This is the realm of birds and clouds that surrounds the entire earth. The truth about heaven is God is preparing a place for us there. The Southern Baptists may adopt this but I doubt the Independent Fundamental Baptists will.
Catholicism tried to do this by setting up a rigid system of sacraments to move people through the proper steps in a scheduled, ritualistic fashion – Confession before Communion, etc. As far as I can make out, that site is not saying the sinner’s prayer is unbiblical, but that it is used in an unbiblical way. My mom coached me to pray the Sinner’s Prayer when I was 4 years old. In scripture, God is said to enjoy, love, laughter, take delight and rejoice, as well as be angry, happy, jealous and glad. This is the space beyond the earth and it covers the entire universe. Popular Catholicism also believes in Novenas, magical properties of Holy Water, and has a sentimental, deeply anti-intellectual quality. She believed what she was taught and never questioned the Baptist tradition she learned after hearing Billy Graham. But listen: As long as God gives us … Jesus said, “My Father is always at His work to this very day, and I, too, am working” (John 5:17).
Similarly, the official Catholic religion teaches many good things that are lost on much of the laity. Usually, the leaders learn to accommodate the "popular religion" and not ruffle feathers for fear of losing their flocks. Many Christians today don’t realize that the radical reformers of the 16th century who espoused Believers Baptism didn’t get along with the reformers who supported liturgy to a degree, like Luther and Calvin. A pinch of salt over the shoulder will do just fine. As long as one doesn’t combine it with the false doctrines of Sola Fide and Once Saved Always Saved (OSAS). The first heaven is what is called the firmament or sky that covers the earth.
Please enjoy! I Dislike This Un-Dislike 2 Please Login to Vote. We are taught in the Bible that in eternity many people will seek to enter heaven, but will be stopped and turned into hell instead. How to get to heaven - Make it Personal Jesus died so that those who believe in Him would no longer be condemned to an eternity apart from God. It is always spoken of as being above the first and second heaven. On that point, the Bible is unmistakably clear. (I mention it hear to demonstrate the gulf between popular religion and official religion.) Thanks for joining us here at the Dan Mohler Archive! We will no longer face the challenges and limitations we face while we’re living. God Himself is a worker. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner! Sed porta nisi non volutp... Not just a prayer to go to heaven – give them Jesus – what must I do to be saved? And the truth is that this happened because people want to stay close to religious structures – if for no other reason than to keep their mothers happy – but they really don't want God or a life of holiness. We did it at work, the store, at the alter, on Tuesday evening visitations, you name it. This is a fan-driven site created out of a passion for Dan’s videos and a desire to organize them so they can be easily found by anyone! The Baptists often tried to do this by creating easily-grasped and memorized verbal formulas that were meant to enable people to give voice to their need for repentance and closeness to God. Christ never said “repeat after me”, he said “follow me” I.e., pray this prayer and you’re in. Proin maximus commodo leo, ac sollicitudin libero ultrices ut. Most religious people die with an expectation of God letting them into heaven, but it doesn’t work that way. Work was part of the original Eden.
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In both cases, the rituals and formulas took on a life of their own and eclipsed the substance of the religion. We know from scripture that the only way to access heaven is through Jesus Christ. Yes, good people go to heaven but it’s about more than being a good person. I was about 12 or 13 and did not go to church at this time so for me the “sinners prayer” had no impact. It was almost used as an incantation. I’ve often wondered if the “sinner’s prayer” leading to Once Saved Always Saved is not the ultimate “work”? I note the issue of the sinner’s prayer, also noting the different religion you each follow as if there are serious issues with each the other person follows. There’s actually nothing wrong with the “Sinner’s prayer”. When I was a kid, the “Sinner’s Prayer” was a big deal. The idea of working in heaven is foreign to many people. The key words of David Pratt is “when they have not biblically responded to the gospel.” These are the tears of suffering over sin and death, the tears of oppressed people, the cries of the poor, the widow, the orphaned, the unborn and the persecuted. It completely savors of crowd and peer pressure tactics, and (please forgive me) brainwashing techniques. (I am protestant, as you have probably guessed by now). “I believe that a true ‘sinner’s prayer’ will gush out of anyone who is truly seeking God and is tired of being enslaved to sin. To be like God means to have and express emotions. It’s also a place where work will have to be done. Amen.”. Do NOT follow this link or you will be banned from the site. Jesus said, “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord, will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heave. When King David says, “And I will live in the house of the Lord forever,” he’s saying that God has prepared a place for him in heaven. They left happy because they “saved my soul” but I also never saw them again. But now that I have read widely and studied these matters from Scripture and the early Church I realize there is much amiss with this Sinner’s Prayer. 1.7K. Romans 8:34 shows us that Jesus is in heaven, praying for us. A Prayer to Go to Heaven with the Donkeys. This is in opposition to an everday offering of oneself to the Lord where deeper conversions may be experienced.
All rights reserved. (, Day 4: Beatitudes, Multiplication of Loaves, Capernaum,Visitation and more, Reclaim the Presence of God and Dinnertime for the Family. I have found the Catholic Church to be much closer to the truth than what I used to teach and preach as a Protestant, and 2000 years of sustained existence and growth in the production of saints and social action demonstrates, I think, that I am correct in this. I don’t know where you find the religions named in either the catholic or baptist bibles.
One reason I came to the Catholic Church, it is a rock. While the Bible tells us everything we need to know about heaven, there are a number of things that many believers don’t know or have questions about, particularly how do we get there? Dan Mohler Archive. John 3:16 says, “For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life.” Sinners who are born-again who place their complete faith in Jesus Christ as their Savior don’t have to worry. July 30, 2019 July 30, 2019. We know that people in heaven have lots of feelings – all good ones. 17.
"Popular Catholicism" seems more geared toward making people feel connected to their ethnic groups, where Catholicism is supposed to be a uniting force (as it is, for example, among the Portuguese). You never find St. Paul espousing such a prayer nor St. Peter on the day of Pentecost.
When I must come to you, O my God, I pray It be some dusty-roaded holiday, And even as in my travels here below, I beg to choose by what road I shall go To Paradise, where the clear stars shine by day. To a Baptist (Fundamental), getting people saved was the evidence of our own salvation. It appears that you all are using man’s opinio, rather than using the word of God to resolve your issues. All of us should be working towards a real vibrant relationship with Jesus Christ and because we’re human beings that is often done through symbols and rituals and words. I'll take my walking-stick and go my way, And to my friends the donkeys I shall say, I say the prayer and I’m saved no matter what. { 9 comments… read them below or add one }.
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