Holiness Has Not Changed

Jude 3 says,  "Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints". As a minister of the Gospel, this is one of the duties the Lord has commanded, keep the faith alive.  What is meant by faith?  Accepting and believing the Gospel of Jesus Christ the way it is written.  For in order to go to Heaven, everyone must obey the same Gospel. There is a  charge to preach the Gospel, because one never knows who will be the next person to believe in the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  Preaching the Gospel, so the death, burial and resurrection of Christ can be believed on unto salvation.  What is the Gospel?  The good news that Jesus Christ paid for sin, when he allowed himself to be crucified.  Jesus is God.  He could have called down a legion of Angels to destroy those that set ou...

Romans 6:23 says, "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal like through Jesus Christ our Lord". The world is working over time trying to erase the difference between good and evil, right and wrong.  The prince of this world, satan, knows that hell is real.  He knows that sinners will end up there.  He knows that there is a price to be paid for living a sinful life.  If you ask the average person the question, 'what is sin' you would get all kinds of answers.  However, the Bible states, all unrighteousness is sin.  So satan's next point of attack is the Word of God.  If he can get people to believe the Bible is not true, then how will sin be defined?  It would be defined by what men want sin to be. I thank the good Lord that He has a people that still believe the Bible is the unadulterated truth and what ever is in it is truth.  Therefore, how is truth defined?  By the Word of God. Jesus said, "I am the way, th...

The Church belongs to God!  He purchased it with His blood on Calvary. At no times should anyone try and make the Church a carnal entity.  The work of the Church is to be directed by the Holy Ghost.  It is out of order when one tries to make it appear as if the work of the Church is mans idea or mans ways. I have experienced a lot of people lately saying 'your church' or trying to make the Church Jesus Christ paid with His blood have carnal feelings.  Not so.  A Pastor of a Church purchased by the blood of Jesus has one goal in mind and heart and that is to do what the Lord says to do the way He says to do it.  At no time, does a Pastor ministering in a Church purchased by the blood of Jesus Christ put his or her feeling into the ministry. Jesus told us that without Him , we  can do nothing.  The church is to be led by the Holy Ghost and no one else. Those that profess Christ need to stop trying to put carnal feelings into the Church the Lord...

John 3:16 "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".  What love.  Then verse 17 says, "For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved". So when I hear people say things like "a good God would not send anyone to hell", I ask how that conclusion was drawn.  God does not send anyone to hell.  Men, women, boys and girls send their own souls to hell because they will not receive the redeeming work of the Lord into their life. The two verses above are very clear.  Whosover believeth in him should not perish.  How many people actually believe in the soul saving power of Jesus Christ?  An also, how many people actual realize they need their sins forgiven?  How many people believe they are sinners?  In our world today, most think they are o.k. if they are good citizens.  Not so when ...

II John verses 9-11 says,"Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth no in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God.  He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.  If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed: For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds". There is lot of talk and teaching about whether or not the Bible is true.  Is hell real?  What is the purpose of Church?  Do we still need the Church? All Christians are fake and on and on.  Those that once ran well are going back to the beggardly elements of the world and trying to discredit the Bible. Well, allow me to say this.  In John 3: 3 Jesus said, "Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.  Then verse 6 states, "That which is born of the flesh is flesh: and that which is born of the Spirit is Spirit. Marvel not, v...

Anger is a terrible spirit to have or to have to deal with.  I destroys all that it comes in contact with.  It is not your friend.  The Bible says: "He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devised is hated".  Pr. 14:17 "He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he that ruleth his spirit than he that  taketh a city".  Pr. 16:32 "Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools".  Ec.7:9 Those with the spirit of anger are foolish according to the Bible. If you have an anger spirit, get rid of it before it destroys you.

The wages of sin is still death.  Matters not what man says.  Everything can not and will not make it into Heaven. I see what the enemy is doing with the TV shows that depict the worlds version of a Christian.  Christians are Christ like.  Christians, Saints, do not drink, smoke, go to movies, dances, say curse words, date, fornicate, lie, steal, ........  When I see a false representation of the Church I pray and ask the Lord to help those over look the lies of the false preacher, teacher so the person will not be deceived. Let the Church be the Church.

My prayer is that the People of God will not get weary of living holy.  It seems like there is a spirit that is making some of the Saints grow tired of praying, fasting, studying the Bible, going to Church regularly, witnessing, living a clean life.  Seems like more and more I hear of Saints wanting to or actually going to movies, dances, even drinking (just a little they say).  And then there are the children of the Saints.  The young people seem more interested in the world than the work of the Lord or just the Lord Himself. There is too much back biting, lying, and sin going on.  How can the Church witness to the world if the Church want to be like the world?  What happened to altar calls?  Elders laying hands?   All night prayer meetings?  Tarrying at the altar?  I fear that the electronic world (TV, computers, I phones, text messages,email,instagram, twitter) has loosed a spirit among the people that is going to take over the Spir...

Conviction is still required for repentance to take place. Today in Church, I saw something I have not seen take place in awhile.  I saw a sinner get convicted by the Word of God.  I saw the tears flowing down the cheeks and pride dismissed.  I saw a soul that saw some light of the Gospel.  He saw enought ligth to want to get in place to receive from the Lord.  What a blessing that was!! No whooping.  No hollering.  Just the Gospel preached. God said he chose the foolishness of preaching to save the lost.  I thank the Lord for His word.  It still works. Help me Lord to continue to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ to your Glory.

Jesus Christ is the savior of the world. Many debate who is is.  But the Bible teaches who He is.  Those that preach and teach the Bible need to preach and teach who he is. The Bible says the word became flesh and dwelt among us.  The Bible says 'in the beginning was the word and the word was with God and the word was God.  The same was in the beginning with God".  From the very beginning, there was God.  Before man was every created, there was God.  From Genesis to Malachi God used Prophets to speak through to get man to turn from sin.  Then after 400 years of silence, God came to earth himself.  The word was made flesh. God put himself in Mary and came forth to make a way for sin to be defeated in the lives of men, women, boys and girls.  He gave called the flesh son (coming from the father), then gave the flesh a name.  He called him Jesus.  Matthew 1:21 states: "And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his...

Holiness: Holiness : The Bible teaches to follow peace with all men and holiness without which no man shall see the Lord. Man can not take for granted the way ...

The Bible teaches to follow peace with all men and holiness without which no man shall see the Lord. Man can not take for granted the way he or she lives.  The world is slowly trying to make holiness become obsolete.  The Church can not take down from the standards of the Word. A person can not be 'saved' and still drink, smoke, gamble, fornicate, commit adultery, lie, steal, back bite, hate, kill etc.  Galatians chapter five teaches us how the flesh manifests.  Sin can not be tolerated by the Church if saving souls is the goal. Taking a stand for Holiness has a price.  The Word of God says to come out from among them and be ye separate said the Lord of hosts.  The Saint is in the world but not of the world. Pastor Webb

The Bible teaches that you shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free. I am running into a new generation that does not believe the Bible is the Word of the Lord.  Some of these people are young adults that were raised in Holiness.  They are beginning to believe the Bible is a way to control a persons mind and will so that they are a slave to Jesus.  Some even curse at being taken to Church to learn about Jesus. These are pressing and perilous times.  Hold on Saints