Job 20:5, “That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?”
One of the most frustrating things as a preacher is to preach THE TRUTH but no one listens. Thank God some humble people do listen, but most don't. Sadly, the most stubborn group of people are the religious crowd. I've never personally led a Mormon, Seventh-Day Adventist, Jehovah's Witness or Lordship Salvationist to the Lord, because they are hard core indoctrinated in their false beliefs. The Bible exhorts believers to expose false teachers...
Titus 1:9-13, “Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers. For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision: Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake. One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies. This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;”
As a born-again fundamentalist Baptist preacher, I have been earnestly preaching regularly, uncompromisingly and unapologetically against the apostate Bob Jones University crowd since 2014. It is tragic that infidel Dr. Steve Pettit took over as president of BJU college in 2014. Dr. Pettit is an avid fan of John MacArthur and a hardcore advocate of Lordship Salvation. As you can see for yourself in these sermon quotes from January 26, 2015, Pettit is a heretical Calvinist who preaches the perseverance of the saints.
John MacArthur is a heretical staunch 5-point Calvinist! The doctrine of the perseverance of the saints in sanctification and holiness, is not compatible with a free grace Gospel and instantaneous new birth. I believe in the perseverance of the indwelling Holy Spirit (Ephesians 1:12-14), not the perseverance of the saints. Believers are safe in Jesus because of GOD'S faithfulness, not OUR faithfulness. I don't have to persevere in anything to remain saved, because God's promise perseveres “to save them that believe” (1st Corinthians 1:21b).
Having said all that, the Bob Jones crowd won't listen to rebuke. They are stiffnecked and proud in their errors. They refuse to heed sound doctrine and wisdom. I and others have rebuked them sharply, but they are not yet sound in the faith. Sadly, they are subverted of themselves. Titus 3:10-11, “A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject; Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself.” Gary Walton (senior pastor of Harvest Baptist Church of Guam since 2018) is subverted of himself and sinneth. Dr. Marty Herron (former senior pastor at Harvest, and now ruining young people's lives in Iowa as executive vice president of Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Cemetery) is subverted of himself and sinneth. Dr. Steve Pettit is subverted of himself and sinneth. None of these men heed THE TRUTH!
All we can do is proclaim THE TRUTH. If those men who are subverted are indifferent toward truth and don't care about the purity of God's Word, then there is nothing we can do except mark and avoid them, and warn others! It is sad, pathetic and tragic that these men have influence over tens of thousands of lives, yet serve their own bellies and not the Lord Jesus Christ. I am marking them, as the Bible says, warning others to avoid them. God knows my heart. All I have ever wanted to do is be helpful, share THE TRUTH, and be a blessing to those around me. But they just want to make money.
Dr. Steve Pettit gets paid over $200,000 a year as president of BJU. Marty Herron also pulls down a lucrative 6-digit salary, over $100,000 a year, by quote on quote “serving God.” Luke 16:13, “No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.” These men are all diehard followers of DR. JOHN MACARTHUR!!! Salvation is NOT a trade or exchange. Dr. Marty Herron is a damnable false prophet!!! I say that kindly but with love on Biblical authority! No man is doctrinally sound who teaches that you must repent “OF YOUR SINS” to be saved, because that garbage is nowhere taught in the Scriptures. These men are deceived by fables. Sam Horn is the new president of Master's University, having replaced John MacArthur. The college is hardcore Calvinist!
These apostates are triumphing now, but God will rain on their parade before too long. No one can stick their finger in God's face and prosper forever. Dr. Marty Herron's days of preaching heresy are numbered. God's patience won't wait forever. I heard Herron with my own two ears in 2014, on a Sunday morning as he preached to hundreds of people at the Harvest Baptist Church of Guam, heretically say that it is not enough to admit you are a sinner, but also, Pastor Herron says: “You must turn away from a lifestyle of sin to be saved.” That is Satanic! That is a false gospel. Galatians 6:7, “Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.” The preceding Scripture verse was spoken in the context of the churches of Galatia tolerating and bidding Godspeed to Gospel-corrupters! John MacArthur had come to Galatia, and the churches loved him, but he was a false prophet. The Apostle Paul called the Galatian churches foolish (Galatians 3:1) and accursed by God (Galatians 1:6-7).
The Bible says not to speak evil of any man, it doesn't say not to speak out against evil. Titus 3:2, “To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.” Regarding the Bob Jones camp, I am reminded of Kenny Rogers' (1938-2020) popular song: “The Coward Of The County.” In the story lyrics, a young cowboy's father always taught him that you don't have to fight to be a man. But when the Gatlin Boys attacked his fiancée, he killed all of them, singing:
"I promised you, Dad,
Not to do the things you've done.
I walk away from trouble when I can.
Now please don't think I'm weak.
I didn't turn the other cheek.
And, Papa, I sure hope you understand:
Sometimes you gotta fight when you're a man."
Likewise, I don't like to fight against anyone as a Christian man, let alone a church. But when the Bob Jones crowd pervert the Gospel and corrupt the Word of God, I am compelled to fight because I am a Christian man! My heavenly Dad understands that! I think that is a good analogy. If you're not upset you're not paying attention! Far too many churches today are at ease, going along to get along, lackadaisical, weak and ecumenical, affirming of all manner of sin and wickedness. I am talking about the shameful Harvest Baptist Church of Guam. I am talking about the shameful First Baptist Church Of El Paso, Texas. I am talking about the shameful First Baptist Church Of Jacksonville, Florida. All of these pseudo-churches preach “another gospel” (Galatians 1:6-9; 1st Corinthians 15:1-4) of “turn away from your sin” to be saved. NO ONE has ever turned away from their sin! At best all you can do is try to sin less, but that is human effort, not wholly resting in Christ's finished work of redemption.
Man's Whole Duty Is To Fear And Obey God
Ecclesiastes 12:13-14, “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.” I love that Bible passage! Dear friend, you don't want to live your life striving against your Creator. Ecclesiastes 8:12-13, “Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him: But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God.”
Job 20:5, “That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?” I could have just as easily directed this article at the homosexual LGBTQ community. They are gaining much legal ground and rising in the political arena worldwide, but their triumphing will be short lived. Gays and transgendered people are rejoicing these days for the liberal direction of U.S. laws, but this cannot last. Hebrews 9:27, “And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:” God loves you, no matter who you are, and He offers you a free pardon for all your sins (no matter how horrible and how many they may be). CHRIST DIED FOR THE UNGODLY (Romans 5:6-9).
The feminist crowd in America is of the Devil. Our homes and marriages are in disarray because of the evil rebellious influence of feminism on women. Titus 2:3-5, “The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.” How's your marriage and home? American society today has engineered women to be everything except what we just read. Sadly, my wife broke her marriage vows and divorced me in 2006. I wish divorce were not allowed in America, but it's not only legally allowed, it is encouraged and a guaranteed thing if one spouse files. God will not continue to bless a wicked nation of divorcees. Divorce is a sin (Matthew 19:8).
Hugh Hefner's ungodly Playboy philosophy, since 1953, has absolutely destroyed the integrity of American men, causing tens of millions of adulteries, abortions, divorces and broken homes. The Devil is a beautiful liar. Low living comes at a high price! Sin always undermines any nation. The United States has been on a steadily declining moral slide since Hollywood began in the early 20th century. Pastor Ralph “Yankee” Arnold preached this wonderful sermon on chastity and purity called: “Dating Is Dangerous.”
I could mention many more evils in America. When people allow sin, it hardens their heart. This is why we are taught in Hebrews 3:13, “But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.” The more that sin is allowed to take root in the United States, the more people embrace it as being “normal.” It is really sad. Hebrews 3:13 teaches that sin needs to be rooted out when it is small, nipping it in the bud whether it be in a church, family, or our personal life. I am shocked how filthy music videos have become nowadays. Have you see this? Taylor Swift is not a good role model for youth.
Listen to the type of language Taylor Swift openly uses in her music today. What will our country be like in 30 years from now, if the Lord Jesus Christ tarries His return? Open vulgarity, lewdness and disrespect for our leaders is commonplace these days, which is a sign of the spiritually depraved condition of our country. Do you think it is mere coincidence that we are seeing widespread police abuse against citizens, Black Lives Matter communist agenda, anarchy at the capital, civilian riots, massive homelessness, an epidemic of drug abuse and crime across the country, blatant corruption in state and city governments, and injustice in the courts? I think not. We are destroying ourselves in America!
I read some foolish comments online blaming President Donald Trump, falsely accusing him of treason. Dear reader, Mr. Trump did not commit treason! If you want to see treason, then research the criminal fraudulent Federal Reserve System (a cruel hoax since 1913). If you want to see treason, look no further than our foolish leaders allowing U.S. corporations to outsource tens of millions of American jobs to foreign soil since the 1970's. President Trump was doing a good job to turn our country around, bring jobs back, and make America great again. I don't know if the 2020 election was stolen, but it sure was in the year 2,000. If more Americans did in fact vote for Joe Biden, then we get the liberal President we deserve!!!
“A nation can survive its fools, even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within... for the traitor appears not to be a traitor... he rots the soul of a nation... he infects the body politic so that it can no longer resist.” —Marcus Tullius Cicero
The Food And Drug Administration (FDA) was established in 1906 to protect Americans from fraudulent or risky products that are dangerous to our health, or falsely labeled. There is not a more crooked, dangerous and fraudulent treason today in America, than the trillion-dollar shady and wacky pharmaceutical industry. It is shocking that drugs which pose serious risks to humans, are prescribed like candy to millions of Americans each year! There's your treason!
1st John 2:15-17, “Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.”
Time is running out! Lord willing I will turn 54 years old on March 5th, 2021. I cannot believe it! My oh my, where have the years gone? My life is almost over. I just read in the news today that actor Dustin Diamond died. He was only 44 years old. The poor guy found out just 3 weeks ago in January that he had stage 4 cancer in his lungs, and now is dead! That is so sad. Dear friend, your life could be over by sundown or sunset. I am ready to meet my God. Are you? You can be, right now, for free, by faith in Jesus Christ.
So many people complicate God's plan of salvation. The Bible calls the Gospel the “simplicity that is in Christ” (2nd Corinthians 11:3-4). God had to make the plan of salvation simple, because there are a lot of dumb people in the world. I am not being facetious, I am being very serious. Acts 4:13, “Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.” Some of Jesus' disciples were unlearned and ignorant men.
In sharp contrast, Luke was a medical doctor and a very brilliant writer. I love the book of Luke. Luke also wrote the book of Acts. Peter wasn't an educated man. In 2nd Peter 3:16-18 Peter said that he had a difficult time understanding the Apostle Paul's writings. Peter didn't rewrite the Bible to make it easier for him to understand, he studied it as it is. There's no bigger lie today than that we always need a new Bible that is easier to understand. As Alan Grant says in Jurassic park III: “Some of the worst things imaginable have been done with the best intentions.” The Bible needs rereading, not rewriting!
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