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quote:
Originally posted by becauseHElives:
quote:
WildB
1That OSAS,is a license to SIN~~~!"
2That the Sabbath is to be kept on Saturday.
3That Yahushua must be used in the place of the name JESUS.
4That the Harpazo is a lie.
5That there is no BEMA.
6That there is no such thing as a carnal Christian.
7That THE MYSTERY is a lie.
8That retention of the Law will be the guarantee of everlasting life.

1That OSAS,is a license to SIN~~~!" yes I have said this and in context, I said it about men like Charles Stanley, yourself and other that teach there is no way a Christian can lose their salivation.

2That the Sabbath is to be kept on Saturday ...I have never aid that, I have said continually , you just don't listen...the Law is wrote on the heart, the Sabbath has not been changed, " Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy, that’s what the scriptures say. " They accused Jesus of not keeping the Law but He kept it perfectly because He kept the Spirit of the Law but the religious of His day couldn’t see either.


3That Yahushua must be used in the place of the name JESUS…. I have never said that, it is just that I prefer to use His given name, even if I may misspell it

4That the Harpazo is a lie….I challenge you to produce one instance where I said or implied that. In fact I lean on the side of the pretrib and my post will verify that!

5That there is no BEMA….I have never said this either, no not once!

6That there is no such thing as a carnal Christian. … Yes I have said this and I think scriptures not taken out of context prove it. I am aware of the scripture where Paul referrers to Carnal Christians

7That THE MYSTERY is a lie. … this is only true as you teach it

8That retention of the Law will be the guarantee of everlasting life….never said this…but I have said along with C. H. Spurgeon the Law is not done away with, that the Law is perpetual for all generations till the end of time.

If your are going to say I post something, get what I say right…other wise you are bearing false witness

Not necessary.

This is just a straw-man post and you know it.

A straw man is a component of an argument and is an informal fallacy based on misrepresentation of an opponent's position.[1] To "attack a straw man" is to create the illusion of having refuted a proposition by replacing it with a superficially similar yet unequivalent proposition (the "straw man"), and refuting it, without ever having actually refuted the original position.[1][2]

The only false witness here is you .


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quote:
WildB
1That OSAS,is a license to SIN~~~!"
2That the Sabbath is to be kept on Saturday.
3That Yahushua must be used in the place of the name JESUS.
4That the Harpazo is a lie.
5That there is no BEMA.
6That there is no such thing as a carnal Christian.
7That THE MYSTERY is a lie.
8That retention of the Law will be the guarantee of everlasting life.

1That OSAS,is a license to SIN~~~!" yes I have said this and in context, I said it about men like Charles Stanley, yourself and other that teach there is no way a Christian can lose their salivation.

2That the Sabbath is to be kept on Saturday ...I have never aid that, I have said continually , you just don't listen...the Law is wrote on the heart, the Sabbath has not been changed, " Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy, that’s what the scriptures say. " They accused Jesus of not keeping the Law but He kept it perfectly because He kept the Spirit of the Law but the religious of His day couldn’t see either.


3That Yahushua must be used in the place of the name JESUS…. I have never said that, it is just that I prefer to use His given name, even if I may misspell it

4That the Harpazo is a lie….I challenge you to produce one instance where I said or implied that. In fact I lean on the side of the pretrib and my post will verify that!

5That there is no BEMA….I have never said this either, no not once!

6That there is no such thing as a carnal Christian. … Yes I have said this and I think scriptures not taken out of context prove it. I am aware of the scripture where Paul referrers to Carnal Christians

7That THE MYSTERY is a lie. … this is only true as you teach it

8That retention of the Law will be the guarantee of everlasting life….never said this…but I have said along with C. H. Spurgeon the Law is not done away with, that the Law is perpetual for all generations till the end of time.

If your are going to say I post something, get what I say right…other wise you are bearing false witness

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quote:
Originally posted by becauseHElives:
Dear WildB...

I agree with ever word Spurgeon wrote can you say the same?

quote:
1That OSAS,is a license to SIN~~~!"
2That the Sabbath is to be kept on Saturday
3That Yahushua must be used in the place of the name JESUS.
4That the Harpazo is a lie.
5That there is no BEMA.
6That there is no such thing as a carnal Christian.
7That THE MYSTERY is a lie.
8That retention of the Law will be the guarantee of everlasting life.


1That OSAS,is a license to SIN~~~!" yes I have said this and in context, I said it about men like Charles Stanley, yourself and other that teach there is no way a Christian can lose their salivation.

2That the Sabbath is to be kept on Saturday ...I have never aid that, I have said continually , you just don't listen...the Law is wrote on the heart, the Sabbath has not been changed, " Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy, that’s what the scriptures say. " They accused Jesus of not keeping the Law but He kept it perfectly because He kept the Spirit of the Law but the religious of His day couldn’t see either.


3That Yahushua must be used in the place of the name JESUS…. I have never said that, it is just that I prefer to use His given name, even if I may misspell it

4That the Harpazo is a lie….I challenge you to produce one instance where I said or implied that. In fact I lean on the side of the pretrib and my post will verify that!

5That there is no BEMA….I have never said this either, no not once!

6That there is no such thing as a carnal Christian. … Yes I have said this and I think scriptures not taken out of context prove it. I am aware of the scripture where Paul referrers to Carnal Christians

7That THE MYSTERY is a lie. … this is only true as you teach it

8That retention of the Law will be the guarantee of everlasting life….never said this…but I have said along with C. H. Spurgeon the Law is not done away with, that the Law is perpetual for all generations till the end of time.


If your are going to say I post something, get what I say right…other wise you are bearing false witness

Its not necessary. It is clear to all of us old boarders what you have said over the years.

Your just blowing smoke to buy time because you know you have been busted for doing your law/grace shuffle.

Originally posted by becauseHElives:
Jeremiah 17:9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
only God can

And only He can give a new heart a heart with His Law written upon it, and only with that new heart can you walk in the Spirit not to fulfill the lust of the old stony heart!

(Wildb responds)
And here I thought it was placing ones faith in the Shed Blood of Christ that ones heart was circumcised with the Spirit to not fulfill the lust of the flesh.

James 4:17 Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

My Bad.


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Dear WildB...

I agree with ever word Spurgeon wrote can you say the same?

quote:
1That OSAS,is a license to SIN~~~!"
2That the Sabbath is to be kept on Saturday
3That Yahushua must be used in the place of the name JESUS.
4That the Harpazo is a lie.
5That there is no BEMA.
6That there is no such thing as a carnal Christian.
7That THE MYSTERY is a lie.
8That retention of the Law will be the guarantee of everlasting life.


1That OSAS,is a license to SIN~~~!" yes I have said this and in context, I said it about men like Charles Stanley, yourself and other that teach there is no way a Christian can lose their salivation.

2That the Sabbath is to be kept on Saturday ...I have never aid that, I have said continually , you just don't listen...the Law is wrote on the heart, the Sabbath has not been changed, " Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy, that’s what the scriptures say. " They accused Jesus of not keeping the Law but He kept it perfectly because He kept the Spirit of the Law but the religious of His day couldn’t see either.


3That Yahushua must be used in the place of the name JESUS…. I have never said that, it is just that I prefer to use His given name, even if I may misspell it

4That the Harpazo is a lie….I challenge you to produce one instance where I said or implied that. In fact I lean on the side of the pretrib and my post will verify that!

5That there is no BEMA….I have never said this either, no not once!

6That there is no such thing as a carnal Christian. … Yes I have said this and I think scriptures not taken out of context prove it. I am aware of the scripture where Paul referrers to Carnal Christians

7That THE MYSTERY is a lie. … this is only true as you teach it

8That retention of the Law will be the guarantee of everlasting life….never said this…but I have said along with C. H. Spurgeon the Law is not done away with, that the Law is perpetual for all generations till the end of time.


If your are going to say I post something, get what I say right…other wise you are bearing false witness

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quote:
Originally posted by becauseHElives:
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This is not a Catholic message board. Don't promote Roman Catholicism on this board. One needs only to know Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. He alone can save you and nothing else.

We believe in all Ten Commandments here. Especially the second one that the Catholic’s removed. And it was written in stone, it states:Exodus 20:4 -5 (KJV)
Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;…



And this has to do with your law/grace another gospel that C. H. Spurgeon does not SUBSCRIBE to in what way?

Your law/grace another gospel .

1That OSAS,is a license to SIN~~~!"
2That the Sabbath is to be kept on Saturday.
3That Yahushua must be used in the place of the name JESUS.
4That the Harpazo is a lie.
5That there is no BEMA.
6That there is no such thing as a carnal Christian.
7That THE MYSTERY is a lie.
8That retention of the Law will be the guarantee of everlasting life.


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quote:
This is not a Catholic message board. Don't promote Roman Catholicism on this board. One needs only to know Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. He alone can save you and nothing else.

We believe in all Ten Commandments here. Especially the second one that the Catholic’s removed. And it was written in stone, it states:Exodus 20:4 -5 (KJV)
Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;…




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quote:
Originally posted by becauseHElives:
And, Jesus said: "He who rejects Me, and does not receive My sayings, has one who judges him, the word I spoke is what will judge him at the last day. For I did not speak on My own initiative, but the Father Himself who sent Me has given Me commandment what to say, and what to speak. And I know that His commandment is eternal life; therefore the things I speak, I speak just as the Father has told Me"

Really, you said there is no eternal life.

That eternal life is conditional.

Try again..

C. H. Spurgeon does not SUBSCRIBE to none of the below.

Your law/grace another gospel.

1That OSAS,is a license to SIN~~~!"
2That the Sabbath is to be kept on Saturday.
3That Yahushua must be used in the place of the name JESUS.
4That the Harpazo is a lie.
5That there is no BEMA.
6That there is no such thing as a carnal Christian.
7That THE MYSTERY is a lie.
8That retention of the Law will be the guarantee of everlasting life.

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And, Jesus said: "He who rejects Me, and does not receive My sayings, has one who judges him, the word I spoke is what will judge him at the last day. For I did not speak on My own initiative, but the Father Himself who sent Me has given Me commandment what to say, and what to speak. And I know that His commandment is eternal life; therefore the things I speak, I speak just as the Father has told Me"

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When you see it, its so simple that it makes ya feel stupid but at the same time binds the SIMPLICITY of Christ into the mind of those who search with a whole Heart and not a heart just submerged in law.

2 Corinthians 3:6 Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.

Notice the division..

NOT OF THE LETTER, but OF THE SPIRIT.

Same testament, different commission.

Paul's commission IS NOT the same as that given to the 12.

Its so Spiritually simple that it makes the flesh stupid.

When you get it you will never follow this other gospel again.

THE OTHER GOSPEL

1That OSAS,is a license to SIN~~~!"
2That the Sabbath is to be kept on Saturday.
3That Yahushua must be used in the place of the name JESUS.
4That the Harpazo is a lie.
5That there is no BEMA.
6That there is no such thing as a carnal Christian.
7That THE MYSTERY is a lie.
8That retention of the Law will be the guarantee of everlasting life.

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That is all.....

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The Pauline Dispensationalist wrongly divides the Word of God when he divides the Body of Christ with his "two gospel" error.

Every jot and tittle of His Word is living Water for my soul, a lamp unto my feet. I was shocked that the hyper-dispensationalists would wrest scripture and declare Paul to have new revelation and to be given precedence over other sections of God's Word.

2 Tim 3:
14: But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;
15: And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
16: All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
17: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

Paul was not writing to Timothy of his writings but of ALL of God's glorious Word.

The Ethiopean eunuch was reading from Isaiah, when Brother Phillip preached the Gospel.

All of the New Testament was written to Blood-bought, Born-again children of the Living God. The Book of Luke and Acts was written to the Greeks. The Book of Matthew was written to the Jews and thus we find the passages which say,"Kingdom of Heaven" rather than "Kingdom of God" because of the Jewish sensitivity to the use of God's name.

The Gospel which was preached on the day of Pentecost, at which time 3000 of our Believing Brethern came to Christ, is the same Gospel preached by Phillip, John, and Paul. Our Lord declared:

John 3:
14: And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
15: That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
16: For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
17: For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
18: He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

Acts 3:
13: The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go.
14: But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;
15: And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.
16: And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.
17: And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers.
18: But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled.
19: Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
20: And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:
21: Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.
22: For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.
23: And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.
24: Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days.
25: Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.
26: Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.

Acts 8:
5: Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.
6: And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.
7: For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed.
8: And there was great joy in that city.

Acts 11:
12: And the spirit bade me go with them, nothing doubting. Moreover these six brethren accompanied me, and we entered into the man's house:
13: And he shewed us how he had seen an angel in his house, which stood and said unto him, Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter;
14: Who shall tell thee words, whereby thou and all thy house shall be saved.
15: And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning.
16: Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost.
17: Forasmuch then as God gave them the like gift as he did unto us, who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ; what was I, that I could withstand God?
18: When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.
19: Now they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to none but unto the Jews only.
20: And some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, which, when they were come to Antioch, spake unto the Grecians, preaching the Lord Jesus.
21: And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number believed, and turned unto the Lord.
22: Then tidings of these things came unto the ears of the church which was in Jerusalem: and they sent forth Barnabas, that he should go as far as Antioch.
23: Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord.
24: For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith: and much people was added unto the Lord.
25: Then departed Barnabas to Tarsus, for to seek Saul:
26: And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.
27: And in these days came prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch.
28: And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar.
29: Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judaea:
30: Which also they did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.


The Holy Ghost who inspired the sacred writings of Paul to Believers is the same Spirit of Truth who inspired the sacred writings of the Gospels, the Book of Acts, the entire New Testament, to Believers, our Brethren who spread forth from the Day of Pentecost. To propose a Pauline Dispensation, and to separate the Brethren on the day of Pentecost from the Brethren under Paul's apostleship, is a wresting of scripture. The Church Age, the Dispensation of Grace began with the empowering of the 120 in the Upper Room, and will conclude with our Glorious Reuniuon with our Lord in the air.

Acts 1:
3: To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:
4: And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.
5: For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.
6: When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?
7: And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.
8: But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
9: And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.
10: And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;
11: Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.

Acts 2:
21: And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

Romans 10:
10: For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
11: For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
12: For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.
13: For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

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16: And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh..

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What your posting is mixed with error and you know it.

Its opinion mixed with error.

It has nothing whatsoever to do with what Im posting.

So who replaced James as one of the 12 Paul?

Better have script to prove that one,lol.


Have a most blessed day Bro Drew.

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Wrongly Dividing The Word of God

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(1) The four Gospels are entirely Jewish and contain no direct teaching for the churches. Yet, the writer of Hebrews said that the same gospel of salvation that was preached by the apostles was preached by Christ (Heb. 2:3-4). Though we know that Christ presented Himself to the Jewish nation and we do understand that there are differences between the gospels and the epistles, yet in Hebrews 2 we do not see a sharp delineation between the gospel preached by Christ and that preached by the apostles who followed. In fact, the Gospel of John presents exactly the same gospel as that preached by Paul. Further, 1 Timothy 6:3 shows that Christ spoke directly to the church age.

(2) The book of Acts is also largely Jewish. Hyper-dispensationalists commonly believe that after Christ was rejected by Israel in the Gospels, that they were given a second chance to receive the kingdom in the first part of the book of Acts. Thus, they teach that there are two different churches viewed in the book of Acts, and the true Pauline church only started after Acts 9, 13, or 28. The church mentioned in the first part of Acts allegedly refers to a different church than that of Paul’s prison epistles. The earlier “church” in Acts is simply an aspect of the kingdom preached in the Gospels. Most of the book of Acts is therefore discounted as a guideline for the churches today. Yet, at the very end of the book of Acts we still find Paul preaching about the kingdom (Acts 28:23). In fact, he was still preaching about it in his epistles! (2 Thess. 1:5; 2 Tim. 4:1). While we can see an obvious transition in the book of Acts, and not everything in Acts continues to be in effect in the churches today (e.g., tongues speaking and apostolic sign gifts) this does not mean that there are different gospels and different churches in various parts of Acts. The book of Acts is a book about and for the churches. The pattern of the first church as described in Acts 2 is the pattern for the churches throughout the age, except for the temporary and unique aspects pertaining to the coming of the Holy Spirit and the apostolic miracles.

(3) The mysteries given to Paul are a different revelation from that given to Peter and the other Apostles, and only Paul’s writings are directly for the church today. The other epistles, such as Hebrews, James, 1 and 2 Peter, and the epistles of John are not for us today in a direct sense. Yet, Paul himself said that the church is built upon the “apostleS” plural and not merely upon himself (Eph. 2:20) and the mysteries were “revealed unto his holy apostleS and prophetS” (Eph. 3:5) and not to him alone. Peter also referred to the writings of Paul and made no distinction between Paul’s teaching and the teaching of the other apostles (2 Pet. 3:1-2, 15-16). Peter said Paul wrote to the same people and preached the same message. Though we know that Paul was the special apostle of the Gentiles and he was given unique revelations about the church as the body of Christ, his revelations in no way contradict the revelations given in the General Epistles (Hebrews - Jude).

(4) The gospel preached by Peter in the early part of the book of Acts is different from the gospel preached by Paul. Yet, there is actually no difference between the gospel preached by Peter and that which Paul preached. Peter preached salvation through the blood of Christ (1 Pet. 1:2), salvation by God’s free mercy (1 Peter 1:3), the new birth (1 Peter 1:3), eternal security because of the resurrection of Christ (1 Pet. 1:3-4). Acts 15 plainly states that all of the apostles, including Peter and Paul, agreed on the gospel. Paul plainly said in 1 Cor. 15:11-14 that they all preached the same gospel. Even in Acts 2, Peter was preaching the gospel of the grace of Christ rather than a “kingdom gospel.” He preached Christ -- His crucifixion (Acts 2:23), resurrection (Acts 2:24-32), ascension and Lordship (Acts 2:33-36). He preached that the people should repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins (Acts 2:38). This is not a “kingdom gospel.” Further, Paul states in Galatians 1, that anyone who preached a different gospel was cursed. If Peter were truly preaching a different gospel in those days, he would have fallen under this curse.

(5) Baptism and the Lord’s Supper were given to Paul before he received the church age mysteries; thus they are not for the churches today. Hyper-dispensationalists differ on this point. Some accept both baptism and the Lord’s Supper; some reject water baptism and the Lord’s Supper altogether; while others reject only baptism and keep the Lord’s Supper.

(6) According to hyper-dispensationalism there are different ways of salvation in the Old Testament and during the Tribulation. Peter Ruckman, for example, teaches that men were saved by faith plus works in the Old Testament and that they will be saved by faith plus works in the Tribulation and by works alone in the Millennium. In Millions Disappear: Fact or Fiction? Ruckman says: “If the Lord comes and you remain behind, then start working like a madman to get to heaven, because you’re going to have to. ... You must keep the Ten Commandments (all of them, Ecclesiastes 12:13), keep the Golden Rule (1 John 3:10), give your money to the poor, get baptized, take up your cross, hold out to the end of the Tribulation, wait for Jesus Christ to show up at the Battle of Armageddon, and be prepared to die for what you believe. In the Tribulation you cannot be saved by grace alone, like you could before the Rapture.” In fact, Romans 4:1-8 plainly states that Abraham before the law and David under the law were saved by faith without works. This is the only plan of salvation God ever has had and ever will have--salvation by grace alone through faith alone based upon the shed blood of Jesus Christ alone. The Old Testament saints did not know what the New Testament saint knows, but Romans 4 makes it plain that they were saved by faith without works. Like Abraham, they believed God and it was counted unto them for righteousness. Those who are saved in the Tribulation will also be saved through faith in God’s Word and by the blood of Jesus Christ and through this alone (Rev. 7:14).




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A Servant of Christ,
Drew

1 Tim. 3:
16: And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh..

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