Over the years, I have received countless e-mails from people who are upset
with me for exposing other religions as being bad. They usually say
something like, “Why do you have to trash other religions?” Or they'll say,
“What right do you have to criticize other religions?” Or they'll ask, “What
makes you think you're right and everyone else is wrong?” A common wrong
attitude is that a Christian lacks love for others, if they criticize
someone's religious beliefs. They say, “Doesn't the Bible teach that we're
supposed to love other people?” Telling the truth to help someone is the
ultimate act of love.
Some people just call me a “bigot.” Others tell me how wonderful their Catholic grandmother is and that the Catholic religion is not all bad. Some letters I dare not repeat. Just as our Lord, I have been called many names, defamed and labeled as a “heretic” for telling the truth. Yet, I love them all very much, and my heart's greatest desire and prayer is for everyone to BELIEVE the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ to be saved. Romans 10:1, “Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.” 1st Corinthians 9:16, “For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!”
Many people sincerely question my critique of religion. I always respond to such inquiries by reminding folks that I do not attack people, but rather FALSE religion and damnable heresies, because they send people to Hell. I attack the things that hurt or pose a threat to others. If something is dangerous to others, it takes a good man to take a stand and warn others about it. False religion is a dangerous thing, because it leads people into the Lake of Fire by offering them a false hope. The man who believes nothing is better off than the man who believes wrongly, because the man who believes nothing is still searching (and has hope). A demon's favorite activity is to make religious people feel “safe” in their false religion, so they'll feel comfortable and die in their sins without Christ, and go to Hell.
Religion is man trying to fit us with glasses
to see things from their perspective; but the Lord wants to open our eyes
with the truth. The religions of the world says, DO and LIVE; but
Bible Christianity says, LIVE and DO. That is, in Christianity you
become born-again by putting your faith in the Gospel, and then the
indwelling Holy Spirit comes inside to live forever! We do good works
because we ARE SAVED, not to BE SAVED. There's two types of religions: DO
and DONE. The false religions of the world tell people to do that, do that,
and do all this, and stop that, et cetera. We'll, the Bible teaches that it
is already DONE, because Jesus paid our sin debt on the cross with His
precious shed blood (1st Peter 1:18-19; 1st John 1:7; Revelation 1:5
- All references only to trustworthy King James Bible).
Jesus Christ is the Only Way to Heaven!
Jesus paid it all! Salvation is done! Hebrews 4:10-11, “For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his. Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.” We are saved by completely resting in Jesus Christ. This is what differentiates Christianity from all other religions in the world. 1st John 2:22-23, “Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son. Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: (but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.” With this precious Scripture in view, that indicts: Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Shintoism, and other liberal Christ-rejecting religions. Since Hindus have millions of gods, and Jesus Christ is not their Savior, they are not going to Heaven.
Jesus plainly stated in John 14:6, “Jesus
saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no
man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” Christianity is
exclusive, intolerant of other religious faiths, because they lead people
away from Jesus Christ. In Christianity, the Lord Jesus Christ is the ONLY
way to Heaven, or else you die in your sins and burn in Hell forever. It
doesn't matter if it makes sense to you or not, it's what the inspired Words
of God teaches. Romans 3:4, “God forbid: yea, let God
be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou
mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art
judged.” My preaching is none of my business. I preach whatever God lays
upon my heart.
The Biblical “Gospel” (Good News) Defined
I also teach others that no religion can get a person into Heaven. Salvation is NOT found in any religion; but rather, in a person—the Lord Jesus Christ! God will not save anyone who is trying to be saved, He will only save those who are trusting to be saved. Salvation is not doing your best, it is having Christ's best put to your account through receiving Him by faith. We are saved simply by admitting we are a guilty sinner in God's sight, and believing the Gospel. “The Gospel” according to 1st Corinthians 15:1-4 is three things; namely, Jesus DIED on the cross for our sins, He was BURIED, and He bodily RESURRECTED three days later. Christ is our sin payment.
If you receive Christ's sacrifice upon the cross as full-payment for your sins, believing that He is risen from the dead, you are saved. It is easy and simple to be saved. This is “THE SIMPLICITY THAT IS IN CHRIST” (2nd Corinthians 11:3-4), which is, THE GOSPEL. See also, THE GREATEST TEXT and ANOTHER GOSPEL (all by Dr. Harry A. Ironside, 1876-1951). Pastor Ironside is one of my favorite Christian authors.
I've laid a little bit of foundational facts
for you. We at least now know exactly what “THE GOSPEL” is, by which we are
saved if we BELIEVE it. 1st Corinthians 1:21, “For after that in the
wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the
foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.”
God made it so simple to be saved, so that even a small child can be
saved. God had to make the plan of salvation very simple, otherwise the
educable slow couldn't be saved. If you admit in God's eyes that you are a
guilty sinner (Romans 3:19), and you believe that Jesus died on the cross to
pay your sin debt, who raised up 72 hours later, you are saved eternally,
irrevocably and securely in the Father's hands. God does all the saving. Our
part in salvation is only to believe. God does not require us to
“turn away from sins” to be saved, because that would be impossible and a
work of self-righteousness. Granted, no believer has God's approval to
continue in a deathstyle of sin (Romans 3:31), but you have that choice.
That's why Hebrews 12:6-8 was written, warning that God scourges and
chastises His children, unless they be bastards (i.e., not really saved).
The Catholic Religion is of the Devil, Preparing for Antichrist
The Catholic religion is a sure road to Hell. Kindly, the Pope will split Hell wide open when he dies. Why? Simply because he has never been born-again. The popes publicly pray to Mary, rarely mention Jesus Christ, never warn anyone about coming judgment, nor the coming eternal punishment in the fires of Hell. Is this the vicar of Heaven? That's what Catholics foolishly call the pope... “the vicar of Heaven” (i.e., God's representative on earth). I say truthfully that the Pope is the vicar of Hell. Please hear me out, friend.
I do not attack the Pope personally, but what he teaches. You can believe anything you want, but if you're going to teach heresy to other people, I'm going to expose your darkness with the light of God's Word. So what it boils down to is whether or not you believe the Holy Bible. Sadly, there are many religions that claim to believe the Bible, but they teach doctrines that are not found anywhere in the Bible. For example: The Catholic religion calls their priests “Father.” The Bible clearly forbids such reverence of men in Matthew 23:9, ”And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.” Only God is our spiritual Father. Another example: Although the Catholic religion claims that they don't worship Mary, they openly admit that they pray to God THROUGH Mary. The Bible says in 1st Timothy 2:5, “For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.” The Bible clearly commands us NOT to even “bow” to any image.
Exodus 20:4 gives us the second of God's Ten Commandments, which is, do not bow to the likeness of any person or thing upon the earth, under the earth, nor in Heaven. The worshipful act of bowing to Mary is wicked idolatry. Catholics are deceived by Satan, having convinced themselves that calling their priests “Father,” and bowing to statues of saints, and praying to Mary, and teaching celibacy for its priests, is acceptable behavior. However, the Holy Bible (even their own Douay version) condemns all these things. Read 1st Timothy 4:1-3, “Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron; Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.” The Roman Catholic priesthood is a repository of homosexual perverts, no doubt because of the Vatican's unbiblical restrictions on marriage for its ministers. Hebrews 13:4 approves of marriage for everyone (i.e., heterosexual and monogamous). Catholics are intentionally led away from and discouraged by their wicked priests, from reading and studying the Word of God, lest they see the truth and forsake the whore of Rome. Oh, how Satan blinds people with religion!
I believe that the people who send me e-mails asking “why?” I trash other religions are sincere. From a secular point of view it makes sense to accept everyone's religion as legitimate. And believe me, I'd like to just to make everyone happy by accepting every religion, but I cannot do that because my conscience wouldn't allow me. The Holy Bible is NOT just another book folks, it is incredibly powerful (Hebrews 4:12). It is God's inspired Words. No other book on the face of this earth explains the sin-nature of man, the unconditional love of God, the redemptive plan of salvation, the blessed attributes of our Divine Creator, and what to expect in the future. The Islamic Quran contains no prophecy (none at all). The King James Bible contains 31% prophecy. Bible prophecy is history written in advance. The Holy Bible hits-the-nail-right-on-the-head concerning man's unquenchable hunger for violence and his never-ending thirst for evil. There's just something about the Holy Bible. Yes, it is the inspired Words of God!
