Evangelical Outreach sends free Christian materials into prisons upon request.
An article on the Evangelical Outreach site offered testimony from Brother Joseph, a prisoner and deceived Eternal Security teacher. That article reads in part:
Blessings and greetings in Jesus' name. I would like to thank God for those who contend for the faith and speak the truth (however unsettling) in love.
I thank the Lord Jesus for Evangelical Outreach and their generosity as I've received their books at no cost! I had written the ministry and received a copy of The Believer's Conditional Security that arrived here at my jail on Dec 24, 2015, where I am currently still residing, incarcerated and awaiting trial. While in prison, I frequently heard, believed and taught the destructive lie of Once Saved Always Saved (OSAS).
For the record, I was never brought up being taught anything about OSAS. I grew up in the Foursquare Gospel Church and was never taught this damnable doctrine. Even so, when I came to jail, I knew I needed to make a change in my life, that I was lost without Jesus Christ.
However, once I got saved, I slowly got deceived, and this is how it happened. I began seeking the Lord every way possible: reading the Bible (primarily), attending Bible studies, listening to radio broadcasts of Dr. David Jeremiah, John MacArthur, Charles Stanley, and any others on the radio, reading daily devotionals (i.e., In Touch), and any other source that was labeled "Christian." I most enjoyed John MacArthur and David Jeremiah because they seemed so knowledgeable and caring in their teachings and sermons.
Also we had (and they still come here) "Christian" chaplains come and speak to us (They do not advertise as being Baptists). After 3-4 months of this, I was quite indoctrinated and began to repeat to others in my wing what these chaplains had been saying. I received a couple of booklets from Grace to You and John MacArthur assuring me of my salvation. When convinced of this OSAS, I felt a false peace and a relaxing of my drive to serve the Lord Jesus. (In hindsight, I realize now that this peace was false.)
Essentially, I was being told that, no matter what, God would always bring me around and that it was God’s responsibility to maintain my salvation. But, one day, the Evangelical Outreach Gospel literature arrived. It was at this moment that God Himself sent me the red/green flier of about what not to do and what to do in order to have everlasting life, that is, to be saved. Honestly, when I first saw this flyer I threw it in the trash! I thought it sounded very legalistic and wrong. My cell mate had written to Evangelical Outreach and inquired about info and free literature.
He received The Myth of Eternal Security (which he read all of). He reported back to me privately (I was our Bible study "leader" or teacher) that he felt very unsettled about this book. He could not refute what it was saying, yet it conflicted with what I was "parroting" from our chaplains in Bible study. I told him I would read the book carefully and have the Lord give me the truth: which one is the Truth? I picked up the book like a piece of radioactive materials (very cautiously, prayerfully) and wondered what this controversial book could be about.
I began by praying to the Lord for protection from false teaching (ironic huh?) and for discernment about this book's origin: if from heaven or from hell. For every verse listed, I read whole paragraphs and even chapters to get the complete context of what Dan Corner (the book’s author) was claiming to be true. It was a process of pain, anger and confusion that I went through while reading the book- pain and confusion because what I was being taught was exactly what the book was warning about: i.e., the example of the red plastic wrap that Father God looks through at us and only sees the blood of Jesus; the teaching that all our sins past, present and future were forgiven; and similar catch phrases that we were all taught. It is, therefore, typical and not surprising, that those indoctrinated in this OSAS belief have no willingness to repent; they don’t think they need to!
I felt anger at the fact that I was duped into teaching OSAS for a time to others in my group; anger and hurt towards the false teachers (all previously listed) that were lying to me. I felt betrayed that these false teachings were being taught in the prisons to vulnerable people who were truly seeking the Lord (people like me). These books (The Myth of Eternal Security and The Believer’s Conditional Security) have literally saved me from belief in the deceptive and false doctrine of Once Saved Always Saved.
The Lord God, through this ministry, saved me from believing and teaching a LIE! Such obedient contending for the faith and bluntly speaking the truth, out of love for lost and blind people, has saved me and others like me....
I am happy to report that I've read all 801 pages of the book - The Believer's Conditional Security. As the Lord wills, I will forever contend for the faith and speak the truth in love to others. Thank you and God bless. Sincerely, a Prisoner
More information is available at https://www.evangelicaloutreach.org/prison-and-once-saved-always-saved.htm.
Ex Catholic Dan Corner is available for media interviews, including debates, and can be reached using the information below or by email at eternallifeblog@gmail.com, by phone at 724-632-3210 or by mail at PO Box 265, Washington, PA, 15301. His websites are https://www.evangelicaloutreach.org (EOMIN.org) and http://www.AlcanceEvangelistico.org (DBN-MIN.net) and http://www.EternalLifeBlog.com.
About Dan Corner:
After graduating from college, Dan Corner got saved by reading the Bible. For over four decades, he has diligently served the Lord Jesus. Dan Corner's pastoral, apologetic, counter cult and street evangelism experiences have equipped him to contend for the faith and win souls to Jesus from many backgrounds.
He is an ordained minister and director of Evangelical Outreach who pastored for almost seven years and has authored hundreds of Christian articles, answered thousands of emails and letters and has written several books of vital importance in our day.
Contact:
Dan Corner
eternallifeblog@gmail.com
EvangelicalOutreach.org (EOMIN.org)
AlcanceEvangelistico.org (DBN-MIN.net)
EternalLifeBlog.com
724-632-3210
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Testimony From Brother Joseph, Prisoner And Deceived Eternal Security Teacher, Shared By Evangelical Outreach - Not By Chuck Colson's Prison Fellowship® Program
Multi-Award Winning Writer Steve Snyder, Author Of Military Aviation Book 'Shot Down', Announces May 2019 Events
Steve Snyder, author of the multi-award winning military aviation book, 'Shot Down', has announced his event lineup for May, 2019. To date, 'Shot Down' has received 29 high level industry awards.
Snyder's father Howard was a B-17 pilot who was shot down while flying the Susan Ruth (named after his daughter) while flying over the French/Belgium border. The mission set out to bomb Frankfurt, Germany. The book covers the events leading up to and following that day. Of the 10 man crew, some died, some were captured and some, including Howard Snyder, evaded capture.
Snyder's list of appearances for May include:
May 4 & 5 – Book Signing – Planes of Fame Air Show, Chino, CA
May 7 – Interview – A Book and a Chat Online Radio – Barry Eva – BlogTalkRadio
May 8 - 3:00 pm – Interview – OC Spotlight – Paul Roberts – OC Talk Radio
May 11 & 12 – Book Signing – Wings of Freedom Tour – Lyon Air Museum, Santa Ana, CA
May 17, 18, & 19 – Book Signing – Warbirds Over the Beach – Military Aviation Museum, Virginia Beach, VA
May 21 - 9:30 am – Interview – Blunt Force Truth Podcast – Chuck Woolery & Mark Young
May 21 - 4:00 pm – Interview – The Truth Will Set You Free – Linda D. Wattley – TLBTV.com
May 23 - 5:00 pm – Interview – Second Sight – Gina Bengston – dtmwickedradio.com
May 27 – Book Signing – Memorial Day Air Fair & Flower Drop , Palm Springs Air Museum, Palm Springs, CA
'Shot Down' has received numerous high profile industry awards. These include:
2018 TopShelf Magazine Indie Book Awards - 1st Place winner
2017 TopShelf Magazine Editor's Choice Award
2017 Independent Press Awards - Winner Military Nonfiction
2017 John E Weaver Excellent Reads Award - Winner Non-Fiction Military
2017 Book Excellence Awards - Finalist Military
2017 New York City Big Book Awards - Winner Military Nonfiction
2016 Online Book Club Book of the Year Contest - Winner
2016 The Author's Show 50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading Contest - Winner
2016 National Indie Excellence Awards - Winner - History - US
2016 National Indie Excellence Awards - Winner - Military Non-Fiction
2016 Beverly Hills Book Awards - Winner Non-Fiction Military
2016 Global Ebook Awards - Silver Medal Winner Non-Fiction Military
2016 Shelf Unbound Best Indie/Self-Published Book Competition - Notable Book
2015 Books and Authors Book of the Year - Winner Non-Fiction Military
2015 Next Generation Indie Book Awards - Winner Military
2015 International Book Awards - Winner History: General
2015 Readers' Favorite Book Awards - Gold Medal Winner Non-Fiction Historical
2015 Kindle Book Awards - Finalist Non-Fiction
2015 Next Generation Indie Book Awards - Finalist Historical Non-fiction
2015 Independent Publisher Book Awards - Silver Medalist History (U.S.)
2015 Independent Author Network (IAN) Book of the Year Awards - Outstanding Non-Fiction (General)
2015 Independent Author Network (IAN) Book of the Year Awards - Second Place Winner
2015 NABE Spring Pinnacle Book Achievement Awards - Best Books Military
2015 Nonfiction Book Awards - Bronze Medal
2015 eLit Awards - Gold Medal History
2014 Foreword Reviews' INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards - Finalist War & Military
2014 USA Best Book Awards - Finalist History: General
2014 USA Best Book Awards - Finalist History: Military
2014 Southern California Book Festival - Honorable Mention General Non-Fiction
Snyder's book is utterly unique in that it details the varied, detailed, and amazing stories of what happened to each crew member. Snyder's father, Howard, was missing in action for seven months. Readers are given the opportunity to read the letters and documents that were exchanged before and after the Susan Ruth was shot down. 'Shot Down' is filled with photos that enhance the presentation of these extraordinary WW II events that must never be forgotten. Steve Snyder has gone to the extreme to capture the details that make 'Shot Down' a one-of-a-kind dramatic presentation, told by a writer who was in the very middle of the story as it happened.
Reviewers have praised 'Shot Down'. Publishers Weekly stated, "This is a great introduction to the history of the U.S. air war in Europe, humanized by the experience of a single bomber crew." The European Center of Military History said, "Steve Snyder has reached a level of scholarship few amateur historians achieve." Foreword Reviews called it a "masterful book." Midwest Book Review called it "An inherently fascinating and deftly written account."
Steve Snyder is available for media interviews and speaking engagements and can be reached using the information below or by email at steve@stevesnyderauthor.com. 'Shot Down' is available at Amazon and other book retailers. An in-depth interview with Snyder can be accessed at The Authors Show site. More information is available at his website at http://www.stevesnyderauthor.com.
Profile:
Steve Snyder retired from VSP in 2009 after 36 years in national sales and sales management, He began his quest to know everything possible about the World War II experiences of his father, pilot Howard Snyder, and his crew of the B-17 Susan Ruth. Gradually, it became his passion and resulted in 'Shot Down'. He belongs to numerous World War II associations and is Immediate Past President of the 306th Bomb Group Historical Association.
Contact:
Steve Snyder
http://www.stevesnyderauthor.com
steve@stevesnyderauthor.com Leia Mais…
Sunday, April 28, 2019
Book Marketing Announcements: The Authors Show Lineup For The Week Of April 29, 2019
Don McCauley of the Free Publicity Focus Group and Danielle Hampson, Executive Producer of The Authors Show, founders of The Authors Marketing Powerhouse, have announced The Authors Show radio and broadcast schedule for the week of April 29, 2019. The new show schedule is available at the Authors Show site.
For those who hope to sell books on the Internet, the challenge can be daunting. It can be confusing difficult, time consuming and expensive. The Authors Show helps authors overcome these challenges by providing opportunities for greater visibility.
The Authors Show radio shows offer professionally produced radio interviews that are broadcast worldwide. The upcoming scheduled radio lineups include:
Week April 29, 2019 On The Authors Show:
29-Apr Anne Redelfs MD
29-Apr William J. Goyette
29-Apr Dr. Dildra Martin-Ogburn
29-Apr Bernard J. Fleury
29-Apr Sylvanus Adetokunboh Ayeni MD
29-Apr Vikki Walton
30-Apr Richard F. Libin
30-Apr John Costello
30-Apr Linda Maria Frank
30-Apr Jim Dilyard
30-Apr Richard Trayler
30-Apr Dana L. Brown
1-May I. Kaufman Arenberg MD
1-May Peggy Race
1-May Krys Fenner
1-May Roxanne San Jose
1-May Jim Dilyard
1-May Marie D. Jones
2-May Janine Hernandez
2-May Dan Flanigan
2-May Wanda Adams Fischer
2-May L. Lee Kane
2-May Edward M. Wysocki, Jr.
2-May Linda Maria Frank
May 3/4/5 Brian Huey
May 3/4/5 Jody Sharpe
May 3/4/5 Dan Corner
May 3/4/5 Else Byskov
May 3/4/5 Gary Roe
May 3/4/5 Ellen Frazer-Jameson
Profile:
Don McCauley is a marketing strategist and is the facilitator of the Free Publicity Focus Group, a marketing and publicity firm. He also serves as the host of The Authors Show Radio. Danielle Hampson is the Executive Producer of The Authors Show radio group of programs.
Contact:
Don McCauley
Free Publicity Focus Group
don@freepublicitygroup.com
Danielle Hampson
The Authors Show
danielle@theauthorsshow.com
Leia Mais…
Tuesday, April 23, 2019
Print Free Tracts and Learn How to Use Them for Christian Evangelism; You Can Win Souls to the Lord Jesus with Bible Tracts Courtesy of Evangelical Outreach
Dan Corner, director of Evangelical Outreach, is a Christian author, defender of the Christian faith and evangelist who has had over four decades of experience dealing with the Bible.
Sound gospel tracts for witnessing are easy to use and effective, but imagine if you could also print free tracts. You can! You can print a wide variety of free bible tracts right here at https://www.evangelicaloutreach.org/printfreetracts.htm. Some of the free printable tracts are even in Spanish, French, German and other languages besides English, but most are English.
Giving out gospel tracts is as easy as driving a car. To use sound gospel tracts for effective witnessing in an endeavor to rescue the lost and perishing does yield good results. There is no justifiable reason for any saint to refrain from this fruitful means of personal evangelism with gospel tracts.
We Christian tract evangelists are sowing gospel seeds and fishing for people as a farmer spreads seed in his field and as a fisherman who baits his hooks to catch fish. You can easily do the same and reap good fruit for God's kingdom.
According to Scripture, every Christian with no exception, has been commissioned to spread the Gospel of the Lord Jesus:
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit (Mt. 28:19).
He said to them, Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation (Mk. 16:15).
He told them, This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and repentance and forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things (Lk. 24:46-48).
He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one whom God appointed as judge of the living and the dead (Acts 10:42).
How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? (Rom. 10:14).
Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith (Heb. 13:7).
All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation (2 Cor. 5:18).
As a Christian, you can fulfill your responsibility as a "minister of reconciliation", in part, by distributing doctrinally sound gospel literature.
Salvation tracts also have many advantages over a verbal witness, though we must never downplay the importance of verbally sharing the message of the Gospel. Gospel literature presents the following advantages: it never forgets to make the intended points about the Gospel; never is too busy to do its job; never gets sick or injured; never compromises with the truth; never argues but will always boldly and unashamedly witness to every person, regardless who they are; can be reread by thousands of people over many years in many different places; speaks out its message when it is most convenient and opportune to the recipient of the tract and can be easily verified, if Scripture references are cited in it.
Though gospel tracts ideally should be handed directly to people, they are also effective if left laying around for someone to pick up! Any Christian, regardless how new in the faith, can leave gospel tracts laying around. Salvation tracts can be used at airports, amusement parks, apartment complexes, arcades, ball games, banks, bus terminals, toll booths, conventions, county fairs, at doctor's offices, flea markets, garage sales, gas stations, and especially at parades.
They can also be left in cigarette, pop and candy machines, greeting cards, restaurants with your tip, in restrooms, subways, trains, busy street corners, elevators, hotel rooms, telephone booths, on bulletin boards, at college campuses and other places you visit from time to time. An ideal time to hand someone a bible tract is often when they are in a parked car waiting for their family member or friend to return, such as in a grocery store parking lot. Try enclosing one in each envelope when you pay your bills. Day or night, bible tracts can do their job because they are God's truth!
It is to be noted that the gospel tracts must be biblically sound, and they must not contain doctrinal error in order to do their job. Remember, get free printable tracts here https://www.evangelicaloutreach.org/printfreetracts.htm.
Ex Catholic Dan Corner is available for media interviews, including debates, and can be reached using the information below or by email at eternallifeblog@gmail.com, by phone at 724-632-3210 or by mail at PO Box 265, Washington, PA, 15301. His websites are https://www.evangelicaloutreach.org (EOMIN.org) and http://www.AlcanceEvangelistico.org (DBN-MIN.net) and http://EternalLifeBlog.com.
About Dan Corner:
After graduating from college, Dan Corner got saved by reading the Bible. For over four decades, he has diligently served the Lord Jesus. Dan Corner's pastoral, apologetic, counter cult and street evangelism experiences have equipped him to contend for the faith and win souls to Jesus from many backgrounds.
He is an ordained minister and director of Evangelical Outreach who pastored for almost seven years and has authored hundreds of Christian articles, answered thousands of emails and letters and has written several books of vital importance in our day.
Contact:
Dan Corner
eternallifeblog@gmail.com
EvangelicalOutreach.org (EOMIN.org)
AlcanceEvangelistico.org (DBN-MIN.net)
EternalLifeBlog.com
724-632-3210
Top Motivational Keynote Speaker Rocky Romanella Announces New Keynote Speaking Engagement On Making Informed Operational Decisions
Motivational keynote speaker and author Rocky Romanella has announced a new keynote speaking engagement at the Richmond Logistics and Supply Chain Forum. The event will be held June 2nd to June 4th at the Ritz Carlton Golf Resort in Naples Florida and will address making informed operational decisions with your three key constituents in mind.
With over 40 years of “boots on the ground” leadership experience, Rocky is one of the best keynote motivational speakers in the country and internationally. He has spoken in large and small venues all over the US including cities such as Atlanta, San Diego, Las Vegas, Phoenix, NYC, Dallas, Chicago, Miami, Houston, LA, Charlotte and many others. Internationally, he has presented keynotes in Toronto, Mexico City, Milan, London, and Krakow. He is known for creating excitement through his energy, passion and knowledge, while employing his talents and experience to motivate, inspire and entertain audiences, regardless of size.
As one of the Top Motivational Keynote speakers, Rocky works to understand the overall purpose of the conference. He is inspiring, pragmatic and memorable. He will hit the “sweet spot” where he will establish rapport, credibility and will focus on the message. The organization and the attendees will have a personalized conference theme with engaging stories that will leave the audience with methods they can incorporate into their personal or business lives.
In Richmond Logistic's keynote address, Rocky will draw from his 35+ year career at UPS and use simple but effective storytelling techniques to recount his journey as a senior leader across all aspects of UPS and UPS Supply Chain Solutions. As one of the architects of UPS’s entry into supply chain and logistics, Rocky will offer guidance on how senior-level leaders of logistics and supply chain management can create a performance-driven organization that operates more efficiently and effectively by applying the principles of Balanced Leadership. He’ll also showcase how operational leaders can help people at all levels of an organization see the bigger picture and promote moral and ethical behavior. At the core of Rocky’s operational and business success is his Balanced Leadership approach, which takes into consideration three key constituents - customers, people and shareholders - who must always be represented in the decision-making process.
For more information about the conference please contact Adam Fezza, (afezza@richmondevents.com / 212 651 8740).
Rocky's highly praised book, 'Tighten The Lug Nuts: The Principles of Balanced Leadership', brings rock-solid leadership advice to the forefront through an engaging and entertaining storytelling format. Many of the Balanced Leadership principles in the book also serve as keystone concepts in his engaging and highly entertaining keynote presentations and breakout sessions.
3SIXTY donates one dollar to the Jimmy V Fund to find the cure for cancer for each copy of 'Tighten The Lug Nuts' sold.
In addition to 'Tighten The Lug Nuts', Romanella offers a wealth of information at the company's website, all at no charge. These include a dedicated podcast resource page and a new video library. These resources allow visitors to explore a variety of important concepts quickly. They provide professionally produced content that can be incorporated into meetings, company gatherings or can perhaps be utilized to create in-house presentations.
Romanella has garnered praise for his ability to connect to a wide range of audiences with his storytelling ability and innate charisma. Richard Snowden, President of RavenHouse International said, "An engaging speaker and facilitator, Rocky leads business executives to break-through results through break-through thinking." Conrad Swanson, Sr. VP Agency Development of Arpin Van Lines Inc. stated, "Rocky inspired many to look inward and improve the way they operate their businesses and lead their team members."
A winner of the UPS Chairman’s Award for Excellence, Romanella has created a legacy of motivating teams to achieve their best. He pulls in audiences with real life stories from an illustrious career spanning nearly 40 years at one of the most recognized and admired brands in the world. Rocky brings leadership expertise in supply chain, logistics and transportation, retail, sales and operational excellence strategy, telecommunications engineering/construction management and installation. Having led many company sales efforts, rapidly building brands, restructuring events and developing a culture needed to integrate past acquisitions, he inspires audiences to create a unified company with one vision.
Rocky Romanella is available for keynote speaking engagements and media interviews. He can be contacted using the information below or by email at rockyromanella@gmail.com. 'Tighten The Lug Nuts' is available at book outlets everywhere. Full information on 3SIXTY Management Services is available at the company's website at http://www.3sixtymanagementservices.com.
About Rocky Romanella:
After an illustrious career spanning nearly 40 years focused on supply chain, logistics and transportation, retail, sales and operational excellence strategy at UPS – including The UPS Store franchise network and UPS Supply Chain Solutions – Rocky Romanella became the Chief Executive Officer and Board of Director for UniTek Global Services, a provider of engineering, construction management and installation services to companies specializing in the telecommunications field.
Rocky is currently the Founder and CEO of 3SIXTY Management Services, LLC, a management consulting firm specializing in Executive Speaking, Leadership Development and Consulting Services. He also serves on the board of Goodman Networks, a leading provider of end-to- end network infrastructure, field and professional services to the wireless telecommunications and satellite television industries.
Rocky is an experienced CEO who led one of the largest rebranding initiatives in franchising history – The UPS Store, revolutionizing the $9 billion retail shipping and business services market.
While leading The UPS Store, the network increased retail unit, same-store sales by 5.8%, outpacing the National Retail Federation results of 4.6% during a recession.
Rocky steered UPS’s entry into the health care industry and created the mantra, “It’s a patient, not a package. ®”
He also led the integration of more than 20 acquisitions to improve financial performance, capabilities and global network footprint.
Through his executive roles and leadership advisory services, Rocky delivers results by developing and implementing his Balanced Leadership Model across enterprise operations. This includes a laser focus on customer needs, employee empowerment and the demands of shareholders.
Rocky has the rare ability to see a clear vision of the changing business landscape, the passion to develop strategies, tactics and metrics to drive desired results.
Contact:
Rocky Romanella
http://www.3sixtymanagementservices.com
rockyromanella@gmail.com
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Sunday, April 21, 2019
Book Marketing Announcements: The Authors Show Lineup For The Week Of April 22, 2019
Don McCauley of the Free Publicity Focus Group and Danielle Hampson, Executive Producer of The Authors Show, founders of The Authors Marketing Powerhouse, have announced The Authors Show radio and broadcast schedule for the week of April 22, 2019. The new show schedule is available at the Authors Show site.
For those who hope to sell books on the Internet, the challenge can be daunting. It can be confusing difficult, time consuming and expensive. The Authors Show helps authors overcome these challenges by providing opportunities for greater visibility.
The Authors Show radio shows offer professionally produced radio interviews that are broadcast worldwide. The upcoming scheduled radio lineups include:
Week April 22, 2019 On The Authors Show:
22-Apr Vince Nolan
22-Apr Janie Lidey
22-Apr Michael Stephen Daigle
22-Apr Else Byskov
22-Apr Erich Hartung
22-Apr Kass Ghayouri
23-Apr Darren Walker
23-Apr Lauren Kramer-Theuerkauf
23-Apr Frank Talaber
23-Apr Caroline H. Sheppard
23-Apr Richard Trayler
23-Apr Gregory Gene Conrad
24-Apr Jody Sharpe
24-Apr Velya Jancz-Urban and Ehris Urban
24-Apr Tina Yeager
24-Apr Donna Louis
24-Apr Elizabeth Ferry-Perata
24-Apr Joy Elaine
25-Apr M.G. Coll
25-Apr Marjorie Struck
25-Apr Charles W. Page MD
25-Apr Tommy Tutalo
25-Apr Edward M. Wysocki, Jr.
25-Apr Danny Johnson
Apr 26/27/28 Brian Huey
Apr 26/27/28 Daniel D. Corner
Apr 26/27/28 Lisa Overcash
Apr 26/27/28 Dewey Reynolds
Apr 26/27/28 Linda Maria Frank
Apr 26/27/28 John W Noyes
Profile:
Don McCauley is a marketing strategist and is the facilitator of the Free Publicity Focus Group, a marketing and publicity firm. He also serves as the host of The Authors Show Radio. Danielle Hampson is the Executive Producer of The Authors Show radio group of programs.
Contact:
Don McCauley
Free Publicity Focus Group
don@freepublicitygroup.com
Danielle Hampson
The Authors Show
danielle@theauthorsshow.com
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Thursday, April 18, 2019
An Attack On Israel Means War With Iran, Calamity For The US And Rapture For Christians Says Biblical Prophecy Expert Dr. Richard Ruhling
There are hundreds of YouTube videos, some with 100K views preaching rapture soon for Christians, many citing signs in the Middle East of impending war or 3rd Temple as signs that the “Bride of Christ” will be taken to heaven soon. Dr. Richard Ruhling author and expert on Biblical prophecy believes it is necessary to sort fact from fiction.
"When asked about the end of the world, Christ said to understand the book of Daniel," Ruhling stated. "Daniel 8 shows a goat from the west that stomps a ram with two horns--kings of Media and Persia (verse 20) but Gabriel said the vision is at the time of the end, verse 17."
"Those areas are now Iraq and Iran. With Saddam gone, the vision is half fulfilled. War with Iran is likely, but how or why?
"Did the pope bring peace to the Middle East with his signed statement of brotherhood with the Grand Imam in February? Will Trump’s Peace Plan be the answer?
"Christians get expectations from the apostle Paul who wrote, 'the day of the Lord comes as a thief in the night, for when they say, ‘Peace and safety,’ sudden destruction comes' 1Thessalonians 5.
"The Bible also says 'the day of the Lord comes' and all [Muslim?] nations will be gathered against Jerusalem, Zechariah 14.
"Like key words in Google, the phrase, 'day of the Lord' is linked to end-times and may be parallel to Egypt’s 'night of the Lord' when calamity fell in Exodus 12.
"The US parallel to Egypt includes their killing babies, Exodus 1. The US has 70 million abortions. Egypt enslaved Israelites and the US has enslaved most people in alcohol, tobacco, drugs we call ‘healthcare’ but are a leading cause of death--negative lifestyles and bondage while professing freedom.
"The day of the Lord will bring judgment to the US like the night of the Lord brought it to Egypt. In the day of the Lord, God will 'shake the earth mightily,' Isaiah 2:12,21.
"But how would a calamity bring rapture to Christians? Christ’s wedding parable in Matt 25 shows them as asleep with lights out. That could mean they misunderstand the wedding parables. Let’s look at Luke’s wedding parable for the rapture.
"Christians are to be ready to open when Christ ‘knocks.’ Luke 12:36,37. The knock decodes to an earthquake because that’s how the Laodicean church where He knocked ended. They were lukewarm with materialism like western Christianity today.
"The rapture comes in the next verse. Rapture means overwhelming joy--'Blessed is that servant whom his Lord finds watching; He will gird himself and make him sit down to eat and will serve him.' That’s what Christ did at the Last Supper on the eve of Passover.
"Some Christians might be disappointed that this isn’t what they want, but that rapture comes ‘at the last trumpet,’ 1Cor 15:51,52. Luke’s ‘blessing’ is better than a quick snatch to heaven--it offers an opportunity to do something for God that brings high reward.
"For the servant who is ready and open, 'He will make him ruler over all that He has…To whom much is given… much is required.' Luke 12:44,48.
"This isn’t about sliding under the gate to heaven. It’s about a choice to be 1st responders in a crisis--to serve God like Moses or Elijah with power to shut the heaven or turn water to blood (bringing the trumpet plagues of Rev 8) for 3 1/2 years before the New World Order beast gets equal time--all of this is seen in Rev 11:3-7; 13:5.
“We must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God,” Acts 14:22. Christ’s clues of a huge 9-11 event have timing explained by Numbers 9:10,11 where Passover (time of judgment) is in the 2nd month 'as the days of Noah.”'
"Another example is how Christ ended his parables. He said 'watch' (clue for Passover), you don’t understand--because it’s like a man traveling to a far country. If Israelites took a long trip and couldn’t get back for Passover, they were to keep it a month later--a 9-11 clue found in Numbers 9:10,11.
"The parable in Matt 24:40 begins--'Then [same time as the Flood, 2nd month] shall two be in the field, one taken.' Luke 17:37 shows Christ’s reply to 'Where, Lord?' He said, Where the body is, there will the eagles gather. It’s better to be left behind. Sorry to say those books and movies were fiction!"
For more information, readers may get '9-11: How 9-11 Links in Christ’s Last Parables Show How End-Times Begin This Spring'--a no-charge copy Saturday, April 20 at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07NZLF7LS or check his website, http://MayJudgmentDay.com.
Contact:
Dr. Richard Ruhling
ruhling7@juno.com
http://richardruhling.com
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Wednesday, April 17, 2019
Finding The Best Restaurants In Tokyo - Chef Kelly Crow Of Tokyo-Table Reviews Tajima, A Gluten Free Gem Located In Tokyo
Eating gluten-free can sometimes be a challenge. For those of us who must manage specific health conditions, however, it is not a choice - it is a necessity. What can be even more challenging is finding a restaurant that can transform gluten-free ingredients into dishes that are flavorful and appealing.
Chef Kelly Crow of Tokyo-Table found such a place in her own backyard in Tokyo. She recently posted a review of Tajima, located in the Nishiazabu neighborhood in Tokyo. Her review reads in part:
"Going out for noodles is always an exciting endeavor for me. I love noodles. I love Italian pasta, German egg noodles, Thai glass noodles, Chinese dan-dan, Vietnamese pho, Japanese udon, Japanese soba; my enthusiasm is endless. But as a chef, I also know that making them requires a lot of skill and experience because there are so few ingredients. As with many things in life, the fewer the parts, the more obvious the missteps. So it’s also with a little trepidation whenever I try a new noodle restaurant for the first time. Today I had reservations at Tajima, in Minamiazabu, a nearby restaurant that serves traditional Japanese buckwheat noodles, known as soba.
"I had heard about his restaurant from my tennis friends, and it has also received a Michelin Bib Gourmand award, so it came highly recommended. I also liked that it was within walking distance of my house. Tajima is just across the street from the tennis courts where I play, and I’ve been told that if you line up by 11:15, you can usually get a seat at 11:30 without having a reservation.
"I was also interested in this particular restaurant because I heard they serve 100% buckwheat noodles with no added wheat flour. Even though soba is the Japanese word for buckwheat, most restaurants in Japan use a mixture that includes wheat flour to make the dough easier to work with. The traditional ratio is 8 parts buckwheat to 2 parts wheat flour. This is important because many of my friends are gluten-free and we wanted to find that special place we could often visit for lunch where everyone could order freely from the menu.
"Tajima is rare because it serves pure buckwheat. And making 100% buckwheat soba is tricky and not a task for an amateur. Because buckwheat is missing gluten, that springy and forgiving quality in wheat, pure buckwheat noodles break easily, and the mixture tends to crumble. Additionally, in the soba making process the dough is rolled thin and then folded and sliced, giving the mix even more opportunity to crack and break. Long thin 100% buckwheat noodles are not achieved by accident, but through honing and mastering the technique. This level of quality was what I was looking for at a soba noodle restaurant because the taste of well made, homemade 100% buckwheat soba noodles is extraordinary."
The full review is available at the Tokyo-Table website at http://www.tokyo-table.com.
Tokyo-Table and the online Tokyo Restaurant Guide are the brainchild of Kelly Crow. Kelly trained at Le Cordon Bleu and earned the highest certification, Le Grand Diplome, for mastering both Cuisine and Patisserie. She also holds a degree from UCLA in International Economics. Her mission is to help readers experience Tokyo’s most memorable meals. She shares her discoveries with insights into culinary technique, cultural experience, and value from her distinctive combination of perspectives as a professional chef, economist, and Tokyo resident.
In addition to the signature Tokyo Restaurant Guide, Tokyo-Table offers Tokyo dining tips (what you need to know BEFORE you dine in Tokyo), and a blog that offers information on individual Tokyo restaurants including cuisine, neighborhood, awards, price ranges, extra charges and links to each restaurant.
Kelly Crow is available for media interviews and can be contacted using the information below, or by email at gourmet@tokyo-table.com. More information is available at her website at http://www.tokyo-table.com.
About Tokyo-Table:
Tokyo-Table is the definitive source for dining enthusiasts who plan to visit Tokyo. The site features the online Tokyo Restaurant Guide, Tokyo dining tips, and information on individual Tokyo restaurants including cuisine, neighborhood, awards, price ranges, extra charges and links to Tokyo restaurants.
Contact:
Kelly Crow
gourmet@tokyo-table.com
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Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Former Catholic, Sister Olga, Testifies In Regard To Decision To Leave The Catholic Church
While recent scandals and abuse within the Catholic Church have caused record numbers of Catholics to leave the Church, many feel there are even deeper issues within Catholicism
A recent article found on the USNews.com website details a Gallup survey that shows over one-third of Catholics are questioning their commitment to the church as the result of the ongoing abuse scandals. Ongoing scandals however are not the only reason Christians consider leaving the Catholic Church. A compelling and powerful testimony by Sister Olga can be found on Dan Corner's Evangelical Outreach website at https://evangelical outreach.org. The testimony, given by Sister Olga, reads in part:
Greetings in the name of the Lord Jesus. I'm here to give my testimony of how I came to leave the Catholic Church. I was born in New Orleans, Louisiana which is a very Catholic city. Both sides of my family were Catholic. When I was 6, for a year, we lived with my grandparents who were very devout Roman Catholics. My grandfather had a special prayer bench in his bedroom where he knelt to say the rosary. They had a big poster of the pope hanging over the TV set in the family room. We went to mass regularly.
I performed all the sacraments: did the first communion, went to catechism, made my confirmation at age 13, and even performed a novena to Saint Martha when I was 9. A novena is a special intention prayer where you get your request granted after praying for 9 consecutive Tuesdays. For 9 Tuesdays, I went to the Shrine of Saint Jude, and there, I knelt in front of a statue of Mary or one of the female saints. My special request was that my dead great grandmother receive early dismissal from purgatory in order to get to heaven sooner.
I loved the seemingly mystical aspects of Roman Catholicism, and even as a child, I sensed the sort of magic of Catholicism because, at the gift shop in the church where I made the novena, I asked if they sold Tarot cards which are used for fortune telling. I was very drawn to the mysticism of Catholicism -- the crystal rosaries and glass prayer beads, the candles, the pretty prayer cards of saints, the holy water, the bells, the incense, the stained glass windows, and all the other trappings. I used to believe that the water when blessed by the priest really had some kind of special power. When I was a child, one of my favorite parts of the mass was when the priest would ring the little bell, and then walk down the aisle, followed by 2 alter boys, and swing an incense burner on a chain while the smoke rose up, after which he sprinkled the holy water walking down the aisle.
As a child I prayed to the dead saints, Mary and also to my dead great grandmother. In New Orleans, we would host the rosary at my grandmother's house during hurricane season. Our Lady of Prompt Succor was prayed to help ward off hurricanes. When I lost an item, my mother told me to pray to St. Anthony, the patron saint of lost items. Later on in life, when I was starting to seek God and had not yet come out of Catholicism, I was going through a rough time, and a Catholic friend sent me a prayer card of St. Jude, the patron saint of impossible cases. I prayed to St. Jude to help me with my handicapped child. I should have asked God instead.
When I was in my early 40's, I started to seriously seek God after decades of indifference. Since I grew up Catholic, I returned to the Catholic Church where I was still drawn to the buildings, the stained glass windows and statues which I had always found intriguing. I remember meeting with the priest before joining the church, and I told him I was interested in reading the Bible. He did not seem enthusiastic about me reading scripture on my own, and he warned me to be careful about what I read, that I do not want to read the wrong thing. The priest telling me I should avoid reading on my own did not sit well with me, but made me suspicious. I was also coming under conviction by the Holy Spirit that the focus of my faith should be Jesus and NOT Mary since Jesus is Lord.
I was searching for a more real faith and relationship with God, something that could be lived out every day, and not just on Sundays or holidays. I had heard or read about graven images and idolatry, and I thought about those scriptural truths as I contemplated the statues, candles and images of saints. At this particular time of my spiritual journey, I was starting to see the serious error in the plan of salvation embraced and taught by Catholicism. I started reading the Bible for myself, which declares a saving faith to be exclusively in the Lord Jesus Christ which submits to him and which does the will of God (Acts 20:21; Gal. 3:26; Eph. 5:24a; Luke 8:21; 11:28; Mt. 7:21; etc.). Such a saving faith excludes faith in Mary, the sacraments and being a Catholic.
I had heard of the Fatima Visions, which reinforced the primacy of Mary and the rosary in the Catholic plan of salvation. According to Catholic doctrine concerning these visions, Mary said, "I (Mary) will never leave you. My Immaculate Heart will be your refuge and the way that will lead you to God" (p.26 of the booklet, Lucia Speaks on the Message of Fatima). Furthermore, the personage representing herself as Our Lady of Fatima said, "I promise to assist at the hour of death with the graces necessary for salvation, all those who, on the first Saturday of five consecutive months, go to Confession and receive Holy Communion, recite five decades of the Rosary and keep me company for a quarter of an hour while meditating on the mysteries of the Rosary, with the intention of making reparation to me" (pp.46-47).
One of the first Bible truths I came across was John 14:6, where Jesus stated, "I am THE way, truth and life; no one comes to the father except through me." THE way means the sole or the only way, and thereby excludes any other way. It is also written that there is only ONE mediator between God and man and that is the man Christ Jesus. (1 Timothy 2:5)
Nonetheless, the popes endorse the Fatima visions and all their content. The issue is not whether or not a vision or miracle took place, but what is the source of the miracle and vision. There are 2 sources of miracles and supernatural occurrences. If a vision or experience leads you closer to the God of the Bible in obedience, then the miracle is from God. If the message of the vision or experience contradicts scripture and leads you away from what is written in the Word of God, then the source of the vision is the devil. The Devil can duplicate a feeling of peace, which he does during transcendental meditation and when taking the communion wafer. I used to get the warm and fuzzies after the host would melt in my mouth. I realize now that this was a seducing spirit and a devilish sign and wonder; it was a counterfeit peace as scripture mentions:
For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, fashioning themselves into apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. (2 Corinthians 11:14).
The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with how Satan works. He will use all sorts of displays of power through signs and wonders that serve the lie. (2 Thessalonians 2:9).
They are spirits of demons performing miraculous signs, and they go out to the kings of the whole world, to gather them for the battle on the great day of God Almighty. (Rev 16:14)
In the book of Exodus, we learn that some of God's miracles were duplicated by Satan's power channeled through the Egyptian sorcerers -- their wooden staffs became snakes (Ex. 7:10-11); water was changed into blood (Ex. 7:20-22) and frogs came out of the water and covered the land. (Ex. 8:6-7)
Besides the worship of Mary, there is the belief that the Eucharist is the literal body, blood, soul and divinity of Christ. The verse that has been severely misunderstood by Catholics is John 6:53, "I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you". When John 6:53 was spoken, the Lord's Supper had not yet occurred. In John's gospel, the Last Supper isn't recorded until chapter 13 and without any emphasis at all on communion. If Jn. 6:53 really referred to the communion wafer, then no one could have eternal life without the wafer from the time these words were spoken until the practice of communion actually began. In reality, to eat the flesh and drink the blood of Christ means to believe (John 6:47) and we see this also in John 6:68-69, where Peter said to Jesus, "You have the words of eternal life, and we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God".
Furthermore, if John 6:53 is to be literally understood, then one is actually eating the flesh and drinking the blood of Jesus during a Catholic mass. According to the doctrine of transubstantiation, the inherent properties of the thing will change; that is, the communion wafer will taste like human flesh and blood. Refer to John 2:7-11 where Jesus changed the water into wine; after that genuine transubstantiation occurred, the inherent properties of the water changed, and it no longer tasted like water but wine. Such biblical truth opposes the Catholic doctrine that the communion wafer is transformed into the body and blood of Christ.
Catholics pray the Hail Holy Queen prayer at the end of the rosary, in which they proclaim Mary to be our life, sweetness and hope as well as our most gracious advocate. Yet, according to the Bible, Jesus is our life (Col. 3:4), our sweetness (Mt. 11:29) and our hope (1 Tim. 1:1). He is also our gracious advocate (1 Jn. 2:1, KJV). Praying to (or through) Mary, the saints, dead relatives, kissing statues or images, and genuflecting in the aisle in front of the alter before entering the pew (a form of worship) are all idolatrous acts. This idolatry (worship, veneration of another) is serious in God's sight. God on his throne in Revelation 21:7-8 said, “Those who are victorious will inherit all this, and I will be their God and they will be my children. But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars -- they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death”.
The "Hail Mary" prayer says, "Pray for us at the hour of our death". At the hour of our death, we should pray for ourselves and pray to Jesus - not Mary. (Acts 7:59) Furthermore, asking Mary to intercede for us is attributing to her omniscience which is a characteristic of God alone. Attributing God's characteristics to a creature is idolatry. Mary is unable to hear prayers, and she is not to be exalted over giving birth to Jesus, as Catholicism has done.
As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd called out, “Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you.” He replied, “Blessed RATHER are those who hear the word of God and obey it.” (Luke 11:27-28)
Then Jesus' mother and brothers arrived. Standing outside, they sent someone in to call him. A crowd was sitting around him, and they told him, "Your mother and brothers are outside looking for you." "Who are my mother and my brothers?" he asked. Then he looked at those seated in a circle around him and said, "Here are my mother and my brothers! Whoever does God's will is my brother and sister and mother." (Matthew 12:46-50).
As a final word to Catholics, do not just trust what the priests, the pope, or your family tell you about eternal life and how to get to God. Read the New Testament for yourself. Jesus told the religious leaders of his day that their traditions of men voided his word. The traditions of the veneration of Mary, rosary, communion wafer, sacraments, etc., are all in contradiction of the Bible. You will be shocked to find that Mary is not the way to Jesus or the Father, that she is not the mediatrix and dispenser of all graces, and that she is not the sinless Queen of Heaven or the mother of God. (In the Bible you will see that Mary has no role in our salvation.)
Jesus is the ultimate authority on spiritual matters. Do not be deceived by the devil's lies. God will greet you with open arms and will be glad to have you and welcome you into his family IF you come to him humbly on HIS TERMS. Jesus said, "Come unto me all you who are weary, and I will give you rest for your soul". (Mt. 11:28-29) He never said, "Go to my mother". If you are sick, you go to the doctor, not his mother. Again, read your Bible, and disregard the teachings and traditions of men. God bless you.
For the entire testimony, visit https://www.evangelicaloutreach.org/former-young-catholic-girl-testifies.htm.
Ex Catholic Dan Corner is available for media interviews, including debates, and can be reached using the information below or by email at eternallifeblog@gmail.com, by phone at 724-632-3210 or by mail at PO Box 265, Washington, PA, 15301. His websites are https://www.evangelicaloutreach.org (EOMIN.org) and AlcanceEvangelistico.org (DBN-MIN.net) and EternalLifeBlog.com.
About Dan Corner:
After graduating from college, Dan Corner got saved by reading the Bible. For over four decades, he has diligently served the Lord Jesus. Dan Corner's pastoral, apologetic, counter cult and street evangelism experiences have equipped him to contend for the faith and win souls to Jesus from many backgrounds.
He is an ordained minister and director of Evangelical Outreach who pastored for almost seven years and has authored hundreds of Christian articles, answered thousands of emails and letters and has written several books of vital importance in our day.
Contact:
Dan Corner
eternallifeblog@gmail.com
EvangelicalOutreach.org (EOMIN.org)
AlcanceEvangelistico.org (DBN-MIN.net)
EternalLifeBlog.com
724-632-3210
Sunday, April 14, 2019
Book Marketing Announcements: The Authors Show Lineup For The Week Of April 15, 2019
Don McCauley of the Free Publicity Focus Group and Danielle Hampson, Executive Producer of The Authors Show, founders of The Authors Marketing Powerhouse, have announced The Authors Show radio and broadcast schedule for the week of April 15, 2019. The new show schedule is available at the Authors Show site.
For those who hope to sell books on the Internet, the challenge can be daunting. It can be confusing difficult, time consuming and expensive. The Authors Show helps authors overcome these challenges by providing opportunities for greater visibility.
The Authors Show radio shows offer professionally produced radio interviews that are broadcast worldwide. The upcoming scheduled radio lineups include:
Week April 15, 2019 On The Authors Show:
15-Apr Donna Louis
15-Apr John Costello
15-Apr Charles W. Page MD
15-Apr Caroline H. Sheppard
15-Apr T. L. Williams
15-Apr Jim Dilyard
16-Apr Brian Wilkerson
16-Apr Sylvia Stephens Grooms
16-Apr Wanda Adams Fischer
16-Apr Marc Phillip Yablonka
16-Apr Jeryn Alise Turner
16-Apr Edward M. Wysocki, Jr.
17-Apr I. Kaufman Arenberg MD
17-Apr Carol E. Anderson
17-Apr Dan Corner
17-Apr Tommy Tutalo
17-Apr Mark Laming
17-Apr John W Noyes
18-Apr Linda Maria Frank
18-Apr Linda Maria Frank
18-Apr Linda Maria Frank
18-Apr S. Robichaud
18-Apr Edward M. Wysocki, Jr.
18-Apr Sandra E. E. Williams
EASTER WEEKEND Dr. Nicole
Apr 19/20/21 Liz McCue
Apr 19/20/21 Kristin A. Oakley
Apr 19/20/21 Bernard J. Fleury
Apr 19/20/21 Gary Roe
Apr 19/20/21 Marcia Fine
Profile:
Don McCauley is a marketing strategist and is the facilitator of the Free Publicity Focus Group, a marketing and publicity firm. He also serves as the host of The Authors Show Radio. Danielle Hampson is the Executive Producer of The Authors Show radio group of programs.
Contact:
Don McCauley
Free Publicity Focus Group
don@freepublicitygroup.com
Danielle Hampson
The Authors Show
danielle@theauthorsshow.com
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Thursday, April 11, 2019
The Pope, The Bible, Religious Intolerance And Free Speech: Clues for An Impending Antichrist Says Biblical Prophecy Expert Richard Ruhling
As America continues to descend into a quagmire of moral debate and negative lifestyles, Biblical prophecy expert Dr. Richard Ruhling believes it's time to learn from history. He recently had this to say"
"Many in America are like the French in the 1790’s when they threw out the Bible and had a blood bath of religious intolerance. They guillotined 40,000 and arrested 300,000 more before reinstating the Bible instead of the Goddess of Reason. This author heard a caller on a talk show say he took a semi-load of guillotines to a Catholic Church in Nebraska. History will repeat . . .
"Abraham Lincoln said, 'The Bible is the best gift God has ever given to man. All the good from The Savior of the world is communicated to us through this Book . . .but for it, we could not know right from wrong.'
"America doesn’t know right from wrong because we’ve thrown out the Bible--first in classrooms and courtrooms, and now in the media and even some churches.
"Lincoln freed the slaves; the Pope favored slavery. The Vatican was the only foreign entity to recognize Jefferson Davis as 'the illustrious President of the Southern States.'
"Catholic Chief Justice Roger Tany wrote his verdict in the Dred Scott case that blacks were 'regarded as beings of an inferior order' with 'no rights which the white man is bound to respect.'
"From its inception, America had freedoms of speech and religion. The Constitution was written by Protestants who knew the papal oppression in the Old World. One has to speak truth to resolve a conflict, whether it be in marriage, the church or the nation.
"Lincoln freed the slaves; Pope Francis will enslave most people who don’t see where he is coming from. The Syllabus of Errors by Pope Pius IX was likely part of his ordination vows --it’s what the Catholic hierarchy are working for--
15. “No man is free to embrace and profess that religion which he believes to be true, guided by the light of reason.”
16. “Protestantism is not another and diversified form of the one true Christian religion in which it is possible to please God equally as in the Catholic Church.”
17. “In legal conflict between Powers (Civil and Ecclesiastical) the Ecclesiastical Law prevails.”
18. “The direction of Public Schools in which the youth of Christian states are brought up... neither can nor ought to be assumed by the Civil Authority alone.”
19. “Kings and Princes [including, of course, Presidents, Prime Ministers, etc.] are not only not exempt from the jurisdiction of the Church, but are subordinate to the Church in litigated questions of jurisdiction.”
20. “The Church ought to be in union with the State, and the State with the Church.”
Roman Catholicism, Dr. Loraine Boettner, Presbyterian & Reformed Publishing Co.
"Maryland surrounds Washington DC and has conquered Congress. Most members are catholic (spelled with little ‘c’ means universal--go along to get along--Congress votes for a catholic majority)
"Free speech based on the Bible is not hate speech--the Bible says to love our enemies, and if we do, we should confront them with truth--'the truth shall set you free.'
"The Catholic Church isn’t free from sin--it’s full of sin because confessing and paying a priest doesn’t bring repentance. Repentance comes from Christ when sin is confessed to Him and is seen as the cause of His suffering, but the papal system is antichrist--a priest in place of a personal relationship with Christ.
"The pope is represented by a harlot that is riding the beast of New World Order in Revelation 17. The church commits fornication with kings (verse 2--involved with governments to secure laws favorable to her). Christ didn’t get involved in politics to change the oppressive government in his day. He knew the cure must reach the heart.
"Revelation 17 shows the church in scarlet, the color of cardinals, decked in gold, a wealthy church, drunken with the blood of saints, a persecuting church, Mother of harlots--other churches that no longer protest her, sitting on seven hills--Rome. The next chapter, Rev 18 issues a call to come out of her. No wonder the pope said 'the Bible is an extremely dangerous book."
Richard Ruhling is an author on current events and Bible prophecy. His ebook, 'Turkey Soup for People who are Chicken about End-Times' has 9-11 clues pointing to judgment for US this spring. It will be available at Amazon for no charge Saturday, April 13 2019 at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07LDWDVP8.
About Dr. Richard Ruhling:
Dr. Richard Ruhling attended a Bible college with a Religion major. The end times have been a special interest for him since attending a prophecy conference 30 years ago. He is an expert on Biblical prophecy and the author of 'The Alpha & Omega Bible Code', 'The Earthquake and the 7 Seals' and 'The Destruction of Jerusalem: A Sign for US', and 'God Bless America?'.
Contact:
Dr. Richard Ruhling
ruhling7@juno.com
http://richardruhling.com
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Modern Murder Mystery Coupled With Holy Week And Easter Themed Historical Fiction Highlighted In 'A Darkly Hidden Truth', Highly Praised Novel By Award Winning Author Donna Fletcher Crow
Electrifying chase scenes, mystical worship services, dashes through remote water-logged landscapes, the wisdom of ancient holy women, and the arcane rites of The Knights Hospitaller keep the pages turning in 'A Darkly Hidden Truth' by award-winning author Donna Fletcher Crow. She does not stop there, however. There is a valuable missing icon to be found, a murder to be solved and a mother/daughter conflict to be resolved. Book 2 in Crow's Monastery Murder series is, in a word, intoxicating.
Readers and reviewers agree. 42 reviewers on Amazon find mixing a murder mystery with Lenten and Easter themes makes for a winning combination. Mike Orenduff, 2011 Lefty Award Winner for 'The Pot Thief Who Studied Einstein' said, "With this book, Crow establishes herself as the leading practitioner of modern mystery entwined with historical fiction." Timothy Hallinan, author of 'The Queen of Patpong, Edgar-nominated Best Novel in 2011 stated, "Donna Fletcher Crow gives us, in three extremely persuasive dimensions, the world that Dan Brown merely sketches."
Crow says, “The transcendent peace and beauty of Holy Week in a monastery is without compare. And yet Felicity must deal with the turmoils and perils of the murder of a good friend, as well as conflicts with her domineering mother while keeping the season.
“All this is what made ‘A Darkly Hidden Truth’ such fun to write. Ever since I had the joy of spending Holy Week at the monastery in Yorkshire that serves as model for this series, I had wanted to write about the experience. When Felicity and her impossible mother entered my creative world I knew I had the perfect vehicle for my story.
“I love working with contrasts and this book is full of them: the solidity of the contemporary monastery on the hillside, versus the historic abbey in the Norfolk Broads that subsided into the mire; the festivities of Mother’s Day, versus Felicity’s clashes with her own mother; Felicity’s desire to become a nun, versus her frenetic lifestyle. Even the medieval holy women Felicity looks to provide an antithesis: The secluded mysticism of Julian of Norwich, versus the globe-trotting practicality of Margery Kemp. And then, of course, there are the Knights Hospitaller…”
Other books in the five part series include 'A Very Private Grave', 'An Unholy Communion', 'A Newly Crimsoned Reliquary' and 'An All-Consuming Fire'.
Donna Fletcher Crow is the author of 45 books, mostly novels of British history. The award-winning 'Glastonbury' is her best-known work, which received the prestigious First Place, Historical Novel, award from the National Federation of Press Women. Readers and reviewers have raved about 'Glastonbury', calling it "The best of its kind," "richly fascinating," "beautifully researched,", "gloriously evocative," and "panoramic." One Amazon reader said, "WHAT a work! Every reader can be enveloped in the sheer scope and quality, every historian be constantly nodding at the precise detail and accuracy, and every Christian can rejoice in the fullness of scripture. For me it is simply beyond descriptive praise. I would urge all who value truth to treat themselves to a feast."
The Lord Danvers Victorian true-crime series is an Amazon bestseller in the British Detectives category. Books in the series include 'A Lethal Spectre', 'A Most Inconvenient Death', 'Grave Matters', 'To Dust You Shall Return' and 'A Tincture of Murder'. Donna provides a no-charge download of 'A Tincture of Murder' for those who sign up for her newsletter. More information is available at her website.
The Elizabeth & Richard Mysteries is a literary suspense series using literary figures as background: Rudyard Kipling in 'The Flame Ignites', Dorothy L Sayers in 'The Shadow of Reality', Shakespeare in 'A Midsummer Eve's Nightmare', and Jane Austen in both 'A Jane Austen Encounter' and 'A Most Singular Venture'.
The Daughters of Courage, 'Kathryn', 'Elizabeth' and 'Stephanie' is a pioneer family saga based on the stories of Crow's own family and other Idaho pioneers in the Kuna, Nampa and Boise area.
Donna Fletcher Crow's work has received a number of high-level industry honors. These include:
Glastonbury, First Place, Historical Fiction, National Federation of Press Women Award of Merit
The Banks of the Boyne, Silver Angel; First Place Historical Fiction, National Federation Press Women
The Fields of Bannockburn, First Place Historical Fiction, National Federation Press Women
Professional Achievement Award, Northwest Nazarene College
Juvenile Books Award of Merit, Idaho Press Women
Top Idaho Author
Pacesetter Award, Mt. Hermon Writers Conference
Outstanding Historical Fiction, Idaho Press Women, National Federation of Press Women,
Idaho Writer of the Year
Best Inspirational Novel, Finalist Romance Writers of America
Writer of the Year, Mt. Hermon Writers Conference
Donna is available for media interviews and can be reached by email at donna@donnafletchercrow.com. All of her books are available at online book retailers. More information, including a no-charge download of 'A Tincture of Murder', is available at her website at https://www.donnafletchercrow.com.
About Donna Fletcher Crow:
Donna and her husband live in Boise, Idaho. They have 4 adult children and 14 grandchildren living on 3 continents. Donna is remembered by Idahoans with long memories as a former Queen of the Snake River Stampede, Miss Rodeo Idaho and runner-up for Miss Rodeo America. She is an enthusiastic gardener.
Contact:
Donna Fletcher Crow
donna@donnafletchercrow.com
https://www.donnafletchercrow.com
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Sunday, April 7, 2019
Book Marketing Announcements: The Authors Show Lineup For The Week Of April 8, 2019
Don McCauley of the Free Publicity Focus Group and Danielle Hampson, Executive Producer of The Authors Show, founders of The Authors Marketing Powerhouse, have announced The Authors Show radio and broadcast schedule for the week of April 8, 2019. The new show schedule is available at the Authors Show site.
For those who hope to sell books on the Internet, the challenge can be daunting. It can be confusing difficult, time consuming and expensive. The Authors Show helps authors overcome these challenges by providing opportunities for greater visibility.
The Authors Show radio shows offer professionally produced radio interviews that are broadcast worldwide. The upcoming scheduled radio lineups include:
Week April 8, 2019 On The Authors Show:
8-Apr Jody Sharpe
8-Apr William J. Goyette
8-Apr Frank Talaber
8-Apr Donna Louis
8-Apr Sylvanus Adetokunboh Ayeni MD
8-Apr Danny Johnson
9-Apr Richard F. Libin
9-Apr Michelle Person
9-Apr Rick Lauber
9-Apr Mimi Amaral
9-Apr Helen Starbuck
9-Apr Joy Elaine
10-Apr Steve Snyder
10-Apr R.M. James
10-Apr Chief Shuaib Y. Israel
10-Apr Daniel J. Witherspoon
10-Apr Edward M. Wysocki, Jr.
10-Apr Linda Maria Frank
11-Apr Brian Huey
11-Apr Liz McCue
11-Apr Zachary Astrowsky
11-Apr Kari van Wakeren
11-Apr Kristin Casey
11-Apr Kass Ghayouri
Apr 12/13/14 Anne Redelfs MD
Apr 12/13/14 Salvatore Esposito
Apr 12/13/14 Dr. Dildra Martin-Ogburn
Apr 12/13/14 Shinese M. Collins
Apr 12/13/14 Brian Aull
Apr 12/13/14 Dana L. Brown
Profile:
Don McCauley is a marketing strategist and is the facilitator of the Free Publicity Focus Group, a marketing and publicity firm. He also serves as the host of The Authors Show Radio. Danielle Hampson is the Executive Producer of The Authors Show radio group of programs.
Contact:
Don McCauley
Free Publicity Focus Group
don@freepublicitygroup.com
Danielle Hampson
The Authors Show
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Thursday, April 4, 2019
Body Shaming, Social Media, Bullying And The Drive To Be Best - Videos For Educators About School Shootings Offered By Selfie Filmmaker And Positive Psychologist Barbara Becker Holstein
We want our children to be safe and to develop healthy self esteem and self confidence. This has always been the case. But today these basics are very difficult to achieve. Recently the New York Times ran a front page article regarding how lockdowns and school shootings leave our kids with years of ongoing trauma they must cope with.
Of all places, kids should certain be safe at home and in school. We send our children to school to learn. Do we want them instead locked down in a bathroom, scared to death, listening to gun shots?
We hope that their time with friends helps them learn to socialize and to navigate relationships. Do we want to see them threatened or bullied 24/7 on social media?
Is this the way we want to live as a society? Of course not.
If we want to fix it, there is no time to waste.
Selfie filmmaker and Positive Psychologist Barbara Becker Holstein has an answer that all can embrace, kids, parents, educators, mental health professionals, as her films touch us in a way that opens our hearts and minds to thing about problems and solutions.
"Prior to 'Lock Down', my films dealt with family and personal issues that kids face: moving to a new town, parents fighting, siblings, first crush, puberty, body changes, moods, feeling isolated and lonely and looking to be understood," Holstein stated. "Gradually I've felt a responsibility to bring into my coming of age films even more 'hot' topics: the drug crisis, cutting, early pregnancy, alcohol, prescription meds and now: school shootings.
"My latest film, 'Lock Down' is one of my shortest, under three minutes. Yet, it conveys many of the dilemmas we face as a society. In the film we see three girls experiencing intense anxiety, fear and panic during a lock down. The film doesn't deal with actual injuries or deaths or the later possibility of suicide by survivors, but it does take us to an intense bathroom scene that makes each ask ourselves, is this what we want our kids or grand kids to go through today in school, when they should be learning? Do we want them locked in a bathroom, scared to death, hearing gun shots. Do we want dangerous weapons easily accessible, often to people who really need but don't have access to good mental health care, to create havoc and leave kids traumatized with PTSD that can stay for years and limit personal growth? Is this the way we want to live as a society?
"My latest podcast, 'More About Kids and Anxiety' was all about the above. 'Lock Down' was shown along with selfies done by the actresses in character, showing how the girls felt a day later after the shooting. I was thrilled to have Mr. Arthur Howard, Principal and Jaime Antonio-Bravo, a certified School Psychologist in New Jersey on board as well as two of the actresses from Lock Down, Megan Brown and Rachel Gesner discussing anxiety and trauma. As Arthur Howard said in reference to lockdowns: 'Talk about anxiety, that's anxiety to the 10th degree'.
"I am making 'Lock Down' available to all at the same time it will be entered in film festivals. We have no time to waste in dealing with the safety of our kids, physically and emotionally. I hope 'Lock Down' will help generate the type of compassionate concern and connection that moves us as a society to thoughtful and timely solutions."
Holstein's short films have won numerous awards and accolades.
The Truth A Short Film:
Garden State Film Festival Premier - Best Pop Song 2016
Golden Door Int. Film Festival - Official Selection - September 2016
Grove Film Festival - Showing - May 2017
Female Filmmakers Film Festival - Official Selection - 12th of 92 films
Roselle Park Shorts Film Festival - Official Selection - September 2017
The Truth A Short Short Film:
FilmOneFest Premier - July 2016
Chain Film Festival - Official Selection - August 2016
Jersey City Int. Television and Film Festival - Official Selection - November 2016
Hang On To Your Shorts Film Festival - Official Selection- May 2017
Secrets A Coming Of Age Selfie Film:
Alice Guy-Blache Women In Cinema Award - Nomination - October 2017, Golden Door International Film Festival
NewFilmmakers, Manhattan- Official Selection, January 24, 2018
Brightside Tavern Shorts Fest Film Series - Best Experimental Film nomination - March 2018
Brightside Tavern Shorts Fest Film Series - Best New Jersey Short nomination - March 2018
Brightside Tavern Shorts Fest Film Series - Best Concept nomination - March 2018
Hang on To Your Shorts, Official Selection - April 2018, Nominated for Best New Jersey Drama and Best Experimental Film
Awarded: Best Educational Film Award at the Jersey Shore Film Festival, August, 2018
Shown March 1 1018 as one of 6 outstanding women’s films at the Behane Center in Jersey City, for Women’s History Month by Golden Door International Film Festival.
Brightside Tavern Film Festival, Season 7 - Best Experimental Film - March 2018
Jersey Shore Film Festival - Best Educational Film - August 2018
Indie Awards - Award of Recognition in 3 categories: Women Filmmakers, Leading Actress and Educational / Instruction / Training
Falling In Love A Coming Of Age Selfie Film:
Brightside Tavern Film Festival-March 2017- Best Experimental Film Nomination, Second Place Award as Best New Jersey Film Short
Grove Film Festival, Official Selection-May 2017
Hang On To Your Shorts Film Festival - Best Experimental Film nomination - May 2017
Hang On To Your Shorts Film Festival - Best Concept Film nomination - May 2017
Hang On To Your Shorts Film Festival - Megan Brown Rising Star Award - May 2017
Love Shorts Film Festival - Official Selection - February 2018
Conflict:
Official selection to premiere at the New Jersey International Film Festival at Rutgers University on June 9th, 2018
Semi-finalist in the JELLY Fest Film Festival, June, 2018
Official Selection Golden Door International Film Festival - September 2018
Angst:
Official Selection for the Brightside Tavern Film Festival in early August, 2018
Selfie:
Official selection at the One Minute Film Fest, Teaneck, New Jersey, September 8, 2018
'The Medium, A Coming of Age, Selfie Film'
Selected to be screened at the Young Filmmakers's Screenings in Manhattan in early March, 2019.
Selected to be screened at Brightside Tavern Film Festival, March 3, 2019. Megan Brown nominated for Best Actress.
The Selfie Project Pilot
Independent Shorts Award - Certificate of Achievement Los Angeles, December 2018
Global Indian Film Festival - Selected for screening - Mumbai India, January 2019
Best Shorts Competition - Awards of Recognition - The Selfie Project Educational/Instructional/Training
Independent Talents International Film Festival- Semi-Finalist
Screened at Brightside Tavern Film Festival, March 3, 2019. Awarded for Best Concept for a Film.
Conflict and a Bit of Magic, A Coming of Age, Selfie Film
To be screened at 52 Weeks Film Festival
Global Film Festival Awards, January 2019;
Winner for Best Indie Filmmaker: Barbara Becker Holstein; Winner for Best Young Actor: Megan Brown
Independent Talents International Film Festival, Semi-Finalist
'Secrets' was selected for inclusion in "Passages: Women in Transition," Women In Media - Newark's 2018 Women's History Month film festival, held on March 27 – April 5, 2018 at Rutgers University Newark, New Jersey, and at various satellite venues in the area.
'Falling in Love, A Coming of Age, Selfie Film, is detailed in a new ebook: 'A Selfie Film - Falling In Love' by Dr. Holstein. This ebook presents issues and stories behind the creation of Dr. Holstein's "selfie films", which utilize cutting edge New Media technology. Topics and questions for discussion can be used by a parent and a child, or a group of hundreds as universal subjects of growing up and handling tough issues are presented.
Dr. Holstein makes a number of her books and films available to be used as fundraising tools. She requests that any verified charitable organization interested in raising funds contact her via email. She is available for media interviews and can be reached using the information below or by email at barbara.holstein@gmail.com. More information about all of the above is available at her website at http://www.enchantedself.com.
Profile:
Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein, internationally known Positive Psychologist is the creator of The Enchanted Self ®, a positive psychology method for happiness and a pioneer in Selfies as Film. Dr. Holstein's Enchanted Self website was included as one of the best websites in positive psychology. She is in private practice in Long Branch, New Jersey with her husband, Dr. Russell M. Holstein.
Dr. Barbara can be found on the web, interviewed, writing articles and posting video 'TED' style talks on Happiness, Positive Psychology, Relationships and Parenting.
She has been a contributor to Your Tango, Heart and Soul, Cosmopolitan Magazine, Redbook, Real Simple, The Wall Street Journal, Time on line, the Today Show and Family Circle Magazine.
Contact:
Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein
170 Morris Ave.,
Long Branch, New Jersey 07740
barbara.holstein@gmail.com
732-571-1200
http://www.enchantedself.com
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Wednesday, April 3, 2019
Author And Biblical Prophecy Expert Dr. Richard Ruhling Offers A Compelling Description Of A Powerful Form Of Hope For A World In Chaos
If we pick up any newspaper or look at any news site today we will instantly recognize that the world is in real need of hope. Mass shootings, school lockdowns, climate change, natural disasters and a host of other catastrophic events seem to threaten us at every turn. How can we possibly cope with day-to-day life in the midst of such adversity?
While we like to believe that we can develop answers to our challenges through more technology or by electing forward-thinking politicians, real hope can only be found by recognizing the truth. Dr. Richard Ruhling, author and Biblical prophecy expert, recently issued a statement on why there is real reason for hope, regardless of how dire our circumstances may seem to be:
"Like Ben Carson who thought he could help the country, there are scores of people who might like to be president, but as President Trump is finding out, it’s a thankless job," Ruhling stated.
"In a nation made great by people who started and ran their own business, the idea of being a CEO is attractive. Why not consider an offer that takes it to a whole new level?
"It’s for people who have discovered why the Bible is the #1 best-seller--it’s all that it claims to be--only God could predict that the Medes and Persians (now called Iraq & Iran) would be the focus of US conflict “at the time of the end,” Daniel 8:17,20. It’s half fulfilled; Saddam is gone.
"The resurrection of Christ is documented by disciples who ran when he was taken, but after his resurrection they were willing to die for him--would we expect them to die for a lie? The Bible is trustworthy.
Christ gave two wedding parables the last week of his life that are poorly understood, but Luke’s wedding parable is like the Rosetta Stone that helps decode them. It includes the promise that “he will make [us] ruler over all that he has” if we meet the conditions that aren’t difficult. It’s better than two terms in the White House and it isn’t bought with money.
"To show that Christ understood where we are, he ended his last six parables with links to 9-11, a number we all recognize as a huge event that makes us wonder about end-times. His six parables are different aspects of the same huge event “as the days of Noah” with widespread destruction and Passover timing, but in the 2nd spring month (Genesis 7:11), based on 9-11--Numbers 9:10,11
"When five women missed the wedding, Christ told his disciples they didn’t understand, because it’s like a man traveling to a far country, Matt 25:14. If Israelites took a long trip in spring and they couldn’t get back for Passover, they kept it a month later; again it’s 9-11--Numbers 9:10,11.
"We’ve just seen how those last two parables have timing in the 2nd spring month. “As the days of Noah” also was in the 2nd spring month, Gen 7:11. The next parable begins “Then...” Same time!
"Suddenly the reward for watching and praying on the eve that he clued us becomes a possibility, rather than an open-ended situation when nobody knows. God said He won’t do anything without revealing it, Amos 3:7.
The sign for this to happen this spring is ‘when you see Jerusalem compassed with armies’ Lk 21 also seen in Zech 14:1,2 when ‘all nations’ are gathered against Jerusalem for the day of the Lord.
"If we see this at Passover/Easter a couple weeks from now, we should do all we can to tell others about it as Matthew 22 suggests. Giving God all we can is a wise investment toward His reward, 'ruler over all that He has.” Lk 12:44,48.
For more information, readers can get 'Turkey Soup for People who are Chicken about End-Times' at no charge Friday, April 5 at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07LDWDVP8. Richard Ruhling is a physician whose main focus in retirement is current events and Bible prophecy. Media may contact him for an interview or a 1-sheet at Ruhling7@juno.com.
About Dr. Richard Ruhling:
Dr. Richard Ruhling attended a Bible college with a Religion major. The end times have been a special interest for him since attending a prophecy conference 30 years ago. He is an expert on Biblical prophecy and the author of 'The Alpha & Omega Bible Code', 'The Earthquake and the 7 Seals' and 'The Destruction of Jerusalem: A Sign for US', and 'God Bless America?'.
Contact:
Dr. Richard Ruhling
ruhling7@juno.com
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Tuesday, April 2, 2019
Gotquestions.org Versus The Truth About Eternal Security And Backsliders Offered By Evangelical Outreach Director Dan Corner
Corner is a Christian author, defender of the Christian faith and evangelist who has had over four decades of experience dealing with the Bible.
Once Saved Always Saved is a controversial idea that raises a multitude of very important questions for Christians. In an article by gotquestions.org entitled "Is a backsliding Christian still saved?, Once Saved Always Saved (OSAS) teacher, S. Michael Houdmann, wrote: "Yes, a true Christian who falls back into sin is still saved...." Evangelical Outreach Director Dan Corner believes there is considerable danger in this type of thinking. In an article available on his website, he had this to say:
Though Houdmann wasn't specific, he believes such "sin" could include: adultery, drunkenness, theft, homosexuality, murder, swindling, slander, idolatry, blasphemy, etc. and even be "willful, continuous and unrepentant sin," as he explained in his flawed version of the sin unto death. Such an image of a child of God is violently opposed to God's word, which describes the Christian as: a saint (1 Cor.14:33; Eph. 1:1; Phil. 1:1; Col. 1:4; etc.), a self-denying follower of Jesus (Lk. 9:23; etc.), one who puts into practice God's word (Lk. 8:21), a doer of the will of the Father (Mt. 7:21), one who obeys God (1 Jn. 2:3,4) and lives holy (1 Thess. 4:7,8; 2 Pet. 3:11,12; etc.), etc.
Undoubtedly, eternal security teachers have distorted and smeared the true image of a Christian and reduced him into a spiritually weak and sinful person. They believe the saved can act the same detestable ways as the sin-addicted children of the devil and they even allow for continuous unrepentant sin unto death. In order to smokescreen conceal their license to sin, the eternal security teachers sometimes teach a double message and say if a professing Christian turns to the type of sins as specified above, then "He was never saved to begin with". Such a message, however, is inconsistent with their belief about King David, who turned to both adultery and murder. They all teach that David retained his salvation, while in those heinous sins in defiance to God's word (Ezek. 33:18; 1 Cor. 6:9,10; Eph.5:5-7; Rev. 21:8; etc.). OSAS proponents believe the same about Solomon remaining saved, who turned to the vilest kinds of idolatries (1 Kings 11:1-8).
Eternal security teachers want it both ways - teaching an outrageous backslider is still saved, then "he was never saved" if he does backslide. These glaring inconsistencies are already enough to reveal their error and license to sin, but there is even more with the teaching of the Prodigal Son (Lk. 15:11-32). The prodigal deliberately departed from the Father into wild living and to be with the prostitutes. He finally turned away from those sins (repented) to return to the Father to serve him again. The Father said to the sorrowful and repentant prodigal, "For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found. So they began to celebrate" (Luke15:24).
Luke 15 clearly shows backsliders do indeed become spiritually dead and lost just like the prodigal did when he turned to wild living. This stark reality of a change in spiritual identity is in contrast to Once Saved Always Saved dogma. Remember that is Jesus' teaching about backsliders, that is, that they are spiritually dead and lost. Luke 15:24 also shows the prodigal became "alive again," which proves (1) backsliders can return to salvation via repentance and (2) the prodigal had salvation before he died spiritually when he departed into wild living. Those truths are essential and prove eternal security is an incontrovertible false teaching and a license to sin. All such OSAS teachers must argue (if consistent to their doctrine) that the prodigal retained his salvation when with the prostitutes, thereby inferring there are Christian whoremongers! If that extreme is not a license to sin, then what is? This, however, is the image of a Christian they have created and want us to accept.
It is critical for backsliders to know they must repent for salvation's sake, but that truth is also sadly denied by Once Saved Always Saved. Moreover, the unnamed incestuous and adulterous man of 1 Cor. 5:1-5, who was committing sin which even pagans wouldn't do, is said to have been a Christian by many OSAS teachers. Eternal security teacher, David J. Stewart of jesusissavior.org, has also openly admitted, "I am going to Heaven, regardless of how I live. But you say, that's crazy! No! That's Bible! So do Christians have a license to sin? Yes, if you want to view it that way."
Furthermore, multiple divorced Hal Lindsey stated, "I'm sad to say that some of the worst sins I ever committed have been after salvation." By stating that, Lindsey is saying a Christian can be more vile and wicked than before his salvation, yet retain his salvation through it all.
Just believing the OSAS doctrine itself sets one up for arrogance (Rom. 11:19-22) and a spiritual fall (1 Cor. 10:12). Such occurs because the proponents think they are standing firm even to the point that their salvation is now irrevocable, irreversible and unalterable, and they see no need to fear being cut off. They don't believe their salvation can be imperiled by anything they do or don't do or anything they believe or don't believe, regardless of what it is.
The unspoken goal of the eternal security teacher is to convince others that a Christian can stray and become wildly immoral, grossly sinful and flagrantly disobedient and still retain his salvation while unrepentant and only jeopardize his rewards, fellowship, etc., but never his salvation and relationship with God. Those who object to that observation with their "never saved to begin with" sophistry and inconsistencies are immediately silenced by King David and the OSAS errant version of the sin unto death. The eternal security teachers calculatingly declare their OSAS doctrine is under and linked to the gospel, grace, the blood of Christ, infinite work of Christ, imputed righteousness, etc. when it has nothing to do with any of these basic truths of Christianity.
The OSAS teachers also further distort the Christian opposition as teaching a works salvation, legalism and being cultic. One of the primary proof texts for Once Saved Always Saved is John 10:28, which states the subjects will never perish and no man can snatch them out of God's hand. The OSAS teachers say those promises apply even to the backsliders, but the context shows those wonderful promises only belong to the continuous tense followers of Christ (John10:27), which excludes backsliders.
S. Michael Houdmann of gotquestions.org also wrote, "The Bible tells us that if a person denies Christ, he never truly knew Christ to begin with." Is it possible that Houdmann, and others like him, are unaware of Peter's thrice denial of Christ (Mt. 26:33,34)? When Peter's denial (Mt.26:70,72) is examined with Mt. 10:33, the same Greek term (arneomai) is found which pulverizes OSAS beyond repair. Why? Because Jesus did disown Peter as he warned his apostles, "But whoever disowns me before men, I will disown him before my Father in heaven" (Mt. 10:33). Therefore we know, since Peter disowned Jesus, Jesus likewise disowned Peter. Afterwards, Peter repented and turned back to God (Lk. 22:32), but the point is one is no longer saved if Jesus disowns him, as happened to Peter at that time. That fact alone is another certain deathblow to OSAS.
The full version is available at Corner's website.
Dan Corner, a former pastor, is the author of a number of books including 'The Believer's Conditional Security: Eternal Security Refuted', 'The Myth of Eternal Security' and 'Is this the Mary of the Bible?'. He also provides a massive amount of information on his websites.
Ex Catholic Dan Corner is available for media interviews, including debates, and can be reached using the information below or by email at eternallifeblog@gmail.com, by phone at 724-632-3210 or by mail at PO Box 265, Washington, PA, 15301. His websites are https://www.evangelicaloutreach.org (EOMIN.org) and AlcanceEvangelistico.org (DBN-MIN.net) and EternalLifeBlog.com.
About Dan Corner:
After graduating from college, Dan Corner got saved by reading the Bible. For over four decades, he has diligently served the Lord Jesus. Dan Corner's pastoral, apologetic, counter cult and street evangelism experiences have equipped him to contend for the faith and win souls to Jesus from many backgrounds.
He is an ordained minister and director of Evangelical Outreach who pastored for almost seven years and has authored hundreds of Christian articles, answered thousands of emails and letters and has written several books of vital importance in our day.
Contact:
Dan Corner
eternallifeblog@gmail.com
EvangelicalOutreach.org (EOMIN.org)
AlcanceEvangelistico.org (DBN-MIN.net)
EternalLifeBlog.com
724-632-3210
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