The Bible says Jesus is "the source of eternal salvation to all who OBEY him" (Hebrews 5:9). Faith and obedience are two sides of the same coin. Obedience to God's word is THE evidence of REAL FAITH, faith that SAVES. This is why it reads the way that it does, only those who "obey" Jesus are saved, that is, he is the "the source of eternal salvation to all who OBEY him." Elsewhere the gospel is described as something that must be "obeyed." Such as when we're told that "vengeance" is reserved for "those who do not know God and on those who DO NOT OBEY THE GOSPEL of our Lord Jesus" (2 Thessalonians 1:8). Thus we may conclude; * REAL FAITH produces OBEDIENCE * PROFESSING FAITH in Christ yet faulting to produce obedience is actually FALSE FAITH.

Only Two Kinds of Sinners

THERE ARE ONLY TWO KINDS OF SINNERS: REPENTANT & NON-REPENTANT “What do you think? A man had two sons. And he went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’ And he answered, ‘I will not,’ but afterward he changed his mind and went. And he went to the other son and said the same. And he answered, ‘I go, sir,’ but did not go. Which of the two did the will of his father?” (Matthew 21:28-31)

Christ The Only Way-R.C. Sproul

Dr. R.C. Sproul answer the question: “How can you believe in a God who is so narrow minded that he would only provide only one way of salvation?” https://youtu.be/jxX3kEJT88g

Tim Challies

https://www.facebook.com/challies/posts/1491489190893092

On Using God's Name in Vain!

CAN WE SPEAK THINGS INTO EXISTENCE?

#WordofFaith preachers misuse Romans 4:17 to advocate the false belief that we, as "little gods," can "speak things into existence." For example, Joel Osteen says, "If you will change what you’re saying, you will change what you’re seeing." Pastor Chris DeLuna briefly touched upon this issue explaining what the verse actually says considering the context of Romans 4.

Wretched

Pastor Washer on what plagues the Church today! https://www.facebook.com/WretchedNetwork/videos/10155021836931192/

The Prayer that Saved Saul of Tarsus?

THE PRAYER THAT SAVED SAUL? Stephen was a man with a good reputation (Acts 6:3). He was an evangelist who was “full of grace and power, [and] was doing great wonders and signs among the people” (v. 8) during the early days of the church. Sadly his evangelistic activity eventually gets him arrested and is made to appear before the very court that condemned Jesus to death. When he was given the opportunity to present a defense, he instead plays the part of a prosecuting attorney and delivers a seething indictment against the court. He charged the court of being a “stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears, [who] always resist[ed] the Holy Spirit. As [their] fathers did, so do [they]. Which of the prophets did [their] fathers not persecute? And they killed those who announced beforehand the coming of the Righteous One, whom [they had] now betrayed and murdered, [they] who received the law as delivered by angels and did not keep it” (Acts 7:51–53). They, and not Stephen, were the true law breakers. Stephen's indictment was the same as Jesus' when he lamented over Jerusalem saying, “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it!” (Matt. 23:37). The court's response was immediately violent. Stephen wasn't allowed to finish his defense, instead they dragged him out of the city to execute him, but not before the heavens were opened to reveal Jesus standing at the right hand of God (Acts 7:56). Apparently only Stephen could see him, yet he testified to what he saw, but the vision only enraged the officials further. As they were stoning Stephen, he prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit” and falling to his knees with death mere moments away, he loudly prayed one last prayer. He prayed for his persecutors, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them” (v. 60). Among the mob who were stoning Stephen was a young man standing by in some official capacity and who zealously approved of Stephen's execution. His name was Saul. The rest is history. Traditionally the emphasis on Saul's conversion is on Jesus' appearance to him, but we often neglect that Jesus was responding to Stephen's prayer, “Lord, do not hold this sin against him.” Stephen's prayer was perfectly in harmony with God's' will, “Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you” (Matt. 5:44). It was the very thing Jesus modeled on the cross when looked down on his Roman executioners praying, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” And they cast lots to divide his garments.” (Luke 23:34). Stephen was a like Christ. Are you? http://chrisdeluna.blogspot.com/2017/04/the-prayer-that-saved-saul-of-tarsus.html

Abortion Is Today's Child Sacrifice

“When you come into the land that the Lord your God is giving you, you shall not learn to follow the abominable practices of those nations. There shall not be found among you anyone who burns his son or his daughter as an offering” (Deut. 18:19-20) In the ancient world, people sacrificied their children in the name of religion, but today through abortion we sacrifice our children in the name of conveneince.

"God, what does this mean?"

People do not generally believe that things happen for no reason. We are wired to seek for meaning in events and/or personal experiences. In this sermon excerpt, pastor Chris DeLuna explains the relationship between the role scriptures should take in our experiences.

Timeline Photos

Make sure that when we tell others that we are praying for them that we follow through lest we be like the religious leaders of Jesus' day!

"Another Jesus" Thug Life Moment

THUG LIFE SERMON MOMENT! Jesus warned of "false christs" (Matt. 24:24) who would arise and lead people astray. This was the apostle Paul's fear with the Corinthian church, that they would embrace "another Jesus" (2 Cor. 11:4) to their detriment. Pastor Chris described one of the most common false Jesus of our day; the personally customized Jesus. A church member expressed that this was a "thug life" moment during the sermon and thus inspired this video. Enjoy!