How to know you are truly saved? Lakeland, FL Blog Part 2

But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. - James 1:14

After the first ra ra session there was a few minutes of a break, at this point we stood outside as people were leaving and passed out million dollar bills, we got responses that were varied including the usual "thank yous" and the "I don't need these because I am saved".

In the main lobby there was a large booth where they sold lots of stuff. From books to DVDs. One DVD a lot of people were buying was called "How to Keep your Healing" as if God could take it away from you. (Read James Chapter 6)

But on the table was one book that caught my attention enough for me to actually fork out a whole four quarters.

It was called "How to know if you are Truly Saved" and was about 20 pages long. Upon opening up I was immediately shocked it mentioned Hell, and Punishment...I was blown away! Until I read a few more pages.

I am glad I got this book because I believe it answers some questions as to why the Law is being preached but not having the same conscious striking effect.

In the book it says the following (Paraphrased) "God asked the Devil 'What is your price for Sin' and the devil replied 'Blood'"

The core of the issue comes to this. They believe that the Devil makes them sin, the Sacrifice of Jesus on the Cross was to settle an argument between God and the Devil. As opposed to the right belief that we sin on our own because we are by nature sinful and wicked. Also it is very crucial to the Gospel that the punishment for sin satisfies God's wrath and Justice, not pleasure of Satan.

This is why they could hear the Law, and it not impact their conscious! They believed it was the Devil making them do it! They were in essence worshiping the Devil by giving him so much credit on the fall.

I stopped reading the book...

It was 1pm and time for the "Evangelism Training" ...

The Lakeland "Revival",When Benny Hinn meets "Seeker Friendly"

You know at first I was going to write about this revolting display of "Christianity" with snarkiness and outright disgust. Then I thought for a moment. Those are real people there, who are really suffering, who are really crippled, in pain and if I could very lightly say "Seeking god"(Lowercase) and they are being deceived.

My research paper for Old Testament in Seminary was called "A Compare and Contrast of Old Testament Prophets VS Name It Claim it Theology" so I am very much well versed in this sort of filth being disguised as a revival from God. Oh how I long to be able to go there as a witness and be a light for those who are among the darkness. Oh if I could I would be down there tomorrow. Those people need to be saved! Not from pains in their back, blindness or cancer...but from Hell. Even if these people were really healed from all sorts of diseases and medical conditions how puny is your sight being restored if you can see the path to Hell? They need Sins forgiven...

This is taken from their site on god-TV (yea I wrote it in Lowercase)

We need YOU… the Body of Christ needs YOU… the lost world needs YOU to ensure these live broadcasts keep going for the next 40 days!

(They capitalized the hedonism not me.)

What? The Body of Christ NEEDS something? They need ME? I think if it is a true revival from God, it needs nothing but God to keep going? Because we all know that without the financial support of the First Five Hundred who saw Jesus ascend Christianity would be nowhere today!

Anyways just to let you know in this video they claim to not be drunk... Why did they mention that? Is it because they speak, look, slur and act drunk? Did they have some need to defend themselves from those accusations?




What do you think? Am I just full of bad theology or them? Oh how I wish these guys would just go one on one in a debate...Just Once put their view of theology to the test for the world to see, so they might be exposed!