Hellbound for Nashville?!

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Hellbound for Nashville
By Gary Amirault

The center for Gospel Music (Nashville) is going to be invaded with a new movie today entitled Hellbound by Keven Miller. This documentary on the subject of Hell, fact or fiction is scheduled to visit major city movie theaters in the coming months. It will come out in DVD form in 2013.

The trailer states: Does hell exist? If so, who ends up there, and why? Featuring an eclectic group of authors, theologians, pastors, social commentators and musicians, “Hellbound?” is a provocative, feature-length documentary that will ensure you never look at hell the same way again! Movie info is located at:

Hellbound

Christian Double-Talk

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Christian Double-Talk

What Traditional Christians Say… What They Really Mean…
Love never faileth! Love can’t overcome human stubborness.
There’s nothing you must do to be saved…… Here’s what you must do to be saved:
You are absolutely, totally helpless to save yourself. You must make a wise decision inorder to be saved.

God controls all things. God doesn’t control man’s free will.
We can’t boast about going to heaven. If we go to hell, it’s our own fault.
Men are in bondage to sin. Men are free to choose Christ.
Grace is unmerited favor… … given only to those who merit it with faith and obedience.
GOD IS THE SAVIOR OF ALL MANKIND (1 Tim. 4:10)… … except for about ninety percent of them.
GOD’S LOVE IN UNCONDITIONAL… … as long as you meet certain conditions.
GOD’S WILL IS UNOPPOSABLE… … except by the sinner.
Salvation is not a thing of chance. There is no second chance to be saved.
WE HAVE GOOD NEWS FOR YOU! Most of mankind will perish forever.
GOD LOVES YOU! … as long as you love Him.
Christ died for all sin… … except the sin of not believing that He died for all sin.
The Good Shepherd seeks the lost sheep until he finds it! The Good Shepherd seeks until it’s too late.
God’s justice was satisfied in the cross of Christ. God’s justice demands eternal torment or annihilation.

1997 by Jeff Preddy.
May be copied for non-commercial purposes,

Adam Succeeded, Will Christ?

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It is amazing to see the expressions on Christian’s faces when one presents them with the realization that if the traditional church gospel is true, then Christ failed miserably in his purpose for coming here. In Adam ALL died quite apart from our participation. Through Adam we were all condemned because of his transgression.  Below is a snippet from one of our books “Whatever Became of Melanie” by Alan Chevrier that states the case concisely.

(Romans 5:18-21)
“Now what was the result of Adam’s transgression? It was universal
condemnation of all, without first consulting them or asking for their
contribution. The result of Adam’s disobedience was complete and
universal in its scope and consequence, plunging each and every member
of his race into sin and spiritual separation from God.

Now, just as Adam’s sin had a direct, powerful, irresistible effect on
the whole for evil, so the righteous act of Christ has a direct,
powerful, irresistible effect on the whole for good. Just as one sin
resulted in universal, real, actual condemnation, so the one act of
righteousness performed by Christ, the second Adam, results in
universal, real, actual justification, not just an opportunity to cast
your lot in with Jesus, not just the offer of life, but the real,
actual, powerful impartation of life! The real actual, powerful
communication of righteousness! The plain language of the text allows
for nothing less!” Whatever Became of Melanie, (2005), pages 138-139, by
Allan Ernest Chevrier

Adam Succeeded Will Christ?

http://www.tentmaker.org/articles/adam_succeeded_will_christ.pdf

 

Have The God You Always Wanted. Order Today!

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Have the God You Always Wanted. Order Today…Church Kills
By Gary Amirault

That line brought a smile  to my face when I read it at the bottom of a page on an internet site  advertising some books   promoting a particular Christian denomination’s concept of God. It reminded me of signage I’ve seen often on the back of large truck, “This Sunday worship at the Church of YOUR CHOICE.” We, in America, have been so saturated with messages of individual rights, freedom, democracy, etc that we can’t see the obvious lie behind statements like these.  Through this emphasis of individual rights we have inherently given ourselves the rights to create  with our own little carnal minds carnal little images of ourselves and call  it God. America is riddled with thousands of different denominations  each presenting a different concept of God. And it doesn’t really matter which  one you go to, according to  the sign on the truck, just make sure you attend one on Sunday. That’s the American Way. Well, in the Old Testament, that was call idolatry. Today we can “Have God your way” just like your burgers at Burger King. I made a T-shirt years ago that had on the pocket, “Yahweh, not Your Way.”

America is going to pot. The land is riddled with idols everywhere, idols of the heart. And nothing but a huge spiritual tsunami will bring healing. And it will get rid of a lot of things we are clinging to for dear life. Get ready.

Most Famous Name In the World

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Most famous Name in the WorldMost Famous Name in the world, Jesus

By Gary Amirault

What person in history do you know who claimed to be God who still has a significant following? Only one name, a name with perhaps the least credentials stands out. That name is Jesus. Take this to heart. Jesus said He was the way, the truth and the life. He said He was Light of the world, the Good Shepherd, the bread of life and the resurrection. “Anyone who has seen Me has seen the Father.” He said He came to save the world. He suffered a shameful death on a cross/tree forgiving those who put Him there. He claimed He could have called an army of angelic beings to His rescue. Instead He practiced the words He left His disciples. “Love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use and persecute you.” He lived what He preached. “Father forgive them for they do not know what they are doing.”

2,000 years later a third of mankind from all quarters of the world believes His words to be true (although most do not practice them). Billions of others hold His name in high regard. Gandhi said he would be a Christian if it wasn’t for Christians.

Yet He never led an army into great battles, never built great cities or long-lasting religious monuments, left nothing in writing except a mystery in sand yet the world knows Him. Quite a feat for a man who had the audacity to claim He was God in the flesh. Gone are the names of the liars and lunatics who claimed to be God along with those who briefly followed them. But the name Jesus shines brighter and stands firmer and is exalted by more and more followers as time goes on. Read a few of His words:

I am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life. . . .

I am the Light of the world. . . .
I am the bread of life . . .
If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink.
I am the Good Shepherd. . . .

I and the Father are one. . . .

 

Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. . . .
I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies . . .
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. . . .

Any “man” who would say the above words about himself would ultimately lose his followers.   The world would eventually see such a person as a liar or lunatic, but not Lord, not God. Such a person’s name would sink into oblivion. History would not honor the memory of such a name. Yet the most recognized name in the world is the name Jesus. He said things that would have discredited others had they said them.  And yet most of the world will not lay the charge of liar or lunatic at Jesus’ feet. Please let this sink in.

“…but He made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a servant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in the appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, and the death of the cross. Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee shall bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is Lord.” (Eph. 2:7-11)
Surely one day you will be among them, and be glad.

Compassionate, Conservative, Right Wing, Republican, Gun-toting Christianity

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Jesus GunCompassionate Conservative Christianity?

by Gary Amirault

Why is it that those Christians who want to put Christ back into Christmas, who want to stick the Ten Commandments in schools and public buildings, who strongly support the death penalty, who are often armed like a small army, who usually support war efforts in far off countries “for our defense” here at home, who usually support a hefty military budget, who are usually against programs that help the most needy, who are the   strongest defenders of a Hell of everlasting tortures for most of mankind — why is it that they look and behave more like the Pharisees of the Bible than the Jesus they claim to love and follow?

Famous American author Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens) wrestled with the same contradictions in Christianity during his life. The War Prayer expressed some of his misgivings. Near the end of his life, he wrote:

“There is one notable thing about our Christianity: bad, bloody, merciless, money-grabbing, and predatory. The invention of hell measured by our Christianity of today, bad as it is, hypocritical as it is, empty and hollow as it is, neither the deity nor his son is a Christian, nor qualified for that moderately high place. Ours is a terrible religion. The fleets of the world could swim in spacious comfort in the innocent blood it has spilled.”

Why is it that God’s own people so grossly misrepresent God? The Jews misrepresented Him. And now Christians, for over 1600 years have done the same. May God have mercy upon us all. And may the peoples of this world see the Victory of His Cross for all mankind despite our terrible misrepresentations.

Will God, the Father Burn In Hell Forever?

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Will God, the Father Burn in Hell Forever?

By Gary Amiraultman in hell

In Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians, he informs us that “In Adam all died, even so, in Christ shall all be made alive.” (1 Cor. 15:22) Damnationists, (those who believe most of mankind will spend eternity in Hell separated from God’s presence) universally agree that since Adam all mankind has been consigned to death. However, they are not willing to concede that the same all will be made alive in Christ. They typically reason the second part of that verse states only those in Christ shall be made alive; that not all of those consigned to death in Adam will be granted the gift of life giving by grace from Jesus Christ which Paul speaks about in Romans 5:18.

This line of reasoning presents a problem for them when they try to apply this argument with the words of Paul found later in the chapter. Paul reveals God’s plan of the redemption of mankind comes in stages. First Christ, the first fruits, then them which are His at his coming and finally the end, when Jesus delivers the kingdom (made of people) to God the Father. (1 Cor. 15:23, 24). During a succession of ages, Jesus overcomes all His enemies, the last enemy being death. After Jesus subdues all His enemies, He subjects Himself to God the Father, that His Father and ours may be “all in all.” (1 Cor. 15:28) How can God the Father be all in all if most of mankind ends up in a Hell of eternal separation from Him to be tortured forever? Is God in those who are in Hell? Is this how our Father becomes “all in all?” This sounds very confusing, contradictory and nonsensical and most importantly unscriptural. Yet that is the conclusion one must arrive at if one states that not all those who died in Adam will be made alive in Christ. “In Adam all died, even so, in Christ shall all be made alive.”

To believe that all those who died in Adam WILL indeed be made alive in Christ harmonizes with God the Father ultimately being all and “in all.” Dear reader, even as Jesus commanded His disciples to subdue/overcome our enemies with love, surely He will overcome all of His enemies with the same power. Jesus will NOT fail even though most of His present disciples (most of the church) teach that He will fail most of mankind. “And if, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw (drag in Greek) all mankind unto Myself.” (John 12:32) “Oh ye of so little faith, why do you doubt?” (Matt. 14:31) Believe in the promises of God. His hand is not too short to save. (Isa. 59:1)

The Switch is ON for Steve Jobs Thanks to Jesus

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The Switch is On for Steve Jobs

By Gary Amirault

Switch is ON for Steve Jobs

















According to biographers and those who knew Steve Jobs, he purposefully didn’t put on and off switches on his devices. When my wife inherited an Ipod from our son, I had a heck of a time trying to figure out how to turn it on and off. It wasn’t until after Steve Jobs died that I learned that Steve Jobs’ fear of death was the cause of my Ipod problems. Well, few of us go to such extremes as Steve Jobs regarding our fear of death, but we all suffer from this fear — fear of death is the number one phobia and the root of all the others.

I used to have a fear of death, although I wouldn’t have admitted it during my days in atheism. I used to say I would never go to a funeral including my own. Well, shortly after I “got saved” wonderfully on Valentine’s Day, 1985, I was invited to a funeral of a homeless alcoholic by his sister. I really didn’t want to go. But I went. It was a very cold day, very few people there — and no preacher. From movies I knew some religious person was supposed to say something and read something from the Bible. I asked the dead man’s sister, “Where’s the preacher?” And she replied, “Well, we thought you would say the words.”

God does have a sense of humor. And because I know that Jesus Christ is going to save everyone on this planet, that Jesus Christ will draw all mankind to Himself including atheists and Buddhists like Steve Jobs, I know without a doubt, that the switch is ON for Steve Jobs because of what Jesus Christ has done for the whole world.

Welcome to the Light of the world, Steve Jobs! You don’t have to be afraid of the darkness of death anymore!

“Oh Death, where is your sting? Oh Hell/hades, where is your victory?

The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!” 1 Corinthians 15:55, 56, NKJV

Do You Believe God or Merely Believe in Him?

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Do You Believe God or Merely Believe in Him?

By Beth Moore

Do you take God at His word, believing what He has told us, or do you just believe in His existence and the salvation He offers?

Beth Moor came face-to-face with this question well into adulthood. At first, her response to God was, “Lord, of course I believe in You. I’ve believed in in You all my life.” Over time, the Holy Spirit led her to understand He was saying, “I didn’t ask you to believe in Me. I asked you to believe Me.” Beth’s study of the issue led her to write “Believing God,” first published as an Internet-only study. The groundbreaking Internet Study proved so popular that people requested it in print/video format.

The Billy Goat “But” Gospel

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The Billy Goat “But” Gospel

by Gary Amiraultgoats butting

Have you ever heard of the But Gospel? More than likely, if you live in a Christian country, it is the only gospel that you have probably fully heard. The true Victorious Gospel of Jesus Christ is rarely ever fully heard because it is usually butted out by a Billy Goat Christian quick to crowd out the true Gospel of Jesus Christ and His disciples. Let me explain. Continue reading →