2nd Corinthians 11:13-15, “For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.”
Some of the most ungodly pastors and laymen in churches today do many wonderful good works. It is a disturbing paradox. The moral lesson to be learned is not to be deceived by someone just because they have some positive qualities about them. You cannot judge a book by its cover, as history evidences. What you see isn't always what you get.
Infamous Chicago gangster Al Capone (1899-1947) was known for donating food and clothing to the poor and needy, when he wasn't having his criminal competition assassinated. The Bible warns us in our text passage of Scripture that even the Devil himself masquerades as an Angel of Light to trick his victims. If you ever met the Devil, you'd be impressed and think he's a good guy. Yes, you'd think he's one of the Goodfellas.
The Bible compares humans to sheep. Isaiah 53:6, “All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.” Sheep are not very bright animals, they tend to wander astray without any awareness of the potential danger. That is why wolves eat so many of them. And likewise, people are easily victimized by incompetent pastors who have no business standing behind any pulpit.
One of the greatest dangers to this gullible generation is the Devil's lie of Lordship Salvation. It may rear its ugly head in the form of Calvinism, misunderstood repentance, mandatory discipleship or proving that you're faith is genuine, but it's all the same demonic garbage. All of the hellbound pseudo-Christian religious cults teach Lordship Salvation.
Pensacola Christian College (PCC) in Pensacola, Florida, is famous for doing good works, but the troubled college is also guilty of preaching another gospel of damnation. Tragically, 99% of churchgoers and parents of PCC's victimized students don't care about the truth. They are merely interested in sending their son or daughter to a controlled environment where they feel that their child will be sheltered from the world. But the reality is much darker.
Your child will be groomed in an unloving militarized style environment of hundreds of strict rules without God's love for individual people. I learned that painful lesson firsthand in 2021 when I attended PCC's Campus Church for a few months. I was treated like garbage by their wicked senior pastor Jeff Redlin, who ought not be allowed to be a pastor. The man who no love for people.
Pastor Jack Hyles (1926-2001) said it best:
“You can't love anybody, until you love everybody!” —Pastor Jack Hyles, a precious quote from the MP3 sermon titled, “The Test Of Spiritual Maturity”
Redlin, like other phony Christians today, selectively choose who they will care about and so-called love, but it's the world's phony type of love, not God's unconditional love. If Mr. Redlin were right with God, he would have welcomed me to attend Campus Church regardless of my criticisms against PCC on social media. Instead, since August of 2022 Redlin has cruelly banned me from attending their Campus Church. That is hatred, not God's love for sinners. God hears my cry. Genesis 31:12b, “for I have seen all that Laban doeth unto thee.” I wouldn't give you a dime for the ungodly hateful atmosphere at PCC today, while their wicked leaders hide behind a curtain of self-righteousness and pretending to care about people.
Some of the most evil and hateful people in Christendom today, hide behind their pretentious good works and superficial profession of faith. Tragically, the ministry is a mere job to them at PCC. Romans 16:17-18, “Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them. For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.” PCC are wrong on God's simple plan of salvation, but no one cares in their corrupt religious camp.
What saith the Scripture? 1st John 4:1, “Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.” The only way you can “try” (test) any spirit is by the doctrine which they bring, which the following Bible verses in 1st John chapter 4 confirm. 1st John 4:6, “We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.”
Tragically, Pensacola Christian College has the Satanic spirit of error! Their plan of salvation does not match Jesus' plan of salvation in John 6:47, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.” The dear Savior does not require that you turn from your sinful bad habits, follow God's will instead of your self-serving sins, or no longer want to hold onto the sins in your life, to go to Heaven. PCC are guilty of adding the three aforementioned requirements to be saved, all of which are unbiblical embellishments to the Gospel. PCC is accursed by God almighty for perverting the Gospel (Galatians 1:6-9).
Please do not be deceived dear reader by the good works of FALSE PROPHETS. Jesus said we shall know them “by their fruits,” and those “fruits” can only refer to their doctrine, not their behavior. We know this is true because most demonic false prophets abound in good works. Some of the most wonderful people I have met in my lifetime, as far as goodness in sinners is concerned, were hellbound Roman Catholics. Your good works or lack thereof, even your bad works, are no indication of whether or not you have been born anew from above.
