Does Hell exist? A literal, actual place of eternal punishment? What does the Bible actually say about Hell? Well, there are fifty-four verses in the Bible that speak about Hell in one way or another. But what about the New Testament, Dr. Bill? We are New Testament believers, we are in a period of Grace! Well, there are twenty-three verses in the NEW Testament that deal with Hell. Jesus believed in Hell. Jesus spoke about Hell, and He warned about what to do to avoid the punishment of Hell. So, why do modern theologians seem to think that they have more insight, and information, than Jesus Himself? Bottom line is, they don’t! Hell IS real. Hell is to be avoided! How? By receiving Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior! How do you do that?

Romans 10:8 – “But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;
Verse 9 – That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
Verse 10 – For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
Verse 11 – For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.”

“Saved” here is a Greek word transliterated as “sozo,” (pronounced as “sode-zo“) which means: “saved, delivered, healed, protected, and made whole: spirit, soul, body, financially, socially, and delivered from every temporal evil.”

Praise God! This is completely saved, totally free! So, to “miss Hell, and make Heaven” you need to:

A) Confess Jesus as your personal Lord (one in control or authority over your life) and,
B) Believe that God literally, actually raised Jesus up from the dead.

Two things… and then you are saved from Hell! This is a point to rejoice over, not lament! Because you are also freed in the “rotten here and now” NOT just freed in the “sweet by-and-by!” We are to live here in the earth “as the days of heaven upon the earth.” (Deut. 11:21) Jesus said to pray that “Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.” (Matt. 6:10) Jesus would not ask us to pray contrary to God’s Will! God’s Will is that we have His Will here on earth the same way it is in heaven. Is there sickness in heaven? Is there poverty in Heaven? No! Why? It is not God’s Will! If it is that way in heaven, and we are to have days of heaven upon the earth, and pray that way… then salvation covers our earthly life as well!

Therefore, the “rotten here and now” should not be rotten! They should be blessed and a blessing! Avoid Hell, embrace heaven! Even here upon the earth!

This is a letter from Dr. Stephen Lowell Swisher of Believer’s Stand United:

“January 25th, 2010

Hello Bill,

In an historic ruling last Thursday, January 21 the Supreme Court of the United States made a bold step toward more freedom. In a 5-4 vote the Court struck down laws that banned private companies, corporations and unions from using their own money to support or oppose candidates for public office. It leaves in place laws that prohibit money being given to candidates for any use. In other words, funds must be used specifically for expenses of the campaign.

However, the Supreme Court also struck down part of the McCain-Feingold campaign finance bill that barred union and corporate paid issue ads in the closing days of election campaigns.

The importance of this information to the American people is spelled out clearly by Justice Anthony Kennedy who stated, “The censorship we now confront is vast in it’s reach.” Prior to the decision last Thursday by the Court, it was believed by many that the laws that were in place amounted to an unconstitutional restraint of free speech.

Each step forward in freedom of speech and expression is important progress for all people who desire to make their voices heard in our Nation. More importantly, for us at Believers Stand United and our more than 25,000 partners across America, this is clear evidence that a positive shift is taking place in our Country. Each decision like this one is a blow against those who wish to suppress free speech and a support for those who wish to foster it.

Thank you for your partnership!

Dr. Stephen Lowell Swisher
Kenneth Copeland Ministries”

This IS truly a very important ruling by the court… it re-establishes our right to free speech. We can now join together with other like-minded people to speak out against (or for) issues that come up! Money, IS indeed speech in these days… how else can we get the word out to folks about what the issues are?

A major denomination was polled recently, and it was found that only one third of those polled believed that Jesus was the ONLY way to salvation. So, what does the Bible say?

“And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.
Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.” (John 14:3-7)

What part of “no man cometh to the Father, but by me” do they not understand? The truth is, they don’t know, or care, what the Bible says! They just “feel” that there must be other ways to the Father, because they have bought into the world’s view that God is an “ooey, gooey, wishy washy” God. Here’s news. He’s not! He is God. He is right. Mankind is wrong. End of discussion. Come on folks! Realize that that you can’t accept the world’s view of what is “fair” or “right” and agree with God!

1 in 3 Presbyterians Affirm Jesus as Only Way to Salvation

How CAN you be born again, check out this link: Are you Born Again?

I pray that, if you are NOT born again, you will read the information at that link, and receive Jesus as your Lord and Savior!

You may have heard the news story about the boy that, right before school dismissed for the “Holiday Break” (Can’t call it Christmas anymore, now can we?) was asked to draw something that reminded him of the holiday. He drew Jesus on the cross. Horrors! The teacher freaked out (of course)… why this is too violent! And what does Jesus have to do with Christmas!!?!?! So, now it comes out that the boy is having to endure a “psychological evaluation” over the incident. Now, he may be marked for life by the psych community as a nut job because he drew something to do with Jesus… at Christmas no less. Yes, obviously demented.

Boy Ordered into Psych Evaluation for Drawing Christ on Cross at Christmas

Pray for our country. We need revival, we need common sense. As my dad used to say, “Common sense isn’t so common anymore.” Preach on, Dad!

Here are some things that came up on my radio program this week that I have been meditating on (things that’ll PREACH!)

Some folks don’t feel that they have access to God’s Power, but since the Word of God is the Power of God that upholds all things (Heb. 1:4), then we have access to the Power of God, because we have access to the Word of God! Luke 1:47 says, in the original Greek, “No Word spoken by God is void of the power necessary to bring that Word to pass!” Since we have access to His Word, we have access to His Power!

I shared how God had spoken to my Pastor, Ed Taylor, about Faith & Victory Church being “My Miracle Place”, and how a lady that was blind that got healed during last week’s Tuesday night prayer meeting… and how God was bringing what He said about the church to pass! Confirming the Word with signs following!

Great things are happening! Come by “My Miracle Place” and see for yourself!

Today, the federal government passed a “Hate Crimes Bill” and it is going to President Obama for his signature. I have always been amazed at “Hate Crimes” legislation… if someone commits murder, it is wrong, it is sin, and it is illegal. But, hate crime makes it “more sinful, illegal, and wrong?” Go figure. At any rate, I am all for punishing those that break the laws of the land… but this law with allow those with political agendas to arrest pastors for simply reading the Bible. “That’s crazy!,” you say? No, it has already happened. Read this article:

Pastor Arrested for Reading Romans 1

“NEW YORK CITY: The Rev. Joseph Jenkins was arrested today as he preached to his congregation of 500. As he said, ‘The Bible says it is a sin for a man to lie with a man!’ four federal undercover agents rose from their seats in the crowded church and handcuffed the pastor. He was later charged before a US Magistrate under the federal ‘Hate Crimes’ law.’ ‘Far-fetched! Impossible! That will never happen!’ Not at all. There are forces at work in this nation to deny every citizen the right to say, publicly or privately, what they know or believe to be true if it does not fit within politically correct guidelines. Ministers or rabbis who proclaim the clear teachings of the Bible regarding homosexuality will be jailed if these forces have their way. Anyone who expresses an unpopular ideology will be persecuted.”

Get ready for the charges of “hate speech” from those that wish to change our way of life from a Biblically based standard to a secular human standard.

I happened to be flipping by on the radio today at lunch when I caught a few minutes of NPR’s “Diane Rehm Show” kind of a left wing, female, “Rush Limbaugh.” Normally, I would have just flipped on by, but I heard her guest say that “Christianity is misunderstood,” so I figured I would hang around long enough to hear what it was about… turns out her guest was a Harvard Divinity professor. (You know we are in trouble now!) He was saying that it took 300 years for Christianity to be “converted into a belief system with doctrine,” before that (he says) “it was just a group of people that wanted to carry on with Jesus’ mission of feeding the poor, and helping the weak.” “What is important to understand,” he says, “is that Christianity is not a personal, one-on-one belief system, but is only possible in a community.” “Which is why,” he says, the early church was, “just a community of people helping each other.” “Because,” he says, “one person alone can’t accomplish anything, only with the force of numbers, ie., in groups (like, maybe “big government”?!?) can anyone accomplish anything.” To all this, the host contributed, “Well, the Bible does say, where TWO or THREE are gathered in His Name, there am I in their midst.” “Yes,” he said, “that’s a start!”

Remember when Charles Capps said that we have had to have help to misunderstand the Bible? Well, this is one of the best examples I have seen! A Harvard Divinity professor that has no clue about being born again, what Jesus’ real “mission” was, and the blessing of personal salvation… but rather sees Christianity as only a “peaceful gathering of people to accomplish good works.” Or, as the Diane Rehm show web site says, “A longtime Harvard Divinity School professor talks about the future of faith. Harvey Cox says we’ve entered the Age of the Spirit, where dogma is less important than spirituality for many Christians.”

Pray for the “intelligentsia” that they see the light of God’s Word!

Believe it or not, there are churches in the Dallas/Fort Worth area of Texas (where I used to live for a few years, and I must say, is a very conservative area) that are posting billboards saying that “Jesus affirmed a gay couple.” Who, in the New Testament, did Jesus supposedly “affirm?” Why, the centurion and his servant! Never mind that the Bible says NOTHING about the centurion, or his servant being gay, having a relationship, or anything CLOSE to this… they just “read in” that the centurion and his servant were a gay couple because, well… it just suits their mind set and need to have an example! Same thing with another “example” billboard, that of, “Ruth loved Naomi as Adam loved Eve,” excuse me?!?! Where in the Bible does it state that? And, if it is not in the Bible, if it is just “speculation” then forget it! By the way, what DOES the New Testament say on the subject?

Rom 1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
Rom 1:23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
Rom 1:24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
Rom 1:25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
Rom 1:26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
Rom 1:27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.
Rom 1:28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
Rom 1:29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
Rom 1:30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
Rom 1:31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
Rom 1:32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.

Here is the story on the billboards:

Churches Affirm ‘Gay Love’ in DFW Area

The Bible teaches us to love the sinner, and hate sin… so, I want to make it clear that I am no “gay-hater!” In fact, I love homosexual people and want to see them turn from sin and to God… what irks me is the fact that supposed “churches” are turning against the Bible, preaching and stating PUBLICLY incorrect and untrue statements about the Word of God… now that does rankle!

I had a dream. What if you could listen to a radio station that played only Word of Faith teaching, had only uplifting “you can win” music, and, you never had to “turn off” any unbelief because a faith based radio teaching show went off, and the one right after it was so bad? What if such a station existed? Well, now it does!

Word of Faith Radio is an Internet Radio station… and it broadcasts 24 hours a day, seven days a week! And, since it comes to you over the Internet, you can get it anywhere you may live! Check it out at:

http://www.wofr.org/

You can click on the “Listen Live” link on the site, and listen to Word of Faith based Internet Radio! Also, coming soon… low power AM radio stations that will pick up the WOFR.org signal and broadcast it to areas throughout the world!

A study I read recently infers that if questioned in a “rapid fire” manner on basic questions about natural selection and creation, essentially before one have a chance to “think about it;” people tend to answer in a way that implies that they innately believe in a “cause and effect” in creation. That is, they infer that there is a “higher power” that is guiding, creating and directing a purpose for life. The scientists in the study essentially said that since people have an innate “belief” in creationism, that we need to work harder to train people out of this belief. Riiight!

I am reminded of this portion of Scripture:

“Rom 1:17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written. The just shall live by faith.
Rom 1:18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
Rom 1:19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath showed it unto them.
Rom 1:20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
Rom 1:21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
Rom 1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools”

Yes, “nature” does show us that there is a God… and that we may be “innately wired” to believe that, doesn’t surprise me! Sounds like a scientific “discovery” of the truth of God’s Word!