Born-Again zealots always make sure that Jesus Crucified is not on the Cross
Posted on 05/16/2024 7:11:27 AM PDT by ebb tide
Born-Again zealots always make sure that Jesus Crucified is not on the Cross
In Holy Scripture, St. Paul says, “There shall be a time, when they will not endure sound doctrine; but, according to their own desires, they will heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears.” (2 Timothy 4:3)
The sound doctrine of Christ is to embrace and live the Cross of Christ and to do penance for our sins, but instead we have false teachers today who run about luring millions into the deception of presuming on God’s mercy. This heresy has especially taken root in the “born-again” sect, which is grounded in the unwillingness to account for sin. The born-again formula is to simply accept Christ as “personal savior” to secure “being saved” without any need for works, penance, or prayer.
However, this personal savior formula is worthless and unfounded. Nowhere in the Gospel does Christ prescribe such a thing, nor is the term “personal savior” found anywhere in the Bible.
Abstract and Impersonal
The fact is that the born-again religion is very abstract and impersonal. They cry “Lord, Lord,” but they don’t want to see Christ’s pictures, they don’t want to see his face, they don’t want to hear his voice, they refuse to hear his prophets, they refuse to obey his commands, they mock his miracles and saints, they refuse to look at a Crucifix – they want nothing to do with him! They just want to scrap Catholicism and feel “saved” on account of it.
Luther’s definition of “repent” was to protest the Catholic Church and the born-again sect echoes this ideology to the core. What they have fashioned for themselves is a manmade counter-church without spirit – a golden calf.
Luther’s Invention
The born-again idea of unconditional forgiveness was started by Martin Luther. As a secret society initiate, he engaged in lengthy conversations with the devil, which in turn gave birth to his “doctrine on justification.” He referred to the Catholic Church as a “whore” and called the pope a “pig.” He lived a life of adultery and blasphemed Christ by saying:
“Christ committed adultery first of all with the woman at the well… Secondly with Mary Magdalene, and thirdly with the woman taken in adultery.” (Luther’s Works, American Edition, Volume 54, p. 154, Concordia Publishing House.)
With his blackened conscience catching up with him, Luther then invented the idea of “sin and be saved” so that he wouldn’t have to feel accountable for his sins.
Luther’s famous quote to his associate Philip Melanchthon expresses perfectly his doctrine on justification.
"Be a sinner and sin boldly, but believe and rejoice in Christ even more boldly…. No sin will separate us from the Christ, even though we commit fornication and murder a thousand times a day.” (From Luther’s letter to Philip Melanchthon, August 1, 1521, LW Vol. 48, pp. 281, 282)
Herein lies the crux of Luther’s doctrine, which forms the basis of the Born-Again religion. According to the born-again “Christians,” one needn’t obey God to be saved since Jesus “already paid the price,” but Jesus didn't die on the Cross so we can sin. He died rather that we may never sin again. He said, "Follow me," he didn't say follow our lusts and passions, or to run after false prophets.
People will argue that Christ is Savior and that only he can save. Christ indeed is the Savior of the world but he won’t save anyone unless they obey him. “For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.” (Romans 2:13)
Heaven Gained by Merit
One is justified by works, love, and obedience, not by empty lip service. As Christ says, "Why do you call me, Lord, Lord; and do not the things which I say?" (Luke 6: 46) What Christ requires is obedience and the keeping of his commandments. "If you love me, keep my commandments." (John 14:15)
Scripture tells us that Christ will "render to every man according to his works." (Romans 2:6) The Apostle James reminds us that “faith without works is dead.” (James 2: 20,26). Christ Himself said that neglecting good works incurs eternal damnation. On Judgment Day He will declare to the negligent:
“Depart from me, you cursed, into everlasting fire which was prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry, and you gave me not to eat: I was thirsty, and you gave me not to drink. I was a stranger, and you took me not in: naked, and you covered me not: sick and in prison, and you did not visit me…. And these shall go into everlasting punishment: but the just, into life everlasting.” (Matthew 25: 41-43, 46)
Being Born Again is about Being Baptized
Born-again zealots often quote Christ’s words to Nicodemus concerning spiritual rebirth, thinking the Bible is on their side, but their idea of being born again has no scriptural basis. Being born again refers strictly to Catholic Baptism whereby one is cleansed from the guilt of Original Sin. As Christ himself said, “Unless a man be born again of water and the Holy Ghost, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.” (John 3:5) Note that the application of water is indispensable. There is no spiritual rebirth without the application of water.
Salvation Granted Only After Death
Being born again (baptized) simply places one on the path to salvation, but to be saved we must “work out our salvation with fear and trembling” (Philip. 2:12) and “persevere to the end.” (Matt. 24:13) There is no “being saved” in this life. Salvation is granted after death.
While the Apostles sometimes refer to our “being saved,” they mean it in the sense of being rescued and brought onboard onto Peter’s Barque, since anyone can fall from grace and be like the dog that “returns to its vomit.” (2 Peter 2:22) St. Paul makes it clear to the Ephesians:
"Know you this and understand, that no fornicator, or unclean, or covetous person (which is a serving of idols), hath inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. Let no man deceive you with vain words. For because of these things cometh the anger of God upon the children of unbelief. Be ye not therefore partakers with them. (Ephesians 5:5,6)
Note that the Apostle is speaking to the Ephesians who were baptized (reborn). He warns them not to be deceived, that anyone without exception who offends mortally will not be saved.
He likewise exhorted the Galatians to “Stand fast, and be not held again under the yoke of bondage.” (5:1) He says they are “fallen from grace” and “made void of Christ” who return to circumcism and who fall to the works of the flesh (4,5). He identifies the works of the flesh as “fornication, uncleanness, immodesty, luxury… sects, envies, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like” and goes on to say ”that they who do such things shall not obtain the kingdom of God.” (Galatians 5:19-21)
Again, the Apostle was speaking to those who were reborn, warning that they will lose their salvation if they fall from grace.
No Forgiveness Without Forgiving
Still again, Jesus says in the Gospel, “If you will not forgive men, neither will your Father forgive you your offences.” (Mt. 6:15) What this means is that if one doesn’t repent of this sin but dies holding a grudge, he will not be forgiven but will be banished from the Kingdom, whether he is reborn or not.
But the born-agains will retort by saying, “Oh no, it doesn’t apply to me because I’m already saved,” but Christ didn’t say that. Under the pretext of honoring scripture, they use the scriptures to advance their contempt of scripture and its Author.
Misunderstanding about the Works of the Law
The born-again group has their pet verses of scripture marked out thinking falsely that they support their ideology, but to them Christ says: “Search the scriptures, for you think in them to have life everlasting; and the same are they that give testimony of me.” (John 5:39) One of their favorite verses is from Romans.
“By the works of the law no flesh shall be justified before him… For we account a man to be justified by faith, without the works of the law.” (Romans 3: 20, 28)
When St. Paul repeatedly tells us that we are not justified by the works of the law, he’s not speaking of good works, which Christ commanded, but is speaking of the ceremonial works of the old Jewish Law where they did circumcism and offered animals in sacrifice. Christ came to do away with all that. The Apostle is simply saying that we’re not justified by being Jew but are justified by being Christian.
One True Church
The Catholic Church is the One Institution of Faith established by Christ, outside of which there is no salvation. The Church is the unwritten word of God while the Bible is the written word, but both are of equal authority and must be accepted by the faithful. St. Paul himself says:
“Therefore, brethren, stand fast; and hold the traditions which you have learned, whether by word, or by our epistle.” (2 Thess. 2:14) That is, whether by our spoken word or by our written word.
Revelation then is twofold, i.e., the Church and the Bible. Faith consists of embracing all that Christ left us yet the protestant-born again sects reject the unwritten word as well as seven canonical books of the Bible, i.e., the six deuterocanonical books and the Epistle of James.
Where is their love of the Bible? Luther’s ‘Bible only’ idea (sola scriptura) was just an excuse to get away from Christ. He was all about protesting Christian morals and then using the Bible to excuse this, which is what the born-agains do. They twist and use scripture to justify their rebellion, but anyone of spiritual sense should understand that looking for excuses for sinning in the Bible is not the way to Heaven.
How is it that they miss this?
What day did He rest in the in the tomb, in death, Ebb?
Your own church has made it crystal clear that the 7th-day-Sabbath is commanded as the biblical day of rest. Nowhere is Sunday ever commanded to be observed.
https://www.romeschallenge.com/downloads/RomesChallenge.pdf
ROME’S CHALLENGE
Why do Protestants keep Sunday?
“Hence the conclusion is inevitable: viz,. that of those who follow the Bible as their guide, the Israelites and Seventh-day Adventists have the exclusive weight of evidence on their side, whilst the Biblical Protestant has not a word in self-defense for his substitution of Sunday for Saturday.”
So Christ rose from the dead after only two days?
Dont't you guys read the Bible? Not Joseph Smith' garbage?
Crucified on Friday = day 1
Rested in the grave/tomb on the Sabbath = day 2
Rose from the grave/tomb on Sunday = day 3
I barely know who Joseph Smith is, and I don’t care.
Whether they admit it or not, every Sunday-keeping Protestant shows their allegiance and authority to the Papacy. Sunday as a commanded day of worship is not in the bible.
Archbishop of Reggio’s Sermon
to the Council of Trent on the Power of the Church:
By Our Authority The Sabbath Was Changed To Sunday!
https://www.biblelightinfo.com/bssb-1443-1444.htm
So why do you have problems with Sunday worship. The day Christ rose from the dead?
Was Jesus crucified on Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday?
“The only chronology that can be reconciled with scripture on all points is the Friday crucifixion and Sunday resurrection. It is the only scenario in which the typical festival days and their fulfillment match exactly, without a single discrepancy!”
https://www.biblelightinfo.com/pasover.htm
Because the substitution of Sunday for the 7th-day-Sabbath is contrary to the law of God. The 4th commandment is very clear.
David Martin will have to answer to the Lord for his blatant lies about Martin Luther and the TRUE Christian faith!
I was wondering how long you could go before starting up your religion Freeper wars.
Revelation 14:12Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.
Substituting Sunday worship for the 7th-day-Sabbath is not a commandment of God. It will also be the final Mark of the Beast issue. Those people who choose Sunday will not be in heaven. Their goose will be cooked, no matter how much they wail or gnash their teeth.
They find it by falsely interpreting the word "repent".
Martin Luther is in Hell according to St Padre Pio.
“So according to your misguided logic, the ‘whole world’ is saved.”
Jesus’ death on the cross paid for the sins of the whole world.
His sacrifice is sufficient for all but efficient for some (i.e. the elect).
His sacrifice is appropriated “personally” by those who hear the Gospel and respond in repentance and faith. (In some cases people have already repented before hearing the Gospel, after being convicted of their sins by God’s moral law written in scripture, nature, and our hearts/conscience.)
Salvation is a process. When a person believes the Gospel, he or she is justified based on the blood of Christ shed on the cross (propitiation).
The process continues from there in the sanctification of the believer through continued obedience.
Salvation will be complete when we are glorified with Christ in the world to come.
So, in a sense, Christ did “save” the whole world. But in another sense, only the elect will be saved ultimately.
John 3:16-18 NKJV
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
John 12:47 NKJV
And if anyone hears My words and does not believe, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world.
I John 2:2 NKJV
And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world.
John 1:12 NKJV
But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name.
Romans 8:30 NKJV
Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified.
1 Peter 1:2 NKJV
Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ.
See posts #45, #47, and #49 and then tell us about your “sola scriptura” and how you ignore even that falsehood.
“The Protestants don’t believe in repentance.”
Justification is by faith alone, but saving faith is never alone.
Romans 3:28 NKJV
Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law.
James 2:17 NKJV
Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.
It is an error to say salvation is by faith alone because, as I said in my previous post, justification is only part of the salvation process.
Faith is always accompanied by works of faith and evidentiary “fruit”.
Further, there are prerequisites to faith, and they are expressed in repentance. A person who does not repent cannot believe.
John 12:39-40 NKJV
Therefore they could not believe, because Isaiah said again: “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, Lest they should see with their eyes, Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn, So that I should heal them.”
John 5:44 NKJV
How can you believe, who receive honor from one another, and do not seek the honor that comes from the only God?
“Once saved, always saved.”
This is not a Biblical saying, and it is flawed. As I pointed out, salvation is a process. It is not a state of being.
There is a Biblical doctrine of the security of the believer. But salvation is conditional. The test for saving faith is perseverance. The elect, those who are called by God to belive UNTO salvation, always persevere unto the end.
The idea of the “sinner’s prayer” for salvation and as a milestone for assurance of salvation is not Biblical.
Those who “call on the name of the Lord” do not merely do so one time. We are the ones who enter into a relationship with Christ through the indwelling Holy Spirit and continually call on Jesus as our Lord. It is an ongoing experience characterized by obedience (meaning to act consistent with the reality that Jesus is Lord) that confirms the reality of the salvation experience.
Those who preach a false Gospel that makes “saving faith” into merely a cursory acknowledgment of the historicity of Christ’s death with no repentance and no surrender to Him as Lord, are leading people to Hell. Those who say a “Christian” can murder (e.g. abortion), commit adultery and fornication, can steal and live any way they choose and still enter Heaven are woefully mistaken. Those who are in this state need to not merely revisit their initial “salvation experience” but question altogether their very concept of what Biblical salvation means.
“Jesus died for their sins and they’re home free.”
Jesus died to take away our sins, not merely to take away the penalty of them.
John 1:29 NKJV
The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!”
1 John 3:5 NKJV
And you know that He was manifested to take away our sins, and in Him there is no sin.
Cherry pickers do pick their cherries, don’t they?
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Substituting Sunday worship for the 7th-day-Sabbath is not a commandment of God. It will also be the final Mark of the Beast issue....
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How about those that choose Passover, Unleavened Bread and First Fruits over the Catholic Friday, Catholic Saturday,and Catholic Sunday?
Which 3 days are the correct version of the first/chief importance of the gospel?
——>How about those that choose Passover, Unleavened Bread and First Fruits over the Catholic Friday, Catholic Saturday, and Catholic Sunday?
Same for those who choose Lucky Charms over Sugar Smacks. It doesn’t matter, and it makes no sense (The Ceremonial law ended with the death of Christ). The issue will be over the 7th-day-Sabbath, the TRUE Sabbath of God, and Sunday, the false sabbath of the Antichrist power. Make sure you don’t choose poorly, because, it will be the deciding factor between life and death when the MOTB issue comes into play at the end of the world.
I'm thankful that I won't be judged by Father Pio or any other man save Christ. "But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear Him, which after He hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear Him." - Luke 12:5
"Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God's one and only Son." - John 3:18 explains in the simplest terms who will go to heaven and who will go to hell.
Makes no difference?
I read in the bible that the 15th Day of His 1st month is an annual holy convocation and no servile work to be done.
That is not coincidentally,the same day Israel was led out of bondage by the blood of the Passover Lamb.
That is not coincidentally, the day after Christ died, laying in the tomb on the 15th, Day of Unleavened Bread,the annual Sabbath.
That’s not the only annual Sabbath Israel was to have on their hand and between their eyes, but it was the first , as Exodus 13:9 details.
Israel was also supposed to observe the 15th Day of His 7th month as a holy convocation and no servile work. And the 8th Day of the Feast, which is the 22nd Day of His Feast of Tabernacles.
That’s interesting that the 15th Day in the 1st and 7th months are Sabbath’s, but this year, that was a Catholic false god Tiwsday March 26, based on the barley harvest and lights in His firmament, for the 15th Day of His 1st month.
That annual Sabbath is the day after the commemoration of Christ ,Our Passover Lamb, finishing His work on the 14th, and the day before the 16th Day, the annual wavesheaf/First Fruits observation, when the Lamb was raised as First Fruits of those who have fallen asleep.
Those three days have an annual Sabbath Day in the middle(15th).
The annual Sabbath Day in the 7th months (15th and 22nd) actually have 6 days in between them. (16,17,18,19,20,21st)
And it looks like in Exodus 16, the 16th Day is the first day manna began to fall, and fell for 6 days (16,17,18,19,20,21st)
Same 6 days in the 2nd and 7th months match as days in between the 15th Day and 22nd Day.
Maybe, just maybe the 16th Day in His 1st month, Resurrection Day, is the same day in the 2nd and 7th months, the First Day of the week.
That means the Father’s Passover,Unleavened Bread and First Fruits, or the 14th,15th,16th, are in direct competition with Catholic Friday,Catholic Saturday and Catholic Sunday for Paul’s first importance of the gospel, and for Israelites to have as a sign on their hand and between their eyes , for by a strong hand the Lord brought them out of Egypt.
Almost a shame today’s Israelites have postponement rules for His 15th Day when it conflicts with their Catholic Saturday.
But very prophetic..
Almost like that can’t buy that today is the Father’s 1st day,the 9th Day of His 3rd month,but they can buy that today is the Catholic 6th Day, false goddess frigg day May 17.
The Father wins in the end.
So does His Passover Lamb, His Unleavened Bread and His First Fruits.
Choosing the Passover Lamb may mean rejecting the Catholic Friday,Catholic Saturday and Catholic Sunday..
You know who can’t afford to do that?
Islam,Judaism, Christianity.
Amazingly prophetic
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