David J Stewart #fundie

David J Stewart #fundie jesus-is-savior.com

MY BIBLICAL RESPONSE:

Hello Justin,

Thank you for regularly visiting my website ministry, and thank you for the kind words.

I agree with you about Pastor Anderson, and it is unfortunate that he teaches hatred against homosexuals. It hurts his ministry. I have addressed this in the past online, to warn web visitors and let them know where I stand on the issue...

http://www.jesusisprecious.org/believers/loving_sinners.htm

I have also written a lengthy article, differentiating between what Dr. Jack Hyles rightly taught about the "reprobate doctrine" verses the unscriptural view of Pastor Anderson...

https://www.soulwinning.info/fd/reprobate_doctrine_refuted.htm

Having said that, Brother Hyles used to say that he'd rather see a guy with wild fire than no fire. Steven Anderson has fire! I have learned so much about the Word of God from listening to his preaching, and if it helps me, it will help others. NO ONE in America today that I know of is doing more to get souls saved than Pastor Anderson. He is organizing soul-winning events nationwide, and around the world, for which I admire him and fully support his efforts. He is criticized by many, and I don't want to fight against my brother who is getting the job done. Faithful Word Baptist Church goes soul-winning 7-days a week, doing incredibly work reaching the Indians that no other churches seem to care about. So for this reason, I am "patient with those who are with young," a great sermon I heard long ago by Brother Hyles.

21 comments

old comment by Anon-e-moose

I love watching "Robot Wars": the repeats on 'Dave' of late. And now this.

Who needs ancient Rome's throwing Christians to lions, when these days the Christains are only too happy to destroy each other?!

Sir Killalot, Sgt. Bash, Shunt, Matilda, Dead Metal, Mr. Psycho & his pet Growler: the House Robots who have to punish the other machines who stray into their territory in the Arena. That's on this particular digital Freeview channel. I'd pay good money to watch Jerkob & David J. Pedo tear each other apart. >:D

3... 2... 1... Activate!

PROTIP: Ever seen the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem? The fights between the Christian denominations can be as savage as those by the robots in that BBC TV game show - repeated on 'Dave' - when someone so much as sweeps the wrong area.

At least safety of the participants - especially the audience - is the first priority in the production of that game show presented by Jeremy Clarkson, Craig Charles, or Dara O'Briain.

old comment by Jacob Harrison

@Checkmate

But God does exist and Christianity is the one true religion. Here is the evidence.

The first evidence is the historical evidence for the existence of Jesus Christ. The majority of historians agree that there was a historical man in Judea called Christ who was crucified under Pontius Pilate according to the historical writings of Josephus and Tacitus.

But Jesus Christ could not only be a mere man because by the time of Emperor Nero, there were so many Christians in Rome who believed that Jesus was the Christ which was the title for messiah. If Jesus was a man, then how come there was a new religion that genuinely believed he was the messiah and how did it spread so quickly. They were persecuted under the tyrannical Emperor Nero who used them as a scapegoat for the Great Fire of Rome in 67 AD. Christians refused to recant their faith upon threat of death. If Jesus was not the messiah, why would the Christians be willing to die for a lie?

Throughout the history of Christianity, there have been eyewitness accounts of visits by angels and the spirits of the Saints.

Evidence for the afterlife and heaven and hell comes from the numerous eyewitness testimonies, and documentations of ghosts in haunted places. Earthbound ghosts are often spirits in purgatory who have attachment to a certain location or object and need help moving on. Other ghosts such as the ghosts of unrepentant sinners are cursed to remain on Earth as a punishment of hell. This is often the case with murderers who often are forced to reinact their crimes. The spirits of those who committed suicide are often seen at the location of their suicide. This was shown in the story of A Christmas Carol where the ghost of Jacob Marley appeared to Scrooge from hell and warned him of his fate if he didn’t change his ways.

Many times ghosts return from the other realms if their graves are disturbed or if they are summoned using ouija boards and witchcraft. This happened in the Bible in 1 Samuel 28:15 when King Saul consulted a witch to summon the spirit of Samuel who gave Saul an omen that he would die the next day.

People have witnessed dark spirits showing that demons are indeed real. Demons have been caught on tape. There is also the phenomena of sleep paralysis where people wake up but they are unable to move, and they see a shadow or hag go on them and assaulting them. This is an interesting documentary of the phenomena. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QmbpOucNVn4

There have been documented cases of priests healing the sick, vanquishing evil spirits, and performing exorcisms. Using holy water and blessing haunted houses have often ridded the house of demons.

old comment by hydrolythe

@Jakob Harrison

The first evidence is the historical evidence for the existence of Jesus Christ. The majority of historians agree that there was a historical man in Judea called Christ who was crucified under Pontius Pilate according to the historical writings of Josephus and Tacitus.

And that man looked totally different from what you think he was. And apparantly he was executed because he committed acts of sabotage on merchants.

But Jesus Christ could not only be a mere man because by the time of Emperor Nero, there were so many Christians in Rome who believed that Jesus was the Christ which was the title for messiah. If Jesus was a man, then how come there was a new religion that genuinely believed he was the messiah and how did it spread so quickly. They were persecuted under the tyrannical Emperor Nero who used them as a scapegoat for the Great Fire of Rome in 67 AD. Christians refused to recant their faith upon threat of death. If Jesus was not the messiah, why would the Christians be willing to die for a lie?

There was a man who died because he wanted to show in an apartment that the glass was built from strong materials and so he ran into the glass and fell. People die for stupid reasons all the time.

Throughout the history of Christianity, there have been eyewitness accounts of visits by angels and the spirits of the Saints.

That was also the case throughout the history of Islam and Judaism. Never mind that there were also eyewitness accounts of the Olympian gods and Hindu avatars. What were you saying again?

Many times ghosts return from the other realms if their graves are disturbed or if they are summoned using ouija boards and witchcraft. This happened in the Bible in 1 Samuel 28:15 when King Saul consulted a witch to summon the spirit of Samuel who gave Saul an omen that he would die the next day.

Don't you find it interesting that David didn't kill the witch? You know that people who summon spirits should be put to death according to the Old Testament.

People have witnessed dark spirits showing that demons are indeed real. Demons have been caught on tape. There is also the phenomena of sleep paralysis where people wake up but they are unable to move, and they see a shadow or hag go on them and assaulting them. This is an interesting documentary of the phenomena. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QmbpOucNVn4

But those dark spirits may as well be the evil djinn that the Qu'ran talked about. Think of that for a second?

There have been documented cases of priests healing the sick, vanquishing evil spirits, and performing exorcisms. Using holy water and blessing haunted houses have often ridded the house of demons.

Are you a pentecoastal? If your answer is NO, then SHUT YOUR MOUTH!!! Only Jesus healed the sick and there was nobody who healed the sick in the name of Jesus.

old comment by Jacob Harrison

1. No, the early depictions of Christ show that he was a long haired Jew from Galilee. And where did you get that he committed sabatoge against merchants.

2. Most people who are under threat of death, confess their lies. The fact that the early Christians in 67 AD did not, means that they knew that their religion was true.

3. There are much more numerous eyewitness accounts of Angels and the Saints than alleged eyewitness accounts from other deities. The story of the Virgin Mary visiting Guadalupe and creating a miracolous painting that survived fires and explosions is good evidence.

4. Demons come in many different forms. Djinn are a type of Demon that false prophet Muhammad was probably in contact with as well as the Demon impersonating the Angel Gabriel who told him to create the false religion of Islam.

5. I am not a Pentecostal heretic who speaks in tongues. They are not the only ones who believe in healing the sick and driving out demons in the name of Jesus as well as blessing haunted houses with incense, prayers, and Holy water. Priests do those things all the time.

old comment by Pharaoh Bastethotep

2. Most people who are under threat of death, confess their lies. The fact that the early Christians in 67 AD did not, means that they knew that their religion was true.

It is safe to assume that most of the Christians did perform the sacrifice, but continued to be Christian in private, anyways. The martyrs were the few people with the integrity and/or stupid enough to refuse to commit this hypocrisy for survival and were posthumously honoured by the guilty survivors.

3. There are much more numerous eyewitness accounts of Angels and the Saints than alleged eyewitness accounts from other deities.

Christianity has been the most widespread religion for several centuries and it has the Catholic Church, largest and most professional group of organised woo-mongers, as an archivist. Of course, it can gain more anecdotical "evidence" than other religions by virtue of numbers and better preservation.

4. Demons come in many different forms. Djinn are a type of Demon that false prophet Muhammad was probably in contact with as well as the Demon impersonating the Angel Gabriel who told him to create the false religion of Islam.

And how do you know that your angels and saints are not actually demons as well?

old comment by Jacob Harrison

1. Oh yes. He angrily drove merchants out of the Temple because it was the place for worshipping God. He was crucified because he threatened the corrupt religious establishment of the Pharisees. The Roman Governor Pontius Pilate did not see Jesus guilty of any crime but the Pharisees and an angry mob they riled up forced him to have him crucified. Pontius Pilate even washed his hands to show that he is not guilty for Christ’s death on the cross.

2. So why would people willingly be martyred in 67 AD. Again this was 67 AD, so if Jesus was not the messiah, how were there so many Christians in Rome. How could a lie spread so quickly?

3. Good point, but unlike the other religious who practice hypnotism, take halicenigenic drugs, and magic Mushrooms, most Christians don’t take those things so how could they with sane minds have so many supernatural encounters that are not explained by psychology?

4. Because encounters with Angels and Saints, and our dead relatives from heaven are generally more peaceful and happen to ordinary people unlike the far fetched story of Muhammad memorizing what the Angel Gabriel said and writing them down.

5. The Book of Sirach does tell people to see doctors. Yes, when you are seriously ill, it is good to both see doctors and have priests try to heal you. Medicine comes from God’s creation.

old comment by Jacob Harrison

1. But what he did was just because he was angry that they turned his father’s temple into a den of thieves.

2. I am referring to 67 AD. Nobody Christians were in power then.

3. Well it is easier for there to be false ufo citings, given the planes, and lighting in the sky that can occasionally cause persecution’s of UFOs. However seeing angels and ghosts of the saints and dead relatives while not undergoing a near death experience, being hypnotized, or taking drugs is not explained by psychology.

4. I think he made up that he memorized and wrote down everything the demon said. I think that he made a deal with the demon to create and promote the false religion to persecute the Christian Church.

5. Both medicine and the healing power of priests comes from God so both should be used when someone is seriously ill. Saint Mother Theresa gave sick people both medicine and healed them with God’s power

old comment by hydrolythe

1: Sure.

2: It does have an appeal to the poor of back then as it does fit their narrative of the rich vs. them. Also, I doubt that Paul of Tarsus had no influence over anyone during his time. There was a forged document in which he talked to Seneca.

3: From Wikipedia:

Anthropology circa 1940 assumed that religion is in complete continuity with magical thinking, and that it is a cultural product. The complete continuity between magic and religion has been a postulate of modern anthropology at least since early 1930s. The perspective of modern anthropology towards religion is the projection idea, a methodological approach which assumes that every religion is created by the human community that worships it, that "creative activity ascribed to God is projected from man."

If we can assume that man creates religion there is a cause found in man for his belief in dead angels, demons and saints. Spirits are also similarly explained.

4: Then I could probably discard the New Testament as well. Who is to say that Jesus was the Son of God? The apostles were in contact with a Demon and created the false religion of Christianity in order to persecute Judaism.

5: Discarding for a moment that the example you gave is that of a sadist who loved seeing people suffer in the name of religion, I doubt that priests and doctors are in any way compatible. If you want to see a doctor, but you get the priest instead, you aren't going to be happy. The same is if you want to see the priest but get a doctor instead. So why treat them like if they are the same thing?