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A Diluted and Sugar-Coated Gospel

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The Gospel Truth is Watered Down and Easy to Swallow

“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter. 22- Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?’ 23- And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness.’” -Matt 7:21-23 (NASB)

I dare say that most Christian churches preach and teach a Gospel that’s easy and pleasing to hear, tickling the ears if you will. There is little (almost extinct now) teaching about sin and repentance. Churches are less interested in your soul and more interested in how many are there, their church growth (empire building) and how many laughs they can get from their diluted sermons.

According to last days prophecy, there will be a great falling away of those of the faith -2 Th 2:1-3. And we see this ever increasing right now. It doesn’t have to mean those that don’t go to church but more to mean those that don’t have any desire for God, His Son and His word and there are tons of these kind of “Christians” in the church today, every Sunday.

The message of the cross has been marginalized, reduced in importance, diminished, and in some areas trampled under foot. The cross of Jesus Christ is God’s power, mercy, grace and love to those who are being saved. God is love but He is also a God of wrath! In fact, to those that play with God and the things of God, His wrath is being revealed from heaven against all those who engage in unrighteousness. Yes and that means unbelief!

Many church attendees have been dumbed-down into thinking that the Lord only needs a superficial one-time prayer inviting Jesus into their hearts. This is a false and diluted and twisted form of the Gospel and is not found in God’s word … anywhere! It is bold-faced deception. This simple one-time prayer will not save you. The preachers and evangelists that peddle this untruth, this lie, are in effect leading more people to Hell than into God’s rest. Consider Jesus’ own words to such people [as the Pharisees] in Matt 23:15. (The eight woes to the Pharisees). Again, a pattern of the past is occurring in the here and now. Just replace the title Pharisees (religious leaders) with the pastors and preachers who practice such teaching today.

Romans 10:9-10 is the equation of what it takes to be saved and that requires action on the believers part.

Bottom line friends, and as Jesus Himself said in Luke 13:1-5, without repentance, the amending of your ways, the turning away from sin, you will perish.

“No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.” -Luke 13:3 (ESV)

This is absolutely serious business! Sin and repentance are critical elements of the Christian faith and are required to be followed. This is the Lord’s will for those who ID as Christians.

Jesus first sermon was on repentance – Matt 4:7, therefore it is of utmost importance that we pay heed to it. Additionally. John the Baptist preached continually that you must repent – Matt 3:1-2. In light of these Scriptures, how do we think that we will escape the wrath of God by not obeying His whole word? We won’t!!

The Gospel message being preached in our so-called Christian churches even today, are laced with koolaide content and filled with sugar making the Gospel [hard] truths easy to swallow and easy to digest. And this recipe for making people feel good at each church service instead of teaching the hard solid truths is leading people to hell.

Do not be caught in this neatly crafted web of deceit that most modern preachers weave. They want your money and they want your attendance to stay competitive in the Christian circles they frequent. Instead, know the truth and be set free (John 8:31-33). Read your Bible, pray so that you will know the false teaching from the real truth. This will increase as we approach His coming and so all the more urgency you and I must give to knowing God and His Word.

The truth of Gods word is not an easy road to stay on. In fact, Jesus said that we should “STRIVE” to stay on His narrow road (Matt 7:13-14), which means it takes work (not works) on our part. And right in your face He says that there will be few (did you hear that?), few that find it…

“Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. 14- Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.” -Matt 7:13-14 (NKJV)

Please pay attention to these words today. Look these things up for yourself, and pray about them. Confront your church leaders and ask them why you aren’t being taught the real solid truths of the Bible. If they have no answers or claim they are right in what they teach (the sugar coated Gospel), flee that place.

Seek God and Him only. Know Him for in this He delights in this – Jer 9:24.

“But let him who glories glory in this,
That he understands and knows Me,
That I am the Lord, exercising lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth.
For in these I delight,” says the Lord.” -Jer9:24 (NKJV)

Are you saved right now? Seek the Lord while He may be found – Isa 55:6-7.

 

-BPWatcher, Internet Preacher and Bible Prophecy Watchman

“Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?” -2 Peter 3:11-12

GLORY TO GOD!

PJA-Red1

 

Earth Calamities and Disasters Are Increasing … Are You Awake?

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The Earth and the Heavens are Being Shaken

“But stay awake at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.” Luke 21:36 (ESV)

The days in which we live now are becoming more and more perilous. Whether it be through hate for one another and the darkness that brings or through the increasingly dangerous weather patterns seen across the globe, something is very wrong. So what is it? 

The Bible clearly defines this time, that seems to be upon us, in various Scriptures but the big questions are … are you knowing what to watch for and are you praying? Will you be ready to stand before the Son of Man?

If you are taking a trip somewhere, let’s say in your car, what do you see as you approach your destination? Road signs and they get more frequent as you get closer to your target location. Well, it’s similar in the realm of God’s signs. They will increase in intensity and frequency as we get closer to His return. And friends, IMHO, this is happening now. All over the planet we see these signs, some mainly in the weather as nature is one of the ways God speaks to mankind (i.e. Noah’s time, Sodom and Gomorrah, Korah rebellion, Pompeii, etc). So are we watching and listening for the signs foretold in the Bible concerning the return of Christ – in the catching away of His Bride and His return coming in the clouds?

You see we, as Christ-followers (not Christians, since this is an overused and ambiguous term these days) cannot afford to be apathetic or lethargic in our faith that God’s word is true … all of it  … 100%. This means He’s coming back as He told us He would and according to His word terrible things will happen before He does return. Why? Because mankind has rejected His Son, and rebelled against His laws. Proving time and time again people just plainly don’t want Him for they are unrepentant sinners not even seeking His grace, love and mercy.

Folks, the writing is on the wall like it was for King Belshazzar in the time of the prophet Daniel. It’s on the wall for broadcasting to the world that we may very well be in the throws of the very last days. Yet people refrain from seeing it, yes even those Christians that go to church every week, sometimes even twice. (Remember, church attendance does not guarantee you entrance to His rest).

The world is seeing right now a drastic increase and ferocity of volcanoes spewing columns of smoke miles high in the sky (Joel 2:30; Acts 2:19). Violence is off the charts, wars and rumors of war are ever increasing. Australia is burning up, wildfires all over with almost a million wildlife critters perishing, the magnetic north pole has been moving so fast scientists are alarmed, viruses both to animals and humans increasing (i.e. “SARS-like virus”), freakishly cold weather breaking out all over with the sun behaving very abnormally and more. So what’s going on? Read Luke 21:11…

“There will be great earthquakes, and in various places famines and pestilences. And there will be terrors and great signs from heaven..” Luke 21:11 (ESV)

That word “terrors” refers to natural disasters of all kinds and friends these things are upon us now. So what do we do considering all this “bad”, negative news? Let me speak in truth (something you rarely find today, even in our churches) concerning what is here and to come. It will be bad news and yes it will be gloom and doom. Just read the Book of Revelation and you will see just how bad it will get. Our clergy cannot keep hiding this from Christ’s followers with a “hidden” agenda to keep their pews filled with paying patrons! Note – not all churches are like this but a great majority of them are.

Now is the time to teach and preach the Good News of the Bible and the not so good news. God is a God of love, mercy and grace but also of justice and judgment (Rom 11:22). Do you read His word or just rely on your pastor to feed you. If the later, stop and start reading God’s word for yourself. Pray in these days and stay alert to what’s occurring around you and in the world. As His return draws near, you will know by the “road” signs He has posted for us through Bible Prophecy. Pray and seek His face. Honor Him in your life and spread the Gospel to as many as you can.

Are you saved today? Is your name written in His Book of Life?

 “Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain. Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:” -Heb 12:25-26 (KJV)

-BPWatcher, Internet Preacher and Bible Prophecy Watchman

“Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?” -2 Peter 3:11-12

GLORY TO GOD!

PJA-Red1

 

The Lamb’s Book of Life: Is Your Name Written In It?

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There is No Other Book In the Universe More Important Than This One –  Ensure Your Name is Written Within Its Pages!

“Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the righteous.” -Psa 69:28 (KJV)

Do not think yourself [eternally] secure in your deeds, your good works, in your church attendance or in trusting in anything or anyone but Jesus Christ. For if this describes your faith – if your faith is only built on what you do, you will not inherit eternal life (John 3:16; Rom 10:9; Eph 2:8-9). Each and every day we are to reassess our life in Christ to see if it meets His requirements – “Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or do you not realize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you fail to meet the test!” -2 Cor 13:5 (ESV). For in this do we know that we will see our Lord and Savior when we pass from this life through the doors of death into eternity.

The world is full of books – large, small, big and tall. From children’s books to highly technical or mathematical books from academia. Books from all venues and sources fill our daily lives. In fact, I don’t think a day goes by that you don’t open at least one book to gaze or refer to its contents. Books spread information about a variety of topics. They educate and help us understand people, things and the world in vast detail. Additionally, books help us determine where we’ll vacation or visit, they help to know destination information, what it’ll be like, who’s there, living accommodations, etc. Books inform us of many things. But books also record information.

“Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.” -Luke 10:20(KJV)

The greatest book on earth – the Bible – informs us about Almighty God, Israel’s history, Jesus Christ our Savior and His mission (death, burial and resurrection) for us on earth. The Bible also predicts what will happen before Christ’s return to earth in the language of Bible Prophecy. However, there is one heavenly book that stands out singularly as the most important Book in the Universe – in all Creation!

This is the Book of Life and its location is in God’s home in heaven. He is the only record keeper of this Book and He keeps impeccable and highly accurate records of our lives. Our every word is recorded to the point that we will have to give an account for every careless word uttered throughout our lifetime – Matt 12:36. The Book of Life is very special for if your name is not found written in it you will not enter heaven. Your eternal destination will be in hell.

So how does your name get written in this heavenly book? Call on the name of the Lord – Rom 10:13. Calling on His name means you must also confess Him as your Lord and Savior. You must also believe in your heart that Almighty God raised Him from the dead. Finally, you must confess your sins and repent of them and turn away from the sins that easily beset us – in your attitude and ways. This is what calling on the name of the Lord means. But things can change …

You can stumble in this journey through life and sin. But He makes provision for this in that if you ask for forgiveness and again repent you will be forgiven – 1 John 1:9. I call this “spiritual breathing” but we cannot [use this as an excuse and] keep on sinning making it a habit resulting in profaning the name of the Lord – Heb 10:26-31.

Many will claim the “once saved, always saved” doctrine is scriptural. I say absolutely and positively not! Do not believe in this unBiblical doctrine.  It has positively no scriptural foundation and many people use it as an excuse to keep their sinful life going. The people, pastors and scholars that claim this have not read and studied their Bibles under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. They may be pleasing men more than God with this teaching. It matters not how famous you are or how many years you have been evangelizing  or how many sermons or books you have been involved in. It matters little how many academic credentials you have hanging on your walls. What matters is the truth of Sola Scriptura (the Bible only). The truth is plain and we can turn away from the Lord and turn back to the world if we so choose.

*** Read Rev 3:5, Ex 32-31-33 and Psalm 69:27-28. Friends, looking at this from an academic perspective; if your name was written in the Book it was in pencil and can be blotted out or erased. Remember, the Lord God Almighty said that your name can be blotted out, not me. The interpretation is not complicated, it’s plain and simple. ***

 

Hands down, the most important thing that you can do while in this body dwelling on the earth is to ensure your name is written in the Book of Life. And ensure throughout your journey here by faith in Christ – how you live for Him – that your name stays in His Book. Many go to church and claim to be Christians but don’t know the Lord and are not saved. Their names are not written in His book and will not enter His rest. Examine what the Lord says we are to do throughout our lives:

“Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.” -Phil 2:12 (KJV)

Did you read this? Work out your salvation! That means it’s a daily affair with the Lord and with you. In the Greek, “work out” means to bring to an exact and definite conclusion. Fear the Lord with trembling for it will help you keep on track -Prov 9:10. Then how about this verse:

“Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able. ” -Luke 13:24 (KJV)

To get our name written in the Lord’s Book of Life and have it stay there is no easy matter. It’s not just a simple prayer you pray once in your life and poof that’s it. No! You must strive daily to stay on the narrow road that leads you to eternal life with the Lord Jesus Christ. In the Greek, “strive” means to struggle, striving as an athlete in an event or competition; or to contend, as with an enemy or adversary. So then, you must make every effort, be aware of your sin, and examine yourselves to see whether you are still of the faith – 2 Cor 13:5.

Yes, this is tough and living for Christ is not easy. We must take a stand against sin and hold fast to the Lord’s word so as to live an acceptable life before Him – Rom 12:1.

Now don’t be deceived, there is a flip side to this. Here are some types of people that will not be in heaven and their names are not written in His Book.

“But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.” -Rev 21:8 (KJV)

“… no thieves, greedy people, drunkards, verbally abusive people, or swindlers will inherit God’s kingdom.” -1 Cor 6:10 (HCSB)

“Nothing profane will ever enter it: no one who does what is vile or false, but only those written in the Lamb’s book of life.” -Rev 21:27 (HCSB)

Today, if you find yourself in any of these categories, take immediate steps to seek the Lord and call on His name. Believe, confess and repent for only then can you be forgiven. Death could call on any of us at anytime – we have no guarantees of even our next breath.

Are you ready to stand before Him? Seek Him while He may be found and do this now. If you have sinned and fallen, get on your knees and ask for forgiveness. Then make a u-turn (I mean a serious, no kidding change of your attitudes and ways) in your life and get back on track with God, He’ll pick you back up. God is love, mercy and kindness but also understand He is also a God of judgment and accountability.

These are highly important topics for you to consider even if you are a claim to be a Christian. The biggest question you will ever face is “Is your name written in the Lamb’s Book of Life“. Is it…?

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Grace and peace,

-BPWatcher, Internet Preacher and Bible Prophecy Watchman

THE KING IS COMING! ARE YOU READY TO MEET HIM?

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