We find ourselves in many varied situations as we travel and share the gospel across the land.
On this day...
We heard about a lady who lost her husband and was now going to a fortune teller to get info from the spiritual realm. This is dangerous, occult and sinful per God's Word.
(An article/audio to come on this topic soon: soothsaying.)
Next we planned to meet up with a man (through another man who we witnessed to) in a park to talk about the things of God. Lets call him John. My goal was to encourage John with the biblical gospel and some important facts of the faith that he lacked.
As we got there John was talking to another lady who left when we came to sit down. It turns out she was a drunk and John was telling her to seek Jesus. This sounds good but it is NOT preaching the gospel at all. It was a perfect set up to talk with John.
We went over the gospel together ( faith, repentance, born again, obedience and endurance.)
See the gospel here: http://www.dontperish.com/the-gospel.html
While John agreed with the bibilcal gospel I laid out, he has various unbiblical ways I wanted to help him through, for his walk and God's glory. It did not go well.
The following is a list of the unbiblical issues at hand with John:
*He preaches only parts of the gospel as he said people cannot handle it all. (That is NOT true as Christ called us to preach the gospel in full call people to repent and to then and make disciples.)
*John has seeker ways like saying we have to change God's Word to NOT offend people. (That is sinful and deceptive.)
*John uses the unbiblical 'Living Word' bible.
(It alters God's truth.)
*He says he has heard voices on several occasions and at one point he said it was God then he back peddled and said it was a messenger maybe? He also said God jammed his car steering wheel for several hours?
(The bible says God does not speak to man anymore but through Christ the Word / Hebrews 1.)
*John seeks "sign and wonders" but denies the power of God to bring a man out of ALL sin.
*John has word of faith ways speaking of rebuking demons or calling on God and the power of Jesus name to build invisable walls of protection, jam guns etc .
*John admitted he does not believe the bible is the full word of God as man tampered with it. He alluded there is more truth out there in some other writings. When I asked him has he studied on this he said, no! It is foolish to speak of what you do not even know!
*John argued you can never lose your salvation and God has guaranteed it. When asked for the verses that prove this he had none! ( God's Word does not guarantee it unless you endure in it.)
*He made several comments that he can't study or know God's Word better as he does not have the ability. (He flies airplanes and is a very smart man.)
*He told me NOT to preach all of God's Word as it will drive people away.
*He has strange ideas that Jesus called Peter to be the rock of the church. (This is roman catholic not bibilical.)
*John meets with (for bible study) many unbiblical / sinful friends who still attend sinful man made religion he says he left. (The bible says warn them then separate from them. Romans 16:17 )
*John thinks that various topics are little sins not to be focused on.
( I reminded him a couple was killed for a lie, one lie in Acts 5.)
*John runs mostly on his experiences NOT the Word of God. He told me to have a open mind to peoples experiences. (The bible says reject man's ways and cling to God's See Colossians 2:8.)
In short, while he talks about Jesus, he is NOT willing to STUDY and OBEY all of God's Word but instead he makes up things that HE thinks matter over Gods Holy Word.
In that he is a danger to others.
We pray he repents and grasps ALL truth.
On this day...
We heard about a lady who lost her husband and was now going to a fortune teller to get info from the spiritual realm. This is dangerous, occult and sinful per God's Word.
(An article/audio to come on this topic soon: soothsaying.)
Next we planned to meet up with a man (through another man who we witnessed to) in a park to talk about the things of God. Lets call him John. My goal was to encourage John with the biblical gospel and some important facts of the faith that he lacked.
As we got there John was talking to another lady who left when we came to sit down. It turns out she was a drunk and John was telling her to seek Jesus. This sounds good but it is NOT preaching the gospel at all. It was a perfect set up to talk with John.
We went over the gospel together ( faith, repentance, born again, obedience and endurance.)
See the gospel here: http://www.dontperish.com/the-gospel.html
While John agreed with the bibilcal gospel I laid out, he has various unbiblical ways I wanted to help him through, for his walk and God's glory. It did not go well.
The following is a list of the unbiblical issues at hand with John:
*He preaches only parts of the gospel as he said people cannot handle it all. (That is NOT true as Christ called us to preach the gospel in full call people to repent and to then and make disciples.)
*John has seeker ways like saying we have to change God's Word to NOT offend people. (That is sinful and deceptive.)
*John uses the unbiblical 'Living Word' bible.
(It alters God's truth.)
*He says he has heard voices on several occasions and at one point he said it was God then he back peddled and said it was a messenger maybe? He also said God jammed his car steering wheel for several hours?
(The bible says God does not speak to man anymore but through Christ the Word / Hebrews 1.)
*John seeks "sign and wonders" but denies the power of God to bring a man out of ALL sin.
*John has word of faith ways speaking of rebuking demons or calling on God and the power of Jesus name to build invisable walls of protection, jam guns etc .
*John admitted he does not believe the bible is the full word of God as man tampered with it. He alluded there is more truth out there in some other writings. When I asked him has he studied on this he said, no! It is foolish to speak of what you do not even know!
*John argued you can never lose your salvation and God has guaranteed it. When asked for the verses that prove this he had none! ( God's Word does not guarantee it unless you endure in it.)
*He made several comments that he can't study or know God's Word better as he does not have the ability. (He flies airplanes and is a very smart man.)
*He told me NOT to preach all of God's Word as it will drive people away.
*He has strange ideas that Jesus called Peter to be the rock of the church. (This is roman catholic not bibilical.)
*John meets with (for bible study) many unbiblical / sinful friends who still attend sinful man made religion he says he left. (The bible says warn them then separate from them. Romans 16:17 )
*John thinks that various topics are little sins not to be focused on.
( I reminded him a couple was killed for a lie, one lie in Acts 5.)
*John runs mostly on his experiences NOT the Word of God. He told me to have a open mind to peoples experiences. (The bible says reject man's ways and cling to God's See Colossians 2:8.)
In short, while he talks about Jesus, he is NOT willing to STUDY and OBEY all of God's Word but instead he makes up things that HE thinks matter over Gods Holy Word.
In that he is a danger to others.
We pray he repents and grasps ALL truth.
Here is a Biblical gospel:
Most ministries are worldly and keep/practice mans false (even pagan) ways vs God's true New Testament body.
Here is a 10 point biblical test:
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His true people follow Him in spirit and truth (John 4:24) NOT.... man made false ways or today's denominational religion.
God be praised.