Contrary to popular opinion, SIN IS VOLUNTARY.  It is not forced upon man by the transfer of a sin gene from Satan to Adam, then from Adam to the whole of mankind.  This most egregious of Satan’s deceptions will be discussed at length in the segment on human nature.  We will now enter into a […]

Does God require works relative to salvation? Is righteousness on the part of the believer necessary in order to inherit eternal life?  The Counterfeit Church says “NO” to both questions.  Why?  Because saying “YES” would be admitting that salvation requires both “WORKS” and “RIGHTEOUSNESS” on the part of the believer.  It is for this reason […]

Religious man proclaims that one is born again the moment one completes the rituals prescribed by his particular religious system.  This mode of entry into the church’s version of Christendom is universal.  Having followed the prescribed steps outlined by a representative of the particular sect, one is declared “born again”/”saved.”  But God provides a totally […]

One of the most effective weapons utilized by Satan to draw people into his various denominations, faiths, etc., is the notion that, due to their having taken Jesus into their hearts as their personal Savior, joined the church, been baptized, etc. that they are saved, born again and rapture ready.  To ensure that they remain […]

Nowhere in the Bible do we find God granting salvation and rebirth to anyone before the return of His Son.  Nowhere do we find Him guaranteeing that church members will enter His Kingdom before Christ’s advent.  That no saint is guaranteed entrance into Paradise is perhaps best expressed in 1 Peter 4:17,18: “For the time […]

Acts 16:31 is an oft-quoted and oft-misapplied passage of Scripture.  From an early age we hear parents, Sunday School teachers and ministers quote the passage to us: “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you shall be saved.”  Then the hearer is told that such belief/faith is all that is necessary to receive eternal life.  […]

First John 1:1,2 holds a wealth of Truth, which is Jesus Christ (Jn. 14:6).  In verse two John states that eternal Life (Jesus) was manifested and shown unto men.  Jesus is The Life, meaning that to inherit eternal life we must manifest that life by “… walk(ing) as He walked” (1 Jn. 2:6).  To have […]

Within the pages of the Bible we find instructions as to how to qualify for eternal life.  Here we are commanded to study to show ourselves approved of God by rightly dividing His Word (2 Tim. 2:15).  The expression “rightly dividing” literally means “to make a clean cut”–to reject every church “truth” that is not […]

Quoting Scripture is one of Satan’s most effective ploys.  In Eden he quoted the Lord: “Did God say you could not eat of every tree of the garden?” which was exactly what God had said.  He did not tell his marks that he wanted to replace God as their leader; they would have known that […]

Further proof that His Word is the only spiritual food on which His sheep are to dine is found in His Great Commission of Matthew 28:19,20.  Here Jesus instructs the apostles to go into all nations and teach them to observe (learn and obey) “… ALL THINGS I HAVE COMMANDED (TAUGHT) YOU,” and to do […]