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A Fairy Tale Religion
Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 24, 2025 (message contributor)
Summary: Many churches promote “Easy-Believism” today in their churches.
This is a dangerous teaching!
Why?
God has given us the gospel of Christ to take into the homes of lost people and show them what the Lord can do for them if they will accept Him as their Lords and Savior.
The gospel of Christ is the only gospel God has given to the church to reach a lost world.
It is not one of many ways, it is the ONLY GOSPEL that will save us from our sins.
But there are some who feel that this is not enough today for the age in which we live so they have come up with this EASY BELIEVISM GOSPEL!
All you have to do is go to church when it is convenient and simply say those magic words, YES, I BELIEVE IN CHRIST, and I AM A CHRISTIAN.
Illus: They say the distance to hell is eighteen inches…FROM THE MIND TO THE HEART!
What is EASY BELIEVISM?
(1) Easy Believism produces false converts.
Matthew 7:22-24 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. Therefore, whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock.
The reason God uses the Word “Many” in the New Testament is because there are many churches today that are packed with people who think they are save and they are as LOST AS A GOOSE!
Why?
Because a lost person can only believe in the GOSPEL OF CHRIST TO BE BORN AGAIN.
Illus: Have you noticed you can ask some people are they saved, and they will say…
(1) I believe that Christ died for my sins.
(2) I go to church
(3) I tithe
(4) I pray
(5) I read my Bible
(6) I do good deeds
Did you know you can do all these things and die and go to a devil’s hell.
We are not saved by works!!!
Easy Believism produce false converts.
• They cuss like the Lost world does.
• They drink like the lost world does.
• They lie like the lost world does.
• They go to movies and watch things on television of people filled with cursing and nudity like the lost world.
• They shack up instead of getting married like the lost world.
WHAT’S WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE WHO PROFESS TO BESAVED?
We are not saved by WORKS but if you are Born again, it means you are born again and no longer live like others who are not born again.
What are they saved from? It certainly is not from sin.
I will tell you there is only ONE GOSPEL OF CHRIST, but they have come up with this EASY BELIEVISM THAT PRODUCE FALSE CONVERTS.
God’s Word talks about them in Matthew 7:22-23 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
Easy Believeism if you will say these magic words…I BELIEVE JESUS DIED FOR MY SINS YOU WILL BECOME A CHRISTIAN.
Illus: Suppose someone say, I believe I am as smart as Elon Musk but that want make him as smart as Elon Musk!!! Just saying something does not make it so.
James 2:19 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
In other words, those who believe in EASY BELIEVISM has about as much religion as the devil.
The devil believe that Jesus died for our sins!
Who are these who think they are save but aren’t.
The Lord tells us.
• Easy Believism produces false converts.
• Easy Believism tells people what they want to hear instead of what God wants them to hear.
• Easy Believism is dangerous because it convinces a person he is saved when IN REALITY HE IS ETERNALLY LOST.
Some Christians in order to win converts to the Lord, they paint a picture of the Christian life as a fairy tale. That is, you say those magic words I believe Christ died for my sins and you will live happily ever after.
It is true when you accept the Lord you have a happiness and a peace that the lost world does not have.
Illus: Dr. Odell Belger said before he was saved by the grace of God and was living in sin and he would be going to some sinful place on Sunday night, and he would drive by a church and see the car lot filled with cars, and he would think I feel sorry for them.
