Dear
friend, I see churches across the United States swelling with rot.
They are not growing! They are like dead corpses swelling with rot.
As an example: The shameful hip-hop First Baptist Church of
Jacksonville, Florida is one of the largest and most influential
churches in the country, yet they are Gospel perverts! If you go look
at their Statement of Faith, they require FIVE THINGS to be
saved! One of these things is to “Stop practicing the sin that is
separating you from God.” What blasphemy! Dear friend, nowhere does
the Bible require sinners to “Stop practicing the sin” to be saved.
While it is true that our sins have separated us from God (Isaiah 59:1-2), it is the blood of Jesus Christ alone that brings us nigh to God. Ephesians 2:13, “But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.” The First Baptist Church Jacksonville is of the Devil, preaching another gospel of partial faith in Christ plus works, playing church without truth. Galatians 1:6-9 teaches that GOD'S CURSE is upon them. They sing their 7-11 (7 words repeated 11 times) sycophantic worship that nauseates God. I don't care how popular a church may be, or how loving the people may be, they are FAR AWAY FROM GOD when they talk about stopping your sins to be saved. It is Jesus' precious blood, and not our own works to turn away from committing sins, that saves us!
Here is their corrupt Statement of Faith on how to go to Heaven...
HOW CAN YOU BELIEVE?
CONFESSAcknowledge your sin. But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness. 1 JOHN 1:9, NLT
BELIEVEGod is able to make you holy through Jesus. And this is his commandment: We must believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as he commanded us. 1 JOHN 3:23, NLT
TURNStop practicing the sin that is separating you from God. Therefore, I will judge each of you, O people of Israel, according to your actions, says the Sovereign Lord. Repent, and turn from your sins. Don’t let them destroy you! EZEKIEL 18:30, NLT
ASKExpress to God your desire to be forgiven and made sinless by Him. For “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." ROMANS 10:13, NLT
TRUSTGod has given you eternal life. And this is what God has testified: He has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have God’s Son does not have life. 1 JOHN 5:11–12, NLT [emphasis added]
That is junk theology. Nowhere does the Bible command us to “love one another” to be saved. Nowhere does the Bible command us to “ask” God to save us. The Bible simply teaches to believe. Nowhere does the Bible make a distinction between believing and trusting. The plan of salvation presented by the First Baptist Church Of Jacksonville is utterly confusing. You don't have to trust in addition to believing. That makes no sense at all. Ezekiel 18:30 deals with Israel's sin as a nation, and not God's free gift of salvation. Whoever wrote this plan of salvation for the First Baptist Church Of Jacksonville is woefully ignorant of the Scriptures.
One of the main reasons why so many churches have been corrupted today are all the new Devil's corrupt Bible revisions...
KING JAMES BIBLE (KJB) - Mark 1:15, “And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.”NEW LIVING TRANSLATION (NLT) - Mark 1:15, “The time promised by God has come at last!” he announced. “The Kingdom of God is near! Repent of your sins and believe the Good News!”
It makes me sad to see such a big church, with so many happy people, being led astray concerning the Gospel. Dear friend, I don't care how successful your church may be in this world, you are an enemy of the cross of Christ when you pervert the grace of God. All across America we've got a bunch of false teachers today proclaiming that salvation is still by God's grace, while at the same time insisting that you must exchange all that you are for all that Christ is (Dr. John MacArthur), turn away from your sins (Bob Jones University), faithfully run the race (Dr. Steve Pettit), and persevere until the end to receive eternal life (Evangelist Paul Washer). That is a false Gospel, which does not produce the new birth in Christ Jesus!!!
The Devil is a beautiful liar! The pastors of the First Baptist Church Of Jacksonville, Florida have much blood on their hands. You cannot get saved trying to stop your sins. It is works for salvation. I am so sick of this Lordship Salvation mess today! There is no soulwinning in these Neo-evangelical churches today, just entertainment. They should remove the name 'Baptist' from their cult. I thank God for men like Pastor Jack Hyles (1926-2001), who were doctrinally sound in their ministries. Pastor Jack Hyles refutes Lordship Salvation. I wouldn't give you a dime for any church that is wrong on God's simple plan of salvation.
As I just showed you from their own website, the ungodly First Baptist Church Of Jacksonville teaches that the way you “believe” is to stop practicing sin. I am saddened and shocked that thousands of people are accepting this garbage as truth, and merely go along for the sake of fitting in with a group of knuckleheads. I can handle the electric guitars and drums in church. I can handle the women wearing pants in church. I can handle the worldliness in church, although I don't like or approve of it. But I cannot handle a false gospel. But as we see with the First Baptist Church Of Jacksonville, with corrupt doctrine comes corrupt living!
