Wednesday, June 19, 2013

God is at war with you regadless of what Paul says! Once more James Flanders is wrong.

How many times must I correct his errors in thought?

In a recent article, the false teacher James Flanders once more attempts to make the point that Christ is the ultimate Savior of all rather than the Savior a tiny minority (the faithful who have saved themselves through their works). In fact, he even goes as far as to say that God is at peace with humanity nor reckoning their sins against them. What hogwash?

As I examine his writings and listen to the audio messages on his site, it is becoming more apparent that the Apostle Paul was also a heretic whose writings have no place in the holy writ. His letters contain dangerous lies which when taken to mean what they say lead people like James Flanders to come to very unrealistic conclusions about Christ. In fact, it takes people such as this to the place of not understanding in the least bit the commission and calling of true Christians (which they are not).

I don't care if Paul tells us that we have been given a ministry of reconciliation, I believe we have been given a ministry of warning, and dare I say threatening the world with the unquenchable and everlasting flames of hell if they do not repent thoroughly and make themselves through good works worthy of the love and acceptance of our loving and gracious God.

The biggest threat I see today are those who focus too much on the love of God. This makes for a sappy and worthless belief system. God is not altogether love. God only loves those who first love him and offer themselves completely to him. God thoroughly hates the majority of humanity and has prepared their eternal place of unrest and sorrow and there is nothing they can do to change that fact.

I have the ministry of warning people of their eternal fate in flames, yet I also know that there is no way for them to escape for they have been predestined to burn forever for the glory of God.

God so loved the world (or so Jesus said) but he hates the majority! However, if they make the predestined free will choice to love the Lord with all their heart, they can transform the hatred of God into unconditional love based upon their own effort and religious performance.

If you have an enlightened mind you will understand that the only way to salvation is to make the free will choice to accept God's work of predestining you to make the free will choice. It is only through meriting the favor of God based upon your own goodness that you can gain the unmerited favor of God. It is all so simple really. If you are illuminated.

Some have said that I contradict myself, but that is simply because they are blind, stupid, and and hell bound.

Only the truly illuminated mind can understand that God's unconditional love comes with many conditions attached. It is only the blind and spiritually dead who cannot grasp the simple truth.

Below you will find the latest article from the aforementioned spreader of heresy. If you are truly a believer you will know that it is pure filth and a misrepresentation of all that God is.

If you agree with anything in the article, you too must consider the fact that you are hell bound and there is nothing you can do about it and that unless you make the free will decision to focus on meriting the love of God you will by no means be in God's grace ever. Only a simpleton would think that the grace of God is truly unmerited favor.

Please cautiously read the following heretical article:

Why Would You Think God Is At War With You?
Is It Possible You Are Missing An Important Message?

World War 2 ended in August of 1945. However many Japanese soldiers who had been stationed in remote island locations either did not get word. So for many years they continued to live as though they were still at war. They could have been living at peace and gone home to their families but instead they continued to live in a state of anxiousness, fear, and anxiety.

Not long ago I read about two soldiers who stepped out of the jungle to surrender sixty years after the war had ended. One of them was 85 years old and the other was 87. Can you imagine living the majority of your life as if you are at war, hiding on an island, when all the while you could have lived at peace?

When I first heard about those poor soldiers, I couldn't help but think about worldly religion and the fact that there are billions of people who are living as though God is at war with them and out to get them. As a result, they spend their life either running from God and hiding, or trying to appease Him in the hopes that He, somehow due to their own works and effort will eventually accept them. They live in fear and anxiety believing that God is an angry enemy bent on their demise. Like Adam and Eve in the Garden, they spend much of their time running and hiding from God believing He is their enemy, when in reality He is anything but an enemy. In fact He is at peace with them.

Before we look at Scripture, we are first going to look at two word meanings.

Have you ever used the words conciliate and conciliation in conversation? What about the words reconcile and reconciliation?

Reconciliation is what takes place when two people or groups who had been estranged from one another reach a point where whatever had torn them apart is set aside by both parties and they come back together.

Conciliation is a bit different.

Have you ever heard of one party wanting the relationship to be restored, going out of their way to make that point to the other, doing whatever they could possibly do to no longer be estranged, yet the other side doesn't accept it? Perhaps they believe that the actions taken by the other were not sincere. Or perhaps they simply can't let go of whatever happened in the past, therefore they refuse to reciprocate.

One side is ready and willing for the relationship to be healed and whole but the other side isn't, therefore they are not reconciled. The first party is conciliated toward the other, they are more than ready for restoration to take place, but restoration can only take place when the other party is conciliated toward them. When both sides conciliate restoration takes place. Make sense?

The point being, one side can be at peace with the other, yet because the other side for whatever reason doesn't believe it or won't accept it they continue to live at odds with the other when all the while they could be living at peace in a reconciled relationship.

My friend, God is at peace with you, whether you believe it yet or not. The cross of Calvary where Christ Jesus bled and died is a proof of that conciliation. Peace has been made through the cross. I encourage you to begin living in that reality.

Take a look at these verses from the Apostle Paul in 2nd Corinthians chapter 5 verses 18-21.

"Yet all is of God, Who conciliates us to Himself through Christ, and is giving us the dispensation of the conciliation, how that God was in Christ, conciliating the world to Himself, not reckoning their offenses to them, and placing in us the word of the conciliation. For Christ, then, are we ambassadors, as of God entreating through us. We are beseeching for Christ's sake, 'Be conciliated to God!' For the One not knowing sin, He makes to be a sin offering for our sakes that we may be becoming God's righteousness in Him."

The cross of Christ was God proving or demonstrating His heart of conciliation toward all humanity. The message we are to take to the world is the message of this conciliation. We are to encourage others to be conciliated toward God so that reconciliation will take place and they can begin to live in peace resting in the grace of God.

If we miss the point that God was conciliating the world to Himself through the cross, not reckoning their offenses to them, I believe we are missing a key element of the Evangel and diminishing the work of Christ.

Please take a few moments to once more slowly and carefully read the God inspired words of the Apostle Paul above.


James Flanders in an Arizona native who spent much of his life thinking God was at war with him, missing the message that peace had truly been made through the cross of Calvary and the good news was better than he imagined. www.jamesflanders.com www.youtube.com/channel/UCH8TgnMyX2WnC_lSEMYG7Sg

Friday, June 7, 2013

Dispensation, Reconciliation, The Fullness of The Times? Nonsense!!!!

In his latest installment in a series of articles supposedly demonstrating God's ultimate plan to save all humanity at the end of the ages, James Flanders is forced to use a so called Literal Translation of the Bible rather than the God inspired 1611 King James (which in my opinion is the only translation which can be trusted. After all, if it was good enough for Jesus and Paul, it most certainly must be good enough for me. Amen!).

I must exercise some restraint at this point. You see, the heretic whom this site blog is dedicated has actually in times past implied that the King James Version is actually inaccurate in it's translating of the word hell. The very idea infuriates me. How could anyone even suggest that there would be any errors in our beloved 1611 version?

In the article below, Flanders quotes from Ephesians chapter 1 (as written in Young's Literal Translation), things which I am most certain are nowhere to be found in the KJV (although I haven't checked yet for myself).

As is typical for heretics, he plants seeds of doubt regarding the validity of the traditions of man and seems to exaggerate the love of God, the goodness of God, and the success of Christ upon the cross of Calvary. He then seems to place too much stock in the words of Paul being taken at face value. However, if we take Paul's words at face value, it would create extreme damage to our doctrine and traditions.

For instance, in the Ephesians passage, Paul speaks of God ultimately bringing "into one the whole in the Christ, both the things in the heavens, and the things upon the earth." This cannot mean what it says, or else it would bring far too much false hope to far too many people and in fact unwarranted hope for all creation, including the fallen principalities, powers, etc. Whoever heard of Christ bringing hope to all humans, much less all created beings?

The author then tries to support this nonsense by quoting from Paul's letter to the Colossians.

As you read the following article for yourself, you will realize that our orthodox traditions do not allow for such a high view of Christ and his bloody sacrifice. The passages cited cannot possibly mean what they say or we would have to conclude that much of what we teach and much of what we fear has no basis in reality. On top of that if these things were indeed true, we would have to re-write all of our Sunday School Curriculum!

Please read the following with caution.


The Fullness Of The Times

Not only is Paul the Apostle the chief of all sinners, but as you read his letters you discover that he is also the chief of writing run on sentences. In Young's Literal Translation of the Bible, in Ephesians chapter 1 we find a sentence which spans from verse 3 all the way down to verse 14. Please take a few minutes to read this sentence slowly absorbing each word.

"Blessed [is] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who did bless us in every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, according as He did choose us in him before the foundation of the world, for our being holy and unblemished before Him, in love, having foreordained us to the adoption of sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, to the praise of the glory of His grace, in which He did make us accepted in the beloved, in whom we have the redemption through his blood, the remission of the trespasses, according to the riches of His grace, in which He did abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence, having made known to us the secret of His will, according to His good pleasure, that He purposed in Himself, in regard to the dispensation of the fulness of the times, to bring into one the whole in the Christ, both the things in the heavens, and the things upon the earth -- in him; in whom also we did obtain an inheritance, being foreordained according to the purpose of Him who the all things is working according to the counsel of His will, for our being to the praise of His glory, [even] those who did first hope in the Christ, in whom ye also, having heard the word of the truth -- the good news of your salvation -- in whom also having believed, ye were sealed with the Holy Spirit of the promise, which is an earnest of our inheritance, to the redemption of the acquired possession, to the praise of His glory. (Ephesians 1:3-14)

Wow! How is that for a full sentence? You could spend a lifetime absorbing the richness of what you just read. Don't you think?

In this article, I'd like you to focus in on one phrase found in verse ten. "in regard to the dispensation of the fulness of the times, to bring into one the whole in the Christ, both the things in the heavens, and the things upon the earth -- in him."

Like the verses we've looked at in previous articles, we have to ask; "Can this possibly mean, what it sounds like Paul is saying? Can it truly be that that ultimately God is going to bring all things in the heavens and the earth together in Christ? Can that possibly mean what it says? Or does it mean something else?"

A key phrase is "fullness of the times."

God is all about working in ages, in times, in eons. In fact, He has laid out specific things He is going to do at certain points in the times. Here Paul says that in the fullness of the times God will gather the whole of the heavens and the earth together in Christ.

When a person dies, that is not the fullness of the times. When an unbeliever stands before God at the Great White Throne for judgment, that is not the fullness of the times. If a person is cast into the Lake of fire, which Scripture refers to as the second death that is not the fullness of the times.

Eventually, the times, the ages, the eons, will end. At that point, Paul tells us that God will bring into one the whole in the Christ, both the things in the heavens, and the things upon the earth -- in him.

A great commentary on Ephesians chapter 1 is found in Colossians chapter 1.

As Paul speaks of Christ he says; "He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins. He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist. And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence. For it pleased the Father that in Him all the fullness should dwell, and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross." (Colossians 1:13-20)

Just as Ephesians chapter one is extremely rich, so is Colossians chapter one.

I'd like you to pay special attention to one particular phrase that you just read. "For it pleased the Father that in Him all the fullness should dwell, and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross."

What things does Paul claim will ultimately be reconciled to God through Christ? All things!

All things where? All things on earth and in the heavenlies!

When will we see this happen? According to Paul in Ephesians chapter 1, it will happen at dispensation of the fullness of the times.

Let me ask you. Do you think Paul know what he was talking about? Will all things on earth and heaven be reconciled to God? Is the work of Christ on Calvary ultimately greater than the work of Adam in the Garden of Eden? Is Paul missing the point? Or has the church at large been missing the point?

Arizona native James Flanders is a blogger (not a pastor) whose focus is the ultimate triumph resulting from the work of Christ. You can find links to many Bible teachings on his Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/james.flanders1
His audio site is at this address: http://www.jamesflanders.com/the-big-archivenew-stuff.html

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Teaching That God Wills All To Be Saved Is A Heinous Heresy!

I have come across yet more articles from James Flanders which to my eyes are indeed utter heresy.

In his latest installment of heinous ramblings about the so called far reaching affects of the sacrifice of Christ on the cross of Calvary, he ventures into the realm of supposing that it is without doubt the will of God to save and bring to truth all humanity that has ever walked the earth.

Have you ever heard such nonsense? Have you heard anything so contrary to our tradition of limited atonement? How could it be possible that God wills all to be saved, when we know beyond a shadow of doubt that only a tiny few will ultimately be saved from eternal hell-fire!

It seems more than obvious that those who aren't smart enough to make a conscious confession of faith in Christ before death will not and cannot be redeemed. They are beyond the reach of the grace of God. Their free-will choice to not hear, believe, and receive Christ before death will forever put them beyond the loving reach of God.

God may "will" all to be saved, but without doubt the will of man will ultimately keep God from accomplishing His will. Yes God is all powerful! But the free will of man is more powerful than the will of God!

True, there are Scripture passages that seem to imply that God always accomplished His purpose, in fact the above mentioned author quotes some of them in the article below. However, this cannot be the case because tradition maintains that the will of man and the ignorance of man places the final nail in his hell bent coffin.

I could go on and on about the nonsense contained in the following writings, however as you read them for yourself, I am confident you will recognize it for what it is ( It is an elevating of GOD, His will, His desire, and His power to a level that is simply unfitting and out of line with the long held traditional doctrine of the majority and we know that when it comes to Biblical truth the majority rules).

Here is the latest theological sludge from Flanders.

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Who Does God Will To Be Saved? Does God Always Accomplish His Will?

Rather than speculating about the answer, let's look at a few passages of Scripture that will give us the answer. First is a short little statement from the Apostle Paul in Ephesians chapter one. It's a phrase which I had missed time and again as I repeatedly read this letter.

"In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will…" (Ephesians 1:11)

That's an amazing statement. God works all things according to the council of His will. Can that be?

Take a look at what God spoke through the prophet Isaiah:

"Remember the former things of old, For I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me, Declaring the end from the beginning, And from ancient times things that are not yet done, Saying, 'My counsel shall stand, And I will do all My pleasure,' 11 Calling a bird of prey from the east, The man who executes My counsel, from a far country. Indeed I have spoken it; I will also bring it to pass. I have purposed it; I will also do it." (Isaiah 46:9-11)

If you read the words above slowly and carefully, would you agree that it sounds like God is saying, "What God wants God gets?"

Take a look at Psalm 33 verses 10 and 11.

"The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; He makes the plans of the peoples of no effect. The counsel of the Lord stands forever, The plans of His heart to all generations." (Psalm 33:10,11)

Once more, it sounds like whatever God wills God will accomplish. What God wills will be done.

What about the will of God in First Timothy chapter 2 verse 4? Do you know what it says?

Before looking at this verse, let's get the flow of the passage starting in verse 1.

"I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time. (1st Timothy 2:1-6 King James Version)

Let's take a look once more at verse 4. As Paul speaks of God he says that He "Will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth."

Pause and think about that. God wills that how many would be saved? God wills that how many would come to the knowledge of the truth?

Some English translations have rendered this verse differently saying that "God desires all to be saved."

If you are wondering what the original Greek word is, here you go.

Thelo: 1) to will, have in mind, intend a) to be resolved or determined, to purpose b) to desire, to wish c) to love 1) to like to do a thing, be fond of doing d) to take delight in, have pleasure

Take a moment to once again read those definitions. A few moments ago you read a passage from Isaiah where God said that whatever He purposes He will do. Do you believe that applies to His ultimate purpose for all people ultimately being saved and coming to the knowledge of the truth? Or is this the one instance where God fails to accomplish His will and purpose? Is the majority of the church missing something by holding to the view of God ultimately failing to reconcile all to Himself?

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