Hello Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
I have been asked by several folks where the link is to make donations to this site. Well, there isn't one, and i'll tell you why...Because it isn't your money we are interested in. We here at Baker Ministries are only interested in spreading the truth about God and what he wants and expects from us.
There are many false teachers and phony faith healers running rampant in the world today whose major focus is stealing the hard earned money of those who trust them to preach the truth. NOW it is more important than ever for believers to seek out and test those who claim to come in Jesus name.
Remember that in doing this you are NOT questioning God, you are questioning Man by putting their teachings to the test of scripture. If what they are telling you doesn't hold up, then you are NOT to believe it.
1 Thessalonians 5:21 Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
This is quite possibly the single most important passage in the Bible for believers today.
It doesn't say to prove some things, it tells us to prove all things and only hold fast what is good.
If a preacher is telling you anything that is contradictory to what the scripture tells you then you should NOT be listening to that preacher. I am not concerned about offending a false teacher or self proclaimed prophet whose teachings do not reflect God's inspired word. Many tend to ignore these inaccuracies and I would personally like to know why they ignore such teachings?
God clearly knew that many decievers would come in his name, and we were warned in this passage to put them to the test. Like I said above, you aren't testing God, you are testing Man.
I have been told by several people that they have faith in what they are told in church and feel it would be a sin to question a Man Of God...This is total hogwash, and anyone who chooses to follow blindly without seeking the truth for themselves is wagering their eternal soul on that which may NOT be good, or right, according to the Word of God.
It is your soul, you had better be sure that what you hold fast is accurate and not based on another persons opinion.
One should never have faith in anything but God. He is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
Society will and has changed throughout time, but God has stayed the same. he doesn't go with the flow or change with the times, he is never wrong and is never fickle, he is the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the Ennd, and he alone will be the Judge of us all.
You had better be sure, the price for being wrong is far too high.
Thank You, and God Bless,
Rev. Baker
Oct. 2009
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Nov. 2009
The Heresy of Last Rights!
Death is sudden for many people, we just never know what will happen next.
There was a friend of mine some years ago who was killed on the highway on his way to work. He was hit in the rear by a semi truck and his gas tank ruptured and exploded, he was trapped in the car and burned to death. Death came suddenly for him during a commute he had made every day for over a year. The young man killed was well versed in scripture and witnesses could hear him screaming for forgiveness and deliverance for he knew that death was upon him. You could be next. I could be next. There is no guarantee of tomorrow. I do know he was a Christian. I do know he is in heaven.
There was a news report that evening where witnesses were interviewed and a priest commented that as he was screaming for forgiveness and to be delivered, from his safe distance the priest gave him last rights just before he perished and was silenced forever.
But what is sad to me is the fact that so many people are blinded by the heresy (false teaching) of Last rights. What is Last rights? It is the unbiblical teaching that a minister has the power to forgive a person's sins at their time of death. It is one of the Seven Sacraments of Catholicism....
Of course, there is NO such foolishness taught in the Bible. No priest or minister has the power to forgive anyone's sins. There is NO SUCH thing as "holy water!" Holy water is a superstition manufactured by the Catholic religion. The Pope has no power to forgive. Holy water will just get you wet. Those priests are in dyer need of forgiveness themselves! It's hard to imagine people so blinded by religion that they would actually stoop to confess their sins to another sinful human being (priest, minister, etc). The Bible teaches that ALL people have sinned (Romans 3:23). The Pope is a sinner. Every minister is a sinner. You are a sinner. I am a sinner. There is ONLY one way to get our sins forgiven, through the blood of Jesus Christ (Colossians 1:14). We are taught in the Word of God to confess our sins to God (1st John 1:9).
The teaching of "last rights" (also called "Extreme Unction") is NOT found in the Scriptures, but prayer for the sick certainly is:
"Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him." -James 5:14-15
We are advised in the Scriptures to call for the elders of the church when we are sick. It is the "prayer of faith" which heals the sick. Notice that the Catholics and Lutherans observe the last rights only in death. The Bible speaks of healing, not death. The prayer of faith was intended for physical healing, not to prepare you for death. ONLY a personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ can guarantee anyone admission into heaven, all else leads to destruction in hell. You get that personal relationship by admitting to God that you are a sinner, deserving of hell, and then turning in faith to the Lord Jesus for forgiveness. Jesus died on the cross for you and I, He paid the price for our sins. ONLY Jesus has the scars in His hands and feet, so ONLY Jesus can save us.
When my wife was in the hospital dying, she was in horrible pain; her body was ravaged by the effects of Multiple Sclerosis, then grandmal seizures, then brief coma's, and several other related issues. There was no doubt that it was soon her time to die. Thankfully, we had both begun learning and studying the word of God several years prior and knew what was required of us in order to be saved. While she lay dying, a foolish Pastor came to perform what he called "last rights" on her. Evidently, he didn't know that once you accept Jesus Christ as your personal Saviour that all your sins are forgiven forever. She didn't need last rights, but he needed to get saved.
During the periods of her consciousness we prayed together and she allowed Jesus Christ to enter her heart and due to severe brain damage caused by each siezure, at the very end, she wasn't all that aware that she was going to die before she slipped into that last coma.
She died later that evening.
I'm confident that she's in heaven. Hopefully that minister, and all who claim they have the right to perform "last rights", will come to repentance before it's too late. I'm saddened to realize that so many people are blinded about this thing of "last rights". Folks, no one can forgive your sins except Jesus Christ. You had better go to the Lord in prayer and ask Him to forgive your sins and take you to heaven when you die. Relying upon the priest or minister is a sure road to hell-fire. Holy unction (last rights) is of the devil, no minister can help your soul. YOU must do that yourself through Christ Jesus!
So many billions of people have gone to hell because of false religion. So many people have placed their soul's eternal fate into the hands of a heathen priest. By the way, any minister or priest who claims to have the power to forgive sin is an imposter, a phony. Any minister who administers last rights (extreme unction) is an imposter, a counterfeit.
"Let God be true, but every man a liar" (Romans 3:4)
Last rights of of the devil, a false teaching not taught in the Scriptures. If you or a loved one is about to die, all that matters is this, "Have you been born-again?"
Have you been born again?
"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
"Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God." -John 3:5
There is NO OTHER WAY TO HEAVEN! You MUST be BORN-AGAIN! You get born-again by having the Spirit of Christ born in you. The physical birth was of water. Now you need the spiritual birth, which is of God's Spirit. The moment you confess that you are a heathen sinner to God and beg His forgiveness, God comes to live in your heart. God the Father and God the Son move into your heart in the form of God the Holy Spirit (John 14:23).
"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
Is Jesus knocking at your heart's door? Will you send Him away? No minister can let Jesus in for you, it is a personal decision that you alone MUST make.
Every human being makes the decision either to accept or to reject the knowledge of the truth of Jesus Christ. Unfortunately, most men and women reject Christ (Matthew 7:14). Although some people are sincerely blinded by Satan (2nd Corinthians 4:4), most people reject Christ because of their love for sin (John 3:20).
Where do you stand?
It is sad to know that foolish and stiff-necked ministers are teaching damnable heresies to the masses, the blind leading the blind, offering false hope to families. For someone to put their faith in last rights or holy water is a sure road to hell. I say "stiff-necked" because they know the truth, but reject it (just like the religious Pharisees of Jesus' day). The Pharisees were Jesus' worst enemy, the religious people. Should it be a surprise to us then, that it is religion itself that the devil uses to send billions of unconverted souls to hell? Not at all. Jesus warned the foolish ministers of His day:
"And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition." -Mark 7:9
That's what the Catholic and Lutheran religions are all about...TRADITION. Billions of men and women are burning in hell now because of tradition.
Listen friend, you had better OBEY God's commandments! The Bible is God's Word, it is your responsibility to yourself to search out the truth.
Where will you spend eternity?
Jesus wants to save you! Do you want to be saved?
Would you like to be saved now?
If so, admit your sinful condition to Jesus Christ (God) right now. Believing that Jesus died upon the cross by the shedding of His blood, that He was buried and rose again three days later, tell Him that you are very sorry for your sinful lifestyle.
Ask Jesus to forgive you of all your sins. Ask Jesus Christ to take you to heaven when you die.
Invite Him into your heart as your new friend and Saviour. Tell Jesus that your going to rely upon Him 100% to save you, apart from ALL else (apart from baptism, apart from church, apart from good works, apart from the priest, apart from the sacraments, apart from everything).
Thank Christ for saving you. Don't make the foolish mistake of calling some imposter to forgive your sins. Don't rely upon last rights. Don't trust your church. You call upon Jesus, He is the ONLY Saviour:
"For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved" -Romans 10:13
May you and your family be eternally blessed,
Rev. Baker
