What does Jesus want for Christmas? For Valentine’s day? For Easter? For Memorial day, for July 4, for Labor day, for Halloween, for Thanks Giving, and even the feast days of God, its all very clear to me folks.
Jesus is not just for the Christmas season, but rather Jesus is the reason for every season. Whether its Winter, Spring, Summer, or Fall Jesus is my all and all and the message is the same, and the gift is the same. Jesus is the reason for every season and Jesus wants Your heart not your religion!
People who are in bondage to their religion simply do not understand GOD’S GREATEST GIFT OF LOVE which is known as Justification! By Faith alone! In Christ Alone! A love given by God in the person of his son Jesus Christ and his imputed righteousness, which the Catholic Church does not understand or other religions as well Romans 10:3 For not knowing about God’s righteousness which is based on faith and seeking to establish their own righteousness based on works, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.
You would think that Catholics would understand that their is no Sacraments, mention in this passage at all! You would also notice! My Catholic friends that their is no mention of works at all to earn God’s righteousness.
Salvation is a gift from God, without no religious strings attached to it. Its true folks Jesus Christ is the real Rock and all religion is sinking sand.
If you are a Roman Catholic, a Greek Orthodox Catholic, , a Muslim, a Jew a Mormon or any other religion, you my friend are standing on sinking sand.
What these religions and other religions that are mention here have in common is that salvation or eternal life is something that you must strive to earn or work for, by the deeds that you do.
Simply put these religions are Jesus plus something. These religious people do not believe that Jesus did it all on the cross
Folks, salvation is so simple its man and religion that has made salvation confusing. You have to choose either Jesus did it all on the cross John 19:30 or he did not do it all on the cross.
See folks, truth be told here in spike of what others call easy believe-ism the truth is that it takes great faith to believe that Jesus did it all.
Satan knows how easy it is for people to get saved that is why he created man made religions all around the world, not to mention all the confusion within the body of Christ.
Yes! My friend, The lie is that millions believe in Jesus with their mouths, but they really do not trust in the finished work of Jesus at all. (John 19:30) It is finished!
Here is a good example whether you are religious or not this is a point that I know you will understand. The fact that the catholic church created purgatory is proof! That Catholics who profess with their mouths that they believe in Christ actually do not trust in their hearts that Jesus did all the work that was necessary to redeem their soul on the cross.
As we look at this Greek word for ANTI means in place of, instead, opposed, against, our English word is SUBSTITUTION which means the action of replacing someone or something with another person or thing.
To make my self clear, when I use the word (ANTI) Christ, it’s not that the Catholic Church does not believe in Christ! But rather replaces Christ
So, here we see that the Catholic religion substituting Purgatory which is a anti-christ teaching that attacks the work of Christ and his precious blood that he shed on the cross for the forgiveness of your sins. We see this in Ephesians 1:7 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace; do you see this my friend?
The real issue is spiritual unbelief that Jesus did it all on the cross, other wise their would be no need for such a false teaching that fly’s right into the face of Justification by Faith Alone!
Pope Francis said: if at times our efforts and works seem to fail and not produce fruit, we need to remember that we are followers of Jesus Christ and his life, humanly speaking, ended in failure, the failure of the cross,” Say what you may about these words
The point here is that is why purgatory was invented by the Catholic religion, because they really don’t believe that Jesus blood paid for their sins, it’s an attack against the work of Christ on the cross. So, in my mind Pope Francis was simply backing up the doctrine of Purgatory.
The reason why these 5 religions and so many more cannot trust in Christ alone for their salvation is because of what I call spiritual unbelief. Spiritual unbelief of the heart causes people to work for their salvation, or to maintain their salvation.
As an evangelist maybe some of you want to witness to one of these 5 people groups but you are scare and not sure what to say. Since all 5 groups claim that they believe in Jesus and trust Jesus you can easy prove that they are deceived and have been lied to by, simply asking a Catholic can they go to heaven without the sacraments and you will discover that Catholics are not trusting in Jesus that he did it all on the cross.
Ask a Mormon, and a Muslim or a messianic person, or a 7 day Adventist, Jehovah witness’s can they get to heaven without the 10 commandments and you will discover that they are not trusting in Jesus that he did it all on the cross.
The lack of true saving faith and trust that Christ really did it all on the cross is replace with a false spirit of self-righteousness which cloths a person in their good deeds, trying to obey the sacraments, and keeping the 10 commandments to merit eternal life, instead of trusting in the imputed righteousness of Christ! alone!
Romans 10:3For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.
Do you see folks! How clear it is that if your church or your religion is teaching you that you have to work for your salvation, you are believing a false gospel that is base on your righteousness, and not on Christ’s righteousness.
Folks, think about it? Their is a big difference between you trying to declared yourself righteousness to God, and God declaring you righteousness through Jesus Christ.
folks are like the man in Matthew 9:24 who brought his son to Jesus who had an evil spirit, notice what the man says to Jesus. Lord I believe, help my unbelief. These words spoken by this man is the position of all the Catholics, Mormons, Muslims, and some messianic and many more are in to day.
What I want you to notice! About this passage Is that this man came to Jesus with tears in his eyes calling him Lord! Just like Catholics, Mormons, 7 day Adventist, Jehovah witness’s do and some messianic assemblies do showing their sincerity in Jesus being Lord. The point that people fail to believe or to understand is Jesus‘ warning here in Mark 7:7 Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. Folks, you can worship God in vain! The lie! that you can worship God anyway you want, or we all worship the same God in different ways is a lie! Of Satan.
This man in Matthew 9 who is a believer in Jesus shows the true condition of his heart when he says to Jesus I BELIEVE HELP MY UNBELIEF! How could this man believe in Jesus and have unbelief in his heart at the same time? That is the question that you need to ask yourself as you examine your heart are you really trusting in Christ alone 100% or is their something that you have to do to earn salvation.. I believe the man here in Matthew 9 really did not trust Jesus in his heart that Jesus can do anything for the terrible situation that he and his son was in.
This is exactly the condition that millions of Catholics, Mormons, Muslims, 7 day Adventist, Jehovah witness’s and messianic assemblies are in right now all of these religious folks profess with their mouth like the man in Matthew 9 that they believe in Jesus, but like the man in Matthew 9 many people in religion believe that they have to work for their salvation why? Because of spiritual unbelief in their hearts, these folks do not have the faith to trust in Christ alone! in their hearts.
This is what Acts 16:31 is all about the word believe means to have faith (in, upon, or with respect to, a person or thing), that is, credit; by implication to entrust (especially ones spiritual well being to Christ): – believe (-r), commit (to trust), put in trust with. Simply put if you have any trust in mother Mary or the Wafer being the divinity of Jesus you are not totally trusting in Christ’s work on the cross alone!
in this passage TRUST IN CHRIST ALONE! means if you add anything to that trust than it does not become trust.
These religious folks have failed to understand the difference between the Grace and Law when the dispensation of Law ended and the dispensation of grace started. Ephesians 3:2 If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward: Here you have it folks let no man deceive you with teaching you need to keep the commandments to be saved in the age of grace, that is a false gospel.
such ignorance of studying scripture is why we have so much confusion within the body of Christ. Satan uses deception to prevent people from being saved. God uses the truth to proclaim salvation to all who believe it. Man is either saved by believing God’s truth (Ephesians 1:13) or condemned by believing man’s religion which is Satan’s lie.
Satan blinds the minds of unbelievers and religious people by perverting God’s truth through false religious systems (2 Corinthians 4:4). Any religion that teaches salvation is obtained through human effort and merit is nullifying the grace of God to its followers. We are saved by grace, “And if by grace, then it is no longer by works, if it were, grace would no longer be grace” (Romans 11:6). ( Titus 3:5)
Folks. listen salvation is a serious issue and a serious subject if you are taught wrong or believe a false gospel it will cost you your very soul.
We see this again in Matthew 7:21-23 where people who are professing in Christ with their mouths and even proving that their faith is real by working for their salvation doing such works as casting out demons, by doing miracles, and by doing all kinds of works, what is the final out come of these religious believers who love Jesus with all of their heart, soul, mind, and strength, Jesus says to them DEPART FROM ME I NEVER KNEW YOU! Ouch! What a spiritual shock millions of religious people will have who are Catholic,Greek Orthodox, and Protestant who go to church Saturday, Sunday after Sunday sitting and standing that are lost, the same is true also for those who go to a Synagogue, or to a Mosque they are just as lost standing in the field of religion.
Folks its, important to understand that this passage is use by many to prove that people can lose salvation if they are not walking with Christ. Folks,that is not true think about it? who do you know that is living in sin, or that is back slidden, that is casting out demons, doing miracles, and many wonderful works no one I know!
On the contrary the passage is dealing with millions of religious folks who one day when they die will stand before God, and their, they will give their defense why God should let them into heaven. these religious folks cloth in their religious righteousness will say Lord I cast out demons in you name, Lord I did many Miracles in your name, Lord I did many works in your name, like feeding people, clothing people, visiting people, and Jesus says I NEVER KNEW YOU.
People in religion one day will hear the most terrifying words that a person can ever hear. These people believe in Jesus but their hearts were filled with unbelief that Jesus really did not do it all on the cross. John 19;30
Can you imagine anything more terrifying than getting to the end of your life and all of your holy living and doing all of your good works and doing all of your good deeds to discover at the end of it all that it all results in nothing more than you ending up in hell! How can that be? Because again! these people believe in Jesus and prove it by their works, but they never trusted in the real work that Jesus ever did for them on the cross all because of spiritual unbelief in the heart. (John 19:30)
So, my friends I have no clue what you believe. In fact you may not even be going to church any where as you are reading this, because their is so much confusion in Christianity. But one thing is for sure in, and hour as you think not you can die!
As an evangelist I ask this big question thousands of times according to 1 Peter 3:15 to see if people have a saving faith! How you answer this question is what’s in your heart and it shows what you are really trusting in to save you. Paul says it like this.
2 Corinthians 13:5 “Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves! Or do you not recognize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you– unless indeed you fail the test?” So as, you can see this is not about Judging you its about warning you that you can be believing a false gospel.
The Most Important Question In Your Life
If you died today do you know for sure that you would go to heaven?
This is the moment that you need to be honest in your heart, in answering this question. Think about it! think about the answer that you give in your heart. This is when the gospel of Christ collides with your religion as you search for the real truth of what are you really trusting in?
What follows of all of the thousands of people I have ask this big question, here are the responses, search your heart and see if you have said one of the following answers to the big question IF I DIED TODAY DO I KNOW FOR SURE THAT I WOULD GO TO HEAVEN?
- Many have told me because they are a good person which means they are loving, very thoughtful, very kind and will help anyone.
- Many have said because they keep the 10 commandments.
- Many have said because of all the good deeds they do.
- Many have said because they were water baptize .
- Many have said no one knows that for sure. Its interesting that every Catholic I have witness to tells me that. And if I get a Catholic that gives me the right answer I than test that spirit by asking them can they get to heaven without the sacraments or without the priest the answer than is always no! This is where Catholics are able to deceive a lot of Christians, because a lot of Christians do not want to test the spirit of the Catholic person because they have married into that religion.
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Many have said they are not sure! they think so, or they guess so! or maybe, Folks, this is why I am on face book to reach people with the gospel of Jesus Christ if you have discover by reading this post that you do not have saving faith. Notice! I did not say that you don’t have faith any person who attends church has a faith. The problem is do you have a saving faith? A saving faith is the only faith that can saved you. here is a prayer of confession that is mention in (Romans 10:9-10) this prayer of confession is not to a priest, not to mother Mary, not to some saint, it is to the only person who can forgive you of all of your sins I am talking about the real Lord Jesus of the bible.(1 John 1:9).
Not the Jesus of religion that so many of you have. Remember my friends when it comes to salvation the Jesus of the bible says that salvation is a gift. (Ephesians 2:8-9)
The Jesus of religion says that salvation is a gift with religious strings attached to it, which of course does not make it a gift. I pray that this has opened your minds and your spiritual eyes to realize and understand if its possible that you have believe a false gospel and realize that at the center of your spiritual heart is unbelief.
Folks, think about what I am saying if you profess with your mouth and believe that salvation can be lost I do not have to debate you, the reason being is that you already have spiritual unbelief in your heart and you are implying with your own mouth that salvation is worked for, which is the false gospel of the Catholic church.
Yes, you profess in Jesus but you never really trusted in the work of Jesus in your heart, that is why so many believe that salvation can be lost its all because of spiritual unbelief of the heart, that you need to do something when Jesus said it was all finished! John 19:30 So here is a prayer of repentance and putting all of your trust, and faith in Christ alone! For your salvation.
So many have prayed a prayer of salvation and never have repented of anything. Let me give you an example: I was a Catholic for 35 years of my life I believe that Christ died, was bury, and rose from the dead, why was I not saved? Because I did not trust totally in Christ alone! For my salvation. I trusted in the priest to forgive me of my sins. I trusted in the wafer that it was the divinity of Jesus. I trusted that Mother Mary would give me eternal life. I trusted that my works would have something to do with my salvation. I trusted that salvation was only through the Catholic Church. I trusted in the 10 commandments, and the sacraments, I trusted in my water baptism that took place when I was baby., I trusted in Purgatory. I trusted in the Rosary, So, as you can see! My salvation was not a gift and it was not based on Christ alone!
My salvation in the Catholic church was a gift with all kinds of religious strings attached to it until I read Titus 3:5 Titus He saved us, not because of any works of righteousness that we have done, but because of His own compassion and mercy, by the cleansing of the new birth (spiritual transformation, regeneration) and renewing by the Holy Spirit,
This is the same reason why millions of Catholics are lost. I needed to repent! To have a change of mind regarding the gift of salvation. I pray that this post has opened up your spiritual eyes to see the truth! Not the truth, of following some religion? But rather the truth to follow Jesus Christ into a personal relationship! For many they see Jesus as another AVATAR? In case you may not know this or you don’t care the word“Avatar” comes from the Sanskrit word avatāra meaning “descent”. Within Hinduism, it means a manifestation of a deity in bodily form on earth, such as a divine teacher. For those of us who don’t practice Hinduism, it technically means “an incarnation, embodiment, or manifestation of a person or idea”.
As a X Catholic for 35 years I could now see how the (Eucharist) a different Jesus has become a AVATAR in the Catholic religion!
If its any thing that God wants you to do as a New Year resolution HOW ABOUT DUMPING YOUR JESUS OF RELIGION! FOR THE REAL JESUS OF THE BIBLE, WHO SAID “YOU MUST BE BORN AGAIN!”
If this is your desire? Here is a prayer that will get you started for the New Year, please do not pray this prayer! unless you mean it in your heart!
Heavenly Father I confess I’m a sinner and need forgiven of all of my sins (Romans 6:23). I deserved hell because of my sin debt Romans 6:23. But Jesus because you love me so much (John 3:16) you took my place on that cross and paid my sin debt!
I believe that Jesus shed his blood and his blood cleanses me of all of my sins (Ephesians 1:7) (1 John 1:9) I believe that Jesus died and rose again from the dead.
Lord I repent of trying to merit salvation through my religion.
Lord I repent of trying to merit heaven by being a good person and doing good deeds (Ephesians 2:8)
Lord, I repent of trying to merit heaven by keeping the sacraments for my salvation, and not trusting in you alone!. For my salvation Lord I repent of saying the rosary, and trusting the rosary all prayer goes to God alone!
Lord I repent of trying to merit salvation by trying to keep the 10 commandments( Eph 2:9) Titus 3:5
I ask Lord, that you forgive me for not trusting in your work on the cross alone! for my salvation. (John 19:30) come into my heart Jesus and from this day forward help me Jesus to trust in you alone for my salvation.
Thank you Jesus! For the gift of eternal life 1 John 5:13 . Thank you Jesus For writing my name down in the book of life Revelation 20:15 Thank you Jesus for the greatest love gift of all the gift of your Son the Lord Jesus Christ! If you have put your faith and trust in Christ alone! From any works of righteousness. And you now know that you have eternal life and your name is written down in the book of life.
Pass this on to your love ones and friends who are lost those out side of religion and those into religion all to the glory of Christ. When you truly become born-again Romans 1:16 says you should not be ashamed of the gospel of Christ!.