Praying, Asking And Calling Are Not Required To Be Born Again

Acts 10:43-44, “To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins. While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word.”

The Apostle Peter preached the Gospel to Cornelius and his companions in Acts chapter 10. Peter didn't stop at any point in his sermon to give an invitation for the audience to ask to be saved. Peter didn't give an invitation for anyone to walk down an aisle to learn how to be saved. The apostle didn't tell them to pray a sinner's prayer. No, Peter simply told them about Jesus, the Christ, who was crucified on a cross for their sins, buried and then miraculously resurrected three days later. Peter said that all the Bible prophets gave witness in their preaching “that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins” (Acts 10:43b). Faith in Christ produces instant forgiveness of sins and eternal life.

In Acts 10:44 we read, “While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word,” signifying that they believed in their hearts to be saved. John 6:47, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.” When someone hears the Gospel correctly presented and BELIEVES IT, they are instantly and forever saved. Nothing more is required. Titus 3:5a, “Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us...”

Salvation does not include a probationary period to watch that individual's life to see if their behavior has changed. The hellbound false prophets in Matthew 7:21-23 boasted of their “many wonderful works” done in Jesus name, and by all outward indications it appeared that they were saved. Yet, to their utter horror Jesus denied knowing them as His sheep, and they went to burn in the Lake of Fire forever. Satan's greatest weapon is to con people into living the Christian life without ever being born again. Ninety-nine percent of religious people are going straight to Hell when they breathe their last breath on earth.

This beautiful passage from Acts chapter 10 will give you the sweet assurance of salvation. I was always troubled that I didn't pray right after I got saved at age 13. For several years I feared that I might not be saved, thinking perhaps I missed something when I prayed the sinner's prayer to be saved. Since I couldn't remember what I had prayed, I couldn't settle the matter of salvation. I used to cry many tears because my heart was full of worry and anxiety. I knew that saying a prayer didn't save someone, faith did, but I had been taught by every Baptist pastor and religious tract that you must pray to be saved. Boy was I lied to!

I wrote an article nine years ago based on 10:43 and 44 titled, “Peter Preaches The Simple Gospel.” I humbly think the main reason why people struggle with assurance of salvation is because instead of searching the Scripture as Jesus commanded in John 5:39, “for in them ye think ye have eternal life,” they search the teachings of men, following misguided preachers.

As we beautifully see in the biblical account of Cornelius, the Apostle Peter didn't tell his listeners to do anything to be saved, he simply preached the Gospel unto them and they BELIEVED what they heard and were born again.

This is what is meant in Hebrews 4:2, “For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.”

This is what is meant in Galatians 3:1, “This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?”

The inspired Word of God is so clear and plain to see in this important matter of salvation. The Gospel is not Good News to be lived; but rather, Good News to be believed. John 11:25, “Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live.” Again and again in the Scripture we are taught to simply believe on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ to be saved. John 1:12, “But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name.”

There are numerous unlearned preachers in the New Independent Fundamental Baptist (New IFB) movement today, who errantly teach that you cannot be saved without praying. Such nonsense is totally unbiblical. I and my ministry friend Onorato Diamante have been relentlessly attacked on social media by some nuts in the New IFB, because we uphold the biblical truth that you can be saved by simply believing the Gospel without praying a sinner's prayer. 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.”

1st Thessalonians 4:14, “For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.” If people would just SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES instead of following the teachings of men, they wouldn't be misled. Mark 7:9, “And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.” Let God be true, but every man a liar (Romans 3:4).

Sadly, there is an army of fools today who adamantly follow Pastor Steven Anderson in the New IFB, idolizing his every teaching while totally disregarding the commandments of God when he goes astray. For example: Pastor Anderson recently denied that Jesus was omnipotent, omniscient and omnipresent while upon the earth. Folks, that is heresy! I love Pastor Anderson, but like all preachers he sometimes strikes out when he bats.

Respectfully, Pastor Anderson is also wrong that you must call, ask and pray to be saved. In a futile attempt to justify his heresy, he cites John 4:10, “Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.” But if you read the rest of chapter 4 not one mention is made of any Samaritans asking Christ to save them. The Bible says “many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him for the saying of the woman, which testified, He told me all that ever I did” (John 4:39). John 4:41, “And many more believed because of his own word.” No Samaritan asked Jesus to save them, the Bible says they simply BELIEVED and were instantly saved.

Modern Bible Versions Use The Same Alexandrian Text As Jehovah's Witnesses

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.”

I have in front of me a book published in 1969 by the Jehovah's Witness titled, “The Kingdom Interlinear Translation Of The Greek Scriptures.” Here is a disturbing quote from the first page:

“Presenting a literal word-for-word translation into English under the Greek text as set out in 'The New Testament in the Original Greek'—The Text Revised by Brooke Foss Westcott D.D. and Fenton John Anthony Hort D.D.” (1948 Reprint) together with the New World Translation of the Christian Greek Scriptures, Revised Edition, a modern-language translation of the Westcott and Hort Greek text, first published by them in the year 1881 C.E., with which are included the valuable Foreword and the Appendix of the said translation, with numerous footnotes and an Explanation of the Symbols Used in the Marginal References.

PRODUCED BY
New World Translation Committee
—1969 C. E.—

SOURCE: “The Kingdom Interlinear Translation Of The Greek Scriptures”; WATCHTOWER BIBLE AND TRACT SOCIETY OF NEW YORK, INC., © 1969, Brooklyn, New York

You can easily verify on Wikipedia that Westcott and Hort's Greek translation came from the Alexandrian, Egypt manuscripts. These were corrupt texts. It shouldn't be surprising that Satan would corrupt the Words of God, as he has done so since the first humans were created in the Garden of Eve. In Genesis 3:1 the serpent (Satan according to Revelation 20:2) came to Eve and lied, changing God's Words. God told Adam and Eve in Genesis 2:16b-17, “Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.” Satan changed God's Word, lying to Eve in Genesis 3:1, “Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?”

Satan tricked Eve by making a false statement in the form of a seemingly innocent question. My dear friend, the Devil is much smarter than you or I. The Devil has been deceiving people, leading them into the fires of Hell for thousands of years. Don't think that Satan isn't a master liar and con artist (2nd Corinthians 11:13-15). The Holy Bible warns us about Satan's methods, telling us that he comes to us in sheep's clothing, appearing as an angel of light; and also Satan's ministers appear as righteous men (2nd Corinthians 11:13-15). This couldn't be more true than in the case of Brooke Westcott (1825-1901) and Fenton Hort (1828-1892).

Who were Westcott and Hort? They were two unsaved Bible critics! Both Westcott and Hort were two non-Christian Anglican ministers. They believed the Alexandrian philosophy that “there is no perfect Bible.” They hated the King James Bible and its Antiochian Greek text, the Textus Receptus. [The infidelity of Westcott and Hort is well documented in Evangelist Sam Gipp's awesome 1987 book titled, “An Understandable History of the Bible” (.pdf file). Proverbs 14:12, “There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.” The modern so-called “easier to read” Bible revisions may seem right, but they are of the Devil, corruptible word, that bring death.

There's a lot of heresy online written by Baptist preachers concerning the Word of God. Many foolish and woefully ignorant theologians defend and promote the Alexandrian texts, which clearly attack the deity of Jesus Christ. Look inside any modern Bible you'd like, and you will horrifyingly discover that they brutally attack Christ's deity in all key Scripture passages. It is tragic that so many Baptist preachers refuse to see this injustice to the Words of God. Even more tragic is that most Baptist pastors have plainly been warned of what Satan is doing, corrupting the Words of God, but like the chief rulers in John 12:42-43, “they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God” (verse 43). Only the trustworthy King James Bible upholds the Godhead, deity of Jesus, and His preeminence.

Thank God for the small handful of faithful Independent Fundamental Baptist preachers (and others) who uphold the incorruptible Antiochan (Antioch, Syria) text, the Textus Receptus (or Majority Text), from which our beloved King James Bible comes!

The satanic cult of Jehovah's Witnesses (JW's) officially began in 1874, founded by Charles Taze Russell. The JW's deny Christ's deity. They teach that Jesus is “a god,” but not “almighty God.” JW's believe Christ resurrected in spirit only, not bodily. JW's deny the Godhead (Trinity). They deny the Person of the Holy Spirit. JW's deny the existence of an eternal burning Hell for all Christ-rejecters. Similar to the satanic cult of Seventh-day Adventism (SDA's), JW's teach annihilation (you cease to exist).

Please understand that the Jehovah's Witnesses deny Jesus' deity and the Godhead. No wonder they love the Alexandrian text and the heretical Greek translation produced by Westcott and Hort. As I showed you earlier, JW's used the Alexandrian text for their New World Translation (NWT). Yes, it was named in lieu of the New World Order (NWO). In order for Satan to prepare the world to receive the coming Antichrist, he needs to destroy all existing religions and governments. To achieve this goal, Satan has used Luciferian occult groups to corrupt the Bible and infiltrate the churches.

Most of our Independent Baptist churches today are more interested in surviving, than they are fighting the good fight of faith. Shame on any pastor who uses, supports and promotes the modern Bible revisions! They are corruptible seed. Genesis 3:15, “And I will put enmity (make enemies) between thee (Satan) and the woman, and between thy seed (corruptible Bible revisions) and her seed (Jesus Christ, the incorruptible Word of God); it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.” All modern Bible versions are corrupted seed!

Wake up! Get right with God! Throw your Bible paraphrases into the garbage can! Use ONLY the King James Bible!!!

The apostle Peter had difficulty understanding some of the Pauline Epistles (don't we all). Peter didn't ask for a simpler Bible, or a revision, or a paraphrase. No, he left the Word of God as it was written! 2nd Peter 3:16, “As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.” It is evil to tamper with the Words of God. The fact that the word “sodomite” has been removed from the modern Bible revisions ought to raise a red flag! Oh, how foolish are many pastors today! Oh, how foolish are many church congregations today! Oh, how foolish are many deacon boards today!

And may I say, truthfully, if any church or Bible college remains silent on the matter of the “THE BATTLE OF THE AGES” (an awesome MP3 by Dr. Hyles) over the Holy Bible, they are cowardly and accomplices to Satan's evil agenda. Anyone who loves the Lord Jesus Christ can plainly see that Satan is intentionally corrupting God's pure words to deceive people. All of the modern Bible revisions remove every mention of someone “worshipping” Jesus, and instead changes it to “bow” or “knelt.” If I accidentally drop something on the ground and kneel down to pick it up, I haven't “worshipped” that object. Likewise, a person could kneel before a king in homage without worshipping him. The King James Bible wonderfully upholds Christ's deity, that He is almighty God. In the pure words of God, people “worshipped” Jesus because He walked this earth as God almighty in the flesh.

You need to understand how the New International Version (NIV) was assembled. The Committee On Biblical Translation (CBT) gathered together (by invitation) several dozen religious groups to get their opinions, to determine what Scriptures would be butchered, changing the Words of God to satisfy the whims and skepticism of differing religious groups. Consequently, the NIV is a watered-down manuscript of jibber-jabber, not the inspired and preserved Words of God. Even the most unlearned Bible student can clearly see that the modern Bible versions all disrespect, distort, damage and diminish the doctrine of the Lord Jesus Christ!!!

For example: 1st Timothy 3:16 in the King James Bible reads, “GOD WAS MANIFEST IN THE FLESH” (This refers to the triune Godhead becoming incarnate in the man Jesus Christ); but the New International Version ridiculously changes it to a meaningless, “HE APPEARED IN THE FLESH.” The former attests to Christ's deity, the latter says nothing! The popular Easy-To-Read Version (ERV) changes it to a meaningless, “CHRIST WAS SHOWN TO US IN HUMAN FORM.” The Voice changes it to a meaningless, “HE WAS REVEALED IN THE FLESH.” The New American Standard Bible (NASB) changes it to a meaningless, “HE WHO WAS REVEALED IN THE FLESH.” Only the authorized King James Bible, which is the inspired and preserved Words of God, teaches the truth that GOD WAS MANIFEST IN THE FLESH, fully proclaiming the deity of the Lord Jesus Christ!!!!!!! When you saw Jesus, you saw the Father! When you spoke with Jesus, you spoke with the Holy Spirit! Colossians 2:9, “For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.”

If you are using and supporting the modern Bible revisions, YOU ARE GOD'S ENEMY!!! That is what we read in Genesis 3:15. God said that He would make enemies between the corruptible seed of Satan and the incorruptible Word of God. 1st Peter 1:23, “Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.” You cannot be saved from the Alexandrian text! They are corrupted. The Alexandrian text teach Lordship Salvation in Romans 10:9.

The Alexandrian text perverts the meaning of repentance, thus changing the plan of salvation. The purpose of Westcott and Hort producing a Greek New Testament, based upon the Alexandrian manuscripts, was to begin the process of destroying America's churches. Few churchgoers realize that the most popular revision in churches today, the New International Version (NIV), changed its content by 38.8% between the NIV 1984 and the NIV 2011. Praise God, the King James Bible hasn't changed one bit!!!

If your church is using any of the modern Bible revisions, you are in the same boat as the Jehovah's Witness' satanic cult, using the same corrupted Alexandrian texts which attack the Lord Jesus Christ!!! If that's you, don't you dare sing about how much you love Jesus, because Jesus is the Word of God (Revelation 19:13; John 1:1-3 14 - All quotes are only from the inspired King James Bible). You might as well follow “ANOTHER JESUS” (2nd Corinthians 11:3-4) if you are using the New American Standard Bible (NASB), or The Voice (VOICE), or the Easy-To-Read Version (ERV), or Good News For Modern Man (GNT), or the New Century Translation (NCT), or the New Living Translation (NLT), or the New King James Version (NKJV), or the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV), or The Message (MSG), or the Modern English Version (MEV), or the New Life Version (NLV) or the Lexham English Bible (LEB), and hundreds more PERversions of God's Words!!!

DO YOU CARE? Bob Jones University doesn't care! Moody Bible Institute doesn't care! Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary doesn't care! Dallas Theological Seminary doesn't care! Bible colleges all across America don't care! WE'LL I CARE! GOD CARES!!!!!!! It matters which Bible we use, teach and support! It is sad to know that Bible colleges don't care about Satan corrupting God's Word (They might step on some important toes). If you care, speak up! 

If you don't believe the King James Bible is God's inspired, inerrant, preserved, Words, then tell me which one you think it is! But don't you tell me that the Creator of the universe was too inept to keep His promise to preserve His “pure words” unto every generation in 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.” All of the modern Bible revisions change (pervert) this passage of Scripture, saying that God preserves the saints instead of His pure words. Of course the Devil changed it, because if this promise is still valid (and it is), then the 900 English revisions of the Bible cannot all be the incorruptible words of God!!!

Have you believed a lie? If you use, support and teach from the counterfeit modern Bible revisions, don't you dare criticize the Jehovah's Witnesses, because you are using THE SAME Greek Alexandrian text that they have been using for over a century! And may I say kindly, you are just as woefully blinded and ignorant to the truth as the JW's are. But WOE UNTO YOU PREACHERS who have been warned, yet you still continue using, teaching, preaching and supporting Satan's corrupt seed!!! Mark 7:9b, “Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.” Using the corrupted Bible revisions has become a tradition amongst neo-evangelical churches in America. They're now the Devil's camps, using corruptible seed.

Thank God for the inspired, infallible, inerrant, perfect, preserved, authoritative, authorized, King James Bible!

Someone Who Once Believed In Christ But Now Denies Him Is Not Saved

1st John 2:18-19, “Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time. They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us. But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.”

Respectfully, I humbly disagree with Pastor Tom Cucuzza, who is the senior pastor at Northland Bible Baptist Church in St. Cloud, Minnesota. I humbly disagree with Dr. Cucuzza in the following sermon excerpt that a person who walks away from salvation in unbelief is saved. The full sermon is titled, “Secure Forever! - Part 4: The Permanence of Salvation, Part 1.” Here is an excerpt...

Must a Believer Remain Faithful? - Pastor Tom Cucuzza

I agree with Pastor Cucuzza that salvation cannot be lost. I agree that you don't have to remain faithful to get to Heaven. I agree that salvation is permanent. But the inspired Holy Bible says in 1st John 2:19 that if someone leaves the church it is because “they were not of us” (i.e., they were never saved to begin with). The word “unction” simply refers to the work of the blessed Holy Spirit in the soul of a Christian, who teaches and guides every saint of God (John 16:13). Here is some helpful Bible exegesis from The Study Bible...

But ye have an unction (anointing) from the Holy One
The term "anointing" refers to the spiritual empowerment and consecration believers receive from God. In the Old Testament, anointing with oil was a symbolic act for priests, prophets, and kings, signifying their divine appointment and empowerment (Exodus 30:30, 1 Samuel 16:13). In the New Testament, this anointing is understood as the work of the Holy Spirit, who indwells and empowers believers (2 Corinthians 1:21-22). The "Holy One" is a title often used for God, emphasizing His purity and separateness from sin (Isaiah 6:3). In the context of 1 John, it likely refers to Jesus Christ, who imparts the Holy Spirit to His followers (John 14:26). This anointing enables believers to discern truth from falsehood, a critical theme in John's epistle as he addresses the presence of false teachers and antichrists (1 John 2:18-19). SOURCE: Bible Hub

Now, that being said, this doesn't mean someone who becomes disgruntled and leaves a church is not saved. Nor does it mean that someone who doesn't go to church is not saved. In my humble opinion, I believe this Scripture passage is referring to people who once professed faith in Christ, but then left and no longer profess Christianity. They were never saved at all.

I am NOT a Calvinist. I reject all 5 tenets of Calvinism. I do not believe in the perseverance of the believer to be saved, which would constitute works for salvation. I do however believe in the perseverance of the indwelling Holy Spirit (Hebrews 13:5). If you are saved, you will always be saved. If you are a born again child of God, then you were indwelt and sealed with God's Holy Spirit at the time of the new birth, who will never leave nor forsake you, no matter what you say or do. The new birth is irreversible and irrevocable.

That being said, I kindly reject the silly idea that someone is saved who formerly claimed to be a Christian, but now openly denies faith in Jesus Christ. They may have once ascribed to some philosophies of Christianity, joined a Christian organization, or lived an outward Christian life, but they were never born again to begin with (Matthew 7:21-23). They've never been saved. The Bible says that is why they left Christ. I think it is ludicrous for preachers to go around saying that some atheists today are saved, because 15 or 20 years ago they previously had claimed to have faith in Christ. RIGHT DOCTRINE MATTERS!

Satan's greatest weapon is to con people into living the Christian life without ever being born again. To clarify, I am not teaching that you are not saved if there is no works to prove it. We are saved by God's grace through faith alone in Jesus Christ, and this is all done without works. What I am teaching is that if someone says they used to be a Christian, but now are an atheist or simply no longer trust in Christ, there is no way that they were ever saved at all.

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.