You Will Never Be “Well Adjusted” Without Faith In God

Isaiah 26:3, “Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.”

Isaiah 48:22, “There is no peace, saith the LORD, unto the wicked.”

2nd Timothy 1:7, “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.”

In an interview recently, heard rock band Van Halen's infamous lead singer David Lee Roth (born 1954 in Bloomington, Indiana) answer the question why he never got married. David's answer was simply that, “I am not well adjusted.” I thought that was a very honest answer. So, I got to thinking, what exactly does it mean to be a well adjusted person? I looked at various websites, but one in particular caught my attention at Psychology Today. I mean, these are the so-called “experts” in human behavior, right? They have earned degrees in psychology. They've all attended heathenistic, atheistic, evolutionistic, humanistic, secular universities to earn their degrees. Here is a quote from their website...

4 Key Qualities of Balanced People

What it means to be psychologically balanced.

Posted October 3, 2021

A new paper published in Frontiers in Psychology attempts to define an important yet elusive term in positive psychology: psychological balance. According to the researchers, it has to do with the degree to which someone is able to possess a consistent yet flexible outlook on life while also knowing how to spend the right amount of time taking care of oneself versus others.

“In the literature, absence of psychopathology infers psychological balance, which is associated with psychological continuity across time and an ability to cope with daily challenges,” say the authors, led by Anastasia Besika of the University of Zurich in Switzerland. “In spite of [...] a strong association between psychological balance and well-being, investigations of how an individual remains psychologically stable in a constantly changing environment are missing.”

To fill the gap, the researchers constructed a model of psychological balance containing, at its center, the following 10 value domains: Self-direction (e.g., “I decide about which way my life goes”) 

1. Self-direction (e.g., “I decide about which way my life goes”) 
2. Stimulation (e.g., “I am open to discovering new things in life”) 
3. Hedonism (e.g., “I can enjoy life to the fullest”) 
4. Achievement (e.g., “I strive to do my best and succeed in what I do”) 
5. Power (e.g., “I strive to gain resources and influence over others”) 
6. Security (e.g., “I want to be safe wherever I am”) 
7. Conformity (e.g., “I follow social rules out of respect for others”) 
8. Tradition (e.g., “I follow ideas of my culture or religion”) 
9. Benevolence (e.g., “I care about my family, friends, and other people”) 
10. Universalism (e.g., “I care about all things on the planet”)

“All of the 10 universal values are important and they all influence psychological balance to a different degree,” says Besika. ...

READ MORE: 4 Key Qualities Of Balanced People

As a born again Christian, I couldn't help but notice right away that they left out God completely. I chose a few Bible passages of hundreds that I could have cited for our text. Isaiah 26:3, “Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.” Apart from faith in God, no one can have perfect peace. No matter how well-adjusted you may be as a person, you will be a mess spiritually without God.

I also noticed (as you will find is true of all secular psychologists), they didn't mention the reality and problem of sin. Isaiah 48:22, “There is no peace, saith the LORD, unto the wicked.” A person who is unsaved, or saved but living in wickedness, will never have any peace. I have known plenty of saints during my lifetime who strayed away from God and ended up ruining their lives, and other people's lives too. I could name a handful of Christians I have known personally who commit suicide. Pastor Jack Hyles (1926-2001) was correct that anybody is capable of committing any sin under the right circumstances. That is why years ago I chose as my favorite Bible verse Proverbs 4:23, “Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.”

“Don't you ever let your guard down!” —Pastor Jack Hyles

“I do not think I've ever seen fundamentalists as carnal as I do now.” —Pastor Jack Hyles, “What Blocks You From The Spirit Filled Life?”

“A strong pulpit is the safeguard to a nation's life” —Pastor Jack Hyles, “The Importance Of Preaching”

You'll never be well-adjusted if you choose to live a life of rebellion against your Creator. Happiness begins with fearing God, to obey His Word in the Holy Bible. Ecclesiastes 12:13, “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.” I am not being unkind, God knows my heart. I do humbly think that some people need psychiatric help. I heard Dr. Jack Hyles say that, and I fully agree with him. Some people need medications to help them cope with mental illness. However, I also humbly think that most of our mental issues in society are caused by rebellion against God's Word. Pastor Max Younce addresses this subject...

Human Wisdom Versus Divine Wisdom
(Pastor Max D. Younce)

I mentioned singer David Lee Roth at the beginning of my article. I feel sorry for Mr. Roth. He has no wife, no children and no grandchildren. I am sadly divorced (not by my own choice). My former wife abandoned me in 2006. I regret ever meeting her, because she quit and left me alone. I haven't been blessed to meet a woman to remarry for the past 18 years. I will very likely live alone for the rest of my sad life. But God is good and I am by his grace going to continue preaching the Gospel, contending for the faith, and making a difference for Christ. I give God ALL the praise and credit, for without Jesus I can do nothing (John 15:5).

Having said that, at least I was once married. At least I have four children and seven grandchildren. So, I've been there and done that, so to speak. I feel sorry for a guy like David Roth, who has no family of his own. When he sings Van Halen's popular song, “Running With The Devil,” he really is giving his own autobiography. It is so sad and tragic. David's life will soon be over. He is 69 years old. Unless he repents of his unbelief to trust in Jesus Christ before he dies, Hell will be David's eternal doom. God loves Mr. Roth and doesn't want him to go to Hell, but the Lord won't force anyone to get saved (2nd Peter 3:9).

Tragically, I am 100% convinced that Eddie Van Halen (1955-2020) went to Hell forever, since he was a devout Roman Catholic (his brother Alex is an ordained Catholic minister, go figure). There is no salvation in keeping the Seven Sacraments of Catholicism, which is a prisonhouse of religion. Salvation is found only by faith in Jesus Christ (Galatians 3:26), apart from all works (Romans 4:5-7; Ephesians 2:8-9).

I didn't write this blog to criticize David Lee Roth, not at all. David just got me thinking when I heard him say that he is “not well adjusted,” which is why he never got married. I don't think anyone is a complete package. As humans we all have weaknesses, areas in our character that need improvement, sinful tendencies and Skelton Closets. We've all done things that we're not proud of. I am the biggest sinner I know, so I am not looking down on David Lee Roth or anyone else. I don't want to be a religious Pharisee (Matthew 7:1-5). We all deserve to go straight to Hell forever (Romans 3:10-23). I am at best a redeemed sinner.

I wrote this blog to emphasize the biblical truth that the ONLY way to become a well adjusted person starts with faith in God. Mark 11:22, “And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.” The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom. It bothers me that Psychology Today looks at ten different aspects of our human character to determine who is “well balanced,” none of which include faith (which is effectively obedience) to God.

John 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.” Dear reader, if you have not yet by faith (trust, reliance) received Jesus Christ as your personal Savior, accepting His sacrifice on the cross as full payment for your sins, believing that He raised up physically from the dead, as your only hope for Heaven, then God's wrath abides upon you continually.

If you are not born again, you are still in the boat of the wicked. If you died this moment in your sins friend, you'd plunge forever into the fires and brimstone of Hell beneath (Revelation 21:8). This is the truthful message that every psychologist should be telling their patients! If they did so, they'd lose their license and get sued for malpractice. This simply evidences how far away from God this world has become. When an impressionable student goes to university to train to become a psychologist, the concept of sin is never introduced or taught to them. They don't learn about how sin destroys people's lives.

You see, in the inspired Scripture the homosexual deathstyle is a sinful abomination to God (Leviticus 20:13). The LGBTQ community have perverted the Holy Bible (Romans 1:25), in a wicked futile attempt to lessen and justify their sins. Job 20:5 tells us that the triumph of the wicked, and the joy of the hypocrite is but for a moment. The LGBTQ community are accursed by God almighty, awaiting judgment (Romans 1:24-32). No one ever escapes God's scrutiny, judgment and wrath (Hebrews 4:13), except through faith in Jesus Christ (Romans 5:9). Even as saints, we still have to give account for the good and bad done in the body (2nd Corinthians 5:10-11). We will all be judged as individuals by almighty God (Romans 14:10-12; Ecclesiastes 12:14).

A truly well-adjusted person takes care of themselves spiritually, emotionally and physically. God is a threefold being: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. Mankind was created in God's threefold image. Man is comprised of: spirit soul and body. Psychologists only focus on the body and soul, ignoring the spiritual. If they do delve into anything spiritual, it is only in a secular sense, but woefully lacking any biblical truth. Yet, true psychology is the study of the soul and absolutely MUST deal with one's relationship to God, sin and the Holy Bible. Sadly, most people have a strong relationship with the sins in their life, but rarely if ever read the inspired King James Bible (all modern Bible revisions are corrupt).

A well-balanced person is right with God, both in POSITION as God's redeemed child; and in their CONDITON, living in holiness as God's commands (1st Peter 1:15-16). From living a wicked lifestyle of fornication, nerve-racking heavy metal rock music, chronic substance abuse and blasphemy against God, I can easily see how David Lee Roth's life became unbalanced. It's still not too late for “Diamond Dave” as Roth is well known by his fans. But the moment when David Lee Roth breathes his last breath, it will be too late for him to repent (change his mind) to trust Jesus as his personal Savior. I hope and pray that he does get saved.

Another Angry Student At Pensacola Christian College

Romans 16:17-18, “Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them. For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.”

The negative reviews about Pensacola Christian College keep coming, like a flow of pus oozing from a wound that won't heal. Drew nails it in the following review! PCC is superficial. The sermons are carefully scripted to coddle the students in their spiritual coma. There is nothing real, sincere or authentic about the place. PCC is a mere assembly line for neo-evangelical losers; a bunch of spoiled rich brats from self-righteous homes, and other kids who don't really want to be there. The sinful love of money is the name of the game at PCC, where the cult system always comes first but individual people do not matter. Here's the latest negative review on Google against PCC by another disgruntled alumnus. ...

Drew Clark (September 2024)

This is NOT a place for true believers. It is full of very shallow and toxic people. People will shame you and exclude you for petty things like status and looks to make their friend groups “appear” more Christian. I also got accused by a fellow student of doing drugs for PARKING NEAR a cannabis store. They finally dropped the accusation when the student admitted lying about me. Everyone there either wants to rebel and doesn’t care about the Lord or tries so hard to be the best looking Christian on the surface for likes on Insta or to impress their crush. The preaching here is mostly surface level to attract a broader audience (for tuition money), and not very practical for real life outside the bubble of the campus. Most of the people there are either spoiled rich kids who were forced to go by their parents and don’t care about serving the Lord, or homeschoolers who are very behind in social skills and embrace drama like its high school on steroids.

Amen and amen! Drew took the words right out of my mouth. The people at PCC are toxic! The sanctimonious hateful self-righteous environment at PCC is toxic! PCC is a religious cult!

What is happening is that 99% of the churches and Bible colleges today are carnal. That is, they are full of carnally-minded people. They enforce the LETTER of the law (rules and strictness), but without the SPIRIT of the law (which is love). 2nd Corinthians 3:6 says the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life. Pensacola Christian College (PCC) enforces the letter (tons of rules), but without any love or compassion. That is what we happening in most churches, religious colleges and homes today. Hatred begets more hatred.

The New IFB movement (New Independent Fundamental Baptist) are full of hatred for people. They hate the LGBTQ community. They are so hateful that their own adult children are turning against them. Children who are exposed to the letter of the law without love will rebel at some point. From homes to churches to Bible colleges, there is a woeful lack of love today.

Chick Tracks' Statement Of Faith Contradicts Their Tracts

Galatians 1:6-8, “I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. 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.”

I am astounded how many professed Christians today couldn't care less about the accuracy of God's simple plan of salvation. The Apostle Paul felt the exact same way, as we just read. Paul was astonished how quickly the Galatian churches had deviated from the Gospel he had preached unto them (1st Corinthians 15:1-4), which he received directly from Jesus Christ (Galatians 1:12). Paul was amazed how easily they were led astray by false teachers.


The Pensacola Christian College (PCC) cult and their associated cult churches are pseudo-fundamentalists. They are false Christian fundamentalists! They all distribute toxic Chick Tracts, which preach another gospel. Cartoon evangelist Jack Chick (1924-2016) errantly taught his entire ministry, that more than faith is required to get to Heaven. Mr. Chick added to God's simple plan of salvation, mandating that you also “Be willing to turn from sin,” which he wrongly thought to mean Bible repentance. In truth, Mr. Chick mistook reformation (a change of behavior) for repentance (a change of mind). On the back page of every Chick Tract you will find his false plan of salvation.

As an example of a corrupt church, Smyrna Baptist Church in Pensacola shamefully promotes Jack Chick's false repentance and counterfeit gospel, which makes them partakers of his evil deeds (2nd John 1:11). Smyrna is very close to PCC, where they also preach a counterfeit gospel. These are spiritually dangerous places, which everyone should run away from.

Like the PCC cult, the Chick Tracts organization are theological liars and deceivers! Look at their Statement of Faith at Chick Tracts. Nowhere do they mention repentance! Nowhere do they teach on their website that you have to “Be willing to turn from sin” to get to Heaven. Yet, they teach these damnable heresies in all their Chick Tracts. Why the hypocrisy? Why the double standard? This sad FACT proves the owners of the Chick Tract ministry know that Jack Chick was WRONG on repentance, and thus WRONG on the Gospel.

In over 1,000,000,000 religious Chick Tracts, which have been sold over the past 63 years since Mr. Chick wrote his first tract in 1961, a FALSE GOSPEL MESSAGE has been preached to the masses of the world, hindering lost sinners from being saved. They cannot wash the blood of over one billion people off their guilty hands by posting the true Gospel on their website, while continuing to preach a counterfeit gospel in Chick Tracts. God's curse is upon Jack Chick, and his accomplices at Chick Tracts, for corrupting the Gospel (Galatians 1:6-9).

Why don't Chick Tracts teach in their Statement of Faith that you must “Be willing to turn from sin”? Why is there a serious Double Standard in doctrine? Why don't they mention their belief about repentance in their ministry's Statement of Faith? They are indicting themselves by admitting their guilt! If there's nothing wrong with Chick Tracts, then why do they preach a DIFFERENT PLAN OF SALVATION on their website than they do in their Chick Tracts?

I am so sick and tired of being labeled as a troublemaker and banned from attending churches. The ungodly pastors of Campus Church at PCC banned me in 2022 from attending their church. So, the hell with them! They mistreat me because I TELL THE TRUTH. I have been blocked by the jerks at PCC from even viewing their Facebook page, and also blocked by Campus Church's pastors from viewing their Facebook page. These wicked people are wolves in sheep's clothing. The PCC crowd couldn't care less about anyone except themselves, and their hundreds of millions of dollars in filthy lucre. RUN from this place!

People pick up real quick on whether they are loved or not in a church. I knew something was very wrong from the first few weeks I attended Smyrna Baptist Church in 2024, and Campus Church in 2021. In these ungodly institutions the system always comes first, but individual people do not matter. People are expendable. They're no more sincere than when Taylor Swift or Van Halen tell their fans how much they “love them,” but they only love what the crowd does for them, they don't love them as individuals.

Likewise, the PCC cult love the indoctrinated crowd for the self-glorifying praise they give PCC's gods. Literally, PCC's leaders walk as gods among the people, because of the popular reputation of the college since they began in 1974. I learned a very long time ago that tyranny is rarely seen except by those who are oppressed by it. I clearly seen the tyranny at PCC. So does Samantha Field, Allen Armentrout and Peter Gage (all hurting and disgruntled PCC alumni). I love people. God knows my heart, but I hate corruption and evil. The Bible commands every believer to hate evil (Psalms 97:10). We ought never hate people.

Faith is the only righteous thing that I can do. Anyone who teaches that you must be willing to turn from your sins to get to Heaven is preaching another gospel, an accursed damnable lie. Dear reader, there is only one Gospel (Galatians 1:6). There has always been only one plan of salvation, which is through faith alone in Christ (Acts 10:43). Beware of the false prophets in today's religious circles, who are polluting the Gospel by embellishing it. It appeals to the carnal flesh that a man needs to make self atonement, clean up his behavior, depart from a sinful lifestyle, and follow Jesus as the Lord and Master of his life to get to Heaven. Such thinking makes sense to the unsaved man, but it is totally contrary to the inspired Scriptures.

I have nothing against Jack Chick. I grew up admiring his artwork. I loved Chick Tracts as a child and even as a young adult. But one day someone warned me about Chick Tracts, and showed me his false teaching. At first I was in denial for several months, refusing to turn against Mr. Chick, whom I had admired for so many years. But the seed of THE TRUTH had been planted in my soul. As a truth-telling preacher I had to make a decision about Chick Tracts. The blessed Holy Spirit was convicting my soul. I finally laid the axe to the root and I came to my senses, realizing that Jack Chick was simply WRONG about how to be saved.

It felt strange writing my first articles to expose Jack Chick and his toxic false doctrine on repentance. But after some time passed, I saw clearly to continue contending for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints (Jude 1:3). The very fact that Chick Tracts preach a DIFFERENT plan of salvation on their website, than they do their Chick Tracts, speaks volumes. This is a classic example of loyalty to a man instead of loyalty to God and truth. The issue is not about Jack Chick; but rather, he preached another gospel that contradicted the Gospel presented in 1st Corinthians 15:1-4.

When the Philippian jailer asked Paul and Silas what he needed to do to be saved in Acts 16:30, their simple answer in verse 31 was to, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved.” They didn't tell the man to be willing to turn from his sins, follow Christ as Lord and Master, invite Jesus into his life, forsake a lifestyle of sin, get water baptized, speak in tongues, keep the Ten Commandments, repent of his sins, chew bubblegum, or anything other unbiblical stuff. They simply told him to BELIEVE ON JESUS.

So, why do so many preachers corrupt the Gospel? It is because they listen to other fools in the clergy, instead of studying the inspired Word of God as Jesus commanded (John 5:39; Acta 17:10-11). They follow the herd mentality instead of thinking independently for themselves. They are afraid to stand alone on their own two feet, so to appease their neo-evangelical friends in the ministry they go along to get along, for the sake of avoiding leaving their comfort zone.

I triple dog dare you to show me even one Bible verse that teaches to be willing to turn from your sins to get to Heaven. You cannot do it! Christ came into the world to die on a cross to pay our debt of sin with His precious shed blood (1st Peter 1:18-19), which He sprinkled on the Mercy Seat in Heaven when He ascended into Heaven (Hebrews 9:12, 22-24; 12:24).

Here are some memorable preacher quotes...

“The darker the night the brighter the stars.” —Pastor Bob Gray Sr.

“In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing. The worst thing you can do is nothing.” —President Teddy Roosevelt

“I believe that every man and woman's life is a plan of the Almighty, and way back in the councils of eternity God laid out a work for each one of us. There is no man living that can do the work God has got for me to do. No one can do it but myself.” —Pastor Dwight L. Moody

“A Bible Christian is not only saved and sure, but also sound. We are to be sound in the faith.” —Pastor Vance Havner (1901-1986)

“Men look on the blood of Christ with scorn and contempt, but the time is coming when the blood of Christ will be worth more than all the kingdoms of the world.” —Pastor Dwight L. Moody (1837-1899)

“The pastors have destroyed the churches, and they've been trained by people that have never built churches, and they have no compassion.” —Pastor Jack Hyles, “Many Pastors Have Destroyed My Vineyard”

“Faith cannot be called the 'condition' of receiving, for it is the 'receiving' itself; Christ holds out, and believers receive.” —Jonathan Edwards

“I challenge you to show me where the saloon has ever helped business, education, church, morals or anything we hold dear.” —Billy Sunday

“There is nothing in God's universe that is so utterly useless as a merely formal Christian.” —Martyn Lloyd-Jones

“Without Christ you have a hopeless end; with Christ you have an endless hope.”

There is nothing standing in the records of eternity against any soul that believes in the Lord Jesus Christ.

“About the time you figure it out you die”. Dr. Jack Hyles

Thank you for reading my ministry blog.

A Helpful Way To Overcome Hurt Feelings In Public

Luke 8:15, “But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.”

I've always been somewhat of an introvert. That is, I don't have an outgoing type of personality. I am more reclusive, a loner and quiet in nature. I am reserved and careful in nature. That is a good thing, I humbly think. I have a big heart and I care. Unfortunately there is a flip side to this, which is that I am sensitive and get my feelings hurt quite easily.

When I was a young man, I used to get my feelings hurt whenever I went to any store, and the cashier wouldn't make eye contact with me. It would literally ruin my whole day. So, for years I dealt with the issue by never looking at people. I would look anywhere but at the cashier, to avoid getting my feelings hurt. As I grew older, and suffered through many inexplicably difficult and emotionally traumatic experiences in my life (including an unwanted horrible divorce in 2006 that destroyed my life), those afflictions changed me, helping me to grow thicker skin (so to speak). Psalms 119:67 and 71, “Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word. ...It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes. ”

Today, decades later, most store cashiers refuse to make eye contact. I went to the CVS Pharmacy and Grocery Advantage stores yesterday, and neither cashier would make eye contact when they handed me my receipt. It doesn't offend me anymore, because now I understand why they won't make eye contact, to protect their own feelings from being hurt. It hurts the soul when you're having a happy day, and you look at someone at the checkout counter, and they diss you and then walk away. So, those cashiers have learned never to look at people, and that way they cannot be hurt. I understand why they do it.

But the reason I am writing this blog is to share with you something that I started doing that really helped me when I was younger. I started passing our Gospel tracts. I kept tracts in my pocket. So, whenever I looked at someone and they dissed me, and didn't let them get away with it, I said: “Excuse me, here is a Gospel tract that shows you how you can go to Heaven.” Usually they looked at me and smiled, letting me know that it wasn't personal why they hadn't looked at me before, they either didn't want to get their own feelings hurt, or they were upset about something, having a bad day. But some of them still didn't look at me, even when I handed them a Gospel tract, but that'\s okay, because I had taken everything to a whole new level by sharing the Gospel with them, so that nothing bothered me after this. It worked!

I am a problem fixer by nature. I don't want to be the type of person who complains about everything, but never lifts a finger to change anything, to make things better. I kept forgetting things when I left the house. So, I took my small Craftsman tool pouch from Walmart, took all the tools out, and out all my car stuff inside instead. I religiously take that small red pouch with me whenever I drive anywhere. My MP3 player, some cash, phone, grocery shopping list and everything else that I will need stay in that bag, so I won't forget it. I still sometimes forget my phone, because I take it out of the bag, but I am working on solving that problem. I like to fix problems, not keeping making the same dumb mistakes umpteen times.

So, share the Gospel with others dear reader, and use that as a tool to cope with hurt feelings. Even if you are shy, you don't have to say a single word to hand someone a Gospel tract. I implore you to please stay away from using the free religious tracts (junk theology) from Billy Graham's website. Be careful about buying tracts on Amazon, or using anything that contains poisonous Lordship Salvation, or Misunderstood Repentance, et cetera. I recommend buying some tracts from the Sword Of The Lord. Or perhaps you might want to write your own tract. I used Microsoft Publisher to write my own tract, which is a trifold using a standard size sheet of paper. Whatever your burdens, issues and heartaches may be, take it all to a higher level dear friend, by passing out Gospel tracts to lost sinners. Live for others!

The Good Man Versus The Spiritual Man

Acts 27:40-44, “And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoised up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore. And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves. And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape. But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land: And the rest, some on boards, and some on broken pieces of the ship. And so it came to pass, that they escaped all safe to land.”

I love this Bible passage. The ship was wrecked and the lives of everyone onboard in jeopardy. The inspired Holy Bible says some of the passengers were rescued on the ship's boards, and others on broken pieces of the vessel. Dear reader, perhaps your life is a shipwreck! If so, God can salvage your life with the broken pieces of your life.

Dave Hyles (Pastor Jack Hyles' beloved son) is my ministry friend. I read something that he said today, which was so beautiful that I typed it out to share with my blog visitors:

“All of us are supposed to serve the Lord. ...And see, that's the saddest part for me, is that we throw people away as if they are garbage, and not realize that long before they sinned (and that sin may have been a crime), that God knew they were going to commit it. But could not possible have said: 'Okay, I'm not going to cause you to sin, but you've chosen to do so.' Is it not possible that that person could win dozens if not hundreds of people to Christ, as a result of the crime they have committed? I don't think we value people like God does. I don't think we see people in the way that God sees people. And to restore them spiritually, gives them an opportunity to mend relationships (they're not all going to get mended, they're not all going to get fixed); it often gives them an opportunity to still find a way to serve God. ...Everybody has a purpose; everyone does! I think the spiritual people sees that; unspiritual people, they just wanna throw rocks at the person. They just want to make accusations.” —Dave Hyles

Amen and amen! Brother Dave's humble words reminded me today of a tremendous sermon that his father preached years ago titled, “THE GOOD MAN VERSUS THE SPIRITUAL MAN,” in which he reiterates the same truths which Dave Hyles mentioned.

Very few saints walk in the Holy Spirit. Very few of God's children view others who have gone into sin as being in the SAME BOAT as we are. King David in the Old Testament viewed himself as being an EQUAL SINNER with his parents and ancestors. Psalms 106:6, “We have sinned with our fathers, we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.” Boy, I love that spiritual attitude: WE HAVE SINNED!!!

And may I kindly add, the reason why over 95% of today's shameful clergy and layman alike, don't care enough about right doctrine to “earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints” (Jude 1:3), is because they don't walk in the Holy Spirit. They are not spiritual. They walk in the flesh by default. Such carnally-minded pastors are merely concerned about their future paychecks. Pastors are to blame for the destruction of churches today! It is because of ungodly institutions like Pensacola Christian College (PCC), whose wicked pastors preach the Devil's lie of Lordship Salvation, that their incompetent graduates are ruining thousands more churches! God knows that I love everybody, but I am convinced that all Bible colleges do today is neuter the pastors of tomorrow.

Let me ask you a question dear reader: Are you a good Christian or a spiritual Christian? If you rejoice that you no longer run to enjoy sin like you once did, then you are a good Christian. But that doesn't make you spiritual. How do you view other Christians today who are worldly, who still run to commit their horrible sins? Do you look down on them like PCC does those who have gone into sin? Or do you say with David in the Old Testament: “We have sinned!” I emphasis the pronoun “We.”

The Apostle Paul said in Romans 7:24, “O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?” Paul did say, “O wretched man that I was.” No, he said, “O wretched man that I am.” The good man mourns what he used to be, but the spiritual man mourns what he still is, a dirty sinner. When a good Christian hears about a carnal pastor who has fallen from his lofty position, having run off with the church secretary in adultery, he or she feels disgust toward those sinners for what they have done. But the spiritual Christian says, “There but for the grace of God, go I.” The good man is judgmental, because he tries to live above reproach and hates iniquity, so he feels righteous indignation. But the spiritually minded man is humble, considering himself left he also be tempted. The saint who walks with God humbly says: “We have sinned,” not “She has sinned,” or “He has sinned.”

The world is filled with sinfully proud sinners. One of God's jobs is to look upon the proud and bring them low to humble them. Job 40:12, “Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.” We've got a bunch of arrogant, proud and stiff-necked pastors today (Jeff Redlin, Timothy Zacharias, Marty Herron, Jared Baldwin, Joe Hensen, Sean Quinlan, Gary Walton, Steve Pettit, Sam horn, John MacArthur, Ray Comfort, Paul Washer), who all woefully corrupt the saving Gospel of free grace. God will bring these evildoers low in their stinking pride!

The Spiritual Christian:

1. Walks with God and is filled with the Holy Spirit (Galatians 5:22-25)
2. Loves everyone unconditionally (1st John 2:10)
3. Cares about everyone (1st Peter 5:7)
4. Earnestly contends for the faith (Jude 1:3)
5. Abstains from all appearance of evil (1st Thessalonians 5:22)
6. Speaks the truth (Proverbs 12:17)
7. Says: “We have sinned,” not “You have sinned”
8. Treats other people with respect, kindness and fairness (Matthew 7:1-5)

These are but a few of the character traits of a Christian who is spiritual. Going to church is NOT a sign of being spiritual; but rather, it just makes you religious.

But If Our Gospel Be Hid

2nd Corinthians 4:1-4, “Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not; But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God. But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.”

I thought about this Scripture passage today, and how it relates to the False Bibles, Misunderstood Repentance and Lordship Salvation evils which are being taught in most churches today. Tragically, this includes most Baptist churches as well. When you see any church advertising that they preach “Reformed Theology,” run for the hills because it means they preach deadly Calvinism!

Dear reader, if you are caught up into the Devil's deceptions of Misunderstood Repentance, Calvinism, Lordship Salvation and/or Sacramental Salvation, you are NOT saved. The modern corrupt Bibles are teaching these heresies. You cannot be born again through those counterfeit things. The “Gospel” is the Good News that Jesus died on a cross to pay for our sins. He was buried. And three days later he physically resurrected from the dead. What saith the Scripture?

1st Corinthians 15:1-6, “ Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.”

Anyone who comes to God as an admitted hell-deserving guilty sinner (you need to know why you need to be saved, and what you're being saved from), and believes (put your trust, reliance) in the GOSPEL is saved instantly, irrevocably and permanently. Nothing more is required nor allowed by God to go to Heaven. Eternal life is a FREE GIFT (Romans 5:15-18).

You don't need to forsake your sinning to be saved, nor even be willing to turn away from your sinful bad habits. That would be works! Christ came into the world to die for your sins on the cross, to pay your debt of sin with His precious blood (1st Peter 1:18-19). All that God the Father asks to get to Heaven, is for you to simply BELIEVE that Jesus did it all for you!

John 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.” Listen to this one minute excerpt from Pastor Ralph Yankee Arnold's tremendous sermon, “Calvinism Is Works Backloaded.” There's nothing in John 3:16 about turning from your sins, being willing to turn from your sins, following Christ as the Lord and Master of your life, keeping sacraments, living a lifestyle of repentance, doing good works, joining some religion or anything else to get to Heaven. Jesus (who is God almighty) simply told us to BELIEVE IN HIM. John 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.”

It is tragic that most churches today are hiding their Gospel, because they don't have the Gospel correct, they are propagating a perversion of God's grace instead. Remember that deadly rat poison is only 1% poison, the other 99% is good wholesome food that a human could safely eat. Satan knows that if he can change the Gospel even slightly, he has successfully hindered anyone from being saved. Satan's greatest weapon is to con people into living the Christian life without ever being born again.

• Sadly, Pensacola Christian College are hiding the Gospel
• Bob Jones University are hiding the Gospel
• Pacific Garden Mission's 'UNSHACKLED' radio is hiding the Gospel

Just these three religious institutions combined influence tens of millions of people. Yet, tragically and to their utter shame, they all corrupt God's simple plan of salvation, adding works to grace to hinder people from coming to Christ to receive the new birth. BUT IF OUR GOSPEL BE HID, the Bible says it is HID TO THEM THAT ARE LOST!

The Catholic prisonhouse of religion influences over ONE BILLION people...

• The Roman Catholic religion is hiding the Gospel

A lost sinner cannot be saved from a counterfeit plan of salvation. In Matthew 7:21-23 we read about a group of false prophets who were devout followers of Christ. They boasted of having done “many wonderful works.” They boasted they had “cast of devils.” They called Jesus “Lord, Lord,” but the dear Savior denied knowing them as His sheep. Wow! So, from this remarkable passage of Scripture we learn that it is possible to live the Christian life without ever being born again, and end up in Hell forever.

Please read Acts chapter 10 sometime about Cornelius, an Italian centurion. The Bible says he “feared God with all his house.” Cornelius tithed, gave alms to the poor, fasted and prayed to God. Yet, he was NOT saved. So, again we learn from the inspired Scripture that it is possible to live the Christian life without ever being born again. Thankfully, later in Acts 10:43-44 Cornelius did get saved through faith in Jesus.

All across the world today billions of people are mistakenly trying to live the Christian life to get to Heaven. They are foolishly trying to outweigh their bad deeds without some good deeds. They partake of ineffective to save religious rituals. Some of them foolishly confess their sins to an unsaved Catholic priest, thinking that some sinful man can redeem them. They've all been lied to by the father of all liars, the Devil (John 8:44). Nothing can substitute for the new birth. Jesus said in no uncertain words, “Ye must be born again” (John 3:7b).

Carefully notice the phrase from our text passage, “nor handling the word of God deceitfully” (2nd Corinthians 4:2b). Those false teachers today (e.g., John MacArthur, Joel Osteen, Steve Pettit, Marty Herron, Jeff Redlin, Timothy Zacharias, Ray Comfort, Kirk Cameron, Paul Washer, Beth Moore, Joyce Meyer, Todd Friel and Franklin Graham) who preach another gospel are mishandling the inspired Word of God. Most of them don't even use the right Bible, and the few that do pervert it! They are deceitfully handling the Word of God, for which God will punish them in eternity. Proverbs 19:9, “A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.”

Dispensational Teaching Of The Bible Is A Bad Thing

Hebrews 13:9, “Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein.”

It was from chapter 3 of Philip Mauro's (1859-1952) excellent book, "The Gospel Of The Kingdom" (1927), that I learned God has already made TWO great divisions to His Word, not 7 or 8 as dispensationalists foolishly teach, butchering the inspired Holy Bible.

Essentially, dispensational teaching was fabricated in the late 19th century to promote manmade Israel (Zionism). The Rothschild family needed the churches on their side when they invaded Palestine in 1947, and at gunpoint ruthlessly forced one million Arabs from the region, stealing their homes and possessions to give to the Jews. I can't say I blame the Arabs for strapping dynamite to themselves and blowing up restaurants and buses in Israel to seek revenge. God took the land away from the Jews since 586 BC, and He won't give it back until Jesus' Second Coming, after the Rapture and 7-year Tribulation.

If for any reason this link below goes dead, email me and I'll gladly send a .pdf copy of the book, to God be the glory. ...

The Gospel Of The Kingdom

If nothing else, please read just chapter three, which I have made into a webpage for your convenience to read...

The Law And The Gospel

I agree with Brother Mauro that dispensational teaching is a bad thing. Nowhere does the Bible teach this nonsense, and you have to wildly stretch the meaning of the four existing mentions of the word "dispensation" in the Bible, to come up with The Outer Limits theology of dispensationalists today. I reject all dispensational doctrine (and it is indeed strange doctrine). Hebrews 13:9, “Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein.”