The requirements are greater than most are willing to accept. Satan comes to steal, kill, and destroy.
Examine yourselves to see if your faith is genuine. Test yourselves. Surely you know that Jesus Christ is among you; if not, you have failed the test of genuine faith. 2 Cor. 13:5
If the Believers Faith is not placed and maintained in Christ and the Cross of Calvary where the victory was won, they have been taken captive by Satan. The Believer is either operating under Grace or Law. MOST CHRISTIANS OPERATE IN LAW!
When I talk about placing your Faith in Christ, they understand that. When I talk about placing your Faith in the Cross, 99% on this form don't have the foggiest idea what you are talking about. They think you are talking about a wooden beam...it is the same with most Christians.
I can understand why the cross is so important to Swaggart
Swaggart lived a terrible lie for many years and he was caught with his pants down, so to speak and he has every reason to be so ashamed
this is, IMO, the reasoning behind his message which is HIS message...make no mistake
most Christians, believers, are removed FROM that shame of sin and guilt and here you are, doing the devil's work for him
it actually IS all about Jesus...not the cross of shame...Jesus begged His Father to find another way to save His creation from sin and the devil but said if there is no other, I will obey You and die the death You say I must die
If the Believers Faith is not placed and maintained in Christ and the Cross of Calvary where the victory was won, they have been taken captive by Satan. The Believer is either operating under Grace or Law. MOST CHRISTIANS OPERATE IN LAW!
you are ignorant and say it is everyone else
I would suggest you have been taken captive by the very devil you mistakenly believe holds others
you spout nonsense and your mentor Swaggart could never actually be doing what he is doing...could never have begun to preach again because he refused to step down and put himself under authority
he is his own authority and as such, he is rogue
I think most here are well aware of what I stated above, my concern is only that a new believer would be attacked in their mind by your words that appear to be biblical and loose sight of our REAL Savior
you do not preach the gospel that Jesus died for
you preach Swaggart's guilt day in and day out
we are free in Christ and under no obligation to assume a load of guilt that Jesus died to free us from