A Letter From Pastor David Hoffman To Pastor David Baker About The 2009 KJB Summit

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 following open letter from Pastor David Hoffman was posted on the HACalumni dot com website (it no longer exists) for many years. I downloaded and preserved Pastor Baker's website for the next generation. I and Pastor David Baker are both grateful graduates of Hyles-Anderson College. We were both born in 1967 and graduated about the same time from college. Brother Hoffman and the late Dr. David Baker (1967-2024) have both been faithful pastors in Tennessee. I admire and thank God for these dear men.

In March of 2009, Pastor Jack Schaap CHANGED the long held position of the First Baptist Church of Hammond (and thus Hyles-Anderson College that the church owns and controls), declaring publicly at their annual Pastor's School that the King James Bible is no longer inspired. The fallout was swift and harsh from thousands of angry and concerned pastors, parents and churches worldwide. Dr. Schaap opened a can of worms!

In an attempt to save face, Pastor Jack Schaap hosted a King James Bible Summit in July of 2009, and many pastors wrote letters to share their opinion with Pastor David Baker, who led the resistance against Pastor Jack Schaap's false teachings. Here is Pastor Hoffman's letter:

I attended the King James Bible Summit that was hosted by Jack Schaap at Hyles-Anderson College. I was disappointed with them, but excited about the beloved King James Bible.

I have written a four page summary of the summit; of course, it is my slant.

King James Bible Summit
Pastor David Hoffman

Dr. Jack Schaap, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Hammond, Indiana, hosted a King James Bible Summit in the auditorium of Hyles-Anderson College on July 14, 2009. The summit was very organized and under the absolute control of Pastor Schaap and his men and rightfully so. The meeting was impressive and the opinions that were expressed by each speaker could have convinced any novice about this subject.

I personally received letters of invitation to attend and a personal telephone call. The letters implied there would be much time to ask questions. I had my doubts about the opportunity to ask questions, but I chose to attend anyway. Any question had to be written on a card and the leadership of the summit chose the questions to answer. The summit began at 9:00 am and ended at 5:00 pm with the answers for the questions during the final 26 minutes. My two questions were not chosen to be answered. The host and his staff are to be commended for their graciousness in providing three meals and much material at no cost to the attendees. I chose not to accept the meals, but I accepted the materials.

I listened intently and objectively and took copious notes throughout the summit. I observed several inconsistencies as I understand the issue of the perfection and inerrancy of the beloved King James Bible. The co-laborers and followers of Pastor Schaap will probably interpret my comments to be an attack upon him and his ministry. Brother Schaap can believe and preach as he wishes. When he proclaims his viewpoint to others, it is one’s obligation to "prove all things; hold fast that which is good," and "receive the word with all readiness of mind, and search the scriptures daily, whether those things were so."

People unfamiliar with the topic may have overlooked the subtle innuendos, half-truths, and inconsistencies of the speakers. I write these comments under the spirit of the admonishment of a brother (2 Thessalonians 3:14-15), but most likely the blindly loyal followers and co-laborers of Brother Schaap will consider the writer to be an enemy of their great work of God. So be it.

Psalm 12 was not mentioned once, but the actions of Psalm 12:2 were on full display. The typical fundamental Baptist credentials or verifications of rightness were demonstrated; such as, followers extolling the leadership, expressing the successes or numerical gains of the ministry, declaring the opinions of other great men, and mentioning the agreement amongst ourselves. Proverbs 18:17 says, "He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him." Dr. Jack Schaap is the pastor of the largest fundamental Baptist church. One could believe that they are right by evidence of their great results. Are the speakers correct that only the originals were given by inspiration of God and the King James Version of the Bible is the divinely preserved translation of the inspired Word of God for English-speaking people?

Brother Schaap displayed an old King James Bible that he referred as the "she" Bible. The argument is one edition of the King James Bible said "he went into the city," and other editions said, "she went into the city." This purported problem is found in Ruth 3:15. This was one of my two questions that was not answered. My question was, "Which word is wrong (he or she) because the context reveals that BOTH went into the city (Ruth 4:1).

Several speakers of the ministry taught on varies subjects. Ted Speer taught on the subject, "What the Translators Said About Their Own Translation and Their Sources." I heard him ask this question, "Were the King James translators moved upon to write by inspiration of God like the prophets and apostles?" He wisely stated that the phrase "saith the Lord" occurred many times by the prophets. He wisely referenced several passages. His basic position was the translators did not say they were inspired; therefore, they were not inspired. Here’s the problem as I see it: Matthew, Mark, Luke, James, and Jude did not say they were inspired. Samuel, Nehemiah, Ezra, Elihu, David, Solomon, Jonah, and Habakkuk did not claim inspiration either, so are their words given by inspiration of God?

Bob Marshall taught on the subject, "Revisions and Editions." I heard him say inspiration and preservation is the work of God, but translation is the work of men. I also heard him say the Hebrew and Greek is the final authority and a translation cannot be the final authority. I also heard him say a translation cannot be without error. He mentioned leviathan of Job 41:1, but he did not know who or what it was. Why? No lexicon or dictionary reveals who leviathan is; in fact, Brother Bob in his answer to one question said that leviathan was some big terrible thing. The pure English words of Isaiah 27:1 reveal to any twelve-year-old child that leviathan is the natural state of Satan. How could he miss something so easy and clear in the pure English Bible? 1 Thessalonians 2:13 says, "For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe." The word of God works in the ones that believe. If the King James Bible is a work of men because it is a translation than it is not really believed to be the word of God.

I heard Daryl Moore say, "The Bible never claims inspiration to any translation." This is true, but the intent of the statement is to support a false premise. It is as true as the 80% truths of Satan when he tempted Eve. If the King James Bible is allowed to be the final authority, there are several examples where translation is the work of God and a translation can be without error; in fact, it can be better than the original. God translated the kingdom from Saul to David and David’s kingdom was better than Saul’s (2 Samuel 3:10). God translates the converted sinner into the kingdom of His dear Son and the born again believer is better than the original man of Adam (Colossians 1:13). God translated Enoch and Enoch was better after the translation (Hebrews 11:5).

But, lest I be considered a dumb thump for believing the words and example of the King James Bible let’s look at a translation from one language to another in the final authority. When the New Testament writer wrote, "It is written," it is a translation from Hebrew to Greek given by inspiration of God. Is the original Greek translation better than the original Hebrew? The New Testament translation of "the just shall live by his faith" in Habakkuk 2:4 is better in Romans 1:17 and Galatians 3:11. The New Testament translation of Deuteronomy 30:11-14 is better in Romans 10:5-8. When Paul spoke in Hebrew (Acts 22) and Luke recorded the speech in Greek, was the translation of Luke given by the inspiration of God? A Bible-believer concludes from the practice of the final authority that a translation can be given by inspiration of God.

Hypocrisy is revealed when men revere the Greek translation of the Hebrew Old Testament in the Septuagint. The Septuagint was an apostate translation and it could not have been written in 200 B.C. The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia reveals that NO Apocryphal book was written prior to 170 B.C. and the rest were written from said time to 90 A.D. How did the Apocryphal books get into the LXX before they were written? Why do men revere said apostate translation, but do not glorify the King James Bible? Dare I write, "Hypocrisy"?

I heard Daryl Whitehouse say, "The Bible determines what to believe." Amen and amen, but what does he mean when he says, "The Bible." I can only conclude by the example of the speakers and the host of the summit that he means the original languages. All of their definitions of words came from dictionaries and lexicons. This is a classic case of he who defines the terms wins the argument. The word "inspiration" was defined by Brother Schaap in a publication (The Voice) that was mailed throughout the country and offered free at the summit. Brother Schaap claims to get his theology from God’s Word, but his sources for the definition of inspiration was three dictionaries and one lexicon. He who defines the term wins the argument.

My other question that was not chosen to be answered was, "Since the King James Bible is a self-interpreting Book, why was not Job 32:8 mentioned for the Bible definition of inspiration?" The word "inspiration" is clearly defined by its only other occurrence in the Bible. The usage of the word reveals its definition. Job 32:8 says, "But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding." Noah Webster got the Scriptural definition right on the third definition of the 1828 American Dictionary of the English Language. The pure King James Bible defines inspiration to mean the infusion of ideas into the mind by the Holy Ghost (John 16:13). This is why all scripture IS given by inspiration of God (2 Timothy 3:15-17). It is present tense. Brother Schaap and company limited inspiration to the past originals. Preservation without inspiration is pointless. Fruit that is not preserved in its natural state is of little or no value. The fruit of the words of God is preserved with its in-spir-ation in the King James Bible.

Understanding of the truths of the pure Scriptures IS given by the inspiration of God today and IS profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness today. The giving of understanding to the spirit of the believer is through the Spirit of God (Romans 8:16). Is this too simple? Any humble child can believe and understand that the Author of Scripture is the Interpreter of the words of Scripture (Genesis 40:8; 1 Corinthians 2:9-16).

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 Son is given to the sincere believer today. The same is true for the written word of God. Understanding of the Scriptures is given to the sincere believer without the scholarship of the original languages. When Phil Pins revealed his wonderful knowledge of the Greek language and his scholarly explanation of 2 Timothy 3:16, he subtly implied the phrase "is given" was referring to the originals in the past; however, said phrase is also in the great commission that is available to Brother Pins today while he wisely wins souls today.

1 Peter 5:1-4 reveals the opportunity to receive a crown of glory to the faithful shepherd who feeds the word of God to his people. There is a vital condition upon receiving the crown of glory in Proverbs 4:7-9. The crown of glory is only given to the faithful shepherd who gives glory and honour to whom it is due. Proverbs 4:7-9 says, "Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding. Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her. She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee." The crown of glory will be given to the shepherd who glorified the wisdom and understanding of the words of God. Psalm 138:2 says, "I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name." 2 Thessalonians 3:1 says, "Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you." Praise and glory for personal understanding the words of God rightfully belongs to God the Spirit and the words of God (Genesis 41:15-16; Daniel 2:19-23; Luke 24:44-45; 1 Timothy 4:1; Revelation 3:17-22).

I heard Brother Schaap say that we should have a child-like interest in learning. Amen and amen. The source of the learning doesn’t matter to a child. A sincere and humble child believes truth from any source. Truth is truth no matter who says it and an error is an error no matter who says. Just prior to the lunch break I sadly heard Brother Schaap rail about two believers who are faithful to the words of God, but these two believers had been divorced and remarried. I heard him say the name "Ruckman" during this time, but I didn’t hear him say the name "Riplinger." I heard the dear brother piously say he would not mention her name, but Paul mentioned the names of heretics and people who forsook the faith under the inspiration of God. Anyone who has studied this issue knows the books and materials of Gail Riplinger. I heard Brother Schaap equated her to Mary Baker Eddy and Aimee McPherson, but the main difference though is neither of said women believed the words of God in the King James Bible.

I heard a comment that Dr. Jack Hyles did not attack his attackers, but I wonder if Dr. Jack Schaap’s comments about Riplinger would be considered an attack by his people. I heard him equate Gail Riplinger to Aimee McPherson. The insinuation is that believing the documentation of the books of Riplinger is like accepting Charismatic theology. Brother Schaap refuses to get his theology from a woman. I did knot know she had material that taught theology. I heard Brother Schaap say that men need to stay busy in the work of God and quit bickering and fighting. Amen and amen. Within that context he implied to build greater works than Jesus Christ (John 14:12). Does he think his work is greater than the Lord Jesus Christ’s work? That statement was addressed to the apostles. I’ve heard several Charismatics quote the same verse about their works. Now, who is acting like a Charismatic? Paul warned Timothy about men who think gain is godliness (1 Timothy 6:4-5). If gain is godliness, Obama and his Muslim friends have us all beat.

I heard Brother Jack mention that you pastors would not have a divorced man for a deacon; therefore, you should not get theology from divorced people. If divorce and remarriage discredits or disqualifies the author or preacher, than why does Brother Schaap sell Scofield Reference Bibles? C. I. Scofield was divorced and remarried. Will Brother Schaap discard all of the Scofield Reference Bibles in his ministry? Will Brother Schaap remove the Psalms of David and the Proverbs of Solomon because of their marriage problems? Will he remove the book of Hosea because he was divorced and remarried? Will he ignore God Himself because of God divorced Israel (Isaiah 50:1; Jeremiah 3:8)? Will he discredit the revival of Ezra 10 that began with several divorces? I think someone was feeling insecure during his diatribe against other believers in Christ. Truth is truth no matter who says it.

I appreciate the work of the host and his staff of the summit. Nothing that was said caused me to question my faith in the pure words of the King James Bible; in fact, my faith in the inerrancy of the 1611 Authorized King James Bible was verified again. By God’s grace I will continue to use, believe, and glorify said Bible fulfilling the work of God.

The Sin Of Christian Women Wearing Pants

Proverbs 7:10, “And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.”

It is a wicked SIN for Christian women to wear pants according to the Holy Bible. 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.”

Pastor Brad Moffett in April of 2025 dismissed this passage as mere ceremonial law. What an incompetent FOOL! Clearly, God's COMMAND for women not to wear men's clothing was a MORAL LAW. Don't anger God by saying that it's not. Only a wicked pastor would skirt 1st Timothy 2:9 about MODEST APPAREL to sanction his worldly wife wearing her provocative pants to a church picnic. SHAME on Family Baptist Church in Pensacola at 5454 W. Mobile Highway!

Only an incompetent ungodly ignoramus for a Baptist pastor would dare defend his worldly wife's RIGHT to wear men's clothing, provoking LUST in the souls of men struggling with lust (1st Peter 2:11). SHAME on wicked pastors' Bobby and Brad Moffett and their ungodly spoiled brat wives at the Family Baptist Church in Pensacola!

You have blood on your hands!!! I am sick and tired of ungodly unrepentant sinners (religious leaders) in the churches attempting to justify wickedness in the name of Jesus. 1st Timothy 2:9-10, “In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.”

Jeremiah 7:8-10, “Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit. Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not; And come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered to do all these abominations?” 

Tragically, neo-evangelicals don't care! So, just go ahead you female rebels, wear your wicked pants at Family Baptist Church in Pensacola, but know this: “that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment” (Ecclesiastes 11:9b).

Beware Of The Satanic Lutheran Religion

Galatians 1:6-8, “I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.”

Martin Luther (1483-1546) was NOT a born again Christian. The man taught Sacramental Salvation his entire life until his death. There is no evidence that Mr. Luther ever repented of his damnable false teachings to be saved. No one is saved who trusts in sacraments.

So, what do Lutherans believe about Baptism? There’s no better place to go for an answer than Luther’s Small Catechism, which is how Lutherans have been poisoning their children for almost five hundred years. Here’s the heretical quote:

It [baptism] works forgiveness of sins, rescues from death and the devil, and gives eternal salvation to all who believe this, as the words and promises of God declare. (Baptism, Second Part)

BLASPHEMY!!! The repentant thief on the cross was never baptized, yet Jesus promised that they would together be in Paradise that same day (Luke 23:43).

The Apostle Paul said in 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.” Paul never would have made such a bold statement if water baptism were mandatory for salvation.

No saint in the Old Testament was water baptized, yet Acts 10:43 teaches that they were all saved by faith in Christ, the same as we are today in the New Testament.

The same Apostle John who penned the Gospel of John under inspiration to show us how to get to Heaven (John 20:31), also penned the Epistle of 1st John to help us know that we are saved (1st John 5:13). Yet, not once does John ever mention water baptism in his epistle. Certainly if water baptism were required and essential to be born again, John would have mentioned it with urgency.

I have given you some solid biblical reasons for rejecting the heresy of Baptismal Regeneration. Martin Luther was a damnable heretic concerning God's simple plan of salvation. Lutherans (who follow the teachings of Martin Luther) are not saved. If you are a Lutheran, kindly said, please leave that deadly personality cult.

The Deception Of Feminism

Genesis 2:18, “And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.”

Ephesians 5:22, “Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.”

1st Timothy 2:11-12, “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.”

I heard a tremendous sermon today by Evangelist Raymond Cooper titled, 'The Deception Of Feminism,' which I highly encourage you to listen to friend. This is great truth!

To begin, let me kindly say in all holiness that I love and admire women. A woman is the greatest and most precious creature that God ever made. I wouldn't want to live in a world without females. That being said, there's nothing as ugly as a woman who has become a feminist. According to 1st Samuel 15:23, feminism is equal to Satanism, on par with witchcraft and idolatry, “For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king.” In God's sight, a rebellious wife is in the same boat as a witch!

Feminism is NOT a good thing, it is corrupt. The first wave of feminism in America happened between 1848 and 1920, the year in which women were allowed to start voting. The second wave of feminism began in 1960 with the birth control pill. The invention of modern birth control caused major adverse changes to U.S. society which took of in the 1960s:

1. The normalization of fornication
2. Delayed marriages
3. Smaller family sizes
4. Higher rates of female college attendance
5. Higher rates of women in the workforce
6. Economic independence
7. Cohabitation without marriage (shacking up with your girlfriend)

The wicked argument was that women being pregnant all the time held them back from prospering in the workplace. Well, amen, that is how God intended for things to be. 1st Timothy 5:14-15, “I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully. For some are already turned aside after Satan.”

Many historians document that early female political activism in the United States led to drastic changes in our culture. During the 1920s in the United States there was a visible cultural shift in urban society called. “The New Woman.” Females during this time period of history started wearing their hair shorter, wearing shorter dresses and pants, wearing makeup, smoking and drinking publicly, Jazz dancing and nightlife, they started informal dating instead of having formal courtship periods. During WWI millions of women went to work. This trend took off exponentially in World War II.

Abortion: The Ultimate Evil Expression Of Feminism

By the 1960s second wave feminism took off, which was of the Devil. Birth control was popularized and the abortion industry followed. God will NEVER bless the United States while we continue to murder our children by abortion. Sadly, it is a fact that there have been more abortions since Roe vs. Wade was overturned in 2022, than before it was overturned. There were about 930,000 abortions in 2020. There were about the same number of abortions in 2022. In 2023, there were was well over one million abortions. In 2024, there were approximately1.5 million abortions in the United States! Today, two-thirds of all abortions are done by eating a pill. Feminist activists are pulling on the same rope as the Devil.

Dear reader, abortion is premediated cold-blooded murder! Tens of millions of innocent lives in the United States have been lost (murdered), just so that selfish irresponsible women can go out and have a career, live the nightclub single life, and be a bar-hopping harlot. Thankfully, there is a God in Heaven to whom we must all give account one day in eternity (Ecclesiastes 12:13-14; Romans 14:10-12; Hebrews 4:13). Everything that is wrong with women today is tied to feminism. Pastor's wives wearing their ungodly immodest pants is rooted in the evils of feminism. SHAME on any professed Christian woman who wears pants in public!

Another big reform pushed by feminists was easy divorce. In 1969, ungodly California Governor Ronald Reagan signed the nation's first “No Fault Divorce” policy into law. Adultery is no longer a punishable crime in America. All punishments have been removed from the lawbooks. In Maryland today adultery is legally punishable by a $10 fine. What a shameful mockery of God's law! Whereas God's Old Testament law requires the death penalty for adultery (Leviticus 20:10; Deuteronomy 22:22), the state of Maryland thinks adultery is a laughing matter to be made fun of. Woe unto the leaders of Maryland on Judgment Day.

Third wave feminism pushed heavily for the homosexualization of America in the 1990's through the early 2000's. The U.S. mainstream media and Hollywood were instrumental in promoting the sodomite agenda. Feminist witches are trying to corrupt families and destroy society. Everything that Bible believing fundamentalist Christians are against, wicked feminists support. We are living in the fourth wave of feminism today, which is being run by Satanists!

We are now living in the fourth wave of feminism in America. Fourth-wave feminism began around 2012 and is characterized by a focus on the empowerment of women. According to feminist Rosemary Clark-Parsons, digital platforms have allowed feminist movements to become more connected and visible, allowing activists to reach a global audience and act on it in real time. The evils of fourth wave of feminism seeks greater gender equality by focusing on gendered norms and the marginalization of women in society. In so doing, fools like Rosemary Clark-Parsons total disregard the inspired Holy Bible!

Ungodly Feminist Wives Destroy Their Family

Feminism promotes feminist ideologies: fornication, birth control, abortion, the love of money, career women, the sinful nightclub life, childlessness, debt, worldly attire, et cetera. Dear reader, I cannot warn everyone enough about the dangers of feminist ideologies. We are living in a toxic society today in America! Ungodly advice exists everywhere!

The inspired Holy Bible tells us that Jezebel stirred up her husband Ahab against the LORD. 1st Kings 21:25, “But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.” Ultimately, dogs licked up the dying blood of both wicked Ahab and his trashy evil wife Jezebel.

In the tragic story of Haman in the book of Esther, we read that his wicked wife gave him some very bad advice, which ultimately resulted in Haman and all 10 of their sons being hung. Haman kept complaining at home that Mordecai (an innocent Jew) refused to bow down to worship him. So, Haman's wife Zeresh wickedly suggested that Haman build a gallows 75 feet tall to hand the Mordecai upon...

Esther 5:14, “Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let a gallows be made of fifty cubits high, and tomorrow speak thou unto the king that Mordecai may be hanged thereon: then go thou in merrily with the king unto the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman; and he caused the gallows to be made.”

Haman's wife lived to rue the day she ever opened her stupid mouth...

Es:9:13-14, “Then said Esther, If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews which are in Shushan to do tomorrow also according unto this day's decree, and let Haman's ten sons be hanged upon the gallows. And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree was given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons.”

Oh foolish feminist woman!

Women Should Not Be Teaching The Bible

Revelation 2:19-21, “I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first. Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols. And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not.”

The inspired Holy Bible teaches that women are more vulnerable and susceptible to demonic deception, which is why they need to be in subjection to male authority. That is why I preach against Miss Renee Roland on YouTube, who has tens of thousands of followers (victims). She is making tons of money begging for money donations. Sadly, she denies the biblical truth of a burning Hell where Christ rejecters will spend eternity. Renee is in big trouble with God.

The Apostle Paul refused to even allow women to teach, the way it should be...

1st Timothy 2:11-14, “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.”

In the Garden of Eden, Eve was the first woman to have an interaction with an angel Lucifer... 

1st Corinthians 11:6-10, “For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered. For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man. For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man. Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man. For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels.”

False prophets (bad messengers like the serpent in Eden) are going to lead women astray, and that is why they need to have power (authority) over their head, signified by wearing long hair and head coverings (I admire Arab women who wear burkas). The Bible commands women not to be put into power. Women will destroy the people they lead. ...

2nd Timothy 3:5-7, “Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts, Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.”

In 1st Timothy 5:14-15 we read that career women are already turned aside after Satan, the same wicked angel (Lucifer) who led Eve astray in the Garden of Eden. Whenever there is a power vacuum (lack of authority) over a woman's head (her thinking), the worst influences will fill that void. God pity the woman who has no man to look up to for spiritual guidance, love, strength and leadership. Genesis 3:16b, “and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.” Satan is working every step of the way behind the evil feminist's agenda in America. Please RUN from feminist garbage ladies!!!

The real deception of feminism is promising women liberty but bringing them into bondage. The deception of feminism is calling it “feminism” in the first place; it should be called SATANISM!!! Calling female rebellion “feminism” is the same as your greedy credit card bank printing the word “FREEDOM” on your credit card. Credit cards should have a scorpion with a tail stinger displayed. Feminism is a liberal wicked agenda. Feminism enslaves women! Satan is at the helm of the feminist women's rights movement!

Women need power (authority) over their head, lest they be led astray and deceived by false prophets. 2nd Peter 2:18-19, “For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error. While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.”

We live in a throw away culture where over 95% of people will give you ungodly counsel that the best decision you can make as a wife in a troubled marriage is to get a divorce. Psalm 1:1a, “Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly...” Women's shelters today are a spiritually dangerous place for women to be. God only knows how many millions of women have filed for divorce because of being given ungodly advice, and provided a free pro bono scumbag attorney which she obtained through some accursed women's shelter. The inspired Holy Bible warns saints against taking advice from heathens! Jeremiah 10:2, “Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them.”

Tragically, many rebellious Christian wives today might as well shave their head bald and get some tattoos which read “PURE EVIL” on their 8 finger knuckles, because that is the spiritual condition of their wicked heart. We've all seen weird women today who have a crew cut with green hair that looks like a tennis ball, ripped out knees on their blue jeans, looking pathetic and disheveled like something that a cat wouldn't even drag into the house off the street. The Devil loves to kill, steal and destroy everything that he possibly can (John 10:10).

Feminism is Satanism! It is female rebellion against God-ordained male authority. Like it or not ladies, God ordained that only men should lead society, the church, the family and the marriage. If you disagree with that biblical truth, take it up with God. Like I said earlier, I love all you ladies and thank God for you, but God made you to fulfil a role as a HELP MEET to your husband; not a help meet to your pastor, nor your brother, nor your employer at work, nor your neighbour, nor your father, but ONLY to your husband!

Please don't fall for the demonic deception of feminism, which was corrupt from the beginning.

Pastor R. A. Torrey's Damnable Repentance Heresy

Acts 2:38, “Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.”

One of the greatest religious leaders of the early 20th century was Reuben Archer Torrey (1856-1928). He was commonly known as “R.A. Torrey,” an American evangelist, pastor, educator, and writer. Called by Dwight L. Moody to head Bible institute in Chicago (now Moody Bible Institute). Certainly, Dwight Moody was a mighty man and preacher, and I recognize him as a hero of the Christian faith. My favorite of all the Moody Memorial Church pastors was Harry A. Ironside (1876-1951). Dr. Ironside pastored Moody Memorial Church between 1930-1948. Dr. Torrey joined Dwight L. Moody in his evangelistic work in Chicago in 1889, and became superintendent of the Bible Institute of the Chicago Evangelization Society (now Moody Bible Institute).

Dr. R.A. Torrey was unquestionably sincere, but as all men, he was imperfect in his theology. I have never found one man, neither living or dead, who was without some doctrinal error. Only God's Words are infallible, perfect, inspired, inerrant and divinely preserved. I believe those divinely inspired preserved words to be the King James Bible for the English-speaking world.

Having said that, I must expose what I believe to be doctrinal error in R.A. Torrey's “WHAT THE BIBLE TEACHES,” in which he states:

“II. What Is Repentance?

(1) THE ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD USED: 

The primary thought of the Hebrew word translated 'repent' in the Old Testament is, to pant, to sigh, to groan, and so to lament, to grieve, to grieve about one's doing. ... The Greek word in the New Testament translated 'repent' means 'To change one's mind.'

The same Greek word is used in the LXX for the Hebrew word mentioned above. So its New Testament meaning is to be determined by this Old Testament usage. There is another Greek word used in the New Testament five times and translated 'repent.' This word means, 'it is a care to one afterwards,' —i.e., it 'repents one.' This word is also used in the LXX for the Hebrew word mentioned above. The thought of both sorrow and change of purpose is in the words.”

SOURCE: Pastor R.A. Torrey, “What The Bible Teaches,” p. 353; ©1898, Fleming H. Revell Company

Contrary to what many believers have wrongly been taught, the “Septuagint” is of the Devil. The word “Septuagint” means “70” (or Roman Numeral “LXX”). Between the Old and New Testament, allegedly 70 scholars translated the Old Testament Hebrew into Greek, but this is a myth. The “Septuagint” (LXX) Is A Hoax! Beware Of The Septuagint, Which Is Corrupted Alexandrian Text (it was fabricated in Alexandria, Egypt). The King James Bible is based upon the Masoretic Hebrew text.

Evangelist David W. Daniel's exposes the fraudulent Septuagint:

But do we Christians need the Alexandrian manuscripts? Not at all! For the Old Testament we have the Preserved Words of God in the Hebrew Masoretic text. For the New Testament we have the 5,000-plus manuscripts in Greek, plus the many early translations spread abroad, to witness to the actual words of Christ and His apostles.

So the Septuagint story is a hoax. It was not written before Christ; so it was not used by Jesus or His apostles. It is the only set of manuscripts to include the Apocrypha mixed in with the books of the Bible, so as to justify the Roman Catholic inclusion of them in their Bibles. And it is just those same, perverted Alexandrian codices—the same ones that mess up the New Testament—dressed up in pretty packaging.

Let's stick to our preserved Bible, the King James Bible in English, and leave the Alexandrian perversions alone.

SOURCE: Dr. David W. Daniel's; What Is The Septuagint?

Dr. Torrey gets into hot water doctrinally with the following embellishment of the word “repent”:

“In the usage of the words the thought of regret, and the thought of change of purpose and action, are both found; but the emphasis is upon the change of purpose and action, especially in the first New Testament word mentioned above. In our day there is a danger of underestimating the importance of sorrow for sin. Sorrow for sin is not repentance, but it is an element in repentance. What the repentance or change of mind is about must be determined by the context. Repentance for sin is such a sorrow for sin or abhorrence of sin, such a change of mind about it, as leads the sinner to turn away from it with all his heart.”

SOURCE: Dr. R.A. Torrey; “What The Bible Teaches,” p. 355; ©1898, Fleming H. Revell Company

That is heresy!!! Dr. Torrey is wrong on the subject of repentance. It is a false Gospel to tell unsaved people that they must feel “sorrow” for their sins to be saved. This is the English meaning of the word repent, not the Biblical Greek meaning. Mr. Torrey foolishly attempts to embellish the meaning of repentance from being “a change of mind” to being “a change of life,” by overlaying the New Testament with the Old Testament. That's like comparing green beans to coconuts. The word “repent” in the Old Testament is never used concerning salvation. The word “repent” is mentioned 45 times in the Old Testament. At least 40 of those times, repent refers to God and not man. That fact speaks volumes!!! There is no connection between the word “repent” and salvation in the Old Testament.

The only requirement to BELIEVE THE GOSPEL is to repent (think differently) about whatever has been hindering you from believing the Gospel. A person is born-again the very moment that they BELIEVE. 1st Corinthians 1:21, “For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.” The idea of turning away from sins as a prerequisite to placing one's faith in the Gospel is totally unbiblical. You cannot show me even one mention in the Holy Bible that says to “turn from sins” or “repent of sins” to be saved. This includes the Old Testament. In nearly every mention of the word “repent” in the Old Testament, it is God that is God doing the repenting, not man.

Deep Sorrow For Sin, Regret And Hatred Of it, Are Not Requirements To Believe The Gospel

The idea of repentance being a deep sorrow for sin, and regret over past actions, and a purpose to turn away from it, is not a requirement to receive the free gift of God, which is eternal life. The following is heresy taught by Pastor Torrey, the same wrong meaning of repentance as espoused by Roman Catholicism...

“Repentance for sin is such a sorrow for sin or abhorrence of sin, such a change of mind about it, as leads the sinner to turn away from it with all his heart.”

SOURCE: Dr. R.A. Torrey; “What The Bible Teaches,” p. 355; ©1898, Fleming H. Revell Company

I do not agree with the unbiblical use of sacraments in the Episcopal Church. However, the following explanation of metanoia by Episcopal Pastor Eli Brayley is superbly written, with which I agree wholeheartedly:

Simply put, metanoia is a word filled with remarkable meaning by the preaching of Christ and the apostles. It is not a word that comes replete with it's own meaning. The English word "repentance", on the other hand, comes filled with it's own meaning - it needs no supplementation by context. Repentance means to feel remorse or regret for your sins; it's Latin root literally means "pain; suffering in view of being liable to punishment". Metanoia has no such meaning associated with it. The word is Greek, and it is made up of two words: meta & nous. Meta means "after" or "change", and nous is the Greek word for "mind". The word means "after-mind" and signifies a change of mind: thinking one way, but then afterwards thinking another. It is the opposite of pronoia (pro-nous) which means before-mind: the mind or thinking you have before. Interestingly, there is another Greek word we frequently use in English that is related to metanoia: it is paranoia (para-nous). Literally, the word means to be beside-mind, or we would say "out of your mind", or "beside yourself." Paranoia is not being in a right mind, but having a mind that is off center - that is, not where it should be. If you compare metanoia and paranoia together, you get the idea of what the New Testament call for metanoia is: it is a command to change your mind and get it where it should be.

Of course, metanoia, when used as a command ("change your mind") needs supplementation by context; it needs to be filled with more information because we need to know what we are supposed to change our mind about. It can be something small (metanoia about how to spell "judgment"), to something enormously large (metanoia about your religious worldview). The sky is the limit with metanoia, and that is precisely the point of the remarkable function of the word in the New Testament. It is not restricted, like "repentance", to a narrow meaning of pain and sorrow for sin, which we then have to force unnaturally to fit with the gospel. It is a change of mind unto the gospel itself. 

The gospel is what the change of mind is about. The preaching of Jesus and the apostles speaks to the nous and men change or don't change their mind as they hear it. When a man changes his mind at the preaching of the gospel, he has experienced metanoia. Thus, the proclamation of metanoia at the beginning of the New Testament is the doorway into the entire rest of the doctrine of the New Testament: Change your mind! About what? Listen! A radical mindshift in the religious world is about to happen... no, it is happening now... What we thought about God and the law and righteousness and forgiveness is all about to change. Hear! Metanoia and believe the gospel!

New Testament metanoia is a divine call to a radical mind-shift in the way men think about religion. Therefore "repentance" is an entirely unsatisfactory translation of the amazing word "metanoia" which gives a completely different feeling to the preaching of Jesus and His apostles. Was the major proclamation of Jesus and the apostles "Repent! Feel sorry for your sins"? Or was it "Metanoia! Think a new way"! 

Do you see what a difference these two words make? Which one is in keeping with the gospel of grace as we know it from the New Testament? Not the first, but the second. The gospel calls us to a new way of thinking about religion. Whereas men think that they are good, and that obedience to the law is the way of salvation, and that the law only requires partial obedience, and that most people won't perish, Jesus calls us to believe that there is none good, and that no one will be saved by obedience to the law, because the law requires perfect obedience, and that broad is the road that leads to destruction. 

The apostles call us to believe that the cross of Christ is the power and the wisdom of God, the only way whereby we are saved, and live, through faith, while the world thinks that the cross is foolishness. Which word best summarizes this kind of preaching: "repent", or "metanoia"? Certainly not the first, but the second.

SOURCE: The Great Meaning Of Metanoia

Amen, that is 100% accurate and biblical.

In sharp contrast, Pastor R.A. Torrey does what false prophets typically do. That is, he begins by making a true statement, but then subtly builds from that truthfully statement an entire system of falsehood and heresy. False prophets will come at you with a word salad. Dr. Torrey begins by defining repentance correctly as “a change of mind,” but then he makes the following heretical exaggerated false claim:

“In the usage of the words the thought of regret, and the thought of change of purpose and action, are both found; but the emphasis is upon the change of purpose and action, especially in the first New Testament word mentioned above. In our day there is a danger of underestimating the importance of sorrow for sin. Sorrow for sin is not repentance, but it is an element in repentance. What the repentance or change of mind is about must be determined by the context. Repentance for sin is such a sorrow for sin or abhorrence of sin, such a change of mind about it, as leads the sinner to turn away from it with all his heart.”

SOURCE: Dr. R.A. Torrey; “What The Bible Teaches,” p. 355; ©1898, Fleming H. Revell Company

Dr. Torrey wrongly assumes that repentance is a change of mind about sinful bad habits. That is the English understanding of what it means to “repent,” not the Greek word “metanoia.” Effectively, R.A. Torrey is teaching the heresy of Lordship Salvation.

We Are Saved By God's Imputed Righteousness

But we do read in Genesis 15:6 that Abraham's faith was imputed (counted) for righteousness. Genesis 15:6, “And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.” This is the Gospel. The Gospel is not predicated by turning away from sinful behavior as Dr. Torrey errantly teaches. I mean no unkindness to Dr. Torrey, but the Gospel as defined in the Bible does not require forsaking the world, ceasing from sinful bad habits, nor following Jesus as the “Lord” of one's life. None of these constitute the Gospel.

As appealing as R.A. Torrey's teachings on repentance may be, the Biblical doctrine of IMPUTATION exposes Mr. Torrey as a false prophet. Romans 4:5-6, “But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works.” The word “counted” in Romans 4:5 comes from the same exact Greek word, logizomai, as “impute” in verse 6. A man's faith is IMPUTED for righteousness!!! This totally leaves out the concept of turning away from sins to be saved.

Granted, the entire reason for God saving a man is to liberate him from the chains of sin, and the power of darkness. Colossians 1:13, “Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son.” God saves believers UNTO GOOD WORKS, not BY GOOD WORKS. Ephesians 2:10, “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.”

Please don't get the wrong idea that I think Christians have God's permission to live in habitual sin, because we don't (Romans 3:31); but if a believer does choose to live in deliberate sin, their eternal security is not in jeopardy (as Evangelists Ray Comfort and Paul Washer falsely teach). This is why there are two separate judgments: one for believers (2nd Corinthians 5:9-11) and another for unbelievers (Revelation 20:11-15). Jesus died for our sins on the cross. 

We've been bought with a price, and that “price” is the precious blood of Jesus. 1st Corinthians 6:20, “For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.” If you are a born-again believer, you completely belong to God. We ought to live for the Lord as believers. However, regardless of how we choose to live our life, eternal life is a free gift. The two are not related. Salvation and Discipleship are two separate matters.

It is gross theological incompetence for Bible teachers to turn Romans 10:9 into a requirement to be saved. Of all the hundreds of references in the New Testament to believing the Gospel to be saved, only once in Romans 10:9 do we read anything about “confession” being related to salvation. I have found umpteen websites which require “confessing 'Jesus is Lord'” to be saved. This is a false Gospel. Whereas the King James Bible correctly says, “That if though shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus,” the corrupted New International Version (NIV) says, “That if you confess with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord'.” This is the corrupted Alexandrian text of Satan. The Bible does not require declaring Jesus as one's Lord to be saved. This is works. Many of today's preachers are caught between grace and works.

The Bible gives us clear evidence that it is possible to BELIEVE THE GOSPEL and still refuse to confess Christ. This plainly teaches us that salvation does not require confession. Romans 10:9 is often taken out of context. It is improper Bible exegesis to lift a Bible verse out of context and base a doctrine of just one passage of Scripture.

John 12:42-43, “Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue: For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.” Anybody who teaches that a person must “confess Jesus” to be saved is teaching heresy. The chief rulers who believed were saved, but “THEY DID NOT CONFESS HIM” (John 12:42-43).

Beware Of The False Doctrine Of Zionism

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.”

Israel could be attacked and nuked tomorrow and it would be biblical. The inspired Holy Bible does not guarantee any special divine protection from God during the Times Of The Gentiles, as our text Scripture passage plainly teaches from the book of Luke. The Times Of The Gentiles will be fulfilled at the Second Coming of Jesus Christ (which will happen after the 7-year Tribulation period), the stone cut out of the mountain in king Nebuchadnezzar's image which he saw in a dream (Daniel 2:45).

As a born again Christian, and as an independent fundamentalist Baptist, I stand against present-day manmade Israel. I am sick and tired of hearing brainwashed Zionists in churches misinterpreting Genesis 12:3, “And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.” This promise was exclusively for Abraham alone. This very does NOT apply to all Jews of all time.

We know this to be true because of passages such as Exodus 19:5-6, “Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine: And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation.  These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.” Please don't miss that all-important preposition “if,” meaning that God's promises to bless the Jews have always been CONDITIONAL upon their continued faith and obedience. God's promises have always followed a line of faith.

That is why I reject the modern teaching of Replacement Theology, because there was never anything to replace. From the very beginning, God cursed disobedient Jews, He did not bless them (cf. Deuteronomy chapter 28). Israel is Israel and the Church is the Church. That is what I humbly believe. "THE CHOSEN" today include all (and only) born again believers, comprised of Jews and Gentiles alike (Galatians 3:26-29). No unsaved Jew who rejects Jesus as the Messiah will ever enter into The Promised Land, nor into Heaven. Only a born again Jew is of the seed of Abraham in God's sight (Romans 2:28-29).

When the arrogant self-righteous Pharisees boasted of their Jewish ancestry, John the Baptist told them "big deal," God could raise up stones as the children of Abraham if He wanted to do so. Matthew 3:9, “And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.” The fact they were Jewish meant absolutely NOTHING to God. The LORD is not a respecter of persons (Romans 10:12). Hebrews 11:6 says that without faith it is IMPOSSIBLE to please God, and that includes every human being, regardless of one's ancestry, heritage or ethnicity. The United States is falling apart today on many levels. We certainly have NOT been blessed for supporting the manmade farce called" Israel" in Palestine.

Evangelist John R. Rice (1895-1980) did NOT think that present-day Israel is the fulfillment of Bible prophecy, and neither do I. And neither did Pastor J. Vernon McGee (1904-1988). Israel today is no different than any other heathen nation. According to Hosea 3:4-5, the true nation of Israel won't be restored until the Jews repent toward God when Jesus Christ returns. The legitimate nation of Israel has not existed since 586 BC when Jerusalem was annihilated, enslaved and conquered by Babylon. Since 70 AD, due to Roman persecution and annihilation, the Jews have been scattered throughout the world.

And although 7 million Jews have returned to Palestine since 1948, they have not yet returned unto the LORD. When the Man of Sin (Antichrist, or “in place of Christ”) comes, the Jews and Arabs alike will embrace him as their False Messiah. The future Antichrist (aka, the Beast) will deceive the whole world according to Revelation 12:9. If it were possible, he would even deceive God's children, the elect (Matthew 24:24).

Beware of the deceptive evils of Zionist propaganda which have crept into most churches today. Our focus as believers in these last day should be upon preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom to the world, and not upon the future Kingdom of Israel. It is idolatry to idolize the nation of Israel and the Jews. Since God has rejected and cursed the Jews (Romans 11:23-24), we ought not bid them Godspeed (2nd John 1:11). God in His mercy has made a way back to the Olive Tree (the promises of God) for any Jews, which is only through faith in Jesus Christ (Galatians 3:26-29). Thank you for reading my ministry blog. Jesus is precious!!!

What About The New IFB Teaching That You Must Pray To Be Saved?

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.”

Kindly, I respectfully disagree with Pastor Steven L. Anderson that prayer is the Bible method to be saved, but he has a right to his own opinion as a fundamentalist Bible preacher, which I respect. I love Brother Anderson and he is a ministry friend. It is not damnable heresy as some try to make it. Brother Onorato Diamante on YouTube is also my ministry friend, and I support his soul-winning ministry. In this theological debate, I side with Onorato.

Pastor Jack Hyles taught us to use a Sinner's Prayer at Hyles-Anderson College, which is how I was taught. But Dr. Hyles also made it clear that you don't have to pray to be saved.

Furthermore, Evangelist Bob Jones Sr. (1883-1968), or simply “Dr. Bob” as friends and students called him, rightly taught that you don't have to pray to get to Heaven...

“'Pray to be saved. Ask the Lord to save you.' This is what I heard a minister say to a convicted sinner who came forward for prayer at the close of an evangelistic service. Nowhere in the Bible are men told to pray to be saved. There are examples where men did pray and were saved. Men are told to repent, to believe, to obey the Gospel, but the Bible never says to pray for salvation. It does say that whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved, but nowhere does the Bible command men to pray to be saved. I think I know why, God, who made the human heart, knew that it was not necessary to tell convicted sinners to pray. If a sinner can see Jesus Christ on the cross, it is as natural for him to pray as it is for birds to sing or flowers to bloom. 'Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved.'” —Dr. Bob Jones Sr., “Comments On Here And Hereafter,” chapter titled: 'Prayer And Praise,' p. 163; Bob Jones University Press, Inc., © 1942

Bravo Dr. Bob!

Furthermore, several years ago I heard Pastor Anderson say in a sermon that if anyone says he doesn't believe you can be saved by faith alone without prayer, they are a liar. He simply believes that calling upon the name of the Lord in prayer is the Bible method of winning souls. This does not in any way negate the saving power of the Gospel.

That being said, I am concerned that using a Sinner's Prayer might confuse some people, but that is only my personal experience and opinion. When I got saved at age 12, I needlessly struggled with the assurance of my salvation for the next 10 years, because no one had ever showed me from the Bible that I could be saved by simply believing the Gospel. I kept worrying what I had prayed, and since I couldn't remember, it drove me crazy.

And even though I prayed at least 50 times over those years for God to save me, I still couldn't find any peace in the matter because no one had ever shown me the true simple Gospel, which is salvation by faith in Jesus' death on the cross, burial and His bodily resurrection, apart from all human effort. But it wasn't until I read Pastor Max Younce's helpful book, "Salvation And The Public Invitation" that I finally found the sweet peace that I am saved. Dr. Younce's book SOLIDIFIED my salvation beliefs.

Faithful Word Baptist Church won 10,121 lost souls to Christ over the past year (Pastor Anderson personally led 182 sinners to faith in Christ). Amen and amen! It would be folly to say that none of those people got saved because they were led in a Sinner's Prayer. I led many people to Christ using a Sinner's Prayer in my early ministry days. But I stopped using it many years ago for the aforementioned reasons.

I will say this, it is VERY normal for a person to want to pray a Sinner's Prayer to accompany their faith. I did at age 12. I silently called out to God in my heart to save me, and He graciously did at age 12. I believe people are saved before they ever open their mouth to pray, or walk down a church aisle, because it is the heart's faith that saves a sinner, and not their behavioral responses (Romans 10:9-10). I believe that 95% of sinners instinctively pray a Sinner's Prayer at the time of conversion. This is fine and not wrong to do.

That all being said, I think it is paramount that Bible preachers emphasis that we are saved by faith alone without having to pray, call or ask to be saved. I once heard Pastor Bob Gray Sr. rightly say that Jesus doesn't forgive sin. Jesus has already paid for everyone's sins with His precious blood. I love that! So, all someone needs to do to be saved is to simply by faith (taking God at His written Word) accept Christ's sacrifice on the cross as full payment for their sins, believing that Christ was buried but is now risen, to be saved. It's that easy to go to Heaven.

You don't have to ask to receive a gift that is freely being offered to you, you simply just take it. Eternal life is a "free gift" according to Romans 5:15-18, 6:23 and Ephesians 2:8-9. JESUS PAID IT ALL, all I have to do to receive God's free gift is BELIEVE that Jesus did it all for me through Calvary's cross 2,000 years ago.

One final word, I am aware that some New IFB pastors (e.g., Jonathan Shelley in Texas) insist that you must pray to be saved, which is blatant heresy! Yet, as I mentioned in this blog, Pastor Steven Anderson does not teach that. He has plainly said that it is possible for someone to be saved by faith alone without saying a Sinner's Prayer, but he simply chooses to always use a Sinner's Prayer in his church's soul-winning efforts. Each pastor is different.