NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH
I have just finished watching the movie, 'Nothing but the Truth.' I was bitterly disappointed, thoroughly amazed, grieved beyond measure, and filled with righteous anger, all at once. This was nothing more than a sermon preached by a lot of supposedly respected men and women of faith, repeating the exact same false gospel that has been preached for 150 years. In fact, the same gospel that millions of pew-warmers have walked away from over the past decade. They quoted the Barna Institute, but not that fact, coming from that institute. One of these self-professed spiritual giants actually told us that ‘the opposite to truth is sin.’ but at every American church I ever attended, I heard the preacher assure all those attendees that they were all sinners, as was he. This is SO incredibly wrong!! None of them quoted:
He will punish those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. They will be punished with everlasting destruction and shut out from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might. 2 Thes. 1:8-9 or
Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. Jn 17:3, or
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Mat. 7:21 or
Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell. Mat 10:28, or
Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect. Mat. 5:48, or
Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. Now a slave has no permanent place in the family, but a son belongs to it forever. So, if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. Jn. 8:34-36, or
“If anyone causes one of these little ones—those who believe in me—to stumble, it would be better for them if a large millstone were hung around their neck and they were thrown into the sea. If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed than with two hands to go into hell, where the fire never goes out. And if your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than to have two feet and be thrown into hell. And if your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell, Mk. 9:42-47, or
if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 2 Chron. 7:14, or
Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit\. Acts 2:38, or
If anyone turns a deaf ear to my instruction, even their prayers are detestable Prov. 28:9, or
We know that God does not listen to sinners. He listens to the godly person who does his will. Jn. 9:31, or
Repent or perish. Lk. 13:3 & 5 or
Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness.
But you know that he appeared so that he might take away our sins. And in him is no sin.
No one who lives in him sins. No one who sins has either seen him or known him.
Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. The one who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous.
The one who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work.
No one who is born of God will sin, because God’s seed remains in them; they cannot sin because they have been born of God. This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not God’s child, nor is anyone who does not love their brother and sister. 1 Jn. 3:4-10, or
Rom. 6:1-23, or
By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called us to himself by means of his marvelous glory and excellence. And because of his glory and excellence, he has given us great and precious promises. These are the promises that enable you to share his divine nature and escape the world’s corruption caused by human desires. In view of all this, make every effort to respond to God’s promises. Supplement your faith with a generous provision of moral excellence, and moral excellence with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with patient endurance, and patient endurance with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love for everyone. The more you grow like this, the more productive and useful you will be in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. But those who fail to develop in this way are short-sighted or blind, forgetting that they have been cleansed from their old sins. So, dear brothers and sisters work hard to prove that you really are among those God has called and chosen. Do these things, and you will never fall away. Then God will give you a grand entrance into the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ 2 Pet. 1:3-11, or
Then Peter began to speak: “I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism but accepts from every nation the one who fears him and does what is right. Acts 10:34-35, or
Moses said to the people, do not be afraid. God has come to test you, so that the fear of the Lord will be with you to keep you from sinning Ex. 20:20, or
For you are not a God who is pleased with wickedness; with you, evil people cannot dwell. Ps. 5:4, or
Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord Heb. 12:14, or
You see that a person is considered righteous by what they do and not by faith alone. Js. 2:24, or literally hundreds of other verses from God's life instruction manual that these people all say they believe are the inerrant, Holy Spirit inspired words of God.
If these same people took the slightest notice of what the Barna Institute assured us they would have been scratching their heads with great concern as to why millions of Americans have given up on 'Christianity' over the past decade. But NO, they simply double down on the same nonsense that has caused these millions to vacate their pews. Common sense would suggest they would be terribly troubled as to why this trend has been going on for a long time now. And if they were really serious about finding the answer to this travesty, they would study their bibles to find God's truth rather than double down on the nonsense that has caused millions of pews to remain cold on Sunday mornings. Call me a fool and heretic if you chose, but do so to your eternal destruction as Peter warned you in 2 Pet 3:16