My Ministry Friend, Pastor David Baker, Has Commit Suicide

Psalms 116:15, “Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.”

It was reported in the news today (September 11, 2024)  that my ministry friend, Pastor David Baker, in Columbia, Tennessee, killed himself. This is so tragic. Brother Baker walked into a local hospital, went into the men's restroom, and then shot himself twice in the chest with a handgun. A hospital trauma team tried to save his life, but they couldn't. I was shocked when a friend sent me an email to let me know about this tragedy. If there was one man on the planet that I never thought would do something like this, it was Brother Baker. This is a good man! For 28 years Pastor Baker ministered as chaplain to inmates at the local jail. Pastor Baker is survived by his beloved wife and 10 adult children, who are all faithfully serving God in the ministry today. I love Pastor Baker and am absolutely heartbroken!

Pastor Baker has been accused of a horrible crime, charged by the local court one day before he took his own life. We must remember that allegations are not proof of guilt. And just because he took his life is not an admission of guilt. We don't know all the details, or why he took his own life, and quite frankly I don't want to know. The wicked haters and ungodly critiques of God's children are already having a heyday, salivating over the negative news, sharpening their sharp bear claws to devour Independent Fundamental Baptist Churches.

Dear reader, don't jump on the bandwagon of unjust fools who ass-u-me  that everything they read is 100% true. Pastor Baker died an INNOCENT MAN. Until an individual is found guilty in a proper court of law, he is still legally deemed INNOCENT. To assume and assign guilt to someone who has merely been accused of wrongdoing is beyond evil. We can only speculate as to why he took his own life. He likely was overwhelmed with life's burdens, and had endured enough of this horrible world (1st John 5:19). I know that I would love to go home to be with Jesus, my God and Savior. The Apostle Paul felt the same way, who exclaimed in Philippians 1:21, “For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” 2nd Corinthians 5:8, “We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.” A disgruntled unbeliever once pointed a gun at Evangelist John R. Rice (1895-1980) and threatened to pull the trigger. Brother Rice kindly said to the man: “Fella, you can't scare me with Heaven!” It takes genuine faith in God to have that kind of resilience in the face of imminent danger. Faith is the only righteous thing that I can do.

Yes, The Sin Of Suicide Can Be Forgiven

The Roman Catholic church has a heretical teaching of venial versus mortal sins. Venial sins can be forgiven without confession, but serious sins like adultery and murder require confession to a Catholic priest who can absolve your sins. This is what Catholics teach and it is totally contrary to inspired Scripture. The inspired Word of God doesn't make any distinction between different types of sins. James 2:10 says that committing even ONE SIN is enough to send us to Hell forever, making us guilty of breaking ALL of God's Commandments.

Only God can forgive sin. The Bible is very clear in 1st Timothy 2:5-6, “For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.” The Catholic priest or Lutheran minister CANNOT forgive your sins. The Pope is the Vicar of Hell on earth, not of Heaven on earth. Catholics are foolishly taught that when the Pope speaks, he speaks "Ex Cathedra" (the voice of God). In truth, when the Pope speaks, he is just a sinful man full of hot air! Only the nail-scared Lamb of God can forgive your sins (John 1:29).

Dear friend, the moment you were saved (i.e., born again into God's family), ALL of your sins (past, present and future) were washed away forever. Your POSITION in Christ was permanently settled. This is why we love to sing the popular church hymn, “The Old Account Was Settled Long Ago”...

There was a time, I know,
When in the book of Heaven,
An old account was standing
For sins yet unforgiven;
My name was at the top
And many things below,
I went unto the Keeper,
And settled long ago.

Refrain:
Long ago, long ago,
Yes, the old account was settled long ago;
And the record’s clear today,
For He washed my sins away,
When the old account was settled long ago.

I love that song! When Pastor Baker was saved decades ago, all of his sins were forever washed away, included taking his own life, so that he had eternal life from the moment he trusted Jesus. Eternal life and eternal security are NOT separate doctrines, they are one and the SAME teaching in the inspired Holy Bible.

Everything's Alright In My Father's House

Pastor Jack Hyles (1926-2001) used to often sing this comforting song at Hyles-Anderson College and First Baptist Church of Hammond. Brother Hyles knew that people worry by nature. He understood that we all carry burdens, some very heavy burdens. I've had my share of difficult burdens to bear. There have been dark times in my life when I despaired even of life like the Apostle Paul did in Asia. People want to be loved. As a pastor for over 55 years, to over one hundred thousand people, Dr. Hyles understood human nature well. He was amazing with people.

Read what type of pressures Paul and his friends suffered on the mission field...

2nd Corinthians 1:8-11, “For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life: But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead: Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us; Ye also helping together by prayer for us, that for the gift bestowed upon us by the means of many persons thanks may be given by many on our behalf.”

There is theological debate over what Paul meant in these verses. Did they contemplate suicide? Did they suffer so much that they just wanted to die? Were they facing execution or deathly circumstances? We simply don't know. I humbly think they didn't want to live anymore, because all quality of life was gone. I don't think they contemplated suicide, but we don't know.

I humbly think Brother Baker despaired even of life, and he made a choice. The man was tired, living with a broken heart. I hear Christians all the time, who contact my ministry and tell me how tired they are, and that they feel like quitting church altogether. They are tired of the heresies being preached in pulpits everywhere today. Like the Devil's lie that you cannot go to Heaven unless you forsake your sinful bad habits. And the Devil's lie that you must make Jesus the “Lord” of your life to be saved, which is nowhere taught in the inspired Holy Bible.

To complicate matters, most pastors today (especially Baptist clergy) are cold-hearted, indifferent, and don't genuinely care about individual people. They just want a paycheck and an easy life. They won't contend for the faith (Jude 1:3). They mistreat some people. Dr. Jack Hyles was absolutely right, who said:

“You can't love anybody, until you love everybody!” —Pastor Jack Hyles, a precious quote from the MP3 sermon titled, “The Test Of Spiritual Maturity”

The Devil's fraud of Lordship Salvation has crept into most Baptist churches today. Lordship Salvation is an enemy of soulwinning, because if prevents lost sinners from understanding the Gospel to be saved. As long as you errantly think you must start or stop doing something to get to Heaven, you cannot be saved. Jesus has already done it all for you friend, through His body and blood sacrifice on Calvary's cross (1st Peter 1:18-19).

I am so sad this evening to have learned just a couple hours ago that my dear ministry friend, Pastor David Baker, has died by shooting himself. Brother Baker went into a local hospital in Columbia, Tennessee where he lives and works, into the men's restroom and shot himself. I humbly think he ethically chose that location to spare his own family from finding his lifeless mutilated body. Hospitals deal with shootings, car accidents and serious trauma on a daily basis, so it wouldn't have traumatized them as it would have his wife. I respect him for being considerate. Brad Delp of the rock band, Boston, did the same thing in March of 2007, when he also took his own life under very similar circumstances. Brad wrote notes to warn anybody entering into his home to be careful about carbon monoxide poisoning in the air. Brad used two barbeques to asphyxiate himself to death in his bathroom. Brad was only age 55.

You couldn't have found a better man than David Baker. He spent his life selflessly living to HELP OTHERS. Pastor Baker faithfully pastored churches for many decades, preaching the inspired Word of God to several thousand of people. By God's grace, he had the privilege of leading several hundred souls to Jesus Christ. I love this dear saint of God and I will miss him. We just messaged each other a couple weeks ago on facebook. He posted some edifying comments this past week on my Facebook page, about where Jesus went after He died.

Something that really bothers me is that Pastor Baker's so-called "friends" instantly abandoned him when he was charged with a crime. Read what News Channel 5 said:

"Baker served as the pastor for Family Baptist Church and served at Independent Baptist College Online. Website links have been severed to his connection to both organizations." SOURCE

Whatever happened to a man being INNOCENT until PROVEN GUILTY? For merely being accused, his fair-weather friends have abandoned him on a whim. Not me Buddy, I'm letting the world know that Pastor David Baker was my dear ministry friend, and I love him and defend his good name. Since he is gone, we'll never know how the court case would have gone. But I will NOT judge a man based on mere accusations. Anybody can say anything about anyone, but that doesn't make it true. Only a very wicked person would condemn someone based on allegations without a court trial. David Baker died with his good name!!!

I thank God for the precious life and ministry of Pastor David Baker, he helped so many hurting people, as a true friend does. Please be in prayer for Brother Baker's wife, ten children and dozens of grandchildren. Pastor Baker has simply gone home to be with Jesus a little early, we're all just a few years behind him. I am 57 years old now. I might have 20 years remaining on earth, but you never know (Proverbs 27:1). Hollywood actor, Tom Sizemore, dropped dead at age 61 of a brain aneurism. In 2019, in Indiana a precious 11-year-old Girl Scout was suddenly killed when a tree toppled over from recent heavy rain. Death often comes without notice. Dear reader, the $64,000 question is: Have you been born again?

My Friend, Pastor David Baker

Psalms 116:15, “Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.”

Eric Skwarczynski's Allusive “Transforming Power Of The Gospel”

1st John 2:19, “They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.”

A guy named Eric Skwarczynski is one of the most hateful enemies of Bible Christianity today. This is the self-professed “agnostic” monster who runs the evil “Preacher Boys Podcast,” accusing the brethren in a malicious effort to kill, steal and destroy churches (John 10:10; Revelation 12:10). Eric is an alumni of Pastor Jack Trieber's Westcoast Baptist Bible College in California. Eric is very bitter against God, now a despicable preacher for Satan. His toxic rants have been featured on HBO, Peacock, CBC and other ungodly media outlets, slandering the saints for profit. Eric is making a ton of money ruining lives. Woe unto this wicked fool in eternity!

In the following video Eric explains why he has turned away from his former profession of Christian faith, to instead becoming an agnostic who exposes and condemns Independent Fundamental Baptist (IFB) believers. What Eric is doing is truly shameful, further destroying lives by spreading manure to make money. The heathen world loves him! ...

Why I Am No Longer a Christian | Eric Skwarczynski

In the preceding video Eric says that when he saw that the “transforming power of the Gospel” was missing in the lives of professed Christians, he lost his faith. But dear reader, you cannot show me anywhere in the Holy Bible where the Gospel itself was ever intended to TRANSFORM your behavior. You cannot show me the term “transforming power of the Gospel” in the inspired Holy Bible.

What saith the Scripture? Romans 12:2, “And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.” This verse applies to believers, not the unsaved. The Gospel doesn't change you! Pastor Jack Hyles (1926-2001) preached a helpful sermon titled, 'YOUR SALVATION DID NOT CHANGE YOU A BIT.' As Dr. Hyles rightly explains, when you get saved hands of OWNERSHIP change. You have gone from being a child of the Devil to a child of God, but now your life needs to be RENOVATED by the local church. This is where churches have dropped the ball for God. Pastors are to blame for not preaching the Word!

The so-called “Preacher Boy's” podcast is toxic. Sadly, Eric is making money asking for PayPal donations on YouTube for his hateful rhetoric and slander against God's saints. Revelation 12:10, “And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.” Satan is the accuser of THE BRETHREN. The Devil doesn't accuse THE WORLD, he accuses THE BRETHREN. You're never more like the Devil than when you accuse Christians. Eric is using the fall of Christians to further his evil agenda to tear down God's imperfect children.

Having said that, even the best saint is still a horrible sinner. Psalms 130:3, “If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?” 1st Timothy 5:24, “Some men's sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment; and some men they follow after.” Eric Skwarczynski is as much a guilty sinner and Pharisaical hypocrite as the saints whom he condemns!!! There are no perfect churches. There are no perfect pastors. The Bible is full of true stories of sinful saints who messed up. Cain killed Abel. Noah got drunk. Abraham and Sarah doubted God. Lot was a righteous man who got drunk and impregnanted two of his daughters. Samson chased unholy skirts all his life. Saul consulted with the Witch of Endor. David was an adulterer and murderer. Solomon was a sex pervert. The Bible says God gave us these biographies to give us comfort and patience in our faith, that we might have hope. Romans 15:4b, “For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.” Yet, Eric foolishly says he has abandoned faith in Jesus, because of the hypocrisy and wickedness he has beheld in professed Christians over time. What Eric fails to realize is that he is just as wicked and hypocritical as the saints that he attacks (Matthew 7:1-5).

Dear reader, there are an estimated 6,500 Independent Fundamental Baptist Churches across the United States today! What critics like Eric are doing is foolishly focusing on the small faction of church leaders who have gone into open sin, who have blown their testimony for Jesus Christ, who have hurt people and failed as leaders to honor the Lord. This is not some new phenomena in these modern times! Read what the psalmist said in Psalms 12:1, “Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.” Sinful human nature hasn't changed in thousands of years! Jesus told us in John 15:19 that the world would receive their own, but hate Christians. They really hate Jesus (John 7:7).

Kindly said, Eric Skwarczynski is foolish to blame the Gospel for the failure of God's children. In the preceding transparent video, he says the reason why he's abandoned his Christian faith is because he has become frustrated with church people who have gone into woeful sin. He has personally been hurt by church people (I have too). Eric is tired and at the end of his rope with the hypocrisy, abuse and woeful lack of love that he sees in churches today. I have to say that I agree with him largely on this point. The churches are pathetic today.

When I moved from the island of Guam to Pensacola in 2021, I chose to attend Pensacola Christian College's (PCC) Campus Church. I learned quickly that their senior pastor is a cold-hearted ungodly religious snob. These horrible religious people have no idea how ungodly and far from the Lord they really are. I left in disgust and wounded, after being horribly mistreated and insulted by their hateful pastor, Jeff Redlin. The problem is that they only see what they want to see at PCC, so they are blind, which is exactly what Jesus called the Laodicean church in Revelation 3:17. PCC are “blind” to their own spiritual nakedness, failing to see that they are miserable, wretched and poor. Instead, they are arrogant, high-minded and have huge egos at PCC. I speak this to their utter shame! So, I fully understand Eric's absolute disgust toward problematic fundamentalists today, and I share his disgust.

The only reason why I haven't turned agnostic like Eric is because I properly understand the Gospel. There is no alleged “transforming power of the Gospel.” Pacific Garden Mission's 'UNSHACKLED' radio program is guilty of promoting that utter heresy, saying that getting saved will automatically rid your life of chemical addictions, sinful lusts and lifelong bad habits. It's simple NOT true folks! Getting saved didn't change you one iota! If you are addicted to drugs (including the narcotic drug booze), you will need medical intervention to break free from your chemical addition. Getting saved doesn't change your life, it changes your destination.

Coming to Christ to receive God's free gift of eternal life rescues you from the wrath of God in Hell, but you are still the same old rotten you! Now that you're saved, your life needs to be transformed (renewed by the inspired Word of God). 1st Peter 2:2-3, “As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.” Tragically, Eric Skwarczynski is another victim of Lordship Salvation, having been woefully lied to by corrupt pastors and churches, taught that getting saved should radically change a person's life, which it simply doesn't.

As Pastor Loran Livingston rightly says, pastors are to blame today for not preaching the inspired Word of truth. Preachers have dropped the ball for God, far more interested in making money than they are preaching the truth to help people. The reason why millions of professed Christians are living woeful lives of sin and shame is because preachers don't preach anymore! Listen to Brother Lester Roloff (1914-1982) preach this needful sermon titled, 'RUNNING SHORT ON AUTHORITY!' Pastors no longer preach upon the authority of God's inspired Word. When men usurp authority in a church, you now have a cult! Many IFB churches today are cults!!! The ONLY authority in any church should be the inspired King James Bible.

Pastors are no longer preachers! Sadly, 99% of pastors today cannot preach their way out of a wet paperbag. The clergy have lost their power with God. There is a woeful lack of love and compassion in today's awful Bible colleges and churches. I am convinced that all Bible colleges do today is neuter the pastors of tomorrow. We're in trouble folks! As much as churches despise Eric Skwarczynski, he is merely holding up a mirror to the churches, to show us how bad we really have become in the United States.

Please don't get me wrong, I am totally against what Eric is sinfully doing, slandering God's children. However, there is much truth to his accusations. Christians at best are still rotten hell-deserving sinners! I've said it often, that the only thing which makes the most upright saint any more righteous, than the vilest criminal who ever walked the face of the earth, is the precious blood of Jesus that washed away all our sins the moment we were born again (1st John 1:7; 1st Corinthians 6:11; Revelation 1:5).

In closing, there is no allusive “transformative power of the Gospel.” So, get that out of your mind. Just because you have received God's free gift of eternal life, which is by faith alone in Jesus Christ (Galatians 3:26), doesn't mean now that your behavior will somehow drastically improve. You simply took God at His Word to trust on His only begotten Son, the Christ. But now you need to grow in the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ (2nd Peter 3:18), and this requires abiding in the Word (1st Peter 2:2), and attending church to hear preaching (Titus 1:3). Preaching helps us think right to live right!

Dear friend, we must always keep SERVICE separate from SALVATION. Eric is confused between the two, caught between grace and works. Since he doesn't see any SERVICE in professed saints today, he is doubting their SALVATION. He has turned agnostic, failing to understand that salvation doesn't produce a changed life; it simply opens the door of spiritual enlightenment, equipping the believer with the indwelling Holy Spirit (1st John 3:24; 1st Corinthians 2:14-16; 2nd Corinthians 5:17). The local church has the responsibility to mentor new believers, “Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you” (Matthew 28:2-b). It is because local churches have not obeyed The Great Commission that professed Christians are in such a mess today, and not because the Gospel has failed to transform their lives as Eric alleges. Eric Skwarczynski's tragic path of destruction is just further evidence of the dangers of Lordship Salvation, misleading people about the Gospel.

The Tragic Sad Unsaved Ending Of James Earl Jones

John 3:1-3, “There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him. Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

I was so sad to hear in the news yesterday that James Earl Jones (1931-2024) died at age 93. I am sad because he was a devout Roman Catholic, and Catholics do not follow the Holy Bible, they follow manmade tradition. Listen to what Jesus said about false religion in Mark 7:9 and 13, “And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition. ...Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.” Catholicism is a prisonhouse of religion!

James Earl Jones was a good man, as far as sinful men go, and we're all sinners. Jones said the greatest honor of his life was reading the King James Bible for everyone to hear, similar to what Alexander Scourby also did. There is no doubt that James loved God, so he thought, but loving God is not enough to get to Heaven you must be BORN AGAIN through faith alone in Jesus Christ.

The Satanic Counterfeit Salvation Of Roman Catholics

In a heretical article by Jimmy Akin at Catholic.com, he horribly teaches in his article: “How To Go To Heaven”:

“I can summarize it in two sentences. The two sentences are these: To come to God and be saved, you need to repent, have faith and be baptized. If you commit mortal sin, you need to repent, have faith and go to confession. That's it. That's all there is to it, and we can show each of these things from the Bible. ...if you do these things, you'll be in a state of grace; and as long as you remain in a state of grace, you'll go to Heaven. But we still have free will, and we can still turn our backs on God and fall from grace.” SOURCE (listen to James Akin's audio plan of salvation)

What a dirty theological liar! Kindly said, James Akin is NOT saved. He knows enough about the inspired Holy Bible to be dangerous! Mr. Akin cites 1st Peter 3:21 as alleged “proof” that you must be water baptized to go to Heaven. But that is untrue. Let's look at the passage, shall we...

1st Peter 3:20-22, “Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water. The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ: Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.”

Akin just quotes the phrase “baptism doth also now save us,” to deceive you. He doesn't include the rest of the verse. He ignores the surrounding context entirely, which is bad Bible interpretation. Pastor Brad Strand gives the correct interpretation in his excellent The Strand Study Bible on page 2109...

Sadly, there are some religious movements that have tried to use this Scripture to prove that baptism (saved by water) is essential to salvation and thus part of the saving Gospel. It is not (Mk 16:16). Noah and his family were not saved by getting “into” the water, but by staying “out” of the water. The ark (i.e., a type of Christ) is what saved Noah and his family, not the water. According to verse 21, baptism is nothing more than a “like figure” (i.e., a symbol of illustration) of spiritual cleansing. Baptism is simply an outward and visible declaration of an inward change , i.e., the public evidence of a penitent spirit (Rom 6:4-5). Only the Gospel saves (Rom 1:16 and 1 Cor 1:17).

Amen and amen! I couldn't have said it any better dear reader. James Akin is a FALSE PROPHET!!! Beware of this infidel of the faith, he is not saved at all. I showed you this corrupt man and his popular Catholic website to help you to see why I DO NOT think James Earl Jones went to Heaven. What I just showed you is typical Catholic teaching. There are over 1,000,000,000 Roman Catholics on the planet, and none of them are going to Heaven, if they are trusting in the garbage that I just shared with you from James Akin's toxic religious website.

In fact, biblically you DON'T have to repent of your sins to go to Heaven. Jesus died on a cross to pay for your sins. You just need to receive Jesus\ sacrifice as payment, by resting (relying completely) in what He did to redeem you through Calvary's cross. You DON'T need to go to some stupid Catholic confessional booth. Those wicked priests are sinners just like you and me, so they cannot forgive anyone's sins, not even their own.

Dear friend, Jesus has already paid for your sins with His precious blood (1st Peter 1:18-19). So, you don't need to repent of your sins to be forgiven; but rather, you need to receive Christ's sacrifice on the cross as FULL PAYMENT for your sins. God is already freely offering you the gift of eternal life, if you'll just accept it by taking Him at His Word in the Scripture.

The True Saving Gospel Of Free Grace

Now here is what the inspired King James Bible really teaches how to go to Heaven...

1st Corinthians 15:1-4, “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:”

The Gospel (which means GOOD NEWS) is:

1. Jesus DIED on a cross for our sins.
2. He was BURIED.
3. Christ RESURRECTED three days later from the dead.

Those are the FACTS that you must know and trust in to get to Heaven when you die someday. The only other thing you need to know is that you are a guilty SINNER in God's sight (Romans 3:19-20). You need to know what you're being saved from, Hell. And why you need to be saved, because you deserve to burn in Hell for your sins (and so do I). But Jesus paid the ransom (Matthew 10:28). 1st Timothy 2:5-6, “For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.” Jesus died as a ransom for ALL! That refutes the Calvinist heresy of Limited Atonement, which falsely claims that Christ only died for saved people.

Anyone who comes to god as a sinner, and by childlike faith (reliance, trust) receives Christ's sacrifice on the cross as full payment for their sins, believing that He was buried but is risen from the dead, is saved. 1st Thessalonians 4:14, “For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.” It's that simple.

This is a VERY different plan of salvation that what I shared with you earlier by James Akin, in which he requires you to go to the Catholic confessional booth, to confess your darkest and dirtiest sins to some pervert priest who wears a dress.

James Akin earlier also mention that to go to Heaven you must REMAIN in a state of grace. He errantly teaches that Galatians 5:4 means you can lose salvation. Dear reader, you CANNOY lose God's free gift of eternal life once you have it. ONCE SAVED, ALWAYS SAVED (OSAS) is 100% biblical. James is horribly in error to teach that you can fall out of grace. A redeemed believer falls “in grace” (Romans 6:1), but never “from grace.” The only person who can fall from grace is an unsaved person who is trying to do works to get to Heaven, like James Akin is doing. James has indeed fallen from God's grace. That is, he has never been saved at all, and won't be until he repents (changes his mind) to forsake his religious “DEAD WORKS” (Hebrews 6:1), to REST in Jesus Christ alone (Hebrews 4:10-11).

James Early Jones Very Likely DIDN'T Go To Heaven

I realize that many people get upset when I say things like this, but I care about you friend, and I don't want anyone to die in the sins and spend eternity suffering in Hell. James Earl Jones was a devout Catholic. You can verify that easily by doing a quick web search. There is no salvation in the seven sacraments of Catholicism. Sacramental Salvation is NOT God's simple plan of salvation, which I just showed you from 1st Corinthians 15:1-4. The Apostle Paul said he received this Gospel directly from Jesus Christ Himself (Galatians 1:12).

Oh how foolish are the masses of this world, to follow some foolish manmade religious cult. I could spend hours showing you how phony, unscriptural and rotten Catholicism is. For example: The Vatican removed the second of God's Ten Commandments, which forbids bowing down to graven images and idols. Gee, I wonder why Catholics would change the Bible to remove the Second Commandment...

Catholics Commit The Horrible Sin Of IDOLATRY!

The old adage is very true: A picture is worth a thousand words!

Now you can see exactly why Catholics have removed the Second Commandment from the Holy Bible, to deceive their followers. Dear friend, please don't follow the Roman or Russian Orthodox Catholic religions into the fires of Hell. Although these two factions of Catholicism are headquartered in different countries, and have different leaders, they share 95% of the SAME damnable heresies and idolatrous practices. These are PRISONHOUSES OF RELIGION!

John 3:3, “Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

James Akin didn't say anything about being born again. He just said you need to get water baptized, go to the confessional booth, remain in a state of grace, and have faith. Faith in what? The Catholic Pope? The Catholic church? The confessional booth? The seven sacraments? What saith the Scripture? Galatians 3:26, “For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 3:9-11,“And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith: That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.” James Akin didn't even mention Jesus! He tells you to go confess your sins to a Catholic priest. He tells you to go get dunked in a baptistery. But the fool never mentions Jesus—the sinless Lamb of God (John 1:29), the risen Christ (John 20:31), the precious only begotten Son of God (John 3:16).

Unless James Earl Jones secretly trusted Christ and REJECTED the manmade teachings of his Catholic faith, he didn't make it to Heaven. The inspired Word of God is very clear in this matter, that you MUST be “born again.” Dear reader, you DON'T have to repent of your sins to go to Heaven, you need to repent (change your mind) to acknowledge THE TRUTH (2nd Timothy 2:25). The truth is that you are a SINNER (and so am I), and Jesus is the SAVIOR. Religion cannot save you. Getting water baptized no more makes you a Christian, than walking into a garage would make you an automobile! Noah and his family were saved by the ark, not the water. God sealed the door on the ark (Genesis 7:16).

God knows that I am not trying to upset anybody by saying that I don't think James Earl Jones went to Heaven. I believe he sadly went to the Lake of Fire forever. The fact that Mr. Jones boasted of being a lifelong devout Catholic tells me that he never trusted Christ for his salvation, he trusted in the false doctrines and dead rituals of the accursed Catholic church. 

Catholics call their priests “Father” when the Bible strictly forbids reverencing men (Matthew 23:9). Catholics forbid marriage for priests, and eating meats on Fridays, which the Bible exposes as false religion (1st Timothy 4:1-3). Catholics teach the Perpetual Virginity of Mary heresy, but the Bible plainly says that Mary bear at least 2 daughters and 4 sons (Matthew 13:55-56). Joseph was their biological father; but God almighty alone was Jesus' biological father (Matthew 1:23; John 3:16). Joseph raised Him as his Dad. These are but just a few of the contradictions which are prevalent in Roman Catholicism; totally contrary to the Holy Bible.

Is it possible that James Earl Jones repented of his false religion on his death bed? Sure, anything is possible, but I sincerely doubt it. When you've been brainwashed your entire life by a wicked false religion for over 70 years, you don't just come to your waking senses in a moment at age 93. It is astronomically rare. I hope he did go to Heaven, but from everything I have ever learned about the inspired Holy Bible (as a born again child of God myself since age 13), I humbly don't think James Earl Jones went to Heaven.

“Nothing in my future can ever affect the salvation that I have... Once you trust the Lord Jesus Christ as your Savior, you are eternally secure!” —Pastor Hank Lindstrom (1940-2008), a quote from the classic MP3 sermon titled, “How Permanent Is Your Salvation?”

“Salvation is based upon purely what Jesus Christ has done. And if you've trusted Jesus Christ here, you're saved forever! Nothing in your life, nothing in your death, angels, principalities, nothing—nothing in your future—could ever undo that relationship that has been made when you trusted Jesus Christ as Savior. And there are many people who are confused over this whole thing.” —Pastor Hank Lindstrom (1940-2008), a quote from the classic MP3 sermon titled, “How Permanent Is Your Salvation?”

“There are many people who name the name of Jesus Christ, who are not saved, because they're trusting in living the Christian life, or in their works, or in some efforts that they're doing, in order to obtain their salvation.” —Pastor Hank Lindstrom (1940-2008), a quote from the classic MP3 sermon titled, “How Permanent Is Your Salvation?”

Kindly said, I also don't think Eddie Van Halen (1955-2020), another Roman Catholic all his miserable wicked life, went to Heaven. Olivia Newton John (1948-2022) was also a devout Catholic. She didn't shy away from telling the world that she was a Christian, but sadly just claiming to be a Christian doesn't make you one. YE MUST BE BORN AGAIN!!! Satan's greatest weapon is to con people into living the Christian life without ever being born again.

A Clear Gospel Presentation In Just 4 Minutes
(Pastor Ralph Yankee Arnold)

Lady Gaga's Satanic New Age Religion Of Self Worship

Daniel 11:37, “Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.”

I watched an interesting 2-hour YouTube concert tonight by “Lady Gaga” (real name: Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, born 1986) in Tokyo, Japan. I love music as a musician. Although I would consider her public performances more of a perverse art form than I would actual music. Lady Gaga's real Italian name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (born 1936). I've been working on learning more songs on the banjo. I have a fascination with celebrity singers, actors and bands, as a biographical hobby. I love people, they fascinate me, particularly their religious beliefs. So, I looked up Lady Gaga's religious beliefs and found this information on the popular website, Hollowverse...

Religion
Lady Gaga was raised as a Catholic. But now she believes that god is one's self. She's a selfist. SOURCE

That about sums it up as far as what she believes, she thinks SHE IS GOD! That is pathetic!

According to Lady Gaga, everybody is THEIR OWN GOD...

It's more self-worship, I think, not of me. I'm teaching people to worship themselves. [4]

Lady Gaga has a lot of influence with over 12 million followers on Twitter alone, and another 36 million Facebook fans.[5] She has so far sold over 40,000,000 albums, and has a staggering net worth of $150,000,000. She is 38 years old (born 1986).

When Lady Gaga speaks of her faith in “God,” she is not talking about the righteous God of the inspired King James Bible; but rather, humans gods (i.e., humanism). She has plainly stated publicly that she worships her fans, because they are her “God.” Please do not follow Lady Gaga's distorted religious views, because you will end up burning in the Lake of Fire with her when this life is over.

Eddie Van Halen died in 2020. I sadly do not think he went to Heaven. Eddie was Roman Catholic. They trust in Sacramental Salvation, not the free grace Gospel taught in the inspired Word of God. Olivia Newton John died in 2022. She was another Catholic. Dear reader, my heart breaks for Catholics, because they have been deceived by Satan to think that salvation is found in the Catholic Church. But Jesus said, “Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God” (John 3:1-7). The Bible teaches in 1st Timothy 2:5-6, “For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.” The Virgin Mary is NOT a mediator. Neither can the Pope, priest or Lutheran minister forgive sin as a mediator between God and man. Jesus is the ONLY Mediator, as we just learned in 1st Timothy 2:5. Amen and amen!

Carefully notice in our text Scripture passage from Daniel 11:37 that the coming Antichrist will “magnify himself above all else.” That is, the Man of Sin will worship HIMSELF! This is the very religion of Stefani (aka, “Lady Gaga”).

Lady Gaga Is Serving The New World Order

As I was doing some research, I ran across the following disturbing writing by Alice Bailey (1880-1949), which prompted me to warn my web visitors about an increasing trend in American society and our churches to pursue spirituality without theology. That's all we hear nowadays from Oprah Winfrey, Lady Gaga and umpteen new agers, who speak of spirituality while expressing disdain for organized religion and Christian fundamentalism. Lady Gaga is no exception! I think it is safe to say that Alice Bailey could be called the mother of new age today. According to Alice Bailey, this trend is ushering in the New World Order (NWO) faster than she thought possible. Listen to what this evil woman, devil in disguise and mega false prophetess says...

“The new world religion is nearer than many think, and this is due to two things: first, the theological quarrels are mainly over non-essentials, and secondly, the younger generation is basically spiritual but quite uninterested in theology. The intelligent youth of all countries are rapidly repudiating orthodox theology, state ecclesiasticism and the control of the church. They are neither interested in man-made interpretations of truth nor in past quarrels between the major world religions.

At the same time, they are profoundly interested in the spiritual values and are earnestly seeking verification of their deep-seated unvoiced recognitions. They look to no bible or system of so-called inspired spiritual knowledge and revelation, but their eyes are on the undefined larger wholes in which they seek to merge and lose themselves, such as the state, an ideology, or humanity itself. In this expression of the spirit of self-abnegation may be seen the appearance of the deepest truth of all religion and the justification of the Christian message.

Christ, in His high place, cares not whether men accept the theological interpretations of scholars and churchmen, but He does care whether the keynote of His life of sacrifice and service is reproduced among men; it is immaterial to Him whether the emphasis laid upon the detail and the veracity of the Gospel story is recognised and accepted, for He is more interested that the search for truth and for subjective spiritual experience should persist; He knows that within each human heart is found that which responds instinctively to God, and that the hope of ultimate glory lies hid in the Christ-consciousness.

Therefore, in the new world order, spirituality will supersede theology; living experience will take the place of theological acceptances. The spiritual realities will emerge with increasing clarity and the form aspect will recede into the background; the new emerging truths. These truths will be founded on the ancient realities but will be adapted to modern need and will manifest progressively the revelation of the divine nature and quality. God is now known as Intelligence and Love. That the past has given us. He must be known as Will and Purpose, and that the future will reveal.” [emphasis added]

SOURCE: Alice Bailey, The Externalisation of the Hierarchy, pp. 201-202

Please don't miss this dear reader, because its impact is monumental! Alice Bailey was a devil. I don't know if you caught it in the preceding quote, but Miss Bailey teaches that Jesus doesn't care if people accept or reject the Gospel, just so long as they have what she terms, “the Christ-consciousness.” She further states:

“Christ, in His high place, cares not whether men accept the theological interpretations of scholars and churchmen, but He does care whether the keynote of His life of sacrifice and service is reproduced among men; it is immaterial to Him whether the emphasis laid upon the detail and the veracity of the Gospel story is recognised and accepted, for He is more interested that the search for truth and for subjective spiritual experience should persist; He knows that within each human heart is found that which responds instinctively to God, and that the hope of ultimate glory lies hid in the Christ-consciousness.” [emphasis added]

SOURCE: Alice Bailey, The Externalisation of the Hierarchy, pp. 201-202 [here is the full article that I wrote]

In other words, Alice Bailey is teaching people to reject everything that the Word of God teaches, except for Christ's life of sacrifice for others. In the shameful, satanic, world of Miss Bailey, Christianity is summed up and limited to living for others without being born-again. This is why we often hear new agers talking about Christ's love, helping others and forgiveness; but they reject Christ's preaching against sin (John 7:7), the need for the new second birth, His command to “SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES” (John 5:39b) and the Lord's teachings on everlasting Hell, fire and damnation for the unsaved (Matthew 18:8; 25:41). Effectively, new age retains the outer shell of Christianity, while hollowing out the interior and instead filling it with Luciferian doctrine. Or in other words, new age is repackaging Devil-worship in a Christian wrapper. The Bible warns us that this is how Satan normally operates...

2nd Corinthians 11:13-15, “For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.”

My Christian brethren and sisters, what I have just shared with you ought to compel you more than ever to do three things: 

1. Support your local New Testament church. You can learn all about the Church from Pastor Jack Hyles' awesome Scriptural Bible study titled, what else, “THE CHURCH.” Alice Bailey said that the NWO is happening faster than expected because today's youth are uninterested in orthodox theology (Bible fundamentals) and the Church. Again, as you just read, she states: “the younger generation is basically spiritual but quite uninterested in theology. The intelligent youth of all countries are rapidly repudiating orthodox theology, state ecclesiasticism and the control of the church. They are neither interested in man-made interpretations of truth nor in past quarrels between the major world religions.” Isn't that terrible. Do you know why youth are no longer interested in the Church? It is because the Church is no longer interesting. Pastors don't preach with authority anymore, because our churches have been infiltrated with corrupt authorityless Bible versions. The churches have lost their authority. We've been hearing a lot of talk lately from actors, singers, athletes and religious people, saying that they are “spiritual” but not religious. They are caught up into new age without even realizing it. This is why believers must support their local fundamental churches, who use only the King James Bible, go soul-winning, run bus routes, preach the simplicity that is in Christ and teach Biblical theology. Remember, the Church is the pillar of truth, which is build upon the foundation of Jesus Christ (1st Corinthians 3:11). 1st Timothy 3:15, “But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.” Matthew 16:18, “And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter (Greek: petros, pebble, a small piece of rock), and upon this rock (Greek: Petra, a mass of rock, a mountain) I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” The foundation of new age is Lucifer and their pillars are manmade occult doctrine.
2. Preach and teach the great theological doctrines of the inspired Word of God in our churches. It is alarming that so many churches these days are telling children's stories, singing songs, watching religious YouTube videos on large overhead projection screens, having Watchcare (cell block) Groups, enjoying special music and orchestras; but the doctrines of the Word of God are not taught, or barely taught. Every pastor and Christian worker ought to regularly teach the fundamental doctrines of the Christian faith; namely, the Godhead, Christ's deity, the inspiration and inerrancy of the Holy Scriptures, the blood applied in Heaven on the mercy seat, the virgin birth of Jesus, Christ's sinless life, the simplicity that is in Christ (the Gospel), Christ's imminent return (Rapture) and the Second Coming, Christ's vicarious (substitute in our place) death on the cross, the Lord's bodily resurrection, and all the Word of God.
3. Beware of spirituality creeping into the church without theology. Theology is the study of God. Increasingly we are hearing America's most famous preachers give motivational speeches (like Joel Osteen and Steven Furtick), deliver political speeches (like Mike Huckabee), and teach religious psychology (like Pat Robertson and James Dobson). This is not biblical preaching! The great need of the hour is preaching preachers who preach nothing but the pure inspired Word of God. I agree with Pastor Lester Roloff that our Bible colleges ought to require preacher boys to memorize one full chapter of the Holy Bible each month. Our churches have lost their authority because our preachers don't abide in the inspired King James Bible anymore. Jesus said concerning the human heart of man, “for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh” (Luke 6:45). Most preachers merely surf the internet, read blogs, listen to liberal heretics like MacArthur and it shows in their lame authorityless sermonettes on Sunday. We've got to get into the Word of God if we are to preach with authority, because the Word of God is authoritative. Acts 4:13, “Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.” These days our church pulpits are filled with all kinds of substitutes for Biblical theology. Beware of teachings of spiritually that are empty of the Scriptures, and talk of bettering human nature without the need for the new birth by faith in the Gospel (good news) of the Lord Jesus Christ. Religious humanism and new age go hand-in-hand. Any spirituality without the Holy Bible is satanic. “Ye must be born again” (John 3:5-7).

God deliver our churches from the curse of Joel Osteen's motivational messages, Rick Warren's Purpose Driven Life ecumenical garbage that eviscerates the old-time religion, Billy Graham's Catholic-embracing ecumenical nightmare, John MacArthur's false plan of Lordship Salvation and his error that Jesus' blood is not applied to the heavenly Mercy Seat, and so forth! Our churches are in trouble.

Remember that Helena Blavatsky said occultists would infiltrate the churches. The founder of “Lucifer” Magazine in 1887, Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (1831-1891), and editor Annie Besant (1847-1933), along with other occultists believed that Christian churches were the key to introducing the doctrines of Lucifer to large masses of people. The 1904 annual report of the Theosophical Society stated:

“I believe it is through the Churches and not through the Theosophical Society that Theosophy [the worship of Lucifer]... must and should come to large bodies of people in the West.”

SOURCE: Transactions of the Theosophical Society, H. P. Blavatsky, Annie Besant, 1904, p. 377

Wow, did you get that? Miss Bailey said the Luciferian ideologies of Theosophy (Lucifer worship) would be introduced to the west (America) through THE CHURCHES. We are seeing this firsthand in today's mega-churches like Hillsong, Elevation Church (Steven Furtick), Lakewood Church (Joel Osteen), et cetera. In these so-called churches Bible theology is no longer taught; but rather, self improvement seminar type messages. It is apostasy!

Christianity Is Under Relentless Attack In 2024

Increasingly, we are seeing ungodly hostility build in society against Bible-believing Christians who fear God and rightfully strongly oppose the LGBTQ agenda. It is not uncommon these days to hear celebrities blaming the Bible and fundamental churches, who preach and uphold biblical standards. Christians are unfairly blamed for suicides, hate crimes and bullying. Read what Lady Gaga foolishly says:

The influence of institutionalized religion on government is vast. So religion then begins to affect social values and that in turn affects self-esteem, bullying in school, teen suicides, all those things.[2]

Such ungodly liberal minded heathens are literally claiming that enforcing moral standards in schools, government and society causes suicides, bullying and depression. That is absurd! So should adultery be legalized? How about pedophilia? Stealing? Shoplifting has practically been legalized in insane cities like Los Angeles, Seattle and New York. Who decides where to set the moral standard? Should homosexuals be allowed to grope, fondle and kiss in front of children in public?

We hear so much about women's rights, but what about human rights? Doesn't a living child in its mother's womb have any rights? Any women who demands the legal “right” to murder her own child is a monster! Folks, there would be no controversies if we simply obeyed the inspired Holy Bible. God hasn't changed, society has! As recently as 1962, homosexuality was a punishable crime in all 50 states, as it rightfully should be. Sodomy is perverse, disgusting and extremely unhealthy. God's curse is upon a sinful nation. Proverbs 14:34, “Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.”

If the Lord tarries His return, the time will come in America when Bible-believing Christians will be persecuted and prosecuted for opposing the LGBTQ agenda. It is already happening across the country. Only one view is allowed today in society, and it's not the biblical view. Corporations and social media companies are relentlessly pushing the LGBTQ agenda, censoring anybody who speak out against it.

I mentioned in a post today in Facebook that “American women have become toxic,” and a warning notification came up, accusing me of “hate speech.” Facebook is of the Devil! This is really bad folks when big tech companies have become the thought police! Prolific author George Orwell (1903-1950) predicted this type of Godless Totalitarian Police State, in his dystopian novel titled, 1984. George Orwell suggest that to get a glimpse of the future, that the reader should picture the government's boot pressing down upon our neck. So true!

The United States is already well on its way as a socialist nation to becoming totally communist. Gun confiscation is coming, you know it! With an average of over 600 mass shootings each year across the United States, the tired American people will gladly accept a total ban on gun sales, trades and purchases. The day we allow this injustice will be the nails in our coffin as a free country! Canada has already passed such a tyrannical law in October of 2022. The last thing the American people want is for only the government to have all the guns! 

Look what happened in 1936 Spain when guns were taken away from the people. They were defenseless and slaughtered! The problem in the United States is not guns, it is our toxic culture of violence on television, violence in video games, violence in music, et cetera. Do you really think it is merely a coincidence that transgendered perversion is being forced on children today? Not a chance. The Devil is alive and well. Look at this perverted Taylor Swift video, and then tell me honestly that Satanists don't control the music industry. You cannot if you are an honest concerned parent.

I do not hate Lady Gaga. I do not hate any living creature. God is love and I love everyone. I love LGBTQ people, for whom Jesus Christ died on a cross to pay for their sins. People need the Lord! But I am compelled to warn you about wolves in sheep's clothing like Lady Gaga, because she often speaks of God, uses Christian symbols in her concerts, and professes to be a very religious person. Unfortunately, her deadly false religion is Luciferian New Age! Let me remind you of what Lady Gaga said earlier:

It's more self-worship, I think, not of me. I'm teaching people to worship themselves. [4]

Exodus 34:14, “For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God...” It is the sin of idolatry to worship one's self. In her Tokyo concert that I watched tonight, I heard Lady Gaga tell her 36,000 fans in the audience to “obeis me!” (worship her). Lady Gaga's self worship and religion of SELF is of the Devil. Certainly there is nothing wrong with having healthy self-esteem, but not self-adoration. Lady Gaga sadly is NOT saved. She is a child of the Devil (John 8:44).

Miss Gaga has said much to condemn organized religion, which unfortunately includes a rejection of Jesus Christ and the written Holy Bible (John 3:36; 1st John 2:22-23).

The Damnable False Gospel Of Pastor Jack Hibbs

Galatians 1:6-7, “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. As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.”

Jack Hibbs is the senior and founding pastor of Calvary Chapel Chino Hills, based in Southern California, the Founder & President of Real Life ministry, and a nationally syndicated TV & Radio host. On his ministry website on the webpage titled, "Yes - You Can Know God," Pastor Hibbs errantly states:

“Becoming a Christian is not merely believing some creed or going to church. It is having Christ Himself take residence in your life and heart.” SOURCE

Getting saved has nothing to do with Christ taking residence in your life. That is the heresy of Lordship Salvation, which has plagued today's church, turning them into deadly cults.

Pastor Hibbs further heretically states:

“The Bible tells us, “Repent of your sins and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped away.” The word repent means to change our direction in life.” SOURCE

No, the Bible does NOT tell us to repent “of your sins” to be saved. I triple-dog dare you to show me anywhere in the inspired King James Bible, where it teaches to “repent of your sins” or “turn from your sins” to get to Heaven. Wicked men added those extra words to the Holy Bible (Proverbs 30:5-6).

Pastor Hibbs further heretically states:

“Receive Jesus Christ into your life.” SOURCE

Again, nowhere does the Word of God require this action to be saved. You can invite Christ into your life and split Hell wide open when you die. Judas invited Jesus into his life, but he sadly went to Hell forever. The false prophets in Matthew 7:21-23 follow Jesus, even calling Him “Lord, Lord.” (There's the false doctrine of Lordship Salvation exposed in the Bible.) The Bible promises salvation to the person who simply BELIEVES ON JESUS. John 6:47, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.” Don't let any liar deceive you into thinking that you have to follow Christ as the Lord of your life to be saved.

Pastor Jack Hibbs requires the reader to pray a Sinner's Prayer, but he doesn't bother to tell anyone that you could simply BELIEVE without praying a prayer to get to Heaven. You DON'T have to ask, call or pray to be saved, God is already asking you to take His FREE GIFT of eternal life (Romans 5:15-18). It is not a sin to ask God to save you, but it is totally unnecessary to get to Heaven. Why would you ask someone to give you what they are already freely offering for you to take?

Pastor Hibbs further leads readers to repeat this corrupt prayer to be saved:

“Dear Lord Jesus, I know I am a sinner. I believe You died for my sins. Right now, I turn from my sins and open the door of my heart and life. I confess You as my personal Lord and Savior. Thank You for saving me. Amen.”” SOURCE

First, he leaves out Jesus' burial and resurrection from the dead, which are a part of the Gospel (1st Corinthians 15:1-4). Pastor Hibbs unbiblically requires you to turn from your sins to be saved. Let me tell you something friend, NO ONE has ever turned from their sins, Jesus came to die on a cross to pay our massive debt of sins. You're either saved and your sins have been washed away by the precious blood of Jesus (1st John 1:7), or else you're still trying to turn from your sins to get to Heaven and are headed straight for the eternal Lake of Fire when you die (John 10:1).

The counterfeit plan of salvation which Pastor Jack Hibbs is preaching is NOT the simple plan of salvation which is taught in the inspired Word of God.

Shame On The Unloving Smyrna Baptist Church In Pensacola

Jude 1:22-23, “And of some have compassion, making a difference: And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.”

Tragically, I have learned firsthand that most Baptist churches today woefully lack God's love and compassion for people. I started attending the Smyrna Baptist Church in Pensacola in January of 2024. I was very kind to the people and pastors at the church. From day one I was a marked man because of my website ministry, and because of my harsh preaching against Pensacola Christian College (PCC) for their woeful lack of love for people, and for preaching the Devil's lie of Lordship Salvation. I attended Smyrna for 7 months without any problems.

But then on August 25th, 2024, I walked over to shake their senior pastor's hand, and he looked off 45 degrees hard left as we shook hands, which really hurt my feelings, showing utter disrespect toward me as an individual. So, I emailed him and let him know he hurt my feelings. He emailed back to apologize, saying he didn't know why he did it. I had also asked him a direct question, “Am I wanted at Smyrna Baptist Church?” He didn't answer my question.

I emailed back and accepted his apology. I shared the details of my broken life, about my loneliness from an unwanted divorce in 2006 (18 years ago), my adverse health afflictions from getting hit by a bus in 1992, et cetera. I mentioned that I planned to be at Smyrna the following Sunday on September 1st. I couldn't have been kinder and more transparent and humble. He didn't bother to reply. 

The next Sunday when I went back to church, his wife came over to shake my hand (which she hadn't done for 5 months), and as we shook hands she looked hard right 45 degrees off at the wall. I was sickened, “not again,” I thought to myself. What are the chances of a pastor and then his wife both dissing me just one week apart? So, I emailed Pastor Bill Adams again to let him know what happened, reminding him that he never did answer my question, “Am I wanted at Smyrna.” I began my email with the word “Dear Pastor, Respectfully...” I also mentioned that he had hurt my feelings by not replying after I shared my broken life, divorce, bodily pain and I even gave him my address and phone number, but he ignored me. He didn't respond.

So, I emailed him again, sending him the same email, to make sure he received it, but he never bothered to reply. I had mentioned in my last email that if I didn't hear back, I would reasonably conclude that my feelings were correct all along that I am not wanted at Smyrna Baptist Church. The jerk never wrote back, which speaks volumes about Pastor Adams' woeful lack of love, compassion or walk with God. This is the shameful condition of pastors today.

Pastor Bill Adams Lacks Love For Hurting People

Pastor Adams is a tough guy. BIG MAN! He sued the city of Pensacola in 2012 for not allowing him to distribute religious literature where he wanted to downtown (and he won). I can't blame him for suing the city to protect his right to free speech. But respectfully, Pastor Adams is harsh, a bully in my humble opinion, a selfish jerk, who woefully lacks God's unconditional love and compassion for hurting people. He didn't give a damn about me as a human being when I shared my broken life and health afflictions with him. That is a bad pastor! Pastor Adams has strength without beauty. He is tough but lacks gentleness. I was kind and honest with him, expressing my heartfelt feelings, for which he just threw me under the bus and blew me off, treating me like garbage. Shame on him as a pastor! He should be fired.

Why Smyrna Baptist Church Is Always 80% Empty

By the way, that is why the church auditorium is always 80% empty, because people don't want to be in a hateful place where there is only superficial love. Oh sure, they have their 5 minutes of handshaking time (bullcrap, bullcrap, bullcrap) in each service, but without proper leadership that teaches church members by example to genuinely love one another, it won't happen. I attended the church for over 4 months before any of the pastors bothered to come over and shake my hand, and it was Pastor Jamie (the youth pastor) who took the initiative to come over to make me feel welcomed. Pastor Jamie is the only one who cared. Pastor James in 7 months never once shook my hand, the guy has issues. We never met. That is messed up when you attend a church for 7 months and only one pastor makes you feel like he gives a damn that you came. Smyrna is a cold-hearted place!

I attended the church's Memorial Day picnic in 2024. Pastor Adams sat in a chair under a tree and never bothered to greet me. I am the new guy, so why the hell am I obligated to make the pastor feel welcomed? Unreal. You couldn't make this stuff up. I did enjoy the picnic, but I met some horrible people there. I kindly said “Hello” three times to one of the female church members at the picnic, but she totally rudely ignored me. “Screw you too!,” I felt like saying, but I just stayed quiet.

Then I went in after the picnic by invitation to watch the religious film, “Redeeming Hope,” inside the church. I kindly asked the few ladies in the kitchen if I could “have something to drink, please, because my pain medications dehydrate me.” Pastor Adams' snob for a wife rudely said with a sarcastic tone, “Why didn't you get something to drink outside?” She is a real piece of work, in the worst way! What a spoiled brat! Mrs. Adams needs to learn some proper manners and respect for others, because she is a mean person. I felt like telling her to “Go to hell!,” but I stayed quite because I wanted to watch the movie.

I had hoped for some popcorn, but the selfish woman operating the machine only made some for herself and her personal friends, and I never got any popcorn. She never bothered to ask anybody if they wanted some. I've never seen such selfish people! They wouldn't give me any water. I didn't get any popcorn. What asswholes! These are church people, the PCC camp. I have said it many times, and it is completely true of Smyrna Baptist Church as well, “The cult system always comes first, but individual people do not matter.” People just want to be loved.

Pastor Jack Hyles (1926-2001) was so right...

“You can't love anybody, until you love everybody!” —Pastor Jack Hyles, “The Test Of Spiritual Maturity”

In my humble opinion, Pastor Adams woefully lacks love for people. He knows how to play church, administrate a 501c3 non-profit business, be a bully, but he is incompetent as a pastor as far as I am concerned. When I attended the church's Cake Auction, I was still new to the church, but he walked right by me without even acknowledging me as a human being. I actually took the initiative to greet him, for which he should be ashamed. I'm more of a pastor to him, than he is to me.

Again, Pastor Hyles said it best, I humbly think...

“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”

I have seen so many horrible churches, because of incompetent leaders. Smyrna Baptist Church is a clone of PCC. In fact, Smyrna often has staff from PCC speak at their church. The PCC's youth Bell Choir perform at Smyrna. Pastor Adam's daughter attends PCC. The cult at PCC and Smyrna are closely connected. In my personal view, Smyrna is a cult, just like PCC. 

In these institutions their leaders are very authoritarian. You are required to show absolutely allegiance to cult leadership, or else you are thrown under the bus, like I have been. I dared to point out Pastor Adam's mistreatment toward me, when I just needed his love and help as a hurting divorced man. He cannot handle correction, because of his stinking wicked pride. I sure could have used his friendship and love, but he didn't care about me one iota as a human being. Pastor Adams gets paid either way, so what the hell does he care? He doesn't!!!

That wicked imposter, Pastor Jeff Redlin, senior pastor at PCC's Campus Church did the same thing to me in 2021. I shared my broken trainwreck of a life, unwanted divorce, chronic pain and health afflictions, but he didn't say a damn word, because he didn't give a crap. When I asked him if I am welcome at PCC, Pastor Redlin totally ignored me. The jerk gets paid a 6-digit ridiculous salary.

Smyrna Baptist Church Is Wrong On The Gospel

Both Smyrna and PCC teach a counterfeit plan of salvation which requires being willing to turn from your sins to be saved. They erroneously think this is what Bible repentance means, but they are very WRONG. Bible repentance involves changing your mind about two things: 1) WHO YOU ARE, and 2) WHO JESUS IS. To get to Heaven, you must change your mind (repent) to admit that YOU ARE A SINNER, and that JESUS IS THE CHRIST (who died on a cross for your sins, was buried and resurrected from the dead three days later). If you TRUST in these facts (as your only way to have eternal life), then you are saved.

Now look at what PCC foolishly teaches. On page 62 of the “John & Romans” booklet that Campus Church at PCC distributed throughout Pensacola (including my mailbox), they tell the reader that to be saved you must make a mental check to agree to:

“I repent of my sins. I realize that sin is something that God hates and I no longer want to hold onto sinful bad habits in my life.”

SOURCE: “John & Romans,” Campus Church at Pensacola Christian College, p. 62

Oh My! Folks, this is NOT part of the Gospel which the Apostle Paul preached in 1st Corinthians 15:1-4...

1st Corinthians15:1-4, “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.”

There you have it! The “Gospel” is the “GOOD NEWS” that Jesus Christ DIED on a cross for our sins, He was BURIED and after three days He physically RESURRECTED from the dead. In Paul's Gospel (which Paul said he received directly from Jesus in Galatians 1:12), did you see anything that reads: “follow and obey God's will instead of your self-serving sins.” No, that is not what Paul taught. So why is PCC and their Campus Church promoting this filth?

The only requirement to believe the Gospel is to know why you need to be saved. You need to know what you're being saved from. You are a guilty sinner, and so am I. No one has ever lived who didn't sin (Romans 3:10-23), except Jesus (Hebrews 4:15). He is the perfect sinless Lamb of God (John 1:29). The Bibles teaches and warns that the wages we earn from our sinning is death (Romans 5:12, 6:23). This includes a second death in Hell, fire and brimstone forever (Revelation 20:11-15; 21:8). If you admit by faith to God that you are a guilty sinner deserving of Hell, then that is all you need to know to believe the GOOD NEWS that Jesus Christ died on a cross to pay for your sins, was buried and three days later He bodily raised up from the dead for your justification. BELIEVE THE GOOD NEWS, oh sinner, and you are saved!

The booklet of “John & Romans” says inside the front cover that it was published by “Concerned Independent Baptist Churches” and is distributed by the First Baptist Church in Milford, Ohio. Shame on PCC for distributing this toxic poison to mislead people about how to get to Heaven. Smyrna Baptist Church preaches the same wrong view of repentance.

Smyrna also distributes toxic Chick Tracks, which teach wrong repentance. Jack Chick preached another gospel, not the free grace Gospel taught in the Scripture. Shame on Smyrna Baptist Church in Pensacola for pulling on the same rope as the Devil by wickedly bidding Godspeed to Jack Chick, by handing out his hell-spawned poisonous Chick Tracks. RIGHT DOCTRINE MATTERS!!!

The entire PCC camp (which includes Smyrna Baptist Church and Fairfield Drive Baptist Church) are cold-hearted illegitimate Christians! Yes, the Bible calls them “bastards” (Hebrews 12:6-8). They are without chastisement from God, they don't care, and I doubt their salvation because they are wrong on repentance. You cannot reason with these people, because they have HUGE EGOS! God hates pride and arrogance and so do I. Proverbs 8:13, “The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.”

RUN from Pensacola Christian College and any corrupt church who wickedly bids them Godspeed (2nd John 1:11). The United States is going to Hell because of apostate religious colleges and churches, cults, who pervert God's plan of salvation. So, it doesn't surprise me that unsaved religious people mistreat, shun, ostracize and throw hurting people under the bus. All I wanted was to have a church family, but they have no respect at PCC or Smyrna. God will deal with them in His own time. I love everyone and can only pray for them, for God to open their eyes and convict their wicked hearts. Thank you for reading my blog.