Go And Sin No More

John 8:1-11, “Jesus went unto the mount of Olives. And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them. And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst, They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou? This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not. So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground. And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee? She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.

I was thinking about this precious passage of Scripture today. The Lord was always willing to forgive sinners. The wicked Scribes and Pharisees dragged this terrified woman to Christ, ready to stone her to death. What a bunch of rotten hypocrites! Jesus knew their wicked hearts and write on the ground. What don't know what he wrote, but if I were to take a good guess, I'd say: “Where's the man?” From the eldest to the youngest they all walked away.

Dear reader, there is total forgiveness in Jesus Christ. When God saves us, He separates our sins as far as the east is from the west. Did you know that east and west never meet? If you get an an airplane and keep flying west, you'll never reach east. The same is true if you fly east, you will never find west. But if you fly north, you will be going south after you cross over the North Pole. And if you travel south, you'll find north as soon as you pass over Antarctica. God is so wonderful to say that He will separate us from our sins, as far as the east is from the west. Psalms 103:12, “As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.”

God is more than amazing! I took this photo a couple days ago of some flowers in my front yard. Wow, God's handiwork is so awesome! ...

If you are a born-again child of God, then all of your sins (past, present and future) are forgiven. Those sins have all been washed away by the precious blood of Jesus. Dear friend, all God expects for you and me, if you are saved, is that we do better. God simply wants us to move forward and SIN NO MORE! Obviously no one can live without committing sin, but the Lord simply wants us to do our best with His help to depart from iniquity.

We need to make a clear distinction between the saved and the unsaved. If you are saved, then all of your sins have already been forgiven and forgotten as far as your POSITION in Christ is concerned. This is the believer's SONSHIP, not DISCIPLESHIP. Discipleship is our service for Christ, following Him in obedience. This has nothing to do with SALVATION.

Justification is when we get saved (“Just-If-I'd” never sinned at all).  We are not saved by our goodness, but by God's goodness. We are saved by HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS (Matthew 6:33). We are saved by God's imputed righteousness, which is by faith alone (Romans 4:4-7). And then after we are saved, now we need to make a second decision, if we are going to take up our cross to follow Christ as His disciple, which is sanctification. 

Romans 5:5-9, “And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us. For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.”

My Neighbours' Dog Loves Me More Than Pensacola Christian College Does

1st John 4:19-21, “We love him, because he first loved us. If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen? And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.”

Here's my neighbour's dog, Baby. Me and Baby are best buddies, who barbecue together weekly.

As a testimony to God's goodness and man's sinfulness and pride, this dog loves me like a brother; while Pastor Jeff Redlin at Pensacola Christian College won't even forgive me, to allow me to come back to Campus Church, and I AM his brother. Go figure! To think that a dog is more willing to forgive and love me than my Christian brother, Jeff Redlin. Sad, truly sad.

I Don't Blame Saints Who Stay Home From Church

Matthew 15:7-9, “Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying, This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.”

I don't blame many Christian for not attending any formal church. One of my web visitors sent me a comforting email today, empathizing with me that I was mistreated and banned from attending numerous churches.

If I would have merely kept my mouth shut and went along with the program, I never would have been compelled to leave those churches on Guam and again in Florida, and then permanently banned from attending both the ungodly Harvest Baptist Church on Guam; and then Pensacola Christian College's rotten Campus Church in Pensacola. Those wicked pastors despised me because I spoke up.

Jesus said that out of the abundance of a man's heart the mouth speaketh (Matthew 12:34). I couldn't stay quiet about the heresy, false bibles, counterfeit gospels and praise of false prophets, so I spoke up. In Jeremiah 20:9 the Bible says that God's Word burned in the prophet Jeremiah's heart as a fire, so that he couldn't be quiet and he preached. Likewise, God's Words burns in my heart so that I cannot be quiet, I am compelled to speak up, and I paid for it.

I am comforted by those of my ministry friends who see my pain of soul caused by these wicked hateful pastors, who care only for making more money, sinfully compromising with heretics for the sake of increasing revenues. Thank you to those who read my articles. It means a lot to me that someone is paying attention.

Please don't misunderstand my blog, I do believe that we should all go to a local Bible-believing church. The happiest times in my life have been when I was attending a Bible-believing church. The church is our heavenly family here on earth. The church is our surrogate family. Most people's biological family are scattered all over the place, living in different cities or even countries. So God gave us a surrogate family, which is the local New Testament church. Unfortunately, many saints cannot find a good church in their area. God understands if you cannot find a good church. No one should attend any fake church that preaches a counterfeit plan of salvation; such as, the Devil's lie of Lordship Salvation.

I don't blame saints who stay home from church, but my humble Christian advice to everyone is that you are really missing out if you aren't part of a growing church. I recommend to people to find an independent fundamental Baptist church with a Bus Ministry. Look for a church that uses only the King James Bible. Look for a soulwinning church. These are difficult things to find in this untoward generation, in this gender-bending crazy culture today of death and perversion. Even so, come, Lord Jesus!!!

Why You Should Be Part Of A Growing Church
(by Pastor Bob Gray Sr.)

I LOVE THE BUS MINISTRY!!!

They Won't Forgive Me At Pensacola Christian College

Isaiah 52:4, “For thus saith the Lord GOD, My people went down aforetime into Egypt to sojourn there; and the Assyrian oppressed them without cause.”

Like the Assyrians who oppressed God's people WITHOUT CAUSE, so also was I oppressed by ungodly co-workers throughout my working career. I was spat on, had a 3 lb. hammer thrown at me, found booze bottles and smutty pictures put on my lockers and toolboxes, lied about, had company uniforms stolen (which I had to pay for), falsely accused and fired, mistreated, called "baby Jesus" and a bunch of foul names, I was electrocuted by a charged capacitor that a co-worker charged and put on my toolbox (I jumped a foot in the air), hated without cause, had my radio/ cassette player smashed on the shop floor for playing the Thren and Marshall Family's Christian music (but my heathen co-workers could listen to AC/DC and other demonic garbage), pushed up against trucks in the shop, grabbed by the throat, threatened, belittled, ostracized, shunned, lied about, slandered, bullied and my cowardly shop foreman said to: "get out of the kitchen if you can't take the heat."

I was harassed, stalked, had my car and home keys stolen, had my equipment that I worked on sabotaged, had ripped up Gospel tracts dumped on my toolbox, threatened with death, had a co-worker pull a knife on me in front of the supervisor at the U.S. Postal Service (and she did nothing). I did something, I filed an EEO (Equal Opportunity Employment) complaint against the Postal Service for discrimination. The judge ruled in my favor on the basis of racial and religious discrimination, and after a 3 year court battle I won in 2009, the top Postmaster on Guam was fired, and I was awarded $42,000 in damages. Praise God. Never let thugs bully you! People will do to you whatever you let them do to you. I have turned the other cheek thousands of times in my life, but just as the lyrics go in Kenny Roger's popular 1979 song titled: "Coward Of The County"..."sometimes you've got to fight when you're a man!"

By the way, that is why I preach against Pensacola Christian College (PCC), because they are bullies. I know bullies when I meet them. All I humbly asked for was to come back to Campus Church, but they refused. Only bullies shun, ostracize and refuse to be nice to people who are begging to reconcile. PCC are arrogant, high-minded and as shallow as can be. I wanted to be their friend, but they said no. So be it, now we are enemies, but that was their choice alone. If someone from PCC leadership contacted me today and asked if we can make peace, I would gladly agree and we could become friends. Everyone thinks I am the bad guy for preaching against PCC, but God knows that PCC are the ones who refuse to reconcile, I still want to make peace. Just because we do not agree doesn't mean that we cannot be friends, but they don't want to be friends. I speak this as a testimony against them at PCC.

Their problem at PCC is that they've never truly suffered, so they have never been humbled as I have. I have been to the bottom of life multiple times, I bought two small barbeques about 15 year ago to take my own life (by asphyxiation), but by God's grace I decided to wait another day, and another day, and ever so slowly things improved in the darkest chapter of my life. Pastor Jeff Redlin at PCC thinks he knows suffering, because his car needs a muffler. What ungodly hypocrites! All I wanted was to come back to Campus Church, but they refused. What wicked servants! God forgave them of all their wicked sins, but they won't even forgive me (their Christian brother) to give me a second chance. I just want to go to church.

I can only conclude that God doesn't want me at PCC, because they have become ecumenical and corrupt neo-evangelicals, leaving Christian fundamentalism. Their illicit love affair with Bob Jones University (BJU) is sickening. BJU has gone Calvinist, preaching hardcore Lordship Salvation, and since 2018 their girls are permitted to wear pants. President Trump said it well: “𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗹.” —𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝟰𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗠𝗿. 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽

Christ In The Old Testament

How much do you really know about the Old Testament Messiah?

Before Jesus Christ came in the flesh, what "known" facts were there concerning the Old Testament Messiah? According to the Gospels there were 7 "known" facts concerning the O.T. Messiah and His coming:

FACT #1 - The O.T. Messiah (or Christ) would be VIRGIN BORN in BETHLEHEM of the human SEED OF DAVID!

VIRGIN BORN
Matthew 1:20-23 and Isaiah 7:14

BETHLEHEM
Matthew 2:1-6 and Micah 5:2

SEED OF DAVID
Luke 3:15 - People in the O.T. knew that the Messiah would come in human form (Hebrews 2:6-8 and Psalm 8:4-6 and Romans 1:2,3 and 2nd Timothy 2:8; Hebrews 1:5 and 2nd Samuel 7:13,14 and 1st Chronicles 17:12,13; Matthew 21:9,15; Psalm 118:25,26; Psalm 132:11; Ezekiel 37:24-26). Matthew Chapter one traces Jesus from the seed of David; thus, establishing Christ's kingly heritage. Though Jesus had NO earthly father, Mary was of the kingly line of David.

FACT #2 - The O.T. Messiah (or Christ) would have a FORERUNNER!

FORERUNNER
John 1:21-23; Isaiah 40:3. There was some confusion in the days of John the Baptist, concerning whether he was Elijah or not. Malachi 4:5,6 prophesies that Elijah will return before the Lord's Second Coming (i.e., during the Tribulation Period). Jesus quoted Malachi 3:1 concerning John the Baptist, saying that Elijah had come. This confused some of the people, because John clearly stated that he was NOT Elijah in John 1:21. Yet, Jesus plainly stated in Matthew 11:14 that John the Baptist was Elijah. Why the discrepancy? Luke 1:17 gives us the answer... "And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord." John the Baptist preached in the spirit and power of Elijah, preparing the hearts of the people to receive their Messiah.

FACT #3 - The O.T. Messiah (or Christ) would be JEHOVAH/ ELOHEEM/ EL in the flesh!

JEHOVAH
Matthew 3:3 and Isaiah 40:3; Revelation 19:11,16 and 20:4-6; Jeremiah 23:5,6 and Psalm 22:27-31 and Psalm 47:1-9 and Psalm 96:10 and Zechariah 14:9; Matthew 21:16 and Psalm 8:1,2; 1st Corinthians 10:9 and Numbers 21:5,6; Ephesians 5:14 and Isaiah 60:1; Ephesians 4:8 and Psalm 68:17-19.

ELOHEEM
Romans 14:9-12 and Isaiah 45:22-23; Hebrews 1:8,9 and Psalm 45:6,7; Revelation 19:11-16 and Psalm 82:8; Revelation 11:15-18 and Exodus 15:18; 1st Corinthians 8:6 and Ephesians 3:9 and Colossians 1:16,17 and Hebrews 1:2,3 and Hebrews 2:10 and Genesis 1:1,26 and Isaiah 44:24.

EL
Matthew 1:23 and Isaiah 7:14; Hebrews 1:10-12 and Psalm 102:24-27; Revelation 1:8 and Isaiah 9:6. The O.T. Messiah came to this earth as God in the flesh!

FACT #4 - The O.T. Messiah (or Christ) would be the SON OF GOD!

SON OF GOD
John 1:48,49 (Nathaniel) - Isaiah 9:6,7
Matthew 14:28-33 (Disciples) - Worship (Exodus 20:3)
Matthew 16:13-16 (Peter) - Proverb 30:4
Matthew 26:63-65 (High Priest) - Psalm 110:1
Luke 1:30-35 (Angel) - Isaiah 7:14
Luke 4:40,41 (Demons)
John 6:67-69 (Peter)
John 11:23-28 (Martha)
John 20:30,31 (John)
Acts 8:26-37 (Ethiopian Eunuch)
Acts 9:17-20 (Paul)
Acts 13:30-33 (Paul) - Psalm 2:7
Hebrews 1:5 (Paul) - 2nd Samuel 7:14 and 1st Chronicles 17:13
Hebrews 11:17-19 (Paul) - Genesis 22:1,2
Jesus is the Son of God - John 10:30-36

FACT #5 - The O.T. Messiah (or Christ) would be the SAVIOR (Light or Redeemer)!

GOD OUR SAVIOR
1st Timothy 4:10 (Paul) - Isaiah 43:3,11; 45:15,21,22; 49:26; 60:16; 63:8
Titus 1:3,4; 2:10-13; 3:4,6 (Paul) - 2nd Samuel 22:3 and Hosea 13:4

CHRIST OUR SAVIOR
Matthew 1:21-25 (Angel) - Job 19:25 (See Isaiah 41:14; 43:14; 44:6; Jeremiah 50:34)
Luke 1:31 (Angel)
Luke 2:11 (Angel)
John 1:29 (John the Baptist) - Genesis 22:8
John 4:42 (Samaritans) - Isaiah 53:4-10
Acts 4:11,12 (Peter)
Acts 13:37-41 (Paul) and Habakkuk 1:5

(It was prophesied in Habakkuk 1:5 that God would work a work which Israel would not believe. It was a 2-fold prophecy. The second part being that Israel would reject the REDEMPTIVE work of Christ according to ACTS 13:37-41).

The O.T. Messiah is the Savior - John 1:6-8 and Luke 2:30-32

FACT #6 - The O.T. Messiah (or Christ) would be the ETERNAL ONE!

ETERNAL ONE
John 12:32-34 and Micah 4:7 and Isaiah 9:6,7 and Psalm 72:15-18; 110:4 and Daniel 7:13,14
Revelation 1:8,11,17,18 and Isaiah 41:4; 44:6; 48:12

FACT #7 - The O.T. Messiah (or Christ; Anointed One; Chosen One; Holy One) would be a PROPHET, PRIEST, & KING

NOTE: The Hebrew word for MESSIAH is the same word for ANOINTED. It is the word MASHIYACH (MAW-SHEE-AKH) which comes from the root word MASHACH (MAW-SHAKH) which means "to rub with oil; anoint." The word MASHIYACH is translated 2 times MESSIAH (Daniel 9:25,26) and 37 times ANOINTED.

In the O.T. there are 3 offices that are referred to as ANOINTED. The offices of Prophet, Priest & King.

PROPHET
1st Chronicles 16:16-22 and Psalm 105:9-15 (Abraham, Isaac & Jacob).
Habakkuk 3:13 (Moses)

PRIEST
Leviticus 4:3,5,16; 6:22; 8:2,10-12 (Aaron)

KING
1st Samuel 10:1; 12:3,5; 15:17; 24:6,10; 26:9,11,16,23 and 2nd Samuel 1:14,16 (Saul)
1st Samuel 16:6,13; 19:21; 22:51; 23:1 and 2nd Samuel 2:4,7; 5:3 and 2nd Chronicles 6:42 and Psalm 18:50; 20:6; 28:8; 132:10,17 (David)
Lamentations 4:20 (Zedekiah)
Isaiah 45:1 (Cyrus)

NOTE: The word MASHIYACH could have been translated MESSIAH 5 times (Daniel 9:25,26 and 1st Samuel 2:10,35 and Psalm 2:2 - See Acts 4:25-27) instead of just 2 times.

*These 3 offices undoubtedly picture the 3 great offices of Christ.

PROPHET
John 4:42 (Samaritans) - Deuteronomy 18:15,18,19
John 7:40,41 (Many people) - Deuteronomy 18:15,18,19
Acts 3:20-23 (Peter) - Deuteronomy 18:15,18,19
Acts 7:37 (Stephen) - Deuteronomy 18:15,18,19

PRIEST
Hebrews 5:6; 6:20; 7:14-28 (Paul) - Psalm 110:4

KING
Matthew 2:1-4 (Herod, Priests & Scribes) - Micah 5:2 (Ruler) and Isaiah 44:6 and Isaiah 6:1-5
Matthew 15:31,32 (Chief Priests & Scribes) - Numbers 24:7, 17-19 and 2nd Samuel 7:12,13,16 and Psalm 2:6
Luke 1:31-33 (angel) - Exodus 15:18 and Psalm 45:6; 145:10-13; 146:10
Matthew 22:41-46 (Jesus) - Psalm 110:1-7
Acts 2:30-36 (Peter)
Hebrews 1:13 (Paul)

IN CONCLUSION - Was Jesus the O.T. Messiah?

According to Simeon He was! (Luke 2:25-30)

According to the crowd He wasn't (Luke 23:34,35)

According to Andrew He was! (John 1:40-42)

According to the High Priest (i.e., the religious crowd) He wasn't (Matthew 26:62-66)

According to the sinful woman at the well He was! (John 4:24-29)

According to John the Baptist He was! (John 1:6-23)

*Good advice - Don't follow the crowd... follow Jesus. Get in the Word of God!

NEXT...

A Chronological Order of Christ in the Old Testament

All Scriptures are from the trustworthy King James Bible.

Ten Things That I Humbly Disagree With Pastor Steven Anderson About

2nd Timothy 2:15, “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”

Someone recently commented on my Facebook page that they disagreed with Pastor Steven Anderson's teaching that Jesus burned in Hell for three days. Yes, I agree, Biblically Jesus did NOT burn in Hell, not even for one second (Luke 23:43). After addressing the reader's comments, I kindly took the opportunity to deal with some other issues for the sake of edifying my readers with the truth. Actually, there are several doctrinal areas in which I respectfully disagree with Brother Anderson; namely:

1. I Disagree With a PreWrath Rapture.

I believe in a Biblical Pretribulation Rapture (i.e., the Rapture will happen BEFORE the 7-year Tribulation period). Pastor Anderson teaches that the Rapture and Christ's Second Coming are the SAME event, which I think is unbiblical.

2. I Disagree With Pastor Anderson That the Rapture will Happen 75 Days After the Abomination of Desolation (AOD).

The AOD is when the Antichrist breaks the peace agreement with Israel, stops the Jewish daily sacrifices, and professes himself to be God on earth). Clearly, we would know WHEN Jesus is coming back, so this cannot be accurate in lieu of Mark 13:32-37. Daniel 12:11-12 teaches that from the AOD to Christ's Second Coming will be 1,290 days. Again, we would KNOW exactly WHEN Jesus is returning. Only the timing of the Rapture is a mystery, but not Christ's Second Coming.

3. I Disagree That Jesus Burned in Hell Fire for Three Days.

The Savior Himself told the repentant thief on the cross next to Him, that they would both be in Paradise that very same day (Luke 23:43). Clearly, Jesus did not burn in Hell.

4. I Disagree With Pastor Anderson That There is No Old Testament Place Called 'Paradise.'

Acts 2:27 says that Jesus went to Hell. So Hell must have been compartmentalized, with a place of Torment on one side, and a place of Paradise on the other. In fact, this is EXACTLY what we see in Luke 16:19-31 in the true story of the rich man and Lazarus. Luke 16:22 refers to this place of Paradise informally as "Abraham's Bosom." Matthew 12:40 teaches that Jesus was in the heart of the earth for 3 days and 3 nights, like Jonah was 3 days and nights in the belly of the whale. Hell is in the heart of the earth (Ezekiel 31:17). My friend Pastor Max D. Younce has authored this masterpiece of literature titled: "A Biblical Examination Of Hell," which you can either buy as a hardcopy, or freely download or read in .pdf format.

5. I Humbly Disagree with Pastor Anderson that Christian Ladies Can Openly Breastfeed in Public Around Men.

I think it is unwise and immodest.

6. I Disagree with Pastor Anderson's Strange "Reprobate Doctrine" Which Says Homosexuals Cannot be Saved.

This heresy falsely claims that God hates homosexuals and has given up on them ever getting saved, banning them from salvation. I do believe the Reprobate Doctrine as Dr. Jack Hyles preached it, which I explain in detail in the preceding article, contrasting what Pastor Hyles taught versus what Pastor Anderson is preaching. I believe there is a point of no return that an unsaved sinner can cross, where they will never get saved; but it is only because of the hardness of their heart, and not because God refuses to save them. Jesus said in John 5:40 that "Ye will not come unto me." He didn't say, "Ye cannot come." Furthermore, in John 6:37 Jesus promised to never cast away anybody who comes to Him for salvation. 2nd Peter 3:9 says that God is not willing for ANY to perish, but that ALL men repent and come to Christ to be saved by faith alone.

7. I Disagree that "Praying" is the Bible Method to Be Saved.

Pastor Anderson does teach that a person CAN be saved without praying, by just believing. He gets that right. But he is very wrong to use Romans 10:13 (a single passage of Scripture) to base a new doctrine which says to be saved, God's normal method is through prayer. Such thinking goes totally contrary to the entire Gospel of John, which is specifically written for the purpose of getting people saved (John 20:31). Nowhere in the Gospel of John are we taught to pray, repent, confess publicly, get water baptized, nor anything else to be saved except simply to BELIEVE. John 6:47, "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that BELIEVETH on me hath everlasting life" [emphasis added]. Praying is NOT the Bible method to get saved. It is not wrong to pray as a result of one's faith, but it is not God's method. God's method is "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved" (Acts 16:30-31).

8. I Disagree with Pastor Anderson that God Hates Homosexuals, Pedophiles, Rapists or Any Other Class of Sinners.

Yes, God hates sin, but not the sinner. Christ died for the ungodly (Romans 5:6-9). Of a truth, we should never accept sin with the sinner, nor reject the sinner with the sin. John 3:16 says that God loves (Greek: agapes) the whole world. God is not fond (Greek: phileo) of their sin. Pastor Anderson mocks and scorns saints like me who look to the Greek to understand the Bible, calling people like me "Chick Phileo Christians." But if Brother Anderson understood the various Bible Greek words for "love," then he would understand that God hates the sin, but never people.

9. I Do Not Agree with Pastor Anderson's Teaching that the Church Replaces Israel (aka, Replacement Theology).

I love and agree 99% with his "Marching To Zion" movie. I agree that we (saints) are the chosen of God. We are true Jews, not biological Jews. What saith the Scripture? Romans 2:28-29, "For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh: But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God." Neither biological, ethnic, cultural nor national Jews are the chosen of God, but only born-again Jews and Gentiles (Galatians 3:26-29).

Having said that, there never was a time in the Old Testament where unsaved Jews were God's "chosen." The Jews were God's people, including unsaved Jews, but the promises DIDN'T apply to them. God's promises have always followed a line of faith. God divorced Israel in 586 BC, turning to the Gentiles to preach the Gospel instead, to provoke the Jews to jealousy. God made way, by faith alone in the Gospel, for any Jews to be graffed back into their tree if they wanted it. Romans 11:23, "And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be graffed in: for God is able to graff them in again."

But this is only possible through faith in Jesus Christ, otherwise the Jews are cut off and damned to Hell forever. So I do not agree with Replacement Theology. Israel is Israel. The Church is the Church. Israel is coming back, but only when Jesus returns at His Second Coming and the Jews turn toward God (Hosea 3:4-5). No unsaved Jew has or ever will go to Heaven (John 3:3).

10. I Disagree with Pastor Anderson's Interpretation of 1st Corinthians 15:19, "If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable."

I heard a sermon recently by Pastor Anderson, where he mentions a doctrinal quarrel between Dr. John R. Rice and pastor Jack Hyles. These two great soulwinning men often shared preaching meetings together (approximately 2,200 meetings over 20 years).

One night Pastor Hyles preached his sermon first. His text was 1st Corinthians 15:19, saying that even if there were no resurrection and no afterlife, it would be worth living the Christian life anyway. When Brother Hyles finished, Dr. Rice got up and said to the audience that Dr. Hyles doesn't agree with the Apostle Paul. Paul said we would all be miserable if there were no resurrection from the dead, if there is no afterlife. Steven Anderson sided with Dr. Hyles. I am siding with Dr. Rice.

What saith the Scripture? 1st Thessalonians 4:13, "But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope." The Bible says if there is no bodily resurrection and afterlife, then we have NO HOPE and are sorrowful, as the unbelieving. But we do have the "hope of eternal life" (Titus 1:2). Paul teaches about the coming Rapture in 1st Thessalonians 4:13-18, exhorting us to COMFORT one another with these precious truths. So clearly Dr. John R. Rice (1895-1980) is correct with the Apostle Paul, that without the resurrection there would be no hope, no comfort, and we of all men would be utterly miserable. END

Did Adam And Eve See God In The Garden Of Eden?

Question: The Bible says that no man can see God's face and live. Exodus 33:20, “Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.” Do how did Adam and Eve walk with God in the Garden of Eden?

Answer: The Bible says in Genesis 3:8, “And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.” I could be wrong, but I don't find anywhere that the Bible says Adam and Eve actually saw God. They heard “the voice of the LORD God” walking in the Garden.

You are correct that no man can see God's face and live. But man can see God in human form, in Jesus Christ, who appeared as God in the flesh. 1st Timothy 3:16, “And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.” I hate the Devil's modern Bible perversions, which replace the definite word "God" with the ambiguous pronoun "He." Most people wrongly interpret this to mean Jesus was revealed in the flesh, instead of the correct intended meaning that God was manifest in the flesh.

Of course, to meet Jesus is to meet God, because they are one as the Godhead (or "Trinity" in theology). I reject Modalism, which is a popular Trinity-denying heresy in many social media groups and churches today. Modalism claims that God wear different hats, so to speak, or "modes" that God enters into. Modalists teach that God became Jesus, and then went back to Heaven and became God again. Modalists think that when they die, they will only see one person, God the Father, in Heaven, but not Jesus.

Colossians 3:1-3 disproves Modalism, teaching that Jesus sits on a physical throne on the right-hand of the Father's throne. Heaven is a physical place. Jesus raised up in a physical body. He was seen by over 500 brethren at once (1st Corinthians 15:6). Jesus physically ascended into heaven (Acts 1:11). He physically entered into the physical Holy Place in Heaven, and applied His physical liquid blood to the Mercy Seat in the presence of God the Father on our behalf (Hebrews 9:12, 22-24; 12:24).

My humble guess to answer your question is that all three members of the Godhead were there in the Garden of Eden, when they heard in the voice of God. What saith the Scripture? Genesis 1:26, “And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.” Here we see the pronouns "us" and "our," which are repeatedly mentioned in the first couple chapters of Genesis. These plural pronouns plainly refer to the Godhead (i.e., God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit). Deuteronomy 6:4 says that there is only one true and living God; but the Bible is also clear that God exists in three persons, all unique and equal in power and deity.

Because so many pastors shun and mistreat me, I often feel sad, unappreciated and unnoticed. So when I hear the opposite from my humble web visitors, it truly means a lot. I have learned that people who suffer in life stay humble and don't look down on others. But the pastors who shun me, like Marty Herron and Gary Walton (Bob Jones University alumni), and Jeff Redlin (a PCC alumnus), I realize that they all get paid 6-digit salaries. They are rich! The Bible warns us that rich people will oppress us. James 2:6, “But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?”

PCC are filthy rich and have huge egos. It hurts my soul that they can just throw me under the bus and move on, forgetting about me. That is why I preach against them mainly, so that they cannot forget about me. People just want to be loved, a lesson PCC has yet to learn. That is my daily prayer, that God would break and humble PCC leadership, so that they will esteem others better than themselves. Philippians 2:3, “Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.”