mwdegutis wrote:
In one of his novel-lengthed threads, Doc110 asked the question, “‘Salvation’ is a difficult complex subject, don’t you agree?”
NO, IT’S NOT DOC…IT’S AS SIMPLE AS ABC…
It is so simple that a child can understand and receive this wonderful gift. This is how to be saved, it is simply child-like, as simple as ABC.
A: Admit that you are a sinner
This is where that godly sorrow leads to genuine repentance for sinning against a righteous God and there is a change of heart. We change our mind and God changes our hearts and regenerates us from the inside out.
Romans 3:10 – As it is written: "There is none righteous, no, not one."
Romans 3:23 – For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
We are all born sinners which is why we must be born spiritually in order to enter the Kingdom of Heaven.
Romans 6:23 – For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
The bad news is that the wages of sin is death. In other words, our sin means that we have been given a death sentence. We have the death penalty hanging over our heads. That's the bad news. But here's the good news. The good news is that the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Ephesians 2:8-9 – For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith —and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast.
B: Believe in your heart that Jesus Christ died for your sins, was buried, and that God raised Jesus from the dead
This is trusting with all of your heart that Jesus Christ is who he said he was.
Romans 10:9-10 – That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.
C: Call upon the name of the Lord
Every single person who ever lived since Adam will bend their knee and confess with their mouth that Jesus Christ is Lord, the Lord of lords and the King of kings.
Romans 14:11 – For it is written: "As I live, says the Lord, Every knee shall bow to Me, And every tongue shall confess to God."
Don't wait until later – do this now.
Romans 10:13 – For "whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."
But humanity rejects this simplicity outright. They mock and belittle the sacrifice of Jesus upon the cross. They refuse to believe that salvation rests solely in the work of God in the hearts of men. They refuse to submit their lives to the Lord and live according to His Word. Many today seek to develop a religion that pleases the flesh. This should come as no surprise to us. The Scriptures warn of such rebellion and rejection.
In one of his novel-lengthed threads, Doc110 asked... (
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No Mwdegutis. You think salvation is given to you on a silver platter? Salvation is not as simple as ABC. You have to earn it, because our Lord Jesus Christ sacrificed and died to wash away our sins. Your Scriptures revised by Rev. Martin Luther during the 16th century is how you now justify that faith alone can save you.
However, here it is. You have so many conflicts because it was created by reformation of your Protestant Church.
But James 2:14-26 says otherwise.
James 2:14-26
14. " What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit? 17 Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead."
18 But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without [a]your works, and I will show you my faith by [b]my works. 19 You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe—and tremble! 20 But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is [c]dead? 21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? 22 Do you see that faith was working together with his works, and by works faith was made [d]perfect? 23 And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God, and it was [e]accounted to him for righteousness.” And he was called the friend of God. 24 You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only.
25 Likewise, was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out another way?
26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also."
No wonder all your co-pastors' professional career is selling the Holy Scriptures in the podium and on TV, as they amass hundreds of millions of dollars of even millions of dollars for their own to keep, instead of helping the poor that the donors intend to do. That is your salvation.
Here they are:
All over the world I saw many of them on TV quoting all those verses of the Holy Scriptures and then use them to selling and motivating people to put more money in the coffer. That is how you preach.
Below is a list of the richest pastors in the world and their estimated net worth by selling the Holy Scriptures. Their merchandise is the Holy Bible.
Mark 8:36
36." For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?"
Matthew 22:36-40 KJV - Master, which is the great commandment?
Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all they soul, with all thy might. 39 And the second is like unto it, "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
So Mwdegutis, since you believe that faith in God alone saves. What about when your neighbor is hungry, the children are hungry, you just say, "have a good day, I love the Lord."
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Here are your brethren Mwdegutis:
#50 – Paul Cain ($1 Million) – He’s a Pentecostal Minister.
#49 – Bill Moyers ($1 Million).
#48 – Richard Rossi ($1 Million) – In 1984, he opened his first church – The Fellowship.
#47 – Charles Stanley ($1.5 Million) – Currently pastors the First Baptist Church. He runs “In Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley,” which airs across many radio and TV networks.
#46 – Jimmy Swaggart ($1.5 Million) – He’s been in the gospel ministry for more than 50 years. He earns his income from his music, radio, and television ministry.
#45 – Robert Charles Sproul ($2 Million) – Founder and chairman of Ligonier Ministries.
#44 – N.T. Wright ($2.5 Million) – Ranked among the most popular New Testament scholars in Great Britain.
#43 – Jack Van Impe ($2.5 Million) – Founder of Jack Van Impe Ministries International Foundation.
#42 – Louis Farrakhan ($3 Million) – Spearheaded 1995 Million Man March in Washington, D.C. Farrakhan said.
Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan called America "the most rotten nation on Earth" in a video making the rounds of social media. On March 2008, Farrakhan said, "GD America, the chickens have come home to roast."
#41 – Ernie Fletcher ($3 Million) – A politician, a preacher, and a physician.
#40 – Clifton Davis ($3 Million) – An American pastor, actor, singer, and songwriter.
#39 – Reinhard Bonnke ($4 Million) – Claims to have evangelized to the highest number of people than any other preacher. Has been in the ministry for more than 50 years and has crisscrossed Africa in the mission.
#38 – Tony Campolo ($4 Million) – Founder of the Evangelical Association for the Promotion of Education.
#37 – Leroy Jenkins ($4 Million) – Founder of “Leroy Jenkins Ministries,” healing miracle ministry in which they use “miracle water.”
#36 – Noel Jones ($5 Million) -Became pastor at the Greater Bethany Community Church in Los Angeles in 1994.
#35 – John Hagee ($5 Million) – Established John Hagee Ministries. His sermons are aired on both television and radio.
#34 – Joseph Prince ($5 Million) – Prince rose to become Senior Pastor at the New Creation Church, one of Asia’s megachurches.
#33 – Al Sharpton ($5 Million) – Sharpton became a Baptist minister in 1994.
#32 – Eddie Long ($5 Million) – Took over the leadership of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in 1987.
#31 – Kay Arthur ($5 Million).
#30 – John MacArthur ($5 Million) – Has been the president of Grace Community Church in Los Angeles from 1984 to date.
#29 – Paula White ($5 Million) – The current Senior Pastor of the New Destiny Christian Center in Apopka, Florida.
#28 – Ravi Zacharias ($7.5 Million) – An Indian-born apologist known for evangelizing to American soldiers in Vietnam in 1971.
#27 – Chris Okotie ($7.5 Million) – A Nigerian pastor and televangelist who heads the Household of God Church International Ministries, a Pentecostal church in Lagos, Nigeria.
#26 – Juanita Bynum ($10 Million) – An American Pentecostal televangelist.
#25 – Matthew Ashimolowo ($10 Million) – A Nigerian pastor and the current Senior Pastor of the Kingsway International Christian Centre.
#24 – Jesse Jackson ($10 Million) – An American Civil rights activist, politician and a Baptism Minister.
#23 – Joyce Meyer ($10 Million) – A charismatic American Christian author and speaker.
She uses gold toilet seat worth $20 million.
#22 – Peter Popoff ($10 Million) – A German-American televangelist.
#21 – Ed Young ($11 Million) – Founder and the current Senior Pastor of his “Fellowship Church.”
#20 – T.B. Joshua ($15 Million) – A Nigerian evangelist and a self-proclaimed prophet.
#19 – Cindy Trimm ($15 Million) – Pastor at Florida’s Embassy Worship Center.
#18 – Ernest Angley ($15 Million) – An American evangelist, author, and owner of a television station.
#17 – Thomas Dexter Jakes Sr. (T.D. Jakes) ($18 Million) – An American pastor, author, and filmmaker. He is the presiding bishop of The Potter’s House, a 30,000-member church.
#16 – Kirk Cameron ($20 Million) – An evangelist, TV actor and a show host.
#15 – Billy Graham ($25 Million).
#14 – Rick Warren ($25 Million) – Founder of Saddleback Church.
#13 – Kenneth Copeland ($26.5 Million) – Televangelist and one of the Charismatic Movement.
#12 – Creflo Dollar ($27 Million) – Televangelist, pastor, and the founder of the non-denominational World Changers Church International in Atlanta, Georgia.
#11 – John Danforth ($30 Million) – A politician-pastor.
#10 – Joel Osteen ($40 Million) – American preacher and televangelist. He is the Senior Pastor of Lakewood Church, United States’ largest Protestant church. Expert in selling the words of God in the pulpit and on TV.
#9 – Benny Hinn ($42 Million) – An American televangelist best known for his Miracle Crusades. Experts on selling his miracle crusades where people pay him to get healed.
Matthew 10:8 Jesus said to His disciples to preach the Gospel. "Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers.You have received free of charge; give free of charge. "
#8 – Chris Oyakhilome ($50 Million) – A Nigerian minister.
#7 – Janice Crouch ($50 Million) – American religious broadcaster.
#6 – Robert Tilton ($50 Million) – American prosperity gospel televangelist.
#5 – Enoch Adeboye ($55 Million) – Nigerian Pastor and the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God.
#4 – David Oyedepo ($150 Million) – Nigerian Christian author, preacher, and the founder and Presiding Bishop of Living Faith Church World Wide, which is widely known as the Winners’ Chapel.
#3 – George Foreman ($250 Million) – Two-time World Heavyweight Champion and Olympic gold medalist.
#2- Pat Robertson ($500 Million) – Founder of the ABC Family Channel and Regent University and one of America’s biggest names in the evangelical industry.
**#1 – Edir Macedo ($1.1 Billion) – Brazillian evangelical leader and a prosperity gospel preacher. Has mainly gotten his wealth by spending church funds. When questioned for his wealth, his answer was, “If I preach prosperity and my clothes are ragged, who will follow me?”
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In addition, many of these multi-millionaires and billionaire, VIOLATE IRS- the federal taxes by hiding in the guise of 501c (3)-Non-profit. But the money earned goes directly to their amassing their billions and millions of wealth. That is why for a short period of reciting the word of God at the podium or on TV, they become multi-millionaires.
Their merchandise is the Holly Bible.
That is where you align and believe, while you find all faults of the Catholic church that your Bible has revised original during the 16th century reformation. You ignore the various sinful schemes and greed of your Church. They also violate the Federal laws of the IRS.
So many of the Protestant Pastors make a living comfortably. With hundreds of millions suffering all over the world, the Protestant pastors live in luxury.
John 21:15-17
Jesus begins by questioning Peter about His love for Him, and each time Peter answers in the affirmative, Jesus follows up with the command for Peter to feed His sheep. His meaning is that, if Peter truly loves his Master, he is to shepherd and care for those who belong to Christ.
WE have to care for those less fortunate, and that is what the Catholic Church does locally and all over the world. The Lord Jesus Christ said so in John 21: 15-17.