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Spotting False Teachers - John MacArthur

6/30/2014

Spotting False Teachers

Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes, nor figs from thistles, are they? (Matthew 7:15--16)

After warning about false prophets, Jesus tells us what to watch for in identifying them. Because they are so extremely deceptive and dangerous ravenous spiritual and moral wolves in sheep's clothing-the Lord would hardly have left us without means of determining who they are.

Jesus assures us that we will know them by their fruits. A fruit tree may be beautiful, decorative, and offer pleasant shade in the summer. But its primary purpose is to bear fruit, and it is therefore judged by what it produces and not by how it looks...

-See more at: http://www.macarthurcommentaries.com/Archive.aspx?question=773

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What is a False Teacher? John MacArthur helps us to Identify a False Teachers & False Prophets. He recommends 5 Key Points to look for in a False Teacher: Pride, Selfishness, Deception, Irreverence, and Destruction.
http://so4j.com/what-is-a-false-teacher-by-john-macarthur.php

Already Gone: Why Young People Are Leaving The Church and What Must Be Done To Stop The Exodus

6/28/2014

VIDEO: Already Gone: Why Young People Are Leaving The Church and What Must Be Done To Stop The Exodus - Ken Ham

Book: Already Gone by Ken Ham and Britt Beemer

Already Gone: Why Your Kids Will Quit Church and What You Can Do To Stop It - Ken Ham

Islamic Lies in America's Textbooks

6/28/2014

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Usama Dakdok - Islamic Lies in America's Textbooks (Clip #1)

Lies in our Textbooks : Muhammad / Islam Teaches - Usama Dakdok

Islamic Gulen Movement- Crosstalk America (VCY)

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"Love People to Life" Cartoon

6/27/2014

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"Love People to Life" Cartoon - SHARE WITH ALL YOUR FRIENDS!
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This cartoon doesn't mean that our love could in any way will people to new life. People are only born again by the will of God. Becoming born-again is a miraculous event that happens by the power of the Holy Spirit, when one trusts in Christ alone for salvation. But get this - God's primary means of getting His Word to the unsaved is through us - His ambassadors!

"All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to Himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. For our sake He made Him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God."
2 Corinthians 5:18-19

-Dan

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The Gospel in a Nutshell by Dr. J. Vernon McGee

6/27/2014

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The Gospel in a Nutshell by Dr. J. Vernon McGee, Thru the Bible

If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater; for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son. (1 John 5:9)

Many folk have reached a credibility gap between themselves and the news media, the politicians, and all who are on television today. There are certain news commentators whom I won't listen to any longer. I know that they are doing nothing in the world but giving out propa-ganda. And I have come to the place where it does not matter who they are or to what party they belong, but I have no confidence in politicians

Therefore, we are in a place today where it is difficult to receive the witness of men. But the interesting thing is that John Q. Public swallows it hook, line, and sinker. If it is said over television or put into print, they will believe it. There are many people who believe whatever they read or hear, but they will not receive the witness of God! Oh, my friend, the witness of God is greater!

God today is not giving out news on every subject. His news is good news, and it is about His Son who died for us on the cross. That is His message.

READ MORE: http://www.christianity.com/11550724/

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"Jesus Christ says that we all must come as children..."

6/25/2014

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Post by ONE WAY JESUS.

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What about those people who have never heard the gospel?

6/24/2014

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No one can be saved apart from the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. So what about people who don't have the gospel?

Indigenous men in Amazon (Image By Mario Tama/Getty Images)

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"'Well, what about the people who don't have the message? Well what about the people who don't have the gospel?' Answer number one, you better get to them with it because that's what we've been commanded to do. Number two, if God in His sovereign, eternal, elective purpose has determined to bring people to salvation, then He will be sure that they receive the gospel and we are to be instruments by which that gospel is proclaimed." - John MacArthur

Read, listen, or download: The Exclusiveness of the Gospel, Part 2 by John MacArthur

A Wideness in God's Mercy? (Grace to You Blog)

Also see:

WHAT DOES THE “WIDER MERCY” DOCTRINE TEACH? (Apprising Ministries)

Fast Facts: “What About Those Who’ve Never Heard About Jesus?” (CMI)

What happens to those who have never heard about Jesus? (GotQuestions.org)

What About Those Who Have Never Heard? (The Comfort Zone)

Is Jesus the only way to Heaven?

Is Jesus is The ONLY Way?

Why Jesus Is the Only Way

All Hail the Power!

Reverend E.P. Scott was compelled to share the Gospel with a tribal people...

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Mom's message

6/23/2014

The following is the message that I delivered at my mother's funeral on Monday, March 31, 2014. She went to be with the Lord on Monday, March 10, 2014. She was born March 30, 1941. She was 72 years old (only a few weeks shy of 73). She will be missed, but I trust that she is with the Lord now and will be rejoicing in His presence for all of eternity!

Mom's message

Pastor Mike Gendron wrote a book called, "Preparing for Eternity". The promotional for the book reads as follows:

"If you're like most individuals, you look forward to your vacation. Many will take great effort to consider a destination the family will enjoy. What to do? Where to stay? What highways to take to get there? Sadly, most people spend more time planning their one week vacation than they do preparing for eternity. The Bible says our life is but a vapor. None of us has the promise of tomorrow and our eternal destiny is sealed at death."

Are you prepared for eternity? Many think they are, but are they really?

I was watching the Pixar movie Ratatouille with my boys when I noticed an interesting answer by the character Linguini, to a question regarding the death of his mother. He said, "She believed in Heaven, so she's covered... you know, afterlife-wise?" This is a typical belief by many in our world today. This comment by Linguini brings up a good question, is "sincerity" enough? Is that all it takes to go to heaven, a "sincere" belief? There have been many "sincere" people throughout history, but sincerity does not necessarily make right. One can be completely sincere, yet completely wrong, sincerely wrong.

Pastor Randy Alcorn, author of the popular book “Heaven” answers the question: Is sincerity enough?

"I think sincerity certainly does count for something. But I also believe it counts for less than we think it does. In a hospital, there are situations where a doctor or nurse injects a medication sincerely believing it will bring healing that ends up being fatal. Certainly we would all feel worse if we found out that they were not sincere and were actually trying to kill their patient. But the fact they were sincere is not a great consolation when you realize the consequences.

The same is true when it comes to Scripture. There are sincere people, for instance, who don’t believe that Jesus is the only way to Heaven. I know there’s people who sincerely believe that. But what did Jesus say? 'I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father but by me' (John 14:6). We’re told in Acts 4:12 that neither is there any other name under Heaven given among men whereby we must be saved. We must come into a relationship with Christ to spend eternity with Him."

If you were to die today and God were to ask you, "Why should I allow you into my heaven?", what would you say? Most people answer this question by stating "because I'm a good person." I already explained why sincerity is not enough. So why is being a good person not enough to get you to heaven?

Got Questions Ministries, a respected Christian online ministry, answers the question:

[The Bible says:] Because no one is a “good” person; there is only one who is good, and that is God Himself [Mark 10:18]. The Bible says that all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23). The Bible also says that the wages of our sin is death (Romans 6:23a). We learn that, while we were in our sinful state, Christ died for the unrighteous (Romans 5:8).

[The Bible says:] [...] if we confess with our mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in our hearts that God raised him from the dead, we will be saved (Romans 10:9). This salvation in Christ is a precious gift and it is nothing that we can earn through our good works (Romans 6:23b "the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”; Ephesians 2:8–9 “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.”). The message of the gospel is that we can never be good enough to get to heaven. We must recognize the fact that we are sinners who daily fall short of God’s glory, and we must obey the command to repent of our sins and place our faith and trust in Jesus Christ, who alone was good enough to earn heaven, and who gives that merit to those who believe in His name.

Simply put, salvation is not based on anything good that we have done, but solely on the basis of what Christ has done. All the other religions require that you work your way to heaven, paradise, nirvana, etc. Where they say "Do!", Christianity says "Done!"

Pastor Chuck Swindoll writes in his devotional "Walk with Jesus: A 40-Day Journey to the Cross and Beyond":

"With Jesus' last breath on the cross, He declared the debt of sin canceled, completely satisfied. Nothing else required. Not good deeds. Not generous donations. Not penance or confession or baptism or ...or ...or ...nothing. The penalty for sin is death, and we were all born hopelessly in debt. [Jesus] paid our debt in full by giving His life so that we might live forever."

We owed a debt we could not pay, and Christ paid a debt He did not owe. But He did it. He did it all, for you and for me. He did it because He loved us! "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life." (John 3:16)

In the years, months, and even weeks before my mom died, we had many conversations about God, the Gospel, heaven and hell. She told me that she understood the Gospel. She was not trusting in good works (or "sincerity") to save her, simply repentance and faith in Christ alone.

The Sunday before mom died, I called her in her Hospice room. The nurse held the phone up to her ear. I read some verses from the Bible and prayed with her one last time. I told her thanks for putting up with a stubborn kid like me, that I loved her and that I would see her in heaven one day.

After she went to be with the Lord, I posted this on Facebook:

"My mom went to be with the Lord today. Thanks to everyone for their prayers. I know that she is in heaven with Jesus (1 John 5:11–13; 2 Corinthians 5:6-8) and that she's more alive now than she ever was -- no more sickness, pain, tears (Revelation 21:4) -- only joy and peace! Hallelujah!"

"God, I know that as a Christian I will see my mom again one day. Please give her a hug and a kiss for me in the meantime. Amen."

The Christian has the assurance of eternal life. When a Christian dies, he or she is ushered immediately into the presence of the Lord. For the believer in Christ, to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord (2 Corinthians 5:8).

"And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life." (1 John 5:11-13)

I have it on the authority of the Bible, that true believers (meaning those who have repented of their sins and are trusting in Christ alone), when they die, go directly to heaven to be with God. I believe that's where my mom is today. I will be there one day, too. The question is: will you be there?

-See: Going to Heaven - how can I guarantee my eternal destination?

15 Words of Hope

6/23/2014

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The following is from Grace to You:

15 Words of Hope - John MacArthur

The verse that we're going to look at is 2 Corinthians 5:21, 2 Corinthians 5:21. It says this, "He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf that we might become the righteousness of God in Him."

The Bible makes it clear, first of all, that all people are sinners by nature and by action. In fact, all people are sinners from birth. And thus all people are born alienated from God who is holy, cannot look upon sin, cannot fellowship with sinners. That alienation because of sin prevents us from knowing God. He is too perfectly holy to have anything to do with sinners, except to reject them.

Now the result of that rejection, the result of that alienation in time is Godlessness. The result of it in eternity is hell. So this alienation in to which every human being is born is indeed a serious issue. It means that everybody lives their life without God and if they die in that condition, will spend their eternity without God in torment.

Now that kind of reality proves that the most deadly virus in the world is not the HIV virus, it is the SIN virus. Like the HIV virus, it kills everyone it infects, only unlike the HIV virus it infects everyone. It kills not just in time but in eternity, it kills not just physically but spiritually. There is no cure for the HIV virus, but thankfully there is a cure for the SIN virus. In fact, God has made it possible for sinners to be cured so thoroughly and completely that they can be reconciled to God and have eternal fellowship in His presence.

And that is the good news, that is what Christianity preaches, that's the gospel. There is a cure for the SIN virus so that the hostility between people and God can end now and forever and sinners can be reconciled to holy God. In fact, if you look back at verses 18,19 and 20 you see several times the word "reconciled" in one form or another. Verse 18 says, "God who reconciled us to Himself." Verse 19, "That God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself." And at the end of verse 20 we call on sinners to be reconciled to God.

This is the good news, friends. This is the great news that you don't have to live godlessly in time and you don't have to live godlessly in eternity. You don't need to suffer through this life without God and to suffer eternal torment without God in the life to come. Reconciliation is possible.

But that brings up the question...How?

LISTEN: http://www.gty.org/resources/sermons/47-39/15-words-of-hope

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As for me and my house...

6/23/2014

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By God's grace, as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD!

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