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Contrary to what some may think, yes, Darwin Fish is my real name, and no, I don't believe in evolution. Darwin Fish is the name my parents gave me when I was born in 1961 in southern California. At the time, to my knowledge, there was no "DarwinFish" symbol. My father's last name is "Fish," and my mother liked the name Darwin. So, this is my name. Some have suggested that I should change it, but I don't believe that would be honoring my father and mother (Exodus 20:12).
I have not openly cursed the day I was born as Job and Jeremiah did (Job 3; Jeremiah 20:14-18). But, perhaps I have in my heart, for the days in which we live are dark (Ephesians 5:16). Masses are going to hell (Matthew 7:13-14). The god of this age has blinded most (2 Corinthians 4:4), and this has brought me great distress and sorrow (Romans 9:1-2). On the other hand, I know who has made this day in which we live, and He has made it just as it is; and so I also rejoice in it (Psalm 118:22-24).
Our church has been mocked by many hellbound clouds without water that are carried with a tempest (2 Peter 2:17) such as Jon Kragen, David J. Stewart and Matt Slick.
As for my past, I was raised in a middle-class family that went to a United Methodist church as I was growing up (one of many false churches). Yet, the first time I remember hearing about hell and my need for "Christ" was when I was about nine years old through a broad road (Matthew 7:13) "Christian" named David Walsh (a friend of my uncle). He lead me in a prayer, and I "asked Jesus into my heart." But, a few years later I drifted away from this broad way (Proverbs 16:25; Matthew 7:13-14) and stopped reading the Bible.
While in high school, I ruined my life with marijuana for about six to nine months and became suicidal due to my spiral down (bad grades, parents' lost trust, etc.). The thought of possibly ending up in hell kept me from ending my life.
I began a "quest seeking the truth" for the next couple of years. In this quest, I searched for God through experiences, meditation (Eastern type), and attempted to contact my "guardian angel." Of course, this was all actually in rebellion against God (Proverbs 17:11; Romans 1:18-23; 3:11). One day, during the attempt to contact my "guardian angel," I had a frightening experience and therefore abandoned the experiential approach. Afterwards, I met with Mormons on occasion for about nine months prior to finally turning to the Bible for answers in the early part of 1980.
The Mormons challenged me to ask God if what they were saying was true or not. I took their challenge to heart and asked God repeatedly if the Mormons were in the truth - or if they were not, who or what was?
Because I had been deceived several times before, finding myself at the doorway of evil when all the while thinking I was getting closer to God (Proverbs 14:12), I was very skeptical. I was determined not to follow any way that I did not know for certain was the truth. If I had any doubt, I was not going to make any commitment.
One day after attending a small home Bible study (non-Mormon) while still in this pursuit, God opened my eyes. The truth suddenly became abundantly clear (no doubt whatsoever!). The truth was in the Bible. In other words, the Bible, every bit of it, was true (i.e., God's Word). And, Jesus really did love me and He died for me! I was blown away. As a result, I turned wholeheartedly to Christ (so I thought) and His Word, and rejected Mormonism (seeing it was unbiblical).
Not long thereafter, I was taken to John MacArthur's church (Grace Community Church in Panorama City, California). Because he used Scripture, and I really didn't know the Bible very well, I was taken in to think he was a man of God (2 Peter 2:18). I continued on (for the most part) at MacArthur's church for the next 12 years to my regret and almost to my eternal ruin (Matthew 7:13-14).
During this time (1980-1992), I worked for about a year as a driver in the handicapped ministry at Grace. At a different time I also was on staff (volunteer) for about a year in the high school ministry under Dewey Bertolini (a false teacher). I worked with junior high and high school kids for years, and for one of these years, was under the youth pastor (Ron Hanney) of a small false church in Santa Clarita, Bouquet Baptist Church (now called Bouquet Canyon Church).
Also during this time, I received in 1986 a Bachelor's degree in Biblical Languages (Greek, Hebrew and Aramaic) from The Master's College (a false Christian school), married my wife, Kimberly, in 1987, and spent nine months in Israel in 1988-89 studying the geography of the holy land and working on a Master's degree in Hebrew, which I never completed.
Moreover, in 1985 I began working for the Los Angeles County Probation Department. This employment gave me several years (1985-1993) of experience working with all kinds of people, particularly teenagers. Through this, I worked with the "dreggs" of society, some of whom admitted to murder, thievery, drug addiction, prostitution, being suicidal, etc.. I experienced first hand radically rebellious teenagers, hyperactive children, masochists, people who appeared to be completely given over to hatred and anger, those that would be classified as having "bulimia" or "anorexia," violent offenders, the mentally slow and uneducated, the so-called "mentally ill," those who claimed to be victims of abuse, and so on.
In the latter part of 1992, my sister and her husband came to me and requested that I teach them the Word of God in their home. They could not find a local church they believed was faithful to the Scriptures, so they asked me if I would come teach one Sunday a month. This I did beginning in 1993. This "once a month" soon became twice a month, and soon it turned into a weekly gathering.
By August of that same year, I believed that the Lord would have me study and preach the Word "full time" (1 Timothy 4:15). So, I quit my job as a Probation Officer and gave myself entirely to the task of studying, preaching, and teaching the Bible (2 Timothy 4:2).
Because of the fear of God, because it is such an awesome responsibility to teach the people of God His Holy Word (James 3:1), and as part of loving and caring for people's spiritual well-being, I began to see problems with teachings and practices that I had not seen before. The first real water-shed eye-opener was Christmas. One Thursday night after a Bible study, I was asked, "What about Christmas?" I thought, "What about Christmas? There's no problem with Christmas, is there?" Soon thereafter, I studied up on Christmas (it's history and what it means today), and saw, for the first time in my life, that Christmas was a lie, unholy, and ungodly. When I saw the truth about Christmas, I began to wonder about all these "Christians" and "Christian" churches who celebrate such a lie.
And so it went. In the spirit of 2 Corinthians 10:3-5; 1 Thessalonians 5:21; Ephesians 5:11, etc., I began to examine everything and everybody. The next real water-shed issue that I had not seen before was the false teachings of John MacArthur. One of the many factors that really got me to question the man's integrity was his silence regarding Dr. James Dobson. If you are familiar with Dobson's teachings, you would know this influential teacher in "Christianity" teaches the false gospel of self-esteem. In other words, Dobson teaches "another gospel" (self-esteem plus Christ). Paul says such a man is to be accursed (Galatians 1:8-9). My question was, "Why doesn't MacArthur warn people about James Dobson?"
I asked MacArthur this very question one Sunday evening, and he gave me excuses as to why he doesn't get into "name-calling," and he said he didn't know if Dobson still teaches the gospel of self-esteem. I didn't buy it (John 10:11-13), and I went on to examine MacArthur's teaching thoroughly. I soon came to see that I had been under a false teacher for all these years. My quest for truth, I had thought, ended in 1980. Yet, now I had seen that I had been seriously deceived once again. The days we live in are dark (2 Timothy 3:1-5; Revelation 12:9).
This exposure of MacArthur as a false teacher was in February of 1994. In 1998 I realized that while following MacArthur (the years from 1980 to 1992) I did not know Christ (Proverbs 17:4; John 10:5). Also, in those early years (1993-1995) I came to see that the "Christian" world had been duped by a mass of false teachers (2 Timothy 4:3), and I began to see the broad road Jesus warns about in Matthew 7:13-14. In 1998 I realized every single last person on that broad way was lost, on their way to hell. Thus, so was I, when I was on it (from 1980-1993).
In 1993 I began to reject falsehood within that broad way (e.g. Psychology, Dobson, Christmas), and in 1994 I exposed MacArthur, Greg Laurie, Spurgeon, etc. as false teachers. Also, by July of 1994 I taught on 2 John 9, showing anyone who does not characteristically remain within the bounds of holy writ (all of the Bible) does not have God. Two months later (September), I exposed and rejected the very foundation of the broad way, the "essentials" or "fundamentals" lie (for more on this "essentials lie," click here). So, I systematically began to reject the false Christianity around me, and understood it led to hell. Yet, I did not realize every single last person involved in a false church was lost until 1998 when I came to understand John 10:5.
From 1993 to 2014 I was the "pastor" of our small fellowship (1 Peter 5:2). In 2014 one of my 11 children fell away from the faith. Therefore, I was, and am no longer, the pastor ("having faithful children" Titus 1:6). I do still teach (1 Corinthians 14:26) and am presently working on a translation of the Bible, which is one avenue from which I teach. Starting from Genesis and Matthew, present books are 1 Chronicles and 1 Corinthians.
For those who may want to know when I believe I was saved, I will not give any specific date. I certainly was not Christ's sheep while I was following MacArthur (Proverbs 17:4; John 10:5). Sometime after I left MacArthur's church in 1993 and began teaching in my sister's home, I began to tremble before the Word of God in a big way (Isaiah 66:2; Proverbs 9:10). At what particular point (day or hour) God caused me to be born again to a living hope (1 Peter 1:3), I will not say. I don't want to presume to know and be wrong. God was opening my eyes to His Truth (and still is, 2 Peter 3:18), and I refuse to claim to know at what particular point this occured. I do believe I have been born again (John 3:3-6; 1 John 2-5). I have seen the effects of it, as Jesus said in John 3:8. Moreover, I do know that I have many times over done as the tax collector (Luke 18:13-14), and I still do this (Isaiah 57:15; Matthew 5:3); and I know he went to his house justified (Luke 18:14; 1 John 1:9). My hope is not in a date, or a prayer, or an experience, but in the Lord Jesus Christ, and His grace that will be brought to me at His revelation (1 Peter 1:13; Hebrews 9:28).
There was a church in Murfreesboro, TN, but that has since dissolved. We have been to many churches who claim to be in the truth, but they clearly are not. Will we find one? Actually, the real question is, will Christ find one?
When the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?
(Luke 18:8, see also 2 Timothy 3:1-5; 4:3; 2 Peter 2:2)
Some foolishly (Matthew 7:1-2) judge us to be in error, because we can not name another true church. But, their standard is a standard of men, not the word of God (Matthew 15:8-9).
In regards to other true Christians, we believe God has always had His remnant (Romans 11), and there is at least one Rechabite (Jeremiah 35:18-19) and a few true Jews on the earth disk (Romans 2:28-29; 11:2-5, 25). We know of a few believers in a couple States, but that's about it to our present knowledge. We long to meet other saints, but the days we live in are dark (Revelations 12:9), and most are deceived (2 Timothy 3:1-5; 4:3; 2 Peter 2:2). To our recollection, we have only met one believer that was already in the truth before they met us, and in this case, they had just recently repented. Other than this one exception, everyone we have met has been in some way caught in the deceit of this age (2 Timothy 3:1-5; 4:3; 2 Peter 2:2). We ourselves were caught in such deception, but the Lord delivered us from those who speak perverse things; and He continues to deliver us (Proverbs 2:12).
As for my past, I was raised in a middle-class family that went to a United Methodist church as I was growing up (one of many false churches). Yet, the first time I remember hearing about hell and my need for "Christ" was when I was about nine years old through a broad road (Matthew 7:13) "Christian" named David Walsh (a friend of my uncle). He lead me in a prayer, and I "asked Jesus into my heart." But, a few years later I drifted away from this broad way (Proverbs 16:25; Matthew 7:13-14) and stopped reading the Bible.
While in high school, I ruined my life with marijuana for about six to nine months and became suicidal due to my spiral down (bad grades, parents' lost trust, etc.). The thought of possibly ending up in hell kept me from ending my life.
I began a "quest seeking the truth" for the next couple of years. In this quest, I searched for God through experiences, meditation (Eastern type), and attempted to contact my "guardian angel." Of course, this was all actually in rebellion against God (Proverbs 17:11; Romans 1:18-23; 3:11). One day, during the attempt to contact my "guardian angel," I had a frightening experience and therefore abandoned the experiential approach. Afterwards, I met with Mormons on occasion for about nine months prior to finally turning to the Bible for answers in the early part of 1980.
The Mormons challenged me to ask God if what they were saying was true or not. I took their challenge to heart and asked God repeatedly if the Mormons were in the truth - or if they were not, who or what was?
Because I had been deceived several times before, finding myself at the doorway of evil when all the while thinking I was getting closer to God (Proverbs 14:12), I was very skeptical. I was determined not to follow any way that I did not know for certain was the truth. If I had any doubt, I was not going to make any commitment.
One day after attending a small home Bible study (non-Mormon) while still in this pursuit, God opened my eyes. The truth suddenly became abundantly clear (no doubt whatsoever!). The truth was in the Bible. In other words, the Bible, every bit of it, was true (i.e., God's Word). And, Jesus really did love me and He died for me! I was blown away. As a result, I turned wholeheartedly to Christ (so I thought) and His Word, and rejected Mormonism (seeing it was unbiblical).
Not long thereafter, I was taken to John MacArthur's church (Grace Community Church in Panorama City, California). Because he used Scripture, and I really didn't know the Bible very well, I was taken in to think he was a man of God (2 Peter 2:18). I continued on (for the most part) at MacArthur's church for the next 12 years to my regret and almost to my eternal ruin (Matthew 7:13-14).
During this time (1980-1992), I worked for about a year as a driver in the handicapped ministry at Grace. At a different time I also was on staff (volunteer) for about a year in the high school ministry under Dewey Bertolini (a false teacher). I worked with junior high and high school kids for years, and for one of these years, was under the youth pastor (Ron Hanney) of a small false church in Santa Clarita, Bouquet Baptist Church (now called Bouquet Canyon Church).
Also during this time, I received in 1986 a Bachelor's degree in Biblical Languages (Greek, Hebrew and Aramaic) from The Master's College (a false Christian school), married my wife, Kimberly, in 1987, and spent nine months in Israel in 1988-89 studying the geography of the holy land and working on a Master's degree in Hebrew, which I never completed.
Moreover, in 1985 I began working for the Los Angeles County Probation Department. This employment gave me several years (1985-1993) of experience working with all kinds of people, particularly teenagers. Through this, I worked with the "dreggs" of society, some of whom admitted to murder, thievery, drug addiction, prostitution, being suicidal, etc.. I experienced first hand radically rebellious teenagers, hyperactive children, masochists, people who appeared to be completely given over to hatred and anger, those that would be classified as having "bulimia" or "anorexia," violent offenders, the mentally slow and uneducated, the so-called "mentally ill," those who claimed to be victims of abuse, and so on.
In the latter part of 1992, my sister and her husband came to me and requested that I teach them the Word of God in their home. They could not find a local church they believed was faithful to the Scriptures, so they asked me if I would come teach one Sunday a month. This I did beginning in 1993. This "once a month" soon became twice a month, and soon it turned into a weekly gathering.
By August of that same year, I believed that the Lord would have me study and preach the Word "full time" (1 Timothy 4:15). So, I quit my job as a Probation Officer and gave myself entirely to the task of studying, preaching, and teaching the Bible (2 Timothy 4:2).
Because of the fear of God, because it is such an awesome responsibility to teach the people of God His Holy Word (James 3:1), and as part of loving and caring for people's spiritual well-being, I began to see problems with teachings and practices that I had not seen before. The first real water-shed eye-opener was Christmas. One Thursday night after a Bible study, I was asked, "What about Christmas?" I thought, "What about Christmas? There's no problem with Christmas, is there?" Soon thereafter, I studied up on Christmas (it's history and what it means today), and saw, for the first time in my life, that Christmas was a lie, unholy, and ungodly. When I saw the truth about Christmas, I began to wonder about all these "Christians" and "Christian" churches who celebrate such a lie.
And so it went. In the spirit of 2 Corinthians 10:3-5; 1 Thessalonians 5:21; Ephesians 5:11, etc., I began to examine everything and everybody. The next real water-shed issue that I had not seen before was the false teachings of John MacArthur. One of the many factors that really got me to question the man's integrity was his silence regarding Dr. James Dobson. If you are familiar with Dobson's teachings, you would know this influential teacher in "Christianity" teaches the false gospel of self-esteem. In other words, Dobson teaches "another gospel" (self-esteem plus Christ). Paul says such a man is to be accursed (Galatians 1:8-9). My question was, "Why doesn't MacArthur warn people about James Dobson?"
I asked MacArthur this very question one Sunday evening, and he gave me excuses as to why he doesn't get into "name-calling," and he said he didn't know if Dobson still teaches the gospel of self-esteem. I didn't buy it (John 10:11-13), and I went on to examine MacArthur's teaching thoroughly. I soon came to see that I had been under a false teacher for all these years. My quest for truth, I had thought, ended in 1980. Yet, now I had seen that I had been seriously deceived once again. The days we live in are dark (2 Timothy 3:1-5; Revelation 12:9).
This exposure of MacArthur as a false teacher was in February of 1994. In 1998 I realized that while following MacArthur (the years from 1980 to 1992) I did not know Christ (Proverbs 17:4; John 10:5). Also, in those early years (1993-1995) I came to see that the "Christian" world had been duped by a mass of false teachers (2 Timothy 4:3), and I began to see the broad road Jesus warns about in Matthew 7:13-14. In 1998 I realized every single last person on that broad way was lost, on their way to hell. Thus, so was I, when I was on it (from 1980-1993).
In 1993 I began to reject falsehood within that broad way (e.g. Psychology, Dobson, Christmas), and in 1994 I exposed MacArthur, Greg Laurie, Spurgeon, etc. as false teachers. Also, by July of 1994 I taught on 2 John 9, showing anyone who does not characteristically remain within the bounds of holy writ (all of the Bible) does not have God. Two months later (September), I exposed and rejected the very foundation of the broad way, the "essentials" or "fundamentals" lie (for more on this "essentials lie," click here). So, I systematically began to reject the false Christianity around me, and understood it led to hell. Yet, I did not realize every single last person involved in a false church was lost until 1998 when I came to understand John 10:5.
From 1993 to 2014 I was the "pastor" of our small fellowship (1 Peter 5:2). In 2014 one of my 11 children fell away from the faith. Therefore, I was, and am no longer, the pastor ("having faithful children" Titus 1:6). I do still teach (1 Corinthians 14:26) and am presently working on a translation of the Bible, which is one avenue from which I teach. Starting from Genesis and Matthew, present books are 1 Chronicles and 1 Corinthians.
For those who may want to know when I believe I was saved, I will not give any specific date. I certainly was not Christ's sheep while I was following MacArthur (Proverbs 17:4; John 10:5). Sometime after I left MacArthur's church in 1993 and began teaching in my sister's home, I began to tremble before the Word of God in a big way (Isaiah 66:2; Proverbs 9:10). At what particular point (day or hour) God caused me to be born again to a living hope (1 Peter 1:3), I will not say. I don't want to presume to know and be wrong. God was opening my eyes to His Truth (and still is, 2 Peter 3:18), and I refuse to claim to know at what particular point this occured. I do believe I have been born again (John 3:3-6; 1 John 2-5). I have seen the effects of it, as Jesus said in John 3:8. Moreover, I do know that I have many times over done as the tax collector (Luke 18:13-14), and I still do this (Isaiah 57:15; Matthew 5:3); and I know he went to his house justified (Luke 18:14; 1 John 1:9). My hope is not in a date, or a prayer, or an experience, but in the Lord Jesus Christ, and His grace that will be brought to me at His revelation (1 Peter 1:13; Hebrews 9:28).
, we believe God has always had His remnant (Romans 11), and there is at least one Rechabite (Jeremiah 35:18-19) and a few true Jews on the planet (Romans 2:28-29; 11:2-5, 25). We know of a few believers in a couple States and in Europe, but that's about it to our present knowledge. We long to meet other saints, but the days we live in are dark (Revelations 12:9), and most are deceived (2 Timothy 3:1-5; 4:3; 2 Peter 2:2). To our recollection, we have only met one believer that was already in the truth before they met us, and in this case, they had just recently repented.
We also used to fellowship with the Westboro Baptist Church in Kansas since they admit that God hates and kills, but after we found out that Fred Phelps taught limited atonement and opposed polygyny and slavery, we knew he was bound to hell without any hope of redemption (Hebrews 10:26).
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No, I do not believe I am the only one on the planet who knows the truth (Jeremiah 35:19; Romans 11:5). God has His own, however many or few, wherever He may have them (e.g. 1 Kings 19:10, 18). Yet, I do not know, as of this date, any other body of True Christians™ that is in the truth. Nor have I seen any in history other than those recorded in Scripture. Maybe this changes with this church, for one of the members of my church, Daniel Barron, my soon to be son-in-law recommended you to me. The other one was a band at a concert me and my youngest son attended in Missouri, Killing For Christ. They said they go to your church. Therefore we became interested since the singer made it clear that they know no other Christian™ Metal band other than them and after they checked our statement of faith, they agreed on everything!
Oh, and here is our Discord: [LINKS THAT DO NOT SUPPORT THE GLORY OF THE LORD WILL BE REMOVED BY MODERATOR]
In total, our church consists of 51 members out of which me, my wife, our children, their spouses and our grandchildren make up only a third.
Any true believer will have a proper exegesis (characteristically) compared to any other unbeliever (though, they claim to be a believer, as in 1 John 2:4). See, for example, John 8:47. For an example of proper exegesis as compared to eisegesis, see the article on Paul Washer [MORE SILLINESS REMOVED BY MODERATOR] particularly points II & III.
For examples of some of this deception, please see [REMOVED BY MODERATOR]
I was also warned of you by some mockers, who claimed that you were a "troll page started by Atheists to mock Bible believers". But all those who made those claims without exception were false teachers, for they all deny that:
Jesus Kills People (Revelation 2:23). He has killed everyone who has died (Deuteronomy 32:39; Romans 11:36).
Jesus Deceives People (Ezekiel 14:9 KJV). Consequentially, Everyone Is Deceived (Proverbs 12:15; 21:2).
Jesus Causes People To Sin (2 Samuel 12:11-12; Romans 11:36). As it is written,
Jesus creates people to destroy them (Proverbs 16:4), destines people to hell (Romans 9:11-22), and thus prevents people from being saved (Mark 4:10-12; John 12:37-41), even though His purpose in coming to earth was "that the world through Him might be saved" (John 3:17).
Jesus causes and controls everything, even the free will of man (Romans 11:36). Therefore, any choice made by man is completely controlled and caused by Jesus (Proverbs 20:24; Jeremiah 10:23).
Jesus Saves People (Romans 5:9-10).
We are terrified of Jesus (Job 28:28).
Conversely, the false Jesus varies, but it is usually "another Jesus" (2 Corinthians 11:4) that is not the Scripture Himself (John 1:1). Typically, the false Jesus doesn't kill people (Revelation 2:23), doesn't hate people (Romans 9:13), doesn't destine people to hell (Romans 9:11-22), doesn't create people to destroy them (Proverbs 16:4), doesn't prevent people from being saved (Mark 4:10-12), doesn't cause people to sin (2 Samuel 12:11-12), doesn't cause bad things to happen (Isaiah 45:7 KJV), doesn't deceive people (Ezekiel 14:9 KJV), didn't die for everyone (Hebrews 2:9), etc., or some combination thereof. Yet, the real Jesus is the Scriptures (Revelation 19:13), has done and does all these things (and more, Romans 11:36).
But, the false "Jesus," typically taught, is also usually one that was not a human before John 1:14. Yet, the Jesus Christ of Scripture is, and always has been, God in the Flesh (Hebrews 13:8; Colossians 2:9), "slain from the foundation of the world" (Revelation 13:8). He was virgin born twice (Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:23), and everything was created by Him and for Him (Colossians 1:16).
We know in part (1 Corinthians 13:9), but what we do know we hold fast to (Philippians 2:16; Titus 1:9) and fight for (2 Corinthians 10:3-5; Jude 3). We know we are still capable of sin (1 John 1:8-10), so we know we are quite capable of being wrong. That's why we love Biblical correction. It is the way of life (Proverbs 6:23).
Sadly, because of this human error factor, people typically believe the truth cannot be known on a vast amount of Scripture. But, we know otherwise (Psalm 25:14). We hold fast to what we know to be true and are ready to repent if shown otherwise via the Word of God. Because, we believe this is the only way to eternal life - faith in God's word, all of it (Matthew 4:4; James 1:21).
God bless,
Darwin
I have not openly cursed the day I was born as Job and Jeremiah did (Job 3; Jeremiah 20:14-18). But, perhaps I have in my heart, for the days in which we live are dark (Ephesians 5:16). Masses are going to hell (Matthew 7:13-14). The god of this age has blinded most (2 Corinthians 4:4), and this has brought me great distress and sorrow (Romans 9:1-2). On the other hand, I know who has made this day in which we live, and He has made it just as it is; and so I also rejoice in it (Psalm 118:22-24).
Our church has been mocked by many hellbound clouds without water that are carried with a tempest (2 Peter 2:17) such as Jon Kragen, David J. Stewart and Matt Slick.
As for my past, I was raised in a middle-class family that went to a United Methodist church as I was growing up (one of many false churches). Yet, the first time I remember hearing about hell and my need for "Christ" was when I was about nine years old through a broad road (Matthew 7:13) "Christian" named David Walsh (a friend of my uncle). He lead me in a prayer, and I "asked Jesus into my heart." But, a few years later I drifted away from this broad way (Proverbs 16:25; Matthew 7:13-14) and stopped reading the Bible.
While in high school, I ruined my life with marijuana for about six to nine months and became suicidal due to my spiral down (bad grades, parents' lost trust, etc.). The thought of possibly ending up in hell kept me from ending my life.
I began a "quest seeking the truth" for the next couple of years. In this quest, I searched for God through experiences, meditation (Eastern type), and attempted to contact my "guardian angel." Of course, this was all actually in rebellion against God (Proverbs 17:11; Romans 1:18-23; 3:11). One day, during the attempt to contact my "guardian angel," I had a frightening experience and therefore abandoned the experiential approach. Afterwards, I met with Mormons on occasion for about nine months prior to finally turning to the Bible for answers in the early part of 1980.
The Mormons challenged me to ask God if what they were saying was true or not. I took their challenge to heart and asked God repeatedly if the Mormons were in the truth - or if they were not, who or what was?
Because I had been deceived several times before, finding myself at the doorway of evil when all the while thinking I was getting closer to God (Proverbs 14:12), I was very skeptical. I was determined not to follow any way that I did not know for certain was the truth. If I had any doubt, I was not going to make any commitment.
One day after attending a small home Bible study (non-Mormon) while still in this pursuit, God opened my eyes. The truth suddenly became abundantly clear (no doubt whatsoever!). The truth was in the Bible. In other words, the Bible, every bit of it, was true (i.e., God's Word). And, Jesus really did love me and He died for me! I was blown away. As a result, I turned wholeheartedly to Christ (so I thought) and His Word, and rejected Mormonism (seeing it was unbiblical).
Not long thereafter, I was taken to John MacArthur's church (Grace Community Church in Panorama City, California). Because he used Scripture, and I really didn't know the Bible very well, I was taken in to think he was a man of God (2 Peter 2:18). I continued on (for the most part) at MacArthur's church for the next 12 years to my regret and almost to my eternal ruin (Matthew 7:13-14).
During this time (1980-1992), I worked for about a year as a driver in the handicapped ministry at Grace. At a different time I also was on staff (volunteer) for about a year in the high school ministry under Dewey Bertolini (a false teacher). I worked with junior high and high school kids for years, and for one of these years, was under the youth pastor (Ron Hanney) of a small false church in Santa Clarita, Bouquet Baptist Church (now called Bouquet Canyon Church).
Also during this time, I received in 1986 a Bachelor's degree in Biblical Languages (Greek, Hebrew and Aramaic) from The Master's College (a false Christian school), married my wife, Kimberly, in 1987, and spent nine months in Israel in 1988-89 studying the geography of the holy land and working on a Master's degree in Hebrew, which I never completed.
Moreover, in 1985 I began working for the Los Angeles County Probation Department. This employment gave me several years (1985-1993) of experience working with all kinds of people, particularly teenagers. Through this, I worked with the "dreggs" of society, some of whom admitted to murder, thievery, drug addiction, prostitution, being suicidal, etc.. I experienced first hand radically rebellious teenagers, hyperactive children, masochists, people who appeared to be completely given over to hatred and anger, those that would be classified as having "bulimia" or "anorexia," violent offenders, the mentally slow and uneducated, the so-called "mentally ill," those who claimed to be victims of abuse, and so on.
In the latter part of 1992, my sister and her husband came to me and requested that I teach them the Word of God in their home. They could not find a local church they believed was faithful to the Scriptures, so they asked me if I would come teach one Sunday a month. This I did beginning in 1993. This "once a month" soon became twice a month, and soon it turned into a weekly gathering.
By August of that same year, I believed that the Lord would have me study and preach the Word "full time" (1 Timothy 4:15). So, I quit my job as a Probation Officer and gave myself entirely to the task of studying, preaching, and teaching the Bible (2 Timothy 4:2).
Because of the fear of God, because it is such an awesome responsibility to teach the people of God His Holy Word (James 3:1), and as part of loving and caring for people's spiritual well-being, I began to see problems with teachings and practices that I had not seen before. The first real water-shed eye-opener was Christmas. One Thursday night after a Bible study, I was asked, "What about Christmas?" I thought, "What about Christmas? There's no problem with Christmas, is there?" Soon thereafter, I studied up on Christmas (it's history and what it means today), and saw, for the first time in my life, that Christmas was a lie, unholy, and ungodly. When I saw the truth about Christmas, I began to wonder about all these "Christians" and "Christian" churches who celebrate such a lie.
And so it went. In the spirit of 2 Corinthians 10:3-5; 1 Thessalonians 5:21; Ephesians 5:11, etc., I began to examine everything and everybody. The next real water-shed issue that I had not seen before was the false teachings of John MacArthur. One of the many factors that really got me to question the man's integrity was his silence regarding Dr. James Dobson. If you are familiar with Dobson's teachings, you would know this influential teacher in "Christianity" teaches the false gospel of self-esteem. In other words, Dobson teaches "another gospel" (self-esteem plus Christ). Paul says such a man is to be accursed (Galatians 1:8-9). My question was, "Why doesn't MacArthur warn people about James Dobson?"
I asked MacArthur this very question one Sunday evening, and he gave me excuses as to why he doesn't get into "name-calling," and he said he didn't know if Dobson still teaches the gospel of self-esteem. I didn't buy it (John 10:11-13), and I went on to examine MacArthur's teaching thoroughly. I soon came to see that I had been under a false teacher for all these years. My quest for truth, I had thought, ended in 1980. Yet, now I had seen that I had been seriously deceived once again. The days we live in are dark (2 Timothy 3:1-5; Revelation 12:9).
This exposure of MacArthur as a false teacher was in February of 1994. In 1998 I realized that while following MacArthur (the years from 1980 to 1992) I did not know Christ (Proverbs 17:4; John 10:5). Also, in those early years (1993-1995) I came to see that the "Christian" world had been duped by a mass of false teachers (2 Timothy 4:3), and I began to see the broad road Jesus warns about in Matthew 7:13-14. In 1998 I realized every single last person on that broad way was lost, on their way to hell. Thus, so was I, when I was on it (from 1980-1993).
In 1993 I began to reject falsehood within that broad way (e.g. Psychology, Dobson, Christmas), and in 1994 I exposed MacArthur, Greg Laurie, Spurgeon, etc. as false teachers. Also, by July of 1994 I taught on 2 John 9, showing anyone who does not characteristically remain within the bounds of holy writ (all of the Bible) does not have God. Two months later (September), I exposed and rejected the very foundation of the broad way, the "essentials" or "fundamentals" lie (for more on this "essentials lie," click here). So, I systematically began to reject the false Christianity around me, and understood it led to hell. Yet, I did not realize every single last person involved in a false church was lost until 1998 when I came to understand John 10:5.
From 1993 to 2014 I was the "pastor" of our small fellowship (1 Peter 5:2). In 2014 one of my 11 children fell away from the faith. Therefore, I was, and am no longer, the pastor ("having faithful children" Titus 1:6). I do still teach (1 Corinthians 14:26) and am presently working on a translation of the Bible, which is one avenue from which I teach. Starting from Genesis and Matthew, present books are 1 Chronicles and 1 Corinthians.
For those who may want to know when I believe I was saved, I will not give any specific date. I certainly was not Christ's sheep while I was following MacArthur (Proverbs 17:4; John 10:5). Sometime after I left MacArthur's church in 1993 and began teaching in my sister's home, I began to tremble before the Word of God in a big way (Isaiah 66:2; Proverbs 9:10). At what particular point (day or hour) God caused me to be born again to a living hope (1 Peter 1:3), I will not say. I don't want to presume to know and be wrong. God was opening my eyes to His Truth (and still is, 2 Peter 3:18), and I refuse to claim to know at what particular point this occured. I do believe I have been born again (John 3:3-6; 1 John 2-5). I have seen the effects of it, as Jesus said in John 3:8. Moreover, I do know that I have many times over done as the tax collector (Luke 18:13-14), and I still do this (Isaiah 57:15; Matthew 5:3); and I know he went to his house justified (Luke 18:14; 1 John 1:9). My hope is not in a date, or a prayer, or an experience, but in the Lord Jesus Christ, and His grace that will be brought to me at His revelation (1 Peter 1:13; Hebrews 9:28).
There was a church in Murfreesboro, TN, but that has since dissolved. We have been to many churches who claim to be in the truth, but they clearly are not. Will we find one? Actually, the real question is, will Christ find one?
When the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?
(Luke 18:8, see also 2 Timothy 3:1-5; 4:3; 2 Peter 2:2)
Some foolishly (Matthew 7:1-2) judge us to be in error, because we can not name another true church. But, their standard is a standard of men, not the word of God (Matthew 15:8-9).
In regards to other true Christians, we believe God has always had His remnant (Romans 11), and there is at least one Rechabite (Jeremiah 35:18-19) and a few true Jews on the earth disk (Romans 2:28-29; 11:2-5, 25). We know of a few believers in a couple States, but that's about it to our present knowledge. We long to meet other saints, but the days we live in are dark (Revelations 12:9), and most are deceived (2 Timothy 3:1-5; 4:3; 2 Peter 2:2). To our recollection, we have only met one believer that was already in the truth before they met us, and in this case, they had just recently repented. Other than this one exception, everyone we have met has been in some way caught in the deceit of this age (2 Timothy 3:1-5; 4:3; 2 Peter 2:2). We ourselves were caught in such deception, but the Lord delivered us from those who speak perverse things; and He continues to deliver us (Proverbs 2:12).
As for my past, I was raised in a middle-class family that went to a United Methodist church as I was growing up (one of many false churches). Yet, the first time I remember hearing about hell and my need for "Christ" was when I was about nine years old through a broad road (Matthew 7:13) "Christian" named David Walsh (a friend of my uncle). He lead me in a prayer, and I "asked Jesus into my heart." But, a few years later I drifted away from this broad way (Proverbs 16:25; Matthew 7:13-14) and stopped reading the Bible.
While in high school, I ruined my life with marijuana for about six to nine months and became suicidal due to my spiral down (bad grades, parents' lost trust, etc.). The thought of possibly ending up in hell kept me from ending my life.
I began a "quest seeking the truth" for the next couple of years. In this quest, I searched for God through experiences, meditation (Eastern type), and attempted to contact my "guardian angel." Of course, this was all actually in rebellion against God (Proverbs 17:11; Romans 1:18-23; 3:11). One day, during the attempt to contact my "guardian angel," I had a frightening experience and therefore abandoned the experiential approach. Afterwards, I met with Mormons on occasion for about nine months prior to finally turning to the Bible for answers in the early part of 1980.
The Mormons challenged me to ask God if what they were saying was true or not. I took their challenge to heart and asked God repeatedly if the Mormons were in the truth - or if they were not, who or what was?
Because I had been deceived several times before, finding myself at the doorway of evil when all the while thinking I was getting closer to God (Proverbs 14:12), I was very skeptical. I was determined not to follow any way that I did not know for certain was the truth. If I had any doubt, I was not going to make any commitment.
One day after attending a small home Bible study (non-Mormon) while still in this pursuit, God opened my eyes. The truth suddenly became abundantly clear (no doubt whatsoever!). The truth was in the Bible. In other words, the Bible, every bit of it, was true (i.e., God's Word). And, Jesus really did love me and He died for me! I was blown away. As a result, I turned wholeheartedly to Christ (so I thought) and His Word, and rejected Mormonism (seeing it was unbiblical).
Not long thereafter, I was taken to John MacArthur's church (Grace Community Church in Panorama City, California). Because he used Scripture, and I really didn't know the Bible very well, I was taken in to think he was a man of God (2 Peter 2:18). I continued on (for the most part) at MacArthur's church for the next 12 years to my regret and almost to my eternal ruin (Matthew 7:13-14).
During this time (1980-1992), I worked for about a year as a driver in the handicapped ministry at Grace. At a different time I also was on staff (volunteer) for about a year in the high school ministry under Dewey Bertolini (a false teacher). I worked with junior high and high school kids for years, and for one of these years, was under the youth pastor (Ron Hanney) of a small false church in Santa Clarita, Bouquet Baptist Church (now called Bouquet Canyon Church).
Also during this time, I received in 1986 a Bachelor's degree in Biblical Languages (Greek, Hebrew and Aramaic) from The Master's College (a false Christian school), married my wife, Kimberly, in 1987, and spent nine months in Israel in 1988-89 studying the geography of the holy land and working on a Master's degree in Hebrew, which I never completed.
Moreover, in 1985 I began working for the Los Angeles County Probation Department. This employment gave me several years (1985-1993) of experience working with all kinds of people, particularly teenagers. Through this, I worked with the "dreggs" of society, some of whom admitted to murder, thievery, drug addiction, prostitution, being suicidal, etc.. I experienced first hand radically rebellious teenagers, hyperactive children, masochists, people who appeared to be completely given over to hatred and anger, those that would be classified as having "bulimia" or "anorexia," violent offenders, the mentally slow and uneducated, the so-called "mentally ill," those who claimed to be victims of abuse, and so on.
In the latter part of 1992, my sister and her husband came to me and requested that I teach them the Word of God in their home. They could not find a local church they believed was faithful to the Scriptures, so they asked me if I would come teach one Sunday a month. This I did beginning in 1993. This "once a month" soon became twice a month, and soon it turned into a weekly gathering.
By August of that same year, I believed that the Lord would have me study and preach the Word "full time" (1 Timothy 4:15). So, I quit my job as a Probation Officer and gave myself entirely to the task of studying, preaching, and teaching the Bible (2 Timothy 4:2).
Because of the fear of God, because it is such an awesome responsibility to teach the people of God His Holy Word (James 3:1), and as part of loving and caring for people's spiritual well-being, I began to see problems with teachings and practices that I had not seen before. The first real water-shed eye-opener was Christmas. One Thursday night after a Bible study, I was asked, "What about Christmas?" I thought, "What about Christmas? There's no problem with Christmas, is there?" Soon thereafter, I studied up on Christmas (it's history and what it means today), and saw, for the first time in my life, that Christmas was a lie, unholy, and ungodly. When I saw the truth about Christmas, I began to wonder about all these "Christians" and "Christian" churches who celebrate such a lie.
And so it went. In the spirit of 2 Corinthians 10:3-5; 1 Thessalonians 5:21; Ephesians 5:11, etc., I began to examine everything and everybody. The next real water-shed issue that I had not seen before was the false teachings of John MacArthur. One of the many factors that really got me to question the man's integrity was his silence regarding Dr. James Dobson. If you are familiar with Dobson's teachings, you would know this influential teacher in "Christianity" teaches the false gospel of self-esteem. In other words, Dobson teaches "another gospel" (self-esteem plus Christ). Paul says such a man is to be accursed (Galatians 1:8-9). My question was, "Why doesn't MacArthur warn people about James Dobson?"
I asked MacArthur this very question one Sunday evening, and he gave me excuses as to why he doesn't get into "name-calling," and he said he didn't know if Dobson still teaches the gospel of self-esteem. I didn't buy it (John 10:11-13), and I went on to examine MacArthur's teaching thoroughly. I soon came to see that I had been under a false teacher for all these years. My quest for truth, I had thought, ended in 1980. Yet, now I had seen that I had been seriously deceived once again. The days we live in are dark (2 Timothy 3:1-5; Revelation 12:9).
This exposure of MacArthur as a false teacher was in February of 1994. In 1998 I realized that while following MacArthur (the years from 1980 to 1992) I did not know Christ (Proverbs 17:4; John 10:5). Also, in those early years (1993-1995) I came to see that the "Christian" world had been duped by a mass of false teachers (2 Timothy 4:3), and I began to see the broad road Jesus warns about in Matthew 7:13-14. In 1998 I realized every single last person on that broad way was lost, on their way to hell. Thus, so was I, when I was on it (from 1980-1993).
In 1993 I began to reject falsehood within that broad way (e.g. Psychology, Dobson, Christmas), and in 1994 I exposed MacArthur, Greg Laurie, Spurgeon, etc. as false teachers. Also, by July of 1994 I taught on 2 John 9, showing anyone who does not characteristically remain within the bounds of holy writ (all of the Bible) does not have God. Two months later (September), I exposed and rejected the very foundation of the broad way, the "essentials" or "fundamentals" lie (for more on this "essentials lie," click here). So, I systematically began to reject the false Christianity around me, and understood it led to hell. Yet, I did not realize every single last person involved in a false church was lost until 1998 when I came to understand John 10:5.
From 1993 to 2014 I was the "pastor" of our small fellowship (1 Peter 5:2). In 2014 one of my 11 children fell away from the faith. Therefore, I was, and am no longer, the pastor ("having faithful children" Titus 1:6). I do still teach (1 Corinthians 14:26) and am presently working on a translation of the Bible, which is one avenue from which I teach. Starting from Genesis and Matthew, present books are 1 Chronicles and 1 Corinthians.
For those who may want to know when I believe I was saved, I will not give any specific date. I certainly was not Christ's sheep while I was following MacArthur (Proverbs 17:4; John 10:5). Sometime after I left MacArthur's church in 1993 and began teaching in my sister's home, I began to tremble before the Word of God in a big way (Isaiah 66:2; Proverbs 9:10). At what particular point (day or hour) God caused me to be born again to a living hope (1 Peter 1:3), I will not say. I don't want to presume to know and be wrong. God was opening my eyes to His Truth (and still is, 2 Peter 3:18), and I refuse to claim to know at what particular point this occured. I do believe I have been born again (John 3:3-6; 1 John 2-5). I have seen the effects of it, as Jesus said in John 3:8. Moreover, I do know that I have many times over done as the tax collector (Luke 18:13-14), and I still do this (Isaiah 57:15; Matthew 5:3); and I know he went to his house justified (Luke 18:14; 1 John 1:9). My hope is not in a date, or a prayer, or an experience, but in the Lord Jesus Christ, and His grace that will be brought to me at His revelation (1 Peter 1:13; Hebrews 9:28).
, we believe God has always had His remnant (Romans 11), and there is at least one Rechabite (Jeremiah 35:18-19) and a few true Jews on the planet (Romans 2:28-29; 11:2-5, 25). We know of a few believers in a couple States and in Europe, but that's about it to our present knowledge. We long to meet other saints, but the days we live in are dark (Revelations 12:9), and most are deceived (2 Timothy 3:1-5; 4:3; 2 Peter 2:2). To our recollection, we have only met one believer that was already in the truth before they met us, and in this case, they had just recently repented.
We also used to fellowship with the Westboro Baptist Church in Kansas since they admit that God hates and kills, but after we found out that Fred Phelps taught limited atonement and opposed polygyny and slavery, we knew he was bound to hell without any hope of redemption (Hebrews 10:26).
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No, I do not believe I am the only one on the planet who knows the truth (Jeremiah 35:19; Romans 11:5). God has His own, however many or few, wherever He may have them (e.g. 1 Kings 19:10, 18). Yet, I do not know, as of this date, any other body of True Christians™ that is in the truth. Nor have I seen any in history other than those recorded in Scripture. Maybe this changes with this church, for one of the members of my church, Daniel Barron, my soon to be son-in-law recommended you to me. The other one was a band at a concert me and my youngest son attended in Missouri, Killing For Christ. They said they go to your church. Therefore we became interested since the singer made it clear that they know no other Christian™ Metal band other than them and after they checked our statement of faith, they agreed on everything!
Oh, and here is our Discord: [LINKS THAT DO NOT SUPPORT THE GLORY OF THE LORD WILL BE REMOVED BY MODERATOR]
In total, our church consists of 51 members out of which me, my wife, our children, their spouses and our grandchildren make up only a third.
Any true believer will have a proper exegesis (characteristically) compared to any other unbeliever (though, they claim to be a believer, as in 1 John 2:4). See, for example, John 8:47. For an example of proper exegesis as compared to eisegesis, see the article on Paul Washer [MORE SILLINESS REMOVED BY MODERATOR] particularly points II & III.
For examples of some of this deception, please see [REMOVED BY MODERATOR]
I was also warned of you by some mockers, who claimed that you were a "troll page started by Atheists to mock Bible believers". But all those who made those claims without exception were false teachers, for they all deny that:
Jesus Kills People (Revelation 2:23). He has killed everyone who has died (Deuteronomy 32:39; Romans 11:36).
Jesus Deceives People (Ezekiel 14:9 KJV). Consequentially, Everyone Is Deceived (Proverbs 12:15; 21:2).
Jesus Causes People To Sin (2 Samuel 12:11-12; Romans 11:36). As it is written,
For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all. (Romans 11:32)
Jesus creates people to destroy them (Proverbs 16:4), destines people to hell (Romans 9:11-22), and thus prevents people from being saved (Mark 4:10-12; John 12:37-41), even though His purpose in coming to earth was "that the world through Him might be saved" (John 3:17).
Jesus causes and controls everything, even the free will of man (Romans 11:36). Therefore, any choice made by man is completely controlled and caused by Jesus (Proverbs 20:24; Jeremiah 10:23).
Jesus Saves People (Romans 5:9-10).
We are terrified of Jesus (Job 28:28).
Conversely, the false Jesus varies, but it is usually "another Jesus" (2 Corinthians 11:4) that is not the Scripture Himself (John 1:1). Typically, the false Jesus doesn't kill people (Revelation 2:23), doesn't hate people (Romans 9:13), doesn't destine people to hell (Romans 9:11-22), doesn't create people to destroy them (Proverbs 16:4), doesn't prevent people from being saved (Mark 4:10-12), doesn't cause people to sin (2 Samuel 12:11-12), doesn't cause bad things to happen (Isaiah 45:7 KJV), doesn't deceive people (Ezekiel 14:9 KJV), didn't die for everyone (Hebrews 2:9), etc., or some combination thereof. Yet, the real Jesus is the Scriptures (Revelation 19:13), has done and does all these things (and more, Romans 11:36).
But, the false "Jesus," typically taught, is also usually one that was not a human before John 1:14. Yet, the Jesus Christ of Scripture is, and always has been, God in the Flesh (Hebrews 13:8; Colossians 2:9), "slain from the foundation of the world" (Revelation 13:8). He was virgin born twice (Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:23), and everything was created by Him and for Him (Colossians 1:16).
We know in part (1 Corinthians 13:9), but what we do know we hold fast to (Philippians 2:16; Titus 1:9) and fight for (2 Corinthians 10:3-5; Jude 3). We know we are still capable of sin (1 John 1:8-10), so we know we are quite capable of being wrong. That's why we love Biblical correction. It is the way of life (Proverbs 6:23).
Sadly, because of this human error factor, people typically believe the truth cannot be known on a vast amount of Scripture. But, we know otherwise (Psalm 25:14). We hold fast to what we know to be true and are ready to repent if shown otherwise via the Word of God. Because, we believe this is the only way to eternal life - faith in God's word, all of it (Matthew 4:4; James 1:21).
- We believe Christmas and Easter are pagan Roman Catholic holidays.
- We believe drinking alcohol in moderation is not wrong (Deuteronomy 14:26; Psalm 104:15; John 2).
- We believe all those who commit suicide go to hell (John 15:1-6), no exceptions whatsoever (Matthew 24:13, 1 John 5:18).
- We believe gambling is not wrong, but to gamble, because you are not content and want more, is sin (Hebrews 13:5).
- We believe Scriputure does not condemn masturbation. Although it is typically done in wickedness (Matthew 15:19 "evil thoughts"), it can be done in godliness (Titus 1:15).
- We believe the Bible does not condemn slavery (1 Timothy 6:1-5), even though it is illegal in the USA (Romans 13:1).
- We believe smoking is not condemned in Scripture, but addiction is (1 Corinthians 6:12; Galatians 5:22-23). God Himself smokes (Exodus 19:18)
- We believe the earth is flat and not a spinning globe.
- We believe most debt is ungodly (Romans 13:8).
- We believe Christians must obey the government (Romans 13:1), but not when Trump is attacked by it.
- We believe the Bible does not condemn polygamy (Genesis 16:1-3), even though it is illegal in the USA (Romans 13:1), which illustrates America's idea of what is moral or not is quite twisted (Isaiah 5:20).
- We believe that Trump is anointed.
- We believe Chick Tracts are unbiblical because they use fables to try to teach the Bible.
- We believe God hates everyone (Psalm 5:5), since everyone has sinned (Ecclesiastes 7:20 Romans 3:23).
- We believe that defecating in front of a false teacher's door is not wrong since no Bible verse says it was. In fact, when my oldest son was in my old home state of Commiefornia, my oldest granddaughter (she is 12) took the opportunity to take a huge dump on Greg Laurie's yard.
- We believe there are fire breathing dragons called Leviathan (Job 41).
- We believe during the 1000 year reign of Christ on earth (Revelation 20), God will bring back from the dead evil Levites of the past to serve in His temple (Ezekiel 44:10-14).
- We believe sexual intercourse during menstruation is an evil practice (Leviticus 18:19-30).
- We believe the first two points of Calvinism - total depravity and unconditional election - are biblical since the Bible never teaches free will.
- We believe Christ died for all people (1 John 2:2).
- We believe the answer to "eternal security" is both "yes" and "no" (Romans 8:31-39; 11:19-22). Some truly born-again Christians can and will lose their salvation (John 15:6), while others, those who are born of God (1 John 3:9), elected (Ephesians 1:4) and/or Christ's sheep (John 10:28) cannot.
- Anyone who disagrees with any doctrine we believe. is going to hell (Hosea 4:6)
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