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Papers Written By Martin Luther King, Jr. Reveal He Was Not A Christian And Preached Social Justice And Not Salvation In Jesus Christ Alone

Martin Luther King, Jr. is not his real name. The civil rights leader was born Michael King Jr. on January 15, 1929.

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MLK had no conversion experience, he had no relationship with Jesus Christ of any kind. In all of his writings he speaks of the Saviour in the same manner in which someone who had never been to outer space would speak of the stars.

Martin Luther King, Jr. is not his real name. The civil rights leader was born Michael King Jr. on January 15, 1929. In 1934, however, his father, a pastor at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, traveled to Germany and became inspired by the Protestant Reformation leader Martin Luther.

“For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead: And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again. Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more. Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” 2 Corinthians 5:14-17 (KJV)

As a result, King Sr. changed his own name as well as that of his 5-year-old son. He was such a gifted student that he entered college at the age of 15, going on to receive his doctorate in Systematic Theology from Crozer Theological Seminary. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a lot of things, but if we take him at the written word of his own testimony, he was not a Christian by an sort of Biblical definition.

An Autobiography of Religious Development

MLK Jr. wrote a large assortment of papers that have been recorded in the online archives of Stanford University. One of those papers entitled “An Autobiography of Religious Development” reveals a treasure trove of biographical information on King. Here are a few highlights from that paper:

  • Martin Luther King, Jr. never became born again: Jesus, in the third chapter of the book of John, tells Nicodemus that he “must be born again” to enter into Heaven. MLK says that event never took place in his own life. Instead, MLK said he accepted religion but not a relationship with Jesus Christ as the One who paid his sin debt as the Bible teaches. “Conversion for me was never an abrupt something. I have never experienced the so called “crisis moment.” Religion has just been something that I grew up in. Conversion for me has been the gradual intaking of the noble {ideals} set forth in my family and my environment, and I must admit that this intaking has been largely unconscious.” source
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. denied Jesus rose again: If Jesus Christ never rose from the grave, then take the Bible and throw it in the trash bin. Remove the Resurrection from the Bible and it’s just another book. MLK in no way believed that Jesus rose from the grave on the third day. “At the age of 13 I shocked my Sunday School class by denying the bodily resurrection of Jesus. From the age of thirteen on doubts began to spring forth unrelentingly. At the age of fifteen I entered college and more and more could I see a gap between what I had learned in Sunday School and what I was learning in college. This conflict continued until I studied a course in Bible in which I came to see that behind the legends and myths of the Book were many profound truths which one could not escape.” source
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. denied a  literal interpretation of the Bible: Again, if the things mentioned in the Bible that we are told to hang our entire eternity on are not literal, then what good is it? MLK said that all the major tenants of the Christian faith could not be taken literally. “As stated above, my college training, especially the first two years, brought many doubts into my mind. It was at this period that the shackles of fundamentalism were removed from my body. This is why, when I came to Crozer, I could accept the liberal interpretation with relative ease.” source
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. call to ministry was not from God: Amazingly, MLK never says that his “call to ministry” was even from God. Rather he talks about the humanistic nature of his call to work not for the salvation of souls, but to better humanity. ” I had felt the urge to enter the the ministry from my latter high school days, but accumulated doubts had somewhat blocked the urge. Now it appeared again with an inescapable drive. My call to the ministry was not a miraculous or supernatural something, on the contrary it was an inner urge calling me to serve humanity.” source

What Experiences of Christians Living in the Early Christian Century Led to the Christian Doctrines of the Divine Sonship of Jesus, the Virgin Birth, and the Bodily Resurrection

Actually, the bullet points listed above are more than sufficient to make and open and shut case for the fact that MLK was neither born again as the Bible commands nor was he a Christian. That is to say a disciple of Jesus Christ. By his own testimony, he is attracted to religion in order to make the world a better place, something not taught anywhere in the Bible.

He had another paper entitled “What Experiences of Christians Living in the Early Christian Century Led to the Christian Doctrines of the Divine Sonship of Jesus, the Virgin Birth, and the Bodily Resurrection” in which he said the following:

  • Martin Luther King, Jr. denied the deity of Jesus Christ: MLK in no way believed that Jesus was born of a virgin as stated in both the Old and New Testaments. “The first doctrine of our discussion which deals with the divine sonship of Jesus went through a great process of development. It seems quite evident that the early followers of Jesus in Palestine. We may find a partial clue to the actual rise of this doctrine in the spreading of Christianity into the Greco-Roman world. Through philosophical thinking the Greeks came to the point of subordinating, distrusting, and even minimizing anything physical. Anything that possessed flesh was always undermined in Greek thought. And so in order to receive inspiration from Jesus the Greeks had to apotheosize him.” source
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. denied the virgin birth: No commentary needed on this one. “First we must admit that the evidence for the tenability of this doctrine is to shallow to convince any objective thinker. To begin with, the earliest written documents in the New Testament make no mention of the virgin birth. Moreover, the Gospel of Mark, the most primitive and authentic of the four, gives not the slightest suggestion of the virgin birth. The effort to justify this doctrine on the grounds that it was predicted by the prophet Isaiah is immediately eliminated, for all New Testament scholars agree that the word virgin is not found in the Hebrew original, but only in the Greek text which is a mistranslation of the Hebrew word for “young woman.” How then did this doctrine arise? A clue to this inquiry may be found in a sentence from St. Justin’s First Apology. Here Justin states that the birth of Jesus is quite similar to the birth of the sons of Zeus. It was believed in Greek thought that an extraordinary person could only be explained by saying that he had a father who was more than human. It is probable that this Greek idea influenced Christian thought” source
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. denied that Jesus rose again: We are mentioning this twice because MLK wrote about more than once. In this paper, he states that the apostles “were captivated by the magnetic personality of Jesus” which caused them to “have faith” that Jesus rose again. That’s utter nonsense. The apostles believed Jesus rose again because they SAW HIM ALIVE on the third day after watching Him die earlier on the cross. Faith was not needed, all they had to do was LOOK and see that Jesus had indeed risen from the dead. MLK never even mentions this fact one time. Amazing. “The last doctrine in our discussion deals with the resurrection story. This doctrine, upon which the Easter Faith rests, symbolizes the ultimate Christian conviction: that Christ conquered death. From a literary, historical, and philosophical point of view this doctrine raises many questions.6 In fact the external evidence for the authenticity of this doctrine is found wanting. But here again the external evidence is not the most important thing, for it in itself fails to tell us precisely the thing we most want to know: What experiences of early Christians lead to the formulation of the doctrine? The root of our inquiry is found in the fact that the early Christians had lived with Jesus. They had been captivated by the magnetic power of his personality. This basic experience led to the faith that he could never die.” source

Conclusion

Martin Luther King, Jr. did many good things. MLK stood against racism and intolerance, which I applaud. It absolutely disgusts me that any one race could ever think they were better than any other race based solely on skin color. MLK advocated, like Gandhi, non-violent protest and resistance to injustice. I applaud that as well. But sadly, MLK, though he is known as a Baptist preacher, was never Baptist in his doctrine and did not preach salvation by faith through grace alone in Jesus Christ which is the hallmark of any Christian preacher over the last 2,000 years.

“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.” Ephesians 2:8,8 (KJV)

The last work we will quote MLK from is called “A Conception and Impression of Religion Drawn from Dr. Brightman’s Book“, and like the others, is quite revealing. King wrote this essay as the first paper for the second term of Davis’s Philosophy of Religion course. Although the essay derives largely from Brightman’s Philosophy of Religion, King grapples with the various conceptions of God, a topic he would later discuss in greater depth in his dissertation. In contrast to his firm adherence to theism in early 1950, King, after reading Brightman’s book, admits to being “quite confused as to which definition [of God] was the most adequate.

“How I long now for that religious experience which Dr. Brightman so cogently speaks of throughout his book. It seems to be an experience, the lack of which life becomes dull and meaningless. As I reflect on the matter, however, I do remember moments that I have been awe awakened; there have been times that I have been carried out of myself by something greater than myself and to that something I gave myself. Has this great something been God? Maybe after all I have been religious for a number of years, and am now only becoming aware of it.” source

MLK had no conversion experience, he had no relationship with Jesus Christ of any kind. In all of his writings he speaks of the Saviour in the same manner in which someone who had never been to outer space would speak of the stars. He was on the outside looking in, and nothing more. MLK had a religion, that’s for sure, the religion of good works, good deeds and social justice. But that is not salvation, and that does not get you to Heaven or even close to it.

I have a friend and Christian brother in the Lord named Mitch who runs a barber shop. Every day that he works, his barber chairs are his pulpit and he preaches Jesus Christ to all who sit for a haircut. Many people have been saved through his ministry. Talk to Mitch about Jesus, and with tear-filled eyes he will happily tell you about how Jesus saved his soul one glorious day. He doesn’t question the virgin birth, the resurrection or the deity of Jesus Christ. Why not? Because my friend Mitch has a personal relationship with Jesus, and the Holy Spirit inside him which tells him these things are so. MLK had no such credentials.

MLK admitted that whatever his “awakening” was, that he remained unsure if it was even from God or not. Someone who had become born again has no doubts of what has caused their change. It’s not religion or even a religious experience with some generic God. It’s a relationship between the sinner, you, and the Saviour, Jesus Christ.

“Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” John 3:3 (KJV)

Martin Luther King, Jr. had a worldwide platform to preach the gospel of salvation in Jesus Christ, but instead he used it to preach the worldly gospel of social justice which saves no one. He gave rise to an entire generation of unsaved churchgoers doing good deeds and righting wrongs who remained unsaved when they died.

“For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?” Matthew 16:26 (KJV)

 

 

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NTEB RADIO BIBLE STUDY: The Last Trump And The Judgment Of God On The Whole World In These Last Days

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Tonight we complete our spiritual trifecta with The Last Trump and the Judgment of God On the Whole World to close out our latest end times series

On last Tuesday’s Bible Study, we looked at The Last Trump and the Judgment of God on Israel, then on our Friday Podcast, we looked at The Last Trump and the Judgment of God on America. Tonight we complete our spiritual trifecta with The Last Trump and the Judgment of God On the Whole World, a big topic if ever there was one.

“O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the LORD.” Jeremiah 22:29 (KJB)

On this episode of Rightly Dividing, we look at what the Bible has to say about how God views the world, what He thinks of the world, what His judgment upon it shall be, and the coming great Day of the Lord when He will blow the whole thing to kingdom come, pun intended. It was shocking to see how God is going to judge Israel, equally shocking to see how He is judging America, but it will blow your mind when you see what the Bible says what will soon come upon the whole world and all the inhabitants in it.

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Get Ready For The 5th Annual ‘Blessed Friday And Cyber Monday’ Blowout Sale At The Bible Believers Bookstore Starting 12:01 AM EST Thanksgiving Day

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We’re so excited for our 5th annual ‘Blessed Friday And Cyber Monday’ Blowout Sale At The Bible Believers Bookstore starting bright and early Thanksgiving morning

Can you believe that our little Bible Believers Bookstore has been around for 5 years? Really blows my mind to think about it, and praise the Lord for His faithfulness in keeping the doors open. We have had quite a few Bookstore sales events over the years, but none more popular than our ‘Blessed Friday and Cyber Monday’ Weekend Sales event. The one this year will be, hands down, the biggest one we’ve ever had because we have more inventory than we’ve ever had.

“Oh that my words were now written! oh that they were printed in a book!“ Job 19:23 (KJB)

For those of you who are new to this amazing sale, here’s how it works. All this week we begin uploading the hundreds of sales items to our site, and you can preview it here. When the clock sounds 12:01 AM EST on Thanksgiving morning, the sale begins and all items will then display the sale prices. But we put it up early so you can have a really good idea of what will be on sale. If you shopped in the past, then you already know that we put the “good stuff” on sale, all of our best-selling and most-popular items.

Our sale comes at the perfect time if you’re looking for some excellent gift giving ideas for the holidays, looking to expand your Bible study library, or wanting to purchase a beautiful new King James Bible in calfskin, lambskin or goatskin for yourself. So set your clock to wake you up at midnight on Thanksgiving morning so you don’t miss out on this sale. We do have a large inventory but stuff sells quickly, so don’t wait! We love our amazing Bookstore customers, and it’s our pleasure to bring you this sale as our way of saying “thank you!” for standing with us. TO THE FIGHT!!!

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BIBLE BELIEVERS SUNDAY SERVICE: A Message For America, Israel And The Church In The Last Days

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What would it look like if God were to give an end times message to America, Israel and the Church in the last days with a ‘progress report’ on how they were doing?

If God were somehow to bring back our Founding Fathers to have a chat with our current government, what might they say to them? If God were to bring back the prophets of the Old Testament to speak with the leaders of modern-day Israel, what might that look like? If God were to bring back the apostles of the News Testament to give our modern-day church a ‘progress report’, how do you think that might go? On this Sunday Service, we image from the Bible just what those three events might look like. Preached live this morning at the Bible Believers Church at the Bookstore in Palatka, Florida.

“Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter;” Revelation 1:19 (KJB)

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SUNDAY SERVICE STUDY NOTES: A Message For America, Israel And The Church In The Last Days

 A Message For America, Israel And The Church In The Last Days

What Would the Founding Fathers Say to America’s Leaders Today?

Like it or not, America has been tied to the Jews from the very beginning, long before Israel became a nation again. The primary Jewish financier of the American Revolution was Haym Salomon, a Polish-born patriot and broker who played a crucial role in funding the war effort. He is credited with raising much of the money – $24,205,103.45 in today’s money –  needed to finance the Revolution and save the new nation from financial collapse.

Not only that but in the days of the American Revolution there was not the Geneva Bible but a different bible stuck in the pockets of the soldiers in the Continental Army. What became known as the ‘bible of the revolution’ was Robert Aitken’s 1771 King James New Testament, it was the Bible that ushered in victory for the fledging patriots. By 1782, Aitken had secured the backing of Congress to publish the entire King James Bible, one year later the war would be over, and America would officially and formally be a free nation. Those early Americans were not confused about the power behind the ‘word of a king’, and it was no accident or coincidence that the King James Bible was the foundation upon this nation was granted victory by Almighty God. In 1782, the Aitken King James Bible was endorsed by Congress for use in American schools. In 2021, that same Congress is right now crafting ‘hate speech’ laws in an attempt to make use of the Bible a crime. Think about that as you celebrate your freedom on the next Independence Day. God used a Jew and the King James Bible to establish America.

If the founding fathers could stand in the halls of power in Washington, D.C., and witness the state of this nation here on the cusp of the end times, I believe their words would thunder like they did in 1776 — but with even greater urgency. They would not mince words; they would speak plainly, prophetically, and with the clarity of men who feared God far more than they feared kings.

“I am sought of them that asked not for me; I am found of them that sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was not called by my name.” Isaiah 65:1 (KJB)

A Rebuke for Abandoning the God Who Founded This Nation

The founders understood something our leaders have forgotten: that liberty cannot survive apart from the fear of the Lord. Though they were not all born-again Christians, they knew the Bible to be the moral foundation of a free people. Today’s leaders, drunk on power, would be reminded that:

“Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.”  Psalm 33:12 (KJB)

But America in 2025 wants the blessings of God without the obedience to God. The founders would tell our leaders that you cannot expel prayer from schools, celebrate abominations, redefine truth, exalt lawlessness, and then expect Heaven to smile on your rebellion.

They Would Condemn the Corruption of Government Power

Men like Washington, Adams, and Madison feared the rise of a centralized, tyrannical power more than foreign armies. They would look at our bloated federal machine — surveillance, censorship, endless bureaucracy, the militarized Department of War — and warn:

“This is exactly the kind of government we shed blood to escape.”

The founders believed the purpose of government was not to control the people, but to protect their God-given rights. Today, those rights are treated as bargaining chips. Freedom of speech? Negotiable. Religious liberty? Optional. Bodily autonomy? Only when politically convenient. The founders would see this as a betrayal of the very covenant they wrote into the Declaration of Independence.

They Would Warn That a Nation Without Virtue Cannot Stand

John Adams famously said, “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people.” He meant that liberty requires personal responsibility, self-governance, and reverence for divine authority. Today’s leaders celebrate decadence, reward sloth, punish righteousness, and call evil good.

The founders would recognize this immediately — because they read the same Bible we hold in our hands:

“Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!” Isaiah 5:20 (KJB)

They would warn that no constitution, however brilliant, can preserve a people determined to destroy themselves through sin.

They Would Call America to Repentance

The founders would not offer political reform first — they would demand spiritual awakening. They would remind us that America rose because it aligned itself, however imperfectly, with the biblical principles of righteousness, liberty, and divine accountability. And they would remind our leaders that America will fall for the exact same reason ancient Israel fell:

“Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.”  Proverbs 14:34 (KJB)

They Would Tell Our Leaders to Fear God Again

At the heart of it all, the founders would deliver a message that America desperately needs in this Laodicean hour:

“Return to the God of the Bible, for without Him America cannot and will not stand.”

They would tell our leaders that power without righteousness becomes tyranny. Freedom without morality becomes chaos. Prosperity without gratitude becomes idolatry.

And you may well imagine them closing with something like this:

“We gave you a republic — if you can keep it. But without the fear of God, you won’t.”

What Would the Old Testament Prophets Say to Modern-Day Israel’s Leaders Today?

If Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Hosea, Amos, and the rest of God’s prophets could walk the streets of Jerusalem right now and sit across from the leaders of modern-day Israel, their message would be thunderous, uncompromising, and unmistakably biblical. The prophets were never politicians — they were mouthpieces for the LORD, and they spoke Truth even when Truth cost them everything.

Today, with Israel on the threshold of the time of Jacob’s trouble, those ancient voices would rise again with warnings that echo straight into the present hour.

They Would Rebuke Israel for Trusting in Human Alliances Over the LORD

The prophets would call out Israel’s dependence on America, the UN, global powers, and military might rather than the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Isaiah already addressed this mindset:

“Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD!”  Isaiah 31:1 (KJB)

Modern Israel’s leaders — brilliant strategists, hardened soldiers, masters of intelligence — would be reminded that no Iron Dome can substitute for the LORD of Hosts.

They Would Condemn Israel’s Spiritual Blindness and Secularism

The prophets would look at Israel — a nation chosen by God, regathered in unbelief exactly as Ezekiel 37 foretold — and grieve that most of the people do not yet know their Messiah. They would say what they said before:

“Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the LORD hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.”  Isaiah 1:2 (KJB)

Israel’s leaders today, many of whom are secular, agnostic, or culturally religious at best, would hear the same rebuke Israel heard 2,700 years ago: You honor your heritage, but not your God.

They Would Warn That the Time of Jacob’s Trouble Is Approaching

Jeremiah would recognize this generation immediately. He would point at Israel’s enemies gathering around her, the rising hatred of the nations, and the coming false peace, and he’d declare:

“Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble; but he shall be saved out of it.”  Jeremiah 30:7 (KJB)

He would remind Israel’s leaders that the darkest night comes before the dawn of the Messiah’s return, and that the world is rapidly positioning itself for Daniel’s 70th Week.

They Would Expose the Danger of Dividing God’s Land

Joel, Amos, and Zechariah would thunder against any modern political plan that seeks to divide Jerusalem or carve up the land for false peace agreements:

“I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.” Joel 3:2 (KJB)

The prophets would tell Israel’s leaders — and the nations pressuring them — that the land belongs to the LORD, not diplomats or foreign governments. Every peace deal that trades land for promises is a step toward judgment, not stability.

They Would Call Out Hypocrisy, Corruption, and Injustice Within the Nation

The prophets were relentless about internal corruption. Amos would not hold back:

“Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them.”  Amos 5:11 (KJB)

They would warn that spiritual revival cannot come without national repentance — not merely political reform, but a return to righteousness.

They Would Plead With Israel to Recognize Their Messiah

Above all, the prophets would point Israel back to the One they pierced (Zechariah 12:10). They would cry out that the Scriptures have already been fulfilled in Jesus of Nazareth, and that the nation stands at the edge of the final prophetic timeline.

This would be the core of their message:

“Return unto the Messiah you rejected, for He is coming again — and soon.”

They Would Promise Hope — Real Hope — Based on God’s Covenant

But the prophets never ended with despair. They always returned to the unbreakable promises of God. They would remind Israel’s leaders that despite the coming chastisement, the LORD will keep His covenant:

“And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, saith the LORD thy God.” Amos 9:15 (KJB)

They would proclaim that the King is coming, the throne of David will be restored, and Israel’s Messiah will reign from Jerusalem in the Millennium.

What Would the Apostles of the New Testament Say to the Modern-Day Church?

If Peter, Paul, John, James, and Jude could stand in the pulpits of our Laodicean churches today, their message would not be soft, seeker-friendly, or politically correct. It would be a blistering rebuke, a call to repentance, and a reminder that the Church purchased by the blood of Jesus Christ has drifted far from the blueprint recorded in the Scriptures.

The apostles were men who preached Christ crucified, risen, and coming again. They feared God, not men. They understood the difference between the gospel of the kingdom and the gospel of the grace of God. And if they spoke to the modern church, they would expose just how far we have fallen in these last days.

They Would Rebuke the Church for Becoming Laodicean, Lukewarm, and Self-Satisfied

John, who penned Revelation by inspiration of the Holy Ghost, would immediately recognize our age:

“I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.” Revelation 3:15–16 (KJB)

The apostles would condemn our obsession with comfort, entertainment, and relevance. They would rebuke the pastors who replaced preaching with “conversations,” doctrine with dialogue, and holiness with humanism. Today’s church has become rich in goods, poor in faith, and blind to its own apostasy.

They Would Expose False Teachers, False Prophets, and False Gospels

Paul’s warning to the Galatians would thunder through the modern church world:

“But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.” Galatians 1:8 (KJB)

They would condemn the prosperity preachers, celebrity pastors, motivational speakers, and wolves in sheep’s clothing who sell a sanitized Christianity without repentance, without separation, and without power. Jude would rise and remind the church that:

“Certain men crept in unawares… ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness…” Jude 1:4 (KJB)

They Would Call Christians Back to Preaching the Gospel of the Grace of God

The apostles would remind the church that the mission was never to build empires, accumulate wealth, or blend with the world. It was to preach the gospel — the gospel for the Church Age:

“For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:” 1 Corinthians 15:3–4 (KJB)

They would command the church to get back on the streets, back in the highways and hedges, back to winning lost souls before the catching away of the Church takes place.

They Would Rebuke the Church for Loving the World More Than the Lord

James would look at our compromise with culture and declare:

“Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.”  James 4:4 (KJB)

The apostles would condemn the churches that embrace woke ideology, promote sin, water down Scriptures, and imitate the world’s morals, music, methods, and mindset.

Paul would stand up and say what he already said:

“And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.”  Romans 12:2 (KJB)

They Would Warn That Apostasy is the Sign of the End Times

Paul would explain that what we are witnessing now — the falling away, the denial of Scripture, the rise of counterfeit Christianity — is exactly what he prophesied:

“For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine…”  2 Timothy 4:3 (KJB)

“Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;”  2 Thessalonians 2:3 (KJB)

The apostles would make it clear that the church is not headed toward revival — but toward departure. And that departure will culminate not in renewed holiness, but in the blessed hope, the catching away of the Church.

They Would Call the Church to Purity, Boldness, and Separation

Peter would call believers back to holiness:

“Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.” 1 Peter 1:16 (KJB)

Paul would call them back to boldness:

“Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.”  1 Corinthians 16:13 (KJB)

John would call them back to truth:

“And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness. And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life. Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.”  1 John 5:19-21 (KJB)

And all the apostles would call them back to eager expectation for the Lord’s return, reminding the church that our citizenship is in Heaven, not this world.

They Would Tell the Modern Church to Wake Up — The Hour Is Late

Their final word would be one last cry to a sleeping church:

“Get back in the Book. Return to the gospel. Hasten to holiness. Sanctify yourselves to service. The Lord is at the door!!”

“Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.” Revelation 3:20 (KJB)

Because in this Laodicean age, filled with deception, distraction, and delusion, the apostles would say exactly what they said 2,000 years ago — but with even more urgency:

“Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ.”  Titus 2:13 (KJB)

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