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The Most Misused Word In America Is “FREE”

Romans 5:14-19, “Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come. But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many. And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification. For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.) Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life. For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.”

I love this passage of Scripture. Six times we find the important beautiful words: “the gift.” And three times we read the phrase: “free gift.” FREE is good!!! God's plan of salvation is truly “FREE”!!! Unfortunately, most preachers today (evangelists, missionaries, Bible professors, pastors, chaplains, et cetera) are preaching a false type of salvation, in which which you are required to pay something in return (e.g., turn from your sins, surrender your life to Christ, follow Jesus as supreme “Lord” of your life, give up control of your life to Christ, count the cost and pay the price, faithfully run the Christian race until the end, live a lifestyle of repentance, forsake the world, cease from your old ways, et cetera). Those corrupt plans of salvation are NOT FREE, because you are paying for them with your behavior, life and time!!!

Sadly, in our wicked culture in the United States today, many people have become liars, cheats and deceivers (and that includes bad preachers and today's apostate Bible colleges). We see the word “FREE” tossed in our face everywhere we go.

A perfect example are those falsely advertised “FREE” software downloads, which after installing on your mobile device or desktop computer demand that you pay money or they won't work, or else you get bombard with advertisements while they hound you to upgrade to remove the annoying ads. That is not FREE dear reader, it is a trade, an exchange, in which you allow them to take up your time! They require you as the user to watch their stupid commercials and advertisements, in exchange for the product they let you use. Those videos are NOT FREE, you are paying for them with your valuable time!!!

Another good example are all those Roku channels, nearly all of which are anything but FREE.” I bought a Roku box at Walmart. It is a small device for about $35 which connects to any television, providing access to several hundred channels. Honestly, 90% of what Roku offers is garbage, in my humble opinion. But there are some great movies and educational channels on Roku. Unfortunately, ALL of Roku's movie channels falsely advertise that they are “FREE,” but every 3 to 10 minutes (depending on which channel you choose) they bombard you with annoying advertisements, one after another. On average you are required to watch 2 to 3 minutes of annoying commercials every few minutes, which ruins the whole experience. Some channels that I like are Filmrise, Roku (they have their own channel), Crackle and local news from different U.S. cities.

Unfortunately, they ALL falsely claim to be “FREE,” while requiring you to watch their stupid advertisements, which I loathe. In fact, at least 75% of the time I exit Roku and just go watch a DVD movie instead, to avoid seeing commercials. I HATE COMMERCIALS!!! Those films are NOT FREE, they are a trade off. To get to watch their movies, they demand that you watch their stupid ads. Every once in a while, usually late at night when I cannot sleep, or on a Sunday afternoon, I'll get lucky and Crackle won't show any commercials for a few hours. But those times of truly “FREE” movie-watching are rare, rarer it seems lately. Those Roku channel owners are getting greedier and greedier. Those videos are NOT FREE, you are paying for them with your valuable time!!!

Also, YouTube forces you to watch videos, but at least they let you “Skip” most ads after 4 seconds. But I'd say 30% of the time you are forced to watch a 15 to 30 second commercial, which you are not allowed to “Skip.” Those videos are NOT FREE, you are paying for them with your valuable time!!! I could go on and on for hours, mentioning umpteen examples of false advertising in American society today, where the word “FREE” doesn't mean free at all.

I have seen bank ads, luring people to open up a new bank account to get a “FREE” toaster, coffee mug, or whatever. That item which they offer you is NOT FREE, because you are required to give them something in exchange to get it. You MUST open a new bank account at their bank. They are LIARS!!! If the bank doesn't understand the proper meaning of the word “FREE,” then how can you trust them with your money?

What bothers me is that people have become so accustomed to lying, deceiving and misusing the English grammar, that it becomes the norm for society. It is sad, and even worse, it is undermining our culture with sinful greed and deception. Unfortunately, this shady type of false advertising has crept into our churches, rescue missions, Bible colleges and religious institutions. We've been flooded with a river of deadly heresy in America, but most people aren't learned enough in the Scripture to detect what Satan has done, perverting the Gospel into a lie. Romans 1:25, “Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.”

Dear reader, right doctrine matters. I said: RIGHT DOCTRINE MATTERS!!! It really does! The Apostle Paul made very clear in Galatians 1:6-7 that there are NOT two different Gospels. There is ONLY ONE Gospel, which Paul defines in 1st Corinthians 15:1-4 as Jesus' death on the cross, burial and bodily resurrection from the dead three days later. Those THREE THINGS comprise the Gospel according to the inspired Word of God.

You won't find anything mentioned in the Bible about turning away from a lifestyle of sinning to be saved, or surrendering all to Christ to get to Heaven, or yielding control of your life over to Jesus to be saved, et cetera. These added embellishments (by sincere but woefully ignorant religious false prophets) are sending hundreds of millions of victims to eternal damnation in the fires of Hell (Matthew 7:13-15, 7:21-23).

When I attended the shameful Harvest Baptist Church on Guam in 2013-2014, their senior pastor Marty Herron was a very confused man theologically. I asked him for permission to pass out Gospel tracts by Pastor Curtis Hutson (1934-1995) and he approved. But Pastor Herron was also passing out poisonous Calvinist junk by Pastor John MacArthur, piling MacArthur's damnable teachings on the book table at the entrance of the church for everyone to grab. Talk about a rattlesnake! I was saddened at the woeful ignorance of Marty Herron. He clearly didn't see a difference or problem between the two drastically different plans of salvation being preached by these two pastors. I'll let you decide for yourself, showing you what Curtis Hutson teaches versus MacArthur's damnable heresy:

Those are two very different gospels. The Apostle Paul warned that there is only ONE Gospel, not two or three. God's free gift of salvation requires absolutely NOTHING from the recipient.

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Repent of sins is NOT part of the Gospel of Jesus Christ

Inspiring Preacher Quotes

“The law tells me how crooked I am. Grace comes along and straightens me out.” —Evangelist Billy Sunday (1862-1935)

“I never thought, I'd see a day when Baptist preachers would not preach the true Gospel. Tonight, all across this nation, Baptist preachers have succumbed to the heresy of John MacArthur. I said the heresy of John MacArthur! I said the heresy of John MacArthur! And somebody that's got several thousand people to hear 'em, who can go across this country, has got to alert Baptists that we have false teachers in our midst who are no longer teaching and preaching salvation by grace through faith plus nothing. Folks, we're fighting for our lives tonight!” —Pastor Jack Hyles, "A Vote For Preaching"

“The ‘whosoever wills’ are the elect and the ‘whosoever won’ts,’ the non-elect.” —Pastor Dwight L. Moody (1837-1899)

“Salvation is one thing and service is another, and never the two goes together. No man is saved because he serves, and no man has to serve because he is saved. Gotta keep them separate. And if you don't do it, the Scriptures will be confusing to you. You'll not rightly divide what God has to say.” —Pastor Ralph Yankee Arnold, "Why Lordship Salvation Is Wrong"

“It is 'Good News' if no one must have good works before salvation, or after salvation. For salvation to truly be by grace, it must not have any stipulations of any kind at any time. Works before, during or after; works cannot be evidence of my salvation.” —Pastor Ralph Yankee Arnold, "Does Calvinism Change The Gospel?"

"The LAW and the GOSPEL are two keys—the law is the key that shuteth up all men under condemnation, and the Gospel is the key which opens the door and lets them out. Remember this, if you're depending upon your own good works to get you to Heaven, you're lost! Your salvation had to be purchased with something that was incorruptible, with the precious blood of Jesus Christ!” —Pastor Ralph 'Yankee' Arnold, Bibleline Radio Show, "The Precious Blood Of Christ"

“Works cannot be the evidence of salvation. If works are required as evidence, then they will prove that you are not saved. Your good works cannot prove you're saved; they can only prove that you're not, if you go by works. Why? Because you have to be perfect. So your works can only prove you're not saved. You have to live a perfect life. 'Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.' You have to fulfill everything that is commanded, that you have to do them. You know that good works did not save you!” —Pastor Ralph Yankee Arnold, "Once Saved Always Saved: The Final Word"

“If all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags, then why would you use those rags to prove that you're saved?” —Pastor Ralph 'Yankee' Arnold, sermon quote: "How Do I Know God Really Loves Me? - Part 2"

“The mistake the church has made, is we have taught people how to quote Scriptures, we haven't taught people how to love people!” —Pastor John K. Jenkins Sr. (a beautiful quote from the sermon titled: "Developing A Process of Evangelism To Reach The Lost With The Gospel"

“May I ask you, reader, 'Are you a soulwinner?' Remember that a soulwinner is a salvager—one who leads a sinner to choose Christ and one who leads a saint to choose the will of God, the work of God and the plan of God.” ―Pastor Jack Hyles, "What Is Salvation?"

“Redemption is a work of God the Son. Regeneration is the work of God the Holy Spirit. Justification is the work of God the Father as He declares the sinner righteous in the Son. Conversion then becomes the work of the church as we change the use and purpose of a life.” ―Pastor Jack Hyles, "Conversion And Salvation" (chapter 3) from his book: "Salvation Is More Than Being Saved"

“If you do not put a difference between justification wrought by the man Christ without and sanctification wrought by the Spirit of Christ within, you are not able to divide the Word aright; but contrariwise, you corrupt the Word of God, and cast stumbling blocks before the people.” —Evangelist John Bunyan (1628-1688)

“I'm as happy as a June Bug on the 31st of May!” —Pastor Jack Hyles, "The Rapture Comes Before Armageddon"

“Many people are finding the broad way, because they listen to the wrong message. There is few that find the truth. And what's the difference between true Christianity, and all the religions of the world? If it's by Christ alone, it's GRACE. If you have anything to do with it, it's WORKS. And God says, 'For by Grace (Christ) are ye saved, and that not of yourselves (that would be works), it is the gift of God (not of works), lest any man should boast. So any person who depends upon themselves, can always lose their salvation. Check it out! Anybody who teaches you can lose it, it's because their salvation depends upon their works. That's them! That's works! If I depend upon Him, that's grace! I'm saved by grace, Christ. You don't earn it! You don't work for it. 'For by grace are ye saved through faith, that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God, not of works, lest any man should boast.' Salvation is the gift of God!” —Pastor Ralph "Yankee" Arnold, a quote from the sermon titled: "The Damnable Doctrine Of The Devil"

“The pastors have destroyed the churches, and they've been trained by people that have never built churches, and they have no compassion.” —Pastor Jack Hyles, "Many Pastors Have Destroyed My Vineyard"

“America needs preaching!” —Pastor Jack Hyles, "Many Pastors Have Destroyed My Vineyard"

“Let God have your life; He can do more with it than you can.” —Dwight L. Moody

"Salvation is not doing your best, it is having Christ's best put to your account through receiving Him by faith.” —Pastor Max Younce

God will not save anyone who is trying to be saved, He will only save those who are trusting to be saved.

“The darker the night the brighter the stars.” —Pastor Bob Gray Sr.,“She Sojourned Seven Years”

Without Christ you have a hopeless end; with Christ you have an endless hope (Titus 1:2).

The false teaching of "Lordship Salvation" is not the SAME as "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved" (Acts 16:30-31).

Religion is man trying to reach God through human effort, but Christianity is God trying to reach man by the sacrifice of His only begotten Son on the cross.

“Now you listen to me folks! We're living in a world of compromising Christianity. I call it, 'The yuppie generation building yuppie churches!' Brother, we need the old-time Gospel, the old-time religion, the faith of our fathers, and the standards that America used to have!” —Pastor Jack Hyles, a quote from the sermon, “She Sojourned Seven Years”

“Every word in this Bible is inspired by God almighty!” —Dr. Jack Hyles, a quote from the sermon, “A Friend At Midnight”

“A man doesn't get better to get saved; he gets saved to get better.” —Pastor Curtis Hutson (1934-1995), “Salvation Crystal Clear”

“The greatest enemy you have is a church that doesn't teach the Bible!” —Pastor Max D. Younce, “#1 Salvation THROUGH The Blood”

“Lordship Salvation is the unsupportable and unbiblical belief that the performance of good works, the promise of good works, or the evidence of good works, must accompany faith in Christ to establish or provide evidence that such faith has resulted in eternal life.” —Pastor Ralph Yankee Arnold, “Jesus Versus John MacArthur”

“If you're not being persecuted, you're not living right!” —Pastor Danny Castle, “How To Behave In Perilous Times”

“You know what you need to do with your life? You need to get on the ball and take as many people out of here to Heaven with you as you can possibly round up. That's what you need to do.” —Pastor Danny Castle, “How To Behave In Perilous Times”

“God had no children too weak, but a great many too strong to make use of.” —Pastor Dwight L. Moody (1836-1899)

“More people will die and burn in Hell, because they're trusting too much!” —Pastor Jack Hyles, a precious quote from the MP3 sermon, “Yea, Yea, And Nay, Nay!”

“Everything that's hard and complicated about salvation is God's side of it!” —Pastor Jack Hyles, a precious quote from the MP3 sermon, “Yea, Yea, And Nay, Nay!”

The true Gospel always points you to CHRIST; a false gospel always points to YOU.

Salvation is not a reward for the righteous, it is a gift for the guilty!

“See, when you trusted Christ, He delivered you from the PENALTY [of sin]. You never have to pay for it again. Now that you are saved, He wants to save you from the very POWER of sin in your life. And then one day, He's going to deliver us from the very PRESENCE of sin.” —Pastor Ralph Yankee Arnold, “Sanctification Explained”

“We ought to realize our standing with God as sons and daughters. He will not "un-child" His children. God has not only adopted us, but we are His by birth; we have been born into His kingdom. The children of God are not perfect, but we are perfectly His children.” —Pastor Dwight L. Moody

Bible repentance is a change of mind from denying THE TRUTH “to the acknowledging of the truth; And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will” (2nd Timothy 2:25-26).

“Faith without works is DEAD FAITH; and works without faith is DEAD WORKS.” —Pastor Steven Anderson, “Repentance And Faith”

“Which comes first, repentance or faith? In Scripture we read, 'Repent ye, and believe the gospel.' Yet we find true believers exhorted to 'repent, and do the first works.' So intimately are the two related that you cannot have one without the other. The man who believes God repents; the repentant soul puts his trust in the Lord when the Gospel is revealed to him. Theologians may wrangle over this, but the fact is, no man repents until the Holy Spirit produces repentance in his soul through the truth. No man believes the Gospel and rests in it for his own salvation until he has judged himself as a needy sinner before God. And this is repentance.” (Except Ye Repent, p. 16)

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