Why Very Few People Are Going To Heaven

Luke 13:23-24, “Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them, Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.”

We are living in the “perilous times” foretold in the inspired Holy Bible in 2nd Timothy 3:1-7. There has never been more corrupt Bible revisions than there is today in America. There has never been more false religion in the United States than there is today. Satan is pulling out all the stops, reltnlessl working to kill, steal and destroy.

The Bible tells us in 2nd Corinthians 4:3-4 that the Devil deliberately BLINDS THE MIND of unbelievers to keep them lost, “But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.” The Devil wants to take as many people to Hell with him as he possibly can. Please don't take that truth lightly dear reader. The Devil has your number and he knows where you live! We just read that Satan blinds unsaved people, so that they won't see the light of THE TRUTH of the Gospel to be saved.

Jesus made it clear in no uncertain terms that to go to Heaven a person MUST BE BORN AGAIN!!! John 3:1-3, “There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him. Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” The word “verily” means “truly.” Jesus said to Nicodemus (a Jew), I am telling you THE TRUTH, that unless someone is born from above they cannot enter into God's Kingdom.

Now you can understand why Satan's greatest weapon is to con people unto living the Christian life without ever being born again. Religion is the worst thing that ever happened to this world! Religion is man trying to reach God through human effort and understanding; whereas Christianity is God to to reach mankind through faith alone in the sacrifice of His only begotten Son through Calvary's cross. Salvation is not doing your best, it is having Christ's best put to your account through receiving Him by faith.

There are not many people today who are giving out the clear Gospel message. The Gospel has been so embellished, changed and butchered that no one can even recognize God's simple plan of salvation anymore. I believe our time as saints is short. Romans 10:15 says that the feet of soulwinners are PRECIOUS!

Carefully notice that the Bible doesn't say the “mouth” or “tongue” is precious, but the soulwinner's “feet.” The reason why is because even the most eloquent speech and cunning wisdom is completely worthless if we don't use our feet to bring the Gospel to the lost sinners who need to hear it to be saved. Salvation is not a reward for the righteous, it is a gift for the guilty!

Repeatedly throughout the inspired Word of God we read that people were saved by simply believing the Gospel when they heard it preached. As the Apostle Peter preached the Gospel in Acts 10, we see that Cornelius and his friends were saved in verse 43 by simply BELIEVING the Gospel they heard preached unto them.

That is why the Apostle Paul said in Galatians 3:2, “This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?” A person gets saved simply by BELIEVING the Gospel which they read or hear preached unto them. It is that simple to be saved. There is no biblical requirement to “be willing to turn from your sinful bad habits,” nor to “become a Christ follower,” nor to “give your life to Christ.” These embellishments are deadly alterations to God's simple plan of salvation. Remember, the Bible warns that Satan intentionally “blinds” the minds of unbelievers.

The Devil blinds many people with false science. Evolution is false science. The word “science” means “the study of” something. You cannot study evolution because there is nothing to study, it is a make-believe theory. Evolution is bogus conjecture, and a waste of human mental power. The teaching of evolution is one of the greatest injustices ever committed against our children in the United States, deliberately lying to them to alienate them from their Creator, God. Any honest person must concede that evolution is a farce! I digress.

Jesus answered the disciple's question as to whether few people are saved, with the shocking revelation that very few people will ever enter through Heaven's pearly gates in eternity. Jesus tells us the reason why in Matthew 7:21, “Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.” Jesus tells us what the will of the Father is in John 6:40, “And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.” The will of God the Father is that you BELIEVE ON HIS SON, JESUS!!! Only Christ has the nail-scared hands and feet.

It's not difficult to see why Jesus said so few people will ever go to Heaven, in lieu of all the counterfeit plans of salvation being preached today across the world. There are over one billion hellbound Roman Catholics today, who have been woefully deceived to trust in Sacramental Salvation instead of Christ alone as the Bible teaches (Galatoans 3:26). The Vatican's Seven Sacraments are a road to Hell, not Heaven. Catholics have what the Bible terms “another gospel” (2nd Corinthians 11:3-4).

There are an estimated 1.6 BILLION Islamic Muslims in the world, who all reject Jesus as the Savior. According to the toxic Koran (which I have read in detail), Jesus was kidnapped and someone else died on the cross. I'm not kidding! The Koran contains ZERO prophecy! It is clearly NOT God's inspired Words; but rather, the ravings of a religious lunatic, Mohammad. Not one Muslim who trusts in the Koran will ever step foot through Heaven's pearly gates. According to the wicked Koran, Jesus is not God's only begotten Son. In fact, Islam says God has no son at all. The Devil is a beautiful liar!

And then there are the Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses who deny that Jesus is almighty God. They have what the Bible terms “another Jesus” (2nd Corinthians 11:3-4). The Scripture proclaims Jesus as God in the flesh (1st Timothy 3:16 - all citations are only from the trustworthy King James Bible). Revelation 1:8b calls Jesus, “the Almighty.” If you don't believe that Jesus came to earth as almighty God in the flesh, then you have “another Jesus” from the dear Son of God presented in the Bible. As God's only biological (begotten) Son, that makes Jesus God too (John 14:1), since He literally had God the Father's blood flowing in His veins (Acts 20:28). Remember, Jesus was born of a virgin and did NOT have an earthly father, God almighty was Jesus' biological Father (Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:23).

Then there is the Church of Christ (COC) cult, who add more to the Gospel than God requires to be saved. Official COC dogma says that you absolutely must be water baptized to be saved. You must also (they say) publicly confess faith in the name of Jesus. If you don't make this audible public confession, COC deems you still unsaved. And finally, COC insists that you turn from your sinful bad habits to get to Heaven. They misunderstand this heresy to mean Bible repentance. This is the same damnable heresy sadly being taught at Pensacola Christian College and Bob Jones University today. RUN from this dangerous places! Dear reader, RIGHT DOCTRINE MATTERS!!! It reall does! That is why Jesus said in Mark 4:24b, “Take heed what ye hear...”

Likewise, the Apostle Paul exhorts the saints in 1st Timothy 4:16, “Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.” Take heed what ye hear! Hell is eternally full today of billions of fools who HEARD WRONG! Matthew 7:15, “Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.” The most dangerous thing you could ever do is believe whatever a preacher says without SEARCHING THE SCRIPTURE for yourself to verify if what he is saying is blbical or not (John 5:39; Acts 7:10-11). That pastor could be incompetent, lying to you. Jeremiah 5:31, “The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?” Your pastor could be a Bible ignoramus! Learn to think and study for yourself based upon the inspired Scripture alone, never blindly follow anyone.

And then there are the Seventh-Day Adventists, who errantly teach that you must keep the Ten Commandments to prove that you truly love God. If you don't keep the Sabbath Day, or turn away from your sinful bad habits, then SDA's claim you don't love God, your faith is not genuine, and you are not a child of God. SDA's are very deceitiful. They will superficially profess to believe the same Gospel as free grace believers, when in fact SDA's trust in a works-based plan of salvation. If you doubt what I say, go study up on SDA's exclusive bizarre doctrine called, “Investigative Judgment.” SDA's have what the Bible terms “another gospel” (2nd Corinthians 11:3-4). They also have “anorher spirit,” which is not the Holy Spirit (2nd Corinthians 11:3-4)

So, we have just seen that neither Catholics, Mormons, Jehovah's Witnesses or Seventh-Day Adventists (SDA's) are going to Heaven, because they all preach another gospel. 2nd Corinthians 11:3-4, “But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him.” Paul is warning everyone about FALSE RELIGION!!!

False Religion In The End Times And Antichrist

If you read down to verses 13, 14 and 15, Paul warns us that the Devil masquerades as an Angel of Light, to deceive his victims. Literally, Satan imitates Jesus to trick his victims. When the Antichrist appears on the scene in the world during the Tribulation period, the Bible says that he WILL DECEIVE the whole world (Revelation 12:9). Many people will follow and qorship the Beast, thinking that he is the promised Messiah, the Christ. 2nd Thessalonians 2:3-4, “Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.”

Notice that the Antichrist will OPPOSE all the things of God, and instead will promote himself as God. The Man of Sin will be the ultimate narcisst. We are seeing an increasing trend across America (and the world) today to reject organized religion, in favor of spirituality without theology. This is all preparatory for the coming Antichrist. We read in Daniel 11:37b concerning the coming Antichrist that “he shall magnify himself above all.” The wicked world will embrace and follow the Man of Sin, as their hero! His poster will be on every teenager's wall, as a form of Rockstar (if not literally one).

Already we are seeing a strange phenomena of everybody and their dog being tattooed. I'm not kidding about the dog tattoos! I humbly believe this is all preparatory for the Mark of the Beast, which is dangerously close to becoming a reality upon the world. We are close to becoming a Cashless Society. The Bible says without the Mark of the Beast, you won't be able to buy, trade or sell anything (Revelation 13:15-18).

Dear reader, the $64,000 question is: Have you been born again? I didn't ask you if you go to church. I didn't ask you if you are religious. I didn't ask you if you have tried to turn away from your sinning. I didn't ask you if you prayed some prayer. I didn't ask you if you had a religious experience in the past. I asked you if you have ever been BORN AGAIN?

That is to say, has there ever been a place and a time in your life when you realized that you are a guilty Hell-deserving sinner; and you realized that Jesus is the Christ, the only begotten Son of God—who died on a cross to pay your debt of sin, and then He was buried, and three days later He physically resurrected from the dead—and you trusted in this 'GOOD NEWS' (GOSPEL), believing on Jesus as your Savior as your only way to Heaven? If you did, then you were born again that very moment and forever, now God's child.

That is the ONLY way to be saved, so that you can someday go to Heavwn to be with Jesus when you die. You simply need to receive Christ's sacririce on the cross as full payment for your sins, BELIEVING that He did it all for you. It's that simple, free and without any obligations or stipulations down the road. The life you choose to live from that day forward (from the moment you get saved) is an entirely different matter of discipleship and service, and not of sonship and salvation. One thing has nothing to do with the other, and this is critically important to keep them seperate (like gas and fire must be kept seperate), lest we corrupt the Word of God, and cast stumblingblocks before the people. To mix and combine service with salvation is the false doctrine com,monly known as, “Lordship Salvation.”

Thank you friend for reading my blog. To God alone be all the praise, credit and glory.

Beware Of Toxic 'UNSHACKLED' Radio's False Gospel

BEWARE of Pacific Garden Mission's 'UNSHACKLED' poisonous counterfeit plan of salvation...

More Damnable Heresy From Pacific Garden Mission

In this toxic Unshackled audio clip, a woman requires that her father receive Jesus as both LORD and SAVIOR, and to LIVE A LIFE OF SUBMISSION to Him to be saved...

Damnable Heresy At 'UNSHACKLED'

God's curse is on PGM and other demonic heretics today who PREACH ANOTHER GOSPEL of partial faith in Christ PLUS works to get to Heaven. That ignorant daughter failed to mention the true Gospel, that Jesus DIED on a cross to pay our debt of sin, He was BURIED, and three days later Jesus physically RESURRECTED from the dead.

That is the 'GOOD NEWS' according to 1st Corinthians 15:1-6, not living a life of submission to Jesus as the Lord of your life. The idiots in Matthew 7:21-23 lived a life of submission to Jesus, even calling Him: "Lord, Lord," but look where it got them in 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘄 𝟳:𝟮𝟯, “𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗜 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺, 𝗜 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗸𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂: 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗺𝗲, 𝘆𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆.”

'Cultural Christianity' Cannot Get You To Heaven

John 3:3, “Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

I found an interesting and equally disturbing article yesterday from the CHURCH LEADERS website titled, 'The Rise Of Cultural Christianity.' Here is a quote from the article written by James Emery White on September 13, 2024:

In an earlier blog, I noted with surprise the growing number of people who grieved the loss of what Christianity has historically brought to bear on culture who, themselves, are not Christians. SOURCE

Mr. White follows this statement by giving an example of infamous avowed atheist Richard Dawkins, who has publicly mourned the steady deterioration of Christianity over the past century. That is quite amazing! I am aware of several good examples myself of what is today called 'Cultural Christianity.'

In June of 2024, singer Justin Timberlake was arrested for a DUI. The media approached singer Billy Joel, who just happened to be eating lunch at the same upscale hotel where Mr. Timberlake had eaten dinner the night before. The reporter asked Billy Joel what he thought about the arrest of Justin Timberlake. Billy simply replied in classic fashion by quoting Matthew 7:1, “Judge not, that ye be not judged.” Bravo Billy Joel! But the very strange thing is that Billy Joel as an avowed atheist! I found it interesting and equally frustrating that a famous atheist would quote the inspired Holy Bible which God Himself authored. Go figure!

Another example is my 83-year-old atheist neighbour, Maggie. When I first met her in early 2022 after I moved in, I gladly told her that I am a Christian. She instantly replied, “I am an atheist!” We became friends right away. I told her that our common brotherhood as humans trumped our religious beliefs. She was glad to hear that. We are both hermits...lol. We don't talk often, but I have shared the Gospel with her briefly on a couple occasions, which she strongly rejected.

I kindly tried to give her a hard copy of Michael P, Bowen's helpful book, 'I NEVER KNEW YOU,' but she refused to take it. She said her decision that there is no God was no light decision, she had taken a long time to come to her final conclusion. I am so sad for he, because the Lake of Fire will be her eternal damnation according to Revelation 20:11-15. Anyway, I mentioned Maggie because whenever I see her she asks me to pray for her. That is very interesting for an atheist to ask for my prayers to God for her. I think it is because as James Emery White wrote about in his intriguing article, praying for others is a part of our American culture. So that even atheists still want someone to pray for them. People just want to be loved.

I kindly wrote this article to emphasize the biblical truth that without being born again, no one can go to Heaven. John 3:3, “Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Increasingly we are hearing unsaved people, Christ rejecters, quote the Holy Bible, as for prayers and express their grief over the deterioration of Christendom in the United States. Only 3 in 10 Americans regularly attend church today. Sadly, today's churches are pathetic. With the sexualization of our American culture because of perverse Hollywood, the Satanic music industry and inappropriate sex education in public schools for children, our whole rotten society is collapsing in on itself. Foolish parents are ignoring the giant white elephant in the living room. I mean, look at this actual screenshot from Taylor Swift's YouTube video, "Wildest Dreams"...

Taylor Swift at 2:12 in her YouTube music video 'Wildest Dreams'

Only Satanists create and promote this kind of perverse content to minors. Why doesn't YouTube filter this? I mean, they keep filtering Bible preachers who preach hard against the sin of homosexuality, but then they allow this kind of wickedness. My friend Pastor Max D. Younce (1935-2023) in 2021 received his second threatening notice from YouTube, over his Bible preaching against homosexuality. Only one viewpoint is allowed today, which insists that you must be in favor of the demonic LGBTQ agenda, keep silent or be censored. Job 20:5, “That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?”

Satan's greatest weapon is to con people into living the Christian life without ever being born again. We're seeing it everywhere today. Celebrities by the droves are speaking highly of the Holy Bible, but they are hellbound themselves. I heard inventor Elon Musk recently praising the teachings of Jesus in the Bible, but Elon himself as an avowed atheist. This is 'Cultural Christianity'

Christianity began in the New Testament with Jesus Christ and the new birth. When it went to Greece, Christianity became a philosophy. When Christianity went to Rome, it became an organization (the Roman Catholic Church). When Christianity spread throughout Europe, it became a culture. And when it came to America, Christianity became a dirty business. God never intended for Christianity to deteriorate into a career for the clergy. John 3:3, “Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” When is the last time you heard any pastor, missionary or evangelist preach the truth that you cannot go to Heaven unless you get BORN AGAIN? I haven't heard any preacher in years say it! So sad. So tragic!

Every Bible preacher in the world should be warning lost sinners about God's coming fiery judgment upon unsaved sinners in Hell. Dear reader, you don't go to Hell because of your sins, you go to Hell because you failed to receive Christ's sacrifice on the cross as full payment for your sins. You can live the Christian life all you want, and still go straight to Hell when you breathe your last breath.\

In Matthew 7:21-23 we read a startling true story about a group of people who spent their lives on earth following Jesus. They boasted of their “many wonderful works.” They boasted that they had even cast our devils. They called Jesus “Lord, Lord” (there's the heresy of Lordship Salvation exposed in the Bible). They followed Jesus devoutly as the supreme “Lord” (Master) of their miserable lives, but Jesus denied knowing them as His redeemed sheep. Jesus tells us exactly why in verse 21, because they failed to do THE WILL OF THE FATHER. John 6:40 tells us what the Father's will is to get to Heaven. John 6:40, “And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.” Paul and Silas reiterated this truth in Acts 16:30b, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved...”

We are now living in the “perilous times” foretold in 2nd Timothy 3:1-7. I've never seen so much evil and hatred against Christians as I do today in the United States. My dear ministry friend (whom I just communicated with earlier this week), Pastor David Baker, took his own life on Wednesday, September 11, 2024. I am still in emotional shock that my friend is gone. But to make matters much worse, at least 50 evil haters on Facebook targeted my Facebook page, posting laughing emojis to let me know they think it is funny that Pastor Baker committed suicide. They have no decency, love or shame!

To sink to that level of hatred, you have to be possessed by your father the Devil (John 8:44). Can you imagine someone so filled with hatred against a Christian pastor, that they think it is funny he killed himself? Woe unto those fools on Judgment Day! 1st Peter 4:17, “For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?”

Hebrews 10:31, “It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.”

If you have never been born again dear friend, it is not too late if you are reading this blog. Simply BELIEVE that Jesus did it all for you through Calvary's cross. Make Jesus your only hope for forgiveness of sins and eternal life. All God the Father asks is that you REST in the finished redemptive work of His only begotten (biological) Son. According to 1st Corinthians 15:1-6, Jesus DIED on a cross to pay your debt of sin (and mine), and that He was BURIED, but three days later Christ RESURRECTED from the dead triumphant.

This is “the Gospel,” the Good News, by which all who BELIEVE IT are saved. The GOSPEL is the power of God unto salvation to all them who place their faith (trust, reliance) in the person and work of Jesus Christ. Romans 1:16, “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.” BELIEVE IT, Oh sinner, and you will be saved instantly, irrevocably and permanently. You have GOD'S PROMISE of it (Titus 1:2; 1st Corinthians 1:21). Thank you for reading my blog and God bless.

Pastor Tom Stegall Exposes The Folly Of Lordship Salvation

Acts 13:38-39, “Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins: And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.”

There is not a more deadly false doctrine today than Lordship Salvation being propagated in the churches. Pastor Tom Stegall is the senior pastor of Duluth Bible Church. Brother Stegall is 100% free grace, my kind of Bible preacher. ...

True Grace Versus The Imbalance Of Legalism

This sermon is full of meat and potatoes biblical sound doctrine.

“Legalism does not make you holy, it just makes you appear holy.” —Pastor Tom Stegall, 'True Grace vs. The Imbalance Of Legalism'

The Devil has too many voices spreading lies and heresies. God's army is seeking volunteers to fight the good fight of faith. 1st Timothy 6:12, “Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.”

Sadly, you'll have to look long and hard to find a courageous truth-telling pastor today who cares enough about THE TRUTH to expose the Devil's false Bible revisions, who cares enough to expose the Devil's deadly lies of Wrong Repentance and Lordship Salvation. Even worse, in most Baptist churches today you will hear a counterfeit plan of salvation preached, requiring you to be willing to “turn from your sins” to get to Heaven. Yet, no such teaching or requirement is found anywhere in the inspired King James Bible.

It is disheartening when I walk into a Baptist church for the first time, like the corrupt Smyrna Baptist Church in Pensacola, and I see poisonous Chick Tracts on display. Pastor Bill Adams (their senior pastor) is not fit to be a pastor. He is theologically incompetent, hateful and woefully lacks compassion for hurting people, which is regrettable learned firsthand when I attended their cult for seven months. Smyrna Baptist Church is pulling on the same rope as the Devil by promoting Chick Tracks and their wrong view of Bible repentance. You get saved by trusting Christ who died on the cross to pay your debt of sin, you don't get saved by reforming your life (which is self-righteousness). Shame on Jack Chick and any church who supports that deadly garbage!

BEWARE of Lordship Salvation, which teaches that faith is not enough to be saved. Lordship Salvation adds making Jesus the “Lord” of your life, so that you'll give up your sinful bad habits and follow Christ. This is service (Romans 12:1-2), not salvation (Galatians 3:26). It is slavation! Faith is the only righteous thing that I can do.

Ray Comfort Requires Keeping The Law To Be Saved

Hebrews 4:10-11, “For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his. Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.”

This is THE SAME damnable heresy that is being shamefully taught at Pensacola Christian College (PCC). PCC invited and honored false prophet Ken Ham, who also teaches this damnable heresy that you must turn from your wicked ways to get to Heaven, which is really being required to KEEP THE LAW to be saved. These false prophets, and corrupt Bible colleges like PCC, MUST be exposed because RIGHT DOCTRINE MATTERS!

I typed out this helpful commentary just now from The Strand Study Bible (page 2132) for 1st John 5:13a, “These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God;”

5:13a There are two reasons why people need to “rethink” the Deity of CHRIST (that believe on the name of the Son of God):

1. It is a necessary part to salvation (Jn 8:24)

God tells us that there are two areas in which we must repent if we are to be saved: (1) we must change our minds as to who we are (Lk 5:31-32 & 13:1-5 and Mt 27:3). We are “sinfully” sick and in need of the Savior and cannot save ourselves (Rom 3:10, 23); and (2) We must change of minds as to who CHRIST is (Mt 4:13-17 & 11:20-24, Mk 1:15, Acts 3:12-19 and Acts 2:38). He's God (Jn 8:24, 58-59) and our only Savior (Acts 4:10-12).

Bible repentance is NEVER to turn away from your sinful bad habits, which would be human REFORMATION, not REPENTANCE. Pastor Strand is correct, we must repent (change our mind) about TWO things to be saved: (1) Who WE ARE; and (2) Who JESUS IS. We are Hell-deserving guilty SINNERS (Revelation 21:8), but Jesus is the crucified and risen SAVIOR (1st Thessalonians 4:14). That is the simplicity of the Gospel—you just have to stop trying to save yourself by WORKS (Hebrews 4:1); and rest in the finished sacrifice of Jesus which He made through Calvary's cross (Hebrews 4:10-11), so that Jesus could apply His precious shed blood to the Mercy Seat in Heaven in the presence of God the Father (Hebrews 9:12, 22-24; 10:1, 12:24).

Ray Comfort False Gospel Given To Millions

What Ray Comfort, Ken Ham, Jack Chick, Pacific Garden Mission's UNSACHKED, Bob Jones University (BJU), and Pensacola Christian College are preaching is something entirely different, where you are required to be willing to KEEP THE LAW in addition to childlike faith in the name of Jesus.

PCC is a cult today! Here is page 62 of the “John & Romans” booklet, which Campus Church delivered right into my mailbox last year. It tells the reader that to be saved you must make a mental check to forsake your sinning:

“I repent of my sins. I realize that sin is something that God hates and I no longer want to hold onto sinful bad habits in my life.”

SOURCE: “John & Romans,” Campus Church at Pensacola Christian College, p. 62

Do you still think I bumped my head? PCC has MUCH blood on their incompetent hands for preaching a counterfeit plan of salvation. PCC's Campus Church mailed this damnable corrupt booklet to 50,000 homes in Pensacola! PCC must be held accountable for perverting the Gospel of free grace, for leading souls into Hell. I am not just barking up an empty tree here folks! If we could stop sinning on our own, we wouldn't need Jesus (Galatians 2:20).

The false gospel that Ray Comfort, Ken Ham, BJU and PCC preach gives you nothing but a burden. Jesus said in Matthew 11:28, "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." Jesus gives rest; Ray Comfort gives you a heavy burden to bear (by trying to stop sinning to get to Heaven). How is the latter a free gift? The reason why PCC has been corrupted is because they refuse to contend for the faith.

Quotes From Pastor Hank Lindstrom

Pastor Hank Lindstrom (1940-2008) was the founding pastor of Calvary Community Church in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Lindstrom taught theology at Moody Bible Institute for 14 years, back when they were a solid Bible college. Sadly, today Moody has turned neo-evangelical largely. Dr. Lindstrom preached a free grace Gospel, which is so refreshing, considering that most pastor nowadays have bought into the Lordship Salvation lie.

“Nothing in my future can ever affect the salvation that I have... Once you trust the Lord Jesus Christ as your Savior, you are eternally secure!” —Pastor Hank Lindstrom (1940-2008), a quote from the classic MP3 sermon titled, “How Permanent Is Your Salvation?”

“Salvation is based upon purely what Jesus Christ has done. And if you've trusted Jesus Christ here, you're saved forever! Nothing in your life, nothing in your death, angels, principalities, nothing—nothing in your future—could ever undo that relationship that has been made when you trusted Jesus Christ as Savior. And there are many people who are confused over this whole thing.” —Pastor Hank Lindstrom (1940-2008), a quote from the classic MP3 sermon titled, “How Permanent Is Your Salvation?”

“There are many people who name the name of Jesus Christ, who are not saved, because they're trusting in living the Christian life, or in their works, or in some efforts that they're doing, in order to obtain their salvation.” —Pastor Hank Lindstrom (1940-2008), a quote from the classic MP3 sermon titled, “How Permanent Is Your Salvation?”

You Don't Have To Repent “Of Your Sins” To Be Saved

John 1:29, “The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.”

I love this verse! How can anyone think they need to repent of sins for salvation when Jesus took away the sin of the world? JESUS PAID IT ALL!!!

You cannot show me one verse from the inspired King James Bible that says to repent “of your sins” to be saved. Acts 20:21 speaks of “repentance toward God.” 2nd Timothy 2:25 speaks of “repentance to the acknowledging of the truth.” To be saved you must repent (change your mind) concerning two things: 1) WHO YOU ARE, and 2) WHO JESUS IS. You must change your thinking to agree with God that YOU ARE A SINNER, and that JESUS IS THE CHRIST.

Simply receive Christ's sacrifice on the cross as full payment for your sins, believing that He was buried, but then physically resurrected the third day. This is “the gospel” by which all who BELIEVE IT are saved. Romans 1:16, “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.” To “the Jew first” simply means chronologically. God gave the Gospel to Israel first, with the hope that the Jews would be His ambassadors to the Gentiles (Exodus 19:5-6). Sadly, Israel rebelled against God's plan, turning to false idols instead to worship (Ezekiel 14:5). So, God divorced the nation of Israel, as a business deal gone bad. God turned to the Gentiles instead to preach the Gospel to the world, and so it still is today in 2024.

The Devil is a liar (John 8:44). Satan knows that if he can embellish God's simple plan of salvation, by requiring you to make an effort to reform (clean up your life of sin) to get to Heaven, then he has succeeded in blocking you from the new birth, which is by faith alone. This is exactly what the Apostle Paul meant in Galatians 5:4 when he wrote, “Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.” Some foolish Bible students misinterpret this verse to mean that you can lose God's free gift salvation, but that is not true.

The adage “ONCE SAVED, ALWAYS SAVED” is 100% biblical! If you can lose eternal life by not doing something right, then it couldn't be a free gift, and it is YOU who are trying to save yourself. So many people get confused and have much difficulty understanding the biblical concept of God's grace, because all their life they've associated morality with going to Heaven. It is very hard for them to grasp still going to Heaven, while continuing in a perverse lifestyle of sinning. Yet, that is exactly what we all do, isn't it. There is none good, no not one (Romans 3:10).

Jesus is the Lamb of God who died on a cross to pay our debt of sin, so that by His sacrifice we could be made the righteousness of God through faith in Him (2nd Corinthians 5:21).

How Can We Find Peace And Comfort Over People Who Have Gone To Suffer In Hell Forever?

Heb​rews 12:1-3, “And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.​”

There are others that I am straddling on the fence about, not sure where they went. My best friend when growing up at one time professed faith in Jesus Christ. But several years later, after I went off to Bible college and we parted ways, I met him again and he told me he was now an atheist and a communist. I was heartbroken. A year or so later he commit suicide with his father's shotgun. His name was Greg and he was only 22 years old. I have no idea where my friend went. My heart tells me he didn't make it to Heaven. But even John the Baptist while in prison, whom Jesus had said was the greatest man ever born among women (Matthew 11:11), doubted if Jesus was the Christ. So, even God's best and brightest saints can still succumb to depression, doubt and discouragement. I hope my friend was saved, but just down and discouraged at the time. Only Greg and his Creator know.

But to answer your question, there's really no way to find peace and comfort about friends, acquaintances and loved ones who've perished in their sins and gone to Hell forever. All we can do is LOOK TO JESUS as the Bible tells us to do...

Heb​rews 12:2-3, “Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.​”

I have received countless emails from discouraged believers over the years, some even talking about self harm, because they are discouraged. I always remember Hebrews 12:2, which exhorts every believer to stay focused on our dear Savior, who is the Author and Finisher of our faith. What God has started, He will finish. Philippians 1:6, “Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:” If we foolishly take our eyes off of the Lord Jesus Christ—instead focusing on this horrible temporary world, dwelling upon personal problems, thinking about things that mean people have done to hurt us, and allow the ungodliness in society today to fill our brains—then we will definitely become discouraged, disillusioned and frustrated.

I trust God's wisdom, omnipotence, love and omniscience. I cannot find peace and comfort in knowing that my best friend while growing up is likely burning in Hell forever. I laid my small pocket New Testament on his coffin as they lowered him 6-feet down into the grave. I was crying uncontrollably alongside his living family members in sadness for my dear friend, forever saying goodbye. On the way home from Bible college on my way to work, I used to stop by the cemetery and visit Greg's grave, to walk with God and pay respect to my beloved friend, wondering where he was in eternity. It is so sad and tragic.

Greg made his own choices, for which I cannot blame myself or feel guilty and sad. I have peace in knowing that God will one day wipe away my tears as He promised. Revelation 21:4, “And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.” I don't know exactly what the phrase means, “for the former things are passed away.” I find it hard to accept that God would allow us as His children to spend eternity feeling sorrow, discomfort and depression knowing that our family, loved ones, friends and neighbours are burning in Hell forever.

Will God erase our bad memories? I don't know. Revelation 21:4 will happen AFTER the 1,000 year millennial reign of Christ over the earth. The dead (unsaved) throughout the ages will be judged and sentenced to the Lake of Fire (Greek: Gehenna) at this time (Revelation 20:11-15). When all is said and done, God will wipe away every tear. In my humble thinking, the only way God can wipe away our tears is to remove our memories of the painful past. Because as long as I can remember people who have gone to Hell forever, I will cry tears.

I simply do not know the answer to how to find peace and comfort over those who are burning in Hell forever, except that we are commanded in the inspired Scripture to LOOK TO JESUS, the AUTHOR and FINISHER of our faith. God knows what is best. Our omnipotent Creator would never allow anyone to suffer in Hell for their sins, unless they intentionally rejected Jesus as their personal Savior. That is why all children automatically go to Heaven. Every child's name is already written in the Lamb's Book of Life, Someone's name is not removed from the Book of Life until they knowingly reject Christ.

There have been many celebrities who died in their sins without Jesus (John 8:24). Some names that come to mind are: Gene Roddenberry, Elizabeth Taylor, Michael Jackson, Roddy McDowall, Gene Wilder, David Bowie, Steve Jobs, Stephen Hawking, Madalyn Murray O'Hair, Margaret Sanger, Britney Spears, Pat Tillman and Orson Welles. Some hellbound living atheists are: Jodie Foster, Bill Maher, Warren Buffet, Brad Pitt, Keanu Reeves, to name but just a few. Psalms 14:1, “The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.  They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.”

I am so glad to be a born-again Christian. I have great peace and comfort in knowing that MY NAME is written down in the Lamb's Book of Life. Jesus told me to rejoice about this fact (Luke 10:20). Every believer should rejoice that we are saved certain!

Even so, come, Lord Jesus!

There Is No Such Thing As An Atheist

Romans 1:17-21, “For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith. For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.”

I have a bittersweet 85 year old lady across the street from me named Maggie. I like Maggie, but she is miserable in life. She hates her dead former husband and speaks ill of him. I listen more than I talk when I meet with her. We only talk every few months at most, because we are both recluses by nature, total homebodies. The first time I met Maggie in January of 2023, I boldly stated to her, “I am a Christian!” She quickly replied, “I am an atheist!” I smiled and said, “Well I'm glad to meet you!”

I have witnessed the Gospel to Maggie numerous times, but she is hardened against God. She told me that she didn't come to her decision to become an atheist quickly. She said she had given the matter much thought, and after several years concluded that God doesn't exist. That is so sad and tragic. This year I offered her a free hard copy of the helpful book by Michael P. Bowen, “I Never Knew You,” but she coldly refused to accept it. I am trying to get her saved, but she is defiant against her Creator. Isaiah 45:9, “Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker!  Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth.  Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou?  or thy work, He hath no hands?”

What saith the Scripture? Romans 1:20-21, “For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.” This is an amazing passage of Scripture. The inspired Word of God teaches that there is no such thing as an atheist, because the INVISIBLE THINGS of God from the creation of the world are CLEARLY SEEN BY THE THINGS THAT ARE MADE? Could the Word of God speak any clearer? I humbly think not.

Luke music, nature's voice testifying about God's wisdom, omnipotence and goodness transcends all barriers of language, age and race, as well as all cultural and national borders. Psalms 19:1-3, “The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.” Everyone knows that there is a supreme God, a divine Creator, and He is a good God. Nature itself testifies to the existence of God, “so that they are without excuse...” (Romans 1:20b).

Moses saw the INVISIBLE GOD. Hebrews 11:27, “By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.” The Bible openly acknowledges that GOD IS INVISIBLE to mankind.

1st Peter 1:7-9, “That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ: Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory: Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.” The Bible openly acknowledges that Jesus is invisible to humanity. That is why we are invited in the Word of God to BELIEVE ON HIS NAME. John 1:12, “But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.” It is perfectly acceptable to simply BELIEVE ON JESUS' NAME, since we cannot see Him.

The Bible is abundantly clear in all these Scripture passages that we cannot physically see God. But dear reader, we don't need to see God, because the universe around us PROVES GOD'S EXISTENCE. Romans 1:20-21a, “For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful...” At some point every child KNOWS that there is a God... “when they knew God...” (Romans 1:20b).

So Great Salvation

Hebrews 2:1-4, “Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip. For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward; How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him; God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will?”

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Martin Luther (1483-1546) Was No Christian

Galatians 1:8-9, “But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.”

We've got a bunch of woefully ignorant Baptist pastors in America, who still go around praising Martin Luther (1483-1546) as a great hero of the Christian faith. But in fact, Mr. Luther was a hellbound infidel who preached the Devil's damnable heresy of Baptismal Regeneration all his life. Roman Catholics love Martin Luther, in part because he taught Sacramental Salvation up until his death in 1546 AD.

Shame on any fundamentalist or neo-evangelical preacher who praises and uplifts Martin Luther as a born-again Christian. In truth, Mr. Luther is sadly burning in the fires of Hell forever, unless he repented of his Sacramental Salvation heresy on his death bed, which no one knows for sure. I think not. But you say, isn't Martin Luther famous for reading in the Scripture: “The just shall live by faith.” Yes, but it is deceptive not to mention that Mr. Luther also taught Sacramental Salvation all his life. Here is a disturbing quote from the U.S. Catholic website:

“Finally, his teaching on grace is his legacy. For Luther God is both hidden and revealed. Even in the revelation you still don’t get inside the divine majesty. You get God through the bread and wine of the sacrament, through the waters of Baptism, through scripture and prayer. That’s a means of grace.” SOURCE

You get God through the bread and wine of the sacrament?
You get God through the water of baptism?
You get God through prayer?
Those are the means of grace?

NO SIR! You are a bold-faced liar Mr. Luther! If you have any doubts, you can read Martin Luther's SMALL CATECHISM for yourself (which he wrote in 1529, 12 years after Luther was alleged saved in 1517).

In case you didn't go read it for yourself, here is a brief quote from Luther's catechism...

“What benefits does Baptism give? 

It works forgiveness of sins, rescues from death and the devil, and gives eternal salvation to all who believe this, as the words and promises of God declare.” SOURCE

Say what? No, that is Satanic garbage! Water baptism does NOT give forgiveness of sins and eternal life. Perhaps you say in his defense, Mr. Luther was just confused, because he was a former Catholic priest, God understands.

If that were true, then the religious false prophets in Matthew 7:21-23 should have been allowed to slide too, but Jesus said: "I never knew you, depart from me ye that work iniquity." The dear Savior called them workers of iniquity. These hellbound false teachers followed Jesus as their Lord. They even called Him, "Lord, Lord." (There is John MacArthur's deadly Lordship Salvation in the Bible). Jesus didn't let them slide because they were confused, and neither did Christ allow Martin Luther to slide with his damnable Sacramental Salvation, and neither will he allow Pensacola Christian College to slide with their deadly Lordship Salvation heresy.

Like the Devil's hellbound Lordship Salvation cult, those who foolishly trust in Sacramental Salvation have perverted the Gospel of grace. They are trusting in partial faith in Christ PLUS something else.

Case in point, Seventh-Day Adventists (SDA's) put partial faith in Christ PLUS keeping the Ten Commandments. SDA's will deceitfully claim to trust only in Christ, but upon further investigation you'll discover that they actually teach you must keep God's Ten Commandments to prove that you love God. If you fail to obey the Ten Commandments, then SDA's say you don't truly love God which proves that your faith is invalid, and you were never saved. So the SDA plan of salvation is very much a works-based system. In fact, it is LORDSHIP SALVATION!

Whether it be Martin Luther foolishly adding sacraments to the Gospel, or SDA's foolishly adding keeping the Ten Commandments (especially the Sabbath in their false religion) to the Gospel, or Pastor Joel Osteen foolishly adding making Jesus the "Lord" of your life to the Gospel, or Pensacola Christian College foolishly adding turning from your sinful bad habits to the Gospel—the inspired Word of God calls them all ACCURSED BY GOD (Galatians 1:6-9).

BEWARE of the Martin Luther deception, and warn people about him, so that they won't sinfully idolize him as a man of God, like 90% of ignorant Baptists do today. The corrupt Harvest Baptist Church on Guam, as well as the cult at Bob Jones University, idolize Martin Luther to their impressionable students as a man of God. In truth, Mr. Luther was a dangerous infidel.

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Matthew 7:15, “Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.”

You Don't Need To Pray To Be Saved Because God Sees Your Heart

1st Samuel 16:7, “But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.”

There is a popular heresy being propagated by the NIFB (New Independent Fundamental Baptist) movement today, which errantly preaches that you cannot get to Heaven without prayer a Sinner's Prayer. This is 100% unscriptural. My daughter today read one of my posts on Facebook, where some NIFB followers are attacking me for exposing their heresy that you must pray to be saved. She said something excellent, that God sees our heart, so there's no need to pray to be saved. I decided to write an article to share this truth.

I remember something that my ministry friend, Michael P. Bowen wrote in his helpful book in defense of a free grace Gospel titled, “I Never Knew You”...

When you look at John 3:16, the very words of Christ to Nicodemus who asked Him how he could be born again, notice where Christ said “whosoever believeth in Him...” and ask yourself why would Christ leave out “and repent of your sins” or “make it public” or any other combination of good works you can imagine. Did Christ lie to Nicodemus? Is Christ lying to us, today, through this verse? Of course not. When Christ said to someone that he or she had to “believe” in Him, He was always referring to the fact that He was the one who would pay for the sins of the world through His death on the cross, that He would be buried for three days, and that He would rise from the dead. The Greek word for “believe” is “pisteuo” which means “to trust.” When we “trust” that Christ paid for our sins by His death, burial and resurrection from the dead, He saves us. How? Because He knows all of our thoughts. He knows every single thing you are thinking at this very moment. He even knows the content of your dreams as you sleep. He knows every star and planet in the universe by name. He knows every process of every molecule and atom in His creation. He knows every single thing about “every single thing.” God knows the “instant” that you trust in His Son, Jesus Christ, to save you, and when you do, He saves you. He “knows” whether or not you have trusted Jesus as your savior. [emphasis added]

SOURCE: Michael P. Bowen, “I Never Knew You,” pp. 28-29; © 2009 by Barbour Books

I love that. Brother Bowen is right, God knows the instant that you trust His Son, Jesus Christ, to save you, because God knows all of our thoughts. King David echoed this very truth...

Psalms 139:1-5, “O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me. Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off. Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether. Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.”

God knows everything about everything. He knows the number of hairs ion your head (Matthew 10:30). He knows your intentions (Proverbs 24:12). The inspired Holy Bible says that “all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do” (Hebrews 4:13b). NOTHING is hid from the eyes of Almighty God!!!

Yet, the NIFB would have us to believe that God is incapable or unwilling to save a sinner who doesn't ask to be saved, or pray some form of Sinner's Prayer to seal the deal. Dear reader, in view of these Scripture passages I have shown you, it should be painfully obvious that you don't have to ask or pray to be saved. God is already offering everyone His free gift of eternal life.

I heard Pastor Bob Gray Sr. make a beautiful statement. He said that, “Jesus doesn't forgive sin.” When I first read that, I thought Dr. Gray had gone off the reservation...lol. But then he beautifully explained that Jesus has already paid for everyone's sins with His blood, so that we don't have to “ask” for a gift that God is already offering to us. What saith the Scripture? John 6:47, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.”

Repeatedly in the inspired Word of God we are taught to simply BELIEVE on Jesus Christ to have our sins forgiven. Acts 10:43, “To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.” Carefully notice that “all” the prophets gave this witness, that salvation comes through faith in Christ alone. Isaiah 45:22, “Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.” Do you see any requirement to ask or pray, or to call? No, the Scripture simply invites all mankind to “LOOK UNTO ME,” unto the Lord. It's not what you're doing that gets you to Heaven, it's where you're looking!

God sees your every thought dear reader. The Lord knows more about you than you do! He knew you before you were conceived in the womb, just like He did the prophet Jeremiah (Jeremiah 1:5). Nothing can be hidden from the sight of Almighty God, and He has promised to judge all men individually for their good and evil (Ecclesiastes 12:14).

I have a video recording of a thief stealing my Amazon.com package on May 10, 2024 from my front porch. The inept local Sheriff's office in Pensacola said they cannot do anything, unless Amazon prosecutes the thief. I kindly made mention that Amazon replaced the $30 stolen clothing rack. The cops said that since Amazon replaced the item, I am not the victim, Amazon is. So, only Amazon can prosecute the ungodly criminal. A multi-billion dollar corporation like Amazon won't prosecute a petty thief, so I am victimized without recourse, even though I have a video recording clearly identifying the dirty thief. You couldn't make this stuff up! Only in America! Only in America can a pizza delivery order arrive at your house faster than the cops! Don't get me started...lol. Thankfully, God sees everything and He will punish that dirty thief for stealing what he didn't labor to earn, but stole from someone who did (Isaiah 13:11).

Nothing escapes the sight of God. The Lord doesn't need a secretary to help Him. Nothing ever occurs to God. He never needs to remember anything. God doesn't need to schedule things. There are no courtroom juries in Heaven, God already knows all the facts and who's guilty.

I really like Roku. I bought a Roku Box at Walmart for $35, which gives me free access to 1,000 television channels. On the Roku channel itself, I watched an episode of 'Unexplained Mysteries' yesterday. The police found a woman's head, but the detectives don't know who she is, or who murdered her, or how her head ended up placed alongside a road. Thankfully, our omnipotent faithful Creator knows every detail of what happened, and the case will be dealt with and judged properly in eternity. There will be justice! Pastor Jack Hyles (1926-2001) in his Bible study series on 'Justice' says: “Everyone deserves justice, whether 3-years-old or 90-years-old, everyone deserves justice!” Amen to that! And God will give them all justice!!!

Dear reader, I will say it again and again, you DON'T have to pray or ask God to save you to get to Heaven. You simply need to BELIEVE ON JESUS. Jesus said this Himself in John 6:28-29, “Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.”  Do you see any requirement to pray, call or ask? No, you don't, and neither do I; Jesus simply invites all humanity (as individuals) to BELIEVE ON HIM to receive the gift of eternal life. And it is a gift, a FREE GIFT (Romans 5:15-18). You simply TAKE a gift. Salvation is a TAKE proposition, not a GIVE proposition.

Let's say for the sake of argument that I buy you birthday gift and I hand it to you. I say, “Happy Birthday! I bought you this gift, please take it!” Would you say, “Can I please have that gift?” If you did that would be really weird...lol. Now, you could ask me for the gift if you wanted, and I would still give it to you because it is a gift, but you'd be wasting your breath to ask for what is already being freely offered to you. Likewise, God is freely offering His gift of eternal life to all humanity, and all you need to do is by faith (trust, reliance) receive it. John 1:12, “But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:” Again and again the inspired Scripture simply invites us to BELIEVE ON JESUS to be saved, nothing more.

So, please don't allow anybody to deceive you with a corrupt Gospel, mandating that you ask or pray to be saved. It is a big deal, because if you MUST pray, then faith is not enough to be saved, and that is another Gospel (Galatians 1:6-9). Faith is the only righteous thing that I can do. Thank you for reading my blog. God bless.