Church and Christianity
To virtually all the world the words "Church" and "Christianity" are synonymous with the people that profess to believe in and follow Christ. Amazingly, the word "church" does not occur in the Greek of the New Testament but is a mistranslation.
At the end of this age, in the book of Revelation, we find God calling to His people to come out of a place he calls Babylon and the Great Whore to avoid the plagues she will receive for her sins. Where is this place that God's people find themselves that is a "habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit" (Rev. 18:2).
The apostle Paul told us that "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." (2Cor 11:13-15). Where are these false, deceitful ministers who claim to be sent by Christ? Where is Satan's influence to be found posing to be a source of light to those seeking God?
They can only be in places that claim to be of Christ! Christian denominations! As you read these articles prepare to be surprised and shocked. Satan deceives the whole world. He is hiding in a place that seems to be above suspicion but Paul also wrote that the one who "as God sitteth in the temple of God" will "be revealed in his time" (1Thess 2:4,6). As we draw nearer to the events that will herald the return of Christ the truth about the antichrist spirit and where it is hiding will be revealed.
New Birth Teaching Series
"You must be born again"
Three hours of audio teaching (transcript available) from Pastor John Clark, Sr. on the subject of the "New Birth".
When is a person born again and how do you know? The Bible contains clear revelation from God about when a person is born again. Learn what had to occur before the new birth was available to man. Listen as Pastor John covers these topics and more:This is perhaps the most important issue for a person to understand.
Have you been born again?
Thought for Today
Jan. 16
THE LIE
The Lord gave me this pearl of wisdom concerning Christianity:
WHEN A LIE BECOMES THE NORM, THE TRUTH IS SLANDERED BY NORMAL PEOPLE.
We could also say that "When a lie becomes the norm, normal people become liars." That sums up what Christianity is and what it does to people. Christianity is Satan's most successful lie in human history, and he has deceived the entire world by it. Practically everyone on earth, whether Christian or non-Christian, thinks that Christianity is the way of Christ.
The foundation of Christianity is its claim to be the body of believers in Jesus Christ. That is the Lie. All over the world, this Lie is accepted as normal and right, and because of that, "normal" people in Western Society lie against the truth of Jesus every day they live. How? By participating in the Lie; by believing Christian doctrines; by supporting Christian ministers; by joining Christian churches; but most of all, by refusing to believe the Word of God that is pleading with all of God's people, "Come out of her, My people!"
Christianity is not the assembly of God's people. God's people are those whom Jesus has baptized with the holy Ghost (as in Acts 2). God's family cannot be joined because it is not a club, as Christianity is. Jesus baptizes no one into Christianity; he baptizes those who believe into his holy family.
If you are a member of ANY Christian church, you are lying to the people around you because you are saying to them by your example, "Christianity is the way of God." If you give one penny of God's tithes and offerings to any Christian work or minister, you are lying to the people around you because by your example, you are saying to them, "Christianity is the way of God." If you to any extent participate in any of Christianity's ceremonies, you are by example lying to everyone around you because you are saying to them, "Christianity is the way of God."
THE LIE has become the norm, and "normal" people in our society are a part of it. Christianity is institutionalized slander against God; it is a Lie turned into an institution. In our culture, Christianity, the Lie, is accepted as being the household of faith, and "acceptable" people are those who live by that Lie. When Jesus speaks to a man and reveals to him that Christianity is not of him, that man automatically becomes a suspicious character to Christians because he is no longer seen as "normal" or "acceptable". His standards are no longer the standards acceptable as "Christian". But those who love God believe that what Jesus says is the only "normal" way to live, and to their hearts, the will of God is the only acceptable standard.
EVERYTHING AND EVERYBODY EXCEPT GOD IS WRONG.
Christianity turns otherwise honest people into liars by persuading them to join in the Lie. Christianity turns otherwise humble young men into proud ecclesiastics by granting them titles that God has not given them and by granting them authority to do what none but God can anoint a man to do. No one can give God's communion to the saints except men anointed with the holy Ghost to do so. What Christians call "communion" is nothing in the world but ordinary, earthly food stuff that means nothing to God, nor benefits the souls of men. What Christians call "communion" is a Lie, and it is sin. What is called "Christian baptism" is empty ritual; it, too, is a lie. Jesus is the only baptizer, and he doesn't use water when he baptizes.
The entire religion of Christianity gives all people a wrong idea about God. It is The Lie, and the Spirit of truth is calling God's children out of it. My dear brother, my dear sister, flee from that "Whore" (Rev. 17), that "abomination of desolation", and make sure that your hope to escape the wrath of God that is coming upon that Godless religion.
Listen to me and save yourself from the anger of a jilted Bridegroom. When a lie becomes the norm, then normal people become liars.