The Consent of Fools

by Charles Spurgeon

Any kind of fad which rules the hour, draws a mad crowd after it. No matter how absurd or ridiculous the mania, the worshipers of fashion cry: "These are your gods!" Yes, Satan is marvelously well obeyed by his servants!

Yet many of you church people look around on society—to follow its customs and fashions.

You watch the general current—and then float upon it.

You study the popular breeze—and shift your sails to suit it.

You ask: "Is it fashionable?"

If it is fashionable, then you must do it.

Fashion is the law of multitudes—but it is nothing more than the common consent of fools!

To follow the fashions and customs of the times, is to be an enemy of God.

"You adulterous people, don't you know that friendship with the world is hatred toward God?

Anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world, becomes an enemy of God!" James 4:4

The Root and Foundation of All Theological Mistakes

by Charles Spurgeon

I believe that it is a mistake about God Himself, which has been the root and foundation of all the mistakes in theology. My conviction is that Arminian theology, to a great extent, makes God to be less than He is.

The basis and groundwork of Arminian theology lies in attaching undue importance to man—and giving God the secondary place.

I do not believe in an atonement which is admirably wide, but fatally ineffectual. I had rather believe a limited atonement that is efficacious for all for whom it was intended—than a universal atonement that is not efficacious for anybody, except the will of man be joined with it.

Again, to think that my Savior died for those who were or are in Hell, seems a supposition too horrible for me to entertain. To imagine for a moment that He was the Substitute for all people; and that God, having first punished the Substitute, afterwards punished the sinners themselves—conflicts with all ideas of divine justice.

Where Is Christ In Your Theological System?

by Charles Spurgeon

"And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning Himself." Luke 24:27

"These are the Scriptures that testify about Me!" John 5:39

Take this Book and distill it into one word—and that one word will be JESUS! The Bible itself, is but the body of Christ, and we may look upon all its pages as the swaddling bands of the infant Savior—for if we unroll the Scripture, we come upon Jesus Christ Himself.

Where is Christ in your theological system? He Himself is . . .

     the Doctor and Doctrine,

     the Revealer and Revelation,

     the Illuminator and the Light of men.

He is exalted in every word of truth, because He is its sum and substance.

He sits above the gospel, like a prince on His own throne.

Doctrine is most precious, when we see it distilling from His lips and embodied in His person.

Sermons are only valuable, in proportion as they speak of Him and point to Him!

Free Will

Why is the idea of "free will" so important to people?

To deny the perfect freedom of the human will is to acknowledge the fallenness and incapacity of humanity. People love to hear that the human race is "basically good" and "full of potential," and that if you would simply follow your dreams faithfully, you can be or do whatever you want. We hear these lies all the time! Our minds are saturated with the elevation (worship) of human free will.

In the King James version, one of the things Paul says in Colossians 2:23 about false religion, he calls it "will worship." This captures the essence of where all false religion ultimately points—the worship of the human will, the worship of self.

The heretics Pelagius, Joseph Arminius, and Charles Finney all taught in one way or another that you do not need God for your salvation, your sanctification, or for anything else. You have the power to effect it in and of yourself. So when the Bible commands you to "repent and believe," despite it also stating that man is unable to do so, you have the power to repent and believe in and of yourself. And when the Bible commands you to "Be holy, for I am holy" and to "be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect," you do not need Jesus to help you because you have the power to be holy and perfect in and of yourself.

Why is the idea of "free will" so important to people? Because they do not want to admit the depravity of their own heart. Though they know the thoughts and intents that flow through their mind on a daily basis, and how wicked they know themselves to be, nevertheless they want to attempt to deny this and pretend that it does not exist. They want to believe themselves "basically good," despite their thought life convicting them otherwise. The idea of "free will" puts man in charge and does what man has always desired—to worship self.

Christians who believe in the idea of "free will" do so at the expense of the words of Jesus and the truth of God's Word. Jesus Himself made it clear that "No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him" (John 6:44), and that "no one can come to Me unless it has been granted him from the Father" (John 6:65). Romans 6 makes it clear that man's will is slave to sin and the devil. John 3 makes it clear that you need to be born again from above, which eliminates any participation on man's part in being regenerated and born again spiritually. Not only that, but John 1:12-13 also makes it clear that you do not become a child of God by (1) natural descent, (2) human decision [i.e., the human will], or (3) human declaration. Likewise, Romans 9:16 makes it clear that it does not depend on (1) man's will, or (2) man's efforts. Romans 9:19-23 ought to be a sobering realization to anyone who truly loves God.

Hebrews 12:2 states that Jesus is the author (initiator) and finisher (perfecter) of our faith. Philippians 1:6 states that what God begins in us He will finish by bringing to completion. There are literally dozens upon dozens of passages in Scripture that the Arminianist (the Christian who advocates the idea of "free will") must ignore and/or discard in order to argue for the concept of "free will." Why do they do this? Because they want man to be at the helm; they want man to be in charge. When you begin to accept the truth that all humanity deserves to spend eternity in Hell, and that without the grace of God choosing to save you for no other reason than God's glory, then you will worship God like you have never done so before. There was nothing in you that merited salvation. You did not deserve it. It was God's goodness, grace, and pleasure that chose to save you for no other reason than God's glory. Apart from Jesus, you are nothing!

"By grace you have been saved" (Eph. 2:5, 8), "not of yourselves" (v.8).

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ADDENDUM:

It actually exists!!! Here is a set of highlighters. Do you notice the black one on the right? That's called a (hide)lighter. It covers up text, though still remaining legible. After copying the page, it becomes illegible. This is the Arminian's tool of trade for reading and studying the Bible. In fact, it is the tool of trade for every denomination and every Christian who does not strictly adhere to the Word of God as their sole and final authority on all matters pertaining to doctrine, congregational practice, family life, and personal holiness. If it disagrees with their theology, they just (hide)light it. *POOF!* No more pesky verses that contradict their position.

Choice Quotes from Martyn Lloyd-Jones

The tragedy of sin, is that it affects man in his highest faculties.

Sin causes us to become fools, and behave in an irrational manner.

Modern man, far from being ruled by reason, is ruled by lust and passion.

The man who refuses to face the fact of his own death, is a fool!

The more Christian a person is, the simpler will that person's life be.

I'd rather hobble into Heaven, than walk into Hell!

God is nowhere more hidden, than in most churches!

Some tend to think that Christianity is a matter of being nice.

But niceness is purely biological. One dog is nicer than another dog!

We must never parade ourselves!

Do you think that you deserve forgiveness? If you do, you are not a Christian.

When a man truly sees himself, he knows that nobody can say anything about him that is too bad.

The trouble with man is not intellectual—but moral.

If you claim to love Christ and yet are living an unholy life, there is only one thing to say about you: You are a bare-faced liar!

To divorce forgiveness of sins from the actual living of the Christian life, is nothing but rank heresy!

Christians are generally at their best, when they are in the furnace of affliction and being persecuted and tried.

If you are not holy, you are not a Christian.

There are no shortcuts in the Christian life—no simple remedies.

Nothing we do in the Christian life, is harder than prayer.

The state of the world today, is nothing but an appalling monument to human failure.

Intellectual pride is the last citadel of self.

We have come to realize that a man can be educated and cultured, and still be a beast!

The biggest hoax in the world for the last 150 years, has been the theory of evolution!

The natural man is always looking at himself and admiring himself.

I would rather make bricks without straw—than try to live the Sermon on the Mount in my own strength.

No difficulty in believing the gospel is intellectual—it is always moral.

The whole trouble in life, is ultimately a concern about self.

A man is not a Christian unless he can say with Paul, "I am what I am by the grace of God!"

Many who go to the psychiatrist are like the woman in the Gospels—they are nothing bettered, but rather grow worse!

There is little difference between a fashion parade, and a dog show!

By definition, a Christian should be an enigma to every person who is not a Christian.

The first sign of spiritual life, is to feel that you are dead!

Painted Pageantry To Go To Hell In!

by Charles Spurgeon

"You are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins." Matthew 1:21

Many people think that, when we preach salvation, we mean salvation from going to Hell. We do mean that, but we mean a great deal more.

We preach salvation from sin. We say that Christ is able to save a man; and we mean by that, that He is able to save him from sin and to make him holy—to make him into a new man.

No person has any right to say, "I am saved," while he continues in sin as he did before. How can you be saved from sin, while you are living in it?

You will always know whether you are delivered from the guilt and condemnation of sin, by answering this question: "Am I delivered from the love of sin?"

It is faith that saves us—not works. But that faith which saves us, always produces works.

Does the world satisfy you? Then you have your reward and portion in this life. Make much of it, for you shall know no other joy!

If your religion does not make you holy, it will damn you! It is simply painted pageantry to go to Hell in!

If you have lived like the wicked, then you will die like the wicked, and be damned like the wicked!

Your Best Life Now

Many Christians disagree with the "Your Best Life Now" and the "Health, Wealth, and Prosperity" theology—or at least they say they do, but they sure do not live like it.

If you know anything about humans, human behaviour, and the human mind, if you pay attention to any of it in the least, you know precisely how mankind operates. For example: As soon as a preacher says that it is not wrong to have money or to own possessions, which is true, what is the first thing people start to do? Accumulate (or try to accumulate) these things for themselves. They are self-seeking, trying to enhance their fleeting vapour-of-a-life in this world even though it is not their home, they are just passing through, and they cannot take it with them when they die.

What was it that Acts 2:45 and 4:32 had to say? There are countless dozens of other passages I could pull out here, but the rebellious and disobedient will only push them to the side or try to weasel out of them by some way or another. Some of the happiest and most fulfilled people on the planet are those who have very little to their name. Do you believe the Bible? Do you obey it? Or do you secretly believe, and clearly live out, "Your Best Life Now" and the "Health, Wealth, and Prosperity" theology by your daily actions?

For these individuals, the words of Christ have fallen upon deaf ears.

"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal; for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." Matthew 6:19-21

Like A Fish

"Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it!" Matthew 7:13-14

The wide gate with the broad road is like a dead fish floating with the stream. The narrow gate with the narrow road is like a fish swimming against the stream. In which way are you walking? How does your life look?

Are All Muslims Terrorists?

On November 19, 2015, Hillary Clinton said, "Let’s be clear: Islam is not our adversary. Muslims are peaceful and tolerant people and have nothing whatsoever to do with terrorism."

Some people out there want to argue that "Not all Muslims are terrorists." Sorry, but this argument is void of facing the facts of reality and the truth. Even if there were an iota of truth to that statement, you still need to acknowledge that more than 90% of terrorists are Muslims. When you examine all the terrorist attacks around the globe, what is the common denominator? Islam!

Not all "Muslims" are actually Muslims. If they do not hold to everything the Qur'an teaches and Muhammad said, then they are nothing more than nominal Muslims. In other words, they are "Muslim" by name only, and not by practice. They are not true Muslims.

All true Muslims hold to the teachings of the Qur'an, the teachings of the Hadiths, and the teachings of Muhammad. By doing so, all Muslims are terrorists!

Some people out there want to argue, "I know many Muslims and they are very nice people." The question you need to ask is: Are they Muslim, or are they simply Arab? Because it is true to say, "Not all Arabs are bad people." You can be Arab without being Muslim. But the same statement cannot be said of Muslims—not if they are true Muslims who actually follow and obey the Qur'an and Muhammad. If the people you know identify themselves as Muslim, either you are talking to nominal "Muslims," or else you are talking to those Muslims who will lie to your face about the truth of their religion until they are in a position of power to start flexing their muscle against you.

Islam has engaged in terrorism for the past 1,400 years! Read some material concerning Islam from throughout those 1,400 years and you will see that it is no different than it is today. Islam has never been a religion of peace, nor will it ever be so. Only an ignorant fool would attempt to claim otherwise. More than 90% of the acts of terrorism committed around the world today are committed in the name of Islam. To say that Islam has nothing to do with terrorism is not only ignorant and wrong, but it is also dangerous. You cannot fight a threat you refuse to name. Those who embrace Islam are 100% terrorists!

"Islam is as dangerous in a man as rabies in a dog." —Sir Winston Churchill

You do not see Mormons making car bombs, blowing up markets, or driving trucks into crowds of pedestrians yelling, “JOSEPH SMITH IS THE GREATEST,” do you? You do not see Jehovah's Witnesses making car bombs, blowing up markets, or driving trucks into crowds of pedestrians yelling, “CHARLES TAZE RUSSELL IS THE GREATEST,” do you? You do not see Buddhists making car bombs, blowing up markets, or driving trucks into crowds of pedestrians yelling, “BUDDHA IS THE GREATEST,” do you? And you certainly do not see Christians making car bombs, blowing up markets, or driving trucks into crowds of pedestrians yelling, "CHRIST JESUS IS THE GREATEST." No Christian, taking the entire Bible literally, has ever committed acts of terrorism! Ever!!! People hate Christianity because they still hate Christ Jesus. They will welcome and embrace any other religion except for Christianity, because they do not want to look into that mirror and see how wicked and depraved they truly are and how they are accountable to God for their every thought, word, and action.

Muslims will move into an area and those living there will form a sort of "committee." When a house comes up for sale in that area, they will pool their resources and purchase it. They will then hold on to that house until they can sell it to other Muslims. By doing this, they take over entire areas and then turn them into No-Go Zones, where non-Muslims are not allowed to enter—in their own country! This is happening all over Europe right now, and it is starting to happen in Canada and the USA. The White Oaks Mall area of London, Ontario is seeing this happen right now. Muslims are buying up property and only selling to other Muslims. Very shortly, within the next few years, non-Muslims will not be allowed to enter this area, and our sick, perverse, twisted government will sit back and let it happen and not do a thing to stop it.

People who ignorantly side with Muslims and Islam are eventually going to have to face up to the facts, but by then it will be too late. Even then, in their prideful ignorance, many will still attempt to defend Islam. They will see their country falling to pieces, and yet they will insist in keeping their head buried in the sand denying the truth of reality. This is what Leftist Millennial Social Justice Warriors are good at—denying the truth and reality. They will attempt to argue and claim that you are filled with hate and are vilifying Muslims, but there is zero hate and vilification where the facts and the evidence are concerned.

Muhammad's "revelations" were self-serving. Whenever he wanted to get his own way, suddenly "Allah" would give him a "revelation" that allowed him to do precisely that.

• Muhammad wanted to marry the divorced wife of his own adopted son? Boom! Allah gave him a "revelation" (surah 33:37).
• Muhammad wanted to have more than the four wives allotted by the Qur'an? Boom! Allah gave him a "revelation" (surah 33:50).
• Muhammad wanted his followers to quit coming over early and staying late after a meal, asking him all sorts of questions? Boom! Allah gave him a "revelation" (surah 33:53).
• Muhammad wanted to have sex with 6-year-old Aishah? Boom! Allah gave him a "revelation." The marriage was consummated when she was 9 years old.

It seems that "Allah" had nothing better to do with his time than to sit around all day waiting to make Muhammad's most neurotic and perverse fantasies come true. "Allah" was nothing more than Muhammad's alter ego. Make no mistake about it, a Muslim's god is Muhammad—not Allah. They only threaten and attack you when you talk bad about Muhammad—never about Allah.

"I have fabricated things against God and have imputed to Him words which He has not spoken." —Muhammad (the false prophet of Islam)

This statement is the only truth that Muhammad ever spoke. How do we know this? Because of how Allah said he would deal with false prophets, and how Muhammad died, admitting by his own words that he was a false prophet: Allah Killed Muhammad.

"If a prophet or a dreamer of dreams arises among you ... saying, 'Let us go after other gods (whom you have not known) and let us serve them,' you shall not listen to the words of that prophet or that dreamer of dreams; for the LORD your God is testing you to find out if you love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul. ... But that prophet or that dreamer of dreams shall be put to death, because he has counseled rebellion against the LORD your God..." —Deuteronomy 13:1-5

"But the prophet who speaks a word presumptuously in My name which I have not commanded him to speak, or which he speaks in the name of other gods, that prophet shall die." —Deuteronomy 18:20

The Difference Between the Godly and the Ungodly

by James Meikle, "The Traveler" June 14, 1758

There is a wide difference in both principle and practice, between the the godly and the ungodly.

The affections of the godly are spiritually refined, and their desires are exalted.

The inclinations of the ungodly are corrupt, and their desires are groveling.

Sin has but a tottering standing, and a momentary abode, in the godly.

But sin has fixed its throne, and taken up its eternal residence, in the ungodly.

In the godly, grace and sin struggle for sovereignty.

In the ungodly, sin domineers and there is no struggle.

The godly is deeply concerned about world to come.

The ungodly has no concern about eternal realities.

The speech of the godly is seasoned with grace.

The discourse of the ungodly is insipid and vain.

The godly has his hope fixed on God.

The ungodly has no fear of God before his eyes.

The godly use the world without abusing it.

The ungodly, in using the world, abuse both themselves and it.

The godly sees God in his daily life, and rejoices in Him with his whole heart.

The ungodly says in his practice: "There is no God!" and wishes in his heart that there were no God.

The godly adores the Creator above all else.

The ungodly worships the 'creature' more than the Creator.

The godly uses God's name with profoundest reverence, and departs from iniquity.

The ungodly profanes God's name with impudence, and adds iniquity to sin.

The godly redeems his time.

The ungodly trifles away his time.

The godly studies his duty in obedience to all God's precepts.

The ungodly shakes himself loose from every command of God.

The godly forgives his foes.

The ungodly lays a snare for his foes.

The godly commits it to God to avenge wrongs done to him.

The ungodly, fiery and tumultuous, seeks revenge.

The godly loves purity in all things.

The ungodly wallows in impurity.

The godly is content with his condition.

The ungodly covets all the day long.

The godly is pure in heart.

The heart of the ungodly is like a cage full of unclean birds.

The godly walks at liberty in the ways of God.

The ungodly is the servant and slave of sin.

The Holy Spirit rules in the heart of the godly.

Satan rules in the heart of the ungodly.

The godly has his citizenship in Heaven.

The ungodly has his citizenship in Hell.

As there is such a wide difference in their principles and practices, so also in their eternal destinies.

God is faithful; He has promised felicity to the pious, and threatened vengeance to the wicked.

"The wicked is thrust out in his wickedness; but the righteous has hope in his death." Proverbs 14:32

The godly are under the blessing of God's love.

The ungodly are under the curse of God's justice.

The godly with joy, draw water out of the wells of salvation.

The ungodly shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty.

To the godly, pertain all the exceeding great and precious promises.

To the ungodly, pertain all the threatenings of God.

Heaven shall be the palace of the godly!

Hell shall be the prison of the ungodly!

While the godly shall dwell through eternity with God,

the ungodly shall be driven away into everlasting darkness!

Thus, the righteous and wicked are separated in their life, and divided in their death. They are divided . . .

     in their principles,

     in their practices,

     in their choices,

     in their joys,

     in their thoughts,

     in their company,

     in their speech,

     in their fears,

     in their expectations,

     in their death, and

     through eternity itself!