ARE OUR CHURCHES SENDING MULTITUDES TO HELL?
There is no one in strong concervative circles that I have talk with that does not say, “YES”. Something is seriously wrong in the American churches. The ministry as a whole has forsaken what we would call, “Fundamental Truth.” Heaven is barely a subject and the place of eternal judgment is off the plate. Has God changed His standards? Can a person go to heaven or miss Hell because they are religious or a member of the church or must they be “Born Again?” Anyone that believes that the Bible is infallible knows that heaven is not cheap. Not one sin will enter the city of Heavenly Jerusalem and no sin can be forgiven without true heartfelt repentance. Jesus could not have said it plainer, “Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:” (Matthew 7:13) Listen to this TRUTH! “Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.” (Luke 13:24) If that’s not enough go to Revelation. “He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.” (Revelation 22:11) Maybe 10% of the church world is prepared to miss eternal Hell and the Lake of Fire.The latest FALSE teahing that has become bigtime is the idea that God has forgiven your future sins in advance. This is the same false idea as the Catholic doctrine of selling “Indulgences”. They offered forgivenes for a future sin to raise money to fatten the church treasure. Now the Mega Churches and modern preachers are cashing in.
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Valerie Furr
It is sad to see so many people that say they are saved but do not live Godly. They really think they are going to Heaven. I don’t understand how they think they can go to Heaven and live like hell. Threy say once saved always saved as the Bible says and that is what I’am told when I question how they are living. These are close family members too.
RobiMac
Agreed. One of many reasons I do not attend any church. The apostasy is off the scale. If they are not preaching that G-d is okay with the worldly sins that one commits, they are preaching that you are your own god or some such nonsense. Church is far too dangerous to be involved in anymore.
These preachers are very well schooled in the deceptions they incur. It can be so subtle that it is virtually missed then, before you know it, you’re sucked in, and believing every wrong thing that they believe that is likely sending them to hell.
So, the reason I do not go to church? I’m protecting my faith.
Come quickly, L-rd Jesus!
georgette
Dear pastor Joseph,
I am afraid that what’s happening in America is the case all over the world. I live in Australia
and things are not much different down here. Our ministers still give their flocks only milk to
drink nothing of the strong meat that Paul in his epistles speak of. I think Satan is doing
everything he can to keep the whole world from knowing the fundamental truth in the Word of
God. It’s about time people wake up and search for themselves about this truth because frankly
our eternal destiny depends on it.
Blessings,
georgette
Ed Wood
You are so right, Pastor Joseph.
I left the Episcopal Church which now teaches that homosexuality is okay (even among its clergy), that Jesus has a feminine side (i.e. “Mother Jesus”), and that he is but one of many ways to be saved.
I fear that anyone who listens to these lies long enough will believe them to be true. When I finally left in disgust in 2007, seeing that its leadership was not going to abandon all this error, I could not understand why people who absolutely knew all these things are wrong remained. Many are still there to this day. I still can’t figure that out.
What really bothers me is that kids are exposed to this false doctrine in this denomination. Unlike their parents, they have little choice in the matter.
No wonder Jesus himself wondered if he would find faith on the Earth when he returned (Luke 18:8). Without a doubt he knew all of this was coming.
May God watch over us all until he returns.
John Hachten
The premise that future sins are automatically covered under the blood when a person gets saved totally misses the basic truth and premise of the Bible. Just as the people in the Old Testament were required to love a Holy life before the Lord so much the same are we who are saved by the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ are required to live a Holy life before the Lord. Jesus is the Testator of the new and perfect covenant whose blood cleanses us from all sin and transforms our life to where we become a new creature. The blood of Jesus atones us from our sins that we have committed up to the very moment that we ask for forgiveness and REPENT of those sins. HOWEVER, the blood of Jesus does not automatically cover future sins. The teaching that a person can do whatever they want after they are saved and are supposedly covered by the blood of Jesus for future sins is so totally off the mark of the main message of the Bible that commands everyone that they have to love Holy. It is like leaving North Carolina for a trip to New York and taking Interstate 40 instead of Interstate 95. From Genesis 1:1 to the last chapter of Revelation mankind is commanded to live Holy no ifs ands or buts. And a person cannot live Holy by living in sin after salvation. To do so contradicts the very main theme and premise of the whole Bible that man is required to live Holy!
David Kramb
Dear Pastor Joseph, I myself am a wretched filthy sinful man who was destined for eternal suffering due to false teaching throughout my life. I thought I was saved yet I continued to fornicate and live to gratify my flesh. I listened to you’d radio show one day and realized I was as far from being saved as an atheist due to my disobedience. I though I could continue to fornicate and sin and still enter heaven because I was “saved”. God within the last week has convicted me and all I desire is to please my Lord and King Jesus Christ. Please pray for me pastor because I am so weak and I pray I don’t backside ever. Bless you and your radio program. Thank you
Kenneth Harris
I have seen this coming for a while but nothing like the speed it is traveling at now. this thing is coming to a close, the final curtin is fixing to fall, if you got love ones lost you better get in gear and sound an alarm “Jesus is coming”, one of the worse things about being left behind is thinking you were ready.
This once saved always saved, and living like the world want get it my friend,Jesus said you must be BORN AGAIN not just except that he died on a cross and go on about your life.
the last place i want to be when Jesus comes for his church “His Elect” is at six flags,carowins,speedway,concerts,ball games…ect when we got family after family on there way to hell at break neck speed and were sitting here looking for something to do on weekends.
this isn’t a game in hell there has never been a winner, we need to wake up and do what Christ called us to do “Be Fishers Of Men” we were bought with a price we are not our on anymore we belong to Him now.
So if were truly Born Again were are the fruits of our walk and does the people around us know were we stand, tough times are coming and if your weak in the faith you will get lost in the storm, the clouds are coming now and there getting darker and darker…make sure your ready to meet Jesus.
Bill Scudder
The Church is not sending anyone to hell. If a pastor or congregation does not preach the gospel then they are not the Church.
I am one that beliees in the security of the believer but do not use that as an excuse to sin and I know no one that beleives in eternal security that uses their securty to sin, Once a person is truly saved he can not be un saved or lost.
Bill
Bill Scudder
To RobiMac.
ROBI,
There are good churchs out there. Find one. The scriptures say to not forsake assebling ourselves together. We need each other.
Michael
Bro. Chambers has now determined that only 10% of professed Christians are going to heaven? The last I read, we are made holy by the blood of Jesus. We are saved by grace, through faith, not by our personal ability to live free from sin. I don’t want to be judged by my ability to live sinless. The problem is that many like Bro. Chambers think that those like myself are just looking for a way to justify sin. How judgemental. My greatest desire is to live holy, to honor my God and Savior, and praise the Lord he helps me to do that. But that’s not why I’m gong to heaven.
Let me give an illustration. I have little children who sometimes develop little attitudes. They do something wrong but they don’t want to admit it. They don’t love me any less nor do I love them any less. But sometimes it takes a little time for them to come around. I also have teenagers, sometimes they never do come around. But they love me and willingly subject themselves to our family. Ocasionally, God’s children do the very same thing with him. They love him dearly and do not want to hurt him or disobey him. But being the imperfect people they are, they do not always immediately overcome the flesh and yield perfectly to the Savior. Sometimes, it maybe a while before we realize that our deceitful flesh has lured us into a sinful attitude. ( I define sin as anytime we act selfishly) It maybe pride, lust, unforgiveness, greed, vanity, or looking out for your own best interest, instead of others, in any number of situations. For believers, most sin is far more difficult to detect than some preachers would have us believe. Its much more rousing to preach about all those supposed Christians who are just looking for a license to sin.
So, the point is, if the Lord comes before you realize how you have been wrong in some attitude or area of your life, does he leave you behind even though you love him dearly, and desire his ways in your life? I’m sorry, I believe his grace is much greater than that.
Mat Varnado
So, true. As I said 15 years ago when I first noted that the US (at that time) was falling apart, it’s not a pretty sight nor is it pleasant when you have to live through it. Not, for the past 5 or 6 years I’ve begun saying the same about the church. This should not surprise us as Jesus described what it would be like in our day in His letter to the Laodicean Church. Also note that He was outside the church knocking to try to get them to let Him in. And yet, he did hold out hope that there would be INDIVIDUALS in the churches that would respond to Him. As a whole, though, the churches themselves are getting more and more like Rick Warren’s organization and a newly formed grouping of “churches” in an organization that is joining Obama in promoting His socialist programs: The Circle of Protection becoming political and in reality only caring about protecting sources of funding.
Violet
So very true. One can feel the tension in the air. I know that My Redeemer Jesus is coming for us quickly. Maranatha!
Dave
Dear Brother Joseph, YES
Dave
Brother Joseph, let me take this “YES” a little further, We all, have forgotten the reason why The Lord Jesus Christ came to this earth in the first place, who He is, what He stands for, why He came, why He had to come, these, for the most part, do not exist in churches around the world today, and most certainly in our lives. We do not know who we are, the Body of Christ is almost unrecognizable anymore, the world as a whole does not even know that the Body of Christ is here. We treat God with such contempt, we expect God to accept what we do and say just because we pray, who do we think we are?. The church has gone to the world, using all the worlds facilities to brig the church to man, the church and the world are the same, there is no difference. My Question is this, How do we all think about this? whether we believe or agree with it or not. God Gave To The World His Son, His Name Is The Lord Jesus Christ, WHERE IS HE? Yes, the church is sending billions to hell, and is going there itself.
Bob Elliott
I understand what you mean but it may not be correct to say our churches are sending our people to hell. Our people know exactly what is being taught and allowed and they are sending themselves to hell. So I don’t blame the churches, most men have two ears and some can even hear.
“Can two walk together, except they be agreed?” Amos 3:3
God bless and Godspeed,
RobiMac
Pastor Joseph,
I have not forsaken the assembly. I am involved in a small group in what I call a cyber church where we discuss world news, praise music and worship, four years running, two nights a week. I also have family Bible studies at home. We are not out of the spiritual loop, we are just fed up with churches since a church we used to attend committed a heinous injustice against us. We later discovered that we were not the only family this ‘pastor’ has destroyed. Well, he didn’t destroy us. We just walked away and never looked back. Away from the church, not from the L-rd.
RJ
to the person who said that churches cannot lead people to hell ~ actually ~ it’s BOTH, true this generation of people LIKE to “have their ears tickled” and so THEY CHOOSE to go to such churches that preach the “feel good” messages ~ just come as you are and the Lord will accept you “any ol’ way without cleaning you up” messages , ….so it is by people’s choice, but it IS *also* the pastors who are responsible for leading people astray (yes, this would most certainly include the once-saved-always-saved no matter how we live types of pastors!!) Which, other than churches that have always been out & out apostate, this is the 2nd biggest LIE that is sending hordes of people down that broad road to hell!! No doubt about it.
From Jer 50:6 My people hath been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray, they have turned them away on the mountains: they have gone from mountain to hill, they have forgotten their restingplace.
So you can’t argue with Scripture!
Also James says that teachers come under stricter judgment, so the ones who stay within the Biblical guidelines can be admired, we cannot wait to see their rewards as they stand before Jesus! The ones who are Biblically off base though? I wouldn’t want to be standing 1000 feet any where near them on judgment day!
Agree, John Hachten! Good points.
To the person who points out places he does not want to be when the rapture trumpet sounds, it’s just my humble opinion that not all those places mentioned are “bad” ~ it’s just a matter of the heart and no one can truly know what’s inside our hearts but the Lord Himself. I do agree that many (most?) Americans are pleasure mad; and that seeking pleasure should never be our god. Equally I believe that Ecc. 3 teaches there is a time and a season for everything under heaven. And I believe we were created with the need for “rest” and often times that includes wholesome recreation as well. But again, this is an individual Lord-directed thing, as there is a time and a place for it and it should not, of course, top giving our time or resources to it above the Lord. I DO certainly understand your reasoning though, Kenneth! And that makes a lot of sense.
I know I speak for myself when I say that I “burn out” very quickly if all I ever do is try to win more souls or witness – I don’t know about everyone else’s experience, but I am met with stern resistance… truly I wonder if we are at a time when the door is about to close and the world that will left behind will then have to be purified (through the Tribulation) if they expect to make heaven later…. it’ll literally cost them their lives though! I could be wrong in this assessment, as you mention that you just came aboard, too, David Kramb (in now accepting “right from wrong”) and how true Christians are not to live worldly. For to be carnally minded is death. And FTR, to keep oneself unspotted and pure and to help prevent backsliding ~ Scripture says that we are to “make no provision for the flesh” ~ in other words, do not put yourself in such situations where temptation becomes *too much*.
Again, we are thankful for Pastor Chambers’ ministry!
jaimie
Dear Pastor,
What lively response. Ken Harris has a good point, evangelize, evangelize and evangelize. We have the knowledge we have to use it. Jesus is the first of a new creation, not a new religion.
Ecc 7:16 Be not righteous over much; neither make thy self over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself.
God Bless
jaimie
Mark Steiner
To anyone reading:
When Jesus suffered and died, how many of your sins were future?
What did He mean when He said, “it is finished!” Did He complete this work, or didn’t he?
Can you get into eternity on your efforts alone? Or is divine assistance from the divine Holy Spirit necessary to keep your washed as you await your resurrection?
If you are sinless (that is, without the sin nature all of us have) now, how do you know? What are you doing here? What aren’t you right now at the right hand of He Who presently sits at the Father’s right hand?
Points to ponder … from the Western Watchman in Denver.
David Capozzi
Actually the only reason that people can go to heaven in the first place is because of the death and resurrection of JESUS CHRIST. There is nothing we humans can do in ourselves to inherit the KINGDOM OF GOD. The Bible says our righteousness is as filthy rags. Christ did it all at Calvary. We just need to accept his free gift of eternal life. Following laws ( legalism ) will not save anyone.
Jack Angelo Territo
The one and only reason Christianity is failing , is the DO NOTHING ATTITUDE by Popes,bishops,Cardinals in Confronting or Condemning evil or evildoers. The Catholic leaders ,can rightly be called “The Root of all Evil”?
Bob Elliott
I agree with you Valerie. Remember who first taught ‘once saved always saved’:
“And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:” Genesis 3:4
And for that poster who mocked holiness:
“Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:” Hebrews 12:14
It’s going to take more than ‘lip service’ to be in that company of saints who will be caught up to meet the Lord Jesus at His Appearing.
Keep the faith.
locnguyen
Brother RJ has pointed out that singling out the Church for sending
multitudes to hell, is only half the picture.
It is the multitudes too that are jointly responsible because
of their clamoring for more palatable doctrines.
And the pastors and priests, in dread of losing their congregations,
began to water down their sermons so as not to offend anybody.
And, as Pastor Vance Havner put it :
“They Streamline The Gospel, Explain away the devil, and Air-Condition hell.”
Almost all of today’s Evangelical Churches are more or less Modernist Churches,
denying everything Supernatural, and allegorizing GOD ‘S WORD whenever possible.
One of the most shocking passages in GOD ‘S WORD is the story of the Golden Calf.
( Exodus xxxii : 1-6 )
While Moses Was Up On Mount Sinai Receiving THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, the people pressed
Aaron, Moses ‘Brother and their Great Priest, to make them an idol so that they could
see what they worshiped ! And Aaron complied !!!
And all this after they had witnessed and benefited From GOD ‘S MIGHTY MIRACLES !
Are not the congregations today have themselves also to blame for the false teachers
they listen too, and for the Scripture-denying pastors they follow ?
Kathleen Malligan
Pastor Chambers this is a frightening thought.
At my home group last Thursday I endevoured to say once saved always saved
was a false doctrine. But no most of them believed Jesus would say to The Father
“I paid for that sin” and that the doctrine of justification over ruled!
Well I could only leave them with “food for thought” with various scriptures.
Please to anyone else who is unsure of this DR KATHY BURNS HAS WRITTEN A BOOK CALLED
“SECURE IN CHRIST,” in this she scripturally clarifies HOW we are secure in Christ and awakens our heart to know the conditions for reaping eternal life.
Save yourself from hell thats what I say and study to know that your election is sure, for it will be to late on our presonal day of judgment especially if we use the excuse “this is what I was taught at church.”
Be not deceived “he that soweth to the Spirit shall of The Spirit reap life everlasting”
In Christ service,
Kathleen Malligan
Robert
Nothing wrong with once saved always saved, If GOD lives on the inside of you, Don’t you think
he can keep what he bought with his blood, Yes you will have a sinful nature, And sometimes yeald
to that nature, But we wont live that way, If there is no change, You are not saved, I am ready
for a sinfree body, The Rapture will do just that. How about you???
vimax
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