2nd John 1:1-11, “The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth; For the truth's sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever. Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father. And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another. And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it. For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist. Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward. Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son. If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed: For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.”
I started doing something years ago which has revolutionized my Bible study. I started examining the entire passage, to get the proper context of a Scripture. For most of my Christian life I did what many preachers do, I just cherry picked a particular passage of Scripture and ran with it. Our text passage is one such Scripture, from 2nd John 1:11. The Bible warns that whosoever bids Godspeed to a false prophet is a “partaker of his evil deeds.” It is an “evil deed” to preach false doctrine! The worst evil deed of all is to preach another gospel, a false gospel!
In just the first four verses above, we read the word “the truth” and “truth's sake” and “in truth” mentioned five times! Clearly, Paul was concerned about THE TRUTH. Those of you who regularly read my website articles and blogs know that I often capitalize the word “THE TRUTH,” simply because, as my friend Pastor Max Younce often teaches: “RIGHT DOCTRINE MATTER,” which is the name of this blog.
Sadly, right doctrine doesn't matter to most pastors and clergy today. Instead, they are mainly concerned about the work of administration, raising funds to keep their ministry's doors open, and keeping their board of directors happy. Nothing is ruining America today like church pulpit committees, who control what their hen-pecked pastors preach. It will be a cold day in Hell before anybody ever tells me what I can or cannot preach!!! Although the pastor is not the authority of a church (the inspired Word of God is), the pastor is supposed to preach upon the authority of the Word of God. Thus saith the Lord!!!
And nothing is ruining Bible colleges today like apostate boards of directors, dictating the spiritual condition of the institution. That is how some incompetent false teacher, like Evangelist Steve Pettit, ever got hired to be the leader of Bob Jones University since 2014. If you don't know already, prepare oh saint of God to be HORRIFIED by what Steve Pettit preaches to their 2,700 students and faculty at BJU today. That is Calvinism! That is Lordship Salvation! Sadly, this perversion of the Gospel is broadcast through the Micronesia islands by the corrupt Harvest Baptist Church on Guam. Harvest broadcasts the daily chapel services of BJU on the church's radio station KHMG 88.1 FM. It is sickening and heartbreaking that the biggest Baptist church on Guam is controlled by Satan. Payday Someday!!!
Folks, this is why I make such a fuss, and get angry oftentimes about evil, and I know God is proud of me. I often feel bad for getting really upset about heretics and their refusal to repent, but then the indwelling Holy Spirit always comforts me, as if to silently say:
“My son, you are 'HOT' concerning THE TRUTH, which pleases me. You were the only one who did the right thing at the Harvest Baptist Church on Guam. You loved them enough to TELL THE TRUTH, for which that rejected and ostracized you from their selfish religious group. I have already judged them and found them guilty, it is just a matter of time until they meet their unpleasant fate. They abused you horribly David for telling them THE TRUTH. They are the evildoers, but you have been faithful my son! They hypocritically call me 'Lord, Lord,' but do not my commandments. They preach another gospel from their fake bibles, but you did what was right. Hang in there, I will vindicate you soon enough. I am proud of you David and I am with you always son.”
The Holy Spirit then reminds me of Revelation 3:15-17, where God says He would rather have us “HOT” or “COLD,” but He vomits out those who are “LUKEWARM.” I further hear God's blessed Spirit say to my hurting soul:
"David, YOU CARE, you are not cold and lukewarm like they are. You are faithfully preaching THE TRUTH in love that I called you preach as my servant. I have called other servants to be pastors, and some missionaries, and others teachers, but I chose you to be an evangelist. A pastor comforts the afflicted; but an evangelist afflicts the comforted, and that is what you do. I want you to step on toes (Titus 1:10-14; Ephesians 5:11; Jude 1:3). Why do you think I made you to be reclusive in your personality? Have you ever noticed that in any group of people you've ever been in, eventually you end up being all alone by yourself? That is because in order to preach against the majority, I need for you to be in the minority. Yes, I made you the way I wanted you to be, so that you can preach to save many people alive, even though you are suffering in your loneliness. I will make it all up to you in eternity. You just keep preaching THE TRUTH my son, no matter what, and leave the rest up to Me!”
I believe those words as much as I am saved and on my way to Heaven. Why? Simply because I TOLD THE TRUTH!!!
If Lordship Salvation is true—that you cannot go to Heaven unless you clean up your act of filth and attempt to quit sinning, and surrender all to Christ as the absolute Lord and the Master of your life, and follow Jesus no matter what the cost for the rest of your life, and live a lifestyle of repentance—then my preaching for the past 20 years online has all been in vain.
But if Lordship Salvation is false—that you get saved simply by coming to God as a guilty sinner, and BELIEVE the Gospel (i.e., the Good News of Jesus Christ crucified on the cross, buried and physically resurrected from the dead three days later)—then my preaching all these 20 years is justified, and woe unto Bob Jones University (BJU) for preaching another gospel, and woe unto Pensacola Christian College (PCC) for bidding them Godspeed (as if it doesn't really matter what we believe, just so long as we can all make money together).
The Bible teaches that it is a wicked thing to even invite false prophets into your home:
2nd John 1:9-11, “Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son. If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed: For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.”
I hate to mention Samantha Field. She was a female student at Pensacola Christian College (PCC). Sadly, Samantha Field was violated on the property grounds of PCC. Tragically, a cold-hearted PCC staff member told her to “repent” and let the matter go.
That doesn't surprise me one bit, because that is exactly what I was told by Pastor Sean Quinlan. In 2018 at the Lighthouse Baptist Church on Guam, I was having a private conversation with a fellow Christian brother. I was warning him about the Devil's modern Bible, and to avoid the Bob Jones University camp who sell, use and promote Satan's corruptible seed. Like a fool, Pastor Quinlan felt compelled to openly rebuke me for my zeal for God's Word. He berated me and said he had been eavesdropping on my conversions for the past several months, and falsely accused me of being “OBSESSED” over the Bible.
Although he meant is an an evil accusation, I still considerate it a badge of honor. Buster, you had better believe that I am OBSSESED over the inspired Word of God!!! And so was David in the Old Testament. Psalms 119:139-140, “My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words. Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.” At first I was apologetic and kind, not wanting to argue with a pastor. But he was angry and persistent. I mentioned that Harvest Baptist Church on Guam is pulling on the same rope as the Devil by preaching Lordship Salvation, using and promoting Devil's bibles, preaching misunderstood repentance and bidding Godspeed to BJU. I was disgusted and horrified when Pastor Quinlan replied: “Harvest is our sister church!” What a fool!
Just like Samantha Field was told to let the matter go when she was violated at PCC, I was told by Pastor Sean Quinlan to let the matter go about Harvest Baptist Church on Guam, because he said: "It is none of our business what they do at Harvest Baptist Church.” Oh how wrong he is! It is our business what every institution, church or person teaches and preaches, especially if they are influencing tens of thousands of people like Harvest Baptist Church on Guam. The Bible commands godly men to “REBUKE THEM SHARPLY” (Titus 1:13). I will not let the matter go, and neither should Samantha Field.
Wrong is wrong wherever it rears its ugly head! The big problem at PCC is that their incompetent pastors at Campus Church aren't teaching them properly. They are failing to pay attention to the details. When I attended Campus Church for the summer of 2021, Pastor Redlin sinfully believed some slander that he had heard about me, and he condemned me for it, which is unjust. Consequently, he threatened me that I had better “walk circumspectly” if I were to be allowed to attended Campus Church. Folks, Jeff Redlin is too big for his britches! Redlin is a sinner just like anybody else. Sadly, they operate Campus Church like a big prison complex, with security guards screening every person who drives or steps foot onto PCC's property to attend church or go to college. PCC is much like a secretive cult today.
I have learned firsthand that Pensacola Christian College and their alumni sinfully bid Godspeed to the Satanic Bob Jones University camp today, making them partakers of their evil deeds.
Ellen G. White and Steve Pettit Agree On Lordship Salvation
Dr. Pettit is a corrupt false prophet, who requires works for salvation. In the following quote from Miss Ellen G. White's book, “Steps To Christ,” she teaches Lordship Salvation (which is a works-based false plan of salvation). She is essentially teaching the EXACT SAME heresy as Steve Pettit:
“That so-called faith in Christ which professes to release men from the obligation of obedience to God, is not faith, but presumption. 'By grace are ye saved through faith.' But 'faith, if it hath not works, is dead.'” —Miss Ellen G. White, 'Steps To Christ,' p. 61
As you just read, Miss White says you cannot merely get saved by faith, you have to live a lifetime of faithfulness! Steve Pettit agrees with her! He states:
“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)
Do you see how they agree? They both teach that you can't just get born-again and that's it. They both say more is required, that you are OBLIGATED to live a life of obedience to God. This is the Devil's lie of Lordship Salvation!!!
SDA legend Ellen G. White says true faith does not release men from the obligation of obedience to God; otherwise she says it is NOT faith. In other words, if you don't live the Christian life, and all the obligations it includes, you are not saved! She misinterprets James 2:17 to support her heresy that works are required to be saved. Steve Pettit and Ellen White are in doctrinal agreement. Folks, that is not regeneration! That is not the instantaneous new birth. Steve Petite has the same deadly mindset as John MacArthur.
They view salvation as beginning with faith, but then it is a PROCESS that continues your whole life, and if you don't faithfully run that race, you don't get eternal life!!! I agree that salvation is more than being saved, in the sense that after we are salvaged (born-again), God begins to recycle us for a lifetime; however, eternal life itself is a free gift, which does not require faithfully living for Christ! The former is salvation (our POSITION in Christ), the latter is discipleship (our CONDITION in Christ).
Telling The Truth Makes Enemies
Dear reader, I am not the enemy. I am not the bad guy. I am simply telling THE TRUTH, which is the fastest way to make enemies and get kicked out of churches today. I didn't start the fight with the Harvest Baptist Church on Guam, they did. They did by freaking out when I loved them enough to simply share some books with their pastors. These are the books that I shared hardcopies of with them:
- I Never Knew You (Michael P. Bowen)
- NIV: The Antichrist's Bible (Pastor Al Lacy)
- Martin Luther: Master Of Deceit (Pastor Max D. Younce)
- Somebody Has Got To Milk The Cows (Pastor Jack Hyles; this is the MP3)
When freely given to Harvest's pastors on Guam, those four books were like a cat landing on a hot stove on a cold winter's day!!! They immediately counted me as their enemy, the very men whom I had considered my “friends” for the previous year. My how THE TRUTH divides families, churches and friends!!! I thought as friends they could handle THE TRUTH, but I was mistaken, they vehemently rejected it, just as did the wicked Old Testament religious leaders. Hosea 4:6, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.”
I suffer in my body from stenosis and radiculitis in my neck, from multiple old neck injuries. Radiculitis (or Radiculopathy) is the opposite of Peripheral Neuropathy, but has the same feeling (effects). Peripheral Neuropathy is pain, tingling and numbness caused by damage at the nerve ENDINGS (which is common in Type II diabetic sufferers); whereas Radiculopathy is pain, tingling and numbness caused by damage at the nerve ROOT (which in my case is in my spinal cord in my neck). As I type right now, I am feeling horrible burning throughout my entire body. Both of my arms feel inflated with air, and I feel sharp shooting pain into my left fingers as I type. I suffer from this all the time. Thankfully, I have better days than worse days, but I am always suffering to some degree, since 2004. It is a heavy burden, my thorn in the flesh that God uses to keep me humble, lest I be exalted above measure as the Apostle Paul said in the Bible. So I live in constant pain and discomfort, which makes things difficult.
Since I suffer in constant pain, it compels me to always pull for little people, the underdog, the truth, the person nobody wants, the unpopular King James Bible, and Jesus Christ Who was led outside the gate of the camp. I admit that I am emotionally sensitive. Being in pain and bodily discomfort makes me even more sensitive. I have little patience with abusive pastors! I know that God is good and ethical. I have always believed that since I am suffering more than most people, and it requires more sacrifice for me to sit here at my computer for 50-60 hours each and every week (on average) laboring on my website ministry for the past 20 years, that Jesus Christ Whom I faithfully serve will reward me more greatly. Some mean people have said that since I only have a website, and not a church ministry, that I am wasting my time and God won't reward me. But that is not what the Bible teaches!
In 1st Corinthians 3:8b we read that “every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.” The Bible does not place any stipulations on this labor, except that a person by saved. God will not reward the good works performed by an unsaved person. Ezekiel 33:13, “When I shall say to the righteous, that he shall surely live; if he trust to his own righteousness, and commit iniquity, all his righteousnesses shall not be remembered; but for his iniquity that he hath committed, he shall die for it.” Anybody who trusts IN HIS OWN RIGHTEOUSNESS, his good works shall not be remembered by God in eternity.
What saith the Scripture? Matthew 7:22-23, “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.” These sincere people did many wonderful works. They did good deeds. They followed Christ loyally as their “Lord.” Yet Jesus denied knowing them as His sheep!!! You see friend, you don't get to Heaven by following Jesus Christ. You don't get to Heaven by your own righteousness. You get to Heaven by simply ceasing from all your human efforts, and just RESTING the Good News of Jesus Christ.
God's plan of salvation is so simple. You simply come to God as a guilty sinner, placing your trust in what Christ did to pay for your sins on the cross of Calvary. Simply receive Christ's sacrifice on the cross as full-payment for your sins, believing that He is risen from the dead (1st Corinthians 15:1-4). That's it, that's all, no more. Nothing more is required or permitted to get to Heaven. Anybody who adds or subtracts from Paul's Gospel is preaching a perversion of God's grace! We ought not bid Godspeed to those who preach a different gospel, not to even invite them into our homes for any reason.
There is a woeful spirit if indifference at Pensacola Christian College (PCC) today. Their wicked pastors are burying their heads in the sand, like their isn't a big problem today. PCC has a history of not fighting in what Pastor Jack Hyles rightly called: “The Battle Of The Ages,” over the inspiration and purity of the Word of God today. Sadly, Pensacola Christian College is A.W.O..L. from the battle, letting people like me doing all the dirty work of offending liars, false teachers and infidels.
PCC refuses to expose the Devil's Bible. They refuse to contend for the Christian faith (Jude 1:3). Long ago I thought it was just because the PCC camp just wanted to be left alone, but not so. The truth is that they are hobnobbing with wicked institutions like Bob Jones University, that use and promote the Devil's Bibles, false repentance, Lordship Salvation, sinfully bidding Godspeed to them. 2nd John 1:11, “For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.”
All of my thousands of articles over the past several years, which I've written in protest of and to expose the BJU and PCC camps is all because they are all corrupt. BJU is of the Devil today, preaching another accursed gospel of Lordship Salvation. And PCC shamefully coddles, supports and bids them Godspeed, never saying a word publicly against them. SHAME on Pensacola Christian College!!! SHAME on Pastor Jeff Redlin for belittling me and my website ministry. Pastors should be commending me for contending for the faith, not berating and discouraging me.
Pastor Jeff Redlin draws an undeserved salary of over $100,000 a year at Campus Church, and he won't contend for the faith. Yet, I have never made a single penny over the past 20 years for preaching online. What does that say? It says that the wrong people are getting paid. Jeff Redlin is getting way overpaid to hurt people, by leading them into apostasy with the Satanic Bob Jones crowd. I am being your friend FOR FREE! I am warning you about these infidels, compromisers and hen-pecked worthless pastors!!! Who is really your friend? Jesus warned in Luke 16:13 that NO MAN can serve God and mammon. Anytime that money gets involved, apostasy sets in like it has already at Pensacola Christian College. What a shame!
