The early church attracted people because they saw the love and good works in it, not because of rigorous theological arguments. I really wonder: How many people have purists like John MacArthur actually converted? How much have they changed the world?
All your good deeds (anyone’s good deeds) in the world and the biggest amount of love and kindness you have (or anyone has) won’t keep them out of the lake of fire and away from the eternal torment that is in store for everyone...
It’s only the Gospel by way of Jesus, the Messiah of Israel and one’s trust and faith and acknowledgment of His saving sacrifice on your behalf that will do that.
It’s a mistake to get people to think that by “doing good” and by “showing love” that they are being better and therefore, giving them the false impression that they are “good people” and deserve to go to Heaven. If they do all the good in the world — they only deserve to go straight to hell... on just that basis...
At Christmas -- a lot of people think about a cute little baby Jesus or a very nice man who said nice things to people, was uplifting, and healed a bunch of people...
What people really need to remember is that there's this "big bad Jewish fellow" out there, who's showing up soon, sorta unexpected, and he's "looking for bear" and is gonna open up "the biggest can of whoop-ass" you've ever seen in your life, on a bunch of people here on earth. LOL...
However, many fail to understand -- but they will "understand" when the Messiah of Israel returns to this earth, sets His feet on the soil of this globe, and sets up the ruling authority -- the one-world government -- that He puts into place over all nations, including the United States.
He's the Messiah of Israel, that He is coming back to earth, to set up a one-world government, with His headquarters in Jerusalem, ruling over all the nations of the world, including the United States and will rule over all who are still alive (from who are living right now today) -- and that He will definitely scrap the Constitution of the United States and make Himself the supreme ruler over all that we do.
The "day of reckoning" is coming for all of those who are trying to take over the world and put it totally under their control in an evil one-world empire. And they do admit that they want a one-world government -- their government, not God's...
When the Messiah of Israel comes back to this earth to set up His one-world government and subject all the nations of the world to His authority and rule -- He'll be making real short work of any of those yahoos...
And you can be sure that He will be utterly destroying anything to do with any of these yahoos, since whatever they say and do is a total perversion of anything to do with the Messiah of Israel.
And for sure -- we all, in this world, need the Messiah of Israel back, here on earth -- to destroy this coming one-world government and to install His own one-world government in its place.
I'm looking forward to the coming Kingdom on earth and the one-world government that the Messiah of Israel will be setting up, after He destroys, by His own hand, the present and evil one-world government that we see forming right now.
Isaiah 9:6-7
For unto us a Child is born.
Unto us a Son is given;
And the government will be upon His shoulder.
And His name will be called
Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Of the increase of His government and peace
There will be no end,
Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom,
To order it and establish it with judgment and justice
From that time forward, even forever.
The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.
John MacArthur is one of finest, most influential preachers in America, perhaps in the world...influencing 1000’s of people in the 40+ years he has been the pastor of Grace Community Church.
None. How many have YOU converted?