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(EMAIL) ... I have recently become enslaved by a Biblebelievers Baptist church, ie, KJV-only. We have even been told to sleep with our Bibles and to kiss it in the morning! Thank God for the Holy Spirit for bringing questions into my heart and mind and for leading me to your website. The material on eternal security has been especially good and has helped me clear some of the confusion. I am returning \"home\" to my old Church _________ this coming Sunday but still ask for your prayers. Also pray for thousands of well-meaning Christians who are being led down this hellish path by the Bible Believers Baptist Fellowship of churches.

(RESPONSE) Greetings in Jesus’ name.

Thank you for writing and for the encouraging words. We will pray for you. I was just talking to a KJV onlyite less than 1 week ago. I asked him if he ever reads from any translation other than the KJV. He said he also reads the NIV, NASB and another one. I then made the following observation: He has to read the other translations because he cannot understand the KJV. He really didn’t argue that point. I then said I have never met any KJV onlyite who can even pronounce the strange words in the KJV much less know what they mean. To further magnify the problem with comprehension when using the KJV, there are also many words they think they know, but more than likely don’t, such as: conversation, quick, etc.

You mentioned eternal security. We have no doubt that there are multitudes on the road to hell but think they are on the road to heaven because of eternal security. We have many articles dealing with this issue, 2 books and various audio teachings that should be able to answer various questions you might have http://www.evangelicaloutreach.org/cat1c.htm

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We believe that we are saved by grace (Eph. 2:8,9) but we can fall from grace (Gal. 5:2-4). We are justified by faith (Rom. 5:1) but our faith can become shipwrecked (1 Tim. 1:19,20) and cease to exist (Lk. 8:13; Rom. 11:19-23). We are not under the law (Rom. 6:14,15) but if you live according to the sinful nature you will die (Rom. 8:13). Paul taught against legalism (Gal. 5:3,4) but he also taught that no immoral, impure or greedy person has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God (Eph. 5:5-7). We are not saved by works (Eph. 2:8,9) but to reap eternal life and not destruction you must sow to please the Spirit and not the sinful nature (Gal. 6:8,9). God is faithful to us (1 Jn. 1:9; 1 Cor. 10:13) but we must be faithful to him to the very end of our lives to escape the lake of fire or second death (Rev. 2:10,11). God surely loves us (Jn. 3:16; Mk. 10:21; Rom. 8:35-39) but those who inherit the kingdom of God love God (Jam 2:5; 1 Cor. 2:9) and to love God means to obey his commands (Jn. 14:15; 1 Jn. 5:3). We have freedom in Christ (Gal. 5:1) but this freedom is not to indulge the sinful nature (Gal. 5:13; 1 Pet 2:16).

If you want a free ministry packet, send us your address. (It is great to know you are leaving that “church” to go to one which rejects eternal security.)

GOD BLESS YOU. Heb. 3:14.

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(EMAIL) ... thank you again for this website. I strongly agree with your teaching on eternal security. I have been struggling with this issue with some of my Christian friends who believe in eternal security. One of my employees is a pastor\’s wife and she straight out told me that I could be saved and live in sin and would still get to heaven. I would just not get any rewards. Can you believe that?

I have a couple questions. When you have spiritual death that means that you lose your salvation? I am afraid to use this in my debate because my friends might say that spiritual death does not equal losing your salvation.

Also I believe that Saul lost his salvation, but at the end of his life when he brings samuel from the dead, Samuel tells him that today he will be with him. If Samuel was in heaven why would saul be with him. That is one argument that I have heard and I am not sure about it.

I live in __________ and I am having a hard time finding a church that does not teach the doctrine of eternal security.

Thank You so much. I appreciate your website and I have been a student of it for a while now. I am just thankful that I have a resource to study.

(RESPONSE) Greetings in Jesus’ name.

THANK YOU for the kind words. It is a very dark day spiritually. Very few churches are teaching the truth. We aren’t surprised you can’t find a sound church in your area. MANY contact us and are in the same sad condition. You might have to meet in someone’s house with a few others who truly fear God and love his truth and study, worship, etc. together.

The so-called “pastor’s” wife is the typical eternal security proponent thinking one can be vile and a Christian at the same time. It is a blessing to read that you are not deceived though. (Thank you Lord.)

You asked: “When you have spiritual death that means that you lose your salvation?”

Yes, when a person dies spiritually he loses his salvation. Very clearly such is a possibility for the righteous (Christian). See http://www.evangelicaloutreach.org/spiritualdeath.htm

The enigma with Samuel and Saul is easy to answer when one realizes that at that time (unlike it is now since Jesus’ resurrection) both the righteous and wicked went to hades, but they were separated by an impassible gulf with the wicked being in fire. See what Jesus taught about this in Luke 16:19-31. Samuel could say Saul would be with him, meaning that he (Saul) would be in Hades. Unfortunately, Saul died in wickedness and went to fiery torment like the rich, unnamed Jewish man in Jesus’ teaching (Luke 16:19-31) ...

___, you should order our book, The Believer’s Conditional Security. https://www.evangelicaloutreach.org/scbooks.htm If you would like a free packet of ministry materials, send your mailing address. GOD BLESS YOU.

Do you know about our Feed My Sheep mini videos? http://www.EOMin.Org/FeedMySheep.htm

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(EMAIL) What do you think about the Word of God Faith Movement?

(RESPONSE) It is a sad day to say the least that people actually think they can get materially rich because of godliness or strong faith. Such, however, is the basis of the Prosperity teaching. Scripture gives a lethal blow to such a wicked concept, especially here:

If anyone teaches false doctrines and does not agree to the sound instruction of our Lord Jesus Christ and to godly teaching, (1 Tim 6:3) he is conceited and understands nothing. He has an unhealthy interest in controversies and quarrels about words that result in envy, strife, malicious talk, evil suspicions (1 Tim 6:4)and constant friction between men of corrupt mind, who have been robbed of the truth and who think that godliness is a means to financial gain. (1 Tim 6:5)

Ponder this also:

They were stoned; they were sawed in two; they were put to death by the sword. They went about in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, persecuted and mistreated— (Heb 11:37) the world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and in caves and holes in the ground. (Heb 11:38) These were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised. (Heb 11:39)

Much worse than the Prosperity message is eternal security and once saved always saved heresy.

GOD BLESS YOU.

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(EMAIL) I just finished reading to the book of Job. When Job was in the belly of the fish it sounds like he was praying from Hell for three days and three nights. He prayed to God from Sheol. Maybe I misunderstood this event. Thanks ... hope all is well .

(RESPONSE) Greetings in Jesus’ name.

Jonah was swallowed by a great fish. While he was in the belly of that fish he prayed and got delivered. While there he stated he was in sheol (another way of referring to the belly of the great fish). Please read our article related to this and more http://www.evangelicaloutreach.org/eternaltorment.htm (About 3/4 down you’ll read about Jonah.) Are you aware that the Jehovah’s Witnesses, Seven Day Adventists, Worldwide Church of God and others are false religions? ...

GOD BLESS YOU. Remember Heb. 3:14.

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(EMAIL) I am writing to tell you that God spoke directly to me through your audio, "Why Did Jesus Come?" I have natural family members who do not show forth any evidence, except once in a while, of being my spiritual family members, and they love it when I am silent about the things they tolerate in their house, but when I speak out against what I know offends the heart of God, I am suddenly their enemy. This is becoming more and more frequent, even when I meet together with them to share a sermon audio tape from a man of God who I find to be one who preaches unpopular truths while exposing popular lies .... they complain against the accent of the speaker, or they say, "He keeps repeating himself over and over and over ..." Sometimes we get through a sermon without any complaints .... On a positive note, my grandma has expressed some convictions about watching too much TV and not reading the Bible or praying or witnessing, but she still cannot refrain herself, along with my mom, from telling me, "Let’s wait until the Dallas Cowboys game is over, and then you can start the tape," which, by that time, it starts to late in the day when they start to get sleepy and most likely to complain about things they need not complain about.

I am going on and on because I write from what has been happening, including last night’s experience, which left me telling myself as I drove home, "Another unfruitful night! Why should I go back? ... It really is a miracle from God Almighty that I just re-visited your website to see if there are any extra audios, and the particular "Feed My Sheep" audio, entitled "Why Did Jesus Come?" lifted my spirit up. It reminded me of a truth I had already known - that the divisions which result in my natural family because of truth is exactly what Jesus said He Himself came to bring! So, I am to continue weeping for them, but at the same time rejoicing that I am right where Jesus said I should be if I am really on the road to heaven at this moment. I am convinced that "straining every nerve to enter through the narrow door" implies getting rid of all things which cannot be taken into eternity and replacing them with things which will follow us into eternity. If a Christian is watching a 4-hour football game, how is he/she "straining every nerve to enter through the narrow door" during that 4 hours when he/she should not be loving the world nor the things that are in the world (football games are not of the Father, but are of the world, and serve as distractions and pride generators). I have not yet spoke like this to my natural family members, but when I do, I expect they will again label me "extremely radical," but they will never say anything to stop my unsaved sister from watching all the garbage she watches on the TV in their homes. How can I not speak out; and yet, at the same time, why do I persist knowing that there is very little sign of changing? Perhaps I am "more radical" than the way they describe you when they hear you preach against TV, because I am now convicted to say that even sports, which most preachers tolerate, should not be in the life of a Christian who continually strains every nerve to enter through the narrow door. The Psalmist wrote, "Oh, how I love Your law! It is my meditation all day and all night ... I lose sleep meditating on Your law," and by writing this, he showed that the Spirit-filled Christians who are straining every nerve to enter through the narrow door are the ones who are continually thinking about the word of God, while everything else that comes from the world (such as sports and everything else TV has to offer) are not worth wasting a moment’s time on. How many people who watch their favorite football team win can honestly say that the word of God is their meditation all day and all night? Hence, I am convinced that sports, because they do not follow the saints into eternity, but will be burned with everything else that gives no glory to God, have no place in the life of one who is straining every nerve to enter through the narrow door. Your latest audio helps me to remember, as I speak these things out to my natural family members in my zeal to convince them that they should get rid of cable TV altogether and use the TV only for sound doctrinal teaching DVD’s, while pursuing activities such as Bible reading, prayer, and witnessing which they can take with them into eternity, and so prove that they do not love the world nor the things which are of the world (such as sports).

(RESPONSE) Greetings in Jesus’ name.

THANK YOU for the kind and encouraging words about the last video we posted. Please know that you are NOT alone when it comes to having a family with unsaved members who are not really interested in the things of God .... MANY families are divided over God’s truth, but they aren’t our real family anyway. They belong to the devil.

Regarding TV: There is nothing that irritates professing Christians like preaching against TV. I have preached against many things, but TV is like an IDOL for many. We are convinced that even unsaved people would be much better off without watching TV.

_____, one day all these struggles will be over forever for the faithful ....

GOD BLESS YOU. 1 Cor. 2:9.

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(EMAIL) I have briefly read some of your articles and whilst agreeing with your comments on a pre-trib rapture (because this has almost no scriptural basis) I am horrified at your pronouncements on suicide and generally losing salvation. A mature understanding of scripture clearly shows \"once saved always saved\". Why can\’t you see this? At a guess you enjoy disagreeing with \"big names\" in the Christian movement. John Calvin may not have got everything right but your comments strike me as foolishness. Can a person be pronounced by the Lord as forgiven then not forgiven then forgiven again etc etc? When I speak to non-belivers in the UK and tell them that I am an evangelical they often say \"Oh like those weird Americans\" I disagree strongly with your view on Calvin and Spurgeon but your stand on suicide I think defines your approach. I believe in eternal damnation for the lost but that doesn\’t give anyone an excuse for being cold hearted and legalistic because the Lord Jesus Christ isn\’t

(RESPONSE) Greetings in Jesus’ name.

The Bible is crystal clear in teaching that a righteous person can die spiritually. See Rom. 8:13; James 1:14-16; etc. Please read this http://www.evangelicaloutreach.org/spiritualdeath.htm

Suicide is just another name for MURDER. Since you believe one can MURDER another and remain saved, you’d also wrongly believe a righteous person can MURDER HIMSELF and remain saved too. This is clearly unscriptural (1 John 3:15; Rev. 21:8). It seems that you are unwilling to go by the Scriptures, which is what we teach from. Remember Heb. 3:14.

GOD BLESS YOU.

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