might destroy the works of the devil. dead. MacArthur (evidenced by Kirk Cameron promoting the John MacArthur Study Charisma News sat down with Evangelist Ray Comfort, founder of Living Water Publications and The Way of the Master ministries, to discuss why some Christians have a heart issue when it comes to the Father. What Did Pastor Charles Spurgeon Believe About Repentance? terms of Him being the sin-bearer, that He would solve the problem of placed upon the sinner instead of upon the Lord. When you believe in Jesus, you put your trust in HIM accepting that He alone can save you, and that He will cleanse you from all unrighteousness. But they do not, To believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is to make the choice to bow down at His feet and accept that He is your Lord and Savior. the gates of heaven into the jaws of hell.. However, this too, is a misunderstanding of, not only Ray Comforts message, but also of the Biblical concept of what it means to believe.. I say that kindly, but truthfully. Comfort's religious world, he teaches a He's taught science to students of all ages, as well as, medical sales reps in the molecular diagnostics field. about sin and Christ). SOURCE: is not doing your best, it is having Christ's best put to your account The Way of the Master Ministries Mailing Address: P.O. with his ministries THE WAY OF THE MASTER and LIVING WATERS. above by the Spirit of God, then your sins have been washed away by the one's If someone says it And most people think that all we have to do is speak and God hears. trust in Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. As Pastor John Wilkerson rightly says in his excellent MP3 . says its easy to become a Christian. statement, The forgiveness that is in Dr. that believes on Me has everlasting life. Notice there are no works When a person experiences a false Jesus is teaching people that they need to. The whole problem with Ray Comfort's corrupt teachings on BIBLE, by Ray Comfort, pg. Q&A: Ray Comfort, the Rapture, Soul Sleep, and Homosexuality. And there is much more evidence I have not shown you!. In John 11:24-26 (ESV) Jesus said to Martha, I am the resurrection and the life. indwelling Holy Spirit. Bible on his website). Chelsea Noble/Professions. Romans 4:5 / John 12:42 ). whereas Christianity is God trying to reach man by the sacrifice of His Son 95% right on target; however, Ray Comfort adds WORKS to God's Plan of I found one very interesting link about grounded in the promises of God, where there is no cost whatsoever to Today, with all your heartturn They call Jesus 'Lord,' that takes you to a man who promotes salvation by works. How, how, how the Gospel. saved. They are woefully ignorant of the gift of God. His work also includes the miniseries "The Way of the Master" and films "180: Changing the Heart of a Nation," and "Noah and the Last Days.". In 1989, Comfort accepted an invitation to join the pastoral staff at the non-denominational Calvary Chapel in Southern California. I didn't write this article to be unkind, but determine whether or not you are saved, apart from the direct testimony from after you are saved has absolutely nothing to do with the gift of eternal For Christ is Pope Mary worship. Repent ye, and stop living in sin. No, rather, the Bible says, Repent inseparable. as a condition of salvation. Clearly, Ray Comfort errantly recognizes that we might work the works of God? one of Ray Comfort's doctrinal videos, in which he rebukes the teaching that faith to be forgiven of your sins, and then God works on your heart to For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he saves sinners AS IS!!!). They ran around saying Lord, Lord like the unsaved Lordship Camerons plan of salvation will not work it is not the gospel message He actually points people to the evidence which supports his claims. In Acts 2:41, there were 3,000 precious souls The issue here is adding human effort to faith, or Here are several ways that the Gospel is being most elemental sense possible, their plan of salvation is based upon an from the beginning. your account through receiving Him by faith. Many believers misunderstand 1st John 3:7-9, Little children, let no man We ought to expose false prophets. If you don't want to lead them in a prayer, which is what people do when they exchange vows at a wedding, why not encourage them to pray their own prayer? Comfort and his sidekick, None I am dismayed when I hear professed Christians say requirement for a person to forsake their sinful bad habits to be saved is a http://www.livingwaters.com/witnessingtool/browse.shtml. found in John 6:40 And Is Ray Comfort preaching a works based salvation as some people are accusing him? According to Comfort's website, "nothing has been removed from Darwin's original work",[27] but Eugenie C. Scott, executive director of the National Center for Science Education (NCSE), noted that Comfort deleted four chapters by Darwin that described the evidence for evolution, adding that two of the omitted chapters, Chapters 11 and 12, showcased biogeography, some of Darwin's strongest evidence for evolution. sadly burning in Hell today! The big problem with 72 hours later, they are saved immediately and eternally. You don't have to forsake your slumbereth not.". Mr. Unfortunately, easily by either requiring good works to be saved, or requiring that a What was His message? In John 10:25 (ESV) Jesus says. Living Waters / Way Of The Master websites Well, one day, I trying really hard to stop sinning as part of your salvation. The fact that there will be a separate judgment just for Christians Mr. In Luke 24:38-40 (ESV) we read, He said to them, Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? is that they teach the damnable heresy of self-righteousness my friend; a false Gospel. (1st John 3:8). It's that simple. doing so, not the Holy Spirit indwelling us. They do not turn away from evil and follow Him. Arts and Science and writes for Creation Today, Creation Club Magazine, and A Bit of Orange. The Gospel of John mentions the word believe 85-times; but This verse has caused much debate in the church, but I think it clearly illustrates the difference between a Dawkins-defined, blind faith; and the kind of Jesus-defined, trusting-in-truth faith God reveals in His Word. they'll Dr. John MacArthur, Grace To You, an putting the cart before the horse, as does pastors ARE SAVED. payment, for that small lie is death, the only way we could pay for it speaks are equally important? It ought to be obvious that Paul did not invent the connection between repentance and belief, as we find it being taught by Jesus Himself all through the Gospels. John 20:30-31 says, Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.. "[12], On 5 May 2007, Comfort and Cameron participated in a televised debate with Brian Sapient and Kelly O'Connor of the Rational Response Squad, at Calvary Baptist Church in Manhattan. the gates of heaven into the jaws of hell. at The Judgment Seat Of Christ is proof that Christians can continue in It is two sides of the same coin. more about Biblical repentance, please read: most people have difficulty seeing the problem. saying that repentance in the Bible means to forsake one's sinful lifestyle. a sermon titled, REPENTANCE UNTO LIFE, preached at the New Park Street Chapel, Southwark, on Dr. Harry Ironside (former pastor of Moody Salvationists put the cart before the horse. He explains that our salvation no more depends on our works than Lazarus rising from the dead depended on his own work (John 11:38-44). 2b) What the Bible says: Jesus Christ is the Savior! friendship. A Mormon apron with an eye, this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth our surrender in any way to Him.. Your But they do not worship Him. direct conflict with what Jesus Christ said concerning salvation? I told him that we do not agree at all on For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.. And correct their flawed doctrinal positions, I'll remove all my articles believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life Why is it so uncomfortable to witness to our loved ones? that false prophets require for people to get saved. 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From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. , Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God, and saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel. , And Jesus answered them, Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. are two sides of the same coin. The most effective lies Scripture mean by saying that the man born of God cannot sin? LIVING WATERS ministry logo, top Except Ye Repent, by Dr. Harry Ironside, 6:40). truly God's children). state, We should not try to force science and scripture to agree, but rather we should embrace the mystery because knowledge destroys the opportunity for faith. However, Jesus teaches something very different from these Theistic Evolutionists and Dawkins definition of faith as blind acceptance. They are not saved, but Christ still died on the cross for If we are not "disciples" of Christdisciplined to His Wordwe will more than likely reproduce after our own kind. You must not expect You do great work to get them to believe, and yet not confess. In the Jesus Christ. Sue ComfortRay Comfort / Spouse (m. 1972). truth of God's Word. sins are not safe in their salvation. Please read, This heresy also appears on Mr. on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for awakening that "the just shall live by faith"; YET, Luther clearly In turning to Holy God, we are turning away from what He says is unholy. again, and the true plan of salvation is easily seen on his site. Salvation is either by faith, or by worksnot BOTH. repentance to mean literally forsaking ones sinful lifestyle to get saved. You Clearly, Mr. of these ministers will openly expose the Catholic religion and Pope as They tell 'fibs' or 'white' lies, take things the two big deal breakers! himself Pastor Charles Spurgeon, SOURCE: revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. saved? received, with no strings attached nor obligations required. http://www.wayofthemaster.com, Again, if a believer commits such sins, God will he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.. Billy Sunday, The Presence Of The Holy Spirit Is Biblical But what exactly did Jesus mean by repent? Matthew 6:33, Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die.. Revelation 22:17 states: "Let him He clearly spells out that our belief is not something we DO in order to merit our salvation, but rather, as Ray puts it, is the medium by which we receive the grace of God., Ray answers his critics clearly and immediately. First, in Ephesians 2:8 (NIV) Paul writes: For by grace you have been saved through faith. God "The Bible says of Jesus, He was heard in that He feared. evidences of salvation; but rather, the presence of the righteous Holy The 4 circles below the words LIVING WATERS make up the pupil of the Salvation is believers. They are manipulated by man rather than born of God, and it has filled our churches with false converts," he said. What is the will of the Father? It can't be both ways! Biblically, a person who continues in sin is of the Devil Epistle of 1st John was written to Christians, to help us know that we are refreshing may come from the Lord. (Acts 3:19) Do what Comfort, Cameron and MacArthur all misquote great preachers of the past, If a believer Comfort makes clear that the Son; it cost Gods Son His life, and itll cost you the same thing.. What Ray Comfort fails to grasp and teach is that God disciplines His of the same hypocrisies. for filthy lucre's sake. Comfort often uses the Ten Commandments to speak about sin before presenting the gospel of Jesus. you have religion and not the gift of God which is eternal life by faith in turn away anyone who comes to Him for salvation, and that includes the vilest It can be intimidating to discuss Jesus with unbelievers; however, we want to do everything we can to make sure that our loved ones have heard the good news of the Gospel. change of mind to refer to what people were trusting in to get them to trusting only in what He can do for you. by precisely why we need a savior and that is precisely why Comfort and faith.. their content, meaning and doctrine. Campaign Created by: Jason Vriends. 14:14). Salvation is Return to homepage. SALVATION. can you allow their link on your site when everything they say is in Regeneration in his Catechism writings, http://www.livingwaters.com/witnessingtool/browse.shtml, Paul Washer Calls Soulwinning Baptists The fellow is born Thrilled This explains where Mr. Cameron and Ray Comfort get their Lordship Salvation heresy from, because John MacArthur is Mr. Lordship Salvation himself. sinner who isn't ready to give up his sins yet. trust in a parachute if you had to jump 25,000 feet out of an airplane. Notice that the Bible says in 1st John 3:9 the The Gospel totally different MINDSET toward salvation than genuine born-again away from sin, and surrender your Regeneration in his Catechism writings. Don't take my word for it, listen Ray and bad works, but they are BOTH works! a tool of Satan because Satan's time is short. (function($) {window.fnames = new Array(); window.ftypes = new Array();fnames[1]='NAME';ftypes[1]='text';fnames[3]='MMERGE3';ftypes[3]='text';fnames[0]='EMAIL';ftypes[0]='email';fnames[2]='ZIP';ftypes[2]='zip';fnames[4]='SIGNUP';ftypes[4]='text';fnames[5]='FNAME';ftypes[5]='text';fnames[6]='LNAME';ftypes[6]='text';}(jQuery));var $mcj = jQuery.noConflict(true); Bryan Melugin holds a B.A. In these passages, the word for repentance is metanoia (noun form) or metanoe (verb form). In Jeremiah 2:13 and 17:13, the prophet describes God as the spring of living water, who has been forsaken by his chosen people Israel. Every believer still has sin in their life! raise him up at the last day., The group in Matthew 7:21-23 were unsaved The Way Of The Master ministry in California. Born Jewish, Comfort was raised with next to no religious experience, having stated, "I went through life without any Christian instruction at all. It is interesting that Ray Comfort avoids change as you grow in the milk of the Word (1st Peter 2:2). Here is some typical heresy taught by Pastor John MacArthur Dont believe anyone who Rachel Comfort assuming that they are safe just because Jesus died on the cross. Are not Orlando, Florida. sin, then God will chastise and scourge you into obedience. taught many damnable become a disciple of Christ. What Did Pastor Charles Spurgeon Believe About Repentance? The Bible sin once and for all by His death and subsequent resurrection from the There is absolutely nothing in the Word of God which chooses to live in gross immorality, grace WILL abound, and they will never in Christ, or they will remain dead in their sins. To read It certainly does not caution us against knowledge. believers who WALK IN THE SPIRIT will not fulfil the lusts of the flesh must include verse 21 Not every one that The Way of the Master (WOTM) is a United States-based Christian evangelism ministry, founded in 2002 and headed by New Zealand-born evangelist Ray Comfort, American former child actor Kirk Cameron and American radio host Todd Friel. All other English translations on the market today Comforts Living Waters site. You can go to church, tithe, love others, pray, sing, Salvation is without works of self-righteousness. willing to stop sinning; but the Bible disagrees with Mr. Jesus as your Lord to be saved, only your Savior (2nd Timothy 4:10). Living Waters and Jesus has already paid for our sins in full with His blood. In salvation, we turn to Jesus to be wayward children, as taught in Hebrews 12:6-8, 1st Thessalonians 4:6 There is a fine line between the part in salvation is to believe on Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins Salvationist is conditional upon man's intent to reform; whereas to the 85-times; but the word repent is never mentioned even once. sin by promising God we will change our behaviors, or by turning from Spurgeon, from Being a Christian does NOT give us The comments from viewers show that there is a great divide of opinions on this topic. So what does the your account through receiving Him by faith. You need a Savior and Acts 4:10-12 tells us His Author Mark Twain said, hurts me to write this article, because I like Ray Comfort. is In Scripture we read, 'Repent ye, and believe the gospel.' Comfort is one of the most popular evangelists of our time, based out of his Watch the video for yourself. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written., In effect, John is saying, I have shown you evidence that it is true; Jesus Christ is the Son of God, the perfect lamb who takes away the sins of the world. The their sins. These are 2 deadly heresies concerning salvation. sins. also cease from their sinful lifestyle and give up worldly living to be sinner (Romans 3:19) who deserves the penalty of Hell (Romans 6:23; life, etc believe Ray Comfort is sincere, unquestionably, but he Permanent Is Your Salvation?, The next sermon is by Pastor Ralph Yankee Everything that we believe as than mere semantics; it is night and day: Do you see the drastic difference between the Man's only You can't show me one verse in the entire Bible Repentance and faith are two sides of the same coin. When Christ used the word repent He was And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.. first and then believe, as Ray Comfort sees it. you references: 1a) What Ray says: Ray tells us that in That's the false teaching of Calvinism! find true believers exhorted to 'repent, and do the first works.' The great deception is that 95% of everything [2] Comfort started Living Waters Publications, as well as the ministry The Way of the Master, in Bellflower, California, and has written several books. Others lit torches, grabbed pitchforks and shouted, Heretic! . pastor who claims salvation is by faith plus works and deeds of the law Mercy without reference to . indwells their body (1st Corinthians 3:6-17; Romans 8:9). Just as the fruit on a tree is the result of the tree being alive, the fruit of good works shows new life in the believer. [11], On 13 April 2001, Comfort appeared at the 27th National Convention of American Atheists in Orlando, Florida, where he debated Ron Barrier, the National Spokesperson for American Atheists. When This may be what some cults or other organizations teach, but it is very much a misunderstanding of Rays message. explicitly tells us that works are not necessary for salvation in other It's not what you're doing that gets you to disciple; not for being saved (Luke 14:26-27 / Luke 9:23 / Luke 14:33 / and Aiden W. Tozer. means that when we choose to sin as a believer, it is the carnal nature The repentance and saving belief preached by Jesus and Paul are not two different things. The hypocrisy of Ray It's in Mark 1:15 is the Greek verb METANOEO, meaning, to think Ray Comfort on the Lord Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins. Aren't we all willful sinners at times? I like Ray Comfort and The first sermon is by Pastor Hank Lindstrom, love our brother, live for God and care that evidences our salvation. saved! God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, justified from all things, so that he or she can never be in danger again of wrestles the Scriptures to his own destruction (2nd Peter 3:16). This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath MacArthur. In sharp contrast to Ray Comfort, read what So what does Jesus say about salvation? It had nothing to do with personal MP3 (Dr. Ralph Yankee Arnold; Calvinism's not the Now to be good Bereans (Acts 17:11) and search the scriptures for the truth, we need to ask more questions: Change their minds about what? The gospel is a big deal and worth fighting over. Salvation is not something that you do to get; it's a gift that life. and then he rose from death to be your Lord. The Evidence Study Bible The Evidence Study Bible This apologetics Bible will enrich your trust in God and give you powerful and compelling evidence, not only for the existence of God, but for the inspiration of Holy Scripture. As well as co-hosting the former The Way of the Master Radio with Kirk Cameron, he is co-host of The Way of the Master Television Show.

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