible, but the Pope is the white elephant in the living room. Mary is praised and mentioned hundreds of times more than the name of Jesus is mentioned in the Catholic religion. Catholicism is Mary worship! In a standard Rosary prayer, a Catholic will praise Mary 53 times (hail Mary's).

Committing Idolatry By Bowing To A Statue Of The Pope

The Bible declares that at the name of Jesus Christ should every knee bow, NOT at the name of Mary or the Pope.

A Deceived Family Commit The Sin Of Idolatry

“That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth.” —Philippians 2:10

A Catholic Group Commit The Horrible Sin Of Idolatry

Exodus 20:3-5a, “Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God.”

A Catholic Cult Member Commits Idolatry

More Wicked Idolatry In The Cult Of Catholicism

Mariolatry

The Pope Blasphemes God by Committing Idolatry

“That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth.” —Philippians 2:10

Don't tell me that Catholicism doesn't worship Mary!!! The above photo says it all. Pope John Paul II worshipped Our Lady of Fatima (Mary) and not the Lord Jesus Christ. Again below...

The Sin Of Idolatry

The average Catholic is brainwashed with Catechism training from childhood and knows little about the Holy Bible. The inspired Scripture is clear that we are to bow at the name of Jesus (and NO other). “That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth.” —Philippians 2:10

What part of Philippians 2:10 don't the Catholics understand? Please notice that the word "worship" is not mentioned in Philippians 2:10. We are not even supposed to "bow" to anyone other than Jesus Christ. The Pope is obviously BOWING to a graven image in the above photos. Where does the inspired Word of God direct the reader to bow to statues (idolatry) and then claim that we don't worship them? Is this reasonable? Of course it's not. The Bible NEVER makes an issue of Mary. No recognition whatsoever is given to Mary. Yet Catholics have created a entire religion that centers around the glory and magnificence of Mary.

Some Catholics have even gone as far as to make Mary a Co-redeemer with Christ. Notice Mary's nail-scarred hands. This is satanic blasphemy against the Lord Jesus Christ. 1st Timothy 2:5 teaches that there is ONLY one Mediator between God and men, that is, the man Christ Jesus! The very notion of Jesus' biological mother being a co-redeemer is insane...

Catholic Blasphemy!

Again, please notice the scars in Mary's hands in the above creepy photo. Catholicism is of the Devil. There is absolutely nothing in the entire Holy Bible which even remotely hints that Mary was anything more than just a humble godly woman used for God's glory.

Sadly, at least 1,400,000,000 people around the world today are adherents of the demonic cult of Roman Catholicism. Maryiolatry is idolatry! Catholics pervert, twist and wrest the inspired Scripture to their own destruction. 2nd Peter 3:16, “As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest [twist], as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.”

The Bible says that MANY people corrupt the Word of God. 2nd Corinthians 2:17, “For we are not as MANY, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.” Today, just as 2,000 years ago, there are MANY Christ-rejecters who corrupt the Words of God. And many of them falsely profess to be Christians (they're called Modernists). They have religion, but they know not God.

Many unsaved people falsely think they're saved because they prayed a 1-2-3 type prayer, asking Jesus into their heart or surrendered “all” to Jesus Christ, but they've never been truly born again by resting in the Gospel (i.e., the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ - 1st Corinthians 15:1-6). If you acknowledge your guilty condition as a sinner, and by faith receive Christ's sacrifice on the cross as full payment for your sins, believing that He was buried but then resurrected from the dead three days later—you are saved my friend. Christ died, that's history; Christ died for me, that's salvation.

I plead with you to consider your soul if you are a Catholic. Salvation is NOT found in a religion; but rather, in a person—the Lord Jesus Christ. Eternal life is a free gift from God (Romans 5:15; 6:23; Ephesians 2:8-9), paid for by Jesus' precious, blood (1st Peter 1:18-19; Hebrews 9:12,22-24; Revelation 1:5). Salvation is receiving, not giving (John 1:12). It's not what you're doing that gets you to Heaven; it's where you're looking (Isaiah 45:22). Look to Jesus, the Christ, the Son of God!

Good works are not the payment for sin, the payment for sin is death. Christ made that payment for all humanity through Calvary's cross.

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.

In one respect, there are only 2 religions in the world: DO and DONE. Either you believe that you must DO something to merit Heaven; or else you believe what the Bible teaches, i.e., that redemption is DONE, completed in Christ Jesus. To get to Heaven, you simply need to BELIEVE that Jesus did it all for you.

It's all been done my friend. Salvation has been paid for! All you need to do is to trust (rely upon) Jesus who is the Christ, the only begotten Son of God (John 3:14-18). That is not a self-righteous work; but rather, resting upon the finished work of Christ. John 6:29, “Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.”

A Picture Says it All

John 20:31, “But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.”

Catholic Idols

One Mediator!

Sacred Immaculate Heart of Satan!

Vain Repetition

Most People Are Their Own God

Genesis 3:4-6, “And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.”

Many people create their own gods or idols, but these are not the true and living God. The inspired Holy Bible emphasizes that the true and living God is the Creator of the universe, and anything made by humans cannot be considered divine. Jeremiah 10:10, “But the LORD is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.”

In our text passage from Genesis 3:4-6, we find Eve being seduced by the serpent (Satan according to Revelation 20:2). The Devil subtly deceived Eve, lying to her. The serpent had told her that God said she couldn't eat from any of the trees (verse 1). God never said that! If you look back to Genesis 2:16-17, God told Adam that they COULD eat from all the trees except the 'Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil' in the midst of the Garden of Eden.

I am continually frustrated by people who insist upon being their own god. Did you know that the word “heresy” simply means “an opinion.” Any opinion that contradicts the truth of God's inspired Word is heresy! There is no controversy if you believe the Holy Bible!

I will go to seed preaching against Christian woman (especially pastor's wives) who wear pants in public. It is sinful and shameful ladies! But if you want to be your own god to do your own thing, like Eve foolishly did, then you just continue defying God by putting on men's clothing and the attire of an harlot (Proverbs 7:10). but you'll answer to the Lord for it in eternity (Romans 14:10-12). PAYDAY SOMEDAY!

I hear much hateful criticism against fundamentalist Baptist preachers, such as myself. Perhaps the most hated of all is Pastor Steven Anderson. But whereas most people see a hate-preacher, I see a Bible preacher of righteousness and truth who hates sin and evil. To be quite honest, I think he is wrong to hate the sinner along with the sin, but I'd ten thousand times rather stand with a guy like Brother Anderson, who STANDS; than to join this weak-kneed, spineless, hell-spawned, church-playing, bib-wearing, spoiled-rotten generation of namby-pamby brats who affirm all manner of wickedness! I'm going to stand with the guy who's standing, not sit idle with the crowd who do nothing but criticize the Bible preacher!!!

I love what Pastor Jack Hyles said, “I'd rather see a guy with wild fire than no fire.”

When people criticize the Bible preacher, you had better make sure that you have grounds to base your accusations upon, because God is watching. I said GOD IS WATCHING! Whom do you think the Lord is more displeased with—the Bible preacher who hates sin so much that he hates the sinner too; or the pacifist pastor who affirms sexual immorality in his congregation, so that he never preaches against sin? Although both extremes are wrong, I say that God is more displeased with the latter, not the former.

I humbly believe biblically that we should never accept the sin with the sinner, nor reject the sinner with the sin. I think in part this is what the Scripture means in Jude 1:22, “And of some have compassion, making a difference.” The Bible is not saying that we should coddle sinners nor tolerate their wickedness; but rather, still show forth God's unconditional love even while opposing their evil deeds. The best way to do this is to continually keep the door of repentance open for them to come to Christ by faith to be converted. Remember, the Apostle Paul said that without love our faith and preaching become ineffective (1st Corinthians 13:1-3).

Adam Brought Sin And Death Into The World

When Adam and Eve disobeyed God by eating the forbidden fruit, they were now guilty. They had now lost their innocence. They were now aware of the reality of sin, and along with that reality came the consequence of become their own gods. Not “God” in the sense of being equal with their Creator; but rather, being “gods” in the sense of being to choose for themselves between good and evil, and being responsible from then forth for their own decisions. This is why the world is such a massive mess today. What saith the Scripture? ...

Romans 5:12-14, “ Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: (For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law. Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.”

The phrase "death reigned from Adam to Moses" means that even though someone may not have committed the same sin that Adam did, they were still condemned with Adam because all men have sinned. This is why even though you may not commit murder, adultery, idolatry or drunkenness, you are still guilty because of other sins that you do commit (e.g., covetousness, envy, prayerlessness, gossip, idleness, indifference, et cetera). If any man denies that he has sinned, he is accusing God of being a liar, because the Word of God declares that ALL HAVE SINNED (Romans 3:10-23; 1st John 1:10).

In other words, all humanity is adversely affected by sin and its consequences, which sin brings death, regardless of one's individual actions. Even the least sinner must still die and answer to God, because all have sinned. Ecclesiastes 7:20, “For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.” Adam’s disobedience in the Garden of Eden brought sin and death into the world. Whereas sin entered through one man, Adam, and its impact is still felt universally; contrariwise, one man, Jesus, died on a cross for the sins of all mankind, so that salvation is offered to all humanity through faith in Jesus Christ. 2nd Corinthians 5:21, “For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.”

Death is the consequence of Adam’s sin. It doesn't matter if no one committed the same act of disobedience as did Adam, people still died before the Mosaic Law was given to mankind. The Apostle Paul is simply saying that death—the deserved consequence for sinning—is a universal experience, even for the people who lived before the law was given to Moses at Mount Sinai (Exodus 20). 

In other words, we live in a fallen world because of sin, regardless of God's law. Our human conscience convicts us of sin, evidenced by when Cain hid from God after murdering his brother Abel. When Adam sinned, he did so as ambassador of the human race, and opened the floodgate of sin and death upon the world. That is exactly why there is so much chaos, uncertainty, worry, confusion, suffering, pain and evil still in the world today. Even so, come, Lord Jesus!

Jesus Brought Righteousness And Life Into The World

John 1:4-5, “In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.” This is a quote from Isaiah 9:2, “The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.”

Titus 2:11 teaches that God's saving grace has appeared unto ALL MEN. Titus 2:11, “For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men.” No one will ever be able to point a finger at God the Father someday and justly accuse Him of not giving everyone an opportunity to be saved through faith in His only begotten Son, the Christ. My heart grieves when I am reminded of lost sinners such as Ozzy Osbourne (1948-2025), David Bowie (1947-2016) and Malcolm Young (1953-2017). I dare say any of these wicked men went to Heaven. Granted, no one truly knows where someone goes in the afterlife, except the hosts of Heaven and Hell, and that soul. Apart from the new birth through faith in Jesus Christ, there is no hope.

Don't Be Your Own God

When I hear wicked sinners slandering, attacking and criticizing the fundamentalist Bible preacher, I know that they are elevating themselves to the same plane as God; not because the Bible preacher is God, but because he is preaching from God's inspired Word. God is an authoritative God. The Holy Bible is an authoritative Book. The man who walks closely with the Lord and preaches the Holy Bible accurately, that is, with doctrinal soundness, preaches with authority. I can preach hard upon the AUTHORITY of the inspired Holy Scripture.

“The world will go to Hell unless somebody is authoritative!” —Pastor Jack Hyles, “I Shall Not Be Moved”

This is why multitudes of wicked people hate, slander and criticize Dr. Jack Hyles (even 24 years after he graduated to Heaven). Brother Hyles preached the authoritative Word of God with authority, and he was hated by sinners for it. Hebrews 12:3, “For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.” This Bible verse speaks about Jesus who was hated by the sinful world (John 7:7). The fundamentalist Baptist Bible preacher who preaches THE TRUTH with authority is going to be hated by the sinful world (John 15:10; Galatians 4:16). God pity the preacher that the world don't hate! The world hated Jesus. The world hated Paul. All of Jesus' apostles were martyred, except John who was exiled to the isle of Patmos and left for dead.

2nd Timothy 3:12-14, “Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived. But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them.”

Let's just lay the axe to the root, idolatrous people who have become their own god despise and hate the Bible preacher who tells them THE TRUTH. I'm talking about the ungodly pastors today who use, sell and promote the Devil's corrupt Bible revisions. I can tell you with utter certainty that ALL of the modern English Bible revisions have been corrupted by Satan. They all attack the Godhead and Jesus' deity.

Yet, when a fundamentalist Bible preacher comes out against the Devil's modern perversions of God's Word, the Devil's neo-evangelical crowd attack us. I'm talking about the ungodly neo-evangelical crowd at Bob Jones University. I'm talking about the ungodly neo-evangelical crowd at Pensacola Christian College. I'm talking about the ungodly neo-evangelical crowd at Southern Baptist Theological University. I'm talking about the ungodly neo-evangelical crowd at Southwestern Baptist Theological University. I'm talking about the ungodly neo-evangelical crowd at Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary. These are all wicked preacher's cemeteries! I am convinced that all Bible colleges do today is neuter the pastors of tomorrow. God deliver us from these deadbeat neo-evangelical pastors today, who have become their own god, doing things their way instead of the Lord's way!

Wicked neo-evangelicals today have their own false bibles, their own false plan of salvation, their own lame Contemporary Christian Music, and their own moral standards—all contradicting the inspired Word of God. Effectively they have become their own god.

Judges 21:25, “In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.” Carefully notice that every man wanted to do what was right. The Bible doesn't say they did wrong. It says that they did “right.” The problem is that they wanted to decide what is good or evil instead of God. That is what's wrong with our ungodly U.S. Supreme Court, who ruled in 1973 that a child in the womb is not a human life.

Those wicked Supreme Court judges ruled in favor of legalizing murder! They deemed it legally “right” to murder children. Do you see, they wanted to do the right thing, but they took it upon themselves to redefine what a human being is to justify the evil of murder. They decided that murdering a human life in the womb is the right thing to do. Judges 21:25, “In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.” This is how humans operate.

Proverbs 3:5-6, “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.” The only reason why millions of wicked sinners oppose the fiery fundamentalist Bible preacher is because THEY are choosing for themselves what is right, instead of following the inspired Word of God. Let God be true but every man a liar.

Clint Eastwood's Profession Of Christian Faith Is A Cruel Hoax!

2nd Timothy 3:13, “But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.”

I was delighted several weeks ago when I ran across an intriguing YouTube video of Hollywood Clint Eastwood recently accepting Jesus Christ as his personal Savior. Like a fool, I ran with it, made an MP3 of the video, shared it with my ministry guests and praised God for Clint Eastwood's eternal salvation. At age 95, I couldn't have been happier for Clint (born on May 31st, 1930), knowing that he has been born again before it was too late.

The big problem is that the video is an A.I. hoax! I'm telling you, A.I. is some scary stuff! Evil people can literally create anything these days with A.I.. Check this out, Paul McCartney released this A.I. video 'A Day In The Life' of The Beatles in 2023, including performances by dead band mates John Lennon and George Harrison. It's strangely bizarre to say the least! I humbly believe that A.I. will be used for woeful evil in the future. What saith the Scripture?

2nd Thessalonians 2:9-10, “Even him [Antichrist], whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.”

I cannot help but suspect that A.I. will play a significant role in Satan's campaign of deception upon the gullible world. Matthew 24:24, “For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.” It is not possible to deceive a true born again child of God concerning the Gospel, but if it were, Satan would succeed in the coming Tribulation period. In other words, the coming Beast (the Man of Sin, Antichrist) will be so convincing that the Devil will deceive the whole world. Revelation 12:9, “And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.”

In response to the fraudulent video about Clint Eastwood (which was published on October 2nd, 2025), I posted this comment on YouTube to complain about the evil 'MBS Untold' YouTube channel which propagates filthy lies, deceit and misinformation about celebrities' for fun...

This is pure evil what you are doing Sir. I wish Google (who acquired YouTube in 2006) would remove and ban your lying fraudulent videos which spread misinformation, fraud and blatant lies about celebrities. You are evil Sir, and you will give account to God for the untruths you spread for alleged "inspirational purposes" (Matthew 12;36). Creating and propagating false information that many people will unfortunately accept as being true (as evidenced in the comments) makes you morally, ethically and legally liable and I hope Clint Eastward sues your pants off. One thing is certain—God will punish you someday. SHAME ON YOU!

Tragically, Google (who owns YouTube since 2006) have banned offensive Bible preachers like Pastor Steven Anderson, and offensive radical personalities like Alex Jones, but they are perfectly okay with offensive creators like 'MBS Untold,' and the army of such evil false prophets today, who intentionally create hoax videos that spread malicious lies to hurt people's reputations. YouTube relentlessly removes videos for fear of being sued over copyright violations, yet they are perfectly fine with creators who slander, smear and destroy someone's reputation and name on their platform. I implore Google to weed out, remove and ban lying channels like 'MBS Untold,' because what this creator is doing is pure evil.

In early October of this year, after I had heard Clint Eastwood's alleged conversion testimony, I said in my heart that there's no way A.I. could have generated such accurate biblical content. Well, I was half right. In fact, it was the malicious punk creator and not A.I. who wrote the false script, but he used A.I. to add Clint Eastwood's voice to the script to DECEIVE the target audience on YouTube. I am very disgusted, angry and alarmed by this scam. I hope Clint Eastwood sues everybody involved. This is so shameful. A.I. is becoming a serious problem.

On the 'MBS Untold' YouTube channel, this is what the creator posts for his description...

This is a fan-created channel and is not affiliated with Clint Eastwood or any official organization. My channel creates original storytelling videos, including true-life events and documentaries. I write and edit every script myself. I use an A.I. narration tool only to voice my own scripts — it’s not copied from anyone else. Everything you see and hear on the channel is fully my own creative work.

In other words, he is a POS (piece of shite). This makes me so angry that punks like this can smear, lie and hurt other people with impunity on social media. And YouTube shamefully sanctions this! I am sick and tired of conservative and Christian truth-tellers being censured on social media, while kooks, liars, sodomites, haters and destructive individuals are permitted to ruin other people's names, reputations and lives. It is wrong both ethically and morally, and it should be wrong legally as well. We are now living in the 'perilous times' foretold about in 2nd Timothy 3:1-7 in the inspired Word of God. Even so, come, Lord Jesus!

I got burned by this fake video because I didn't look close enough at the creator's YouTube channel. Just because someone admits that they are a lying scumbag doesn't make it okay to be a lying scumbag! By promoting MBS Untold's lying videos, YouTube are partakers of his evil deeds. 2nd John 1:11, “For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.”

I am so sad that this story is an admitted hoax, because it would have been beautiful. The wicked creator says he fabricates these false videos for “inspirational purposes,” but there is absolutely nothing inspirational about attributing alleged spoken Christian words to a celebrity who in real life is at best an agnostic. SHAME on the creator of 'MBS Untold' because you are a bold-faced liar Sir!

I firmly believe that all A.I. generated content should be banned from social media, simply because it is too dangerous. I mean, there are malicious teenagers today by the droves, who upload naked videos of classmates to be mean, adding an A.I. generated naked body to a girl's face, and then they send that photo or video to the class to harass and embarrass the victim. Some have commit suicide as a consequence. This is serious dear reader.

Here again is the fraudulent A.I. generated video about Clint Eastwood becoming a Christian, which ought to be removed and banned on YouTube.

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

In the shameful video, the following quote is FALSELY attributed to Clint Eastwood...

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

I'll give the creator credit for being biblically accurate in his fake script, to his shame nonetheless. It is sinful and evil to spread false information about someone.

Have You Been Born Again Dear Reader?

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.

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

The fake testimony attributed to Clint Eastwood is beautiful in itself, if it were only true.

In the creator's fake script, he attributes Clint Eastwood testifying 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. Again, Mr. Eastwood never spoke those words to anyone, they were FALSELY attributed to him by some jerk who gets his kicks from lying about people. This is sickening! Clint Eastwood has been the victim of much A.I. garbage.

Mr. Eastwood was born on May 31st, 1930. He's now 95 years old and nearing meeting His Creator in person. I sadly do not think Clint is saved. From what I have read, he is a Buddhist. 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).

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. I can only pray and hope that Clint Eastwood repents toward God from his unbelief, to trust Jesus Christ as His personal Savior before it is too late. At age 95, he doesn't have much more time on earth.

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).

The Ungodly Cavalier Attitude Of Pastors

Matthew 21:13, “And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.”

The inspired King James Bible is full of examples of indifference and where it led. It is tragic that millions of pastors today around the world have sinful cavalier attitudes toward the things of God. ...

A cavalier attitude refers to a dismissive or unconcerned approach to important matters, often showing a lack of respect for others' feelings or safety. It implies a thoughtless or indifferent demeanor towards serious issues.

A perfect example is the average pastor's ungodly indifferent attitude toward Satan's hundreds of English Bible perversions. Most Baptist pastors today are henpecked, carnal and lazy, unwilling to contend for the Christian faith (Jude 1:3; Titus 1:9-14; Ephesians 5:11).

A cavalier attitude toward the Bible can be seen when individuals treat its teachings as mere suggestions rather than authoritative commands from God, which results in a woeful lack of respect for its Truth and Author. This wicked attitude ruins churches. The Bible warns against the sin of indifference, highlighting it as a deplorable spiritual condition which can lead to moral decay, destruction and separation from God. Bible examples include: the backslidden Church of Laodicea who became lukewarm; and the sons of Eli the prophet who had corrupted the sacrifice to God; and the Jews in the book of Malachi, who became careless about their faith and the Temple of God. Indifference always tends toward apostasy!

The Jews stopped keeping the Sabbath Day in the Old Testament as a result of disobedience to God's laws, which included neglecting the Sabbath rest for 490 years. Their attitudes became cavalier. This disobedience ultimately led to their exile for 70 years. God had warned them that failure to observe the Sabbath Day would result in punishment, including being removed from the Promised Land, but the Jews didn't heed the Lord's warning.

Most shameful Baptist pastors today have a wicked cavalier attitude toward toxic Chick Tracts, John MacArthur, Franklin Graham (Operation Christmas Child), and other infidels of the faith who require forsaking sinful bad habits to get to Heaven (which is WORKS, not GRACE). The average pastor today (of all faiths) are ungodly theologically incompetent clowns. It would be a great thing if 99% of all pastors were fired permanently.

The dire situation which Jesus condemned didn't just happen in Matthew 21:13, “And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.” It began with a careless attitude toward the things of God. It began when someone has a cavalier attitude toward the fear of God. We all must give account to God in eternity, who created the universe (Romans 14:10-12). PAYDAY SOMEDAY!

Most pastors today have a wicked cavalier attitude toward the hundreds of corrupt English Bible revisions, which corrupt men's souls. Most ungodly pastors today have a wicked cavalier attitude toward the dozens of perverse embellishment of the true Gospel of free grace. It is rare these days to find a true man of God who exposes the Devil's lie of Lordship Salvation. It is rare indeed to find a pastor who expose Satan's perverted Bible versions.

God forbid that any of God's redeemed saints should have a sinful cavalier attitude toward heresies, false bibles, false gospels and false prophets. And especially let it not be said of preachers who are held doubly accountable by God!

RIGHT DOCTRINE MATTERS!

USING THE RIGHT BIBLE MATTERS!

HOW WE TREAT OTHER PEOPLE MATTERS!

THE ACCURACY OF THE GOSPEL MATTERS!

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The Half-Truth Is The Most Dangerous Lie

Genesis 3:1-3, “Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made.  And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.”

Dr. Manly P. Hall was a high level 33rd degree Freemason who truthfully wrote:

“The half-truth is the most dangerous form of lie, because it can be defended in part by incontestable logic.”

SOURCE: 'The Secret Destiny Of America,' p. 195, by Manly P. Hall, a 33rd degree Freemason; 1944; ISBN: 0-89314-388-X; publisher: 'The Philosophical Research Society, Inc., Los Angeles, California

When the serpent came to tempt Eve, he employed the HALF-TRUTH to trick her. You can read what God actually told Adam in Genesis 2:16-17. God forbad them from eating the fruit, but the LORD didn't forbid them to touch the fruit.

Also, the serpent lied when he misquoted God to Eve, alleging that God said they couldn't eat from “every tree,” when in fact there was only one tree from which they were forbidden to eat the fruit in the midst of the garden. Satan is a beautiful liar!

Although not a born again Christian, Manly P. Hall is so right—the most dangerous form of lie is the HALF-TRUTH! The reason why the “half-truth” is so dangerous is because the part that is true can be verified, which provides a cover and credibility to the part that is a lie.

Another classic example of the HALF-TRUTH is the 911 Attack on the World Trade Center (WTC) in New York City on September 11, 2001. The TRUTH is that professional demolition was used to implode those three WTC buildings (1, 2 and 7); the LIE is that two planes crashing into buildings 1 and 2 caused those skyscrapers to implode.

ALL of the modern English Bible revisions have been horribly corrupted by Satan. You cannot trust any of them! Please only use the inspired King James Bible, which is trustworthy!

Here again (concerning the modern perversions of the Bible) we see the HALF-TRUTH employed by Satan. The TRUTH is that most portions of the modern Bibles are indeed easier to understand; the LIE is the thousands of corruptions in today's Bible versions, which brutally attack and remove Jesus' deity, the godhead, the true meaning of repentance, et cetera.

Dear reader, please BEWARE of the deceit, falsehoods and lies which will come to you in the FORM of truth. 2nd Timothy 3:5, “Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.” Matthew 7:15, “Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.” When dealing with cleverly fabricated half-truths, without biblical discernment it can be difficult to detect the lies. 

This is why I highly encourage all of my ministry followers to 'SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES' daily (John 5:39; Acts 17:10-11). Listen to lots of fundamentalist Bible preaching from doctrinally-sound preachers who are learned in the Scripture, who fight against sin and corruption, who care about hurting sinners, who are King James Bible only and preach an accurate free grace Gospel. Jesus is precious!!!

The Man Who BELIEVES On Christ Has REPENTED

Acts 16:29-31, “Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas, And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.”

Please don't allow LYING FALSE PROPHETS like Missionary David W. Cloud to deceive you about what Dr. Rice really believed and taught. David Cloud is an evil jerk who maliciously slanders Pastor Jack Hyles, just like Brad and Bobby Moffett of Family Baptist Church in Pensacola wickedly slandered Dr. Hyles. Those LOSERS aren't worthy to shine Brother Hyles' shoes!

“Dear sinner, do not make this a difficult matter. There is one simple step between you and Jesus. When you trust Him, everything else is settled, and you have repented, you have come to Christ, you have received Him, you have done everything necessary to be saved.” —Dr. John R. Rice, a helpful quote from his tract titled: “What Must I Do To Be Saved?”

David Cloud attacks Dr. Curtis Hutson and other saints who faithfully preach Easy-Believism. David Cloud has written evil articles on his corrupt website, in which he attempts to pitch Dr. Rice against Dr. Hutson, FALSELY claiming that Dr. Rice taught repentance from sins, but Dr. Hutson eliminated repentance. Nothing could be further from THE TRUTH. Brother Hutson preached THE SAME truths about repentance as did Dr. Rice.

In the quote I have just shared with you by Dr. Rice, you can clearly see that he believed the man who comes to Christ has repented. This is a far cry from the deadly WORKS BASED crap that David Cloud and Pensacola Christian College teach, requiring lost people to be willing to forsake sinful bad habits to get to Heaven.

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.