tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392239807591198733.comments2023-04-16T06:02:46.062-04:00<a href="http://beltoftruth1.blogspot.com/">Belt of Truth 1 (BOT1)</a>bot1http://www.blogger.com/profile/09208475732048677499noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392239807591198733.post-1538269722894675552020-04-01T07:07:01.275-04:002020-04-01T07:07:01.275-04:00I just heard this poem while listen to a sermon en...I just heard this poem while listen to a sermon entitled "The Damning Deception of Empty Words and Empty Hearts" by John F. MacArthur who is one that stands on the Truth of God's Word in this world filled with lies and deception. Thank fir allowing the Holy Spirit to use you and share with others!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04595771546611614402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392239807591198733.post-37908023240403150322020-03-21T10:14:38.271-04:002020-03-21T10:14:38.271-04:00Heard your poem from John macarthur....thankyou Mr...Heard your poem from John macarthur....thankyou Mr. O'Hara...Susan Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17541623859799222708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392239807591198733.post-70411128958818294312020-01-21T14:56:41.796-05:002020-01-21T14:56:41.796-05:00I just "heard" the YouTube video of the ...I just "heard" the YouTube video of the same sermon today. And it seems like that others did the same. I'm usually commuting to work while I listen to these videos and this is one that I've heard it before. I actually remembered to catch the name of Jeff O'Hara today. How true this words are. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17348980042083284681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392239807591198733.post-46644843328467473932020-01-04T12:56:58.515-05:002020-01-04T12:56:58.515-05:00Same! Found this poem by listening to Pastor MacAu...Same! Found this poem by listening to Pastor MacAuthor. Melovebrandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04157186362517585477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392239807591198733.post-1563508953841510872019-12-16T00:49:18.128-05:002019-12-16T00:49:18.128-05:00Great post.
https://form.jotform.com/193490608708...Great post.<br /><br /><a href="https://form.jotform.com/193490608708466" rel="nofollow">https://form.jotform.com/193490608708466</a>alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06002144866318313147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392239807591198733.post-82338751790413404762019-12-14T07:54:37.490-05:002019-12-14T07:54:37.490-05:00I TOO heard your poem via a John MacArthur sermon ...I TOO heard your poem via a John MacArthur sermon titled "Saved or Self-Deceived, Part2 (Matthew 7:21-27).<br />By the time I heard the third line I was already in search of your poem. I had to have it to share with others.<br />Well written, well done... the message is clear.<br />Like many others (I'm sure), I TOO seek permission to use your poem when I am sharing about THE TRUTH.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392239807591198733.post-13678976265432385962019-07-08T00:43:29.025-04:002019-07-08T00:43:29.025-04:00I too heard this inspirational poem in a John MacA...I too heard this inspirational poem in a John MacArthur sermon. I love it...Beautifully written powerful words of truth! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392239807591198733.post-80271784918460074092019-04-18T12:52:12.141-04:002019-04-18T12:52:12.141-04:00Good afternoon Mr. O'Hara! Jesus saved me 16 y...Good afternoon Mr. O'Hara! Jesus saved me 16 years ago. Over the past year and a half I have been writing a book on my life change. I would like to encourage you, and also as permission to use the poem Lord, Lord in the segment called the Scariest Thing I've ever read or heard. Thanking God for using you as a vessel and disciple! Have a great day of worship! David David N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04012134597912559490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392239807591198733.post-42357744379699924232019-01-23T20:25:01.959-05:002019-01-23T20:25:01.959-05:00This is a real wake up call for us a Christians. T...This is a real wake up call for us a Christians. That a life of just simply tolerating our Sin is normal. That's something we cannot be doing. I pray I, as well as you give into God.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04369619331476643472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392239807591198733.post-37959682096155036032018-09-21T20:45:58.743-04:002018-09-21T20:45:58.743-04:00Same here Karen. Love this!
Same here Karen. Love this!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05014414288188221340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392239807591198733.post-17858187691898405392018-09-06T23:37:46.305-04:002018-09-06T23:37:46.305-04:00Just found this poem while listening to a John Mac...Just found this poem while listening to a John MacArthur sermon on “appeal to charismatic pretenders” from November 7, 2013. Thought you might appreciate knowing your poem was used in preaching the truth. A poem from 2009 found in 2018. Awesome!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05219405187687434630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392239807591198733.post-63056023550349760052018-05-07T21:24:48.419-04:002018-05-07T21:24:48.419-04:00This is about the only place that i found where i ...This is about the only place that i found where i can respond to your "Quote for the day".<br /><br />Simply, TRUTH IS! Each and every "biblical(which rightly translated and understood IS "The Word of TRUTH)" is biased and perverted in accordance with the religious dogma and worldly views of the translator(s)!<br />http://asimpleandspirituallife.blogspot.com/2014/10/all-so-called-biblical-translations-are.htmlelderchildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09827206019505093406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392239807591198733.post-72513050656017471672018-02-12T01:19:25.988-05:002018-02-12T01:19:25.988-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.GRSshoeshttp://grsshoes.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392239807591198733.post-57947179007008637092017-09-10T08:01:15.173-04:002017-09-10T08:01:15.173-04:00You are correct, the church is really the people. ...You are correct, the church is really the people. However, I guess over time "go to church" has become a colloquial expression which means to attend church services. bot1https://www.blogger.com/profile/09208475732048677499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392239807591198733.post-41416125870964614352017-09-10T07:18:13.527-04:002017-09-10T07:18:13.527-04:00If the church is really the people as Christians s...If the church is really the people as Christians say, then why does church all of a sudden change it's meaning when someone says 'Go to church'?Just Gods Wordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17930877017664166278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392239807591198733.post-1762623574303280152014-12-04T13:49:36.028-05:002014-12-04T13:49:36.028-05:00The computer is working fine thanks to you!
The Ch...The computer is working fine thanks to you!<br />The Church that fails to preach salvation through the merits of Christ, is a tool in the hands of the anti-Christ!<br />many church members in those church are lost !authorgirabagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06497412834395667688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392239807591198733.post-90227121003798674362013-10-28T01:10:26.604-04:002013-10-28T01:10:26.604-04:00But he also might have doubted the sincerity of hi...But he also might have doubted the sincerity of his faith and repentance because he did not see the fruits thereof. At least, Bunyan's intention was not to accuse him of legalism: he strongly believed that legalism is a way to hell.Hermithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382391845810350769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392239807591198733.post-89134383139088343832013-10-09T08:51:54.123-04:002013-10-09T08:51:54.123-04:00EXTRA-BIBLICAL EXCUSES?
When men stand before Jes...EXTRA-BIBLICAL EXCUSES?<br /><br />When men stand before Jesus on Judgment Day will extra-Biblical excuses be accepted as a legitimate defense?<br /><br /><br />2 Thessalonians 1:7-9.......when the Lord Jesus will be revealed from heaven with His mighty angels in flaming fire, 8 dealing out retribution to those who do not know God and to those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. 9 These will pay the penalty of eternal, destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power,<br /><br /><br />BIBLICAL TRUTH<br /><br /><br />John 8:24 'Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins."<br /><br /><br />If men do not believe that Jesus is the Son of God and that He was sent to be the Savior of the world. They will die in their sins.<br /><br /><br />EXTRA-BIBLICAL EXCUSE<br /><br /><br />All men will be saved because it in the "The Book of Universal Salvation?"<br /><br /><br />BIBLICAL TRUTH<br /><br /><br />John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.<br /><br /><br />Those who do not believe in Jesus will not have eternal life.<br /><br /><br />EXTRA-BIBLICAL EXCUSE<br /><br /><br />If a preacher is on the way to tell a person of salvation, but that person dies before the arrival of the preacher, then, that person will be saved. The reference: : "The Book of Probable Belief." Another book by the same author is "What If They Did Not Have Time To Be Baptized?"<br /><br /><br />BIBLICAL TRUTH<br /><br /><br />Mark 16:16 He who has believed and has been baptized shall be saved; but he who has disbelieved shall be condemned.<br /><br /><br />Jesus said salvation follows belief and water baptized.<br /><br /><br />EXTRA-BIBLICAL EXCUSE<br /><br /><br />Water baptism has nothing to do with salvation. Ref: "The Book of Man-Made Doctrine on Water Baptism."<br /><br /><br />If men do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus; will it be acceptable to use extra-Biblical excuses as a defense?<br /><br /><br />DOES JESUS KEEP A LIBRARY OF EXTRA-BIBLICAL CREED BOOKS, CATECHISMS, STATEMENTS OF FAITH, BIBLE COMMENTARIES, AND OTHER EXTRA-BIBLICAL BOOKS, WRITTEN BY MEN; AS HIS SOURCE FOR THE TRUTH?<br /><br /><br />WHEN JUDGMENT DAY ARRIVES WE WILL NOT BE JUDGED BY HOW WELL WE FOLLOWED EXTRA-BIBLICAL WRITINGS.<br /> <br />EXTRA-BIBLICAL EXCUSES WILL NOT BE AN ADEQUATE DEFENSE ON JUDGMENT DAY!<br /><br />YOU ARE INVITED TO FOLLOW MY CHRISTIAN BLOG. http://steve-finnell.blogspot.com<br />Steve Finnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12863026367048527526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392239807591198733.post-10422522244805024332013-07-26T20:46:48.686-04:002013-07-26T20:46:48.686-04:00Here is another interesting point regarding salvat...Here is another interesting point regarding salvation to consider, brother:<br /><br />How many steps did you complete to receive the "free gift" of Salvation? <br /><br />Is this a "free" gift?<br /><br />I tell my child that I have an incredible gift for him. However, in order for the gift to be his, he must:<br /><br /> 1. apologize for his bad behavior and sincerely mean it.<br /> 2. he must commit to change his ways and follow MY ways for the rest of his life.<br /> 3. he must make a decision that he WANTS my gift.<br /> 4. he must then approach me, hold out his hands, ask me for the gift, and cooperate with me, as I place the gift into his hands.<br /><br />If he does all this, he will receive his gift. But...if he chooses to reject my gift, I will damn him to HELL!<br /><br />Now is this "gift" really a gift...or a REWARD for making the right decision?<br /> <br />No, that is NOT a gift.<br /> <br />This is a gift: "Dear Son, I have a gift for you. Here it is. I love you more than words can describe", and then I place the gift in my son's lap. No strings attached. The gift is his. He did nothing to receive it. I did everything.<br /><br />THAT is a gift! <br /><br />So what is God's free gift? It is the whole salvation package: faith, belief, repentance, forgiveness of sins, atonement, and eternal life. It is ALL free... to those whom God has predestined, before the world existed, for reasons we do not know, to be his children. <br /><br />Gary<br /><br />www.LutherWasNotBornAgain.comGaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02519721717265344702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392239807591198733.post-56016008427962625492013-07-22T05:39:16.732-04:002013-07-22T05:39:16.732-04:00Well, I had to ask. Today, one can identify with a...Well, I had to ask. Today, one can identify with an orthodox denomination and still have abhorrent beliefs. Thanks again.bot1https://www.blogger.com/profile/09208475732048677499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392239807591198733.post-63838889109444804262013-07-21T18:11:45.955-04:002013-07-21T18:11:45.955-04:00No orthodox Christian Church (RCC, EOC, Lutheran, ...No orthodox Christian Church (RCC, EOC, Lutheran, Anglican) believes that baptism is an absolute requirement for salvation. Baptism is one of several "when"s of salvation, it is NOT the "how" of salvation.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02519721717265344702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392239807591198733.post-65696070459245377092013-07-19T17:06:16.205-04:002013-07-19T17:06:16.205-04:00There is a physical baptism and a spiritual baptis...There is a physical baptism and a spiritual baptism. Many confuse the two. However, there is a command to be baptized and a true Christian will obey the command. If however, you are suggesting that physical baptism is a requirement for salvation then the penitent thief is in hell. Regarding it's meaning, as with many things in the Bible, there will be much to learn on the other side.<br /><br />Thanks Gary for taking the time to write your comments.bot1https://www.blogger.com/profile/09208475732048677499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392239807591198733.post-12022925181028751172013-07-19T15:48:28.300-04:002013-07-19T15:48:28.300-04:00Yes, I believe we are very close in our beliefs on...Yes, I believe we are very close in our beliefs on salvation, but I would like to leave you with this last comment:<br /><br />We are in agreement that a sinner must believe to be saved. What I am asking you to consider is the PURPOSE of Christian baptism. Is the purpose of baptism really only as an act of obedience/public profession of faith? If so, why is there no statement to that effect anywhere in the Bible?<br /><br />Why is the term "born again" used only three times in the KJV Bible but the word "baptism" or one of it's variants (to baptize) is used over 100 times in the NT? If baptism is simply the after-thought that most evangelicals make it out to be, why did Jesus, his disciples, the Apostles Paul and Peter make such a big deal about it?<br /><br />Is baptism really a work of man as Baptists and evangelicals claim...or is baptism a work of God?<br /><br />Lastly, there is no historical evidence found anywhere on planet earth, including areas never under the control of the Catholic Church or the Roman Empire, in which ANY Christian in the first approximately 800 years of Christianity believed that baptism is simply and only an act of OUR obedience/OUR public profession of faith. All evidence from this time period points to early Christians, from the very disciples of the Apostles such as Polycarp onward, believed that baptism means much, much more.<br /><br />I encourage you to ask the Holy Spirit to open your heart to the Truth of the Gospel and re-read the Bible without your denominational biases.<br /><br />God bless!<br />Gary<br />http://www.LutherWasNotBornAgain.comGaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02519721717265344702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392239807591198733.post-30160113171759591792013-07-19T07:26:34.852-04:002013-07-19T07:26:34.852-04:00Gary, I think we're on the same page. :) Salva...Gary, I think we're on the same page. :) Salvation happens in a moment just like it did to Paul. May the Lord bless.bot1https://www.blogger.com/profile/09208475732048677499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392239807591198733.post-79827302049481056652013-07-19T00:25:14.812-04:002013-07-19T00:25:14.812-04:00I agree with those passages 100%. But does salvat...I agree with those passages 100%. But does salvation occur at one specific moment or is it a process?<br /><br />If you believe salvation is a process, could you give any examples of such a salvation in the NT?Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02519721717265344702noreply@blogger.com