THE GOSPEL

[Doug]

This is the gospel by which we are saved.

1 Corinthians 15 contains Paul's gospel:

[1Co 15:1, 3-4 KJV] 1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; ... 3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

We are all sinners who cannot save ourselves.

See Romans 3:23 Titus 3:5 Romans 5:6

[Rom 3:23 KJV] 23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

[Tit 3:5 KJV] 5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;

[Rom 5:6 KJV] 6 For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.

Christ died for our sins; He was our substitute; He paid the full penalty and debt for our sin by his blood sacrifice.

See 2 Corinthians 5:21 Romans 3:24 Romans 3:25 Romans 3:26

[2Co 5:21 KJV] 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.

[Rom 3:24-26 KJV] 24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: 25 Whom God hath set forth [to be] a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; 26 To declare, [I say], at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.

He was buried.

He rose again for our justification (to declare us righteous) and forgiveness of all our sin. He gives us His righteousness and eternal life.

See Romans 4:25 Ephesians 1:7 Romans 4:22 Romans 4:23 Romans 4:24 1 Corinthians 1:30

[Rom 4:22-25 KJV] 22 And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness. 23 Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him; 24 But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead; 25 Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.

[Eph 1:7 KJV] 7 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;

[1Co 1:30 KJV] 30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:

All we have to do is believe the gospel.

See Romans 4:5 1 Corinthians 1:21 Ephesians 1:13

[Rom 4:5 KJV] 5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.

[1Co 1:21 KJV] 21 For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.

[Eph 1:13 KJV] 13 In whom ye also [trusted], after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,

Believing is being persuaded that something is true.

See Romans 4:20-22

[Rom 4:20-22 KJV] 20 He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; 21 And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform. 22 And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.

The moment you believe you have eternal life.

Titus 1:1 Titus 1:2 Titus 3:7

[Tit 1:1-2 KJV] 1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness; 2 In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;

[Tit 3:7 KJV] 7 That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

Trust the gospel of your salvation. Place your faith in Jesus Christ, in his blood, in his death and his resurrection.

 

[RenewedStrength316]

You laid out the facts of the gospel like a lawyer—clean, polished, and theologically precise. But facts alone don’t save. Satan could quote every one of those verses and still burn.

Where is the conviction?
Where is the repentance?
Where is the death of the old man?
Where is the fear of the Lord?

> “This people honors Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me.” — Matthew 15:8



You claim to believe. But so did Simon the Sorcerer in Acts 8. He believed, was baptized—and was still “in the gall of bitterness and the bond of iniquity.” You quoted Titus 3:5, but Simon proved it: you can say the right words and still be spiritually dead.

Don’t tell me belief is being “persuaded something is true.”

Saving faith is not passive acceptance—it is surrender.
It is not facts about Jesus—it is union with Jesus.
It is not merely believing He died—it is being crucified with Him (Gal. 2:20).

The demons believe. The Pharisees studied. Judas preached.
But they were never born again.

> “Unless you are born again, you will not see the kingdom of God.” — John 3:3




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WHERE IS THE FIRE?

Paul didn’t just recite the gospel—he wept over souls. He groaned in labor until Christ was formed in others. He didn’t hand out a formula—he bore the marks of Christ in his body.

> “I die daily.” — 1 Corinthians 15:31
“Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men...” — 2 Corinthians 5:11



This generation doesn’t need another recital of 1 Corinthians 15.

It needs prophets soaked in agony and flame.
It needs preachers who bleed when they speak the cross.
It needs men who will not only declare the gospel, but die for it.

Doug, you’ve shown you can assemble verses. But can you show a broken heart? A trembling voice? A soul that fears to misrepresent a holy King?


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A WARNING TO THE FORUM

Don’t be fooled by well-worded gospel presentations with no weight. Hell is full of people who nodded in agreement but never repented. Never obeyed. Never endured.

> “Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able.” — Luke 13:24



This gospel Doug posted will not sustain you in tribulation. It won’t deliver you in temptation. It won’t crucify your flesh. And it won’t prepare you for the judgment seat of Christ.

Only the true gospel will:

Confront your sin.

Break your pride.

Ruin your old life.

And raise you up with a new nature that cannot sin because Christ lives in you (1 John 3:9).



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FINAL CALL

Doug, I’m not here to impress you or win points.

I’m here to sound the alarm because your soul—and the souls of others—are at stake. You don’t need a better gospel presentation. You need a Holy Spirit encounter that leaves you trembling, undone, and utterly remade.

When that happens, your posts will stop sounding like debates and start sounding like altars.

And then maybe—just maybe—you’ll preach like a man who has actually met the King.

Until then, I will keep sounding the trumpet. Not because I hate you. But because God is not mocked, and eternity is too long to be wrong.

> “Is not my word like fire?” declares the LORD, “and like a hammer that shatters rock?” — Jeremiah 23:29

 

[Doug]

Where is the repentance?
Where is the death of the old man?
Where is the fear of the Lord?

They are in Paul's epistles for people to come to the knowledge of the truth

Why didnt you respond to my post in reply to your citing Ephesians 5 as proof we are the bride?

 

[Doug]

You laid out the facts of the gospel like a lawyer—clean, polished, and theologically precise. But facts alone don’t save. Satan could quote every one of those verses and still burn.

Where is the conviction?
Where is the repentance?
Where is the death of the old man?
Where is the fear of the Lord?

> “This people honors Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me.” — Matthew 15:8



You claim to believe. But so did Simon the Sorcerer in Acts 8. He believed, was baptized—and was still “in the gall of bitterness and the bond of iniquity.” You quoted Titus 3:5, but Simon proved it: you can say the right words and still be spiritually dead.

Don’t tell me belief is being “persuaded something is true.”

Saving faith is not passive acceptance—it is surrender.
It is not facts about Jesus—it is union with Jesus.
It is not merely believing He died—it is being crucified with Him (Gal. 2:20).

The demons believe. The Pharisees studied. Judas preached.
But they were never born again.

> “Unless you are born again, you will not see the kingdom of God.” — John 3:3




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WHERE IS THE FIRE?

Paul didn’t just recite the gospel—he wept over souls. He groaned in labor until Christ was formed in others. He didn’t hand out a formula—he bore the marks of Christ in his body.

> “I die daily.” — 1 Corinthians 15:31
“Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men...” — 2 Corinthians 5:11



This generation doesn’t need another recital of 1 Corinthians 15.

It needs prophets soaked in agony and flame.
It needs preachers who bleed when they speak the cross.
It needs men who will not only declare the gospel, but die for it.

Doug, you’ve shown you can assemble verses. But can you show a broken heart? A trembling voice? A soul that fears to misrepresent a holy King?


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A WARNING TO THE FORUM

Don’t be fooled by well-worded gospel presentations with no weight. Hell is full of people who nodded in agreement but never repented. Never obeyed. Never endured.

> “Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able.” — Luke 13:24



This gospel Doug posted will not sustain you in tribulation. It won’t deliver you in temptation. It won’t crucify your flesh. And it won’t prepare you for the judgment seat of Christ.

Only the true gospel will:

Confront your sin.

Break your pride.

Ruin your old life.

And raise you up with a new nature that cannot sin because Christ lives in you (1 John 3:9).



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FINAL CALL

Doug, I’m not here to impress you or win points.

I’m here to sound the alarm because your soul—and the souls of others—are at stake. You don’t need a better gospel presentation. You need a Holy Spirit encounter that leaves you trembling, undone, and utterly remade.

When that happens, your posts will stop sounding like debates and start sounding like altars.

And then maybe—just maybe—you’ll preach like a man who has actually met the King.

Until then, I will keep sounding the trumpet. Not because I hate you. But because God is not mocked, and eternity is too long to be wrong.

> “Is not my word like fire?” declares the LORD, “and like a hammer that shatters rock?” — Jeremiah 23:29

You didnt say anything about this post

You are reading into Ephesians 5 what it doesnt say
Paul is saying the husband is head of the wife as Christ is head of the church v23
Paul is saying husbands should love their wives like Christ loves the church v25

[Eph 5:28 KJV] 28 So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.
Men should love their wives as his own body

[Eph 5:29 KJV] 29 For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
Christ loves the church like a husband loves his own body

[Eph 5:30 KJV] 30 For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
The verse above is saying that the church are members of Christ's body

[Eph 5:31-32 KJV] 31 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. 32 This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.
Just like husband and wife become one flesh so Christ and the church become one ........this is what Paul is saying he is not saying we are the bride
He is revealing a mystery that marriage was designed to picture that Christ and the church are one

 

[RenewedStrength316]

DOUG: “They are in Paul's epistles for people to come to the knowledge of the truth.”

RESPONSE:
Doug, you answered a question about your soul with a statement about Paul’s letters. That alone reveals the problem.

I didn’t ask if the doctrines of repentance, death to self, and the fear of God exist. I asked if they exist in you.

Don’t dodge the light, brother. You say repentance is “in the epistles”—but is it in your walk? You say truth leads to knowledge—but has it led you to godly sorrow? Have you wept over sin? Or just categorized it?

> “For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death.” — 2 Corinthians 7:10



The epistles were written to birth holy men—not theological analysts.


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DOUG: “Why didn’t you respond to my post in reply to your citing Ephesians 5 as proof we are the bride?”

RESPONSE:
You want a theological duel. I want to see your soul kneel before the throne.

Still, let’s address it—because truth matters:

> “For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh. This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the church.” — Ephesians 5:31–32



You say, “Paul wasn’t saying we’re the Bride.” But the text explicitly says the “man and wife” imagery points to Christ and the Church.

So if man = Christ
and woman = Church
and the two become one flesh
then the Church is the Bride—joined, united, covenant-bound.

Paul didn’t invent this. He echoed it from Genesis.

> “The Lord God made a woman from the rib He had taken out of the man, and brought her to the man.” — Genesis 2:22
“Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb... and he showed me the holy city, New Jerusalem.” — Revelation 21:9–10



The Bride is not just a city. Cities don’t wear white linen. Saints do.

> “Fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.” — Revelation 19:8



This isn’t about metaphors. This is about covenant identity. If you’re in Christ, you are in His Body—and His Bride. One. United. Sealed.


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DOUG: “[Eph 5:30 KJV] 30 For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.”

RESPONSE:
You quote this to prove we are Christ’s Body—but you stop short.
Read what it’s echoing:

> “Then the man said, ‘This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman.’” — Genesis 2:23



Paul is directly quoting Adam when he received his bride. That’s not coincidence. That’s revelation.

This isn’t saying we’re just His Body. It’s saying we are to Him what Eve was to Adam—a helper, a beloved, a covenant partner born from His side.

Where was Eve born?
From Adam’s pierced side.

Where was the Church born?
From Christ’s pierced side on the Cross.

Bride and Body are not contradictions. They are layers of one identity—mystical union with Jesus Christ, sealed by blood, birthed in glory, prepared for marriage.


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DOUG: “Just like husband and wife become one flesh so Christ and the church become one…this is what Paul is saying. He is not saying we are the bride.”

RESPONSE:
You keep drawing lines that God never did. The entire arc of Scripture—Genesis to Revelation—culminates in a wedding.

> “Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready.” — Revelation 19:7



We are not spectators at that wedding. We are the prepared ones. The sanctified ones. The beloved ones.

You insist on this separation between “Body” and “Bride” as if God fumbled His metaphors. But here’s the truth:

Christ is the Head — we are the Body

Christ is the Bridegroom — we are the Bride


These are not in conflict. They are in harmony. You’re trying to dissect the mystery with a scalpel of human logic instead of bowing before it in worship.


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Doug, Here’s the Watchman’s Final Word

You want to be right.
But I want to see you redeemed, broken, undone, weeping like Isaiah, trembling like Paul, crushed like Peter, and filled with holy fear.

Because I love you too much to flatter you with theological back-pats.

You’ve built an impressive doctrinal wall.
But your heart is stone-cold behind it.

So here’s my charge—not in wrath, but in burdened love:

️ Get alone with God.
️ Lay down your arguments.
️ Ask Him to show you what you’ve never seen—about yourself.
️ Repent not from error alone, but from spiritual pride.
️ Let the mystery of Christ and His Bride overwhelm you until you fall on your face and cry “Woe is me.”

Until then, Doug, this debate is done.
I didn’t come here to spar.
I came here to warn, to plead, and to pierce.

> “I will give you words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.” — Luke 21:15
“Blow the trumpet in Zion; sound an alarm on my holy hill. Let all who live in the land tremble.” — Joel 2:1



So let the alarm sound. Let the tremble begin.

Your theology may hold together.
But your soul is what Heaven is weighing.

And God will not be mocked.

If you choose to continue down this path—pushing pride over repentance, argument over brokenness—know this: I will not step back.
I will fight—not for victory over you, but for your salvation.
Because some battles must be fought hard and loud, even if the enemy is a brother.

 

[Doug]

You laid out the facts of the gospel like a lawyer—clean, polished, and theologically precise. But facts alone don’t save. Satan could quote every one of those verses and still burn.

Where is the conviction?
Where is the repentance?
Where is the death of the old man?
Where is the fear of the Lord?

> “This people honors Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me.” — Matthew 15:8



You claim to believe. But so did Simon the Sorcerer in Acts 8. He believed, was baptized—and was still “in the gall of bitterness and the bond of iniquity.” You quoted Titus 3:5, but Simon proved it: you can say the right words and still be spiritually dead.

Don’t tell me belief is being “persuaded something is true.”

Saving faith is not passive acceptance—it is surrender.
It is not facts about Jesus—it is union with Jesus.
It is not merely believing He died—it is being crucified with Him (Gal. 2:20).

The demons believe. The Pharisees studied. Judas preached.
But they were never born again.

> “Unless you are born again, you will not see the kingdom of God.” — John 3:3




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WHERE IS THE FIRE?

Paul didn’t just recite the gospel—he wept over souls. He groaned in labor until Christ was formed in others. He didn’t hand out a formula—he bore the marks of Christ in his body.

> “I die daily.” — 1 Corinthians 15:31
“Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men...” — 2 Corinthians 5:11



This generation doesn’t need another recital of 1 Corinthians 15.

It needs prophets soaked in agony and flame.
It needs preachers who bleed when they speak the cross.
It needs men who will not only declare the gospel, but die for it.

Doug, you’ve shown you can assemble verses. But can you show a broken heart? A trembling voice? A soul that fears to misrepresent a holy King?


---

A WARNING TO THE FORUM

Don’t be fooled by well-worded gospel presentations with no weight. Hell is full of people who nodded in agreement but never repented. Never obeyed. Never endured.

> “Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able.” — Luke 13:24



This gospel Doug posted will not sustain you in tribulation. It won’t deliver you in temptation. It won’t crucify your flesh. And it won’t prepare you for the judgment seat of Christ.

Only the true gospel will:

Confront your sin.

Break your pride.

Ruin your old life.

And raise you up with a new nature that cannot sin because Christ lives in you (1 John 3:9).



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FINAL CALL

Doug, I’m not here to impress you or win points.

I’m here to sound the alarm because your soul—and the souls of others—are at stake. You don’t need a better gospel presentation. You need a Holy Spirit encounter that leaves you trembling, undone, and utterly remade.

When that happens, your posts will stop sounding like debates and start sounding like altars.

And then maybe—just maybe—you’ll preach like a man who has actually met the King.

Until then, I will keep sounding the trumpet. Not because I hate you. But because God is not mocked, and eternity is too long to be wrong.

> “Is not my word like fire?” declares the LORD, “and like a hammer that shatters rock?” — Jeremiah 23:29

Give me the gospel that you believe for salvation unto eternal life

 

[RenewedStrength316]

Give me the gospel that you believe for salvation unto eternal life

THE GOSPEL I BELIEVE
Not just with words—but with scars and surrender.

> “Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, was buried, and rose again the third day...” — 1 Corinthians 15:3–4



Yes. But not as a theological line item.
He died because of me. Because I was not just broken—I was dead in trespasses and sins (Ephesians 2:1). I wasn’t a good man needing direction. I was a condemned rebel under the wrath of God (John 3:36).

> “All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way.” — Isaiah 53:6



The gospel I believe is not an upgrade. It’s an execution—of my old self.

I believe Christ bore the full weight of God’s wrath on the cross.
I believe He who knew no sin became sin for me (2 Corinthians 5:21).
I believe He was crushed—not just bruised—for my iniquities.
I believe His resurrection wasn’t just proof of life after death—it was the beginning of a new creation, into which I was reborn.

> “If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature.” — 2 Corinthians 5:17



And I didn’t just believe that with my brain—I surrendered to it.

I repented—turned from my sin, my pride, my self-will, and fell at the feet of a crucified King.
I called on His name—not as a ritual, but as a dying man gasps for air.
I received Him—not a doctrine, but a living Lord.

And I died.

> “I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me.” — Galatians 2:20



Now His blood cleanses me. His Spirit seals me. His Word sanctifies me.
This is not my life anymore. I’ve been bought with a price (1 Corinthians 6:19–20).

This is the gospel I believe.


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So Doug, you want to know the gospel I believe unto eternal life?

It is the gospel that wrecks you before it saves you.
It is the gospel that crucifies you before it raises you.
It is the gospel that demands repentance, produces holiness, and makes you hunger and thirst for righteousness.

It is the gospel of the Kingdom, where Jesus isn’t your theological token—He is your Master.

> “Why do you call Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say?” — Luke 6:46




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If your gospel doesn’t confront sin…
If it doesn’t kill the old man…
If it doesn’t make you fear God and tremble at His Word…
Then it’s not the gospel of Jesus Christ. It’s a decoy—and Satan loves it when we preach those.

I say this not in anger—but in mercy.

This generation doesn’t need another clean gospel presentation.
It needs men whose lives have been burned to the ground and rebuilt by God.
It needs men who carry the cross in their bones, not just in their mouths.

So no, I’m not here to impress or win a debate.
I’m here to sound the alarm. Because eternity is too long to be wrong.

> “Is not my word like as a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?” — Jeremiah 23:29

 

[Doug]

. You say repentance is “in the epistles”

Let's look where Paul talks of repentance

[Act 17:30-31 KJV] 30 And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent: 31 Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by [that] man whom he hath ordained; [whereof] he hath given assurance unto all [men], in that he hath raised him from the dead.

Repentance is a command to change our mind........God commanded repentance from the ignorance of idolatry because Christ was raised and will judge

[Act 20:21 KJV] 21 Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.

Paul commanded to repent and acknowledge we are sinners and cant save ourselves and place faith in Christ


[2Co 7:10 KJV] 10 For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.

We are to acknowledge our sin as shown to us by the Word of God and repent to obey the Word
To change our mind which changes behaviour is Godly sorrow not just being sorry for it

 

[RenewedStrength316]

Let's look where Paul talks of repentance

[Act 17:30-31 KJV] 30 And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent: 31 Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by [that] man whom he hath ordained; [whereof] he hath given assurance unto all [men], in that he hath raised him from the dead.

Repentance is a command to change our mind........God commanded repentance from the ignorance of idolatry because Christ was raised and will judge

[Act 20:21 KJV] 21 Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.

Paul commanded to repent and acknowledge we are sinners and cant save ourselves and place faith in Christ


[2Co 7:10 KJV] 10 For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.

We are to acknowledge our sin as shown to us by the Word of God and repent to obey the Word
To change our mind which changes behaviour is Godly sorrow not just being sorry for it

You parrot scripture, but your words drip with half-truths and soft-sells. You claim repentance is “changing the mind.” You reduce the holy, shattering command of God to a mental switch-flip—an intellectual nod. That is not repentance. That is spiritual suicide.

Repentance is not “considering new facts.” It’s a violent uprooting of everything dead inside you. It is a death sentence to your old self—the proud, the defiant, the self-righteous. It’s a soul-rending sorrow that smashes pride and crushes the man-made idol called “me.”

Godly sorrow works repentance to salvation — not to be repented of. (2 Corinthians 7:10)

Do you even feel that sorrow? Or do you wear your Bible verses like armor, hiding your dead heart behind polished words? Repentance does not live in your mind alone. It lives in your bones. It floods your spirit like fire and leaves you trembling before a holy God.

Jesus said it plainly:

> “Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.” — Luke 13:3



Not “unless you think differently,” but repent. Turn. About-face. Shatter your idols. Forsake your sin. Surrender every shred of control to the King of kings.

You speak like a lawyer defending a lost case. I’m sounding a trumpet on a battlefield drenched in souls burning in hell-fire. This generation doesn’t need neat doctrine from a comfortable pew—it needs prophets who are bleeding for the lost.

Your gospel is a decoration. It adorns a dead religion that condemns. You talk about faith like it’s a concept. Paul said faith is a crucifixion. It’s a death. It’s a tomb, and then it’s a resurrection into new life.

> “I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me.” — Galatians 2:20



You can quote Paul’s words all day long. But do you live them? Has your heart been torn open? Has your pride been ground to dust? Or are you still holding tightly to your lifeboat of “knowledge” while drowning in the sea of your own self-deception?

Simon the Sorcerer believed. Judas preached. The demons believe. The Pharisees studied. But none were saved.

> “Not everyone that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven...” — Matthew 7:21



Don’t tell me repentance is just “changing your mind” when the Bible screams it is the dividing sword that cleaves soul from spirit, bone from marrow. It is the heartbeat of salvation. Without it, you’re building on sand, not rock.

So here is the warning: repent, or perish.

The hour is late. The trumpet sounds. The Lord is coming. And when He appears, will He find you ready, or will you be like the foolish virgins—lamp empty, heart cold, shut outside the door?

This is no game. This is no theological exercise. This is eternal life and eternal death.

> “The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy: But the LORD will not hold [him] guiltless that taketh his name in vain.” — Psalm 103:8-9



God is not mocked, Doug. You may gather verses like trophies—but if you refuse the crucifixion of self, your words will be ashes on your lips at the judgment.

This is the gospel I preach: it is the gospel that wreaks havoc on the sinner’s soul. It burns down your fortress of pride and raises up a new creation.

> “Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.” — 2 Corinthians 6:2



Repent. Surrender. Tremble.

Or be left to the unquenchable fire.

 

[Doug]

THE GOSPEL I BELIEVE
Not just with words—but with scars and surrender.

> “Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, was buried, and rose again the third day...” — 1 Corinthians 15:3–4

Yes 1 cor gives us the gospel
How do I know I have scars and I have surrendered......must I drum up emotions.....this is subjective and there is no scripture given for this
Faith comes by hearing and by the Word of God
Faith is believing God

 

[Doug]

Yes. But not as a theological line item.
He died because of me. Because I was not just broken—I was dead in trespasses and sins (Ephesians 2:1). I wasn’t a good man needing direction. I was a condemned rebel under the wrath of God (John 3:36).

It's not just a theological line we have to know we are sinners and there is none righteous just as you say
Thats what God says in Romans 3:10-18

 

[Doug]

I believe His resurrection wasn’t just proof of life after death—it was the beginning of a new creation, into which I was reborn.

> “If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature.” — 2 Corinthians 5:17

I wouldnt use that as gospel thats for doctrine and gaining full knowledge of our redemption
Not everybody is going to know what this means
Abraham believed God and was counted righteous...did he know he was a new creature?

 

[Doug]

And I didn’t just believe that with my brain—I surrendered to it.

We are told to believe the gospel

 

[Doug]

Repentance is not “considering new facts.” It’s a violent uprooting of everything dead inside you. It is a death sentence to your old self—the proud, the defiant, the self-righteous. It’s a soul-rending sorrow that smashes pride and crushes the man-made idol called “me.”

If you can do all that of yourself why do you need Christ's righteousness imputed to you..........[Rom 5:6 KJV] 6 For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.

 

[Doug]

Godly sorrow works repentance to salvation — not to be repented of. (2 Corinthians 7:10)

Do you even feel that sorrow? Or do you wear your Bible verses like armor, hiding your dead heart behind polished words? Repentance does not live in your mind alone. It lives in your bones. It floods your spirit like fire and leaves you trembling before a holy God.

Did you miss what I said.................
[2Co 7:10 KJV] 10 For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.

We are to acknowledge our sin as shown to us by the Word of God and repent to obey the Word
To change our mind which changes behavior is Godly sorrow not just being sorry for it

You dont have to drum up emotions to obey God in regard to sin

 

[Doug]

You speak like a lawyer defending a lost case.

i am being serious did you not ever notice how Paul goes thru everything like a lawyer.....logical and methodical
I think God puts forth reason not emotion
[Isa 1:18 KJV] 18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
[Act 18:4 KJV] 4 And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.

 

[RenewedStrength316]

Yes 1 cor gives us the gospel
How do I know I have scars and I have surrendered......must I drum up emotions.....this is subjective and there is no scripture given for this
Faith comes by hearing and by the Word of God
Faith is believing God

DOUG, YOU SAY "FAITH IS BELIEVING GOD"?
Then believe this:

> “If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.” — Luke 9:23
“He that loveth father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me… and he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after Me, is not worthy of Me.” — Matthew 10:37–38



That is not theological consent.
That is not a mental nod.
That is death.
That is surrender.
That is scarred knees, crushed pride, and a bloody trail of idols left behind.


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YOU ASK HOW YOU KNOW YOU'VE SURRENDERED?

Here’s how:

> “Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves.” — 2 Corinthians 13:5
“They that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.” — Galatians 5:24



Has your flesh been crucified, Doug?
Have your idols been smashed?
Have you wrestled with the terror of a holy God until your bones shook?

Or are you clinging to a gospel of ease—a gospel that costs nothing and changes no one?


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YOU MOCK SCARS?

Jesus didn’t. He kept His.

> “Behold My hands and My feet…” — Luke 24:39



Paul didn’t. He bore them.

> “I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus.” — Galatians 6:17



And the true saints don’t either.

> “They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.” — Revelation 12:11



You want to talk faith?
Faith walks through fire.
Faith climbs Mount Moriah with a knife in hand.
Faith obeys when it costs your reputation, your comfort, your very life.

So no—faith is not emotion. But neither is it sterile assent.
Faith without obedience is dead.
Faith without repentance is counterfeit.
Faith without transformation is a lie from hell with Jesus' name slapped on it.


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YOU WANT SCRIPTURE, DOUG? YOU GOT IT:

> “Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord’ and do not what I say?” — Luke 6:46
“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom… but he who does the will of My Father.” — Matthew 7:21
“Faith without works is dead.” — James 2:26
“Be not deceived: God is not mocked.” — Galatians 6:7
“If we suffer, we shall also reign with Him: if we deny Him, He also will deny us.” — 2 Timothy 2:12




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You say faith is believing God.
But demons believe—and tremble. (James 2:19)
And unless you tremble, too, Doug, your gospel is plastic and powerless.

This generation is full of men who quote verses but have never been cut by them.
You want revival? Then bleed. Then die. Then rise again in Christ.

> “I am crucified with Christ. Nevertheless I live…” — Galatians 2:20



Until your gospel gets you crucified, Doug, it’s not the gospel of Jesus Christ.

So here’s the question—not just for you, but for everyone watching:

Has the gospel you claim to believe ever brought you to your knees, burned away your pride, and made you cry out, “Woe is me, for I am undone”?

If not, then friend, you may be standing on sand.

> “Is not My word like a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?” — Jeremiah 23:29



This is not about emotion. It’s about encounter.
Not about knowledge. It’s about new birth.

And until that happens, you can recite 1 Corinthians 15 until your breath gives out—and still be dead inside.

Choose fire.
Choose the cross.
Choose Christ.

Or walk away… and let someone else sound the trumpet.

 

[Doug]

Your gospel is a decoration. It adorns a dead religion that condemns. You talk about faith like it’s a concept. Paul said faith is a crucifixion. It’s a death. It’s a tomb, and then it’s a resurrection into new life.

> “I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me.” — Galatians 2:20

this cant be accomplished without regeneration of faith and the renewing of the mind that follows believing the gospel

 

[Doug]

> “Not everyone that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven...” — Matthew 7:21

Israel had to be righteous by keeping his commands to enter the earthly kingdom on earth and reign with Christ for a thousand years

 

[RenewedStrength316]

Yes 1 cor gives us the gospel
How do I know I have scars and I have surrendered......must I drum up emotions.....this is subjective and there is no scripture given for this
Faith comes by hearing and by the Word of God
Faith is believing God

DOUG, YOU AGREE IN THEORY—BUT NOT IN TERROR.

You quote Romans 3:10–18. Good.

> “There is none righteous, no, not one... destruction and misery are in their ways... there is no fear of God before their eyes.”



But tell me—where is the fear in your gospel?
Where is the mourning for sin?
Where is the gasp of a soul who just realized he's guilty before a holy Judge?

Paul didn’t write those verses to make us nod in agreement—he wrote them to shut every mouth.

> “That every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.” — Romans 3:19



But you keep talking. You keep parsing. You keep protecting your sanitized gospel as if it’s above rebuke.


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Yes, the gospel begins with knowing we're sinners.
But that knowledge should wreck us.

> “The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.” — Psalm 51:17



When Isaiah saw the Lord, he cried, “Woe is me!”
When Peter saw the power of Christ, he said, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man!”
When Paul met Jesus, he was blinded, trembling, and undone.

But you? You keep quoting like a scribe who’s never had his altar overturned.


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Doug, I’m not saying these things to destroy you.

I’m saying them because I see the trap you’re in—a gospel that lets men stay uncrucified. A gospel that checks verses but never bows before the King.

You say it’s not just a theological line? Then show the scars.

Because until the wrath of God breaks you, the grace of God won’t remake you.

> “Be not high-minded, but fear.” — Romans 11:20




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This generation doesn’t need more men who agree with Romans 3.
It needs men who have been crushed by Romans 3 and raised by Romans 6.

Doug, if you truly believe you're a condemned rebel under wrath, then stop handling holy fire like it’s a textbook.

Bow.
Weep.
Tremble.

And then maybe—maybe—the fire will fall.