The title of the sermon is “Why We Are Baptist.”
I haven’t been Baptist my entire life, and that is very unfortunate. I didn’t even know what it meant to be Baptist. I was blind, but now I see. I am an independent fundamental Baptist NOW, and I will never change that.
I want to go over, in detail, why we are Baptist. Please turn to Luke Chapter 7. Luke Chapter 7. While you’re turning there, I want to be crystal clear that I strive to follow Jesus Christ. We all do.
Following Jesus Christ Above All
I will try my absolute best to be like Jesus Christ. But, He is God. And I’m not. I’m just a man. So, if I’m just a man, who was the greatest man to ever live? I want to be more like that man.
I can be like that man. I will be like that man. And that man led the way for Jesus Christ. One day I will be like Jesus Christ.
But not yet. ONE DAY I will have a glorified body. One day I will be sinless, immortal, and perfect but not now. NOT YET.
Until then, I’m going to do my best to be like John the Baptist because he was just a man like me. And I will follow the ways of John the Baptist because He followed the ways of Jesus Christ. He led the way for Jesus Christ. He pointed us to Jesus Christ.
Why We Follow John the Baptist’s Example
Can we be like John the Baptist right now? Yes we can. YES WE ARE. And yes we will be. And before I get any objections about following the ways of men of God, SUCH AS John the Baptist, remember 1 Corinthians Chapter 11.
Paul says, “Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.” In this sermon today, I’ll show you why we are like John the Baptist. WE ARE BAPTISTS. Some might say, “Well, we’re Baptist because we baptize people.” But that’s not all.
I searched the Scriptures from front to back for everything I could find about John the Baptist. There are many Scriptures. And I love John the Baptist. I want to share this with you today.
I hope this motivates you, ensures you, exhorts you, and convinces others to join us as Baptists. Join us in this same fight that John the Baptist and all the prophets who have ever lived FOUGHT. My brothers and sisters, TODAY, make no mistake, WE ARE IN A WAR. And you need to be ready.
Not a Reed Shaken in the Wind
Look at verse 24 in Luke Chapter 7. We’ll read verses 24 through 26 to start.
Luke 7:24-26 And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind? 25 But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they which are gorgeously apparelled, and live delicately, are in kings’ courts. 26 But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet.
This is Jesus Christ, the Son of God and God, speaking here in this Scripture. “A reed shaken in the wind.” Hey, as a Baptist, let me be clear to all out there listening. WE AREN’T WEAK. We are not shaken.
We stand strong. We have good courage. We fear not this world. We aren’t effeminate men. We aren’t shaken with your lies.
We run our homes. We lead our wives and our children and our churches. WE LOVE THE GOOD WITH A PASSION. AND WE HATE THE EVIL WITH A PASSION.
We aren’t afraid to tell you the truth. We aren’t afraid of what you will do to us. We don’t back down when you tell us we can’t do what God has asked us to do. WE WILL DO IT.
We Serve the LORD, Not the World
WE WILL SERVE THE LORD. We decided that a long time ago, and it’s NEVER going to change. You will not shake us like a little reed in the wind. WE ARE UNSHAKEN. John the Baptist was more than a prophet.
He was spoken of in the Scriptures. We are spoken of in the Scriptures. WE ARE THE PEOPLE OF GOD. We are more than preachers.
We have the indwelling of the Holy Spirit now. We have the Comforter. We have the Holy Scriptures. We have God Himself leading us as we choose to walk in the Spirit.
WE ARE THE CHILDREN OF GOD, AND WE WILL DO WHAT OUR FATHER TELLS US TO DO. Let’s continue there in the next verse, verse 27 in Luke Chapter 7. WE ARE BAPTIST.
Luke 7:27-29 This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. 28 For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he. 29 And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.
John the Baptist was the messenger of Jesus Christ. Jesus says, “I send MY MESSENGER.” We know for sure that John the Baptist came from God. He was sent by Jesus Christ. And we know that we are messengers for Jesus Christ because we preach His words.
Baptists Prepare the Way
We prepare the way for people to be saved. We show them the way. We get people saved. We baptize them. We get them to church. We teach them all things.
“Among those that are born of women, there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist.” Hey, I want to be like John the Baptist. But still, John the Baptist was a sinner and in his flesh. In the kingdom of heaven, there are no sinners. We’re sinners. I AM A SINNER.
We’re in this flesh as John the Baptist was in this flesh. But we will follow his ways. We follow the ways of John the Baptist because he followed the ways of Jesus Christ. He was a man just like we are men. And when I say man, I mean men and women.
“So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.” So, what made John the Baptist the greatest prophet to ever live on the face of this earth not named Jesus Christ?
Stand Strong Like John
We know he was a strong man. He wasn’t shaken like a reed in the wind. He was rough. He was tough. He wasn’t a soft and delicate preacher that these weak “Christians” want.
He didn’t come out of a seminary looking and acting like a woman, effeminate. The people went out to see John the Baptist because he was different. And we, as Baptists, are different than this world. We aren’t “holier than thous.” We will try to win you to Christ.
And people can see this. And people notice that we’re different than anything they’ve ever seen. Why do you think I’m standing here right now? I saw the difference with the Baptists.
I saw men speaking with authority using the Scriptures. I saw hard preaching. I saw men calling out false preachers. I heard false preachers being called serpents and vipers.
Baptists Don’t Compromise
I saw men of God. I heard the preaching. I got my King James Bible out. I compared the preaching to the Scriptures. And I heard and saw the truth. IT MATCHES.
And that’s why WE ARE BAPTIST. We don’t care what this world thinks of us. We follow God. We don’t care when the people we work for threaten to fire us over a vaccine.
FIRE US. Not taking it! Not a chance in hell. FIRE US. And you just lost the best worker you had. Why? Because when we do something, we do it right. We give it all we’ve got.
“And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men.” I WORK FOR GOD. We serve the Lord Jesus Christ. WE ARE NOT SHAKEN. We serve the Lord God Almighty.
No Fear of Threats
And we know it. We work for Him, and we don’t compromise for ANYTHING or ANYONE. We don’t compromise against the rainbow people, the liberals, and progressives. We preach against their wickedness and take the winning side of God Almighty.
Do you think John the Baptist was one who compromised his beliefs? He knew who was number one. And we know. GOD FIRST ALWAYS. Please turn to Isaiah Chapter 40. Isaiah Chapter 40.
I absolutely love this Scripture. Many people stop with verse 3. We’ll keep reading. We know John the Baptist was a voice CRYING or yelling out in the wilderness.
Crying Out in the Wilderness
Some people might ask, “Why are you yelling out when you preach at times?” Why are you so excited? I’ll tell you why. Because we are Baptist and John the Baptist cried out with excitement. Jesus Christ called out boldly. WE WILL CRY OUT WHEN WE PREACH! Look at verse 3.
Isaiah 40:3-5 The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. 4 Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain: 5 And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.
“For the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.” John the Baptist preached the word of God. I’m not preaching anything new. What I’m preaching has already been preached.
But the Spirit of God is with me right now as I preach and His words continue to profit us. God already spoke the things that we speak. We’re simply preaching God’s words as BAPTISTS. And we don’t just say we preach the word of God, we actually preach it.
The Gospel That Humbles
Look at the next verse, verse 6. Let’s see what John the Baptist preached.
Isaiah 40:6-8 The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field: 7 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass. 8 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.
We know what this means. We preach these same things at the doors of strangers. “All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field.” The grass withereth, the flower fadeth. As men, we fade. None good.
Surely the people is grass. We are sinners. Our life is as a vapor. This is the first part of the Gospel that we preach today. We come to people letting them know that we are sinners and they are sinners.
We deserve death. We deserve to go to hell because we’ve broken God’s law. I was preaching the Gospel to a woman the other day, and she didn’t think she deserved hell. If she doesn’t deserve hell, then she’s saying that she deserves heaven. That’s not grace.
Bringing Down Pride
She didn’t need to be saved from her wickedness. SHE CAN’T BE SAVED UNTIL SHE KNOWS THIS. She says, “Well, we greatly differ in our belief system.” She thinks she deserves heaven. She says she believes in God and Jesus Christ but she doesn’t understand the simple truth.
John the Baptist didn’t preach what this lady was preaching. Jesus didn’t preach this. WE FADE. We come with the Gospel, just as verse 4 says there, to make every mountain and hill LOW. We come to bring down the people who think so highly of themselves. WE DECREASE.
As Baptists, we do not think highly of ourselves. We have humbled ourselves. I AM NOTHING. When you step outside today on the dirt of this earth, that’s where I came from.
Making Paths Straight
We make the mountains and the hills low through the word of God. They must be humbled. We come to exalt the humble or exalt the valleys. We come to make the crooked straight. We come to make the rough places plain. THIS IS WHAT WE DO AS BAPTISTS.
We freely took of the word of God, and we freely give the word of God. Please turn to Malachi Chapter 4. Malachi Chapter 4. We know that John the Baptist is like Elijah. He is in that same spirit of Elijah. He’s a tough man.
Spirit of Elijah
He’s a grave man of God. Look closely there at the last 2 verses in Malachi Chapter 4, verses 5 and 6.
Malachi 4:5-6 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD: 6 And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.
Jesus Christ Himself tells us that John the Baptist is the fulfillment of this prophecy. He tells us this in Matthew Chapter 11, Matthew Chapter 17, Mark Chapter 9, Luke Chapter 1. Luke Chapter 7. That’s a handful of times. John the Baptist is like the prophet Elijah.
He wasn’t Elijah because his dad and mom were Zacharias and Elizabeth. He wasn’t a reincarnation. He was born into this world 6 months prior to Jesus Christ being born. His job was to lead the way for Jesus Christ. And what did John the Baptist do?
A Gospel Preacher Above All
His job was to preach the word of God. That’s what the prophets in the Bible did. If John led the way for Jesus, what do you think Jesus Christ did? He preached the word of God. John the Baptist was a Gospel preacher. WE ARE GOSPEL PREACHERS first and foremost.
Independent fundamental Baptist churches are filled with Gospel preachers. And, if not, they aren’t a Baptist church. They are an imposter of a church. Elijah preached. Do you remember what Elijah preached and how he preached?
Preaching Like Elijah
Turn to 1 Kings Chapter 18. 1 Kings Chapter 18. People will question us when we preach the way Elijah preached. WE PREACH WITH POWER AND BOLDNESS. We are not afraid to offend effeminate ears.
We are not afraid to offend the false prophets and false preachers. LET THEM BE ACCURSED. Let them die a horrible death. This is what the Bible teaches. They send people to hell. AND THEY CAN DIE AND GO TO HELL.
I pray all the false prophets die and go to hell. This is what Baptists pray for. We want people going to heaven and not to hell. Verse 21.
1 Kings 18:21 And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.
Calling Out False Worship
This is how Elijah preached. Joshua preached the same way. CHOOSE YE THIS DAY. “How long halt ye between TWO OPINIONS?” Tell me, how long will you play both sides?
People do this. This is exactly what churches are doing today. BUT NOT HERE. A real Baptist doesn’t play games with God’s word. “If the Lord be God, follow Him.”
And let me tell you. THE LORD JESUS CHRIST BE GOD. We follow Him. What are you so-called “Christians” doing out in this world today? Where are you? GET IN HERE.
Making a Choice
Why don’t you get to a good Baptist church like this one before it’s too late? Why don’t you give up the ways of this world? “But if Baal, then follow him.” ANSWER US. Which way are you going to choose? GOD OR SATAN?
Make your choice right now. Look at the next verse in 1 Kings 18, verse 22. Elijah preaches. John the Baptist preaches.
1 Kings 18:22-24 Then said Elijah unto the people, I, even I only, remain a prophet of the LORD; but Baal’s prophets are four hundred and fifty men. 23 Let them therefore give us two bullocks; and let them choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under: and I will dress the other bullock, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under: 24 And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the LORD: and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken.
We Serve the Living God
Hey, all you people of the world out there? Hey, you Mormons, Jehovah False Witnesses, Southern Baptists, Church of Christ, Oneness Pentecostals, Seventh Day Adventists. Hey, Muslims, Buddhists, Catholics, Lutherans, Methodists, Evangelicals. “Call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the LORD.” Let’s see who answers. I KNOW WHO WILL ANSWER.
1 Kings 18:25-27 And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress it first; for ye are many; and call on the name of your gods, but put no fire under. 26 And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered. And they leaped upon the altar which was made. 27 And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked.
Mocking False Religions
“O Baal, hear us.” You idiots. “But there was no voice, nor any that answered.” And they leaped upon the altar like the Pentecostals. And what does Elijah do here?
John the Baptist preaches just like this. WE PREACH JUST LIKE THIS. We are Baptist. Elijah starts mocking them. We mock the false preachers.
“Elijah mocked them, and said: Cry aloud: for he is a god either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey. Or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked.” All the gods of these false religions I mentioned, such as the Mormon god, are DUMB. IGNORANT.
No Greedy Motivations
STUPID. “His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs.” Isaiah Chapter 56 tells us this. “They cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.” “Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, they are shepherds that cannot understand.”
“They all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.” These are the people in the other religions. Let me be very clear. WE UNDERSTAND. We can read God’s words, study them from cover to cover, and come out with a sermon like this.
We aren’t after your money because we don’t have the love of money. WE HAVE THE LOVE OF GOD. Hey, when I hear some idiot say that we are after someone’s money, I LAUGH. If you think we’re evil, why don’t you just take a look at what we do. Look at our works.
Serving God Alone
We aren’t after money. We’re after God. We pursue after Jesus Christ. We don’t run away from our enemies over money. We don’t give apologies because you try to hurt our bank accounts. WE ARE BAPTIST.
We’re like King David. WE HASTE AND RUN TO THE BATTLE WITH GOLIATH. You want a spiritual battle? You got one. Money doesn’t control a Baptist.
WE HAVE GOD WITH US. You all know the rest of the story in 1 Kings Chapter 18 because you are Baptists. You read your King James Bible. You burned all the other perversions of God’s words. I’m going to skip down to verse 37 in 1 Kings Chapter 18. Take a look.
The LORD, He is the God
1 Kings 18:37-39 Hear me, O LORD, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the LORD God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again. 38 Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench. 39 And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, The LORD, he is the God; the LORD, he is the God.
And do you know what happened next? Verse 40.
1 Kings 18:40 And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.
We don’t do this because we aren’t in power in this country. But allow me to be crystal clear. THIS IS WHAT FALSE PROPHETS DESERVE. And I pray, just as I said earlier, that they die.
Elijah slew them there. THANK GOD! Please turn to Matthew Chapter 3. Matthew Chapter 3. Baptists don’t invite Mormons and Jehovah False Witnesses into our homes. WE MOCK THEM.
Hard Preaching Is Biblical
Why? Because their beliefs are stupid. That’s why. Oneness Pentecostals are stupid. They deserve to be mocked. Hillsong and Bethel are stupid churches.
They worship their own god they imagined up in their pea brains. DUMB. IDIOTIC. Hey, if you’re out there listening and this offends you, CHOOSE YE THIS DAY. Who will it be?
Will it be your fairy tale god or the one who sits in the heavens right now? God sits in the heavens and laughs at the secret Mormon underwear and handshakes. STUPID. Make your choice.
Matthew 3:1-3 In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, 2 And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. 3 For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
Repentance Defined Properly
John the Baptist came preaching “Repent ye for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Jesus Christ came preaching after John the Baptist the exact same thing. We’ll look at that in just a few minutes. But let’s keep going in verse 4.
Matthew 3:4-6 And the same John had his raiment of camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey. 5 Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan, 6 And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.
We see what John was like. He was like Elijah. WE ARE BAPTIST. We are like them. These Christians today will call us rough and have called us rough.
They want no association with us. They say things like “I condemn the New IFB.” Why? Because we preach the truth. A dad who approves of a gender surgery for his 4 year old does deserve to be put to death by the government, YOU SICKOS OUT THERE.
Standing Against Evil
And you condemn us for that? WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON? We are Baptists. What are you? John the Baptist baptized people AFTER they believed in Jesus Christ.
He preached they were sinners. Isaiah Chapter 40 told us he preached that they were sinners. He brought the high people low. He humbled them. He was able to convince them that they were sinners.
They confessed their sin. We do the same when we go out and preach the Gospel. Which, by the way, is often. We go out multiple times per week and preach the Gospel. We get people saved. We baptize people.
Using Biblical Language
I know 10-year-old girls, BAPTISTS, that get people saved. THAT’S AWESOME. And you condemn us because we preach against wickedness? You condemn us because we say piss, dung, whore, bastard, stupid, fool, idiot? To all the evangelicals out there, hold on to your seats so you don’t pass out.
PISS AND DUNG. PISS AND DUNG. PISS AND DUNG. The words are in the Bible, fools. You strain at a gnat and swallow a camel. Look at verse 7 in Matthew Chapter 3.
Matthew 3:7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
Hard Names in the Bible
John the Baptist called them names. One of the false god 10 commandments is: “Thou shalt not call people names.” That’s an evangelical fake Christian commandment. “Thou shalt not mock people. Thou shalt not say stupid.” Hey, if they’re stupid, they’re stupid.
A MORMON IS STUPID. A MUSLIM IS STUPID. A ONENESS PENTECOSTAL IS STUPID. Wake up out there, and I won’t call you stupid anymore. O generation of vipers.
John the Baptist preached hard, and so do we because WE ARE BAPTISTS. John preached that God will throughly purge his floor and gather his wheat into the garner. “But he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.” When we preach the Gospel, we give warnings. WE DON’T HAVE GREAT FILTERS. We speak truth.
Baptism Done Right
“Hey, if you don’t change your mind about your works getting you to heaven, you will go to hell. And you will burn there forever in torments.” This is prophesying the truth. WARNING THEM. John the Baptist was chosen by Jesus Christ to lead the way because he preached the right things.
John the Baptist baptized Jesus Christ, the disciples of Jesus Christ, and many others. He did things the right way. WE DO THINGS THE RIGHT WAY. We follow God’s words. John the Baptist buried them under the water and lifted them straightway out of the water.
He gave them the picture, like figure, or symbol of the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ. Is there anything better than coming up out of that water in the likeness of His resurrection?
Pointing People to Jesus
What did John the Baptist preach? HE POINTED PEOPLE TO JESUS CHRIST. We do the same. John the Baptist preached Jesus Christ. We preach Jesus Christ. Please turn to Acts Chapter 19.
“Repent ye for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” False prophets trip all over that. John the Baptist didn’t preach to repent of all your sin before you can be saved. God put these Scriptures there for false prophets to trip, fall over, and bust up their nose.
The Bible doesn’t say repent of all your sin to be saved. NOT ONCE. What did John preach? Look at verse 4 there in Acts Chapter 19.
Acts 19:4 Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.
Simple Salvation
John the Baptist preached the baptism of repentance. This is a full change of mind. A man I was preaching the Gospel to once said, “You mean sort of like a baptism of your mind?” Hey, that man got it. But he still wouldn’t believe in Jesus Christ. He was enlightened, though.
John the Baptist preached that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus. The Bible tells you exactly what John THE BAPTIST preached. And we preach the same.
You know John 3:36 very well, right? Those are the words of John the Baptist. Here’s what he said: “He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.”
Exposing Frauds
Southern Baptists are frauds. THEY AREN’T BAPTIST. Frauds, deceivers, serpents, vipers. “Think not to say that they are Baptist.” They are nothing like John the Baptist. We all know that John the Baptist lost his head and was put to death because he preached against sin.
People in today’s world don’t like when we preach against sin. They don’t like when we preach against the reprobates changing their gender and encouraging the little children to do the same. The weak Christians back out and go another way because they won’t stick up for God’s words.
JOHN THE BAPTIST DID. And that’s why we are Baptist because we’ll do the same thing. You can threaten to chop my head off, and I’ll still preach against the sodomites.
Fear God, Not Man
We will still tell you the truth. Why? Because WE ARE BAPTIST. John the Baptist was a man that the world was afraid of. You can see even king Herod was afraid of him.
John the Baptist was to be feared. And we, as Baptists, are feared in this world. This is why we’re targeted. If you don’t like that, go run away to the “we love everyone church.” Go take it easy.
Have an easy life that you want. I don’t want an easy life. I want a life of serving God. And that’s not an easy life. Being Baptist is not easy. But it’s good.
We don’t love everyone here. We hate pedophiles with a passion. AND I MEAN WITH A PASSION. We hate false preachers with a passion. WE HATE EVERY FALSE WAY.
If the Baptists were running this country, we would put all the pedophiles to death immediately. There would be no trial. There would be no court case. There would just be a quick death. The ones left would be running like hell.
The world doesn’t like when we say these things. But we don’t care what this world likes. WE CARE WHAT GOD LIKES.
Prepared for Persecution
We already know they will hate us because we have God’s words stored up in our hearts. We already know that this world will want to kill us because they killed John the Baptist. They killed God’s people. They killed God’s preachers. But we know we will NEVER DIE.
You can kill me. But God will raise up another just like me. You can kill my brothers and sisters here but God will just bring another here and another there. We aren’t going away EVER. We live forever. Please turn to John Chapter 1. John Chapter 1.
We want the evil within the spiritual world to know us. “Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?” We will put on the armor of God and go to battle in this spiritual battle. It’s not physical. The world fears us because they think we’re going to start some physical battle. WE AREN’T.
The Real Spiritual Battle
We’re Baptist because we’ve decided to take up this spiritual battle. And we aren’t afraid. We are like Elijah. We are like John the Baptist. We will point you to Jesus Christ.
We are ready to preach the Gospel any time and any place to anyone. Look at verse 29. This is how we preach. WE PREACH JUST LIKE JOHN THE BAPTIST.
John 1:29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
We know that we must decrease. We’re fading. BUT JESUS NEVER FADES AWAY. The Word of our God shall stand forever. FOREVER.
Always Pointing to Christ
John the Baptist stood there and saw Jesus Christ coming towards him. Imagine that. Jesus Christ walking straight towards John the Baptist. John cries out. “BEHOLD THE LAMB OF GOD, WHICH TAKETH AWAY THE SIN OF THE WORLD.”
He didn’t preach to get baptized in water to take your sin away. Please turn to Luke Chapter 1. He preached that only Jesus could take your sin away. Behold, this man takes away sin. John knew Jesus would baptize with living water.
A True Baptist Church
John the Baptist told people to follow Jesus. We point people to Jesus Christ. We preach Jesus Christ. We baptize as Jesus Christ commanded. We preach hard. We don’t compromise. We work hard. We go soul winning often.
Look there at verse 41 in Luke Chapter 1.
Luke 1:41-42 And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost: 42 And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.
We know that we MUST be soul winners. And my Baptist brothers and sisters exhort me. They do their job. When I hear them preaching the Gospel, my heart jumps for joy. My heart leaps inside of me.
Love for the Brethren
And I know I am with the right people. I know I am a Baptist. I love my Baptist brothers and sisters with a passion because they love God with all their heart, soul, and mind. I’ve seen it, and that’s why I decided to be a Baptist.
If you aren’t yet Baptist, I hope you’ll join us. So, to summarize, this is why we are Baptist. Just a quick run down here. We follow John the Baptist in pointing people to Jesus Christ.
The word Baptist is in the Bible 15 times. The word Christian is there 3 times. We are Christian. People will know what we believe better when we call ourselves Baptist versus just Christian. We aren’t weak in doctrine. We don’t have effeminate men. We have strong men leading.
Baptists Are Distinct
We love good. We hate evil. We will speak it out on the rooftops without fear. We don’t love money. The world doesn’t control us.
We don’t back down to threats. We aren’t shaken like a reed in the wind. We leap with joy when we hear of Jesus Christ. We aren’t ashamed of Jesus Christ. We stand strong with Him.
We chose our path. And we aren’t leaving it. We will follow Jesus Christ. We will preach the Gospel. We will warn you. We will teach you the Bible. We will baptize you in much water.
Always Proclaiming Truth
We will not tickle your ears with lies. We choose God’s ways over the ways of this world. We cry out from the pulpit. We get angry with evil. We, as Baptists, are on the good ground, and we are bringing forth much fruit. THANK GOD.
And we want you to be saved, be baptized the right way, read your Bible, pray with us. Join us. Learn everything you can in the Bible. Learn to win souls to Christ. Bring forth fruit.
We are strong in the Lord Jesus Christ. We trust Him for all things. We fear not this world. This is why we are Baptist.
Let’s pray.
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