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The Holy Spirit is in the world calling everyone to come to Christ. "God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life" John 3:16. I have never found anyone that does not know that Jesus died on the cross for their sins. Some years ago, I wrote an article, "The Recorded Atrocities of John Calvin". I think that it is still on the internet. Try googling it.
But many be rejecting it . Many of all tribes , religions and whatever have heard that gospel and yet STILL reject it .
That wont bode well on the DAY of the LORD .
Remember this and remember this well . No lamb sits at the table of budda and of Christ
nor of any other religoin and Christ . That is make believe . Something inclusvity has tried to hard to sneak into even christendom .
IT be a nasty lie , very sneaky it is . But the truth is , many have heard the true gospel and have rejected it .
And many now sit under this huge umbrella of a lie that all religoins are fine so long as they had them some love .
It is a love that cometh not of GOD but is of the world and has led them all to a lie which cannot and will not save them .
Time for us all to return to the pages of the bible and learn that Pattern for ourselves , so as none will be moved
by the deceptions of men and tossed to and fro in its net of decepetion .
TIME To preach JESUS AGAIN and the dire need to BELIEVE ON HIM and to learn and do all things HE taught
and later the apostels would teach . TIME to make sound doctrine THE FOREFRONT AGAIN .
 

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The gospel is the "good news" of the death, burial and resurrection of Christ (1 Corinthians 15:1-4) and is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that BELIEVES.. (Romans 1:16) To "believe" the gospel is to trust in the death, burial and resurrection of Christ as the ALL-SUFFICIENT means of our salvation.

For those who are trusting in works for salvation, it's time for them to repent and believe the gospel. (2 Corinthians 4:3,4)

The gospel is a message of grace to be received through faith. (Acts 15:7-9) The gospel is not a set of rituals to perform, a code of laws to be obeyed or a check list of good works to accomplish as a prerequisite for salvation. 1 Corinthians 1:21 - For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through wisdom did not know God, it pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who BELIEVE.
 

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The gospel is the "good news" of the death, burial and resurrection of Christ (1 Corinthians 15:1-4) and is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that BELIEVES.. (Romans 1:16) To "believe" the gospel is to trust in the death, burial and resurrection of Christ as the ALL-SUFFICIENT means of our salvation.

For those who are trusting in works for salvation, it's time for them to repent and believe the gospel. (2 Corinthians 4:3,4)

The gospel is a message of grace to be received through faith. (Acts 15:7-9) The gospel is not a set of rituals to perform, a code of laws to be obeyed or a check list of good works to accomplish as a prerequisite for salvation. 1 Corinthians 1:21 - For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through wisdom did not know God, it pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who BELIEVE.
Yet this is exactly what the inclusive love gospel has done . ITS TURNED them all unto a lie
that teaches all religoins , atheist and all are fine as long as they love .
AKA , they may as well say , GET OUT THE WAY JESUS WE CAN DO THIS OURSELVES . IT aint gonna bode well
for many on the day of the LORD my friend .
But as for me , ITS THE DIRE NEED TO BELIEVE ON JESUS CHRIST that i am gonna relentlessy and continuously REMIND
all to DO . CAUSE , all else is vain . IF even the jews could not attain to the righteousness of the law
and WHY , cause they sought it NOT BY FAITH , then what on earth makes this generation believe
a muslim can or anyone else can . NOPE . YE MUST BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST and then LEARN HIM well.
GET DUG in that bible . FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST PRODUCES GOOD WORKS . cause GOD changed the heart to DO SO .
But without faith in JESUS , if one rejects him , well it just wont bode well for them . In fact
i remind us all it will be worse for them than even for SODOM on the DAY of the LORD .
ITS TIME TO PUT FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST FIRST AGAIN . cause while Faith without works is dead . and it is
its nutting but lip service , SO TOO IS this concept of our love and works can save us without even having to BELIEVE on CHRIST .
THAT IS A SERIOUS death sentence . SO deadly it is to beleive and to teach that folks do not have to beleive on Christ
and that all other religoins are fine as is , ITS ACTUALLY A SECOND DEATH SENTENCE .
And it awaits all who sipped of the whores cup and unified as one UNDER ITS A LIE .
 

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The gospel is the "good news" of the death, burial and resurrection of Christ (1 Corinthians 15:1-4) and is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that BELIEVES.. (Romans 1:16) To "believe" the gospel is to trust in the death, burial and resurrection of Christ as the ALL-SUFFICIENT means of our salvation.

For those who are trusting in works for salvation, it's time for them to repent and believe the gospel. (2 Corinthians 4:3,4)

The gospel is a message of grace to be received through faith. (Acts 15:7-9) The gospel is not a set of rituals to perform, a code of laws to be obeyed or a check list of good works to accomplish as a prerequisite for salvation. 1 Corinthians 1:21 - For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through wisdom did not know God, it pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who BELIEVE.
And what does that last big word say, BELIEVE .
many folks seem to be forgetting that last BIG WORD .
That all who do BELIEVE would not perish .
Many in todays christendom no longer BELIEVE its necessary to BELIEVE . And that is a second death sentence RIGHT THERE .
Satan sure does know how to say scrips , He can even say GOD is LOVE
but beware HIS version of love , cause it wont be POINTING TO THE DIRE NEED TO BELIEVE ON CHRIST
satans love will accept sins and the great LIE of them all . THE LIE which says so long as you hug and have love O world
it dont matter what path or religion ya followed . SATAN BE A LIAR and HE cometh
to steal , to KILL and to destroy . AND He knows how to LIE and feed the flesh the desires of the flesh which is death
and shall end in the SECOND death sentence . Satan can quoate scripture . I dont realize
if this lovey do generation realizes that . I think many have forgotten
there is what is known as the love of the world , and then THERE IS THE TRUE LOVE OF GOD .
ONE is a death sentence , the other IS LIFE and LIFE ETERNAL . this sensual wordly love is death
BUT THE LOVE that cometh of GOD is ETERNAL LIFE . FOUND ONLY IN JESUS CHRIST . HIT the trenches
my friend , for under the guise of the dragon many men and many women now lead many folks
right into a love that will not save . THE lambs GONNA POINT to THE LOVE OF GOD THAT DOES SAVE. HIS NAME , JESUS CHRIST
 

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But many be rejecting it . Many of all tribes , religions and whatever have heard that gospel and yet STILL reject it .
That wont bode well on the DAY of the LORD .
Remember this and remember this well . No lamb sits at the table of budda and of Christ
nor of any other religoin and Christ . That is make believe . Something inclusvity has tried to hard to sneak into even christendom .
IT be a nasty lie , very sneaky it is . But the truth is , many have heard the true gospel and have rejected it .
And many now sit under this huge umbrella of a lie that all religoins are fine so long as they had them some love .
It is a love that cometh not of GOD but is of the world and has led them all to a lie which cannot and will not save them .
Time for us all to return to the pages of the bible and learn that Pattern for ourselves , so as none will be moved
by the deceptions of men and tossed to and fro in its net of decepetion .
TIME To preach JESUS AGAIN and the dire need to BELIEVE ON HIM and to learn and do all things HE taught
and later the apostels would teach . TIME to make sound doctrine THE FOREFRONT AGAIN .
Jesus is the stumbling stone and the rock of offense. People love their religion because religion is about them. The Gospel is not about us, the Gospel is about Christ. His life, his death, his resurrection. This is why salvation is by grace through faith, Ephesians 2:8.
 

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Jesus is the stumbling stone and the rock of offense. People love their religion because religion is about them. The Gospel is not about us, the Gospel is about Christ. His life, his death, his resurrection. This is why salvation is by grace through faith, Ephesians 2:8.
People love their SIN . That alone is the problem . I challenge any and all to examine that .
And any religion that alloweth sin , WELL that religion be false .
If any religoin honors that which GOD calleth evil , ITS FALSE .
But the biggest sin of all has indeed occured . AND guess what its occured within .
Those who often preach and attack religoin . aint that odd .
Cause i know for a fact many stuff is man made religoin .
BUT i also know those whose love for the lie are also fast to preach against the TRUTH IN THE BIBLE , CALLING THE TRUTH
and the LOVE OF TRUTH , RELIGOIN . making it seem as a bad thing . This gringo is on to folks my friend .
ANYTHING contrary to pattern that JESUS SET and the apostels set and taught , IS THE RELIGOIN OF MEN GONE WRONG .
and the sooner we learn that , aka that will mean OPEN THEM BIBLES FOR OURSELVES , the better off we gonna be .
CAUSE FALSE ONES can speak truths too , yet will use those same truths to point us to A LIE .
A LIE ROBERT . a lie that many are fast to unite under . ANY guesses on what name this lie cometh in ,
THe name of a wordly version of LOVE and TOLERANCE . That should shake the socks off about ninety eight to ninetynine
percent of most who even calls themselves christians and think THEY KNOW WHAT LOVE IS . AND WHO GOD and HIS CHRIST IS .
GOT bad news robert . MOST DONT . i already know the lost religoins DONT KNOW HIM .
The ninety eight to ninety nine percent i speak of , GOT the gall to call themselves christain .
Dont expect me to point you to some man who can give you the answers . BUT i KNOW WHO CAN .
SO i am gonna point folks to HIM and to HIS BOOK . BIBLE TIME .
 
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Jesus is the stumbling stone and the rock of offense. People love their religion because religion is about them. The Gospel is not about us, the Gospel is about Christ. His life, his death, his resurrection. This is why salvation is by grace through faith, Ephesians 2:8.
I just love the simplicity of Christ and those apostels . They simply said things as they were .
They didnt need ten thousand words to try and impart an idea onto folks .
Folks like that do so to twist the word and words to suit their own agendas .
Lambs dont fall for such . A lamb knows something the sold out do not know .
THEY KNOW that if JESUS said something , GOD said it . THE TRUTH applies as much to US today
as it did to them in the first century . YOU SEE a lamb loveth truth . Not the twisted version of truths
that often change throughout time and the ages . Lambs wont sit at that trough .
LAMBS read the BIBLE . lambs love and embrace the bible . GODS HOLY SPIRIT INSPIRED WORDS are in the bible .
Lambs dont sit under twisters . no sir . no sir . lambs sit under JESUS CHRIST and love and embrace the TRUTH .
If a man cometh and says I LOVE JESUS , but loveth not HIS words , THEN THEY LOVE NOT JESUS .
AS JESUS IS TRUTH , HIS WORDS are TRUTH . AS GOD IS TRUTH . HIS WORDS are TRUTH . A lamb knows that .
FOR GOD has revealed this to its heart .
 
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Jesus is the stumbling stone and the rock of offense. People love their religion because religion is about them. The Gospel is not about us, the Gospel is about Christ. His life, his death, his resurrection. This is why salvation is by grace through faith, Ephesians 2:8.
Men sit under religion that serveth the god of the mirror . whatever exalts that god and gives that god its own desires
Well men sit under it .
But lambs sit under JESUS CHRIST . cause CHRIST IS THE OBJECT and the TREASURE OF THEIR HEART .
 
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Jesus is the stumbling stone and the rock of offense. People love their religion because religion is about them. The Gospel is not about us, the Gospel is about Christ. His life, his death, his resurrection. This is why salvation is by grace through faith, Ephesians 2:8.
Buddists can make that same claim . Funny huh . they too can say religion is about self .
They can seem to be the most non self serving folks there be . BUT i tell us all THEY DO SERVE SELF .
Many in new age can make that claim of truth that religion is about self
and yet watch them closely cause their actions sure seem to exalt SELF .
Satan knows the lingo . satan knows the lingo my friend .
Folks can and do use truths , but if we watch closely we will see they use certain truths unto their own destruction .
Men do as men do . But lambs do as JESUS , GOD , said to do . THAT IS HOW ye gonna know them .
Men will always twist stuff . but lambs just HEED THE TRUTH . watch closely now cause way way too many
can come in the name of Christ and yet sure seem to make any kind of excuse to try and omit SOMETHING HE taught .
Something the apostels taught . AND BOY HOWDY will they use a lot of reasonings of men to explain away , WHY THEY DO SO .
But lambs HEED no such men . ITs why true fundamental bible believing JESUS folllowing lambs , ARE HATED above all .
 
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Jesus is the stumbling stone and the rock of offense. People love their religion because religion is about them. The Gospel is not about us, the Gospel is about Christ. His life, his death, his resurrection. This is why salvation is by grace through faith, Ephesians 2:8.
You might not understand what i am saying . FEEL free to ask questions . feel free to ask me to explain some things .
This way things get cleared up . Ask anything you like . its easy to misunderstand something typed on the internet .
YOU ask me things my friend . I will be very HAPPY to explain what i mean .
 
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If it is the Gospel plus something, then it is no longer the Gospel.

Only about 10% of professing Christians know and understand the Gospel, maybe that is why Jesus said, "Few there be that find it" Matthew 7:14. What most have found is religion. Religion is man's preoccupation with his own spirituality, which is himself. The historical Gospel of Jesus Christ is not about us, it is about Jesus Christ. His life, His death, His Resurrection, His position in heaven. We are not the instigators of the Gospel; we are the benefactors of the Gospel. The word "Gospel" means good news. It is good news for sinners, but it is bad news for the self-righteous, religious.

In the Gospel God clothes himself in human flesh and becomes one with us, but not one of us. His mission is to come into the world to defeat sin, death and the devil so that whosoever believes in him can be saved, John 3:17. He didn't come into the world to show us the way, he was the way, John 14:6. Jesus was not only God with us, Jesus was also God for us. By his righteous sinless life, he fulfills all of the demands of God's Holy Law. He does this in our name and on our behalf, just like we did it ourselves. This is why Paul wrote, "Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone that believes" Romans 10:4. Jesus not only fulfilled the law for us, but he also abolished the law for us, Ephesians 2:15.

Christians don't need laws, rules or religion, we are complete in Christ, Colossians 2:10. If you need laws, rules and religion it may be that you do not possess the Holy Spirit, who is the Christians guide and keeper, John 16:13. If we are complete in Christ then who needs religion? Christ and Christ alone is the Christians righteousness. We rest in him, Hebrews 4:10.

The Pharisees said that the Torah was "The way, the truth and the life and was the light that lightens every man" John took what the Jews said about the Torah and applied it to Jesus, John 14:6. Many have made laws, rules and religion their Jesus. This is very sad because they don't really know him. We cannot really know him until we accept him and his Gospel. In the Gospel we have been justified, sanctified and redeemed, 1 Corinthians 1:30 and now stand before God's Holy Court as perfect and complete in him, Colossians 2:10.
The bible is a revelation from God. It exposes some of God but not all. There is more to know, and someday when you meet God you should know more.

I would also caution about the various translations of the bible. Some translations are meant to take away from the purity of the law and what it represents along with the counsel given to us in the bible from God. For instance, I read the NKJV and hope that is the most correct translation. I don't go with new age translations as some of them take away from denouncing certain sins.
 

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The bible is a revelation from God. It exposes some of God but not all. There is more to know, and someday when you meet God you should know more.

I would also caution about the various translations of the bible. Some translations are meant to take away from the purity of the law and what it represents along with the counsel given to us in the bible from God. For instance, I read the NKJV and hope that is the most correct translation. I don't go with new age translations as some of them take away from denouncing certain sins.
But if we recieve something we think cometh of GOD , a revelation , a feeling , a word , etc
AND IT CONTRADICTS ANYTHING JESUS SAID . ITS FALSE PEROID .
THus , YEAH the all inclusive lie pope francis and so , so very many protestants also teach , IS A LIE FROM THE DRAGON .
I will shun it and may i shun it to the very end .
You got folks trying to teach us devin that GOD is in all religoins . LIE FROM HELL .
You got folks teaching us that muslims that do good and love KNOW GOD . LIE FROM HELL .
THEY nor any other religion knows GOD or LOVES GOD .
WOULD you like to know how i know that . CAUSE HAD THEY LOVED GOD , THEY WOULD HAVE LOVED HIS CHRIST .
NONE of them recognize JESUS as the CHRIST . let alone do they believe we must believe on HIM to be saved .
THUS they TROD THE TESTIMONY OF GOD right under foot . Just a super duper friendly , BUT DIRE DIRE NECESSARY REMINDER .
 
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may no man , woman or child follow pope francis or any other all inclusive liar .
Rather know this . IF one trods the testimony that GOD HIMSELF and later men inspired by him gave ,
ABOUT THE SON , under foot , THEY ARE LIARS and will reap their reward in the lake of fire .
DIRE but TRUE . Grave but necessary this reminder truly is .
 
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Speaking down on a person while befriending someone is a hate tactic. It means there is still hate in your heart that needs to be worked on.
 

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may no man , woman or child follow pope francis or any other all inclusive liar .
Rather know this . IF one trods the testimony that GOD HIMSELF and later men inspired by him gave ,
ABOUT THE SON , under foot , THEY ARE LIARS and will reap their reward in the lake of fire .
DIRE but TRUE . Grave but necessary this reminder truly is .
I have some advice for you Amigo, if you think Pope Francis is a liar, then don't follow him.

I know that we will be held accountable for any harsh and unkind words about others spoken publicly in the judgment unless repented of. I'll pray for you amigo. You aren't speaking well of Francis as a person.

I would be more concerned about the effect of the liberals and democrats on the US population and children. Hmmm, lost the real issue?
 
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I have some advice for you Amigo, if you think Pope Francis is a liar, then don't follow him.

I know that we will be held accountable for any harsh and unkind words about others spoken publicly in the judgment unless repented of. I'll pray for you amigo. You aren't speaking well of Francis as a person.

I would be more concerned about the effect of the liberals and democrats on the US population and children. Hmmm, lost the real issue?
The pope is a man, born after Adam who was a sinner, Romans 5:12.

The apostle Paul said, "There is NONE righteous, no, not one" Romans 3:10. There are no holy men except for Jesus Christ.
 
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The bible is a revelation from God. It exposes some of God but not all. There is more to know, and someday when you meet God you should know more.

I would also caution about the various translations of the bible. Some translations are meant to take away from the purity of the law and what it represents along with the counsel given to us in the bible from God. For instance, I read the NKJV and hope that is the most correct translation. I don't go with new age translations as some of them take away from denouncing certain sins.
All that we will ever know about God has been revealed to us in Jesus Christ. Jesus is the epitome of God the Father. In him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead, Colossians 2:9.
 

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The pope is a man, born after Adam who was a sinner, Romans 5:12.

The apostle Paul said, "There is NONE righteous, no, not one" Romans 3:10. There are no holy men except for Jesus Christ.
I don't think that is a good excuse not to follow ordained preachers of the word. Not that I follow the Pope cause I don't, but just saying. God calls people to lead his flock. And we should hear them and listen.

Although I would have to say discretion is required. There are a lot of people that think they are called and aren't.
 
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Yep! There's only one way we are justified, that is being baptized into Christ, to receive His reconciliation, and new life. And being justified in Christ, we cannot do a single thing to add to it.

We are not justified based on our behavior. Nothing we do or don't do has anything to do with our justification other than believing in Jesus, receiving Him. When God justifies us, baptizing us into Christ, we are recreated to share in God's Own nature, and we go on to spend our lives being trained by Him to walk in that new nature, to walk in the Spirit.

Much love!
@marks -a member here is trying to convince himself that James is not "inspired"
Your take?
 
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I don't think that is a good excuse not to follow ordained preachers of the word. Not that I follow the Pope cause I don't, but just saying. God calls people to lead his flock. And we should hear them and listen.

Although I would have to say discretion is required. There are a lot of people that think they are called and aren't.
Jesus said, "Beware of men" Matthew 10:17. I try everything in the light of the "Historical Gospel of Jesus Christ" If it isn't according to the Gospel and justification by faith apart from the works of the law, I scrap it.