Jesus & the Teaching Church

Problem is, the Roman Catholic Church has perverted and distorted God's word (Mt 15:9, Mk 7:6-9, Col 2:8). The Roman Catholic Church is an apostate church (Rev. 3:14–22).

No cult or 'ism will get you into heaven (1 Co 6:9,10; Ga 5:19-21; Eph 5:5; Re 21:27). No plan or program can cleanse you of your sin (Job 9:30,31; Pr 20:9; Jer 2:22).

The bad news is God will not overlook your sin (Isa 13:11; Am 3:2). The good news is, he has defeated it (Jn 1:29; 1 Jn 3:5). Trust in Jesus saves (Jn 14:6).

You have magnified Your word above all Your name (Is. 42:21).

Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed (Prov 13:13).

It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man (Ps 118:8).

Recommended Reading:

The Greatest Lie by Dr. Michael Youssef

Response to comment [from a "Christian"]:  ["[The RCC is] ...false evil church of Satan..."] "Dramatic much?"

He must be referring to the church headed up by Peter ( Mt 16:23), the first Pope.

Keypur is number one on Satan Inc (TOL Heretics List ) in the The 'Jesus is not God' people (Non-trinitarians) section.

Response to comment [from a Catholic]:  "...[W]hat you say goes beyond those Scriptures."

Let the reader decide. The Holy Spirit take the things of God and makes them real to the believer (1 Co 2:10,13, Jn 14:26; 16:13, 16:14, Isa 30:21, Eze 36:27). Get yourself a savior.

But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned [1 Cor. 2:14].

"But the natural man cannot receive the things of God. Why not? Because they are foolishness to him. If you are not a Christian, my friend, what I am saying seems foolish to you. If it doesn’t, there is something wrong with you or there is something wrong with me—one of us is wrong. God says the natural man finds the preaching of the cross of Christ for salvation foolish. It simply does not make sense to him.

“Neither can he know them.” When I was a student in college, I had the high-minded notion that anything that any man wrote I could understand. Well, I have found that isn’t true. Certainly I cannot understand the Word of God until the Spirit of God opens my heart and mind to understand. It is spiritually discerned. Only the Spirit of God can take the things of Christ and show them unto us. The Lord Jesus said that: “Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you” (John 16:13–14). My friend, unless the Spirit of God shows you the things of Christ, this Epistle to the Corinthians will mean very little to you."
McGee, J. Vernon: Thru the Bible Commentary. electronic ed. Nashville : Thomas Nelson, 1997, c1981, S. 5:15

Patricius79 is number 10 on Satan Inc (TOL Heretics List ) [Religious Zealots (saved by works crowd)].

Response to comment [from a "Christian"]: "...I testify that we are saved purely by grace..."

What else?

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Works vs Faith

There are not two gospels. There is one gospel and it is of grace not works (Eph 2:8-10, Ac 20:24).

[Calling People to Repent and Believe the True Gospel by Mike Gendron Proclaiming the Gospel Ministries] "My heart is burdened for the many professing Christians who have never experienced the second birth (1 Pet. 1:23). They are all tragic victims of a subtle yet potentially fatal deception. Unless they are confronted with the truth, they will one day hear the most terrifying words anyone could ever hear when Jesus says: "I never knew you; depart from Me" (Mat. 7:23). These precious souls have either been led astray by a false gospel or manipulated to make a decision by unbiblical methods of evangelism. The blame must fall on church leaders who have discarded God's blueprint for building His church and have created their own. These men have discovered they can gain a larger following by making the Gospel more appealing and more inclusive. By broadening the narrow road, they have found out they can build bigger churches for themselves. Little do they know, they are helping Satan plant his tares among the wheat (Mat. 13:38-40). The devil loves to see false converts deceiving and being deceived in the name of Christ.

The strategy of Satan has been consistent for 2000 years. He continues to raise up false apostles, who influence false teachers to teach false gospels about false Christs for the purpose of producing false Christians with a false hope. The apostle Paul saw this happening and warned us. The same serpent who deceived Eve by his craftiness also sends deceivers to preach another Jesus and a different gospel (2 Cor. 11:3-4). Satan hates the Gospel of grace and has been using men filled with religious pride to pervert the message ever since it was first announced. That is why Paul informed us that the Gospel he preached was not according to man's traditions or philosophy. He received it directly from God through a pure revelation of Jesus Christ (Gal. 1:11-12).

Some church leaders feel that the best way to win more people to Christ is to exchange God's Gospel for an "easy to believe" gospel. This watered-down version of the Gospel is hardly worth living for and certainly not worth dying for. Yet, it is gaining popularity within evangelical circles and must be exposed and confronted. The three major areas of compromise include: 1) the Christ of the Gospel; 2) the promises of the Gospel and 3) the response to the Gospel....'A false witness will perish, but the man who listens to the truth will speak forever (Proverbs 21:26).'" Full text: Calling People to Repent and Believe the True Gospel

"...[W]hat changed over the years the message..."

They don't like to talk about their false teaching.

"You cannot have a 'come in Savior' and a 'stay out Lord' (Ro 14:9)." ~ Adrian Rogers

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Roman Catholic Traditions

[The Christ of the Gospel Proclaiming the Gospel Ministries]: "There are some Christian leaders who have found the Gospel is easier to believe if they present a generic god without holiness and a partial Christ without authority. They say you don't have to make Jesus your Lord as long as you believe He is your Savior. Such a teaching is foreign to the Word of God. Paul said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you shall be saved" (Acts 16:31). Jesus Christ is repeatedly and resolutely revealed in Scripture as our Master, our Creator, our King, our Ruler and our sovereign Lord. Paul addressed Jesus as Lord over 200 times in his 13 epistles.

Still others deny that Jesus really is who He said He is. This is a fatal mistake because Jesus declared, "Unless you believe that I am He, you shall die in your sins" (John 8:24). Jesus made it clear that He is the only way to the Father when He announced, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but through Me" (John 14:6). The very words of Christ declare that He is the only valid object of saving faith. Yet there are some popular pastors and evangelists who foolishly teach that sinners can be saved apart from Jesus Christ. Why would anyone deny, discredit and dishonor the Lord Jesus this way? Might it be so that they can loved and admired by a greater number of people?

The cults deny the Christ of the Gospel by teaching that Jesus is not the eternal God of the Trinity. Mormons, for example, teach that Jesus is a created being (conceived by a physical sex act between God the Father and Mary) and is the elder brother of Lucifer, who became one of many gods.

There are other false religions who uphold the name of Jesus Christ but deny He is able to save sinners totally and completely. The Roman Catholic Church is the greatest offender by requiring sacraments (1129), indulgences (1498) and good works (2016) for the forgiveness and remission of sin. Catholicism also blatantly denies that the blood of Jesus purifies all sin (1 John 1:7). A safety net called Purgatory is provided for Catholics. This fictitious place is said to purge away the sins that Christ failed to purge (1030). The numbers in parenthesis represent paragraphs in the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

Those who believe the Jesus of the Gospel will trust His righteousness, not their own; His finished work on the cross, not the Catholic Mass; His power to keep them, not the sacraments; His blood to purify sin, not purgatory; His Word to guide them, not the traditions of men and His grace to save them, not their merit. Those who do not trust Jesus need another gospel to tell them what they must do to be saved. Whenever Jesus is dethroned, denied or diminished, the promises of the Gospel can never be realized..." Full text: The Christ of the Gospel

Family Guy Vacation in Purgatory

Response to comment [from a Catholic]:  "...[I]t's both stupid and wrong---just like serpent."

Jesus loves you (Jn 3:16). Jesus is willing to save you (2 Pe 3:9). Repent (Eze 18:30-32; Ac 17:30). Believe (Mk 9:23).

[The Response to the Gospel Proclaiming the Gospel Ministries]: "Many Christians have substituted God's blueprint for evangelism with methods of their own in order to fabricate a greater number of decisions. Instead of following the biblical model for evangelism, demonstrated by the early disciples who were trained by the Lord Jesus, the modern church has invented its own traditions. Rather than calling sinners to repentance and faith in Jesus Christ, evangelicals are asking unbelievers to repeat a prayer, sign a card, raise their hand, come forward or "accept" (rather than trust) Jesus as their Savior. None of these modern traditions have any biblical foundation. Not only do they dishonor the Savior, but they often mislead souls into a false hope of salvation. No one has the right to lower God's entrance requirements into His Kingdom. Unless we evangelize God's way, we run the serious risk of deceiving people about their eternal destiny. True saving faith always involves repentance (Acts 20:21).

Biblical evangelism requires making disciples not decisions. This involves teaching people to observe all that Christ commanded (Mat. 28:18-20). His first command was to "Repent and believe the Gospel" (Mark 1:15). Repentance is a change in mind that is granted by God and leads to a knowledge of the truth. (2 Tim. 2:25). It results in turning from idols to God, from dead works to faith, from sin to righteousness and from the traditions of men to Christ and His Word (Acts 26:20; 2 Cor. 12:21; Col. 2:8; 1 Thes. 1:9; Heb. 6:1). The importance of calling sinners to repentance is also confirmed in the last command Jesus gave: "Repentance for forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in His name to all the nations" (Luke 24:47). Remember, Jesus did not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance (Luke 5:32). Those who respond to the Gospel with repentance and faith will depart from the kingdom of darkness and follow the Light of the world (John 8:12). They will gladly get off the broad road to destruction and enter the narrow way that leads to life everlasting (Mat. 7:13-14).

Biblical evangelism also requires teaching people the attributes of God. The God who created us is also the One who will judge us. He is majestic in holiness (Exo. 15:11). Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne and He will not let sin go unpunished (Psalm 97:2; Rom. 6:23). He is sovereign, and everyone is accountable to Him (Dan. 4:35; Heb. 4:13). The Father demonstrates His love by sending His Son to die for His people (Rom. 5:8). God opposes the proud but extends His grace to the humble(Luke 18:14; Jas. 4:6). By His mercy He saves believers from the eternal lake of fire (Titus 3:5). Modern evangelism puts too much emphasis on God's love and too little on His holiness and righteous justice. This is a stark contrast to first century evangelism where, in the Book of Acts, the word "love" is never even mentioned. Clearly, without a true and balanced knowledge of all God's attributes, sinners will not know Whom they have offended. Nor will they know Who condemns them with eternal punishment or Whom they must call on to be saved. The world is perishing for a lack of the knowledge of God.

May we all examine our faith and practice to ensure that it conforms to God's Word. Have we trusted the Christ of the Gospel and believed the glorious and infallible promises of the Gospel? Are we calling people to respond to the Gospel God's way? Let us all obey from the heart the doctrine..." Full text: The Response to the Gospel

[Ad hominem] "No, since "just like serpent" is not the main point, but merely a related application. The main point is that the Family Guy clip is funny precisely because it is both stupid and wrong..."

No argument here. You tend to like stupid and wrong things (1 Tim. 6:3–5). There is no Purgatory.

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No Purgatory

"...Clue: Family Guy isn't real..."

Neither is Purgatory.

"There is no Markinson." ~ Capt. Ross, A Few Good Men

"You nullify the Word of God by your traditions that you have handed down (Mk 7:13)."

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No Purgatory

"You tend to like stupid and wrong things."

You removed the scripture from my quote. It is what you do (Eph 4:14). You tend to like stupid and wrong things (1 Tim. 6:3–5) because you are a grace-perverter (Gal. 1:6–8), bound by traditions (Mt 15:9) and deceitful in all your ways (Eph. 4:14).

Ever try to give a dog a pill? It helps to hide it in peanut butter. Some dogs eat the peanut butter but spit out the pill (Pr 26:11; Mt 7:6; 2 Pe 2:22).

"The Seeker philosophy is to draw people to Christ by appealing to their felt needs. But felt needs are in competition with Christ. Jesus rebukes this crowd for coming to Him as a waiter rather than as bread. Those who come to Him must come to Him as bread, which is done through faith. Faith is believing the truth about Him and trusting Him to the point of entrusting your whole life to Him. And that involves coming to Him as your bread (that to which you look for satisfaction of your soul), which is also how you live the Christian life..." Audio: Will Believe for Food, Part 15a John 6:21-35 by Darrell Ferguson

Jesus & the Teaching Church