Right Doctrine Matters: Whatever Happened To Being Born Again?

John 3:1-3, “There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him. Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

One thing that I have noticed that is common among Lordship Salvationist false prophets today is that they never talk about being “born again.” The reason why is obvious, because they have a flawed idea in their minds about how you get to Heaven. In the darkened mind of the proponent of the heresy of Lordship Salvation, they think that you cannot just right your name in the back of your Bible, and the date that you were saved. They are essentially Calvinists in their beliefs, thinking that you must live a lifestyle of repentance to be saved. But please don't take my word for it, here to follow are heretical quotes from some of today's biggest names in the religious worlds, which proves what I am saying...

First, read what Paul Washer said:

Paul Washer - False Prophet

“We talk about the Germans of the 20th centuries that brought on their higher criticism. It is not near as dangerous as conservative Baptists with their gospel reductionism. How dare we, all these stupid evangelists walking around telling men after they've made some little prayer that they need to write their name in the back of their Bible, and put the date and if the Devil ever comes to them, they need to show him that. That is Roman superstition, it is not the gospel of Jesus Christ. You see we've turned the gospel into a flu-shot.” [emphasis added] ~'Paul Washer - Listen To This!' (YouTube)

I agree from the standpoint that you cannot be saved by praying a prayer if faith is not involved; but you certainly CAN be saved by simple childlike faith in Jesus Christ, whether you pray or not. Sadly, Paul Washer does not believe that you can KNOW for certain that you are saved in an instant. Washer teaches that you won't know if you've really made it to Heaven until you actually get there, after persevering in faith and holiness unto the end. That is the Devil's lie of Calvinism! This is not the simple free grace Gospel taught in the Holy Scriptures.

Dear reader, the Gospel is as a flu-shot. That is, you get born-again in an instant and from that moment forward (for the rest of your life) you KNOW that you have been saved certain, regardless of how you perform.

I love what Pastor Ralph Yankee Arnold said:

“'You can't tell me you can trust Christ as Savior, and then go out here and live like the Devil, and still go to Heaven!' Yes, I can tell you that! That's what the Bible says. If you don't come to the conclusion, that—Yes, you can trust Christ as your Savior and live like the Devil, and still go to Heaven when you die—you don't get grace, because that is the exact truth! That is the truth! I do not have to change my life! I don't have to stop one sin! You say, 'I've never heard a preacher say that.' You just heard one! And you listen to me—I want to live as holy and as godly as I possibly can. I am now 70 years old. I've been saved for 52 years. ... the only reason I'm going to Heaven is because, 52 years ago in a little living room, I accepted Christ as my Savior.” —Pastor Ralph Yankee Arnold, “Calvinism And Grace Are NOT Compatible”

I never hear Paul Washer talking about being born again. You see, Calvinists view salvation as an ongoing process that requires your human effort to secure and maintain it. This type of false thinking goes totally contrary to the new spiritual birth, which is by the Holy Spirit of God in response to one's faith in the truth of the Gospel (Good News) of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Second, look at what Ray Comfort errantly teaches:

Ray Comfort - False Prophet

“So if the plane goes down, you'd end up in Hell! There are two things you have to do to be saved. Do you remember what they are? I told you what they are—You've got to repent and trust the Savior! ... God's offering you everlasting life upon your repentance and faith in Christ. Who in his right mind wouldn't say, 'Whoa! That's a good offer!' (The curious woman asks what it means to “repent”?)... Have you ever said you're sorry to someone you did something wrong to? That's all repentance is—You've sinned against God; it's a matter of saying, 'God, I'm sorry,' and then LIVING A LIFESTYLE that proves the reality of your repentance. That's what repentance is, it's a continual thing! God, 'I'm sorry, but I'm not going going to lie or steal or blaspheme Your name ever again. It has that attitude! And the second thing—trust in Jesus!” [emphasis added] ~Ray Comfort, “I've never killed anyone” (MP3 excerpt from video)

Dear reader, I triple-dog dare you to show me even one verse from the Holy Bible that teaches that “LIVING A LIFESTYLE” is required as part of being saved. You cannot! Now my friend, “a double-dog dare” is serious business, but a triple-dog dare is something you don't want to mess around with! I triple-dog dare you to show me even one Bible verse that agrees with these false statements by Ray Comfort. What ever happened to being born again?

The Gospel of John is God's Gospel track. John 20:31, “But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.” PLEASE DON'T MISS THAT! God authored the Gospel of John specifically so “that believing ye might have life through his name.” That means we don't need any other Scripture than what is found in the Gospel of John to be saved. Where in the Gospel of John are we taught that, “LIVING A LIFESTYLE,” is necessary to receive eternal life? You cannot! Mr. Comfort is a bold-faced theological liar! Ray is ADDING to the Gospel, perverting it! This means Mr. Comfort is accursed by God. Galatians 1:9, “As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.” I didn't say that, almighty God did!

Furthermore, where in the Gospel of John are we taught that to be saved, we must have a drastic change of attitude that is committed to reform? Ray errantly says to be saved we must have the new attitude: “GOD, I'M SORRY, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO LIE OR STEAL OR BLASPHEME YOUR NAME EVER AGAIN!” And then he horribly says: “IT'S A CONTINUAL THING!” None of this is Biblical! There is absolutely nothing in the Gospel of John about having a sincere desire to reform our ways, clean up our life of sin, turn over a new leaf, do better, forsake the world, turn away from sins, nor any other garbage that false prophets are teaching nowadays in churches, poisoning people with their lies! What ever happened to being born again?

As I have shown you in this important blog, Paul Washer and Ray Comfort teach something very different, another gospel, as compared to what the inspired Holy Bible teaches. Lordship Salvation is a perversion of God's grace, making the simplicity that is in Christ complicated. If you must forsake your sinful bad habits to be saved, that is very complicated. The true Gospel teaches that Jesus died on the cross to pay for your sins, which is the very opposite of requiring that you to forsake your sins to be saved (which is works, not faith). Faith is the only righteous thing that I can do.

John 3:3, “Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Satan's greatest weapon is to con people into living the Christian life without ever being born again. Please read the helpful Gospel tract: 'What Is The Gospel?' (by Pastor Harry Ironside, 1876-1951). If you've never been born again, now is the time. Simply admit to God that you are a guilty sinner, and receive Christ's sacrifice on the cross as payment for your sins, believing that He was buried but resurrected physically from the dead three days later (1st Corinthians 15:1-6). Thank you for reading and God bless you friend.