5 If he who comes preaches ANOTHER JESUS whom we have not preached, or if you receive a different spirit which you have not received, or a different gospel which you have not accepted—you may well put up with it! 5 For I consider that I am not at all inferior to the most eminent apostles. 6 Even though I am untrained in speech, yet I am not in knowledge. But we have been thoroughly manifested among you in all things. –2 Corinthians 11:4-6 (NKJV)–
The cowardly, UNBELIEVING, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone. –Revelation 21:8 (NKJV)–
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SCOT MCKNIGHT’S “DECONSTRUCTION” IDEA IS JUST LIBERALISM
He says that people who see problems with clergy sexual abuse in Bible believing churches need to do the following things to stay strong Christians:
1. Stop equating being a Bible believer with being a Republican.
2. Tolerate gays in their homosexual lifestyle.
3. Christians really need to be involved with economic inequality issues.
4. Reject the Biblical doctrine of Hell. Become a universalist.
5. Reject the authority, inspiration, and inerrancy of Scripture.
6. Reject complementarian gender roles.
7. Let Christian youth watch Harry Potter movies. If you do, then you’ll be cool.
8. Reject original sin; and instead view all non-Christians as basically good people.
9. Reject young earth creation; and accept theistic evolution as the truth.
10. Listen to backsliders and be friends with them, because that’s what statistics say.
11. Worship the liberal, progressive “Jesus” instead of the Jesus of the Bible.
12. Completely reject lordship salvation. Embrace universalism and easy believism.
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Scot McKnight, “What Are They Deconstructing?” (Sept. 30, 2024). Scot is a pastor in the Anglican Church In North America (ACNA). I went to one once. I stopped because the elder I spoke with used the f-word openly in front of my kids. I didn’t bother going a second time.
Woodbury said he had experiences of the “baptism in the Holy Spirit,” and seems to be describing his “mystic” involvement in the 1950s Southern Baptist Convention. He later said that these “love” feelings were from the devil, because they never led him to repentance and faith in the cross. According to him, the pastoral circles he was associated with were into a sort of Christian universalism and ecumenism. As a result of this, they downplayed the authority of Scripture and there was absolutely no preaching on sin, righteousness, and judgment; no preaching on eternal punishment, repentance, or substitutionary atonement, which he eventually found was being preached in the Sword of the Lord IFB type churches that followed Dr. John R. Rice. He had used the NRSV Bible, adhered to neo-orthodoxy (Karl Barth, Reinhold Niebuhr), and theistic evolution. God was viewed only as Love, but not as a holy Judge that punishes the wicked eternally. There were a lot of smokers at the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, NC. And then he went to Crozer Theological Seminary in Upland, PA, which is an American Baptist school, which had cussing professors, who denied the deity, virgin birth, blood, and resurrection of Christ, preached universalism, and had a Jewish rabbi as a teacher. He said he never called Jesus “Lord” in prayer until after he was saved (1 Cor. 12:3). “I left the Southern Baptist Convention. I became an Independent Baptist preacher” (36:47), he said, because the SBC was filled with “modernism,” and this was in 1951: he said the SBC preachers didn’t really believe in the Bible as the Word of God. I’m sad to say, that I fear these sentiments are still alive and well in the SBC today, but there is some good among younger SBC pastors who look up to Paul Washer and Voddie Baucham. I fear that the same kind of liberal beliefs and attitudes are probably very alive and well in Assembly of God, Church of God (Cleveland), and the Pentecostal Holiness Church. I’d say that both Baptist and Pentecostal preachers that want to do right should not lose sight of Dr. John R. Rice and his Sword of the Lord materials. I’d also remain extremely wary of entering pastoral ministry at this point; and would be more inclined towards building an itinerant evangelistic ministry that feeds on the KJV Bible, Spurgeon, Finney, Wesley, Edwards, Whitefield, Ravenhill, Sword of the Lord, Kregel, and old books from Gospel Publishing House and Pathway Press. –J.B.
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R. A. Torrey, ed. The Fundamentals. 4 vols. (Baker Books, 2000).
Dr. Thomas C. Oden, After Modernity…What? (Zondervan, 1990).
Dr. Shelton Smith, Liberal Choices: Losing Causes (Sword of the Lord, 1997).
Carl Woodbury, How a Modernist Preacher Was Saved (Sword of the Lord, 1960).
J. Gresham Machen, Christianity and Liberalism (2009). HAS AUDIO BOOK.
Roger Olson, Against Liberal Theology (Zondervan, 2022). HAS AUDIO BOOK.
Dr. John R. Rice, The Evangelist (Sword of the Lord, 1968).
Mack Tomlinson, In Light of Eternity (Granted Ministries Press, 2019).
Jacob noticed that Laban’s attitude toward him was not what it had been. Then the Lord said to Jacob, “GO BACK to the land of your fathers and to your relatives, and I will be with you.”…If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, you would surely have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen my hardship and the toil of my hands, and last night he rebuked you. –Genesis 31:2-3, 42 (NIV)–
Saul had a spear in his hand and he hurled it, saying to himself, “I’ll pin David to the wall.” But David eluded him twice…Saul told his son Jonathan and all the attendants to kill David. But Jonathan had taken a great liking to David and warned him, “My father Saul is looking for a chance to kill you. Be on your guard tomorrow morning; go into hiding and stay there. I will go out and stand with my father in the field where you are. I’ll speak to him about you and will tell you what I find out.”…That night DAVID MADE GOOD HIS ESCAPE…When David had fled and made his escape, he went to Samuel at Ramah and told him all that Saul had done to him. Then he and Samuel went to Naioth and stayed there. –1 Samuel 18:10-11; 19:1-3, 10, 18 (NIV)–
Dr. Susan Forward, Toxic Parents (Bantam Books, 1989), ch. 3.
Thomas Watson, The Ten Commandments (Banner of Truth, 1965), 2.5.
William Gouge, Building a Godly Home, vol. 1 (RHB, 2013), chs. 11-12.
Part 1 refers to Charles Finney’s LecturesonSystematicTheology. Part 3 refers to Leonard Ravenhill’s WhyRevivalTarries. Part 4 preaches against the overly simplified FourSpiritualLaws tract by Campus Crusade for Christ (8:00). He refers to Watchman Nee’s TheNormalChristianLife.
Hell walks the earth His name is pain I swear to God I’ve seen him He’s no stranger to me I know him well
I’ll write your name into the stars We all have Hell at our backs ready to take us Salvation for these many scars We all have dreams at night we’re scared to speak of
They say everything happens for a reason and we all have purpose here Can you tell me what this all means and why God am I here? We are all the same We fight the same fight with different faces in different places Demons by other names, they haunt us at night with different faces in different places
If all roads lead home, then home is pain I swear to God I’ve been there This place gets stranger by the day Am I in Hell?
You’ve taken this a step too far We all have Hell at our backs ready to take us We need you staying where you are We all have dreams at night we’re scared to speak of
They say everything happens for a reason and we all have purpose here Can you tell me what this all means and why God am I here? We are all the same We fight the same fight with different faces in different places Demons by other names, they haunt us at night with different faces in different places
If all roads lead home, then home is pain I swear to God I’ve been there This place gets stranger by the day Am I in Hell?
We all fight for peace of mind We all fight for peace of mind
–A Plea for Purging, “A Fight for Peace”–
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THE FIVE ARTICLES OF REMONSTRANCE.
FIRST ARTICLE.
Conditional Predestination.—God has immutably decreed, from eternity, to save those men who, by the grace of the Holy Spirit, believe in Jesus Christ, and by the same grace persevere in the obedience of faith to the end; and, on the other hand, to condemn the unbelievers and unconverted (John 3:36). Election and condemnation are thus conditioned by foreknowledge, and made dependent on the foreseen faith or unbelief of men.
SECOND ARTICLE.
Universal Atonement.—Christ, the Saviour of the world, died for all men and for every man, and his grace is extended to all. His atoning sacrifice is in and of itself sufficient for the redemption of the whole world, and is intended for all by God the Father. But its inherent sufficiency does not necessarily imply its actual efficiency. The grace of God may be resisted, and only those who accept it by faith are actually saved. He who is lost, is lost by his own guilt (John 3:16; 1 John 2:2).
The Arminians agree with the orthodox in holding the doctrine of a vicarious or expiatory atonement, in opposition to the Socinians; but they soften it down, and represent its direct effect to be to enable God, consistently with his justice and veracity, to enter into a new covenant with men, under which pardon is conveyed to all men on condition of repentance and faith. The immediate effect of Christ’s death was not the salvation, but only the salvability of sinners by the removal of the legal obstacles, and opening the door for pardon and reconciliation. They reject the doctrine of a limited atonement, which is connected with the supralapsarian view of predestination, but is disowned by moderate Calvinists, who differ from the Arminians in all other points. Calvin himself says that Christ died sufficienter pro omnibus, efficaciter pro electis.
THIRD ARTICLE.
Saving Faith.—Man in his fallen state is unable to accomplish any thing really and truly good, and therefore also unable to attain to saving faith, unless he be regenerated and renewed by God in Christ through the Holy Spirit (John 15:5).
FOURTH ARTICLE.
Resistible Grace.—Grace is the beginning, continuation, and end of our spiritual life, so that man can neither think nor do any good or resist sin without prevening, co-operating, and assisting grace. But as for the manner of co-operation, this grace is not irresistible, for many resist the Holy Ghost (Acts 7:51).
FIFTH ARTICLE.
The Uncertainty of Perseverance.—Although grace is sufficient and abundant to preserve the faithful through all trials and temptations for life everlasting, it has not yet been proved from the Scriptures that grace, once given, can never be lost. On this point the disciples of Arminius went further, and taught the possibility of a total and final fall of believers from grace. They appealed to such passages where believers are warned against this very danger, and to such examples as Solomon and Judas. They moreover denied, with the Roman Catholics, that any body can have a certainty of salvation except by special revelation.
These five points the Remonstrants declare to be in harmony with the Word of God, edifying and, as far as they go, sufficient for salvation. They protest against the charge of changing the Christian Reformed religion, and claim toleration and legal protection for their doctrine.
Shut up! Don’t say another word! I know what you are And I know what you do
Lying is the name of the game in process Lying is the name of the game you play Lying is the name of the game in process Lying is the name of the game
You fraud I can see right trough you Liar I won’t fall into your trap
The game is over I win and you lose The game is over I win and you lose this time
Can’t believe a word you say Not a word you say is true Can’t believe a word you say, you liar Not a word you say is true, you fraud
The game is over now You liar I won’t believe in your lies
–Selfmindead, “Liar”–
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Our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given to him, has written to you, as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which untaught and UNSTABLE PEOPLE TWIST TO THEIR OWN DESTRUCTION, as they do also the rest of THE SCRIPTURES.
–2 PETER 3:15-16 (NKJV)–
THE fearful, and UNBELIEVING, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, SHALL HAVE THEIR PART IN THE LAKE WHICH BURNETH WITH FIRE AND BRIMSTONE: which is the second death.
–REVELATION 21:8 (KJV)–
11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. 12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and THE DEAD WERE JUDGED OUT OF THOSE THINGS WHICH WERE WRITTEN IN THE BOOKS, ACCORDING TO THEIR WORKS. 13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and THEY WERE JUDGED EVERY MAN ACCORDING TO THEIR WORKS. 14 AND DEATH AND HELL WERE CAST INTO THE LAKE OF FIRE. This is the second death. 15 AND WHOSOEVER WAS NOT FOUND WRITTEN IN THE BOOK OF LIFE WAS CAST INTO THE LAKE OF FIRE.
–REVELATION 20:11-15 (KJV)–
The utter destruction of the devil’s kingdom very properly leads to an account of the day of judgment, which will determine every man’s everlasting state; and we may be assured there will be a judgment when we see the prince of this world is judged, John 16:11. This will be a great day, the great day, when all shall appear before the judgment-seat of Christ. The Lord help us firmly to believe this doctrine of the judgment to come. It is a doctrine that made Felix tremble. Here we have a description of it, where observe, 1. We behold the throne, and tribunal of judgment, great and white, very glorious and perfectly just and righteous. The throne of iniquity, that establishes wickedness by a law, has no fellowship with this righteous throne and tribunal. 2. The appearance of the Judge, and that is the Lord Jesus Christ, who then puts on such majesty and terror that the earth and the heaven flee from his face, and there is no place found for them; there is a dissolution of the whole frame of nature, 2 Peter 3:10. 3. The persons to be judged (Revelation 20:12): The dead, small and great; that is, young and old, low and high, poor and rich. None are so mean but they have some talents to account for, and none so great as to avoid the jurisdiction of this court; not only those that are found alive at the coming of Christ, but all who have died before; the grave shall surrender the bodies of men, hell shall surrender the souls of the wicked, the sea shall surrender the many who seemed to have been lost in it. 4. The rule of judgment settled: The books were opened. What books? The books of God’s omniscience, who is greater than our consciences, and knows all things (there is a book of remembrance with him both for good and bad); and the book of the sinner’s conscience, which, though formerly secret, will now be opened. And another book shall be opened–the book of the scriptures, the statute-book of heaven, the rule of life. This book is opened as containing the law, the touchstone by which the hearts and lives of men are to be tried. This book determines matter of right; the other books give evidence of matters of fact. Some, by the other book, called the book of life, understand the book of God’s eternal counsels; but that does not seem to belong to the affair of judgment: in eternal election God does not act judicially, but with absolute sovereign freedom. 5. The cause to be tried; and that is, the works of men, what they have done and whether it be good or evil. By their works men shall be justified or condemned; for though God knows their state and their principles, and looks chiefly at these, yet, being to approve himself to angels and men as a righteous God, he will try their principles by their practices, and so will be justified when he speaks and clear when he judges. 6. The issue of the trial and judgment; and this will be according to the evidence of fact, and rule of judgment. All those who have made a covenant with death, and an agreement with hell, shall then be condemned with their infernal confederates, cast with them into the lake of fire, as not being entitled to eternal life, according to the rules of life laid down in the scripture; but those whose names are written in that book (that is, those that are justified and acquitted by the gospel) shall then be justified and acquitted by the Judge, and shall enter into eternal life, having nothing more to fear from death, or hell, or wicked men; for these are all destroyed together. Let it be our great concern to see on what terms we stand with our Bibles, whether they justify us or condemn us now; for the Judge of all will proceed by that rule. Christ shall judge the secrets of all men according to the gospel. Happy are those who have so ordered and stated their cause according to the gospel as to know beforehand that they shall be justified in the great day of the Lord!
–MATTHEW HENRY’S COMMENTARY ON REVELATION 20:11-15–
Death himself is now abolished, and the place for separate spirits no longer needful. All dead bodies and separated souls being rejoined, and no more separation of bodies and souls by death to take place, consequently the existence of these things is no farther necessary. The first death consisted in the separation of the soul from the body for a season; the second death in the separation of body and soul from God for ever. The first death is that from which there may be a resurrection; the second death is that from which there can be no recovery. By the first the body is destroyed during time; by the second, body and soul are destroyed through eternity. Only those who had continued faithful unto death were taken to heaven. All whose names were not found in the public registers, who either were not citizens, or whose names had been erased from those registers because of crimes against the state, could claim none of those emoluments or privileges which belong to the citizens; so those who either did not belong to the new and spiritual Jerusalem, or who had forfeited their rights and privileges by sin, and had died in that state, were cast into the lake of fire. This is the way in which God, at the day of judgment, will proceed with sinners and apostates. Reader, see that thy name be written in the sacred register; and, if written in, see that it never be blotted out.
–ADAM CLARKE’S COMMENTARY ON REVELATION 20:14-15–
This Was Your Life by Jack Chick
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Compare the faith-based Bible commentaries above with the UNBELIEVER BIBLE COMMENTARY below (“Did God really say?” Genesis 3:1), the secular, academic, and liberal questioning remarks of the International Critical Commentary (T&T Clark, 1895-1920s), which was the first series to come out of the late 19th century higher criticism movement, and can still be found in state university libraries today, along with other unbeliever Bible commentaries, such as the Anchor Bible Commentary (Doubleday, 1965-Present), Hermeneia (Fortress Press, 1972-Present), and Interpretation (Westminster John Knox Press, 1982-Present). While I’ll admit that The Anchor Bible might be useful for researching the historical background of the Bible, I’d still say that it’s definitely harmful in the spiritual sense. But here’s what the ICC says about Revelation 20:11-15:
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R. A. Torrey, ed. The Fundamentals. 4 vols. (Baker Books, 2000).
F. F. Bruce, The Canon of Scripture (InterVarsity Press, 1988).
Drs. Peterson and Morgan, eds. Hell Under Fire (Zondervan, 2004).
Dr. John R. Rice, Evolution or the Bible–Which? (Sword of the Lord, 1963).
—. Hell: What the Bible Says About It (Sword of the Lord, 1945).
—. Our God-Breathed Book–The Bible (Sword of the Lord, 1969).
Dr. Hugh Pyle, The Truth About the Homosexuals (Sword of the Lord, 2000).
Dr. Shelton Smith, Liberal Choices: Losing Causes (Sword of the Lord, 1997).
Carl Woodbury, How a Modernist Preacher Was Saved (Sword of the Lord, 1960).
J. Gresham Machen, Christianity and Liberalism (2009). HAS AUDIO BOOK.
Roger Olson, Against Liberal Theology (Zondervan, 2022). HAS AUDIO BOOK.
WesleyGospel Ministries 