This week, I was in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. I found a tract from a baptist church lying in front of a house I went into. I picked it up and as I always do, I read it to see what their doctrine was. I was quite surprised to see a baptist church stating the things I had seen in this tract. I read it in amazement. I know the baptist doctrine, inside and out, but this, this, surprised me. I will read you an excerpt from it

Cedar Rapids Baptist Church
1947 Washington Ave. S.E.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52403

5. You must trust Jesus' death alone to save you from hell and take you to heaven, not anything else. If you trust being good, doing good works, keeping the ten commandments, attending church, or being faithful in your religion to get you into heaven, you will certainly go to hell. These things are good but they could never get you to heaven. Only Christ’s death satisfied God (Isaiah 53:11). We are not saved by what we can do! We are saved by what Jesus did when he died on the cross, and that alone. If goodness could get us into heaven, then, Why did Jesus Die? The bible says in Galatians 2:21 "For if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain."

And the tract goes on and on! Folks, These people ARE preaching the Gospel! I was so happy to see this, I almost started crying. They never mentioned one word of baptism, works or anything else a typical baptist church preaches for ordinances or salvation. I was planning to attend this church one Sunday and may go soon; I would love to hear what they are teaching in there. If it is anything like the tract I read, That might truly be where the Word is being taught. I do have hope and I know there are a few people out there pushing the gospel on and haven’t fallen by the wayside, to those I say, stay your course, you are the only light in this dark world. Bravo! There is no mention of the Pastor’s name anywhere on the tract. I like this Man’s example! Whoever you are, I am sure the Lord knows you. Thank you, brother.

I would like to point out today a couple signs before God destroyed the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah and when He destroyed the entire world back in the days of Noah.

First, let’s look at the circumstances surrounding Lot. 2 Peter 2:6 And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly. If you will read the story of Lot back in Genesis, you will find the whole city, and possibly the world, was rampant with homosexuality at that time. They were also Idolatrous.

Now, I want you to read a verse that I have never heard preached on in this same context. 2 Peter 2:9 The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust to the day of judgment to be punished: 10 But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, self willed, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.

Folks, we live in a time such as this. Have you ever seen so many people that despise their government? Our government? Anyone’s government? Homosexuality is all over and people are demanding equal rights for it and in most places you are looked down on for speaking out against it in any form; it just isn’t politically correct. Well, someday, there is a righteous Judge coming and he will settle the matter for them as in the days of Lot. He is the Same Judge.

Let’s look to Noah’s day. This is the one that finally opened up to me after I pondered it for long while. Luke 17:26 And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. 27 They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. 28 Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; 29 But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all. 30 Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed. Now folks, this is talking about judgment on those left at the second coming of Christ that missed the rapture, the Lord is going to send angles and clean out all that offend and are wicked. But what I am trying to show you today are the events that led up to those destructions. First and foremost, those that the Lord Loved or who were righteous in His eyes, He saved out of that wrath, as Lot and his family and Noah and his family. Now what was the common denominator in the two stories? It was this, 2 Peter 2:5 And spared not he old world, but saved Noah the eight person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly.

At first glance, you might not see it, but in both these stories there are only a FEW people saved out of the entire world. It’s apostasy. These were the only Godly people left on the face of the earth, people had gone their own ways and found their own religion, I believe the situation is fast becoming that today, There are many churches, many bibles and many preachers and teachers, but they don’t all preach the same God, same gospel or the same message. People are totally confused and the Word is slowly being adulterated to where people cannot find salvation by it any more. The antichrist should be showing up ANY TIME NOW TO UNITE ALL THOSE BEWILDERED AND LOST PEOPLE FOR A NEW ROUND OF WORLD EVANGELISM, IT WILL BE IN THE GUISE OF A NEW SUPER CHURCH, SUPER GOVERNMENT.

I do hope you are making preparations for you and your loved ones, because as in the days of Noah, we are, and just as Noah was delivered, so will we be. You are saved, aren’t you? Are you sure? Don’t miss the rapture, folks; it is going to be the greatest event the world never SEEN.

Thank you,
michael

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