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Another Sermon for the Starving Bible Believing Christians All Over the World Wide Web
2005 - Touchet Baptist Church, Touchet, Washington - Pastor Mike Paulson - 2005
Expounding the way of God more perfectly - Acts 18:26 - with the Scriptures Rightly Divided - II Timothy 2:15
Confusing Questions
With One Simple Answer
Part II
As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things;
in which are some things hard to be understood,
which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest,
as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.
II Peter 3:16
Tonight, we look at more confusing questions - this time from the Gospels and early Acts.

Why?  Because that is where more and more church folks are sitting if they sit on any doctrine at all.  Purpose Driven, ALPHA, Promise Keepers, Denominations, Creeks of all kinds, and more and more baptist churches - even the KJB guys are using the Great Commission - and that is all from the end of the Gospels and into early Acts.

Can it be used as a jumping board to Paul's epistles?  I suppose, but why?
1)  It sends the new 'convert' right into the wrong part of the Bible for their studies, etc.
2)  Pau preaches salvation and the right Jesus Christ!  Why not just show them Paul's gospel.
3)  We can NOT do what the Great Commission says that we should be able to do.
4)  We can NOT do all that Jesus even says we are to do!  Why? Because He is telling this stuf to the JEWS, not to us!
5)  Paul is our apostle today - why go back to the other ones?
6)  The New Testament didn't begin until after Christ died - so why come up short and preach the catholic church in early Acts?  You will have to go BACKWARDS in the Book to backup what you are preaching in early Acts!  Go FORWARD into Paul's gospel.
7)  We are going to be judged by Paul's gospel, we may as well show folks what Paul says about Christ, who will be the judge!

Here are some questions to ask the Great Commission - early church designed preachers - the modern Christian today!

Explain Matthew 15:21-26?
Add verses 27-29
Matthew 16:18? What church is this a reference to?
Matthew 16:27?
Matthew 17:20?  Have you moved a mountain lately?  Has anything been impossible for you?
Matthew 18:29?  What if there is only ONE - yourself?
Mark 9:23?
Mark 10:14,15?
Mark 10:27?
Luke 11:9-10?  Haven't you asked?  Did you receive?  Haven't you knocked?  Was it opened?
Luke 11:28?  Do you keep it?  Are you blessed?  Ever had a bad day, etc.?
Luke 14:33?  Have you given up all?
John 5:16?
John 5:18?
John 5:28,29?
John 6:54-58?
John 16:13
John 16:23,24
John 20:21-23
John 21:15-17?
Acts 2:4-8?
Acts 2:17?
Acts 2:38?
Acts 2:41-47?
Matthew 5:4?
Matthew 5:5?
Matthew 5:6?
Matthew 5 etc.
Matthew 5:10-12
Matthew 5:18?
Matthew 5:19
Matthew 5:20?
Matthew 5:22c?
Matthew 5:25?
Matthew 5:28
Matthew 5:29,30?
Matthew 5:34?
Matthew 5:39?
Matthew 5:44-45
Matthew 5:48
Matthew 6:7
Matthew 6:9-13
Matthew 6:14,15
Matthew 6:16-18
Matthew 6:25
Matthew 7:1,2
Matthew 7:6
Matthew 7:7-12
Matthew 7:24-27

You don't need to go to the Greek to answer these confusing questions!
You don't need a new modern 'easier to understand' bible perversion!
You don't need a formal education or a pastor who has one in order for you to understand the answer to those questions!

As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things;
in which are some things hard to be understood,
which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest,
as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.
II Peter 3:16

The answer is very simple...
Just like this morning's message on Heb to Rev
We can lmost certainly learn a lot about Christ from gospels, etc. and from the correct answers, but...
...those questions are not TO us today!
And now for the shocker...

Why do modern church folks preach / live / design their church, etc. on the Great Commission?
    (and Great Commandment, etc. - Ten Commandments, etc.)
Matthew 28:19,20 along with Mark 16:15-20
We don't do those things today - we can't - the devil will, though.  Rev 16; II Thess 2, etc.

Jesus Gospel?
What did Jesus Himself preach?  See Matthew 4:23; 9:35 (KOH) and then Mark 1:14 (KOG)

What about Paul's Gospel?
See Romans 16:25,26 - Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began,  But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:

Jesus will judge us from Paul's gospel - why is that?
Romans 2:16 - In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.

Why doesn't Jesus preach HIS OWN GOSPEL today?
    answer: because He knew the antichrist would!

Matthew 24:5 -For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.  So wouldn't you think they would be preaching Jesus' Gospel instead of Paul's?  The lost world takes anyone in - myra Ghumba robie, etc.  but the religious crowd - they have to hear about Jesus!
Do you see the signs of the antichrist - signs according to the Scriptures, that is...  Pentecostal flavouring... etc.

Paul never calls it Jesus Gospel / Gospel of Jesus!
Paul calls it the Gospel of Christ - the glorious gospel of Christ - gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ!
Example: II Thessalonians 1:8 (obey the gospel of Lord Jesus Christ - that is what Paul preaches - not the gospel of Jesus / Jesus' gospel)!
In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:

The Antichrist preaches
Jesus' Gospel Today!
Even if it is KJ!

Preaching the Great Commission TODAY is preaching the gospel of the antichrist!

The 'new' bibles are even setting up modern Christianity to be willing to take the mark!

Well of course, that should surprise you?
He is the anti CHRIST and it is CHRIST"S gospel that he must preach - NOT PAUL'S!
He is not the 'anti-Paul' - he is the anti-christ!  duh!

Studying and following Paul's writings will EXPOSE the work of the Antichrist today!
Especially in our own KJBOnly churches!
The devil is after our children!!!

We are not to be ignorant of his devices!
Preaching the gospel of Jesus today is one of his devices!

Preaching the truth today is to be preaching Paul's Gospel!
In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.
Rom:2:16
Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel,
and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery,
which was kept secret since the world began,
Rom:16:25