+ + + WE ARE SAVED BY GRACE THROUGH FAITH + + +

This is one of THE best videos, sermons or teachings on Salvation by Grace that I have ever seen.  WOW.  Jesus Christ IS grace!  His teachings are grace.  How we live is grace!  Amazing and must see!

"For ye are saved by grace through faith and not of yourselves.  It is a gift of God.  Not of works (nor deeds) lest ANY man should boast."

Ephesians 2:8-9

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IS THE "WORD OF FAITH" MOVEMENT BIBLICAL? + + + GOT QUESTIONS?

Question: "Is the Word of Faith movement biblical?"

Answer: Word of Faith teaching is decidedly unbiblical. It is not a denomination and does not have a formal organization or hierarchy. Instead, it is a movement that is heavily influenced by a number of high-profile pastors and teachers such as Kenneth Hagin, Benny Hinn, Kenneth Copeland, Paul and Jan Crouch, and Fred Price.

The Word of Faith movement grew out of the Pentecostal movement in the late 20th century. Its founder was E. W. Kenyon, who studied the metaphysical New Thought teachings of Phineas Quimby. Mind science (where "name it and claim it" originated) was combined with Pentecostalism, resulting in a peculiar mix of orthodox Christianity and mysticism. Kenneth Hagin, in turn, studied under E. W. Kenyon and made the Word of Faith movement what it is today. Although individual teachings range from completely heretical to completely ridiculous, what follows is the basic theology most Word of Faith teachers align themselves with.

At the heart of the Word of Faith movement is the belief in the "force of faith." It is believed words can be used to manipulate the faith-force, and thus actually create what they believe Scripture promises (health and wealth). Laws supposedly governing the faith-force are said to operate independently of God's sovereign will and that God Himself is subject to these laws. This is nothing short of idolatry, turning our faith—and by extension ourselves—into god.

From here, its theology just strays further and further from Scripture: it claims that God created human beings in His literal, physical image as little gods. Before the fall, humans had the potential to call things into existence by using the faith-force. After the fall, humans took on Satan's nature and lost the ability to call things into existence. In order to correct this situation, Jesus Christ gave up His divinity and became a man, died spiritually, took Satan's nature upon Himself, went to hell, was born again, and rose from the dead with God's nature. After this, Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to replicate the Incarnation in believers so they could become little gods as God had originally intended.

Following the natural progression of these teachings, as little gods we again have the ability to manipulate the faith-force and become prosperous in all areas of life. Illness, sin, and failure are the result of a lack of faith, and are remedied by confession—claiming God's promises for oneself into existence. Simply put, the Word of Faith movement exalts man to god-status and reduces God to man-status. Needless to say, this is a false representation of what Christianity is all about. Obviously, Word of Faith teaching does not take into account what is found in Scripture. Personal revelation, not Scripture, is highly relied upon in order to come up with such absurd beliefs, which is just one more proof of its heretical nature.

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Countering Word of Faith teaching is a simple matter of reading the Bible. God alone is the Sovereign Creator of the Universe (Genesis 1:3; 1 Timothy 6:15) and does not need faith—He is the object of faith (Mark 11:22; Hebrews 11:3). God is spirit and does not have a physical body (John 4:24). Man was created in the image of God (Genesis 1:26, 27; 9:6), but this does not make him a little god or divine. Only God has a divine nature (Galatians 4:8; Isaiah 1:6-11, 43:10, 44:6; Ezekiel 28:2; Psalm 8:6-8). Christ is Eternal, the Only Begotten Son, and the only incarnation of God (John 1:1, 2, 14, 15, 18; 3:16; 1 John 4:1). In Him dwelt the fullness of the Godhead bodily (Colossians 2:9). By becoming a man, Jesus gave up the glory of heaven but not His divinity (Philippians 2:6-7), though He did choose to withhold His power while walking the earth as man.

The Word of Faith movement is deceiving countless people, causing them to grasp after a way of life and faith that is not biblical. At its core is the same lie Satan has been telling since the Garden: “You shall be as God” (Genesis 3:5). Sadly, those who buy into the Word of Faith movement are still listening to him. Our hope is in the Lord, not in our own words, not even in our own faith (Psalm 33:20-22). Our faith comes from God in the first place (Ephesians 2:8; Hebrews 12:2) and is not something we create for ourselves. So, be wary of the Word of Faith movement and any church that aligns itself with Word of Faith teachings.
Recommended Resource: Christianity in Crisis: 21st Century by Hank Hanegraaff

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PREACH THE TRUE GOSPEL OF SALVATION
First Corinthians 15:1-11 Ephesians 2:8-9 John 3:16-17

EVER LEARNING + + + WORD OF TRUTH LIGHTHOUSE

2nd.Timothy 3:7   " Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. "

     In the last days, men will be "ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth" (v.7). We live in an information age, with a plethora of data available to us at all times just by looking at a smartphone or some other device. The world is at our fingertips. If all of man's accumulated knowledge from the beginning of recorded history to 1845 were represented by one inch, then what man has learned from 1845 to the present would be represented by the height of the Washington Monument.

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SPREAD THE GOSPEL OF GRACE BY JESUS CHRIST

First Corinthians 15:1-11

WHAT IF...SOMEONE YOU LOVED DIED WITHOUT KNOWING JESUS (VIDEO)

Must see...why it is so important to never miss an opportunity to share the Gospel of Salvation!  A "pretend" letter written by a high school student from a friend who died and went to hell. Of course it's fictional BUT it has an extremely important message to us all!

NEVER FAIL TO SHARE THE GOSPEL OF SALVATION BY JESUS CHRIST

"I AM the way, the truth and the life.  No man cometh unto the Father EXCEPT through Me."

First Corinthians 15:1-11

Ephesians 2:8-9

John 3:16-17

WE ALL SIN AND FALL SHORT OF THE GLORY OF GOD!

Romans 3:23

FOR THE WAGES OF SIN IS DEATH BUT THE WAY TO ETERNAL LIFE IS THROUGH CHRIST JESUS.

Romans 6:23

TRUST AND BELIEVE THAT JESUS CHRIST DIED, WAS BURIED AND ROSE AGAIN TO SAVE US FROM OUR SINS.

SALVATION BY GRACE ALONE!

OR...WHAT IF THIS WERE YOU?

SPIRITUAL WARFARE (VIDEO)

Spiritual Warfare - The Armor of God!  Ephesians 6:10-17 + + + USE THE SWORD OF THE SPIRIT!  GOD BLESS YOU.

SPREAD THE GOSPEL OF GRACE + + +

JONATHAN CAHN + + + ISRAEL AND AMERICA

Talks about the "Handwriting on the Wall," in the book of Daniel.  Enjoy and share!

SPREAD THE GOSPEL OF SALVATION!

First Corinthians 15:1-11

Ephesians 2:8-9

John 3:16-17

TRUST AND BELIEVE THAT JESUS CHRIST IS + + +

DAILY DEVOTIONAL + + + BY DAILY DISCIPLES

Today's Reading: Ezekiel 33; 1 Peter 5

Today's Thoughts: Perfect in Suffering

But may the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you. - 1 Peter 5:10

The word "suffer" is not a word that brings comfort or peace. When we hear someone is suffering, we feel concern, sympathy and even sadness for that person. The definition for suffering means "to experiencea sensation or impression (usually painful)." The other fact that we as Christians must deal with is that God allows suffering. Nothing on this planet or in the universe happens without God's approval.

Why does this loving, gracious God allow tragedies that bring such suffering? Why does evil persist, even in homes and families who seek the Lord the most? These and many more questions are asked when we try to make sense of God's ways. Satan has taken full advantage of these events in our lives; at least he has tried to. Have you ever had thoughts like: "Why should I believe that doing things God's way brings me any assurance of protection or blessings?" Or, "If God loves me then why is He letting this happen to me?" The same logic applies when we turn those same thoughts to others. People hurt us, so let's not trust people anymore. Circumstances hurt us, so let's control everything we possibly can to prevent being hurt (Hurt, by the way, is just another description for suffering.).

The bottom-line answer is that we will never fully understand why God does what He does. We must live as He has told us to live--by faith. We must believe and trust that the Lord has a reason for everything that happens to us. When we dig into His Word and study His teachings, then we will have more peace in those times of confusion and pain. Today's verse is an example of how we can find peace and hope in times of suffering. We should pray this verse and meditate on it as we are going through those times of suffering. If we can look beyond our pain for the moment and pray to see the bigger picture that God has for us, then we can find hope and even peace in what we are going through. Even in the midst of great tragedies that tempt us to ask God "why," we can trust that He has a much greater plan than what we see in the short term. The question for us is whether or not we will trust Him or turn from Him.

Take time today to really meditate on the verse above. Take comfort and trust the Lord to "perfect, establish, strengthen and settle you" after you have suffered a while. Only God knows the timing of such things. Pray for the perseverance to endure.

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THE CROSS!

WILL YOU FINISH THE RACE? + + + BY DAVID EIGEGE ON GOOGLE PLUS!

David Eigege

Discussion  -  5:18 AM

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Just about everybody has heard of Billy Graham, but what about Chuck Templeton? What about Bron Clifford? Have you ever heard of them? Did you know that they were also packing our auditoriums in 1945 when Billy Graham first preached to large crowds? I want to share with you some thoughts prompted by Pastor Tommy Barnett of Phoenix. All three of these young men rose to prominence in their middle twenties. One seminary president, after hearing Chuck Templeton – a brilliant, dynamic preacher – called him the most gifted, talented young preacher in America. Templeton and Graham became very close friends. They started preaching together with the Youth For Christ organization. Most observers thought that Templeton would be the one who would go to the top. One magazine wrote a feature article calling Templeton the “Babe Ruth of evangelism”.

Bron Clifford was another gifted, young fireball evangelist. Many believed that Clifford was the most gifted powerful preacher to come up in the church for many centuries. People lined up for hours to hear him preach. When he went to Baylor University to give a discourse, they actually cut the ropes off the bells of the tower. They wanted nothing to interfere with his preaching. For two and one half-hours the students of Baylor sat on the edges of their seats as he gave a dissertation on “Christ and the Philosopher’s Stone.” At age 25, Clifford touched more lives, influenced more leaders and set more attendance records that any other clergyman in American history. National leaders vied for his attention. He was tall, handsome, dashing, sophisticated and intelligent. Hollywood actually tried to cast him in the lead role for the famous movie, “The Robe”. He seemed to have everything.

Graham, Templeton, and Clifford launched out of the starting blocks like Olympic gold medallists in 1945. Why haven’t you heard of Chuck Templeton or Bron Clifford? The answer might surprise you.

By 1950 Templeton had left the ministry. He pursued a radio career. He became an announcer and a newscaster, telling the world that he no longer believed Jesus Christ was the Son of God. He became an atheist. By 1950, this future Babe Ruth of preaching was not even in the ball game!

By 1954 Clifford had lost his family, ministry and health. Eventually he lost his life because of addiction to alcohol. Financial irresponsibility left his wife and their two Downs syndrome children penniless. This once famous preacher dies of cirrhosis of the liver at the age of 35 in a rundown hotel on the edge of Amarillo, Texas. He died a pitiful, dishonorable and unsung death. Some pastors from Amarillo, Texas got together and collected enough money to buy a cheap casket. They shipped his body back to the East Coast, where he was buried in a pauper’s cemetery.

In 1945 all three of these men with extraordinary gifts were preaching for the purpose of multiplying the church by thousands of people. But within 10 years only one of them was still on track for Christ.

In Christian life it’s not how you start, it’s how you finish! A recent survey shocked me; it reported that only one out of ten who start in ministry at the age of 21 serve the Lord to age 65. They fall away from ministry due to immorality, pride, discouragement, liberal theology and a love for wealth and the things of this world. Here is my question to you today

WILL YOU FINISH STRONG FOR CHRIST?
I ask for nothing oh Lord! But grace to finish strong and mercy to escape judgment in Jesus name.

Oh Lord give me grace to finish well and strong in Jesus name. Amen

GOD, CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE + + + BY ELIGAH BARRETT JR.

Eligah Grant Barrett Jr

MODERATOR

Discussion

  -  Nov 26, 2016

GOD, CREATOR OF UNIVERSE

God is Creator of ALL of everything in the vast universe the starts, the galaxies in endless space, this Earth, man and everything in the earth.

That is WHAT God is what he does. He CREATES! He designs, forms and shapes. He gives LIFE! He is the great GIVER. And His law his way of life is the way of GIVING, not GETTING, which is the way of this world.

But what is God like? WHO is God? There have been many conception. Some believe God is merely the good or good intentions, within each human merely some part of each human individual. Some have imagined God was some kind of idol composed of gold or silver, or carved out of wood, stone or other material. The lsraelites thought, while Moses was communing with God on Mount Sinai, that God was, or looked like, a golden calf.

Many think God is a single individual supreme Personage. Some thought he was a spirit.
But the generally accepted teaching of traditional Christianity is that God is a Trinity God in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit, which they call a Ghost. The word trinity is not found in the Bible, nor does the Bible teach this doctrine. But more about that later.

THE RICH MAN AND LAZARUS PARABLE (SHORT VIDEO)

The horrors of hell and who will go there?

FICTION:  GOD SENDS YOU TO HELL!

FACT:  YOU CHOOSE YOUR FINAL DESTINATION

FICTION:  THERE ARE MANY PATHS TO HEAVEN

FACT:  JESUS CHRIST IS THE WAY, THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE.

NO MAN COMETH UNTO THE FATHER EXCEPT THROUGH HIM (JESUS CHRIST)

FICTION:  JESUS CHRIST'S BLOOD ALONE IS INSUFFICIENT FOR

SALVATION.  FAITH MUST BE FOLLOWED WITH GOOD WORKS

FACT:  "FOR YE ARE SAVED BY GRACE THROUGH FAITH AND NOT OF YOURSELVES.  IT IS A GIFT OF GOD.  NOT OF WORKS LEST ANY MAN SHOULD BOAST."  EPHESIANS 2:8-9

SALVATION IS EASY AND FREE...

TRUST AND BELIEVE WITH YOUR WHOLE HEART THAT JESUS CHRIST IS LORD AND SAVIOR AND THAT BECAUSE OF GOD'S LOVE FOR US, HE

DIED FOR YOU,

WAS BURIED

AND RESURRECTED IN BODY

TO GIVE US ETERNAL LIFE WITH HIM!

CHOOSE HIM TODAY FOR NO ONE IS PROMISED A TOMORROW!

REPENT AND BE FORGIVEN FOR EVERY SIN YOU EVER DID IN THE TWINKLING OF AN EYE!  WE ALL...

DID YOU ACCEPT HIM TODAY?  IF SO, WELCOME MY NEW BROTHER OR SISTER IN CHRIST JESUS!

GOD LOVES YOU AND BE BLESSED!

RECEIPT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, BAPTISM, TONGUES AND REPENTANCE

AbaloneKid originally shared:

RECEIPT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, BAPTISM,TONGUES AND REPENTANCE

TONGUES (A KNOWN LANGUAGE!!!)

If the gift of speaking in tongues were active in the church today, it would be performed in agreement with Scripture. It would be a real and intelligible language (1 Corinthians 14:10). It would be for the purpose of communicating God's Word with a person of another language (Acts 2:6-12). It would be in agreement with the command God gave through the apostle Paul, “If anyone speaks in a tongue, two—or at the most three—should speak, one at a time, and someone must interpret. If there is no interpreter, the speaker should keep quiet in the church and speak to himself and God” (1 Corinthians 14:27-28). It would also be in accordance with 1 Corinthians 14:33, “For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.”

If someone makes this gift into an IDOL and claims that one who cannot speak in tongues is not saved that person is teaching a heresy. WHY? Because there is only one way to salvation and that is to believe the Gospel of Jesus Christ by unmerited grace through faith God gives to believe. Any work or sign that is a condition attached to BELIEVE ON THE LORD JESUS CHRIST is heresy and heresy is of the Devil.

BAPTISM OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IS IMMEDIATE AT THE MOMENT OF BELIEF (It is NOT proven by any experience nor speaking in a known tongue)

Eph.4:
4 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;
5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism,
6 One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.


1. The baptism of the Holy Spirit occurs at the moment one believes the Gospel. God the Holy Spirit is sent to seal us into Jesus without anything we do (tongues speaking included) . Add something we must do: speaking in tongues, and that one is NOT born again no matter what they say about their experiences.

The baptism of the Holy Spirit may be defined as that work whereby the Spirit of God places the believer into union with Christ and into union with other believers in the body of Christ at the moment of salvation. The baptism of the Holy Spirit was predicted by John the Baptist (Mark 1:8) and by Jesus before He ascended to heaven: “For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit” (Acts 1:5). This promise was fulfilled on the Day of Pentecost (Acts 2:1–4); for the first time, people were permanently indwelt by the Holy Spirit, and the church had begun.

” Ephesians 1:13-14 teaches us that the Holy Spirit is the seal of salvation for all those who believe: “Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God's possession—to the praise of his glory.”

The possession of the Spirit is an identifying factor of the possession of salvation. Further, the Holy Spirit could not be the “seal of salvation” (Ephesians 1:13-14) if He is not received at the moment of salvation (BELIEF IN JESUS AS LORD AND SAVIOR ACCORDING TO THE GOSPEL) Many scriptures make it abundantly clear that our salvation is secured the moment we receive Christ as Savior.

This discussion is controversial because the ministries of the Holy Spirit are often confused. The receiving/indwelling of the Spirit occurs at the moment of salvation. The filling of the Spirit is an ongoing process in the Christian life. While we hold that the baptism of the Spirit also occurs at the moment of salvation, some Christians do not. This sometimes results in the baptism of the Spirit being confused with “receiving the Spirit” as an act subsequent to salvation.

In conclusion, how do we receive the Holy Spirit? We receive the Holy Spirit by simply receiving the Lord Jesus Christ as our Savior (John 3:5-16). When do we receive the Holy Spirit? The Holy Spirit becomes our permanent possession the moment we believe.

MORE ABOUT BAPTISM

The Baptism of the Holy Spirit saves and seals us permanently. The ritual Baptism, before another or other believers is an acknowledgement of our belief as well as obedience to the command of Jesus. IT IS NOT A CONDITION OF ANYTHING WE MUST DO TO ALLOW GOD TO SAVE US!

There are many circumstances where the called out child of God cannot be baptized and for one reason or another dies right after a confession of belief. ALL CAN COME. ALL CAN BE SAVED. AND ANY TEACHING THAT INCLUDES ANY CONDITION BUT BELIEVE ON THE LORD JESUS CHRIST IS HERESY.

Rom.10:

9 that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved;

There are many who say that the Bible also teaches that Baptism is the last act needed that that person does for God to save them. This has raged in the "church" VISIBLE only for generations. IT IS FALSE. BELIEF SAVES AND BAPTISM ACKNOWLEDGES THAT BELIEF AND FAITH GOD GAVE TO BELIEVE THE GOSPEL.

Here are two used to hit "BY GRACE ALONE THROUGH FAITH ALONE" over the head and swear by it!

Acts 2:38

Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Mark 16:16

He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

Acts 2:38 explained. This was preached to the Jew's. They had the word of God. They knew the prophesies. They were going away from God in sins.The message is REPENT. (Change your mind and then your conduct will follow) Repent means to believe the Gospel and start walking God's way. The evidence of the change of mind and belief in Jesus Christ as Messiah and Lord and Savior is the Baptism in water. This was NOT, for them, anything to put off! It was immediate so as to identify who had come out of Judaism and crossed over into belief in Jesus Christ as Lord.

In that day the custom and rite of Baptism followed immediately after being saved. THE RITUAL OF BAPTISM HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH BELIEVING ON JESUS. IT WAS A WITNESS BEFORE OTHER BELIEVERS OF THAT PERSONS FAITH AND SALVATION THAT ALWAYS PRECEDES THE RITUAL OF BAPTISM.

What does baptism signify?

Baptism illustrates a believer’s identification with Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection. Romans 6:3-4 declares, “Or don't you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.”

The action of being immersed in the water illustrates dying and being buried with Christ. The action of coming out of the water pictures Christ’s resurrection.

Requiring anything in addition to faith in Jesus Christ for salvation is a works-based salvation. To add anything to the gospel is to say that Jesus' death on the cross was not sufficient to purchase our salvation. To say that baptism is necessary for salvation is to say we must add our own good works and obedience to Christ's death in order to make it sufficient for salvation. Jesus' death alone paid for our sins (Romans 5:8; 2 Corinthians5:21). Jesus' payment for our sins is appropriated to our “account” by faith alone (John 3:16; Acts 16:31; Ephesians 2:8-9). Therefore, baptism is an important step of obedience after salvation but cannot be a requirement for salvation.

Yes, there are some verses that seem to indicate ***baptism as a requirement for salvation. However, since the Bible so clearly tells us that salvation is received by faith alone (John 3:16; Ephesians 2:8-9; Titus 3:5), there must be a different interpretation of those verses. Scripture does not contradict Scripture. In Bible times, a person who converted from one religion to another was often baptized to identify conversion. Baptism was the means of making a decision public. Those who refused to be baptized were saying they did not truly believe. So, in the minds of the apostles and early disciples, the idea of an un-baptized believer was unheard of. When a person claimed to believe in Christ, yet was ashamed to proclaim his faith in public, it indicated that he did not have true faith.

ANOTHER HERESY

Baptismal regeneration is the belief that baptism is necessary for salvation, or, more precisely, that regeneration does not occur until a person is water baptized.

Advocates of baptismal regeneration typically have a four-part formula for how salvation is received. They believe that a person must believe, repent, confess, and be baptized in order to be saved. They believe this way because there are biblical passages that seem to indicate that each of these actions is necessary for salvation. For example, Romans 10:9–10 links salvation with confession. Acts 2:38 links salvation with repentance and baptism.

Repentance, understood according to scriptures, is required for salvation. Repentance is a change of mind. Repentance, in relation to salvation, is changing your mind from rejection of Christ to acceptance of Christ. It is not a separate step from saving faith. Rather, it is an essential aspect of saving faith. One cannot receive Jesus Christ as Savior, by grace through faith, without a change of mind about who He is and what He did.

Confession, understood in the Bible, is a demonstration of faith. If a person has truly received Jesus Christ as Savior, proclaiming that faith to others will be a result. If a person is ashamed of Christ and/or ashamed of the message of the gospel, it is highly unlikely that the person has understood the gospel or experienced the salvation that Christ provides.

Baptism, understood in scriptures, is an identification with Christ. Christian baptism illustrates a believer’s identification with Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection (Romans 6:3–4). As with confession, if a person is unwilling to be baptized—unwilling to identify his/her life as being redeemed by Jesus Christ—that person has very likely not been made a new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17) through faith in Jesus Christ.

Repenting, confessing, etc., do not make a person worthy of salvation. Rather, the official view is that faith, repentance, confession, and baptism are “works of obedience,” things a person must do before God grants salvation. While the standard Protestant understanding is that faith is the one thing God requires before salvation is granted, those of the baptismal regeneration persuasion believe that baptism—and, for some, repentance and confession—are additional things God requires before He grants salvation. THAT IS NOT HOW IT WORKS! REPENTANCE BEGINS WHEN ONE BELIEVES THEY ARE A LOST SINNER BOUND FOR HELL AND THAT JESUS IS LORD AND SAVIOR. THIS IS WHAT PREACHING ACCORDING TO GOD'S GIFT PROPOUNDS BY THE SPIRIT. SEE FOOT NOTE BELOW ( )

The problem with this viewpoint is that there are biblical passages that clearly and explicitly declare faith to be the only requirement for salvation. John 3:16, one of the most well-known verses in the Bible, states, “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” In Acts 16:30, the Philippian jailer asks the apostle Paul, “What must I do to be saved?” If there was ever an opportunity for Paul to present a four-part formula, this was it. Paul’s response was simple: “Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved” (Acts 16:31). No baptism, no confession, just faith.

There are literally dozens of verses in the New Testament that attribute salvation to faith/belief with no other requirement mentioned in the context. If baptism, or anything else, is necessary for salvation, all of these verses are wrong, and the Bible contains errors and is therefore no longer worthy of our trust.

An exhaustive study of the New Testament on various requirements for salvation is not necessary. Receiving salvation is not a process or a multi-step formula. Salvation is a finished product, not a recipe. What must we do to be saved? Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and we will be saved.

BE FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT FOR SERVICE

This Spirit baptism occurs once for every believer; it is the new birth. The baptism of the Spirit is given to all believers alike, (1 Cor. 12:13 ALL believers are baptized by the Holy Spirit; Gal. 3:27 ALL believers have been baptized into Christ.)

BE FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT

What is available to all of us are subsequent fillings that keep us walking in the Spirit’s power to live a life pleasing to the Lord and pursue serving Him and doing His will.

“And he (Christ) is the head of the body, the church” (Col. 1:18), Jesus is the baptizer, making every believer today part of the Body of Christ. The Holy Spirit is given to bring believers into the “one body” (1Cor. 12:13). Galatians 3:26-27 “For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.” Meaning to wear him to be seen on the outside like a garment; we are to be living epistles.

BEING FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT (many fillings along our life's way in Christ Jesus our Lord)

Eph. 5:18-19: “And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord”

This is the tense of being continually filled, meaning often; it is not a one time event as the baptism of the Spirit is. In contrast, the filling of the Spirit is a continuous activity. Paul makes a CONTRAST that our being filled with the Spirit does not have the same effect as drinking alcoholic beverages, but is the opposite. A Spirit filled Christian has his Bible in his heart. As David said, “thy word I have his in my heart that I may not sin against you.” It is essential to KNOW the word to live a spiritual life.

ONE BAPTISM!

There is no command in Scripture that tells us to be re-baptized by the Holy Spirit. Why? Because it is something that immediately happens when one is born again. Teaching another baptism with the Holy Spirit for those who are born again is not correct; the Bible teaches to be filled and refilled as a continual and necessary process.

When faith is exercised at the moment one believes, the Holy Spirit indwells us (Gal. 3:2).

The Greek perfect tense is used in I Jn. 2:29; 3:9; 4:7; 5:1, 5, 18. It emphasizes an action that was completed in the past but continues unchanged into the present. It means it is instantaneous, regeneration is not a process, but its effect continues to the present. We are justified and are presently being sanctified and will one day be glorified.

In the book of Acts, the endowment of power was for their witnessing, by preaching of the Word. The power was seen in transforming lives when people’s sins were forgiven through the gospel being preached. Boldness, not just tongues, was the common denominator of being filled with the Spirit.

“Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit said to them...when they saw the boldness of Peter...” (Acts 4:8,13). “They [the believers] were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness” (4:31). “Brother Saul...was filled with the Holy Spirit.... Immediately he preached the Christ in the synagogues... (9:17, 20). “And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit...speaking boldly in the Lord (Acts 13:45-46,52, 14:3; 1 Thessalonians 2:2).

A Spirit filled person or church will be bold in proclaiming the truth, the gospel and standing against error. “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind” (2 Timothy 1:7).

DAILY FILLINGS

What many believe as a separate baptism should more accurately be called a filling of the Spirit. To be filled with the Spirit is a daily thing, to be baptized with the Holy Spirit (baptized into the Body by the Holy Spirit) happens only once. So the baptism with the Spirit is what takes place at salvation which places us in the body of Christ and He indwells us. The filling of the Spirit is part of our sanctification, our discipleship, as give over the areas we need to for his control. Once we understand this we can pursue the right thing.

THE ABOVE IS EVERY FAITHFUL CHRISTIANS EXPERIENCE WHO ARE WALKING IN THE FAITH AND SEEKING FILLINGS DAILY WITHOUT SIN THAT IS NOT CONFESSED WHICH BREAKS FELLOWSHIP WITH OUR FATHER AND BINDS THE HOLY SPIRIT.

SIN BINDS THE HOLY SPIRIT AND BREAKS OUR FELLOWSHIP WITH OUR FATHER

That is why we are to be edified by 1 John 1:5-10; 2:1-2 : PLEASE REVIEW AGAIN.

REPENTANCE

ESSENTIAL GOSPEL TRUTHS WE CAN COUNT ON IN MINISTERING TO THE LOST.

There is no sinless Gospel.

WITHOUT " Christ died for our sins..." Repentance is just an empty word without any attendant convicting ministry of the Holy Spirit that faith from God empowers in the called out believer. Those who profess Christ without conviction of sin will be led to a false belief and not saved.

WHAT IS BIBLE BASED REPENTANCE?

Luke 5:32
" I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."

The full biblical definition of repentance is a change of mind of our lack of belief that GOD IS: that JESUS LIVES AND IS LORD GOD AND SAVIOR WHO SHED HIS SINLESS BLOOD ON THE CROSS, DIED FOR OUR SINS , AND ROSE FROM THE DEAD and WE ARE LOST SINNERS UNDER JUDGMENT; that this divine realization results in a change of mind, action and ambitions, in our life.

[ *JUDGMENT

"For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son,that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have everlasting life" (John 3:16).

What is the meaning of perish?

John 5:29

"29 And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation."

Revelation 21:8

"But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.]

REPENTANCE

This begins NOT as a condition we must satisfy by our doing this or not doing that which we did before we were saved,(sinning!) but IS the result of receiving a saving faith (God gives), (Eph.2:8-9) to BELIEVE who Jesus is (Acts 2:36 ) and what He has done and being convicted of our sinful nature by the Holy Spirit and that we are lost sinners bound for Hell, that our walk in Christ, after we believe, exemplifies, as a change in our behavior (2 Corinthians 5:17; Galatians 5:19-23; James 2:14-26), witnessed by our works in faith wrapped in the fruits the Holy Spirit provides through us, (Matt. 3:8; in particular His Love) as proof of repentance. Galatians 5: 22-23

" But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law."(Gal.5:22-23) (Shall we continue to practice sin as our way of living? God forbid! Romans 6:1-2)

It is crucially important that we understand repentance is not a work we do to earn salvation. No one can repent and come to God unless God pulls that person to Himself (John 6:44). Acts 11:18 indicates that repentance is something God gives—it is only possible because of His grace through faith God gives.(Eph. 2:8) All of salvation, including repentance and faith, is a result of God drawing us, opening our eyes, and changing our hearts. God's long suffering leads us to REPENTANCE (2 Peter 3:9), as does His kindness (Romans 2:4).

Turning from sin is not the definition of repentance, but it is one of the results of genuine faith-based repentance, AFTER Salvation vests through the Lord Jesus Christ.

THE HERESY OF "WE" DO

Never fall for a "Gospel" that says we must abandon sin first (a false claim of what repentance is) AND turn our life over to God (a fallacy since we are still in our sins, nor does God want our dead life, but will provide new life, by The Holy Spirit in us, in whom Jesus works through for us, and this eternal life is for His Glory)

SALVATION IS A FREE GIFT OF GOD

Ephesians 2:8-9 "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast."

And what God gives, through Christ, LET NO ONE put asunder by any condition, any sign, any law, anything that denies the perfect work of Jesus and the Eternal salvation He bestows through what He FINISHED for we, His bride to be.

NO WORKS GOSPEL

There is no Gospel preached that mixes in ANYTHING man does, could do, must do but confess belief in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior according to the Gospel and if it does, is another Gospel ( ie: using "repentance", one facet of which is a CHANGE OF MIND about our sinful nature, produced by Godly sorrow for sin, accomplished by the Holy Spirit convicting ministry through the Gospel received, and demanding ACTIONS that show such repentance as a CONDITION of salvation is false ), or any act we must do, not do, or do perfectly, BUT BELIEVE! is another Gospel; that God condemns. Galatians 1:6-9

We are justified IN CHRIST, not ourselves nor in our progress, after being saved, in being made Holy (Sanctification)

Romans 3:21-26

21 But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;

22 Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:

23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:

25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;

26 To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.

No Gospel's salvation is proven by man's keeping of any law, a Sabbath. Being in Christ is our Sabbath rest in this day of grace. It is, IN CHRIST, everyday in faithful work as He (See John 5:17). He finished our redemption, not by us keeping law (Hebrews 4:1,11; Gal.4:1-2; Col.2: 16-17 ); or receiving a Baptism, speaking in tongues, not anything but by Christ alone.

THE DEVIL LOVES "CONDITIONS" AND NOT PURE GRACE THROUGH FAITH!

1 Tim.4:1-2

" Now the Spirit speaks expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;"

WARNING! (ANY WORK OF MAN (ANY!) ) BEWARE OF ANOTHER GOSPEL WHICH IS NO GOSPEL

ANOTHER GOSPEL

Galatians 1:
6 I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:

7 Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.

8 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.

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.

Chaim, least