By E. L. Bynum
It is popular to say that you believe in Jesus, but it is quite another thing to live according to what Jesus Christ taught. In public places we see people wearing lapel pins or necklaces that read WWJD (What Would Jesus Do,) but the person may be dressed immodestly. WWJD is seldom lived out in conversation, dress, or neat appearance. The same can be said of many that wear little gold or silver crosses and other religious jewelry. People can be seen drinking beer, smoking, or even smoking pot and wearing this religious junk. It is clear that they do not know anything of the real Jesus of the Bible.
It is true that multitudes of people are deceived into believing in another Jesus. The Scripture is true, and we are clearly taught that there is another Jesus, and he is false and unrelated to a holy God. “For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him.” (2 Corinthians 11:4)
Why would anyone believe in another Jesus? That is like preferring counterfeit dollars rather than the official dollar bill. The answer to this question is found in the Bible. “But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.” (2 Corinthians 11:3) Those who believe in another gospel have been deceived by Satan just as surely as Eve was in the Garden of Eden.
Read what Dr. Henry Morris said about another Jesus:
“Jesus” is quite popular among worldly people today, but not the true Jesus. The popular Jesus may be the baby Jesus in the manger at Christmastime, or the buddy Jesus of Nashville “gospel” music, or the success-counseling Jesus of the positive thinkers. He may be the romantic Jesus of the Christian crooners, the rhythmic Jesus of Christian rock, or the reforming Jesus of the liberals, but none of these is the Jesus preached by the apostle Paul, and therefore not the real Jesus who saves men and women from their sins.
We are warned in the above Scriptures that there are those who are preaching “another Jesus.” This is the popular Jesus, because he makes no commands to obey the true gospel. This Jesus endorses ungodly music that comes from rock & roll, rap music, or the worldly music of Nashville. This Jesus makes no demands for holy living, separation from sin, or any sacrificial living. He is the Jesus of bumper stickers, T-shirts, politicians, entertainers, and the ungodly of this world. He gives a wide road that is easy to follow and leads to the fires of hell. This is the Jesus that the devil loves and promotes; because he does no harm to Satan’s cause. He is the Jesus that a majority of the churches promote, and he is popular on radio and TV.
This same verse warns of “another spirit,”and he is not the Holy Spirit of the Bible. He does not convict of sin, and he is not judgmental. This false spirit will never convict a sinner of his need for the real Jesus. He will not convict a professing Christian’s sins. He promotes the easy-believism way of a false salvation where you only have to repeat a prayer, be baptized, or join a church to be saved. He promotes the modern charismatic movement. He is not against drinking, smoking, fornication, or adultery. He promotes easy divorce and easy remarriage. He does not care whether you speak the truth or whether you are honest. He will certainly lead you and your children to hell.
We are also warned of “another gospel,” which is a false gospel that leads souls to hell. It is the gospel of “another Jesus” and of “another spirit.” It is a gospel that demands no repentance toward God and faith toward Jesus Christ. It does not demand the atoning blood of the real Jesus. It is quick, easy, and demands no real change in ones conduct and lifestyle. Years ago, I heard the author of the once popular “Four Spiritual Laws” tell his students that all they had to do was read those four short spiritual laws to a man on the street and if he believed them, he would be saved. Then he sent the crowd in the street with no Bible, but with his tiny booklet. They were to report back in an hour, and report how many were saved during that hour. I did not stay to see, but got out the door and never went back.
A Fundamental preacher once told his students that any kind of a profession of faith was better than no profession. This fits in with the door step evangelism where people can be saved in the door step in five minutes or less. This fits the super-aggressive church and the mega-church movement. Of course when you win them this way, you have to entertain them and tickle their ears to get them in church, and then you have to do more man-pleasing methods to keep them there.
As for me, I will stick with the real Jesus, the real Holy Spirit, and the real gospel. If you accept the false Jesus, the false spirit, and the false gospel, you will have eternity to regret it, if you can even think in all of that fire in hell.
SHARING
