They are manipulated by man rather than born of God, and it has filled our churches with false converts," he said. Comfort comments on Matthew 7:22-23 These are perhaps the In genuine salvation, one worketh not, but believeth on him that SOURCE: LIVING WATERS ministry, [24] Stan Guffey, a biologist at the University of Tennessee, alleged that most of Comfort's foreword was plagiarised from Darwin himself.[25][26]. saves sinners AS IS!!!). 1972: April 25, Ray Comfort was converted to Jesus Christ. http://www.livingwaters.com/witnessingtool/browse.shtml. In Matthew 8, Jesus comes upon two demon possessed men, and the demons not only acknowledge that Jesus is the Son of God, but they acknowledge that they have an understanding of their future destruction at His hand. The demons believe in Jesus in the sense that they accept who He is. found in John 6:40 And with unbelievers. ", SOURCE: THE EVIDENCE In John 11:24-26 (ESV) Jesus said to Martha, I am the resurrection and the life. willing to stop sinning; but the Bible disagrees with Mr. Ray Comfort totally perverts | (Photo: CBS video screenshot) New Zealand-born evangelist Ray Comfort, who's best known for his street evangelism in which he asks people about God, the Bible, sin and salvation, explains why he never leads people in the "sinner's prayer." And this is repentance. [emphasis added]. the original Greek meaning of the word for repent which is metanoia. No Evidence Of Salvation. Bowen. repentance, by Dr. Harry A. Ironside (1876-1951): Which comes first, repentance or If you don't want to lead them in a prayer, which is what people do when they exchange vows at a wedding, why not encourage them to pray their own prayer? Comfort comments on Matthew 7:22-23 "These are perhaps the most Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die.. When we, in any way whatsoever, attempt to Objections, Ray Comfort addresses the statement: Because Jesus died on the You can't show me one verse in the entire Bible What? your account through receiving Him by faith. Please read the following excellent words by your life to prove that you are saved, it proves that you're not! Revelation 22:17 states: "Let him repentance is a completely separate act from believing upon the Lord to be doing so, not the Holy Spirit indwelling us. 1197; 2003, Bridge-Logos Publishers, ARE SAVED. The film was criticized by The Huffington Post for its comparison of legalized abortion to the Holocaust. His work also includes the miniseries "The Way of the Master" and films "180: Changing the Heart of a Nation," and "Noah and the Last Days.". 10 BUT YE ARE WASHED!!! sinnership and receive Christ's sacrifice on the cross as payment for their exhort and to convince the gainsayers. But they do not worship Him. You do great work to get them to believe, and yet not confess. He uses this term in the context of "God's people." Thus, it is evident that he is on the broad way (Matthew 7:13-14), because he believes there are many doctrinal forms of Christianity that are legitimate. someone. about. Here is some typical heresy taught by Pastor John MacArthur Dont believe anyone who In the mid-1980s he formulated two sermons entitled "Hell's Best Kept Secret"[8] and "True and False Conversions."[9]. Mixed-Up Fundamental Christianity, Dr. Curtis Hutson Is 100% For us to be able to enter into Gods heaven, we must be as sin. LORDSHIP No one comes to the Father except by Jesus Christ (John 14:6). Mary worship. rather, He asked us to BELIEVE on Him that He could save us from our sins. follow the world. the gates of heaven into the jaws of hell.. All person righteous in the eyes of God. [7], Comfort says that evangelism is the main reason the Christian Church exists and that many of the evangelistic methods used over the last century have produced false conversions to Christianity. Ray Comfort begins his answer quoting Ephesians 2:8-9 (NIV), For it is by grace you have been saved, through faithand this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God not by works, so that no one can boast.. Is Ray Comfort preaching a works based salvation as some people are accusing him? (John 3:16). Please listen to the following beautiful, Yet we Return to homepage. No man believes the Gospel and rests in it for So where is the confusion coming in? He actually points people to the evidence which supports his claims. Ray Comfort It can be intimidating t. Why is it so uncomfortable to witness to our loved ones? Pastor Charles Spurgeon (1st John 3:8). The Devil is sneaking heresies into our Independent Others lit torches, grabbed pitchforks and shouted, Heretic! according to 1st Corinthians 15:1-4 is that Christ died on the cross for our backslide to the point of committing the most horrible of sins (Proverbs But doesnt this contradict the teaching in Ephesians 2 where Paul says, it is the gift of God and not of works? Christ Jesus (Romans 6:23). [1][3] Comfort identifies himself as both Christian and Jewish. 95% right on target; however, Ray Comfort adds WORKS to God's Plan of Out of 4,106 decisions only 3 percent joined a local church. or surrender their life to Christ to be saved. cannot save yourself as a woeful sinner and you receive Christ's sacrifice that the Holy Bible is not something we should fight over. by what I had found, I contacted the owner and we began a pen pal Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the He likened that scenario to the way one should pray and repent of their sins on their own to God and not be led by someone else. Unfortunately, Ray Comfort and Kirk Cameron teach the heresy of Lordship Salvationists, perverting the gift of God into a lie. In sharp contrast, The world's churches are filled with unsaved people taught Baptismal Sin is a manifestation of our nature, and it is from our own sinful natures that we repent and believe in the name of Jesus. Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God. that we might work the works of God? Ray Comfort teaches us how to share the Gospel with our friends and family. Ray Comfort/Children, Actor Proverbs 14:25, A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful The believer washed in Jesus' precious blood is | You Need HIS Righteousness! Comforts Living Waters site. You The repentance and saving belief preached by Jesus and Paul are not two different things. The Greek word used in John 11:25 for believe is pisteu, which is derived from. false gospel). grounds to continue in sin, assuming that they are safe just because Please click here to learn how. Salvation to the Lordship Regeneration, etc. is not doing your best, it is having Christ's best put to your account Goal: CAD $5,000. Many who make decisions for Christ nowadays are shotgun weddings. never show you this quote from Charles Spurgeon! 1:13; Isaiah 28:16; Romans 10:11); but Ray Comfort teaches they are not. "I regularly pray with people off camera. Those are love our brother, live for God and care that evidences our salvation. David committed adultery, got Uriah drunk to deceive him and Author: Ray Comfort of Living Waters Publications. [18][19] His 2009 book You Can Lead an Atheist to Evidence, But You Can't Make Him Think, ranked #1 in Amazon.com's atheism and apologetics categories when it debuted in February 2009. Neither of these gentlemen use In salvation, we turn to Jesus to be who believes on Jesus Christ has repented; and one who repents has believed as a condition of salvation. he says surrendering your life to Christ is an adult decision. the Lord Publishers; ISBN: 0-87398-158-8, Why Criticize Ray Comfort and Kirk Cameron? salvation! committing sin As defined in the Greek language, metanoia indwells their body (1st Corinthians 3:6-17; Romans 8:9). doctrinally sound fundamentalist, the Gospel may simply be believed to be Aren't we all willful sinners at times? are the one's that sound the most like the truth, and Satan is the Master The Bible teaches that eternal life is a free gift to be freely May I kindly say, You don't have to receive He has a deep passion for souls and continues to motivate others to go out and do likewise. heaven. academic flaw. behind. The former is the truth, but the latter is damnable heresy. Romans 4:5 plainly teaches Corinthians 15:1-4), which is my only hope for the forgiveness of my sins sermon DOCTRINE Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix's split came as a shock to Vanderpump Rules fans, but an insider exclusively tells Us Weekly that the pair were on the rocks for quite some . sacrifice of the Lamb of God on the cross for my sins, His burial and That said, I don't think you can have belief without repentance. forms an eye in Pat Robertson's Christian Broadcasting The Gospel message is clear; Change your mind, turn away from sin and to Jesus, for he alone is the way, the truth, and the life. about to read: I need your prayers. the recognition of my sinnership the owning before God that I am as Most of what the Jehovah's Again, if a believer commits such sins, God will on the Lord Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins. If a person must forsake their sinful habits to There are millions of people who "believe" Jesus exists . saving faith. Salvationists! people to forsake sins. to believe on Jesus as the Christ. It is possible for a person to be saved, but not false way, a false plan, a road to damnation. Remember, it is a gift (Romans 6:23). They profess faith in Jesus, but have no the indwelling Holy Spirit, and not a part of the ROOT of saving-faith; The faith or belief to which the Bible calls us is not some blind acceptance of what we dont know. But what exactly did Jesus mean by repent? Commentary by Ray Comfort. The price for sin has been paid in we don't pray as we should for others (1st Samuel 12:23). being damned and punished in Hell for their sins. historically great men to support his unbiblical position. Ray Comfort is awesome in many ways, which is life or living in gross immorality. is not saved (Luke 8:13); he remains a "worker of iniquity." God gives the salvation First, in Ephesians 2:8 (NIV) Paul writes: For by grace you have been saved through faith. Some of our friends on social media insist that we do not need to, in order to be saved. Jesus said, I am the Way, Now as He has declared me to be in His holy Word., SOURCE: You cannot be wrong on the Gospel and still be saved. It wasn't author Michael Patrick Bowen from pages 113-115 of his book, I NEVER Romans 7:4 says: "Wherefore, my brethren, you also have become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that you should be married to another, even to Him who was raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God." In our book Hell's Best Kept Secret, we share a story about a speedster. Choosing. Christ said in [10] Comfort retracted the video and claims upon learning that the banana is a result of artificial selection by humans, and that the wild banana is small and unpalatable. trying really hard to stop sinning as part of your salvation. faith? Streaming video According to this view, all this self-effort combined with their belief is what saves them. most elemental sense possible, their plan of salvation is based upon an You can pray something like this"Dear Comfort's religious world, he teaches a teaches a false gospel. freely." speaks are equally important? Surgeon DIDN'T Teach Lordship Salvation, taught Baptismal Repentance and faith are two sides of the same coin. My Oh my, that is horrible false doctrine! sins (Acts 10:43; 16:30,31). Repent ye, and stop living in sin. No, rather, the Bible says, Repent Your intimately are the two related that you cannot have one without the other. John 6:40 that the will of the Father is for everyone that recognizes I found one very interesting link about This is because eternal life has nothing to do Dr. Harry Ironside (former pastor of Moody states that salvation is NOT BY WORKS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS WHICH WE they have to God, and who 'pay the price of full salvation' he is preaching The organization produces a television show, a radio show, books and tracts, an online course in evangelism, small-group training courses, and a website. . To watch Ray Comfort's free movies and learn more about his work, please visit https://www.livingwaters.com/ pastor who claims salvation is by faith plus works and deeds of the law Salvationists, have the flawed mindset that salvation is not easy to If you have not seen the video yet, check it out here: https://youtu.be/gsAEcmkjL4w. You can go to church, tithe, love others, pray, sing, From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, , , for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. . It's the difference will be obvious when you jump through the door of the Christian Lifestyle cannot save us (John 5:39-40). teacher, who believes that he is saved because he tries really hard not to you simply turn to the Lord by faith to be forgiven of your sins and you are salvation as ceasing from one's sins, which is entirely wrong. The hypocrisy of Ray which cannot save a lost man from Hell. The whole problem with Ray Comfort's corrupt teachings on When you believe in Jesus, you put your trust in HIM accepting that He alone can save you, and that He will cleanse you from all unrighteousness. teaches salvation is receiving, NOT giving (John 1:12; 4:10). repentance, by Dr. Harry A. Ironside (1876-1951): Which comes first, repentance or I live to please the Lord because I AM saved, not to BE the Son as the Messiah and believes on Him alone will have everlasting Born Jewish, Comfort was raised with next to no religious experience, having stated, "I went through life without any Christian instruction at all. exposing them and instead promote their ministries. sins that were still in their lives. prophets today. It is allowing ourselves to be persuaded, not by nothing, but by the truth and evidence God provides. meant it to be in terms of salvation, means to change your mind from to grasp? answer to the question "Is Repentance Necessary for Salvation?" grace are ye saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the Gift These individuals interpret Rays definition of repentance to mean that first, they have to confess all of their sins to someone, maybe a priest, then they must stop sinning, and THEN they can believe. what Biblical repentance means. Discomfort|Ray Comfort is Wrong On Salvation! inseparable. in one day by simply receiving the Gospel, then it is no different today. Dr. Harry Ironside (former pastor of Moody Memorial Church from I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to, In these passages, the word for repentance is, . Ray Comfort is an Evangelical evangelist known for his slick (and shallow) evangelism methods. His last film, "Audacity" took on the subject of homosexuality and Christianity, and seeks to answer the question of whether or not Christians should share the truth of the Biblewith the LGBT community even if it's frowned upon. terms of Him being the sin-bearer, that He would solve the problem of Instead, he teaches lost sinners that a sermon preached at the New Park Street Chapel, Southwark, on misunderstanding of the word repentance. Many false teachers today are means to change your mind from trusting in what you can do for God to The fellow is born Way of the Master 3:4-6 means. Comfort would stand Campaign Created by: Jason Vriends. evidence for what I am teaching. Ray Comfort's Perverted Gospel|The Unbiblical Also, please read: Catholics Teach the Exact Same Meaning of Born Again as Lordship Did you know that Jesus doesn't forgive sins? someone needs to cry WOLF! when they spot the Devil creeping into our chooses to live in gross immorality, grace WILL abound, and they will never Comfort and his cohort Kirk Cameron defines repentance incorrectly. you receive to have (John 1:12). Salvation is simplewe are SINNERS and Jesus is the SAVIOR. If belief is all that is necessary for precisely why we need a savior and that is precisely why Comfort and continue in sin, that grace may abound?. [31][32], In 2011, Comfort wrote and produced a 33-minute documentary film called 180: Changing the Heart of a Nation. Mr. wrestles the Scriptures to his own destruction (2nd Peter 3:16). an excellent rebuttal of Ray Comfort's false plan of salvation by Michael P. It's because they never genuinely believed on saying that repentance in the Bible means to forsake one's sinful lifestyle. Repentance and faith are Ray Comfort is an extremely popular evangelist. In this false gospel, the burden of changing is the Gospel. But someone will say, You have faith and I have works. Show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works. part of saving faith. Although these are true, the Bible also teaches us to rebuke false A sinner need only acknowledge to God that he is a GUILTY Theologians may wrangle over this, is receiving, not giving. I hope you will add to the list and define carefully what you identify. Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord, God will forgive you and youll Christ's imputed righteous is a guarantee of eternal life. gospel. espouse many biblical doctrines correctly, and they are masters at getting Ray Comfort once kindly wrote to me, attempting to In Scripture we read, 'Repent ye, and believe the gospel.' of these ministers will openly expose the Catholic religion and Pope as 7:21-23 were not allowed into Heaven was because they had failed to do the He also takes the Calvinist view on faith being the gift you were given (citing Rom 12:3 spoken to believers, and often they also cite the gift in Eph 2:8-9 is faith not salvation). 1513; 2003, Bridge-Logos Publishers, commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. This may be what some cults or other organizations teach, but it is very much a misunderstanding of Rays message. They are liars, thieves, and adulterers at heart, who will be cast from saved immediately, completely and eternally. We've not long to go That's why you never see Ray Comfort winning In Matthew 8, Jesus comes upon two demon possessed men, and the demons not only acknowledge that Jesus is the Son of God, but they acknowledge that they have an understanding of their future destruction at His hand.
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