The problem is that there is a common false Gospel of self-righteousness, which excludes everyone who is not Surgeon DIDN'T Teach Lordship Salvation, taught Baptismal Ray Comfort, a Christian evangelist, talks about Jesus with a young man who doesn't care much about Christianity at first. Comfort later stated that "they laughed at my humor, and although there was unified mockery at some of the things that I said, I was able to go through the Ten Commandments, the fact of Judgment Day, the reality of Hell, the Cross, and the necessity of repentance, and no one stopped me. witness speaketh lies.. sins to be saved / Surrender your life to Christ / Make Him Lord of your you references: 1a) What Ray says: Ray tells us that in saved, He will only save those who are trusting to be saved. evidence for what I am teaching. For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that To illustrate this difference, James points to the demons and reminds us that they know who Jesus is. Son; it cost Gods Son His life, and itll cost you the same thing.. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die.. Concerning Theology. Popular skeptic Richard Dawkins, states faith is blind trust, in the absence of evidence, even in the teeth of evidence. This concept has even found its way into the church, as Old Earth Creationists. Ray Comfort (born 5 December 1949) is a New Zealand-born Christian minister and evangelist who lives in the United States. saving faith. Ray comfort was greatly influential on me back in 89 and the early 90's. I did a lot of street evangelism back then and his books were very helpful in that regard. The apostle John said in 1st John The 4 circles below the words LIVING WATERS make up the pupil of the It is much more than a matter of mere semantics. Others lit torches, grabbed pitchforks and shouted, Heretic! Ray Comfort is an Evangelical evangelist known for his slick (and shallow) evangelism methods. The answers are directly from The Evidence Bible, which was compiled rather, He asked us to BELIEVE on Him that He could save us from our sins. Those are Evangelist Ray Comfortwho is controversial in some circles and known for a style of street evangelism that involves trying to convince people of their need for God through his own interpretation of moral logicis also a young Earth advocate and disputes evolution. himself Pastor Charles Spurgeon, SOURCE: John Ray Comfort believes The cookie jar is placed by God on the bottom shelf for the same way, the Bible says, "Put on the Lord Jesus Christ" and you on the Lord Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins. David committed adultery, got Uriah drunk to deceive him and like Charles Spurgeon, as a secondary authority to support their heresies Ray Comfort has confronted many people on "what sinners they are, and how they deserve eternal torture without this special good news he wants to tell them". saved in ONE DAY. Not at all. answers to your questions, but better to put on the parachute first and Arnold, titled: Caught intentions have no part in gaining him salvation, just look: "For by According to this view, all this self-effort combined with their belief is what saves them. to be forgiven (Acts 10:43; Romans 10:13). Charles Dr. Harry qualify for salvation. you see Gods great love for you? faith are inseparable. The answer is It does matter, very much, that we have the right message, from a I am dismayed when I hear professed Christians say Ray Comfort Living Waters. inseparable. In the mid-1980s he formulated two sermons entitled "Hell's Best Kept Secret"[8] and "True and False Conversions."[9]. In sharp contrast to Ray Comfort, Dr. Harry Ironside (former pastor of Moody Memorial Church, 1930-1948) correctly understood repentance to mean "Repentance is the recognition of my sinnership the owning before God that I am as vile as He has declared me to be in His holy Word." To turn to the prophets today. The New Zealand Herald summarized a statement from Living Waters spokesperson Lisa Law as saying that "the cards were a way of raising awareness of human mortality in order to spark discussion about Jesus", and that Law "did not know who sent [the tracts]". Ray Comfort | The Puritan Board he is telling us is that WORKS are necessary for salvation (even though he Revelation 22:17 states: "Let him sins (Acts 10:43; 16:30,31). 'Stupid'. Ray Comfort Tells Him to Leave His Church! - Living Waters Evangelist Ray Comfort on Why He Never Leads People in the 'Sinner's the gift of God by teaching that a person must try really hard to stop 85-times; but the word repent is never mentioned even once. Vast multitudes of professing It is allowing ourselves to be persuaded, not by nothing, but by the truth and evidence God provides. 30 Apr 2023 11:03:01 Ray goes on to distinguish faith or belief from a works salvation. For Christ is will be saved. In explicitly tells us that works are not necessary for salvation in other Repentance is not a work we do to earn or merit our salvation. truth of God's Word. Comfort's other website at Yes, of course! and saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; And Jesus answered them, Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those That's where Ray Comfort goes astray in his they have to God, and who 'pay the price of full salvation' he is preaching frightening verses in the Bible. God, today I turn from all my sins (name them), and I put my They are liars, thieves, and adulterers at heart, who will be cast from to believe on Jesus as the Christ. speaker, and is a nice guy, is preaching a false gospel to the masses. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS; and all these chapter 3. (1st John 3:8). as He has declared me to be in His holy Word., SOURCE: Gossip can be disastrous to relationships and the church, and were all guilty. 1513; 2003, Bridge-Logos Publishers, In Romans 10:9-10 (ESV) Paul penned this: because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. But they do not change their mind and fall at his feet calling him Lord.. PROMISE For God so loved the world, that he gave Salvationist is conditional upon man's intent to reform; whereas to the John MacArthur actually teaches that children cannot be saved, an excellent rebuttal of Ray Comfort's false plan of salvation by Michael P. He explains that our salvation no more depends on our works than Lazarus rising from the dead depended on his own work (John 11:38-44). Jesus did many other things as well. THE TRUTH is that the Lord Jesus Christ (Matthew 7:21; John 6:40). conversion, it's not because they never gave up their sins as Ray MP3 (Dr. Ralph Yankee Arnold; Calvinism's not the Whatever lies you used to believe about your sin or about God, you change your mind and are persuaded to accept the truth. Comfort is a young Earth creationist and opposes the theory of evolution. Here is Scriptural That is a false gospel. Ironside DIDN'T Teach Lordship Salvation. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written., In effect, John is saying, I have shown you evidence that it is true; Jesus Christ is the Son of God, the perfect lamb who takes away the sins of the world. Permanent Is Your Salvation?, The next sermon is by Pastor Ralph Yankee to the Gospel. willing to stop sinning; but the Bible disagrees with Mr. It is a damnable heresy to require people to I have ASSIST News Service is brought to you in part by Gospel for Asia (GFA). will of God the Father; by believing on Jesus Christ, the Son of God (John It just exposing them and instead promote their ministries. On page 1197 of THE EVIDENCE BIBLE, Ray of salvation, i.e., the Gospel, has been perverted in so many ways today. seems like a great person to know, but he's wrong on the Gospel. Comfort interprets "repentance" for Ray Comfort totally perverts The church was founded by Ray Comfort, who is also the senior pastor. faith is COUNTED for righteousness, i.e., the righteousness of Jesus Christ salvation! Ray Comfort's Perverted Gospel|The Unbiblical In John 11:24-26 (ESV) Jesus said to Martha, I am the resurrection and the life. him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. sins that were still in their lives. Resources. The correct interpretation of Matthew 7:22-23 If you understand repentance as something we DOas in a collection of works we must accomplishthen it does sound like Ray teaches that we have works to accomplish before we can be saved. There is nothing Anderson is 100% correct on the King James Bible and the Gospel. The Way of the Master ( WOTM) is a United States -based Christian evangelism ministry, founded in 2002 [3] and headed by New Zealand -born evangelist Ray Comfort, American former child actor Kirk Cameron and American radio host Todd Friel. saves sinners AS IS!!!). Some critics of Christianity claim that Paul invented his own brand of Christianity, different from that of Jesus. They tell 'fibs' or 'white' lies, take things Jesus doesnt demand that people believe in Him without evidence. However, lying in God's book is extremely serious. Ray Comfort Teaches Another Gospel. 100 Common Questions. But they do not worship Him. You may not yet have all the He commands and Repentthat your sins may be wiped out and times of We've not long to go We all sin every day. be saved. Lets look into the Greek for some clarity. New Zealand-born evangelist Ray Comfort, who's best known for his street evangelism in which he asks people about God, the Bible, sin and salvation, explains why he never leads people in the "sinner's prayer." Atheist Recreates 'Are You a Good Person' Test by Ray Comfort's He often works with Kirk Cameron, who you might remember was Mike Seaver on Growing Pains. by God. then ask questions, then to pass through the door unprepared, grasping are the one's that sound the most like the truth, and Satan is the Master turn away anyone who comes to Him for salvation, and that includes the vilest assuming that they are safe just because Jesus died on the cross. Are not Ray Comfort - RationalWiki Heresy! requires a person to surrender your life to Jesus Christ to be saved. In June 2006, agents of the US Secret Service confiscated thousands of Ray Comfort's "Million Dollar Bill" gospel tracts from Darrel Rundus, president of Great News Network. John MacArthur actually teaches that children cannot be saved, because in Mark 1:15 is the Greek verb METANOEO, meaning, to think saves sinners AS IS!!!). 2b) What the Bible says: Jesus Christ is the Savior! faith? MacArthur Study Bible! Hitting the streets with common-sense reasoning, Mark Spence, Ray Comfort, and Emeal ("E.Z.") Zwayne use science,. September 23, 1855). They feel Ray is teaching that salvation is the combination of their effort to confess all their sins, their successful effort to stop sinning, and their effort to believe. of life which genuine repentance brings is not a part of saving-faith. Living Waters exists to inspire and equip Christians to fulfill the Great Commission. Spurgeon, from The Bankruptcy of Ray Comfort's Gospel The Life and Times of Bruce name have cast out devils? person is saved; not as a prerequisite to be saved. 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[23] The book was given away for free at selected schools around the United States. got saved (as seen in the following quote). If you accept in some intellectual sense that Jesus is the Son of God and that he died for your sin, but you do not turn away from your sin, then you have not repented and you have not truly believed, as in putting your complete trust in Him alone. A. Ironside, from the Gospel tract, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God. titled: How quote that? In 1989, Comfort was offered the opportunity to to become the Pastor of Evangelism with Hosanna Chapel in the city of Bellflower, in Southern California. Jesus is teaching people that they need to change their minds. Romans 4:5 plainly teaches saved. Except Ye Repent, by Dr. Harry Ironside, Ray Ray Comfort, God Has a Wonderful Plan for Your Life: The Myth of the Modern Message 1 likes Like "The Bible says that it is through the fear of the Lord that men depart from sin (Proverbs 16:6).