Atheist logic: A dog is a good boy yet has no god.

Christian response…

“Many” “good” people will live-out their life in the Realm of Time and die in their sin and die in Hell (Matthew 7:13-14). God’s forgiveness and His saving righteousness and grace are not given to the good because we’re all sinners (Romans 3:23) and there is no one that is “good” but God alone (Matthew 19:17), but God gives mercy and grace and redemption to the one who humbles them self and repents of their sin and acknowledges/believes in Jesus Christ as God who died to pay their sin-debt (Romans 10:9-10).

It’s not about being “good”…it’s about Jesus Christ as our Lord and receiving His “goodness” and perfection imputed over our life by grace through faith in Jesus Christ and receiving God’s forgiveness of sin and thereby being prepared to enter the Kingdom of God through the process of sanctification (John 3:16). Without Jesus as your Lord, it matters NOT how good of a boy you are, if Jesus is not your Mediator for sin (1 Timothy 2:5), you will die in sin and die the “second death” in Hell (John 8:24; John 14:6; Rev. 20:11-15).

Theological inquiry on FB: How many wills does God have? Is God’s will always done?

God’s will is NOT always done, allow me to explain. Broadly speaking, God has two-primary objectives (wills) concerning the Realm of Time:

1) Defeat the works of the Devil (1 John 3:8b).

2) Demonstrate to the faithful angelic creation the horrors of sin and demonstrate to those angels His all-encompassing love, mercy and grace by giving Himself as a sacrifice for the salvation of His created beings in Time that have been ravaged by the works of the Devil, a former cherub angel endowed with tremendous authority (Matthew 26:28; Ezekiel 28:11+).

God’s immutable will concerning His Plan for the Realm of Time and Eternity will be accomplished without fail as God has defeated the works of the Devil via the Crucifixion (Genesis 3:15) and God is actively calling all men to repentance and salvation by grace through faith in Jesus Christ as Lord (John 3:16).

The process by which God’s Plan for the Realm of Time comes to fruition is fluid. In other words, God has infused free will into both His angelic and human creation in order that love and relationship with Him can manifest in purity with authenticity (John 3:18). God allows you and me to choose our destiny in life and God, in His omnipotence, is perfectly capable of bringing His eternal Plan to fruition by working through and around our individual choices in this life.

So then, is God’s will always accomplished? No…not in everyone’s individual life as “many” will unfortunately choose to reject Jesus Christ as Lord for the mediation of sin and die in sin and die the “second death” in Hell (John 8:24; Rev. 20:11-15); this is NOT God’s will who desires that all men be saved and come to a knowledge of the Truth (1 Timothy 2:4).

Theological question on FB: “If a Christian Believer is Already Saved, why is Ongoing Repentance Necessary?”

Christian response…

Repentance of sin seeking forgiveness in the life of the believer is necessary because even though we are “born again” by the Spirit of God by grace through faith in Jesus as our Lord and we have received the indwelling Holy Spirit as the Seal and Guarantor of relationship with God the Father, we remain encumbered by a body of sinful, decaying, flesh that struggles with our new-nature in the Spirit (Romans 7). A Christian, as they walk with the Spirit in the life-long process of sanctification will, especially early in their Christian walk, struggle with certain sins and will possibly sin against the God we love either by omission or commission; therefore, the faithful in Jesus Christ ask forgiveness for sin NOT to reestablish their salvation that is secure in the Spirit forever (John 10:28-30) but the faithful repent of their error and ask forgiveness (1 John 1:9) in order to reestablish intimacy with our Lord.

Understand, it is sin that creates a chasm between the Lord and mankind; Jesus Christ bridged that chasm for us as He suffered and died to pay our sin-debt and reunited God the Father and mankind through His own blood thereby establishing peace with God for everyone who trusts in Christ as Lord (Romans 5:1).

That same sin in the life of the believer, though it does not create a void in our salvation with God, the sin of a believer does interrupt intimacy and grieves the Holy Spirit that dwells within us; therefore, when we repent of our sin and ask forgiveness, we are seeking restored intimacy with our Lord which is second only in value to our salvation. It is intimacy with our God that makes life worth living and brings peace and assurance in our daily walk; therefore, the faithful are careful to walk in obedience and enjoy fully our relationship of love with our God. Having tasted the love of God through the Spirit, the believer knows that nothing greater exists within the Realm of Time (John 15:11; Nehemiah 8:10).

The Simplicity of the Gospel concerning Jesus Christ and a rebuttal to those who defile God’s Covenant of Grace…

As a student of apologetics, I have debated an unfathomable conglomeration of beliefs, religions, sects, cults, over the years all of which violate foundational doctrine as provided mankind in both the Covenant of Law and the Covenant of Grace. Violators of the Covenant of Grace are flagrantly represented by the deception of Catholicism, Mormonism, the Jehovah’s Witnesses, Gnostics, Pentecostalism, while some mainline denominations are now compromising with LGBTQ sexual sin, theistic evolution, in their ministry and administration staff.

The confusion and whoredom that represents Christianity today makes a mockery out of the simplicity of Messiah’s Gospel message and the Covenant of Grace established in the blood of Jesus Christ who is our ONLY Mediator for sin (Matthew 26:28; 1 Timothy 2:5).

For the record, God the Father has ordained the Gospel of Jesus Christ in simplicity and child-like pureness thereby providing forgiveness of sin and relationship with God, life in eternity, accessible to a wild-eyed teenager or a ninety-year-old man or woman on their death-bed. God the Father has ordained that “belief” is the KEY to righteousness – nothing more, nothing less. It is the one who “believes” with a sincere heart and confess with their mouth that Jesus Christ is God who died to pay their sin-debt and that He was resurrected for their justification that finds grace and mercy with God the Father and the receiving of the indwelling Holy Spirit as the Seal and Guarantor of relationship, forever (Romans 10:9-10; Ephesians 1:13; John 10:28-30).

God the Father has told you that you can KNOW you are saved and secure in Him forever and He freely gives His Spirit to everyone who “believes” with a sincere heart that Jesus is God and it is the Holy Spirit that testifies with our Spirit that we can KNOW we are children of the Most High God, forever (Romans 8:16; John 10:28-30).

Catholics…the Catholic Church, those who promulgate the lies of the Catholic catechism, they have lied to you and placed you under a burden that Jesus never intended for your bear. You CAN KNOW that you are saved and secure in God forever by trusting-“believing” in Jesus Christ as your God. Catholics are manipulated into slavery to the Mass, the Sacraments, the Church, when these cannot provide salvation; the Mass is a doctrine of works and is the antithesis of grace and peace and love and joy in Jesus Christ as your Lord. Catholics, please don’t suffer under the doctrines of men who whore themselves to paganism and seek to continually sacrifice Christ anew in violation of Jesus’ suffering ONCE for sin (1 Peter 3:18; Romans 6:10; Hebrews 10)?

Baptismal waters cannot save you from sin. Human effort, philanthropy and goodness cannot save you from sin. Attending Church and consuming bread and wine cannot save you from sin. Trusting in a pastor, bishop, priest, pope, cardinal, teacher, cannot save you from sin. Confessing your sin to a man does not forgive sin or negate sins consequences. Speaking in a Tongue – ecstatic utterance cannot save you nor does it suggest that you are in relationship with God the Father. The ONLY outward sign that one is truly “born again” by the Spirit of God and has received the Gift of enteral life is a “changed life” reflecting God’s righteousness and obedience to His will that endures forever (Matthew 7:15-20).

It is ONLY by God’s grace (unmerited favor that cannot be earned through human effort) through faith (trusting-believing) that Jesus Christ is God who died for YOU to pay YOUR sin-debt and believing that Jesus was resurrected from the dead for your justification that imparts God’s forgiveness, grace, mercy and imputes the perfection of Jesus’ righteousness over your life (Romans 10:9-10) and imparts the beautiful indwelling Holy Spirit who methodically walks you through the process of sanctification as you prepare for service in the Kingdom of God, forever. YOU CAN KNOW YOU ARE A CHILD OF THE LIVING GOD!

Five-prevailing false doctrines in prominent Christian cults, sects, denominations, around the World as represented and defended in religious-atheistic forums on Facebook.

1) The Mass, the Sacraments, are not Biblical as taught and practiced in certain pagan cults identifying falsely as Christianity. The Mass, Sacraments, are presented as a continual cannibalistic sacrifice of Christ necessary for repetitive forgiveness of sin as one “works” their way into righteousness (a right standing) with God. This working for salvation continues subsequent to death of the body in Time as teachers and priests and bishops of paganism convince parishioners, students, that the myth of Purgatory is the internment of final decision concerning their eternal destiny. Parishioners live in unending turmoil never knowing if they are justified before God the Father; this, while Scripture assures the faithful that Christ died “once” for sin (1 Peter 3:18; Romans 6:10; Hebrews 7:27).

2) Paganism in Christianity teaches that pedobaptism – infant baptism (Babylonian paganism) is necessary as this pagan practice supposedly bestows righteousness upon the infant. This heresy is responsible for the deception of untold millions of sincere men and women who believe in vain that their baptism as an infant secured a relationship with God the Father; this, as they daily proceed along the broad path leading to the “second death” in Hell not understanding the necessity of grace through faith in Jesus Christ as Mediator for the atonement of sin.

3) Heresy in Christianity teaches that water baptism is necessary for the atonement of sin and righteousness with God. This false doctrine denies the teaching of Messiah Jesus and the Holy Spirit that grace through faith alone as sincere “belief-faith” is KEY to the atonement of sin and righteousness with God the Father. Baptism as essential for salvation is a works doctrine, it is not Biblical, it is legalism, it is wrong and denies the sole sufficiency of Jesus as Mediator for sin. Biblical Baptism is only relevant SUBSEQUENT to establishing relationship with God the Father through faith in Jesus Christ. Biblical Baptism is simply an outward – visible testimony to the World of what has already manifest in the heart of the faithful believer in Jesus Christ. Water cannot atone for sin; only the innocent blood of Jesus Christ atones for sin!

4) Paganism in Christianity teaches that one can lose their salvation. This is blasphemy of the Holy Spirit by calling Him a liar and suggests that Jesus Christ is a liar; the very same Jesus who has promised that anyone who sincerely enters into a Covenant relationship with God the Father by grace through faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and having received the indwelling Holy Spirit as Seal and Guarantor of relationship, that person is secure forever in the Spirit and Jesus Christ has so promised to keep them secure, forever (John 10:28-30).

5) Paganism in Christianity teaches that one must speak in a tongue, an ecstatic utterance, in order to validate the presence of the indwelling Holy Spirit; essentially, this pagan teaching demands that if one does not speak in an ecstatic utterance – a tongue, they are not saved, they are not in a covenant relationship with God and they are therefore headed to a destiny of death in Hell. This is not Biblical, this is legalism, this is heresy, this is psychological abuse.

In conclusion…

These brief mentions of pagan abuse practiced under the banner of “Christianity” only scratch the surface of Scriptural abuse and heresy promulgated by false teachers and false religions. The before mentioned pagan practices masquerading as Christianity are all legalistic heresy; this is a pagan form of indulgence; this is abuse of the congregants; this is legalism; this is a money-maker for organized pagan religion while denying parishioners the love, security, joy, peace, assurance, that is promised the faithful by God the Father, God the Son, through the indwelling Holy Spirit who is the Seal and Guarantor of relationship with God the Father, forever, concerning anyone who has sincerely repented of sin and fully trusted-believed-confessed Jesus Christ as God who died to pay their sin-debt and believe that Jesus was resurrected from the dead for their justification unto eternal life (John 10:28-30; Romans 10:28-30; Ephesians 1:13).

If you are involved in any “Church” that denies the sole sufficiency, the deity, the assurance, of Jesus Christ as Lord, don’t walk away…RUN AWAY and find peace and joy and love in Jesus Christ as Lord through the power and strength and sovereignty of the precious indwelling Holy Spirit. Don’t live in fear, don’t live in doubt, know what the Bible teaches…live in Truth and peace in Christ, forever!