Salvation Crystal Clear

Ephesians 2:8-9, "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast."

The other day someone told me about a friend who very seldom, if ever, attended Wednesday night prayer meeting. He said we were after him all the time about it. One day he told us about this man who died and went to Heaven. According to the story, God was in an office, and people were standing outside, waiting to go in. One at a time God took each of them into the office, kept him awhile and then dismissed him and called for the next one. He said this one man came out smiling. When his friends asked what he was smiling about, he laughed and said, "He's not counting Wednesday nights!"

After I had finished laughing, I said, "You know something? He's right. God does not count Wednesday nights. As a matter of fact, He doesn't even count Sunday mornings or Sunday nights. He doesn't count tithing. He doesn't even count baptism. When it comes to going to Heaven, God only counts one thing, and that is Jesus and what He did on the cross two thousand years ago.

God Does Not Count Good Works

God does not count good works in any form or fashion. The Bible says in Titus 3:5, "Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us...." And the Scripture declares in Ephesians 2:8-9, "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast."

There is not one verse in all the Bible that says anything about working to go to Heaven. The truth of the matter is, a man could go to church Sunday morning, Sunday night and Wednesday night every week of his life and still die and go to Hell. One does not become a Christian by getting into the church any more than one becomes an automobile by getting into the garage. Joining the church has nothing to do with going to Heaven. Once a man is saved, he ought to join a good church, a place where he can at tend, enjoy the fellowship of other believers and learn from the Bible what God expects of him, a place where he can be involved in helping to get out the Gospel. But church membership comes after salvation, and no one should ever join a church until he is first sure that he is saved.

If salvation were by works of any kind, then somewhere the Scripture would have to tell us exactly how much one must work in order to be saved. Would Sunday morning and Sunday night church services be enough, or must one go to every service, including Wednesday nights? And must one also tithe his income and give to the poor? Exactly how much work is required before a man can go to Heaven?

There is no passage anywhere in the Bible that answers the question. If a man worked in order to be saved, then the motive for the work would render it ineffective. According to I Corinthians 13, any work not motivated by love for Christ is not acceptable. Paul said in I Corinthians 13:3, "And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity [love], it profiteth me nothing." If a man worked in order to be saved, the motive for his service would not be love but fear. He would be working because he was afraid he was going to Hell, not because he loved God. Thus the motive would render the work unacceptable.

Matthew 7:22-23 makes it very clear that no one goes to Heaven on his good works. Here the Scripture says,

"Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity."

Here is a judgment scene where people tell the Lord all about their good works, thinking He will let them into Heaven. But in verse 23 the Lord says, "I never knew you: depart from me." And then He calls their good works 'works of iniquity.'

Once we receive Christ as Saviour, we should set out to serve Him and do all the good works we can. Ephesians 2:10 says, "For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works ...." But we work because we love Him, not in order to be saved. When it comes to salvation, good works, no matter how good or how many, are absolutely futile.

Romans 11:6 says, "And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work." No, God doesn't count our good works. The truth in the man's story was absolutely right: God does not count Wednesday nights. Neither does He count Sunday mornings, Sunday nights or any other nights. Salvation is not a result of what we do for Christ but rather a result of what He does for us.

A man who died in a cheap hotel room in one of our great western states left a poem behind, part of which said,

I've tried in vain a thousand ways,
My fears to quell, my hopes to raise;
And all I need, the Bible says,
Is Jesus!

He went on to say,

Though some will mock, and some will blame;
In spite of fear, in spite of shame,
I'll go to Him because His name
Is Jesus!

The man who wrote the above lines had squandered a fortune in search of peace and happiness, but he never found either until he realized that Jesus Christ was all he needed and accepted Him as Saviour.

God Does Not Count Our Righteousness

If a man went to Heaven on his own righteousness, he would have to be as holy and as righteous as God Himself. And no man except Jesus Christ has ever been that righteous. God is so righteous that no man can look upon God and live. In Exodus 33:18 Moses said to God, "I beseech thee, shew me thy glory." And God replied in verses 20-23,

"Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.... Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock: And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by: And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen."

The average Christian lives and dies and never has the foggiest idea of how holy and righteous God really is. In Isaiah 6:1-3 the prophet said,

"In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory."

According to these verses, the seraphims in Heaven are flying around the throne of God singing, "Holy, holy, holy!" They could be singing, "Justice, justice, justice!" for God is just. They could be singing, "Love, love, love!" for God is love. They could be singing, "Mercy, mercy, mercy!" for God is merciful. They could be singing, "Longsuffering, longsuffering, longsuffering!" for God is longsuffering. But, no, they are singing, "Holy, holy, holy!" And the seraphims that sang, "Holy, holy, holy!" have their faces covered with two of their wings. They are not even looking upon the God they are singing about.

John 3:3 says, "Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." Verse 5 says that he cannot enter the kingdom of God, but this verse says that he cannot see the kingdom of God. If I go to Heaven, then I must be as holy and righteous as God Himself. And I cannot be that righteous.

Isaiah 64:6 reminds us, "But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags. . . ." In Romans 10:1-4 Paul says,

"Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteous ness of God. For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth."

Here Paul speaks of religious folks, zealous folks, but folks who do not know the way of salvation. They were trying to establish their own righteousness, not knowing that all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags in God's sight. How sad that multiplied millions of people throughout the world are trying to qualify for Heaven by living right, not knowing that their righteousnesses are as filthy rags in God's sight! They, like the people Paul wrote about, are going about to establish their own righteousness, not realizing that "Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth" (Romans 10:4).

Heaven is not a reward for those who behave; it is a gift for those who believe.

My son Tony and his friend Melvin, who recently trusted Christ as Saviour, have been trying to win an older man to Christ. The man keeps insisting that he has to get better first. Melvin, a brand new Christian, demonstrated great wisdom when he said, "Dr. Hutson, the man wants to get well before he goes to the hospital."

I said, "You're right, Melvin. A man doesn't get better to get saved; he gets saved to get better."

No, God doesn't count our righteousness.

God Does Not Count Baptism

Contrary to the teaching of many when it comes to salvation, God does not count baptism. Baptismal regeneration was first taught by the Catholic church and later picked up by several other denominations. Those who think that God requires water baptism as an entrance into Heaven teach that the water washes away sins. The only thing that remits sins is the blood of Christ. Hebrews 9:22 says, ". . . without shedding of blood is no remission."

If one had to be baptized to have his sins remitted, then what would he do with the sins he committed after he was saved? Suppose a man was baptized twenty years ago. Since then he has committed many sins. Remember, no one lives absolutely perfect and above sin. First John 1:10 says, "If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us." Now if baptism were necessary to remit sins, then this man would need to be baptized again in order to have remitted the sins he had committed since he had been saved. But if he is baptized the second time, then what will he do with the sins he commits after the second baptism?

Of course, if water were necessary to wash away sins, then he must be baptized again and again and again. Every time he commits a sin, he would have to be baptized again to have his sins washed away. If baptism is really necessary to remit sin, then a person not only should be baptized; he should get into the baptistry and refuse to ever get out lest he commit some sin after he gets out of the baptistry and die before he can get back into the water.

If baptism does remit sins, then Jesus Himself never remitted or forgave any man of his sins because the Bible plainly says in John 4:2, "Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples." Those who teach that one must be baptized in order to be saved further teach that one can lose his salvation. Suppose a man believes in Christ, confesses Him, repents, is baptized and joins the church of the preacher who teaches baptismal regeneration. Then, accord ing to this preacher, he is saved. After a few years he goes back into sin and loses his salvation. Being disturbed about his condition, he goes back to the church and wants to be saved again. Does that same church insist that he be baptized again? No, they do not. If water baptism were necessary for salvation the first time, then how could he possibly be saved the second time without being baptized?

That is just one of the contradictions and inconsistencies of those who teach that water baptism is necessary for salvation.

If water baptism were necessary for salvation, then none of the Old Testament saints were saved because baptism was not mentioned one single time in the Old Testament, and there is no record of a single individual ever being baptized before John the Baptist began baptizing converts in the New Testament. Those who argue that baptism is essential to salvation teach one plan of salvation for those in the Old Testament and a different plan of salvation for those in the New Testament. But the Scripture teaches that all men are saved the same way in every dispensation or age.

Acts 10:43 says, "To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins." Now notice very carefully: this was the message of all the prophets. The Old Testament prophets preached remission of sins by faith in Christ. The New Testament prophets preached remission of sins by faith in Christ. And those who preach the truth today are still preaching remission of sins by faith in Christ. When it comes to salvation, God did not count baptism in the Old Testament. He did not count baptism in the New Testament, and He does not count baptism today. The message today is the same message all the prophets witnessed: ". . . that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins."

What Does God Really Count

It would be almost impossible to discuss in this article the multitude of things which people believe are necessary for salvation. The Roman Catholics believe you must receive all seven sacraments. The Seventh-day Adventists believe you must keep the old Jewish Sabbath, along with the other nine commandments. The Moslems think that, if one dies defending his religion, he goes straight to Heaven.

The Scripture warns in Proverbs 14:12, "There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death." And the Bible says in Isaiah 55:8, "... neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord." God's way of salvation is made clear in the Bible. Ephesians 2:8,9 settles the matter once and for all:

"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of your selves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast."

Here the Bible says it is 'not of ourselves,' "Not of works, lest any man should boast." It is by grace through faith. Grace is the unmerited favor of God. Someone gave this acrostic for GRACE: "God's Riches At Christ's Expense." Grace and works cannot be mixed. To add any works to grace destroys grace completely. It is all of grace, or it is not grace at all. Jesus Christ came to the earth and lived a perfect, sinless life. Hebrews 4:15 says, "For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feel ing of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin."

Second Corinthians 5:21 says, "For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin. . . . " While Jesus Christ was being crucified between two thieves, one thief said to the other in Luke 23:40,41, "Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation? And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss." The word amiss means "wrong." Even the thief on the cross recognized that Jesus was the sinless, spotless Son of God.

Before Pilate turned Christ over to the angry mob, he said in John 19:6, "I find no fault in him." Jesus Christ was the only person who ever lived as righteous as God Himself. And when we trust Christ, we are given His righteousness. That is the clear promise of the Bible in Romans 10:4 where the Scripture says, "For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth." God does not count my righteousness, but He does count the righteousness of His Son.

The Bible says in Romans 4:3, "...Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness." And then the Scripture further promises in Romans 4:5, "But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness."

The only way anyone can ever be righteous enough to go to Heaven is by receiving God's own righteousness by faith. Not only did Jesus Christ live a perfectly righteous life; He died a substitutionary death. Two thousand years ago God took every sin we ever have committed and all we ever will commit, and He placed those sins on Christ. Isaiah 53:6 says, ". . . the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all." And Titus 2:14 says, "Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity. . ."

What blessed truth! God took the iniquities of all men and laid those iniquities on Christ. But He not only took the iniquities of all men and laid them on Christ; He took all the iniquities of men and laid them on Christ. And the Bible says in I Peter 2:24, "Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree. . . . " While Christ was bearing our sins in His own body, God punished Him in our place to pay the debt we owe so that, when we die, we won't have to pay it. That's what the Bible means when it says in 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."

The other day I received a letter from a dear Jewish friend here in Murfreesboro, who reminded me that it wasn't the Jews who killed Christ. Rather, he said, "It was the Roman soldiers." Of course, this dear Jewish man was both right and wrong. He was right when he said it wasn't the Jews, but he was wrong when he said it was the Roman soldiers. It was neither the Jews nor the Roman soldiers. It was God Himself.

The Scripture says in Isaiah 53:10, "Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin. . .." It was God Himself who made His (Jesus') soul an offering for sin. Romans 8:32 says, "He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?" The Scriptures further explain in Romans 5:8, "But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." The death of Jesus Christ on the cross was an expression of God's love for us. He loved us so much that He didn't want us to go to Hell, so He punished His Son in our place to pay the debt we owe so that we can go to Heaven on a free pass.

My beloved predecessor Dr. Rice used to say, "Every man who goes to Heaven goes on a free pass, but he who goes to Hell pays his own way." And then he would quote Romans 6:23, "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."

Before Adam and Eve ever sinned, God demanded the death penalty. He said in Genesis 2:17, ". . . in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die." God's payment for sin is death, the second death in the lake of fire. Revelation 20:14 says, "And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death."

If we are to satisfy the just demands of a holy God, we must go into Hell and stay there forever and ever. But Jesus Himself satisfied God's demand. The prophet said in Isaiah 53:11, "He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied. . . ." Here the Scripture plainly states that God was satisfied with the payment Jesus made on the cross for our sins. He further showed that satisfaction by raising Jesus Christ from the dead and taking Him back to Heaven. If Christ had not accomplished what He came to do - ;that is, die for our sins - He would have never gone back to Heaven. But praise the Lord, He did the job!

While He was hanging on the cross He uttered seven things. The sixth utterance was "It is finished" (John 19:30). And, dear friend, you can count on it: it was finished. There is nothing else to do but to accept Jesus Christ by faith, to trust Him, to depend on Him.

The man was right: God does not count Wednesday nights. He doesn't count Sunday mornings or Sunday nights or any other nights. God does not count our own righteousness. He does not count our good works. He does not count baptism or any other ceremony or ritual. He only counts one thing: the death of His Son Jesus Christ. And the Scripture plainly says in Isaiah 53:11 that He was satisfied with the sacrifice His Son made for our sins. If Jesus Christ said it was finished and God Himself said He was satisfied, then why can't we be satisfied with Christ's death and not add anything to it?

The only way to show that you are satisfied with Christ's death for your sins is to trust Him and Him alone for salvation. If you trust anything else, then it is evident that you are not satisfied with Christ and what He did at Calvary. If you trust Jesus Christ, plus your baptism, then you are not satisfied with Christ: you must add to Him baptism. If you trust Jesus Christ plus your good works, then you are not satisfied with Christ: you must add to Him good works. If you trust Jesus Christ plus your church membership, then you are not satisfied with Christ: you must add church membership. If you trust Jesus Christ plus your reformation, then you are not satisfied with Christ: you must add your reformation.

Now, I am a church member. I have been baptized. I was baptized when I was eleven years old. I try to live right. I have been preaching since I was twenty years old. I travel every week of my life going from church to church throughout this country to preach the Gospel. As I dictate this sermon, I am driving to Lowell, Indiana. Next week I will be in Wadsworth, Ohio.

But I do none of these things to be saved. My only hope of Heaven is the fact that Jesus Christ died for me. He paid my sin debt. And I am trusting Him alone for salvation. I am not trusting my good works, my church membership, my baptism or anything else. When we stand before God, the only thing that He will count is what His Son did at Calvary.

When the children of Israel were in Egyptian bondage, God sent plagues upon Pharaoh. Finally God said, 'The firstborn in every house is going to die.' But He gave the Israelites instructions to kill an innocent lamb and sprinkle the blood on the doorposts of the house. And God promised in Exodus 12:13, "When I see the blood, I will pass over you." He did not say, 'When I see your church membership, I will pass over you.' He did not say, 'When I see your good life, I will pass over you.' He did not say, 'When I see your good works, I will pass over you.' He did not say, 'When I see your baptism, I will pass over you.' No, no, no! He said, "When I see the blood, I will pass over you." The only thing that counted with God was the death of the lamb.

And when it comes to salvation the only thing that counts with God today is the death of Jesus Christ the Lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world. If you are counting on anything other than Jesus Christ to take you to Heaven, then you are counting on something that God doesn't count. Won't you trust Christ today? If you are not absolutely sure that there was a time in your life when you knew you were a sinner and made a definite decision to trust Jesus Christ completely for salvation, then we urge you to trust Him now.

by Dr. Curtis Hutson (1934-1995)

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Study The Proverbs With Pastor Harry Ironside

Proverbs 4:7, “Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.”

I found a helpful and wonderful resource recently. Pastor Harry Allan "Harry" Ironside (1876-1951) published commentaries on the Book of Proverbs, including "Notes on the Book of Proverbs" in 1908. We all need God's wisdom.

Notes On The Book Of Proverbs

There are two ways of learning the emptiness of the world and the true character of sin. The most common way is to tread the thorny path oneself and thereby taste fully the bitterness of departure from God. The more desirous way is to accept His Word regarding the character of sin. This enables the obedient disciple to say, “Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer” (Psalm 17:4).

The bitter disappointments, the skeptical darkness, and the weary heart of Solomon, a result of trusting his own wisdom, are strongly delineated in the record of the tempests of his soul. This confusion need never be the portion of the child of God who orders his steps in the truth.

I also encourage you at least weekly to listen to the Book of Proverbs. I like to hear Alexander Scourby (1913-1985) read the King James Bible. It just takes 1 hour and 46 minutes to hear the entire book. ...

Something that I love about how God authored the Book of Proverbs is that those nuggets of wisdom really stick in your brain in the days and weeks to follow. If you have listened to the entire book of Proverbs, then you know what I mean. It's an amazing phenomena. I cannot explain it, I just know that whenever I listen to the Proverbs (or any Scripture for that matter), the Holy Spirit brings them to remembrance in the days, weeks and months to follow.

John 14:26, “But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.”

The Holy Bible is not just another book, it is a Living Book according to Hebrews 4:12, “For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.” The word “quick” means alive. John 6:63, “It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.” The Word of God is alive because they are words inspired (breathed out) by the Holy Spirit of God. No manmade book can make that claim!

Notes On The Book Of Proverbs

Is God's Command For Women Not To Wear Pants In Deuteronomy 22:5 Ceremonial Law?

Deuteronomy 22:5, “The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman's garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the LORD thy God.”

On April 30th, 2025, at the shameful Family Baptist Church in Pensacola, I and my wife Alice were horribly mistreated by Pastor Brad Moffett in his office. We are both old enough to be his parents, but he showed us zero respect. I and Alice had been invited into his office for a very different purpose, but the pastor instead chose for whatever reason to spend that time censuring my website ministry. It is obvious to me that Brad's wife henpecked him to do what he did. Pastor Brad's wife pressured him to scold the elderly man “Bobby” who lives across the street from the church. Bobby was so hurt and offended that he quit church because of them. They still haven't learned how to rightly treat people at Family Baptist Church in Pensacola.

During our unpleasant meeting with Pastor Brad, that he dishonestly forced upon us without warning, he defended his wife's Biblical right to where pants. Dear reader, in the 45 months that I quietly attended their church as a guest, I never once mentioned my beliefs about modesty to anyone in the church. It was them (not me) who made a fuss when they found my article on my website ministry titled, Why A Christian Lady Ought Not Wear Pants. My article cut to the heart of the pastor's wife, because God convicted her about her sexy pants.

I was reading through some of my Bible books today and ran across an old classic by Sword of the Lord founder, Evangelist John R. Rice (1895-1980), titled: “Dr. Rice... Here Are More Questions...” On pages 483-485 Dr. Rice answers the question:

“Women forbidden to wear “that which pertaineth to a man”; is it ceremonial law?

You say that you looked up Deuteronomy 22:5, 9 and 11. Then you say, “Am I wrong to believe if I keep verse 5 and never for any reason put on slacks, that also it would be wrong to wear a woman's woolen suit with linen cuffs or some trimming on the suit linin, as in verse 11?

First, let us look at those three verses you mentioned:

“The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman's garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the LORD thy God.” —Vs. 5.

“Thou shalt not sow thy vineyard with divers seeds: lest the fruit of thy seed which thou hast sown, and the fruit of thy vineyard, be defiled.” —Vs. 9.

“Thou shalt not wear a garment of divers sorts, as of woollen and linen together.” —Vs. 11.

1. Throughout the first five books in the Bible, the Mosaic law is given. Some of this is moral law and some of it is ceremonial law. For example, in Exodus 20, the Ten Commandments are give. It is quite obvious that nine of those commandments are moral law and these are repeated in one way or another in the New Testament. It is just as wrong now to worship idols, to take God's name in vain, to dishonor father and mother, to kill, to commit adultery, to steal, to lie, or to covet, as it ever was.  

But in Colossians 2:17 and 18 we are plainly told that the Sabbath days, given to the Jews and mentioned in the Ten Commandments, were nailed to the cross, a part of the ceremonial laws, “a shadow of things to come.” But even if one disagrees about the Sabbath question, in the same twentieth chapter of Exodus other ceremonial commands are given as in verse 24: “An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings . . . .” So it is wrong to say that any one chapter is all ceremonial and not binding for us—at least it is wrong to say that about Deuteronomy 22. For example, it is clearly a moral problem that a man is not to hide his brother's ox or sheep, but must tell where they are, a man must help his neighbor when his ox or ass is in trouble. Verse 30: “A man shall not take his father's wife, nor discover his father's skirt” is clearly moral law. So chapter 22 does have some moral teachings that are binding upon us today. Of course, no one was ever saved by keeping commandments, but still the moral commandments teach what is right and Christians want to keep the commands of God that place moral obligations upon us 

2. But there is another reason for believing that Deuteronomy 22:5 is a rule that is meant for women of all times. The New Testament clearly teaches that the Old Testament laws about the relations of men and women are still binding. First Corinthians 14:34 says, “Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience as also saith the law. Here the law means, of course, the first five books of the Bible. So the same doctrine of the Pentateuch is the doctrine of the New Testament, when it comes to the relationship of men and women. Women are to be under obedience. Perhaps this refers primarily to Genesis 3:16 where the woman is told, “Thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.” But certainly the implications that follow are intended also. 

In first Timothy 2:11-15 the Scripture plainly says that the Old Testament relationship between men and women is to be the same in the New Testament times. “Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection. But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence. For Adam was first formed, then Eve. And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression. Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety. 

In the case of Adam and eve, the Lord set a certain relationship between husband and wife; and women are today to maintain that same relationship. So we find that this distinction between the men and women was emphasized in the Old Testament by having men and women to dress differently, as indications of their different positions. I think it is right to believe that the same distinctions are to be maintained today again. 

In first Corinthians 11:1-6 the Bible clearly says that in the manner of wearing their hair, women and men are to be different. “Doth not even nature itself teach you, that if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him? But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering” (vss. 14-16). And the contacts plainly says that this difference is based on the fundamental difference in men and women, because “the head of the woman is the man” (vs. 3). You see, Deuteronomy 22:5 is really just a part of the New Testament and Old Testament doctrine of the proper relationship of men and women. And a woman should show that she takes a woman's place, should show it by wearing long hair, and by wearing a woman's clothes. I hope that you will read my book on Bobbed Hair, Bossy Wives and Women Preachers (paperbound 75 cents) for further study on this matter. 

Now the commands in Deuteronomy 22:9: “Thou shalt not sow thy vineyard with divers seeds . . . ” has a spiritual lesson for us. It means that Christians should not yoke up with unbelievers. The same lesson is given in verse eleven. The Jew was not to wear a garment of mixed woolen and linen together, as a symbol to us that we are not to be yoked up with unbelievers. I do not say it is wrong to plant two kinds of seed in the same field. I do not say it is wrong to have two kinds of materials on a dress. That command is not repeated in the New Testament, and I think it is obviously ceremonial law. But the relationship of men and women, and making the hair, and outward dress and behavior, fit that relationship, seems to me to be a moral problem that is preached just the same in the Old Testament as the New Testament. 

I think you will see, when you go into the matter thoughtfully, that actually the modern fad of women wearing slacks, and of otherwise defying conventions, and trying to be like men, is a part of the unchristian rebelliousness of the age. It goes with unbelief and rebellion and not with the most spiritual Christianity. I think lots of good women who mean well have bobbed their hair and wear pants, and perhaps smoke cigarettes and rebel against their husbands, but they are not as good Christians as they would be if they obeyed the word of God in this matter, I think; and I think that if they mean well, they will come more and more toward the Bible pattern of obedience to husbands. obedience to the conventions which properly differentiate between the sexes and take the place of modest womanhood, as taught in the Scriptures and upheld traditionally by the best Christian women. Don't you think so?

Bravo Dr. Rice! Pastor Brad Moffett couldn't be more wrong that Deuteronomy 22:5 is ceremonial law. Brother Rice is so right, the proper relationship between men and women is reiterated in the New Testament, clearly defining how men and women are to appear in public to maintain distinction between the sexes. Only a fool would dare attempt to justify Christian women wearing pants in public. Amish females would never even consider putting on a pair of pants because they fear God. Today's Baptist females shame the name of Jesus.

Dr. Rice is correct that women wearing pants goes along with unbelief and rebellion, and not with the most spiritual Christianity. Shame on new-evangelicals for their low moral standards.

Beware Of The Toxic New IFB With Their Rapture Date Setting

Mark 13:32-33, “But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father. Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.”

The New IFB (Independent Fundamental Baptist) movement and their ridiculous PreWrath rapture garbage is easily proven unscriptural. I mean, with an incompetent pastor like Steven Anderson saying foolish like this, it's not difficult to expose his biblical ignorance:

“When does the Rapture take place? 1,335 days into Daniel's 70th week.” —Pastor Steven Anderson, 'Revelation - Part 10' (Time: 31:00 minutes into video)

Anderson foolishly SET A DATE for the Rapture! Anyone who is even the least bit familiar with the inspired Holy Bible understands that NO ONE knows the time of Christ's return, not even the angels; but only the Father. Only a Pretribulation Rapture fits the puzzle of prophecy.

Kindly said, the New IFB movement with their unlearned pastors are toxic!

Beware Of The Obvious Religious Fallacy Of A Young Earth

2nd Peter 1:16, “For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.”

The inspired King James Bible teaches an Old Earth. 𝗣𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗺𝘀 𝟭𝟬𝟮:𝟮𝟱, “𝗢𝗳 𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵: 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀.” I am so sick of the unlearned Young Earth Creation (YEC) crowd with their dinosaurs riding Noah's ark. Kindly said, Ken Ham is very wrong in his beliefs and what he promotes! Ken Ham's Ark Encounter features displays that include dinosaurs, often depicted alongside humans, as part of its representation of the biblical narrative. The park promotes young Earth creationist beliefs, implying that dinosaurs coexisted with humans. In my humble opinion Ken Ham is a religious con man, and a hellbound infidel who preaches hard core Lordship Salvation! He literally has fire-breathing dragon displays in Kentucky at his circus Ark Encounter.

In the following intriguing Bible study series titled 'DEMONOLOGY' from 1974, Pastor Curtis Hutson (1934-1995) explains why an Old Earth View is biblical.

RIGHT DOCTRINE MATTERS! I am tired of hearing unlearned ignorant Christians say that we shouldn't argue over non-essential minor doctrines. If an intelligent educated person learns that you think dinosaurs lived 4,500 years ago, you suddenly become on par with the flat earth crowd, and they won't be willing to hear anything else you have to say, including the gospel. Literally, your ignorance may be the reason why someone goes to Hell forever, because you believed foolish preachers who don't think for themselves. Any thinking intelligent person KNOWS that dinosaurs couldn't have lived with humans 4,500 years ago. The very idea is preposterous!

Respectfully, Dr. John R. Rice (1895-1980) ridiculously taught that Noah left the dinosaurs behind. Dr. Henry Morris III (1942-2020) insanely taught that Noah took baby dinosaurs aboard the ark and God stunted their growth. I am not kidding...lol. Folks, I hope you are not that gullible. There is nothing contradictory about believing that the earth is billions of years old. The human race is approximately 6,000 years old. I reject all forms of evolution. There is ample Scriptural evidence that dinosaurs lived long before mankind, that is, an old earth.

There are major scientific and theological problems with a young young.

Just because you may have been indoctrinated (brainwashed) all your life by places like Crown College, Pensacola Christian College, and other ridiculous Young Earth Creation institutions, or a local church pastored by one of their incompetent graduates, doesn't mean you've been told THE TRUTH. Here is an excellent resource of truth...

Without Form And Void

(Dr. Arthur C. Constance, 1910-1985)

Crown College is so foolish that they even have a Triceratops dinosaur at the doors of their Creation Museum. Dear reader, if you think dinosaurs lived 4,500 years ago, you might as well join the flat-earth crowd while you're at it. I am convinced that all Bible colleges do today is neuter the pastors of tomorrow. When the average ministerial student graduates from these horrible Bible colleges today—they errantly deny that we have an inspired King James Bible, they errantly think dinosaurs lived 4,500 years ago, and they errantly think repentance means you must be willing to forsake your sinful bad habits to get to Heaven. These are not competent pastors!

Honestly, if you think dinosaurs lived with humans and rode the ark in 2,348 BC (the accepted date of Noah's flood), I am worried about you. You've never thought this matter through. Please watch this intriguing Bible study series by Pastor Max Younce...

The Fallacy Of Young Earth Creationism | 2
(Dr. Max D. Younce, 1935-2023)

Sue The Fearful Tyrannosaurus In Chicago

In Proverbs 30:30, Solomon said that a lion is the "strongest among beasts." Have you ever seen the skeleton of a tyrannosaurus up close? I have! Sue (pictured below) is a famous tyrannosaurus which is displayed publicly at The Field Museum in Chicago. Sue the Tyrannosaurus rex stands approximately 13 feet tall at the hips and is one of the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex specimens ever discovered, measuring over 40 feet long.

If such an intriguing and fearful creature existed during Bible times, I seriously don't think Solomon would have wrote that “the lion” is the strongest of all beasts. This is just one of several dozen obvious evidences that dinosaurs didn't live with mankind, and that Young Earth Creation is a fallacy.

Sue The Tyrannosaurus

Luke 13:23 Has Been Corrupted In Many Modern Bible Revisions

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 are many minions of Satan today who are working to undermine God's Word. They didn't do it on purpose. Like nearly all servants of Satan, they have been deceived. That is the nature of deception, that you don't even realize you've been deceived. Mark Twain said: “It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.” So true!

Case in point is Luke 13:23 in the modern Bible revisions:

King James Bible
Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them,

Berean Literal Bible
And someone said to Him, “Lord, are those being saved few?” And He said to them,

New American Standard Bible
And someone said to Him, “Lord, are there just a few who are being saved?” And He said to them,

NASB 1995
And someone said to Him, “Lord, are there just a few who are being saved?” And He said to them,

NASB 1977
And someone said to Him, “Lord, are there just a few who are being saved?” And He said to them,

Legacy Standard Bible
And someone said to Him, “Lord, are there just a few who are being saved?” And He said to them,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Lord,” someone asked Him, “are there few being saved?” He said to them,

If you are a born again Christian dear reader, you are bot "being saved," you are saved. These modern English Bible revisions are dangerous. Words form sentences, sentences form thoughts, thoughts form doctrine. So, if you are using a corrupt Bible, your doctrine will also be corrupt. I cannot warn you enough to avoid the Devil's modern Bible perversions.

Beware Of Deadly Religious Modernism

1st Timothy 6:20-21, “O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called: Which some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee. Amen.”

"Modernism" in a biblical context refers to a theological movement that seeks to reconcile religious beliefs with modern scientific and philosophical ideas, often questioning traditional interpretations of the Holy Bible. It is characterized by a tendency to view the Scripture through the lens of contemporary thought, which can lead to a diminished authority of the inspired Holy Bible in some interpretations. Modernism is of the Devil.

A good example of religious modernism is when we hear so-called "experts" on television or social media teaching that prayer is a good "therapy." No, prayer is not a therapy! When you pray, a literal real God is listening. God is a person, just like you and me, who were created in God's image (Genesis 1:26-27). I do not believe in the "power of prayer," I believe in the power of God!

Modernism Denies A Miracle Working God

Years ago I purchase Cecil B. Demille's 1956 epic movie, 'THE TEN COMMANDMENTS,' starring Charlton Heston and Yul Brynner. Most people, like me, love the scene where God parts the Red Sea. As a child, that miraculous scene captivated me when I saw it on television. The DVD movie is narrated by historian Katherine Orrison, if you choose to turn on the commentary feature. I watched the entire 2:40 hour movie twice. First, I watched it in normal mode; and then I watched it again with the commentary turned on.

I was very disturbed as I listened to Katherine Orrison's horrible lack of faith in a miracle working God. All she does throughout the entire commentary is attempt to provide plausible natural excuses to discredit the miracles of God. This is modernism, which seeks to undermine the power of God! This 1956 movie (The Ten Commandments) was the 8th highest-grossing movie in North America for 2025, adjusted for inflation, amassing a gross revenue of $2,895,000,000. Wow! Sadly, the film's historian Katherine Orrison is a modernist, who has sinfully attributed all the the miracles in Egypt to natural causes, denying God's power.

Katherine Orrison suggests that the waters in Egypt turned red due to a nearby volcanic eruption that spewed colored lava, thus changing the water's color. She then speculates that the contaminated waters drove the frogs and locusts from their natural habitat into the Egyptian's homes, and that the volcanic rocks were toxic and killed wildlife, making the rivers to stink. The fiery hail is also attributed to volcanic activity.

It is tragic that people refuse to accept the Bible as literal. The Bible tells us that the waters in Egypt were turned into literal blood, not just given a red color. The Bible says that God cursed the Egyptians with painful boils all over their bodies, which a volcano did not do. Miss Orrison's lack of faith in a miracle working God is disgraceful in a movie that meant so much to Cecil B. Demille (1881-1959).

Mr. Demille believed that God could do the IMPOSSIBLE, and the good LORD still does today. Life itself is impossible without God. Look around you and you'll see the impossible. This universe would fall apart in seconds if God stopped doing the impossible. Acts 17:25 says that God giveth to all life and breath.

Our planet Earth is speeding through space around the sun at an astounding 67,100 mph. This speed is equivalent to traveling 18.6 miles per second! You could go from the United States to the Philippines in about 7 minutes. We don't feel it because we are traveling at the same speed, going along for the ride, just as you wouldn't feel the speed of a car speeding at 100 mph if you were a passenger. It is that wonderful 67,100 mph movement of the Earth that prevents our planet from being drawn into the sun by gravity. Only God could have designed our Solar System to be so intricately balanced, orderly and maintained. Only God's omnipotent power holds our Solar System together! Only a fool would dare say that all this just happened.

There is nothing any more evil than deliberately making a movie to deny the Savior, teaching that Jesus' virgin mother Mary was raped by a Roman soldier, blaspheming the Word of God. Paul Verhoeven is going to split Hell wide open the second he dies, and at age 74 (born 1938) he's not too far away from meeting His making. What a fool. These wicked Hollywood producers and directors aren't just making movies, they're indoctrinating society and turning people away from the Lord. Hundreds-of-millions of people are going to see JESUS OF NAZARETH when it comes out, and it will led many people further into despair and doubt. Romans 10:17 says faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the Word of God.

And likewise, foolishness like this leads people astray as Colossians 2:8 warns, “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.” The word “spoil” in Colossians 2:8 is the Greek word sulagogeo which means “to lead away as booty, that is, (figuratively) seduce.” Booty is goods or money obtained illegally.

Hence, Satan wants to seduce people away from Jesus Christ through philosophy and vain deceit, through worldly established principles (such as humanism and evolution) and the traditions of men. Notice that the Bible directs us to Jesus Christ. Amen! We learn about Jesus in the Scriptures, which is exactly what Jesus said in John 5:39, “Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.”

I'm sick of hearing about the “therapy” of prayer. My friend, God answers prayer because He exists. Prayer is taught as a therapy because most people don't believe in a living real God who answers prayer, in a personal God who performs miracles. I know my God is real, and He can do anything! My God is so big, so strong and so mighty, there's nothing my God cannot do!

You Can Draw Near To Your Creator

A popular new age heathen mindset in today's wicked world is to merely claim to believe that “God” exists in all of nature, as an energy force, or that God exists in all of us; and not as an individual person that we can communicate with, trust in or get to know. Yet, the inspired Holy Bible teaches in James 4:8-10, “Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.”

But before you or anyone can draw near to God, you need to be born again. God loves you dear reader. We are all guilty sinners (Romans 3:10-23). That is why God gave humanity the Old Testament law, as a measuring stick by which when compared, we all fall short of the glory of God (Romans 3:19-23). God sent His only begotten Son into the world, to die as a criminal on Calvary's cross to pay a debt of sin that He did not owe. Jesus paid our debt!

The Bible says that whereas no human being would ever sacrifice their life for an evil person, Jesus did (Romans 5:6-9). God demonstrated His unconditional love for each and every sinner on Calvary's cross. Please don't allow the corrupt New IFB led by hate preacher Steven Anderson to deceive you into thinking that we should hate unrepentant sinners for whom Christ died, human beings created in the very image of God.

Beware Of Modernism's Dismissal Of God's Truth

Modernists are continually trying to undermine God's Word, looking for ways to attribute divine miracles to natural events. Please don't eat the forbidden fruit! Don't take the bait.