The Mormons present a Jesus who is the son of God. But that god’s name is Adam. Would you expect someone exercising faith in this Jesus to receive salvation?

The Jehovah’s Witnesses teach that Jesus is a created being, not God. Would you expect someone exercising faith in this Jesus to receive salvation?

Christian Science teaches that there is no sin, only errors in perception. Their Jesus is a man who understood this. Would you expect someone exercising faith in this Jesus to receive salvation?

I trust you answered “no” to each of these. If you answered “yes” to any of them, I can understand why you would have no difficulties with some of the things being taught by supposed Christian teachers and preachers. After all, it’s just doctrine. And doctrine isn’t that important.

If you answered “no” to all of these, then you should also be concerned about some of the things the pimps out there teach.

For example, Cashflow teaches that Jesus is the first born again man. You got that? Take a look at his site and check it out for yourself. It’s near the bottom of the webpage, item D.3.

In that same section, Dollar also says Jesus was begat after suffering in hell for three days and as a result was raised from the dead.

Here, on the other hand, is what the Bible says in Luke 23:43. The day Jesus died physically; he was in Paradise - Abraham’s Bosom. It wasn’t a couple or three days later. It was that day. Now I never went to logic school, but it seems to me that “this day you will be with me in Paradise” is not the same as “he suffered in hell for three days.” And it also seems that both of these little tidbits can’t be true simultaneously. They are, as the logician says, mutually exclusive. You have to choose one or the other, but you can’t have both. And since the Bible SAYS He was in Paradise and not hell, the choice shouldn’t be that difficult.

If your pastor tries to Jenkins you by saying “It depends on the meaning of the word Paradise,” then you will know immediately that you are being pimped. Your pastor is either not interested in what the Bible actually says, or he doesn’t have a clue, following Cashflow because of the cash flow. And either way, you should get out of there as quickly as possible.

Fred Price and others teach that Jesus’ death on the cross didn’t pay for our sins. If that were so, they continue, then their death on the cross could have paid the price. They say that sin is spiritual and so Jesus had to die and suffer spiritually (in hell) to pay for our sins, which are spiritual.

Unfortunately, the Bible says:
� Romans 5:10 , We were reconciled through the death of His Son, not through the spiritual death and spiritual suffering of His Son
� Ephesians 2:16 , We were reconciled through the cross, not through suffering in hell for three days
� Colossians 1:20-22 , We were reconciled through His blood on the cross, not through His suffering in hell for our sins.

Uh-oh. There’s that pesky conundrum of trying to have something both ways. The Bible clearly says Jesus’ death on the cross paid for our sins. The pimps say His suffering in hell paid for it. Which one should we believe? The fellow who is trying to pimp you or the Bible? Again, they are mutually exclusive , they can’t both be true at the same time.

If the pimps were promoting the idea of having communion on the first Sunday instead of the fourth Sunday, or if they were saying we should use grape juice instead of real wine, I wouldn’t give a rat’s tail about them. But like the Mormons, the JWs and a host of other Christian wannabes, they are redefining Jesus and salvation. They are redefining the Gospel. And they are trying very hard to pass as orthodox Christians.

The Gospel, in a nutshell, says the Son of God died on the cross to pay the price for our sins. The Word of Faith Pimps say the Son of God suffered in hell to pay for our sins.

They aren’t the same. They are different. And the Bible says those who present a different gospel, which really isn’t a gospel at all, are accursed. If your pastor is promoting these teachings (suffering in hell, cross not sufficient, etc) and he can’t give you a good defense and insists you accept it anyway, you’re being pimped and you need to get the heck out of Dodge.

People who receive the false Jesus of the Mormons are deceived, lost; putting their faith in a false Jesus.

People who receive the false Jesus of the JWs are deceived, lost; putting their faith in a created being.

And sadly, people putting their faith in the Jesus of the Word of Faith pimps are deceived, lost; putting their faith in a false Jesus.

And the sad thing is these people will likely die deceived, dead in their sins. And you, by sitting around and saying nothing, are like the watchman who sits and refuses to sound his warning when the enemy comes rushing in.

You think I’m a little too picky? Hey, narrow is the way, people. Narrow is the way.

Posted by Melvin Jones on Thursday, January 26th, 2006 at 9:29 am.