John 18:37, “Pilate
therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered,
Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for
this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness
unto the truth.
Every one that
is of the truth heareth my voice.”
A few years ago my eyes were opened
to something in the Bible that I had never noticed before, that is, the Word
of God speaks considerably about THE TRUTH. Jesus told Pilate in John 18:37
that He came into the world to “BEAR WITNESS UNTO THE TRUTH.” Jesus
continues by telling Pilate that “EVERY ONE THAT IS OF THE TRUTH HEARETH MY
VOICE.” That's a very interesting phrase... “OF THE TRUTH”!
I've learned that some people desire to know the
truth and others don't. People who do desire the truth tend to be
open-minded and knowledgeable concerning many truthful things; whereas
people who DON'T desire to know the truth are usually woefully ignorant
concerning just about everything. Some one who realizes that the 911 World
Trade Tower attacks were an inside job is also likely to know that the
Oklahoma City Bombing in 1995 was an inside job. I've spoken with numerous
people who were ignorant about 911, and they refused to listen to sensible
evidence concerning other conspiracies as well. The bottom line is that some
people are truth seekers, while most others are stubborn fools, blinded in
willful ignorance and cowardliness.
When you think about it, getting saved really
begins with being honest with yourself. God already knows that we are sinful
creatures in need of redemption. Unfortunately, most people don't realize
their own wickedness and need for a Savior. Repentance is “a change of mind”
(Greek: metanoeo; Mark 1:15) which in actuality requires being honest
with one's self and God. Repentance is the admission that I am as guilty a
sinner as God hath declared me to be in His holy Word, the Bible. THE TRUTH
is key to getting saved. No one ever got saved who didn't realize THE TRUTH
that he or she is a sinner. No one ever got saved without THE TRUTH of the
gospel (good news) that Jesus Christ is crucified, buried and risen.
1st Timothy
6:3-6, “If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even
the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according
to godliness; He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and
strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,
Perverse disputings of men of
corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain
is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.
But godliness with contentment is great gain.”
The Power And Art Of Deception
It
was Adolf Hitler who said that if you tell a lie often enough to enough
people they will come to believe it. That fabricated lie the masses have
been fed will be assimilated into the conversation and the culture of the
group. This “groupspeak,” George Orwell spoke of, then becomes their
“truth.” As a collective body the people will believe the lie. They have, in
effect, become “brainwashed.” Peer pressure is heavily involved here, as is
fear of being different. In time of political trial there is also the fear
of rebuke, punishment, imprisonment, or death by “higher authorities.”
So very often people end up believing what has been laid out for them to
believe. Despots soon discover just how easy this is to do in a society that
is not respectful of the truth. People will not stand for truth because of
fear of the consequences. And so they get the government they deserve. This
foisting of lies upon a people is especially easy to pull off in a society
that does not cherish the God of Truth.
This coercion of ideas and drowning out of the truth is an awful business.
But it gets worse. The technique does not just get used in politics. We see
it in science as well. For example, a scientist who doubts the “truth” of
Darwin's theory of Evolution soon finds out that he is ostracized
academically. His articles do not get published. He may not get the teaching
position due him. His wife may not stand with him in his time of financial
hardship. She may divorce him. His whole life may become quite difficult.
Does this happen in the realm of religion? Unfortunately the answer is yes.
I know and have heard from pastors whose ministry position has been
threatened because they have begun to faithfully teach the Biblically
correct eschatology of a Post Tribulation Resurrection-Rapture.
False doctrines plague the internet! From the
lie of Lordship Salvation to the Post-Tribulation Rapture heresy, Satan is
working relentlessly to steal, kill and destroy! One thing that stood out to
me as I watched Steve Anderson's film is that he woefully ignores the Old
Testament Scriptures. He also fails to reconcile his position with all the
problems it creates. A Post-Tribulation Rapture heresy creates hundreds of
doctrinal problems, irreconcilable contradictions and blatant disregard for
the holy Scriptures.
Few people realize the
important part modern movies play in subverting youth away from
their homes, their country, and their religion. Many movies show an
hour of film in which the criminals and bad men and women do
everything that is forbidden by our laws and moral code and devote
one minute during which the law catches up with them, or they die
because of their sins. Films taken of actual fighting durian the
Mexican revolution in 1913 were shown in Galveston, Texas. The sight
of seeing men killed in battle, or being dragged from their homes
and slaughtered by revolutionaries caused women to scream and faint,
and men to vomit. Public opinion caused the showings to be
prohibited. To-day these scenes are shown on films advertised as
"Children's Special" for Saturday afternoon performances. That is
just one illustration of how the general public, and particularly
the children, have been systematically hardened to accept the sight
of violence and bloody death as normal.
SOURCE:
PAWNS IN THE GAME, page
127, by William Guy Carr, 1958)
This generation needs what
every generation needs, that is, THE TRUTH. Biblical preaching is
TRUTH set on fire! Preaching that is not based upon TRUTH is nothing
more than a motivational speech (aka, Joel Osteen).
The Doctrine Of Christ Is Missing From
Today's Preaching
We hear a lot of theological garbage
from televangelists. They're not getting the job done for God. They are
helping Satan to blind men's eyes from the light of the Gospel that saves.
We are living in a stiffnecked and untoward, crooked, generation of
pleasure-seekers. 2nd Timothy 4:3, “For the time will come when they will
not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to
themselves teachers, having itching ears.” That's the Rick Warren
crowd. That's the Pat Robertson crowd. That's the Joel Osteen crowd! The
Doctrine of Christ is
missing!!!
I have met many Roman Catholics with
good attitudes, who are kind and decent people; yet, they were still unsaved
and headed for the Lake of Fire in their many sins...
Matthew 21:28-31, “But what think
ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go
work to day in my vineyard. He answered and said, I will not: but
afterward he repented, and went. And he came to the second, and said
likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.
Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The
first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the
publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of
God before you.
The world's churches today are
filled with self-willed and self-righteous unsaved people. They have
churchianity without Christianity! They have religion without truth! God the
Father is willing to forgive the vilest sinner who will repent toward Him by
faith in Jesus, the Christ, to be forgiven of sins. Repentance is a matter
of acknowledging our sinnership and trusting upon the Gospel of Jesus Christ
for the forgiveness of our sins.
There's A Fine Line Between Faith And
Foolishness
You can tell when an American
official is lying when their lips move. Albert Einstein rightly said
that the worst enemy of THE TRUTH is a foolish faith in authority...
Albert Einstein: “A
Foolish Faith In Authority Is The Worst Enemy Of The Truth”
By Washington's Blog
Global Research | December 25, 2013
Don’t Be Foolish
Albert Einstein said:
“A foolish faith in
authority is the worst enemy of the truth.”
Indeed, scientists have shown
that people will go to absurd lengths - and engage in mental gymnastics – in
order to cling to their belief in what those in authority have said. Part of
the reason so many are so vulnerable to naive belief in authority is that we
evolved in small tribes … and we assume that the super-elites are just like
us.
In reality, there are millions of psychopaths in the world … and they are
largely running D.C. and on Wall Street. These people have no hesitation in
lying to promote their goals.
The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs told Morley Safer of
60 Minutes and CBS News:
“Look, if you think any
American official is going to tell you the truth, then you’re stupid. Did
you hear that? — stupid.”
And studies show that the
super-rich lie, cheat and steal more than the rest of us. ...
SOURCE:
Albert Einstein: “A
Foolish Faith In Authority Is The Worst Enemy Of The Truth” | Global
Research
In other words, the biggest mistake that we can
make is to follow men instead of God, failing to think for ourselves. Proof
of what I am saying is evidenced by the sad fact that nearly everyone these
days is following radio and television preachers. Chip Ingram, John
MacArthur, T.D. Jakes, Robert Schuller, Benny Hinn, Mike Murdoch, Melissa
Scott, Joyce Meyer, Joel Osteen, Rick Warren, Ray Comfort, Chuck Colston...
just to name a few. They all use modern corrupted Bible versions. Not one of
them defends the King James Bible as being the only reliable English Bible
since 1611! Like buttoning a shirt, if you get the first button wrong, then
all the other buttons will be wrong too. If you have a corrupt Bible
version, then everything else is going to be corrupted too.
When Entertainment Becomes God, God Has
To Become Entertaining To Be Worshipped
Our churches are filled with empty positive people
these days, who do absolutely nothing for God. I've visited Baptist churches
where they had a swing band. The congregation closed their eyes, put their hands
in the air and enjoyed euphoric emotional experience as they chanted the
lyrics over and
over (which is characteristic of today's apostate music)... praise, praise,
praise, love, love, love, blah, blah, blah.
This is Rick Warren's nightmare come true... The
Purpose Driven Strife! That's Warren's satanic philosophy... remove the old
hymns and mourner's alter and instead bring in all forms of entertainment.
The problem is that when entertainment becomes God, then God has to become
entertaining to be worshipped. We are living in an idolatrous generation
that worships electronic devices. Literally, everyone is walking around
these days plugged into something. We need to get plugged into God my
friends!
Who
would have thought that the very churches intended to keep our nation
righteous would be subverted by Satan and used instead to destroy our
country. America's pulpits are dead! Billy Sunday saw the churches dying 100
years ago...
That was 99 years ago when Billy Sunday spoke
those powerful words. Today, in 2013, the churches are GONE!!! Today's
churches follow the sinful world, asking people what they want to get them
to come to church. Joel Osteen gives people what they want... a
non-offensive, smiling, friendly, everything's ok, apostate minister. Osteen
makes excuses for his apostasy. God is looking for some real preachers who
will cry aloud against the wickedness of this rotting generation, not drive
their daughter to a Miley Cyrus concert as did Joel Osteen. Preachers are
dime-a-dozen, but men of God are a rarity these days.
The Church has been given The Great Commission
(not the great omission) to make disciples of all men by preaching the good
news of Christ's death, burial and resurrection (i.e., the gospel). The
purpose of the Church is not to educate people; but rather, to DISCIPLE them
to follow Jesus Christ, teaching them to observe (obey) the holy Scriptures.
We draw people into the Church with Christ's LOVE, and then we attach
them to the TRUTH so they'll hopefully and prayerfully continue in
the faith obediently.
Standing Before God In Importune Prayer
For OTHERS
It is sad and tragic when someone who has been in
church for 20 years totally abandons everything they've ever learned from
their pastor because they feel crossed by him, offended and hurt. Every
pastor is wise to teach his congregation to follow the Lord alone in His
Word, and not man, because people WILL let you down, fail you, disappoint
you, hurt you and make you want to quit. Even God wanted to annihilate the
Hebrews, but Moses pleaded on their behalf for mercy and
God
changed His mind (Exodus 32).
I love the word “importunity,” which means “to beg
persistently and urgently.” The Bible even mentions the word importunity
in Luke 11:8. The Bible teaches in Matthew 6:7-8 that our prayers need not
be lengthy, because God already KNOWS what things we have need of; but we
are encouraged in Luke 11:5-8 to pray at length (known as importunity in
prayer)...
Luke 11:5-8, “And he said unto them, Which of
you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto
him, Friend, lend me three loaves; For a friend of mine in his journey is
come to me, and I have nothing to set before him? And he from within shall
answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are
with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee. I say unto you, Though he will
not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his
importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.”
In Ezekiel 22:30 God says that He “SOUGHT FOR A
MAN” (singular), not a group, ministerial association or committee.
Ezekiel 22:30, “And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the
hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the
land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.” I love this
Scripture so very much, because it encourages me that I can be this godly
man if I so choose (AND I DO... here am I Lord, send me!). Notice that the
Lord says He is seeking a man to stand “BEFORE ME,” that is, in PRAYER
for the Land. Job 16:21, “O that one might plead for
a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour!”
Dead Churches Swell Like A Rotting
Corpse, But They Don't Grow
Psalms 12:1, “Help, LORD;
for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the
children of men.” Preachers are falling like never before. Apostasy
has set in across America like rigor-mortis in a dead body. I learned in a
sermon from Evangelist Phil Kidd (who retired from a career as a mortician)
that when the human body dies, it swells. Anything that swells is DEAD and
rotting! A lot of churches in America are swelling in size, like Joel
Osteen's and Rick Warren's ministries, but they are not growing in the Lord.
They are swelling because they are DEAD in sinful compromise, doctrinal
error and ecumenical apostasy. Just because a church is increasing in number
is not an indication that they are growing spiritually. In fact, the
opposite is true. As churches are becoming more worldly, so also is the
world becoming more churchy! The Church isn't growing at all in these
apostate circles.
Jesus plainly taught the Samaritan woman in John
4:24 that God the Father can ONLY be worshipped in TRUTH and in SPIRIT. God
cannot be worshipped with entertainment, formalism and stone idols. Neither
can God be worshipped without THE TRUTH. Although Joel Osteen, Pat Robertson
and Rick Warren do make many truthful statements, the sum total of their
public ministries are like a burned waffle (that is, they speak of love,
forgiveness and faith; but they leave off judgment, sin and the eternal
damnation of hellfire for all unbelievers). You'll never hear Joel Osteen
warn anyone that there is a literal place called Hell where all
Christ-rejecters will burn for ever and ever in torment, loneliness and
regret.
No apostate preacher is going to smile lost
sinners out of Hell. This wicked, stiffnecked, arrogant, proud and
rebellious generation is totally bigoted against God and the Bible. No one
is as intolerant as the group these days who insist that no one can be
solely correct in their views. Well, God is 100% right whether you like it
or not. Granted, a hundred people can read the Bible and form all sorts of
different and conflicting opinions, but I assure you that there is always
only ONE correct interpretation of the Scriptures. I wouldn't bet against
God, because His batting average is pretty good. In fact, God has never
missed!
There is no controversy if you believe the Bible.
Amen! The question is are you on God's side or the Devil's. There's only two
sides. Perhaps you say, “Well, I'm on my own side and no one else's.” My
friend, that's the exact philosophy of
Anton LaVey who founded the
Church Of Satan on June 6, 1966 (666) and of
Aleister Crowley (a bisexual, heroine addict, child-sacrificing,
feces-eating, God-hating) Luciferian-worshipping degenerate who is infamous
for his life's motto, “DO
AS THOU WILL SHALL BE THE WHOLE OF THE LAW” (Satan's law). The Devil
would love for nothing more than for you to do your own thing, because then
you're not obeying the will of God. Whether you worship Satan or yourself,
either way you're not obeying God. These were evil men who did NOT hear
VOICE of the Lord Jesus Christ in the holy Scriptures, because they WERE NOT
OF THE TRUTH...
John 18:37, “Pilate
therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered,
Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for
this cause came I into the world,
that I should bear witness
unto the truth.
Every one that
is of the truth heareth my voice.”
