You Don't Have To Be Water Baptized To Get To Heaven

Mark 16:16, “He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.”

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.”

1st Corinthians 1:17, “For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.”

Pastor Curtis Hutson (1934-1995) rightly said that a good rule to follow when interpreting the Bible is to never use an obscure passage to contradict a clear one. That is absolutely right! One of our text passages from Mark 16:16, taken by itself, might give the wrong impression that water baptism is required to get to Heaven, but it certainly is not. We must never base a doctrine on a single passage of Scripture! The Bible teaches that the man who does not believe is damned, which is consistent with the rest of Scripture. John 3:36, “He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.” Baptism does not save!

The inspired King James Bible is teaching in Mark 16:16 that water baptism cannot save someone. Faith is the only righteous thing that I can do. What saith the Scripture? Galatians 3:26-27, “For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.” The word “baptized” here does not refer to water baptism; but rather, to being submersed by faith into Christ. Jesus plainly said in John 6:47, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.”

According to John 20:31, the apostle penned the Gospel of John to shew us the way of salvation. Yet, not once does John teach the reader to be baptized to be saved. John 20:31, “  ” Clearly, faith in Jesus Christ is all that is required to be born again. Any admitted sinner who receives Christ's sacrifice on the cross as full-payment for sins, believing that Jesus was buried, but then physically resurrected from the dead three days later is saved. This is “the gospel” (Good News) according to 1st Corinthians 15:1-6.

Water baptism is simply NOT a part of the Gospel of free grace. In literally hundreds of Bible passages we are taught to have faith in Christ to be saved, without any mention of baptism. Acts 10:43, “To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.” So, all of the Old Testament prophets gave witness that salvation came only through faith in Christ.

According to Galatians 1:6-7 there has always been only one plan of salvation, which includes both the Old and New Testaments. Anyone who comes to God as a needy sinner, and by faith places their reliance (trust) in Jesus, believing that He did it all for them through Calvary's cross, is instantly and forever saved. It is that easy, free and simple to be saved. Everything that is hard about getting saved is God's part. Our part is simply to BELIEVE ON THE LORD JESUS CHRIST (Acts 16:30-31).

Here are several biblical reasons why we know you DON'T have to be water baptized to get to Heaven...

1. No one in the Old Testament was water baptized to be saved.
2. The repentant thief on the cross was not baptized to go to Heaven (Paradise).
3. Nowhere does the Bible explicitly command anyone to be water baptized to be saved.
4. The Apostle John penned the Gospel of John for the purpose of convincing us that Jesus is the only begotten Son of God, the Christ; so that by BELIEVING we will be saved (John 20:31). John never teaches that baptism is required to get to Heaven.
5. In the Epistle of 1st John, the apostle states in 1st John 5:13 that the purpose of writing his epistle is help believers “know” that we are saved, yet John never mentions “baptism” once. If water baptism were required to be saved, then you can be assured that John would have emphasized the importance of making sure you've done it.
6. The Apostle Paul plainly said that Christ did NOT send him to baptize people, but instead to preach the Gospel. If water baptism were necessary for the new birth, Paul wouldn't have diminished baptism on his list of priorities as a missionary.
7. Many of the Samaritans believed on Christ and were saved in John chapter 4, but there is no mention of any of them being baptized. We know that Jesus' disciples did baptize some converts (John 4:1-2), but there is no evidence to confirm that all converts were baptized. Clearly, the thief on the cross didn't get baptized and it is very wrong to conclude that he was given an exception by God, which would constitute a different plan of salvation. Jesus taught in no uncertain terms in John 3:1-7 that unless a man is born again he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God. So, if water baptism is required for the new birth, then the repentant thief on the cross could not have been saved.

The inspired Holy Bible is full of examples of sinners who were saved without being baptized...

1. In Luke 7:37-50 we read about a woman who was saved without being baptized. Jesus said unto her in Verse 48, “Thy sins are forgiven.” And the Lord further adds in Luke 7:50b, “Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.” There is no mention of her being baptized. It would be wrong to attribute meaning to the Bible which it doesn't say.
2. The publican in Luke 18:13-14 was saved by faith without being baptized. He simply cried out, “God be merciful to me a sinner.” The Scripture tells us that the publican sinner was justified by faith. There is no mention of him being baptized. Luke 18:14a, “I tell you, this man went down to his house justified....”
3. In Luke 18:35-43 we read about a blind man who was saved by faith without being baptized. Luke 18:42, “And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee.” Faith is the only righteous thing that anyone can do.
4. In Luke 23:42 one of the dying thieves on the cross turned to Jesus and cried out, “Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.” Amidst His own pain and agony, Jesus replied, “Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.” The man's hands and feet were literally nailed to a wooden cross, so that he could do nothing to be saved except LOOK TO JESUS. 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.”

The inspired Holy Bible plainly defines “the gospel” for us...

1st Corinthians 15:1-6, “Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.”

There is no mention of being baptized in Paul's gospel, which Galatians 1:12 says Paul received directly from Jesus Christ Himself. Then, how wicked and wrong it is for anyone to insist that someone must be water baptized to be saved. No such teaching is taught in the inspired Word of God. We are not saved by works. Salvation is not doing your best, it is having Christ's best put to your account through receiving Him by faith.

Those fools who errantly teach that baptism is required to get to Heaven wrest, misuse and pervert the Scripture, to their own destruction (2nd Peter 3:16-17). As Dr. Curtis Hutson wisely says, when studying the Bible we must never use an obscure passage of Scripture (like Mark 16:16) to contradict many clear passages. To the man with a hammer in his hand, everything begins to look like a nail sticking up. And to the man who views everything through a lens of baptism, he wrests the Word of God to agree with his false teaching.

The wicked Roman Catholic church does the same thing with the Bible, wickedly removing the second of God's Ten Commandments in a sinful attempt to hide their idolatry worshipping graven images and bowing to idols. Romans 1:25 warned that wicked people would change the truth of God's Word into a lie, and so it is. Beware of anyone who foolishly says that you cannot go to Heaven without being water baptized.

In every case of those who insist that you must be baptized with water to get to Heaven, they base their false doctrine on a tiny handful of cherry-picked Bible verses, obscure passages, while ignoring the vast majority of other Scripture passages that totally contradict them. The Bible makes it very plain that those who are trusting Christ are saved, and those who don't aren't. John 3:18, “He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.” It is so obvious biblically that water baptism has no part in the new birth.

Dear reader, please beware of the deadly Church of Christ, Lutherans, Mormons, Roman Catholics, Jehovah's Witnesses, Seventh-Day Adventists and other religious denominations that foolishly require water baptism for salvation. What they are teaching was inspired by demons. There is no controversy if you believe the inspired Holy Bible. The required new birth to enter into God's Kingdom can be freely obtained through faith alone in Jesus Christ, not by water baptism. John 6:47, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.”

Beware Of The Corrupt 'New English Translation' (NET) Bible

2nd Corinthians 2:17, “For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.”

In 2001 a new corrupt revision of the Holy Bible was published, called the “New English Translation” (NET). After numerous subsequent updates the NET was completed in 2019. Tragically, it contains the same corruptions as all of the other Brooke Westcott and Fenton Hort based perversions. Pastor Jack Hyles was absolutely right, who said: “If you've seen one Westcott and Hort Bible you've seen 'em all.”

Here are eleven serious corruptions in the NET...

New English Translation (NET) - 2nd Corinthians 2:17, “For we are not like so many others, hucksters who peddle the word of God for profit, but we are speaking in Christ before God as persons of sincerity, as persons sent from God.”

King James Bible (KJB) - 2nd Corinthians 2:17, “For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.”

There is a big difference between peddling versus corrupting God's Word. The unethical modern Bible publishers are indeed guilty of peddling the inspired Holy Bible for profit, but they are moreover guilty for CORRUPTING God's inspired Word.

New English Translation (NET) - 1st John 5:7, “For there are three that testify.”

King James Bible (KJB) - 1st John 5:7, “For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.”

The Devil's modern Bible perversions obliterate the Godhead (i.e., Trinity). You won't find the word “Godhead” in most of the modern revisions of the Bible (cf. Acts 17:29, Romans 1:20 and Colossians 2:9 in the King James Bible). Why would they attack the fundamental doctrine of the triune nature of God? The answer is obvious, because Satan doesn't want people to come to Christ to be saved. No one who has “another Jesus” can be saved (2nd Corinthians 11:3-4).

New English Translation (NET) - John 3:16, “For this is the way God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.”

King James Bible (KJB) - John 3:16, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

In fact, Jesus is not God's one and only son. Every born again saint is an adopted son of God according to John 1:12 and Romans 8:15. Jesus is the only begotten (biological) Son of God. Any Bible revision that removes the word “begotten” from John 3:16 is attacking Jesus' deity; it is demonic trash.

New English Translation (NET) - Psalms 12:6-7, “The Lord’s words are absolutely reliable. They are as untainted as silver purified in a furnace on the ground, where it is thoroughly refined. You, Lord, will protect the oppressed; you will continually shelter each one from these evil people,”

King James Bible (KJB) - Psalms 12:6-7, “The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.”

This is one of the most egregious corruptions in all modern revisions. Whereas the inspired King James Bible teaches that God keeps (guards) and preserves (protects, maintains) His pure Words, the Devil's modern perversions change the Scripture to say that God protects the oppressed or the saints. The reason why evil Bible translators change this passage is obvious, because they need to justify publishing hundreds of Bible revisions that all differ in meaning and context. If God has kept His solemn promise to keep and preserve His inspired Words, then there can be only one true Holy Bible in any particular language.

New English Translation (NET) - 1st Timothy 3:16, “And we all agree, our religion contains amazing revelation: He was revealed in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among Gentiles, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.”

King James Bible (KJB) - 1st Timothy 3:16, “And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.”

Who is “He”? This is another attack on Jesus' deity. Why change “God” to “He”? The answer is obvious—the Devil is denying Christ's deity, that Jesus is almighty God (Revelation 1:8). ...

New English Translation (NET) - Revelation 1:8, “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God—the one who is, and who was, and who is still to come—the All-Powerful!”

King James Bible (KJB) - Revelation 1:8, “I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.”

There is a difference between being all-powerful (omnipotent) and “the Almighty” (God).

New English Translation (NET) - 1st Corinthians 1:18, “For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. ”

King James Bible (KJB) - 1st Corinthians 1:18, “For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.”

There is a big difference between “are being saved” and “are saved.” Dear reader, if you have placed your childlike trust (reliance, faith) in Jesus Christ alone, then you are saved; you are not being saved, which implies an ongoing slow process. I hate all of the Devil's modern Bible revisions because they are very corrupt. They all attack Jesus' deity and the Godhead (Trinity).

New English Translation (NET) - Colossians 1:14, “in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.”

King James Bible (KJB) - Colossians 1:14, “In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:”

They removed the phrase “through his blood.” Why would they do that? These omissions may seem insignificant and trifle to some readers, but they strongly change the intended meaning of Scripture.

New English Translation (NET) - Romans 10:9, “because if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”

King James Bible (KJB) - Romans 10:9, “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.”

The inspired King James Bible teaches to trust the Lord Jesus Christ. It doesn't teach to confess “Jesus is Lord” to be saved, which is the damnable heresy of Lordship Salvation.

New English Translation (NET) - Philippians 2:6, “who, though he existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be grasped,”

King James Bible (KJB) - Philippians 2:6, “Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:”

There is a 180 degree contradiction between the inspired King James Bible and all of Satan's modern Bible perversions! Whereas Jesus accepted His deity as God in the flesh, the modern corrupt versions teach that Jesus couldn't grasp being equal with God. I have even had deceived people try to convince me that Jesus is not God, citing from the modern perversions of the Bible. Burn your modern English revisions!!!

New English Translation (NET) - Isaiah 7:14, “For this reason the Lord himself will give you a confirming sign. Look, this young woman is about to conceive.”

King James Bible (KJB) - Isaiah 7:14, “Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.”

What kind of prophetic “sign” would a young woman that is pregnant be? What a joke! There have been billions of young pregnant women throughout history. But the inspired King James Bible rightly says that “a virgin” shall conceive. I hope you see dear reader how wicked, wrong and evil these modern English Bible revisions truly are. You can only trust your inspired King James Bible!!!

New English Translation (NET) - Matthew 8:2, “And a leper approached and bowed low before him, saying, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.”

King James Bible (KJB) - Matthew 8:2, “And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.”

You can kneel to propose in marriage without worshipping someone. You can bow before a king in honor without worshipping him. The Bible says that a man with the disease of leprously WORSHIPPED Jesus as God. Again, you can clearly see how Satan's modern Bible perversions attack Jesus' deity. Why do all of the modern translators have a problem with a leper worshipping Jesus? By the way, they change numerous other passages as well, replacing the word “worship” with a mere “bowed” or “knelt.”

It is absolutely tragic that ungodly Bible colleges, missionaries, pastors and churches today make light of this issue of fools tampering with God's Holy Word. I fully agree With Pastor M.R. DeHaan (1891-1965), who wisely said:

"Be on guard against any tampering with the Word, whether disguised as a search for truth, or a scholarly attempt at apparently hidden meanings; and beware of the confusion created by the senseless rash of new versions, translations, editions, and improvements upon the tried and tested Bible of our fathers and grandfathers."

SOURCE: THE TABERNACLE, p. 101

Bravo Pastor DeHaan! Folks, God only authored ONE BOOK; not two, not ten, not hundreds! 1st Corinthians 14:33 teaches that God is NOT the author of confusion, Satan is. God is not behind the insanity of having literally HUNDREDS of English Bible versions to select from today. According to the American Bible Society (ABS), there are approximately 900 different English Bible versions. ...

I am afraid no one can give you an exact number for the English translations and paraphrases of the Bible printed since Tyndale's New Testament of 1526. In part this is due to the difficulty of determining what should be defined as a new translation as opposed to a correction or a revision of an existing translation. There is the additional question of how we should count translations that include not a complete Bible or Testament, but just a group of books or even a single book. And then, of course, there is the difficulty of sheer numbers. With all these caveats in mind, the number of printed English translations and paraphrases of the Bible, whether complete or not, is about 900. [emphasis added]

SOURCE: Number Of English Translations Of The Bible; BIBLE Q & A; December 2, 2009

Good night in the morning folks: 900 Bible versions? Great fluffy biscuits! Anyone who thinks that our good and faithful God approves, or is behind, this many English Bibles needs a reality check. The inspired Scripture teaches that THE LOVE OF MONEY is the culprit (1st Timothy 6:10). Sadly, the Bible publishing business has become a lucrative dirty racket. The sad and unpopular truth is that there's not a dime's difference between the New English Translation (NET) and all of the other fake Bible versions being sold today in religious bookstores.

Granted, the inspired King James Bible reads at a fifth grade reading level and does use some archaic English words, so you will need to study to learn it. That being said, I have never in my 45 years of being a born again child of God, been unable to learn what the King James Bible is saying. Shakespeare's literature uses archaic English language too, but we don't see the universities modernizing and rewriting Shakespeare to accommodate lazy students, do we. No Sir, we study Shakespeare in it's original form and beauty as intended. Likewise, the King James Bible doesn't need to be rewritten, it needs to be reread again and again.

We are living in a wicked generation of lazy readers, neo-evangelical apostates and unlearned fools who criticize the inspired King James Bible. The last thing that we need is another Bible revision! If you don't have a KING JAMES BIBLE, you don't have an inspired Holy Bible!!!

Jesus Was Omnipotent, Omniscient And Omnipresent On Earth

John 1:48-49, “Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee. Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.”

One of my ministry friends is Onorato Diamante. I fully support his Bible preaching and am thankful for his free grace preaching. In the following video, Onorato rightly exposes a false teaching by Pastor Steven Anderson, in which Brother Anderson denies that Jesus was omnipotent, omniscient and omnipresent while on earth...

Steve Anderson: God in the Flesh — NOT Omnipotent, Omniscient, or Omnipresent (While On This Earth)

In this matter, I am in full agreement with Onorato. Our text verse from John 1:48-49 shows us that Jesus was omniscient and omnipresent on earth. Nathanael was seven miles away and yet Jesus saw him praying under a tree. When Jesus mentioned seeing Nathanael pray earlier that day, Nathanael immediately knew that Jesus had supernatural power, indicating that He was indeed the very Christ, the only begotten Son of God. Nathanael was 100% convinced.

Pastor Anderson bases his heresy on Luke 2:52, “And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.” This verse doesn't dismiss Jesus' deity. To clarify, Pastor Anderson does not deny Jesus' deity. He plainly teaches that Jesus is almighty God, which is 100% biblical. But for some strange reason Brother Anderson doesn't believe that Jesus was omnipotent, omniscient and omnipresent while on earth. I humbly couldn't disagree more!

Jesus forgave men's sins while on earth, which only God is able to do. This proves Jesus' omnipotence. Even the wicked unbelieving Scribes and Pharisees knew the truth that only God can forgive sin (Luke 5:21). Jesus did not leave His omnipotence in Heaven while on earth.

In Matthew 26:53, Jesus rebuked the Apostle Peter for drawing out his sword to fight. Peter had just cut off the ear of the high priest's servant. Jesus healed the man (omnipotence) and told Peter that He could call twelve legions of angels (72,000) if He wanted (omnipotence); so he didn't need Peter's help. That is omnipotence! No mortal man could have commanded Heaven's angels.

In Luke 16:14-27, an angry mob pressed upon the Savior to murder Him, but Jesus miraculously passed through the crowd undetected to escape. This is omnipotence! A large group had moved Jesus to the edge of a cliff. They feasibly would not abandon their attempt to do away with Him, unless a divine power beyond human ability was at work. No mortal man could escape an angry mob of hundreds of people seeking to kill him.

Again and again in the Scripture we see that Jesus was omnipotent, omniscient and omnipresent while on earth. In Matthew chapter 24 Jesus gives vivid details of the future Tribulation period (omniscience). No mortal man could have known these things. In John 2:24-25, Jesus avoided the people because the Bible says He “knew what was in man.” This is omniscience!

While on earth, Jesus performed miracles that no other man ever did, proving His deity and omnipotence. John 15:24-25, “If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father. But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.”

I am astonished that Pastor Anderson is denying Jesus' omnipotence, omniscience and omnipresence while on earth. The Bible is full of miracles that Jesus did which confirmed His deity, leaving no question as to His divine powers and knowledge. In Jesus, we encounter the perfect union of divinity and humanity. Jesus is not half God and half man, nor is He a mixture of the two natures. Rather, Jesus possesses both natures in their fullness. Colossians 2:9, “Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.” This passage of Scripture confirms that in Jesus dwells ALL THE FULNESS of the Godhead (i.e., Trinity). There is absolutely no way that Jesus could not have been omnipotent, omniscient and omnipresent while on earth.

In His divine nature, Jesus possessed all the attributes of almighty God, which includes omniscience, omnipotence and omnipresence. In His human nature, Jesus experienced the same human limitations, temptations and vulnerabilities that we all do. This is why we read in Hebrews 4:15, “For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.” Jesus humbled Himself as a man (Hebrews 5:8), but this doesn't mean that He left His omnipotence, omniscience and omnipresence in Heaven.

Hebrews 5:8-10, “Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered; And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him; Called of God an high priest after the order of Melchisedec.” This reveals a voluntary submission by Jesus to His Father’s will, through which He learned obedience as a man. Jesus depended upon His heavenly Father for guidance, setting a real life example for you and me to follow.

So, dear reader, Jesus was omnipotent, omniscient and omnipresent while upon the earth. Every preacher at times goes a stray a bit in his teachings. I heard Pastor Jack Hyles admit that in his earlier ministry he taught heresy. I wrote a blog to refute Brother Hyles' bizarre teaching that Jesus was always human, and that unsaved people are not human. Say what? 

To clarify, I DO believe that Jesus is the eternal Son of God. Jesus was the only begotten Son of God before He ever became incarnate on earth (John 1:1-13, 14). However, I do not believe that Jesus existed in His human body prior to being made incarnate. In 1st Corinthians 15:20-23 we read that Jesus was the “firstfruits” of them which slept. That is, He was the first one to be raised up with an immortal, perfect, glorified body. Jesus was not the first one to be raised up from the dead. The Lord Himself raised up Lazarus from the dead (John 11:43-45). Many of the saints raised up from the dead when Jesus died on the cross (Matthew 27:52-53). But these resurrected saints all had to die again; whereas Jesus is forever risen! I humbly do not believe that Jesus had His immortal resurrected body prior to His incarnation. We know that Jesus did have some form of body, in which He made numerous Old Testament appearances.

I have also been wrong in the past in my doctrine. I used to tell people to “ask Jesus into your heart” to be saved, but I learned years later from my ministry friend Pastor Max D. Younce (1935-2023) never to use that horrible term, because it is unscriptural and confuses lost sinners; and it sure does! So I stopped preaching it!

I was also wrong years ago about repentance. I used to errantly preach that a changed life is the result of genuine repentance. That is wrong! A changed life is the fruit of the indwelling Holy Spirit (Galatians 5:22-25), which has absolutely nothing to do with repentance (a change of mind) from unbelief to belief to be saved. A changed life is a matter of discipleship and service, as we become sanctification by the inspired Word of God (John 17:17; 1st Peter 2:2). We must never associate repentance to be saved (unto life) with a change of behavior. To do so is the damnable heresy of Lordship Salvation.

So, kindly said, although I am refuting Pastor Steven Anderson for his bizarre denial that Jesus was omnipotent, omniscient and omnipresent while on earth, I humbly admit that I have been wrong doctrinally in the past too. And so was Pastor Jack Hyles, and every preacher if he is to be honest. That is why Jesus commanded us to 'SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES' (John 5:39), not the latest popular manmade Pulpit Commentary, Our Daily Bread, Sword Of The Lord, nor my blogs. Dear reader, if anything that I write disagrees with the inspired Holy Bible, I am wrong. Let the inspired King James Bible be your only final source of authority.

That all being said, I love Pastor Anderson's stand for THE TRUTH and the soulwinning Faithful Word Baptist Church in Tempe, Arizona. I respectfully disagree with Pastor Anderson on various doctrinal issues, which is to be expected between fundamentalist Bible preachers. Dr. Hyles used to say that at Hyles-Anderson College there are probably more opinions per square foot than anywhere else in the world. I humbly agree! I love and respect Pastor Anderson and pray for his well-being regularly, and for that of his beloved family.

My loyalty is not to men or institutions; but rather, to God and truth. God is not a respecter of persons and neither should we be. I don't care who a man may be, if he's wrong then he must be refuted with the inspired Holy Bible. I humbly think Pastor Anderson is very wrong in this matter of Jesus' forfeiting His omnipotence, omniscience and omnipresence while on earth. The very reason why Jesus did miracles on earth that no other man ever did was to prove His claim to deity. John 10:33, “The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.”

Jesus is almighty God, who became incarnate (flesh), and He was 100% omnipotent, omniscient and omnipresent while upon earth.

Christians Should Not Support Manmade Israel

Luke 21:24, “And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.”

Kindly, I see the situation as being Israel's fault. Since 1948, when over one million Arabs were wickedly forced at gunpoint from their homes by U.S. and British military armies, Israel has refused to recognize the Palestinians as a state. Israel has their foot on the Arab's neck's in Palestine, literally viewing and treating them worse than dogs.

Israel is just as guilty of acts of terrorism as the Arabs, with the exception that Israel has tens of billions of dollars provided by the U.S. to purchase much more sophisticated weaponry in larger numbers to murder the Arabs. I feel ZERO sympathy for Israel, whose leaders are racist thugs. So far, Israel has ruthlessly murdered 61,158 Palestinians since October of 2023.

The inspired Holy Bible teaches that there will always be conflict between the Arabs and the Jews, both descendants of Abraham. 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝟭𝟲:𝟭𝟭-𝟭𝟮, “𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗢𝗥𝗗 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝗕𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱, 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗹𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗮 𝘀𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗹𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗜𝘀𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗲𝗹; 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗢𝗥𝗗 𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗻; 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗻'𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝗶𝗺; 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗻.” Wherever you find Jews in the world, you will find Arabs.

When I went for my first neck surgery in Los Angeles in 2009, the hospital had admission instructions posted in Hebrew, Russian and Aramaic on the wall. I asked the woman at the admissions desk why they had those languages posted. She said if at least 5% of the local population is comprised of a particular ethnicity, the hospital is required by law to post instructions in those language. I thought that was very interesting. Point being, there are many Arabs and Jews in Los Angeles.

It is easy for Americans to only consider that Hamas kidnapped 251 people from Israel (mostly foreign nationals with duel citizenship), but it is very wrong not to consider that Israel has made life untenable for the millions of Arabs dwelling in Gaza. And now President Trump wickedly wants to turn Gaza into a resort community with casinos and expensive hotels.

I fully agree with Dr. John R. Rice on the matter.

Dr. John R. Rice Rejected Zionism & Modern Israel

It sickens me that tens of thousands of American churches have become racists, hating the Arabs and blindly supporting the Jews in Israel because of the evil influence of Zionism and a gross misunderstanding of the Holy Bible. Genesus 12:3 has nothing to do with present-day Israel. God promised to bless Abraham alone because of his obedience. There is no promise to bless Christ rejecting ungodly Jews. Furthermore, Galatians 3:16 plainly teaches that the other promises made to Abraham were specifically to his "seed," which refers to one person, Christ, rather than to many Jewish descendants. This Bible verse emphasizes the significance of Jesus Christ as the fulfillment of God's promises to Abraham. Only born again Jews are of the seed of Abraham according to Romans 2:28-29 and Galatians 3:28.

So, humbly said, I do NOT support Israel, because they are the aggressors; having drew first blood in 1948. Israel has wickedly terrorized the Palestinian people for the past 77 years. The ongoing fight between the Arabs and the Jews is personal for them. I think as Christians our proper attitude should be that BOTH Arabs and Jews need the Lord Jesus Christ. Less than 2% of both Arabs and Jews profess faith in Christ. They are all unknowingly awaiting the coming of the Antichrist, whom both sides will embrace as the imitation of Christ, the False Messiah.

I think it is very wrong for professed Christians to blindly side with Israel, and have no regard whatsoever for the Arabs. It is clear that our federal government and political leaders are biased toward Israel. Most Arabs are not a part of the insane Shiite fundamentalist Muslim. Most Arabs are loving people and just want to live quietly in peace, like the Americans people and Jews also do.

Arabs living in Gaza have to drive for over an hour to get to work instead of 10 minutes, because Israel has created blockades to make life more difficult for the Arabs. There is much more to the story than just assuming that Arabs are bad and Jews are good, which is what most churchgoers do, believing the hype. Until Israel starts treating their Palestinian neighbours as human beings, nothing will change.

Israel has MUCH Palestinian blood on their hands

True Israel has not existed since 586 BC when God gave them into the hands of the Babylonians in judgment. True Israel will be restored at the Second Coming of Jesus Christ in the future. Until then, the Bible says that it is quite normal for Jerusalem to be "trodden down by the Gentiles" (Luke 21:24). Present day manmade Israel is a sitting duck and has no promise from God of divine protection. Just as the Jews have rejected Christ, God has rejected the Jews! Faith in Jesus is their only way of escape from eternal damnation. 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝟭𝟭:𝟮𝟯, “𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼, 𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗳, 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻: 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗳𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻.” I love Jews and Arabs equally with God's unconditional love, the same love that compelled Jesus to sacrifice His life on the cross to pay for humanity's sins.

Born again Christian believers are commanded by God to love everyone, not just the Jews. I do not take sides in the Middle East crisis, but in this present debacle I cannot side with Israel in lieu of the fact they've murdered 61,158 Palestinians since October of 2023.

The Fundamental Bible Doctrine Of The Godhead

1st John 5:7, “For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.”

Colossians 2:2 and 9, “That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ... For in him [Christ] dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.”

The inspired Holy Bible teaches in Matthew 28:19-20 and Colossians 2:2-9 that the Godhead consists of God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. The inspired Scripture confirms this fundamental truth in 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝟱:𝟳, “𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝘆 𝗚𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁: 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲.” They are not one; they are not two; they are three in the Godhead.

So, kindly, if anyone has a doctrinal problem with this theological image below, you are ignorant or corrupt in your understanding of the Holy Bible. I am continually surprised how many professed Christians are wrong in their understanding of the Godhead (i.e., Trinity).
Pastor Jeff Owens preached this helpful series on the Godhead:

• THE DOCTRINE OF GOD THE FATHER
• THE DOCTRINE OF GOD THE SON
• THE DOCTRINE OF GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT
• THE DOCTRINE OF GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT - PART TWO

No one (after being properly taught these Bible truths) is saved who denies the Godhead (the triune nature of God).

Beware of Modalists! These false teachers claim that God enters into different modes, but does not exist in separate bodies. Modalists falsely teach that God the Father became God the Son on earth, then shifted modes back to God the Father when He returned to Heaven. Modalists think when a saint dies that we will see only God the Father in Heaven, but not Jesus in a separate body. We know that Modalism is a lie!

What saith the Scripture? Colossians 3:1, “If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.” The inspired King James Bible plainly teaches that God and the Son sit upon separate physical thrones in Heaven. The Bible teaches that Heaven is a literal physical place. Jesus raised up in a literal physical body, so that Mary Magdalene tried to touch Him.

After His bodily resurrection, Jesus was seen at one sighting by over 500 brethren (saints) at one time according to 1st Corinthians 15:6. Jesus ascended in a physical body in Acts 1:12, seen visibly departing into the clouds. Jesus went to a literal physical place called Heaven, where He has since lived and interceded as our High Priest for the past 2,000 years, and sits upon a throne to the Father's right side (Romans 8:34; Hebrews 4:14-16).

The religious cult of Jehovah's Witnesses falsely teach that Jesus did not resurrect in a physical body. They say he only raised up in spirit form. That is another Jesus (2nd Corinthians 11:3-4). That is why I always refer to Jesus' “bodily resurrection” to be clear. The Bible teaches that after being dead and buried for three days (72 hours), Jesus miraculously resurrected physically from the dead by the power of God.

Famous people like Benjamin Franklin and Martin Luther King Jr. openly denied Jesus' physical resurrection from the dead. Sadly, these great men went to Hell when they died without hope. They died in their sins because of their unbelief in Christ. John 8:24, “I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.”

The Godhead is not an optional doctrine dear reader. If you deny that Jesus is almighty God, or deny the Godhead (Trinity), then you need to get saved before it is too late. Jesus is the Christ, the only begotten (biological) Son of God (which makes Him God also); who died in our place on a cross to redeem us from the penalty of our sins. Romans 5:8-9, “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.” Jesus is precious!!!

Pastor John MacArthur Is Sadly Ready To Die

Galatians 1:6-9, “I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. 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.”

Acts 15:1. “And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.”

Pastor John F. MacArthur is very sick in a hospital with pneumonia and is not expected to live much longer. Sadly, he will split Hell wide open soon due to his counterfeit plan of salvation. Our text Bible passage from Galatians 1:6-9 plainly warns that there is only one Gospel, not two.

The garbage that Dr. MacArthur preaches is so messed up that even the unsaved Mormon cult made his book, "Faith Works," required reading at Brigham Young University in Utah. If that infidel John MacArthur is saved, then God is a liar, because MacArthur errantly teaches that salvation is an exchange, a trade of sorts, which cannot be a free gift. There can be no strings attached for a gift to truly be free.

The Lord has no pleasure in the death of the wicked, and neither do I. I wish that Mr. MacArthur would repent of his wrong repentance to be saved, but it is almost guaranteed that he will die in his sins and spend eternity in Hell. As difficult as that many be for some people to accept, the fact remains that the plan of salvation that John MacArthur preaches DOESN'T match the plan of salvation taught in the inspired Word of God.

Dr. John R. Rice Rejected Zionism And Modern Israel

Romans 2:28-29, “For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh: But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.”

Dr. John R. Rice Rejected Zionism And Modern Israel

Galatians 3:16, “Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.”

Quotes about Zionism and Israel by Evangelist John R. Rice...

“Some think that the little nation over there now, established after the War of 1948, is the promised restoration of Israel. It is not. Zionism and Christianity are two entirely different things. ZIONISM IS JEWISH PATRIOTISM WITHOUT ANY REFERENCE TO THE BIBLE... a bunch of infidel Jews turning down the Gospel, and going on in their infidelity and sin is not the restoration promised in the Bible.” —Dr. John R. Rice (1895-1980), “God's Covenants And Christ's Coming,” p. 13; ©1979, Sword of the Lord Publishers

“...Israel is now scattered and is under the disfavor of God. Today you will hear much about the little nation of Israel. But the Israelites there, as elsewhere, are infidels. They do not love the Lord. They do not accept the Lord Jesus. They go their own way. And there is no promise of God to unconverted Jews going on in their sins.” —Dr. John R. Rice (1895-1980), “God's Covenants And Christ's Coming,” p. 16; ©1979, Sword of the Lord Publishers

“These Jews took their guns and demanded other people's property and got their [the Palestinians'] land. I hope it can be settled so that Jews will have another homeland. But don't think God is for all the murder and stealing and taking of other people's property by which the Jews got that land.” —Dr. John R. Rice (1895-1980), “God's Covenants And Christ's Coming,” p. 16; ©1979, Sword of the Lord Publishers

“While I have no sympathy with Arafat and the many murders by the Palestinian guerilla forces, yet I do have sympathy that the Arabs lost their land and had to flee for their lives. That has to be dealt with if we are to have peace in the Middle East, of course.” —Dr. John R. Rice (1895-1980), “God's Covenants And Christ's Coming,” p. 16; ©1979, Sword of the Lord Publishers

“The present nation Israel and Palestine have no place in Bible prophecy. It is not the fulfillment of the Scriptures about the restoration of Israel.” —Dr. John R. Rice (1895-1980), “God's Covenants And Christ's Coming,” p. 20; ©1979, Sword of the Lord Publishers

“I will read in Deuteronomy 30, and other Scriptures which show very clearly that the restoration promised has not yet come to pass, that the Jews were cast out of Palestine because they were unregenerate and did not accept the Messiah.” —Dr. John R. Rice (1895-1980), “God's Covenants And Christ's Coming,” p. 20; ©1979, Sword of the Lord Publishers

“In 1948 when Palestine was under the mandate of the British, a group of Jews started the rebellion. A war began to seize part of the country. A new Israel, a part of Palestine, was started. The Jews took away from the Arabs their homes and lands by murder and whatever else was necessary. In war and rebellion they took part of the land now called Israel. These Jews say that God has given that country to Israel, and many Christians back them up... But this is not the Bible restoration of Israel... the promises cannot be fulfilled to any Jew while he remains an unconverted rebel against God.” —Dr. John R. Rice (1895-1980), “God's Covenants And Christ's Coming,” p. 21; ©1979, Sword of the Lord Publishers

Amen and amen! I fully agree with Dr. John R. Rice. Present day manmade Israel is NOT the fulfillment of Bible prophecy. Pastor J. Vernon McGee (1904-1988) agreed with Dr. Rice. It is disturbing that so many carnal churches today, particularly Baptists, support fake Israel.

Zionists and corrupt Zionist churches pervert the true meaning of God's promise to bless Abraham in Genesis 12:3. This promise was made exclusively to Abraham, not to Jews as a whole. God chose Abraham because the Lord knew he would train up his children in the ways and commandments of the Lord (Genesis 18:19).

In Exodus 19:5-6, and in Deuteronomy chapters 28-30, we plainly see that God's promise to bless the Jews was CONDITIONAL upon their obedience to God's statutes and commandments. Israel rebelled and divorced God (Isaiah 50:1). God did not divorce Israel, the Jews divorced God. God asked where were Israel's divorce papers from God, because they didn't exist. The Jews abandoned the Lord!

God gave Israel into the hands of Babylon in 586 BC to be carried off into captivity for 70 years. Since that time the nation of Israel has not existed, nor does it today. What exists today is a manmade imitation, not the fulfillment of Bible prophecy.

The true goal of Zionism is to usher in the demonic New World Order, which will be the Beast system of the coming Man of Sin, that is, Antichrist. Satan imitates the things of God (2nd Corinthians 11:13-15). The Antichrist will be an imitation of Jesus Christ. Israel today is an imitation of true Israel. The New World Order will be Satan's imitation of Christ's Millennial Kingdom. The Devil is a beautiful liar!

Abraham's Covenant Is Christianity, Not Judaism