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Where? In fact, where did Christ teach anyone to pray like that?
God comes to earth in human form and shows us how to communicate our petitions to God but the deceived reject his teachings only to follow the teaching of hirelings and fraudsters pretending to be "men of God!"

Acehart:
Though the Baptist Churches are founded on the Baptist confession of Faith, going by what is sounded on the pulpit in Baptist Churches here in the South West, messages tilt towards Salvation by works or the keeping of your salvation through works. It may not be a Sunday tonic of the pulpit in the adult church but many teenage churches are a-washed with this false doctrine. The Pentecostalisation of the Baptist Church here in the south west is real; Salvation by works, a doctrine of Pentecostals, is preached in many forms.

I hope the Independent Baptist Church in Festac keeps its guard up in the truth you speak of because many Reverends in the Baptist Church are Baptist by day and creep to those Highway camps at night. It is really bad.

They definitely keep their guard up! There is only one gospel to preach regarding the great commission in Matthew 28:18 - 20 "But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed." (Galatians 1:
Secondly Independent Baptists are generally different from the Nigerian Baptist convention churches who seem to have become Pentecostal.

[quote author=OKpaewu post=93628333][/quote]David in the Bible was saved, his sins are not hidden. So also Abraham, and all the other saints. Denial of the gospel of grace is a claim that you can be righteous enough to enter heaven by yourself, or that Christ did not finish his work on Calvary and needs your assistance to complete it. In fact, it's a failure to comprehend how holy God is! My righteousness is the imputed righteousness of Christ and I will definitely enter heaven with it. We can never achieve sinless perfection on earth but we are sanctified as we continue in God's word. If we sin he chastises us and if we fail to stop he can choose to call us home before our time!

Acehart:
Go to Crown Reformed Assembly in Ogba. I would have suggested Baptist Churches but unfortunately the Baptist Churches in the South West are horribly steeped in Pentecostalism.

Definitely not Independent Baptist Churches. I was saved at Independent Baptist Church Festac and they still preach salvation by grace through faith!

chiommy123:
so if someone that calls himself a Christian continues lying, fornicating, fighting, etc and dies therein the person is still saved ba?

The Bible recommends the known steps to salvation in Romans 10:9 - 10 "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation".
Therefore it's only God that can actually know who's saved or not! Whether we claim to be saved or not, it's only verifiable from the heart which only God can see. I may claim to be saved while I'm not! If I'm genuinely saved however it's a done deal, paid for at the cross and nothing to do with my works because God cannot lie!

alBHAGDADI:
That guy doesn't believe Jesus can keep him safe. Hence, he doesn't believe in Jesus.

My brother, I'm sure you know that there's a veil that prevents the unsaved from seeing the meaning in God's grace. And we know the source of that veil.

seyi360:
God may give you a gift and you decide to discard it.

Can you remove yourself from God's hands? It's either that you have received the gift of eternal life or not. "Eternal", "Everlasting" both mean "endless!"
"Salvation" and "Saved" refer to a completed act. How can something that's "eternal" end for any reason whatsoever? It means it was never eternal to start with!

seyi360:
This passage in no way asserts the indefectibility of the elect, and gives no countenance to ultra-predestinarian views. Christ’s sheep cannot be taken from Him against their will; but their will is free, and they may choose to leave the flock.

Simply impossible! Can you remove yourself from God's hands when he's holding you? No man can save himself, and no man that is saved can lose what God gave and assured him of! Salvation (eternal life) is a gift you can only receive from God -
"For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
Romans 6:23;
"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:"
Ephesians 2:8
"He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him."
John 3:36
Nobody will go to heaven other than through what Christ did by paying the full penalty for their sin. I didn't save myself, so I definitely will never lose what God gave me assurance of!

It means you believe God is unable to keep his word - Titus 1:2, John 10:27-29.
The scriptures you quoted were definitely taken out of context.
"Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
2 Timothy 2:15

Amazing!

Ridiculous idea.

alBHAGDADI:
James 2:10 KJV
10 For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.

Exactly. That's why you have to depend on your believe in Jesus Christ, not your ability to not sin.

If you say you don't commit murder, theft, adultery etc but you tell lies, you won't be guilty of only lies but all those other sins you didn't commit. And as the Bible says "there's none righteous, no not one", it means we all sin.

That's why Jesus came to pay for those sins only if we believe he did. But many reject him by thinking they can make heaven on their own by not sinning.

I'm glad James 2:10 shows them that one single sin puts them in the same boat with other sins they didn't commit. And since "there's none righteous", it means we all have one sin or more. This is why it is dangerous to depend on your ability to not sin.

Anybody thinking he will make heaven by not committing sin is a liar and the truth is not in him. The Bible says...

1 John 1:8 KJV
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

That's why the Bible says "all have sinned".

Romans 3:23
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

If you check verse 24 below, the Bible says we are justified by God's Grace through what Jesus did.

24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:

That is also why the Bible said it is God's Grace that saves us, not our works or ability to not sin.

Ephesians 2:8-9 KJV
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.

As seen above, what saves us from hell and gives us heaven is God's Grace which is a gift from him, not our works. If it were our works, we would boast when we get to heaven saying things like "while others were committing sin, I didn't". That would mean a liar gained access into heaven and still lied because the word of God says "there's none righteous" and also that if "we say we have no sin, we lie and the truth is not in us".

All of these is why I say it is easy to enter heaven, so easy like drinking a glass of water. Why is it easy? Because Jesus has done the hard part on the cross. All we have to do is just believe he paid for our sins on the cross. Once we do, we instantly get everlasting life.

Now, some will say if you sin you will lose the everlasting life Jesus gives to his believers as seen in John 3:16 which is the most popular Bible verse.

Now, if you lose the everlasting life, then it means it was never everlasting because the word everlasting means never ending. So, if sin can end the everlasting life, then God lied when he said he gives his believers everlasting life in John 3:16.

John 3:16 KJV
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Gladly, God doesn't lie, it is man that lies and is lying with the help of satan to prevent people from knowing that God has already given us eternal/everlasting life. Those who believe so are those who truly believe in Jesus. Those who don't have called God a liar.

1 John 5:10-11
He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.

Verse 11 says: And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal

The Bible also said that we already have it just for believing in Jesus. The eternal life is not something we will later find out when we leave earth. It is something we already have.

1 John 5:13
These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life , and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.

So, it is simple to make heaven, but satan is blinding people from seeing how glorious this gospel is.

2 Corinthians 4:4 KJV
In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

It's time for you to see the grace of God.

Admit you are a sinner, then believe Jesus has paid for your sins. He will immediately give you eternal life which can never be lost. Remember, you are no longer the one paying for your sins but Jesus.

Does that mean you can now go ahead and sin as you like? Even if you do, you won't miss heaven because you already have eternal life.

So, why shouldn't you sin?

1. Because you love God enough to keep his commandments.

John 14:15 KJV
If ye love me, keep my commandments.

2. God will punish you for sinning.

No father throws his son into fire for sinning. That is why God will never throw you in hell fire for sinning. He will only scourge you here on Earth like a loving father does to correct his son.

Hebrew 12:16
For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.

You are now a son of God because of your believe in Jesus Christ.

John 1:12 KJV
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God even to them that believe on his name:

God will never throw his sons into an everlasting fire. That's why he told us that once we believe in his Son Jesus Christ, we are passed from death to life.

John 5:24 KJV
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.

John 11:25-26 KJV
25 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
26 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?

But you may ask, "are we never going to die?". Yes, we will never die. "What about the Christians who are dead and those still dying?". That is the physical death which we all taste. The death Jesus is talking about is THE SECOND DEATH. which takes place in the LAKE OF FIRE.

Revelations 29:14-15 KJV
14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. [bThis is the second death.[/b]
15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

The book of Life is a book containing the names of those who have life i.e eternal life as given by Jesus. Those people will not taste the second death because Jesus promised that their believe in him has made them pass from death to life.

Isn't this good news? If it is to you, then don't let anything stop you from having eternal life now. Say the prayer below.

Lord Jesus, I come before you as a sinner. Forgive me and accept me. Give me eternal life because I believe you have it with you. I believe you died on the cross and resurrected on the third day to save me. Make me a child of God today. Amen

If you have said the above prayer from your heart, you have become a child of God and will never miss heaven.

Amen my brother. Once saved forever saved! I didn't and couldn't ever save myself. Jesus did it - and he keeps me till the day of redemption - John 10: 27 - 29. God bless you for this piece!

campbelljosh:
I lost two friends to cancer. Consistent weight loss is a risky thing and it is always associated with people battling with cancer.

Sorry about your loss. It can be quite traumatic watching people go gradually.

campbelljosh:
Maybe he has cancer

Deep insight!

Is the border opened now?

Maybe you should have told him how you got born again and that would have convinced him!

Good plan. Please implement!

BeLookingIDIOT:
100% accurate my foot!
Who's trying to prove your Bible
These are simply archeologists doing their work.
This is an historical town that is referred by other sources that even precedes your bible.
From the article,the description given by the bible was found to be incorrect,and the town was never destroyed as falsely predicted by the biblical Jesus.
These findings further proves what has already been academically established-that the bible is bogus,but of course you religious niggas can't assimilate simple information.

When you meet the author please tell him all the above. We will all have our day before our maker, sooner or later.

The saddest part for me is those deceitfully using God's name to scam the gullible!

Anybody can claim to be a pastor. Who called them to ministry is a different issue!

The Bible is God's word to mankind and it is 100% accurate, proven by hundreds of fulfilled prophecies. Man does not need science or archaeology to prove the veracity of the word of God!

GSD is very ok.

genkins:
Better.. Now let her stick to marriage counseling as her core niche. It's only in Nigeria and America that motivational speakers and counselors are called pastors

True. She's just a marriage counselor. Nothing wrong with that actually, but she can't be a pastor according to the Bible.

Maximus69:
So a female can also be a Pastor

Thank God i'm not a Churchgoer!
1Timothy 2:12, 1Corinthians 14:34

The Bible is crystal clear - there's no office of a woman pastor. Can a woman be the husband of one wife? Can a woman take authority over men in God's church? Did a woman ever officiate as priest in the temple? No!

dhardline:
No matter the amount of do's and don't you preach a heart that has not been renewed can not work out this things that is why what you are 'preaching' is not the gospel but a cosmetic man centered teaching. Please ma, step down from the pulpit you are not supposed to be there and not just you but also all women who call themselves pastors and all preachers of 'prosperity gospel' . The Bible you teach from does not permit it but you ignore its teaching for the sake of your pride and introduce psychology and motivation. Giving men hope in their sins and proclaiming men to be safe when they are close to eternal damnation. This is part of the reason men make gest of the gospel of Christ.

Thanks so much for this! John 3:3
" Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." Has been thrown away by false Christianity. There's no woman pastor in anybody's Bible, whether ordained by "daddy G.O." or not.
Who's greater and supposed to be obeyed, the Almighty God or the "men of God?"

anthonyuncle:
6. all men cheat

Untrue statement!

IamPlato:
and why is it dangerous

it can kill a man

Calm down, calm down!

You can adopt.

No error there! Jesus sent his disciples to feed his sheep (which are quite few). Nothing stops the other crowd from entertaining the goats. Those are no churches but business centres. If the entertainment ceases the crowds will go away!

Are you doing your best in your present situation? Are you being useful at home? Did your parents tell you that they no longer want you in the family? Are you humble enough to help in menial chores? If you answer yes to all the above questions, don't worry, the whole world is in the same Corona boat. Just try to explore your talents with the resources you have!