ChristRing Ministries - The Cyber-Church
February 2000 Pastoral Letter
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
THE WORD -
JOH 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave
his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in
him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
JOH 3:36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting
life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not
see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
JOH 5:28 Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming,
in the which all that are in the graves shall hear
his voice,
JOH 5:29 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.
JOH 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the
truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father,
but by me.
ACT 4:12 Neither is there salvation in any other:
for there is none other name under heaven given
among men, whereby we must be saved.
1CO 10:20 But I say, that the things which the
Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils,
and not to God: and I would not that ye should
have fellowship with devils.
1CO 10:21 Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord,
and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of
the Lord's table, and of the table of devils.
2CO 11:14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is
transformed into an angel of light.
JAM 2:17 Even so faith, if it hath not works,
is dead, being alone.
JAM 2:18 Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith,
and I have works: show me thy faith without thy
works, and I will show thee my faith by my works.
JAM 2:19 Thou believest that there is one God;
thou doest well: the devils also believe, and
tremble.
JAM 2:20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that
faith without works is dead?
REV 20:15 And whosoever was not found written
in the book of life was cast into the lake
of fire.
The Message -
This month I would like to challenge each of you
with some very important questions, and I would
like you each to search your souls for the answers.
My questions:
1) Do you truly believe the Bible when it tells us
that faith in, and obedience to, Jesus Christ alone
is the ONLY way to be saved? (John 14:6)
2) Do you truly believe the Bible when it tells
us that those that are not saved WILL spend
eternity totally alone and hopeless in
excruciating torment in Hell? (John 5:28-29)
(Revelation 20:15) And finally,
3) If you truly believe the foregoing, has it
had any effect on your relationships with your
friends and family?
While the exclusitivity of Biblical
Christianity/Judaism is one of the primary
doctrines that one must hold to in order to
truly be a Christian, we seldom hear it preached
in today's churches. Sadly, many who call
themselves by the name of Christ (Christian),
both individuals and churches, have exchanged
the true faith for the world's religion of
"tolerance" and the one true God of the Bible
for Satan masquerading as and "Angel of Light."
(2 Corinthians 11:14) As since the fall of man,
they have again "exchanged the truth of God for
the lie..." (Romans 1:25)
The religion of "Tolerance" teaches that it is
not important what you believe, as long as you
do so sincerely. The teachings are that all
beliefs/Faiths are equal. Sort of an ecumenical
"I'm okay, you're okay". There is one God
(...Even the demons believe that-- and shudder.-
James 2:19), many paths and whichever one you
choose is okay with Him. It says, "I choose to
be a Christian and that's right for me, but if
you choose to follow Mohammed or Joseph Smith,
you'll be okay too." While this may be
Politically Correct, it is not TRUTH. In fact,
the very concept of EQUAL but MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE
truth is anathema to logic and even more so to
sound Biblical Christianity.
In truth, the Bible teaches that only those
standing in a right relationship with Jesus
Christ by faith (Born Again), Christians and
faithful believing (also by faith) Jews worship
the one true God. "Jesus saith unto him, I am
the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh
unto the Father, but by me."(John 14:6) All others
worship Satan/Demons as counterfeit gods, as "an
Angel of Light" (1 Corinthians 10:20-21). "Neither
is there salvation in any other: for there is none
other name under heaven given among men, whereby
we must be saved. (Acts 4:12)
The World's religion of "Tolerance" also teaches
that Hell cannot possibly be real. We are told that
if God is truly a God of love He would never send
anyone to Hell. Unless of course you're someone like
Hitler or Stalin?
In truth, the Bible teaches that there is indeed
a very real Hell. In Matthew 10:28 Jesus tells us
to "fear not them which kill the body, but are not
able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is
able to destroy both soul and body in hell."
Additionally, there are twenty-plus other Biblical
references to Hell, mostly by Jesus himself, as a
very real place of separation from God and torment.
All those that are in Hell at the last day will be
cast into the Lake of Fire with the Devil, Satan,
and the rest of his servants where they shall be
"tormented day and night forever and ever"
(Revelation 20:14 & 20:10). While we may not hear
many sermons on Hell and damnation today, that does
not change the Biblically explicit reality of their
existence. In fact, to deny this reality is to call
Jesus/God a liar.
That a loving God would never send anyone to Hell is
true. God is "not willing that any should perish, but
that all should come to repentance. (2 Peter 3:9) Sadly,
good folks choose to go to Hell by rejecting God's
provision for salvation by faith in Jesus Christ. Jesus
weeps, but He has given us the freedom to chose our own
eternal condition.
Now on to the third and last question. If you truly believe
that faith in, and obedience to, Jesus Christ alone is the
ONLY way to be saved, and that those that are not saved WILL
spend eternity totally alone and hopeless in excruciating
torment in Hell, has it had any effect on your relationships
with your friends and family?
The World's religion of "Tolerance" teaches that it is morally
wrong to "push your religion on others". To believe that there
is only ONE way to be saved is not only intolerant but is
viewed as evil and the worst (and only) sin.
In truth, the Bible teaches that we are to preach the
Gospel to all the world (Mark 16:15). Paul tells us in
Romans 1:16 that we must be able to say with him, "...I am
not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power
of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the
Jew first, and also to the Greek.".
In my January letter I presented the following illustration:
"If I saw someone standing in the middle of the road
totally unaware that there was a truck bearing down on them
at 50 mph, what would be the truly "Loving" response?" The
unsaved are in eternal mortal danger. The only truly loving
response is "Warn the person and take action even to the
point of endangering our own life (relationships). Doing
whatever is needed to rescue them." Amen?
In the words of the great old hymn by Fanny Crosby:
Rescue the perishing
Care for the dying
Jesus is merciful
Jesus will save
James tells us that true faith requires action. Your unsaved
friends and family are indeed perishing and Jesus is the
ONLY answer. Don't be afraid to tell them. You can make
an eternal difference.
Until next month, keep on lifting up the Name of Jesus!
God Bless you and yours
In Christ
ChristRing Ministries
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