I am saddened and frustrated by so many professed Christians today. It is tragic that pastors, churches and Bible colleges all across America are in a slumber of isolationism. They are doing their own little thing, making money, enjoying life, but refuse to throw rocks at anyone who is teaching heresy. There are plenty of Scripture passages which exhort believers to expose false doctrine. Ephesians 5:11, “And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.” What is more dark than a false gospel? ...
2nd John 1:11, “For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.”
One of the biggest heretics of our day is Dr. Steve Pettit, who is the Executive President at Bob Jones University. Dr. Pettit is a devour follower of Pastor John MacArthur. They are friends. Steve Pettit bids Godspeed to Mr. MacArthur. They preach the same false gospel of “Lordship” salvation, damning men's souls to Hell.
“He that lieth down with dogs shall rise up with fleas.” —Benjamin Franklin
If one spends time with bad or corrupt people, one will suffer in some way (often by becoming like said associates). Steve Pettit is as bad a preacher as he is a mandolin player!
Friend, where do we draw the line between what is acceptable doctrine and what is not? Where do we draw the line between orthodox Christian doctrine and heresy? We all agree that the inspired Word of God is our final and only authority, but since preachers all disagree over what the Bible means, how do we know what the truth is? It must then come down to each individual person doing their own study and investigation into a matter, so they can conclude for them self what the truth is. What may be THE TRUTH to me may not be THE TRUTH to you!
This is what the Bereans did in the Bible. Acts 17:10-11, “And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.” I love this passage of Scripture! I fully recommend buying Christian fundamentalist books from Berean Publications, named after the Bereans in the Bible. They carry some great books authored by Pastor Bob Gray Sr., one of my mentors. I highly admire the Bereans in the Bible, they didn't just follow a preacher as many people foolishly do today, they SEARCHED THE SCRIPTUES to verify the truth for themselves.
It burdens my heart to see thousands of students blindly follow a false teacher like Dr. Steve Pettit. Pettit is a Calvinist! Read what he taught 2,700 students and faculty at BJU on January 26, 2015:
Now read what Evangelist John Bunyan (1628-1688) rightly said:“You can't just speak about getting saved, and you accepted Christ, and then that's it! There is a justification; There is a sanctification; There's ultimately a glorification, and though there are three parts, they are all part of the whole, and you cannot separate them. In order for you to qualify for the award, you have to get into the race, you have to stay in the race, and you have to finish the race. If you want to win, you have to run to the end; and winning in the Christian life is everything, because if you lose—if you don't finish—you lose everything—you lose your SOUL. And so, the Christian race is the life of faith that begins, is run, and is finished when we cross over into Heaven!” —Dr. Steve Pettit (“What Does It Mean To Run 'The Race'?” - 11:34)
“If you do not put a difference between justification wrought by the man Christ without and sanctification wrought by the Spirit of Christ within, you are not able to divide the Word aright; but contrariwise, you corrupt the Word of God, and cast stumbling blocks before the people.” [emphasis added] —Evangelist John Bunyan
No, the reality of the genuineness of my faith is MY FAITH ITSELF! So according to Steve Pettit, you are not saved if your life hasn't changed, if there is no sanctification. John Bunyan wisely understood that failing to put a clear difference between justification and sanctification CORRUPTS THE WORD OF GOD AND CASTS STUMBLING BLOCKS BEFORE THE PEOPLE! This was the exact same thing (WORKS) which caused the Jews to STUMBLE...“For the real reality of the genuineness of your faith is that you are faithful to run the race!” —Dr. Steve Pettit (“What Does It Mean To Run 'The Race'?” - 22:44)
Romans 9:31-33, “But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness. Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone; As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.”
Please don't miss that friend. The Bible says that the Jews sincerely sought after righteousness, but they didn't obtain it! Why? It is because they sought it by the WORKS of the Law instead of by FAITH. That is exactly what Calvinists like Steve Pettit, Marty Herron and John MacArthur are doing. In their corrupt mindset you cannot merely put your faith in Jesus Christ as your Savior and then that's it, you're going to Heaven! They think if you're really saved your faith will prove itself by resulting in a changed life (sanctification). As you just read for yourself, Steve Pettit teaches that you CANNOT separate justification from sanctification. That is, he says you cannot separate FAITH from WORKS. That is another gospel if ever there was one!!!
Pastor John Bunyan is absolutely right that we must put a difference between justification and sanctification, lest we CORRUPT THE WORD OF GOD AND CAST A STUMBLING BLOCK BEFORE THE PEOPLE! Steve Pettit and John MacArthur corrupt God's Word. These wicked men cast stumbling blocks before the people!!! I'm talking about the ungodly Bob Jones University crowd today! They have changed for the worst over the past 50 years. Why aren't pastors and churches exposing these wicked men?
Someone recently told me that their Hyles-Anderson College graduate pastor supports John MacArthur's ministry in California. Why oh why? Folks, there are not two gospels. John MacArthur's plan of salvation is so hard that he teaches children cannot be saved. The Satanic Mormon college, Brigham Young University (BYU) require their students to read John MacArthur's perverse text: “FAITH WORKS,” because they agree on Lordship Salvation. Pastor MacArthur blasphemously teaches that Jesus didn't have God's blood flowing in His veins, effectively denying Christ's virgin birth. Mr. MacArthur errantly teaches that Jesus' blood soaked into the dirt at Calvary and is not sprinkled on the Mercy Seat in Heaven. This corrupt man cannot be a child of God and hold to such perverse theology!!!
Dr. John MacArthur, as does Dr. Steve Petit, foolishly teach that salvation is an EXCHANGE, a TRADE, for all you are for all that Christ it. Dear reader, eternal life is a free gift from God, paid for in full by Jesus Christ through Calvary's cross. Jesus paid for our sins with His precious blood (1st Peter 1:18-19). Please RUN away from Pastor MacArthur!!!
The Bible commands us as Christian men to REBUKE THEM SHARPLY who subvert whole households with a perverse gospel. It is our responsibility, especially preachers!!! The Pensacola Christian College (PCC) camp is sinfully silent, trying to remain neutral in the work of God. If Bible-believing Christians don't REBUKE THEM SHARPLY who preach another gospel, then who will do it? Dr. John MacArthur says a lot of brilliant things from the Bible. He is a suave orator, likable, bold in his preaching and a brilliant thinker, and yet he is of the Devil for perverting the Gospel.
Here again is the damnable heresy that Pastor John MacArthur preaches to millions of people. Any time someone comes along preaching that salvation will “cost” you something, you know that minister was inspired by demons...“Don’t believe anyone who says it’s easy to become a Christian. Salvation for sinners cost God His own Son; it cost God’s Son His life, and it’ll cost you the same thing...” —Dr. John MacArthur, Grace To You, an updated quote from his book 'Hard To Believe', page 93.
The “simple” thing about salvation is that all you have to do to receive eternal life is to BELIEVE the Gospel. If you gladly receive the GOOD NEWS of Jesus Christ crucified on the cross, buried and bodily risen the third day, you are saved! Acts 2:43, “Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.” (God will even save you if you grumpily receive the GOOD NEWS!) They were saved by gladly receiving the Good News of Jesus crucified, buried and risen. Then they were water baptized as a pubic profession of their faith.“Who is John MacArthur? He is the one man in America doing more than anybody to destroy soul-winning churches!” —Dr. Jack Hyles (a needful quote from the MP3 sermon, "I Sojourn In Mesech")
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